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Just looking for some locals. I am east of Cincinnati.

I had my surgery back in March, the 6th to be exact. It has sure been a crazy time for me since. I had Major hernia repair at the same time. Days after surgery I developed pneumonia and acute kidney failure. The pneumonia just kept coming back again & again. I had 1 fill during that time. They kept running test after test on me & at one point even thought I had lung cancer. Come to find out I had histoplasmosis. I have finally gotten that under control & have been able to stay out of the hospital. Was given permission by my Dr to get another fill, that was about 6 weeks ago. I had 3cc's added & am now at 7cc's in a 14cc band. My weight has been at a stand still. ugh. Have been having a hard time getting to the gym & so I borrowed my mom's treadmill. eating less, much less, was just doing nothing for me at all. I track all my food & have been under in calories. The Dr's office says you should be losing 1-2 lbs a week. Today I had a muscle milk for breakfast 2 strips of bacon & 2 eggs for lunch cashews for snack dinner will be fish & broccoli muscle milk for late snack I try to walk about 1 hr a day on the treadmill at a quick pace Any suggestions?

Thank you so very much. I will schedule an appt with the nutritionist as soon as I am able. We are currently without insurance. The bacon was regular bacon & I will get lower cal nuts next grocery trip. Thanks so much for your advice ladies.

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Just checking back in. I was out of commission so long with my complications & did not really want to discuss them here out of respect for those who are yet to be banded. Still not much hunger & doing great!

I became dehydrated and was in acute kidney failure within 2 days of surgery. Please be careful.

So I. Have been readmitted. Iam dehydrated and have pneumonia.

Had my surgery last Wed. No loner needing any pain meds. I feel great as far as that goes. My biggest issue is I am having such a hard time urinating. Also, my sugar is super low.

Yes, the Dr fixed the hernia & then banded me

Had my surgery yesterday. My flipped stomach turned out to be a really really bad hernia. It's now fixed. I had to stay the night so I could be on morphine per Dr.

It's strange the bottom of my stomach is flipped & is at the top. Hopefully he will be able to put it back in place & tack it with a stitch then band me. The GI Dr said it is flipped upside down & it is also a complex hernia. The surgeon said he has never see one before & if he cannot get it back in place he cannot band me. Said I will have to go to a thoracic surgeon & have it fixed before banding. I know there is a long term solution but just hoping it is an easy fix & only 1 surgery. Thanks all.

Surgeon just called to discuss my flipped stomach with me. He let me know that there is a chance that he may run into problems with me during surgery & not be able to band me. Please keep me in your thoughts that all goes well tomorrow a.m. Thanks.

Congrats! I am glad to hear you are doing so well. I wish you a speedy recovery.

o.k. Rina, you totally cracked me up. Thanks for the laugh. Sounds like something I would do. Getting close to being finished with this pre-op & I must say it is so much easier now. Hope it stays this way.

I am allowed cream soups but they must be 98% fat free. I have also been having pickles. Pre-op testing for me was blood work & ekg. It was easy.

Has anyone been told that their stomach has flipped, prior to banding. They found out mine has flipped when they did the upper GI & so I had to do a barium swallow as well. My GI Dr said that the surgeon would have to put it back in place prior to banding me. I am at higher risk of having a regular incision.

Yes, my symptoms were getting worse with time. Shortly before I started on my liquids I could not eat a full meal without feeling like it would come back up if I took another bite. (kind of like the band will be I imagine, lol) I found out the hard way recently. Food came back up as I was driving....I was not ready for that. I have been on stomach meds forever. Lots of heartburn & reflux.

Dr said the Hernia I have is more complex. The bottom of my stomach is flopped up to the top and is herniated through the diaprham.

Lol. I have no idea. Dr said they may be able to tell during surgery.

So glad to hear from the recently banded ladies. I hope you continue to recover well & the nausea goes away quickly. Please keep us updated.

I still think you should follow up with your surgeon. I was told by mine that my reflux would go away after surgery.

suger free popsicles & sugar free jello

I have 2 protein shakes & a bowl of 98% fat free soup. I am allowed 1 cup of salad with FF dressing as well. SF popsicles & SF jello. I have to stay at 800 calories a day. Wow Dazzlingone that is strict. o.k. I feel lucky now

Loved reading this. Thanks for posting. What a great brother you are.