charlesoakes68

My dr told me no workouts, but screw all I want. Just be extra cautious to not allow bodily fluids into your incisions. They need to stay clean to heal with no complications

Don’t work out at all until month 2. It’s extremely important to let your body heal. Working out can hinder your healing process.

Don’t.

Congrats to y'all. I live in cypress, 8 months out Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I was also banded with dr Hollis. Wished I had gotten the sleeve from the get go Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

So after those couple times, that was the last I experienced that! Haven't had it since Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

So I started feeling those little uncomfortable twinges last night on the drive home from work. All was normal, I was sipping on my water on the drive home and suddenly, those little sharp pings on my left side under rib cage. It got worse until I finally pulled over, got out of the car, stood up and walked for a few minutes and it went away. Then as I drove home I was too afraid to drink any more of my water, as I thought somebody was wrong, or I had a leak or something. Two hours later, I'm sitting at home and I decided to give some soup a try. Sure enough, if I ate the soup too fast, I'd start to feel those twinges again. So I'd stop eating and it would go away. I figured out real quick that as long as I took a bite of soup every five minutes or so, I wouldn't get those pains. I'm very nervous about a leak.

I was banded and unbanded all within 2 years. Waiting patiently to be sleeved in Mexico when finances look right. Looking to go with Dr Zavalza. Any advice or encouragement greatly appreciated.

1. Sitting on the couch watching my then 7 month old baby crawl to the bookshelf- and having a hard time and breaking sweats just getting up off the couch to keep him from pulling himself up on the bookshelf and falling. 2. Watching Breaking Bad, and seeing Saul Goodmans obese bodyguard sitting in a chair and breathing loudly- commenting to my wife about it- and her responding to that by saying that I breath the same exact way. 3. Too many weight related issues- like losing erections, horrible varicose veins, high blood pressure, etc.

I got my band taken out after not quite two years. Instant relief. Wish I had gotten the sleeve from the get-go, instead of dealing with the year of pain and reflux that led me to having to remove it. I'd say it was a Waste of money if I hadn't lost any weight- but I dropped 130 lbs, so it wasn't a total waste. If I could have done it over again- even knowing all the pain, I still would have done it- Cuz it changed my life. Now it's up to me to work out consistently and not overeat so that I can keep this weight off. Anyone else have their bands removed, and if so, how well did you keep the weight off after removing it?

Eating too fast. Eating too much. Breads, pizza, pasta, can all expand inside your pouch, causing your stomach to have to move up through the band to digest what won't go down thru the band (slip). Trust me, I was in excruciating pain for several months, and experienced nausea and acid reflux that no amount of Prilosec or Pepcid would take care of. Listen to the band, and always keep meals prepared just in case you go somewhere that isn't bandster friendly (kids birthday parties, super bowl parties, etc)

Nope, don't see them

I don't use this site too much, so I'm still figuring it out

May I ask how much you've lost?

Yes I had regular check ups and fills, unfills, but My slip happened fairly fast after the initial surgery. I've been dealing with the effects of the slip for almost a year now. I was never a good candidate for banding, as I've always been an over-eater.

Who did your surgery and when was it done?

Yes my band slipped. You're not hijacking anything! I haven't really spoken to anybody else that would understand me (friends, family members and coworkers cannot understand what we go thru). Dr Hollis was my surgeon. He's been great throughout the process.

Gotcha! Actually I'm in cypress. How about you?

Trust me, I was severely dehydrated at time of surgery. Now I'm chugging water nonstop!

Houston, Texas, United States

There was too much swelling of the stomach for the surgeon to get a clean cut for a revision, so he's making me wait 3 months before possibly doing the revision. I'm not sure at this time that I will in fact do the revision due to the financial stress of two cash surgeries within a year and a half of each other. It's been 4 days now and I'm eating normal again, which is nice. A week ago I struggled to get 20 ounces of liquids down in a whole days time.

I got it taken out. Instant relief. Wish I had gotten the sleeve from the get-go. I'd say it was a Waste of 15 grand if I didn't lose any weight- but I dropped 130 lbs, so it wasn't a total waste. If I could have done it over again- even knowing all the pain, I still would have done it- Cuz it changed my life. Now it's up to me to work out consistently and not overeat so that I can keep this weight off

Do the sleeve. Having surgery in two hours to have my lap band removed.

Going to surgery in a couple hours to have mine removed! I've dropped 130 lbs in past year and a half but had a slip. Should've went with the sleeve! I'm nervous about gaining weight back

I was banded almost 2 years ago. I've learned that the band just isn't for me. I eat too much and too fast and it's a lifelong habit I just haven't been able to completely shake off. I have a full blown slip and have been living in discomfort/ pain for the past few months. X-ray tomorrow to see if the slip has corrected some after a couple weeks of liquids (I don't think it has). I'm asking them to do a revision to sleeve when I get there. Worried about the cost- I paid cash for lap band and now I don't have the funds for second surgery. Just recently joined blue cross blue shield of Texas so here's hoping insurance can cover some or most of it? Lost 120 with the band and hope I can lose some more and rid myself of the pain and complications with a sleeve revision