judych

thats great.. im interested too hear over the next weeks what it is you feel .... let us know??

glad to hear that you are back at work and doing well. so the students had a ''hot ''replacement ?? lol... tell them to give you a couple of months... way to go.

hi girls. .and guys. i was wondering... has anyone has issues with the dressings that were used on the surgery incisions? i know that some of you have mentioned that you were able to shower with the dressings on... so that means they are very much like what ive got on. the trouble is, im four days out, some of the dressings are still very firm but im developing a bad skin reaction to the sticky outside of the dressing. i have one bubble which is nearly the size of a sixpence. its filled with fluid and giving me hell. has anyone else had this?? if you did, what did you do about it?? i would like to just take all the dressings off. i dont want any more huge watery blisters.

thanks. i will remember this one.

o.k... i know this works for me. a half cup of warm/hot water, lots of fresh lemon juice squeezed in. i had two half cups last night, sipped over an hour or so. by bedtime the pain had gone. this morning when i got up there was no pain at all. i didnt have any more lemon juice, after lunch about 2pm the pain came back. so... i made up another lot of water and lemon juice. its now 3.30pm and no pain. ive not had any pain meds since sunday.

..yesp, and i reckon Im just like you, i have the same allergies myself. This morning my tummy felt itchy all over so i carefully took off all the outer dressings. one incision looked a little raw on the outside with some small amount of blood but i put a bandaid over that. ive been putting calamine lotion on my general tummy area around the incisions. im feeling good right now.. no discomfort.

oh dear... i wouldnt like to have to answer for that type of behaviour either. its really interesting seeing the surgery. ive watched a few on youtube. very informative. did you read about the lemon juice in plain Water to help get rid of gas pain??

let us know how it goes.

what??? i reckon you nearly fainted when you got that. unbelievable.uggggg.... you dont need this sort of stress just out from the op.. i hope its sorted out easily for you with no stress. i would hate to open up an envelope and be faced with all that. . its ludicrous.

thats quick to your first fill. i have no idea when i will get mine, i only know im on fluids for four weeks. I have to say... day five and i feel so good.My feet, which were so puffed and painful, are reduced in size and no pain anymore. plus my ankles are back to normal and my lower legs as well. i think that most of the 12 lbs i lost was fluid.. its just wonderful to be able to walk again without painful steps. i cant remember when this last happened . i had bad gas pain last night, really bad. trapped in the collarbone and left neck. i got online and read up on it, and plain warm water with fresh lemon juice sqeezed in will alleviate the pain. i had two small glasses over a couple of hours... had no pain through the night and none today either. so.. those of you who are still having issues, if you can get some fresh lemons... try it out for yourself.

rofl... was it?? i guess that shows how desperate ive been. hahaha... but truly i dress it up and its o.k.. i must get some thicker soups now. also get some v8 vege juice. there must be thicker soups out there.

ive managed to keep that whole front tummy area dry when showering.. dont ask me how. lol. o.k... so ive taken half of the dressings off. i will see whats happening in the morning . if there is anymore deterioration i will ring the dr. i have phenergan in tab form which i could crush up ... but im not sure if it would irritate my pouch.

i have a pretty good fluid intake.. so thats not a problem. im moving around ok... not walking around the block yet though. that will come later in the week. did you say that there is a liquid preparation in australia for gas?? whats the name of it, do you know?

no... sorry... no, ive confused you here. im not on solids yet. ive made up a meal of babyfood and diluted it a lot... could drink that through a straw... that helped with hunger pains. i do have some greek yoghurt, mixed up with low fat milk and blended with Protein powder. no solids as such. well, if you could call the baby food solids,... but i dont think you could. i enjoy that.

it certainly looks like IM allergic .... ive taken half of them off... the ones that feel itchy underneath. not all of them feel that way.. .yet. where ive taken the dressings off the incisions look pretty good. some of them have tape strips over them, similar to stitches i guess. those strips are still on . ive used calamine lotion on the blister so far. nothing else. is bededril a lotion that you use or do you take it?? im in australia

yes, i was banded on the 22nd in australia.

ive just today been able to burp again... im four days post op. gas pain has been an issue with me as well. it comes and goes. i havent taken meds today for it though.

well, im in australia... my pre op diet was zilch. it was normal eating for me. no restrictions at all. The first 18 hours after surgery i just had ice and Water. then when i got home i introduced some coffee,some other clear fluids like chicken broth, bonox,etc. ive also had some low fat milk with greek yoghurt. very watery but nice. put in blender. ive had some Protein powder but not a lot yet. ive had one meal of baby food, watered right down. that tasted really good. just one meal of that so far. after the first week i can have eggnogs, pureed foods ,smoothies.all has to be low on roughage or fibre.

hi there ktlynn447... nice to see you on here. i was banded on the 22nd as well, but im in australia so i was ahead of you. so you are having some pain still?im not aware that my incisions were all that painful. the port area was very sore and it till pulls when i try to twist or move suddenly. thats because there is muscle involved with the site where the port is. Im definately still having problems with gas pain. in the first days i found it hard to lay down. now the pain has moved to my neck and collarbone and im better lying down.. lol. go figure. its definately moved though. today i havent been as well. ive spent all arvo lying down and sleeping. i got relief as well. i havent had apple juice, or tomato juice yet. ive had chicken broth, protein shakes, bonox in hot water, all at about 22mls. So you were outpatient, not a day patient?? how long were you in hospital for?/ i had overnight. i needed it because of nausea and vomiting risk. It thats all you can manage in the way of liquids i think its o.k.... what do the rest think?/ my dr hasnt pushed with protein.. ive bought the powder and used it on my own initiative.

wishing you all the best for Tuesday morning. im sure it will go well.

sounds like you are going well... i cant wait to get to this stage myself. i reckon your stalled weight loss is because you are having such a low intake.... can you build the intake up more some days and drop it on others??

o.k.. im not sure how my dr will do my fill. i had a phone call from my dietician today. i havent been able to meet up with her but talked with her on the phone. she wanted me to stay on clear liquids for a week. My instructions from my specialist were to have clear liquids for about two days then go onto other liquids as long as i could get it through a straw. (for consistancy). ive got three days to go until thursday. thats a week. i cant go back to just having clear liquids, its not enough. i think im going to keep doing what ive been doing, just be very careful and i wont say anything. At the moment im having clear broth, protein powders in water, a little greek yogurt, put in the blender. im having baby food which ive watered down. perhaps i should leave the baby food for another few days?? im about four days out from surgery now.

..glad that its going well.. i hope the heartburn eases up completely. you dont want that. im managing to crush my b/p tabs successfully and they are goign down well. before, with the hernia they gave me trouble. can i ask...what is ''under flouro''?? lol.

and i can use it as well. i wouldnt like to be going down this road on my own.

this is a great idea... thanks for sharing it. i love creamy soups i guess over easter i will be having them.