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The bloating will get better daily! As for the BM - that was AWFUL for me - I had to give myself an enema 3 days out of surgery!

Ok, Mine feels like a hard nickel.... should I just let it be? Should I go see the doc tomorrow?

My freind's mom had bypass and she said in her support group this was the most common issue. You will find other things to "drown" in when you are frustrated - like you really could take a Calgon bath! Or you will go shopping or something! You made it thru the moment of weakness and it will get better everytime!

I am not a lawyer, I am a law student but I cannot give legal advice. This is not legal advice. Just some info for you - You would have to prove that doctor was negligent in leaving the stiches in and that his behavior was below the proper duty of care a prudent doctor would have exersized. I don't know if leaving the stitches in is negligent. Attorney's that handle this sort of thing usually offer free consultations so if you have ?'s you should just consult with an attorney. On another note, my cat had 2 surgeries for "suspicious lumps" which turned out to be scar tissue reaction to the 1st stitches from the 1st real lump/tumor - and I had a phengran shot once and had a lump/bubble for months from a reaction. I'm not sure if your body having a reaction to a stitch is sue-able.

I don't know but is there any chance you are pregnant???

I'm sorry I missed it but what happened to your port that made it come out? How did you know it needed to come out?

Also, try the campbells soup at hands if your craving food - they are technically liquid but they taste like food and fill you up like food!

I feel differently than some about the potato salad b/c on Thursday I saw my doc (this was 6 days out) and he told me to go ahead and eat mushies - I eat potato salad alot now b/c it's so easy to mush up. I would stear clear of the pasta salad though b/c it could expand in your tummy. Anyways, If I were you I would do what your doc says but every doc is different and I think a spoonful of potato salad is nothing to worry about but you should stick with your doc's regimen from now on! Congrats on the weight loss!

You get to eat real food after only 2 weeks! I'm stuck with 2 weeks more of baby food!

I had surgery 9 days ago and i'm all normal again! For 3 days post-surgery I was crampy and sore but I could walk around the house - I slept alot though the 1st 24 hours after surgery. I had surgery on Friday and went back to work for 1/2 day on Tues. By Thursday I was ok to work all day. I had no serious co-morbities, just reflux and knee pain - no refulx since surgery. All in all I felt like crap for a few days, then so-so for a few days and now I'm all back to normal except my incisions are a bit sore still. Good luck and welcome to bandland! PS. I was scared sh**less of the anesthesia,,,, but now I see it was no big deal and I won't be scared when I get a tummy tuck someday!

I wore a tank top, underwear, and loose jogging suit thingee. I had to get nekkid except for the robe for surgery and then I finally got dressed before I went home. I got there at 7 am, had surgery at 8:30 and was leaving around 2. The only thing I can think of to do before today is make sure you go grocery shopping and get all the liquids you want!

I like Lane Bryant for the most part but I could SCREAM about thier jeans and pants!!!! Why can't anywhere offer jeans and pants with a bigger waist or elestic waist. ALL my fat is on my middle - I actually have a pretty small butt and hips - and at Lane Bryant the clothes pants/jeans are all for people with the "pear shape"! By the time I get up to a size that fits my waist it is literally hanging off my hips and butt. So, I buy tops at LB (usually on clearance b/c thier stuff moves to clearance SO fast and drops over 1/2 price) but for pants I go to Target, Cato, Aveneue, etc where they have the common freaking sense to carry ELASTIC waist stuff!

So, I know alot of people have problems with "bread" but does this mean all bread or just doughy bread? What about sandwich bread? toatsed bread? donuts? tortillas? I mean is is all "bread products" or just eating a big roll? Will I ever be able to eat a sandwich or egg mcmuffin again, or do I just have to avoid a roll?

Ok so my 2 larger incisions are still sore. They get way more sore at night. I'm ot even sure which one is my port! I am scared sh**less of getting a port infection that I know I'm freaking myself out here but when are these incisions going to heal up and not be at all sore?

Ok, I know I need to ask my doc but it's Saturday. Anyways, I went to a bar tonight with my DH and some friends and I didn't drink but they were asking me when I could drink again and I don't know. When can I drink again? DISCLAIMER: I KNOW alcohol has empty calories, and I should avoid it, but I'm in my 3rd year of law school and I'm a little stressed by that and the looming bar exam so any critics will just have to accept that I AM going to have a margarita from time to time!

I don't know - I can't even figure out how much mush I'm supposed to eat!!! But it sounds like 1/2 of what I would have eaten pre-band. I think the ?'s to ask yourself are do you feel satisfied - do you feel full? I'm trying to get in touch with my brain (of course, this hasn't ever happened in 26 years!!!)

I am planning on having 2 or 3 kids in a few more years. Everyone says the band and pregnancy is just fine - you just get unfilled and have the lil tyke! There are people on here that have had band babies - do a search!

Ok, so I did it! 8 days out and I know this is wayyyyy TMI but several positions felt just fine! I say if you feel like can do it - do it - cuz I know I feel alot better tonight!

I'm a newbie but here's my input: 1. pre-op was liquids for one week (soup, protein shakes, water, etc) 2. post-op - liquids as above for one week, 2 weeks of mushy, then slow incorp. real food 3. My doc says not to fill for 5 weeks after surgery but he says I'll probably need a fill after that b/c most people don't feel restriction w/out a fill - he says when I stop losing or don't fee restrcition to fill 4. My band hold 4 cc I think - not sure - there are different bands/sizes - look arouind on this site 5. and 6. I think if it slips they have to surgically put it back in place but the slippage rate is low - like 2% 7. see #3 8. when you get pregnant or you are so tight you can't get liquids down you need a lilttle unfill (not the whole band emptied - just a little unfill) 9. I think you have to get port repair surgery (minor I think) Anyways, good luck with your decision! Welcome to LBT!

My doc says eat 6 times per day while on mush but it doesn't say how much - just "stop when full",,, but my brain won't tell me when I'm full - it's confused by my band now, hopefilly it will get better soon. Until then, when on mushies how much shoud I eat at one time and when I start eating all food how much should I eat at one time. 3 hours ago I had 2/3 the mushy inside filling of a burrito (no tortilla) and now I'm kinda hungy so I'm having a 3 oz cup of pudding. Does this seem right, wrong or what? Also, will my brain figure out this band thing ever and start sending me signs?

try another doc - alot say 75 pounds overweight is enough and they considered my "sore knees and back" and acid reflux and hiatal hernia comorbities - course I'm a self pay so maybe it's different.

And let me clarify - when I say burrito I meant I ate a teeny taco bell 99 cent burrito - I ate 2/3 of the filling (beans and cheese)- about 2-3 ounces. This is ok for mush right? I'm so freaked out that I'm doing this wrong but my doc said to go on mush after one week! Just wanted to clarify that it's not like I went to a Mexican Restraunt and had a 2 pound burrito 8 days after banding - I didn't even eat the tortilla! Basically I ate 2-3 oz of beans and cheese.

I'm just worried b/c I don't want to eat too much and hurt my band. Am I eating too much? Maybe 15 oz of food per day over 6 times is what I'm eating. And when I say food I mean MUSH!

I drink a little less now but I can basically drink the same way and amount as I did before but I just sip and I've actually gotten used to it now - no more gulping. I don't know how much I'm supposed to eat right now - still confused - but I'm on mush and only 8 days out. I got those 3 oz dixie bathroom cups and I use those to eat 3 oz at a time. But today I went out to Taco Bell with my DH and I ate 2/3 the inside of a burrito (no tortilla) in about 15 minutes - I take very very very small bites bites b/c I'm not good at chewing chewing chewing.

I'm so glad for this thread - 8 days has been long enough. I'm jumping my hubby tonight whether my band likes it or not!