Brandy Hunter-Lee
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My port incision is infected :(
Brandy Hunter-Lee posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I had surgery on January 26th and breezed through with no problems and was healing well.Then last weekend I noticed it was weeping and puss-y. My doc lanced it and has put me on 2000mg of antibiotic a day. I was wondering if anyone else had experienced a port infection post op and how did it go for you? Thanks! -
My port incision is infected :(
Brandy Hunter-Lee replied to Brandy Hunter-Lee's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Thank you to the reassuring posts. @ LBT Addict, this is exactly what I am doing. Thanks -
Still Tired and Weak 5 days post op
Brandy Hunter-Lee posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I am 5 days post op and doing great. No nausea. No vomiting. No surgical pain. I still have the gas discomfort but I understand that's normal and it is subsiding. I am still feeling very weak and tired. I'm up and fixing my food, walking the gas off, and reading or knitting but I am getting exhausted and have to lay down for a nap. Did anyone else experience this kind of tiredness? -
Still Tired and Weak 5 days post op
Brandy Hunter-Lee replied to Brandy Hunter-Lee's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Thanks everyone for the reassurance! -
Psych Eval
Brandy Hunter-Lee replied to fashionstylist's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
No worries on this. I am a crisis counselor with a master degree in counseling psychology. As it turned out, the psychiatrist my surgeon sent me to was someone I had worked with for years! Their job is to make sure you are ready for the major changes your going to go through, and your expectations are realistic. They are not there to turn you down. -
after a week I fell off the wagon of the pre-op diet
Brandy Hunter-Lee replied to dolphintattoo's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
It will be allright. I fell of the wagon more than once. My surgery went perfectly. And yours will too. The pre op diet is brutal. If you do research you will see that some surgeons require as little as 24 hour liquids for surgery. No worries! -
First day of full liquid diet
Brandy Hunter-Lee replied to cksweetpea's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Drink your water. My surgeon had me on the 10 day liquid diet too and it was hell. It's the worst part. It get immediately better after surgery. I am 4 days post op and doing and feeling super great. Hang in there. These next 10 days do not represent what it's going to be like! -
Am I dehydrated?
Brandy Hunter-Lee replied to spoiltmom's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
You don't ever have to wait for a doctor to send you to the ER. I bet you feel just terrible , to the ER and let them take care of you. -
The dreaded BM talk
Brandy Hunter-Lee replied to cole&matt'smom's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I had my surgery on January 25 2013. I used a $2.00 saline fleet enema to get things going. The pain medications given to you during surgery, in recovery and for post op pain are opiates. They cause constipation. I had this same problem when I broke my leg and with my gallbladder. -
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10 day pre op
Brandy Hunter-Lee commented on Brandy Hunter-Lee's gallery image in Before and After Lap Band Photos
This pic was taken 10 days pre op . The day I started the pre op diet. From May/ June I have all ready lost about 50 pounds on my own. Eating better, cutting out regular Pepsi. -
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Brandy Hunter-Lee added images to a gallery album in Before and After Lap Band Photos
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Surgery Day!
Brandy Hunter-Lee commented on Brandy Hunter-Lee's gallery image in Before and After Lap Band Photos
SURGERY DAY! Yeah, don't hate me cause I'm beautiful! This cruel reality is what I look like at 6:00am having not been fed or watered since midnight! Waiting for my surgeon to roll in and anesthesia to get the party started. -
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Brandy Hunter-Lee posted a gallery image in Before and After Lap Band Photos
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Brandy Hunter-Lee commented on Brandy Hunter-Lee's gallery image in Before and After Lap Band Photos
The beginning. This pic was taken of me in early June 2012. I weigh 302 pounds. This is the point in my life where something in my heart and soul let go , and I saw my self worth as a woman was not associated with my body size. This is also the point I realised something had to give. -
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