2girlsMom
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This past weekend I ate trail mix (peanuts, raisins, sunflower seeds) with no problem. I was really hungry. I'm so ready for my next fill.
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Took my kids over to my moms. She was making chicken and pasta (mexican version) for my dad. It smelled so good I nearly died. Wanted to lick the pan.
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Surgeon took out 2.4 then put back in 4.4 (he had 2 cc's in the needle)..It was all so quick. He cleaned the area and then it only took him maybe 5 seconds to find the port. He numbed it up. I did not feel the needle just some pressure. It was over fast. I was a tiny bit sore in the evening. And hungry.
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I just had my first fill yesterday (my surgery was also Jan 14th). I'd lost sufficient weight so it wasn't necessary but I felt like i could REALLY eat so I went through with it.
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Hello. "The Day After" my first fill. Feeling pretty good except for the liquid diet thing. Doc said 36 hours and do clear liquids as longs as possible of those 36...I haven't got the hang of this website yet so be patient with me.
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HI there! HOw did it go? I had mine last wk. ONly got 1/2 cc in. Not much restriction. Probably will have to get another next month.
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I had my first fill today. I'd lost 6 lbs. since my last appt. He gave me the option of not doing a fill. I was ready for it. Not painful at all and very quick.
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11 vs 14 cc band
2girlsMom replied to Russian_BANDit_inNY's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I had a haital hernia repair at the same time and the larger band was used to reduce the risk of the band slipping back up thru the hernia. -
Banded 1/18.....2 questions
2girlsMom replied to TurboDriver's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Banded 1/14/11. Had gas pains and specifically left shoulder pain for about a week. I noticed it would get worse upon drinking too much too fast. Sharp shoulder pain. I also could not burp til a few days ago. Once I began to really burp gas pains subsided. Ahhhh. And the gurgling...I have that too. Very noisy. New normal? -
I think standard is 11cc. Maybe someone can confirm that?
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I just got banded Jan 14 and had my first post op appt today. He told me in the hospital that he gave me the large band. He repaired a haital hernia and the manufacturer recommends going with the large band in that situation. He said that it does take longer to reach that sweet spot. It could take 6 months or a year. He said the focus right now was to heal and not worry about that. He said he has two patients that he never fills because they've had good weight loss and that's the focus. He showed me a manual-I think it's the doctor version- it had the 2 sizes of bands and the recommended fill amounts. For a large band, you should have 4cc at surgery time and then 2 cc at the first actual fill. He said I probably would not feel any restriction at that point unless I ate a big mac. And that I should not do that anyway. After that it would depend on my weight loss.
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I'm 9 days out. Doc said try to make it to 7 days clear liquids but if I only made it to 5 that would be ok. Now starting the second week I can add milk products. I can also have vegetable juice which I tried today and it was way to acidic for me. Every doctor is different and every patient is different. I think it's just going to be a lot of trial and error. Two weeks of clear liquids seems excessive. Adding milk (fat free lactaid and sugar free carnation instant breakfast) to my diet improved my energy levels. My intestines were starting to protest over the clear liquids-I won't go into details. Maybe it was the isopure. BUT I've done fine on cream soups, pudding, cream of wheat. Did not do well with V8, which is on the list for this time period. I'd say for sure stay away from anything acidic or spicy.
