Pinkgirl1234

Co workers need not know

Plus I can't undergo a 3rd WLS surgery if the sleeve fails.....chose the lapband initially over bypass and that was my biggest mistake.Gold Standard once and for all. No more Gerd.

I did the bypass because the thought of losing 85% of my stomach which is to held by staples scare me.

87 pounds???!!!!wow ...fantastic.Congratulations!!!I need tips please.... I am exactly a week post op....sore as hell...tough revision surgery exactly as yours ...that band really did a job on me!Will try to go to work tomorrow....yes a week out....work....will play it by ear... Ugh a flashback...remember how hungry you would get from the band....I was so obsessed...with food....ravenous...Trying to cheat puke ups....those days are definitely behind me...My poor tortured esophagus will hopefully heal....

Wow!!!!!!fantastic!!!!

I had pacific brand soups like cream of mushroom,tomato purée...it got me through the days....

Mine was soft foods...no starch or sugars...for instance soups,cottage cheese or yogurt and a small piece of fish in broth with spinach....On the day before all clear liquids only I started my laxative 2 days before surgery.I took collace clear pills, Miralax and citrate of magnesia.My system was clean and clear for surgery.

The lapband is dangerous....where are the class action lawsuits? This is by far the best decision to revise...definitely no regrets....l'll deal with this pain....minor to that lapband drama... I would not over push....walk as best you can....

This is why I keep my WLS to self..,ignorance is rampant.

I have to figure how to get the vitamins....maybe I should get the patch vitamins?

You are not consuming enough to be worried about weight gain at this stage of the game...don't obsess.

Me it her ...but...anyway...go through your insurance company....they may have a list....

Soups

I just experienced the same thing.I learned quickly to add protein powder with broth in a blender.Then warm it up ...clump free

Just don't get BMI below 40 .....before submission to insuranc. e

Don't let your head drive you crazy....just keep going and finish the hoop games.....time is moving fast.

Need more info...just had my revision 12/28/15....lapband to RNY...lots of scar tissue.

Oh and March is right around the corner.....just enough time for you to prepare....get it done for sure.

No appetite....And that ravenous feeling is gone...I feel full .Not thinking about food.That sensation is gone....not craving chocolate...it feels different....like a comfortable fullness.....never had that before...oh and believe me I ain't telling any of them anything at all at work.My official story is my excuse for everything.I have a hiatal hernia ...,which I actually did ....and that's been giving me issues.I did my pre op without to much questions because it was a hernia that they needed to fix.....end of story...,and as for my relatives.My mother and father....and aunt because she lives with me....none of her business either....I actually told my best friend and that's it!!!!!!No one other than my parents know about the band....so even my best friend just knows about this latest procedure and that's it.I almost didn't tell her.. Yeah I know...everybody has too much to say about anything ....and they can't know my business....at work.no way.

Hi Natalie, I had a hell of a hard surgery....The surgeon said there was so much scar tissue around the band....Not only did it flip it was pulling my stomach up so I have a new 2" scar about an 1 1/2" from the original...so much for them removing it with a keyhole..,.throuugh the original site...I was cut.My stomach has about 10 stitch/scar points.My stomach is still swollen...distended and so sore! I was released the next day...they wanted me to stay an extra night but I convinced them I could do it.I went home.It is not easy A lot of pain...I feel as though I was in a bad car accident.The first 3 days were hard....I used the Toridol pain killer pills they prescribed as well as the anti nausea medication.They want you to walk,walk,walk....please ...it is very hard...pain and sleepiness....very tired. Today is my first day off of Clear liquids onto full liquids...I am cautious....had tomato Soup diluted with chicken broth and now the unjury unflavored Protein I added.I also had some coconut Water and finally a small Greek plain yogurt.I am still deficient in my Vitamin and water... As I write I have just had a heating pad on my left side (back).Is that a kidney issue? I have gotta sit here a sip more water.....I went to the grocery store and got some progreso pea Soups and tomato soups .Its hard walking in the grocery store in pain ,looking like a zombie....but that is a way to walk.... I need to drink more clear fluids.... No regrets.... I can't take weeks off from work that is why the holiday saved me ....Tomorrow (Monday) will be a full week since I had surgery .I can't make it tomorrow...no way so I just have to call in.I don't have the finances or seniority to take many days off so I definitely will have to brave it on Tuesday or Wednesday. I am so angry with myself for allowing the failed lapband to just go on and on....I had it in 2004 and from the beginning It failed me....I only lost 35 pounds initially.I struggled for years trying to make it work...It has ruined my insides.I am an involuntary bulimic because.I was constantly thinking about food....what could I eat without throwing up???Hunger like hell and my weight was creeping unsteadily.The worse acid reflux you could imagine....Ugh there were days that I would be so hungry ,ravenous....full of air trying to figure out what I could eat and not slime or puke....chocolate,bread,Pasta,muffins and bagels always went down easy...chicken.vegetables,fruits or anything could set off a puke session...I was soooo hungry 24/7.......my eophagus I was diagnosed as torturous...because endoscopy indicated the root problem.. I am so glad to get this revision to bypass...all though some discomfort..,each day gets better..... You gotta get a revision!They make you jump through hoops but do it!!!! Sandy

I had my surgery on Dec 28...boy am I in pain!!!!Very hard getting the protein and water....my stomach looks horrible. I feel as though my insides are a wreck....

Fantastic!!!!! You look amazing.! !!!!!!!

I paid...couldn't be bothered with all the waiting and insurance issues ..,,got it over with.

Wait until you are approved.When all is confirmed and you are ready for your 2 week surgery.Its scheduled and a definite then key in a few select members of your family.

So sad...but the new insurance must have in network surgeons right? .You have to find one covered in the plan and get back on track. Don't give up...adjust and change course.