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The surgeon looked at the pictures and said it looks fine so I'm relieved. Note to self: Don't watch Rachael Ray during bandster hell.

I called and the nurse said it was normal but she didn't even ask the dr about it. I emailed her some pictures of it this evening requesting she show them to the dr (because the dr is 1 1/2 hours away) and to please ask him if it looks ok or if I need to come in. We'll see what she says.

You're right....healing time is not the time to "try it". :-)

Hi Dave, did yours have to be drained or anything or did it just stop on its own?

Is it normal for my incision to be oozing? It's the port incision. Its kind of a yellow liquid, its not like pus, it's almost the color and consistency of melted butter. Its a very small amount. I have no other signs of infection....no fever, no chills, no redness around the area, the area is not warm to the touch and there is no odor. I will call my surgeon in the morning but I was just wondering if this is normal in the meantime. Thanks.

Hey, I was wondering if any of you had any drainage from any of your incisions. I am having a very small amount of oozing from my port incision and one other one. It is a light buttery color and thin liquid (not like pus). I don't have any other signs of infection....no fever, redness, swelling, odor, etc. I'm just wondering if this is normal? I'm kind of scared because everyone says if you have yellow or green drainage, that means infection and go to the ER right away. But, it's a very small amount and like I said, no other signs of infection. I will call my surgeon's office tomorrow. But do you all think its okay in the meantime?

Sorry to ask this question....its kind of embarrassing but how soon did any of you have a bowel movement after surgery?

Hi, I was just banded yesterday. Is it normal to not "feel" the presence of your band? I can certainly feel the incisions and port site but I can't really tell any difference as far as my stomach goes. I can feel a very slight tightness in my chest between my breasts and that is all and a lot of times I can't even feel that. Is that the band? I thought it would be a lot more noticable in there, at least at first. Thanks.

I know this is off subject but is a little bit of clear oozing from an incision normal?

Great thread, thanks. I was just banded yesterday but lost 15 pounds on the pre-op diet. I will keep a close eye on it. My tachycardia (fast heartrate) is definitely already much better!

I just had surgery this morning and I am hungry. Did this happen to any of you? I am sipping some broth so maybe it will help. I was just wondering...my doc said I could have broth, gatorade and water only today.

What about right after surgery? My surgery was today and I even crushed my birth control pill just because I wasn't sure and didn't want to take any chances? Is this necessary? It is very small.

Did it give you diarrhea?

Help, I'm freaking out! Did any of you have to reschedule surgery because your liver was too large? Or did he go ahead and do it but tell you later that your liver was pretty big? I'm getting scared because even though I have followed the diet pretty closely, I did have about 2 oz of 2% cheese almost every day, high Protein soy crisps (about 1/3 of a serving) a few times, and several of the days I only had 1 myocel shake (instead of 2) because more than that gave me diarrhea. Now, after reading and re-reading everything, I'm afraid that what if I ate too much fat by including the cheese, what if I messed up and did not allow my liver to shrink enough by only having 1 shake per day? WHAT IF THEY GET IN THERE AND CAN'T DO THE SURGERY? I WILL JUST DIE!!!! OKAY....BREATHE...... Do you think it will help if I go to straight liquids and do 3 myocel shakes per day and broth, crystal light and sf Jello only for the next 3 days till surgery? I can't risk going in there and not getting to have the surgery. I have lost 11 pounds but who knows if that's just Water weight or what. PS For those who don't know, Dr B's diet includes 2 daily myocel Protein Shakes and 2 meat/veggie/fruit meals per day plus crystal light, sf jello, etc.

Well gals, I had my surgery today. Dr B was great. My liver was still big but I had lost about 15 pounds on the pre-op diet and he said if I hadn't, he wouldn't have been able to do the surgery. I'm sore at the port site, especially when coughing and moving. I'm having a hard time getting comfortable to sleep but other than that, doing good. Thanks for the support ladies!

I'm here! Doing good. Some pain at port site, especially when moving, coughing, etc. My mouth and throat feel dry as a bone no matter how much I sip. Typical stuff. The gas hasn't been bad. I can't really get comfortable to sleep though. Did you all have that problem? Did any of you have broth the day of surgery? The doc said I could but I'm kinda scared to. I have had lots of water and ice today and a small bit of watered down powerade. My stomach is rumbling and I can't tell if its hunger or just irritation. Feelis kinda like hunger but I've never read of anyone being hungry on the day of their surgery. Well, good luck to all those tomorrow!

My grandma wants to take me to lunch next week! I'm not telling that side of my family because they are judgmental and weird. I really don't want to go anyway but she gave me 4 different days that she could go so it's not like I can make up an excuse for every day. But, it's not like I can fake it if I do go. What do I do?

Hello, I'm having my surgery on Thursday and have some questions. 1. Did you have to take off your panties during surgery? Sorry if that's a dumb question. 2. Did they give you something as soon as you got there to calm your nerves? I know I will be a nervous wreck and so my blood pressure will be high. I don't want them canceling my surgery because of that. 3. Did you only have Water all day after your surgery or did you go ahead and have broth, Jello or something like that? 4. How much weight did you lose on your pre-op diet and could you tell a difference? I've lost about 12 pounds but there is still a LOT of fat around my upper middle where they will be making the incisions. I hope this is ok. 5. After your surgery, did you sleep most of the rest of the day? Well, I know there was another one but I can't think of now. If I remember it later, I'll post it. Thanks.

Oh my gosh, this is so good!!! Seriously, it rivals a McDonalds strawberry shake. Strawberry Cheesecake Shake -2 scoops of vanilla Myocel or vanilla Protein powder of your choice -4 ounces skim milk -4 frozen strawberries -1/4 cup sugar free, fat free Jello Cheesecake pudding Add all ingredients (protein powder last) in blender or smoothie machine and blend until smooth!!!

I thought of some more questions. Did you have to have a catheter? How soon could you take a shower? Did they give you your pain med prescription at your pre-op visit so you could go ahead and fill it or when you were discharged?

Does anyone know how long it took you to wake up after they finished the surgery?

Chris-Thanks and good luck to you too. Hope your mom is doing well.

I had my bloodwork done 2 weeks to the day before my surgery. Cardiac testing I had before I even scheduled my surgery but I had to have more thorough testing. But I wouldn't worry because bloodwork can be back in a few days and EKG results are printed out on the spot when they take it.

"All other medicine where in the IV." So did you like have to count and then you were out or did you just fall asleep before you even knew what was happening? Were you already in the operating room when you fell asleep?

Hi Mary and Kagoscuba-Good luck to you both. My band date is the 27th too!!!