KellyJo88

Hi ladies, I had this same problem with my period right after surgery. It was super heavy and I was so nervous about it. Later, I found out it was from the blood thinners they gave you for surgery so it's just releasing out more blood from the thinners. Nothing to worry about! My second period after surgery was normal but late.

I have the Biggest Loser scale from Bed Bath and Beyond. works great!

Sorry, my email is Kelly.Rook00@gmail.com Thanks!

Hi Tom, Can I get a copy of this? Just started my journey 2 months ago and very curious about this. Thank you! Kelly

Have any of you ladies had experience with your period coming so close after your surgery and bleeding ALOT more than normal? I'm not sure if this is normal or I should check with my OBGYN or surgeon? Getting kinda worried!

Hi ya'll. This is my first post! I just got banded on Wednesday Nov 7,2012! I went to UC outpatient hospital and all the nurses and my surgeon, Brad Watkins were awesome to work with! I had tried every medication out there, weight loss program etc for YEARS and nothing had ever helped me. That's how I got to to this point of getting LapBand! It's been 2 days since the surgery and I am still in pain all over my stomach, chest, and shoulders, and haven't been able to drink much. Is this normal? I had 3 small cups of water yesterday and am TRYING to slowly drink a protein shake this morning but its really hard since I'm not hungry at all!

Anna and Maddy, congrats on just being banded!! I love seeing all these people along with myself going through the same things and having different advice. Do you guys have a certain heating pad that works? I have I think it's the Thermopads but they don't work too well. Today is a better day pain wise, but really am NOT hungry or thirsty so it's hard to force myself to get all my fluids in either Protein shakes or water wise. Did you ladies have to do a 2 week liquid diet before surgery? How much did you lose? I was on strictly liquids with an exception of 1 cup of salad a day or SFpopsicle and lost 13 pounds. Not only was that a plus but it's amazing how clean my body felt and how much I did NOT crave all the sugars around me.

I may have to look into that book! I'm sure I can do 1 oz every 15 minutes- just trying not to push myself into hurting but also not trying to get dehydrated at this point. Thank you so much!

Thank you Pattygirl and Vanessa for the enouragement and advice! I will take all I can get as this is a crazy new journey. I have my 1 week post op visit next week and see what they have to say about my healing since I am still clueless what to expect Vanessa, hope your surgery goes well! Its nice you and your husband are doing this together and can be supportive of eachother through it all! My husband had gastric bypass 8 years ago- so he was a big help with me the last few days making sure I have everything I need. Sure makes a world of difference with people there that understand!