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Im glad to hear you are experiencing it too. I am in nursing school and I took 3 days off last week for surgery. If I were to get an infection and miss more school, it would really mess things up for me. My surgeon in Reno is awesome. Im really happy with him. Of course I havent actually met the girl who does fills but everyone seems to like her.

I hope this is nothing but its going to bug me until I ask this! Im 6 days out and Ive been doing pretty good so far. This evening my port area is really sore and when I was pushing on it to feel if there was swelling or anything, I feel a lump directly under my port incision. My incision looks good, no redness or drainage so Im hoping its scar tissue. I did have a more "strenuous" day today. I went to see Good Luck Chuck where I tried not to laugh because it hurt and then I went grocery shopping. My follow up appt is Tuesday. Do you think I should be concerned that I am hurting more today than I was the last couple days or do you think its normal?:help:

I took my pain meds the first 2 days and then only took them before bed the following 2 nights. So Im not taking them anymore. I dont feel like I need them for general pain. Its just this awful bloating in my chest feeling! Ugh!

I was banded on Monday the 17th. Today is day 4 and I am so uncomfortable. I feel like I have this huge burp in my chest that wont come up no matter how hard I try. Its very painful. Tried the gas x and walked all day today and its not helping. Is this normal or should I be concerned?

I gained over 40lbs in just over a year on depo. aHte it. It also really screwed up my fertility. I had regualr cycles before DP and coceived my first 2 kids easily. After Depo (its been 9 years since I stopped) I have only had maybe 5-10 periods on my own since then and I have had to take fertility drugs to conceive my post-depo children. Its dreadful stuff...

I have BCBS Federal. A pre approval (called a pre-service review) was not required by my insurance but my surgeons office required it and only because I had a BMI under 40 to make sure I had comorbidities that would qualify. Youre surgeon appt will be covered whether or not you are approved. I live in CA and I have a $100 copay for the surgeon and a $40 copay for the outpatient surgery center. I called my insurance to be sure there will be no surprises and they said that was all I will owe...Hopefully thats correct. Being banded 9/17. Good luck!

Im a tad nervous about that too. Im in nursing program w/ 26 other people that I see/eat with every day! I think Im just going to stay at school for lunch instead of going out and just say that either Im on a new diet or tell them I cant afford to go out the next couple weeks..Not sure. I am allowed to munch on veggies for my pre-op diet so one should notice me stopping eating, they will just think Im trying to eat healthier. I also have to drink Bariatrix protein shakes (theyre gross!) but I will try to do that at home. Good luck to us both!

Not preachy at all. Thats exactly why I want to tell my parents....Thank you for reminding me of that... I guess in the back of my head, I'm the same old me. Still afraid of failure. Like its just one more weight loss thing I'm failing at. kwim? I know I will do great at this and this is my last and only chance at making this huge change, but I still a little nervous about it not working...:omg: Thanks for your input. I'm thinking of telling my parents and those close to me and deciding on the rest as it comes....:clap2:

Im trying to decide how to handle telling anyone about haveing surgery..I have told 3 of my best girlfriends and my DH. I cant decide whether to tell my parents/family. Where I am having a problem w/ not telling is: what do you say when people notice youre loosing weight and ask how youre doing it? And what if they come right and ask if you had WLS? My other problem is this. Im obviously leaning towards not telling but I feel guilty not telling my parents that I ham having surgery in general. They would never forgive me/dh if something happened to me and I didnt tell them...You know? Advice please? I just dont want to tell because I know people will be watching/judging me, just waiting for me to fail..I dunno..I know several people who have had GBS and I totally pay attention to whether they have been loosing or gaining when I see them. I just dont want people doing that to me...:speechles

I have not purchased my Bariatrix yet, I would love it if you dont need it... Thank you, thats very generous of you...

I figured finding food would be hard as I will probably still be on mushies of something (dang, I wish I would get my paperwork outlining the diet!) so I thought I may have to pack some food with me...Thanks for your reply!

I am a mom of 4. My oldest 12 and youngest just turned 2. I am in nursing school full time. I have always done everything w/ my husband and kids but I got invited to go to Disneyland with 2 girlfriends w/o kids. I have been saving $$ and have been so excited for months. Our trip is planned for October 7. I have never even been on rides at Disneyland, I have been pregnant everytime weve gone LOL and this time, its all about having fun. But....I just scheduled my surgery and it will be on September 17. Obviously my priority is this surgery. I will be 3 weeks post op and I have no idea what to expect. Will I feel well enough to walk for 2/3 days and go on rides or should I cancel the trip? I dont want to go to Disneyland AGAIN and no be able to have tons of fun. What do you think?

Im scheduled for September 17.Im sooo excited!

Thanks guys. I dont want to tell my teachers/classmates becuse I dont want them keeping an eye on me because I am not really supposed to have any restrictions or they could kick me out. There are 2 girlfriends in my clas that know and they would help w/ anytransfers or anything but because we will be 3rd semester, we will be doing less patient care and focusing more on paperwork and IVs and such..I dont think there will be anything strenuous that month really but I do have help if I need it.