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MeliV254

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I woke up this morning feeling ALOT better than i have the previous morning . I went ahead and planned a little outing so that i might be able to get some extra brisk walks in and just to get out of the house . I went ahead and treated myself to a pedicure . That just about put me to sleep , by the time my pedicure was over I could feel my body getting a little exhausted . I had some gas pressure in my belly but nothing that was not tolorable . I had hoped to get right back home and lay down to give my body a rest , but my sister in law and I had to make a small detour along the way . My Boyfriends Family owns two businesses so we had to run and get some change for one of them . I stayed at the store with my boyfriend so I could spend a few minutes with him while i was still awake . Big Mistake , the pains in my belly only grew , I couldnt tell wether it was gas pains or what , but I was not a happy camper . We quickly got myself back home and took some of my pain meds quickly , I passed out pretty quick . 3 Hours later ,I am feeling ok . I am having some abrupt pains in my belly but i am not sure if my stomach is growling or if Its gas . Has anyone else been experiencing weird stomach spazzing expisodes ?

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Hi there! My surgery will be August 12th and I am really worried about the pain and hair loss? If you've heard anything about loss of hair and if you wouldn't mind telling me how bad the pain actually is (I know everyone is different) I would greatly appreciate it! Congrats and good luck! Hope to keep in touch :)

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Hair Loss is not attributed to the Lap Band Procedure . Hair Loss is due to a vitamin deficiency that may be experienced in other forms of barriatric surgery . The pain was just more of a very uncomfortable feeling , at times I would experience sharp gas pains in my chest and belly , but it helped to take my pain meds to relax my self and to take slow deep breaths .

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i'm having those same abrupt pains in my stomach and i'm pretty sure they are hunger pains. i've never felt hunger like this before. :( on another note, my cough that i developed the day before surgery has come back in full force. sometimes i feel like my incision is going to rip open.

i'm still sleeping on my recliner - this is the 3rd night. i tried to sleep in my bed, but it's still too uncomfortable for me. are you sleeping normally yet?

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I was banded on 7/26 so its been almost a week. I think the pains are gas and I can tell you they do get better walk as much as you can, even if its just a quick walk up your street and back home it will make you feel better. I've noticed also that I get a feeling, almost as if you have to burp but it won't come, that hurts too but it does pass. I also think you feel more pain from the incision where they put the port, I'm still getting that but its better. Just give yourself sometime to heal and your stomach to adjust and you will start to feel better. Most people say by day 5 or 6 you feel close to normal and I think they are definitely right. Good luck and take care of yourself! :)

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Im still sleeping on my couch , cause its just so darn comfy , and I am normally a stomach sleeper and I cant roll over to my stomach on the couch so the couch is definately a must for me . I was able to drink a nice tall glass of protein today , which put my grumbling tummy to rest , and then I ended up passing out . LOL I feel like a baby , I am trying to tell the difference between gas and if my stomach is growling . O_O

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:lol: Glad your doing well. I honestly dont know if they are hunger pains or gas pains. I do have gas and then at times hunger. LOL...YOur doing well !

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