jamietindall19

CONGRATS!!!! I had my surgery on OCTOBER 10TH i have my first fill on december 11th i had alot of complications from the surgery and for the first week i thought i was gonna die so i had unusual side effects that most people proboly will not expierience from this surgery and still i would do it over again and again it is worth it when you see that weight come off and no that your life is going through a wonderful change the surgery it self is uncomfortable with some minor set backs give your self a good month to feel normal take at least a week off of work though you need it ! I dont miss my old life of eating at all!!!! YOu eat small a mounts but your full so ;you dont care that you can only eat small amounts does that make sense? JUST TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AFTER SURGERY!! DRINK LOTS OF WATER!!!!! that was my main problem i got severley dehydrated afterwards good luck !!!!!

christi i was banded on oct 10 i have my first fill on dec 11th i am very nervous about it though im afraid of getting too much fluid in my band i dhave some restriction now and am really scared about it ! i live and hour away from my doc and dont really want to have to turn around and hour later or day later if im too restricted so ya i have alot of anxiety about that! are you glad you had your band? CONGRATS! IT TAKES ALOT TO MAKE A MAJOR DECISION FOR THE RIGHT REASONS YA KNOW! good luck !!!!

HI THERE! its different for everyone but i would say about week 3 get pretty unbearable but i was on liquid for 5 weeks so i was starved by then it did calm down once i started to eat somewhat normal but after a week or so the hunger went away and now i feel satistifed i get my first fill tuesday so ya!

wow i must not be the norm than cuz i do have restriction i had my surgery oct 10th im sort of scared for my first fill which is this tuesdsay dec 11th 8 wweeks after surgery im afraid i m gonna have too much restriction then what is the normal amount that you usually get from your first fill does anyone no I MIGHT NEED LESS THEN THE NORM IF I ALREADY HAVE SOME RESTRICTION IM VERY NERVOUS ABOUT IT!

i have not lost a ton of weight since surgery and what i did lose as soon as i got on foods again i acutally gain some back which sucks but i have heard that this is normal so we will see i get my first fill on dec 11 hopefully that will make a difference for me but i know it is discouraging to me too you would think your stomach is the size of a what nickel or quarter? THEN ALL LIQUIDS FOR 5 FRICKEN WEEKS YOU WOULD THINK YOU WOULD DROP 50 LBS BUT NOT THE CASE LOL eveyone loses at a differnt rate plus i really dont have that much to lose which doc says that will make a difference too i had about 75 lbs to lose i have lost now about 18 started out 20 before i started foods so i have gained about 2 lbs back following docs diet plan!

sometimes the lord knows best there is some reason that you were not able to finish you will be that much ready next time ! i too had low blood oxygen but this was after surgery i had a ton of complications that i would never wish on anyone so i think that this kept you from being in alot of trouble later it was very hard for me and i thought honest to God that i was going to die the first week of my surgery so someitmes theres a great reason for things working out the way they do good luck !

it almost feels like when you had a baby bump under your skin when you feel it through your skin its really weird i an sleep on my stomach at this point 7 weeks into this but i still feel the pull on mu left side that might be permanent im starting to adjust to all my new permanents lol!

i think i also was slightly anemic before surgery and that could of helped the problems with the blood being low to begin with good luck !

I GUESS EVERYONE is different hang in there after a week and a half or so i started feeling alot better i just keep telling myself it will all be worth it lol! good luck god bless!

complete and total exhaustion you wont be able to lift your head from the pillow not a great feeling i had to go and get and iv with fluid! also a week after surgery!

the WEIGHT GAIN IS DUE TO THE EXTREME SWELLING! when you are on the liquid for 5 weeks you will lose weight but beware you do gain some back when you start eating food again before fill not a bunch but 2-3 lbs dont weigh yourself the first couple weeks and then you will get on the scale and WOW lol! good luck take care

Wow you guys are sooo lucky I FELT HORRIBLE AFTER MY SURGERY TONS OF COMPLICATIONS SO IM SO GLAD TO HEAR ALL WENT WELL FOR THE REST OF YOU!

Actually it might not be that bad of an idea i will tell you that i almost needed a blood transfusion after this surgery due to blood and fluid loss according to my doc you do lose alot of blood and fluid during this surgery thank goodness i wound up getting a fluid tranfusion instead but it happened a week after my surgery i was not getting any better i felt so week my blood pressure was dangerously low due to blood and fluid loss i was also anemic i dont think that this is super common but it is possible i was really freaking out too about getting blood from anyone else than a relative or from myself i was wishing i would of gave blood i wouldnt worry too much about it but it is something to think about ! good luck take care

WELL I HATE TO TEL YOU GUYS! i am six weeks out still shoulder pain and according to the doc it could be a few more months something with the esphogas however you spell it the nerve runs up your shoulder sort of exposed or something so ya it could be a while still mine comes and goes but it is quite annoying!

when you have fill do they usually have you try liquids first to make sure it goes down? I TOO am an hour aways from hospital and cannot just run back up so i hope they make sure that all is working well before they send you on your way1

A few words of wisdom for all of you who are getting this surgery done this month drink drink drink your water and liquids you lose alot!!!!!! of fluids during this surgery you will feel like you are dying if you get dehydrated believe me i did and i thought something was really wrong drink more than you even think or feel you need trust me everything else will be just great follow docs orders and the rest fall into place!

the blood coming from the nose is proboly due to the dryness when tube was put down your throat during surgery i wouldnt worry too much about it unless it continues try a cool mist vaporisor good luck up your nose a tube is also inserted thats actually what i meant lol!

OK GUYS i guess i am an expert now being 6 weeks post op and all ! lol! No what you guys are expeirincing is your stomach being swollen and a little bit of gas mixed give it about 2 or 3 weeks that feeling will go away i promise it is very uncomfortable though i remember all too well! hang in there it gets better! these couple of weeks is all a healing process!

i go in on the 11th for my first fill yay!!! so i will find out wht it is maybe the little tubing is pulling right there?

i get the same thing i am 6 weeks post op it feels like a pulled muscle or that i have been running and got running cramps alot i feel that way on my left side in the same area

wow i think if your gonna lose it your just meant to everyone is different i suppose i know i will proboly lose it cause i have before so ya ill be looking for advice when it starts lol! thanks the lord i have very thick long dark hair so it may not be as noticeable at least i hope lol!

my oppinion is that its not necessarily the weight loss as much as the anesthetic i have had 4 major surgeries in which general was used i lost alot of hair with all 3 of them im only 6 weeks out of lapband so i cant say yet for this but i know i have lost 100 lbs before without hair loss and without surgery so i think it is the anesthetic for sure! Good luck to all i hope i dont lose hair again i never lost like 50 percent or anything that seems extreme and would think its more than a side effect from weight loss or surgery maybe more like a vitamin deficiency or protein ? have you guys had your blood drawn to look for deficiency!

i dont think they recommend this because it is resorting to old habits thats what my doc says at least! plus they make you jittery and yucky feeling you will get through the hunger just drinka ton of water thats how i got through!

i have no idea what you guys are talking about a thought a band was a band the only thing the doc told me was it was the small band whatever that even means so ya i trust my doc one of the best in the country thats why i picked him so i have confidence that he knows whats best for me also if i lose weight which i am right now at a crazy rate so i guess that good for now hope this continues hope everyone is happy in band land ! lol god bless good luck!

wow all those symptoms that you are talking about were my main problems for the first 3 weeks after surgery i thought iwas getting enuf protein but milk and yogurt dont cut it for protein doc said wait on the protein shakes for the first 4 weeks too many calories he said!