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Has anyone been sick yet with the band? (flu, cold etc)

:eek: Hey guys, I'm getting sick, I know it for sure, I feel like crap (stuffy nose,Sore throat, bad cough w/Sh*t coming up, Not hungry, tired, congestion etc)... Has anyone else been sick yet after being banded and if so is there anything different I should do or precautions I should take? besides the obvious of getting anti-biotics in liquid form

Let me know... I appreciate it.

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:eek: Hey guys, I'm getting sick, I know it for sure, I feel like crap (stuffy nose,Sore throat, bad cough w/Sh*t coming up, Not hungry, tired, congestion etc)... Has anyone else been sick yet after being banded and if so is there anything different I should do or precautions I should take? besides the obvious of getting anti-biotics in liquid form

Let me know... I appreciate it.

I got a cold the day after my surgery. :smile2: It was horrible. I had to use this teddy bear called a "cough buddy" they gave me in the hospital. I had to hold it to by port site. I had my surgery May 26th but I know if I got another cold I would probably still hold "teddy" to my port site when I coughed just to be safe. Good luck and I hope you feel better soon.

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So it's a gnarly Sinus infection, and from the research I've done and talking to my doc all seems to be proven true WARNING THIS WILL BE GROSS!!!... Mucus and Post nasal drip are not the bands friend, when it enters Your stomach it coats the band, making you lose your appitite all together, even fighting the urge to be thirsty, YOU HAVE TO FORCE YOURSELF TO DRINK to keep hydrated, Thats been the toughest thing for me is forcing myself to drink, and eat too, I've probably lost like 3 lbs do to the fact I have absolutly no appitite. if I didn't have work, I'd be in bed, well actually I should be in bed but the other receptionist refuses to cover for me, but thats a whole nother story for a whole nother time!!! So bandsters, thats what happens when you get sick with the band :)

I hope you feel better soon. Take care of yourself!

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