karynj

Aug. 4, 2011 Scar progression 2 days after surgery

August 3, 2011 Showing scar progression

I thought I'd share my lap-band progression via photos on my blog. I'm 30 years old, 6 feet tall, and on Day 0 I'm 235 pounds. I'm also including pictures of my scars and tattoos to see how they heal & change.

I have my surgery scheduled for Aug. 2nd!!! I'm getting it in Seattle at the Swedish Hospital through the Swedish Weight Loss Center. I highly recommend them to anyone- they really take over all the tricky insurance stuff and line-up your appointments for you. All my pre-surgery tests and appointments are done, I've got my work covered for the rest of that week, and I have my pre & post surgery medicines/vitamins all bought and lined-up. I AM SO READY!!!!!!!!!!! Karyn

I get mine from my Doctor's office- so convenient! They carry 8 flavors there. You might be able to look it up online (remember that it is spelled funny "nektar") Let's touch base after we're both post-op, ok?

I have my surgery scheduled for Aug. 2nd and my doctor has me on a 2 week very low carb diet (60 grams or less) for the 2 weeks before surgery and then the day before surgery it is Clear Liquids only. I also recommend the nectar drinks- I've lost 20 pounds having them for Breakfast and then following a fairly low carb & high Protein diet. They taste good & i like that they have the fruity flavors that mix well with Water for on-the-go. Good luck!

I asked my Doctor about how long i need to wait until i get my tattoo worked on. He was fine with me doing it 1.5 weeks after my surgery. He also said i couldn't fly for a week, so i thought i'd mention that since I hadn't heard that before. Getting surgery on Aug. 2nd & the tattoo on Aug. 13th! I'll keep a photo record to share since it seems no one else has covered this before... or hasn't had time to post Karyn

Hi there, I'm Karyn. I am getting my surgery in August and I'm a self-pay patient. My BMI is currently about 33 and I'm 30 years old. I've been as high as 290 pounds and as low as 190 pounds. Right now I'm at 239. I'd like to make it to 160. I'm going to the Swedish Weight Loss Center and started as a "non-surgical" patient to get down from 255. I just don't want to have to fight so hard my entire life to hover at 205 pounds when I'm "being really good" so i decided that a lap-band is a good option. My doctors agreed and I'm getting ready to make this major life change. It'll be $14k when I'm done, but that will be money well spent! I was wondering if anyone has large tattoos that were done before their surgery. I have a pretty big one on my side (used to hide stretch marks) and I'm wondering how it will warp. I'm fairly low BMI, so I'm hoping that it won't look completely crazy later. I also wanted to know how long before and after the lap band surgery I need to wait until I get that tattoo worked on (its a work in progress). I don't believe it will be in the same area as the surgery scars unless I'm not finding the right photos of people's scars online. Thanks, karyn