SeattleGirl

HI there... just wanted to check in and see if there was anyone else in week 4 post-op... I was banded 1/31 and want to track my progress with someone who was banded around the same time to see if I am healing accordingly... feel good, but starting to get heartburn again..concerns me a little... incision are sooo itchy!! Other than that, no MAJOR complications thank god... what about you???

How Are People Banded 1/31 Doing???

Hello everyone... I am New to this and getting banded tomorrow...pretty scared right now... hoping that I am making a smart choice. I just pray that this works for me... I would hate to be disappointed. My insurance did not cover this, so I am especially frightened of the financial impact this could have if I have complications i.e. slipping, erosion. I was told to "chat" here and it looks like a great website that I hope to visit often and hopefully in a few months I will be sharing success stories too!! Keeping my fingers crossed. Thanks!

Hey thanks for getting back to me!! I have been moved onto soft solids... so I am pretty much eating whtever my family has etc. but just very small portions and I chew it soooo long! I did over-do it a couple nights ago... i don't feel full when I am eating so it is hard to just stop at 1/2 cup of food total...the feeling of "fullnes' comes about 15-20 minutes later... but in the meantime I feel like I can eat a horse!!! I ate too much last week at dinner and just felt very uncomfortable...just tightness and discomfort on my left side... so I backed down to liquids again for a day. My weight loss is slow, I think I am about 15 lbs. post op... I lost 15 pre-op so a grand total of nearly 30lbs.! Are your incisions driving you crazy? Mine are all soooo itchy and still tender!

Yippee!!! I finally have made it... 2 week appointment is tomorrow... that was such a long 2 weeks... I have never wanted to "fast forward" my life soooo bad before.... ugghhhh. Wondering what to expect at my post op appointment? Will they allow me to go onto mushies?? I'm getting hungry! Thanks for all the support!

Ok... did anyone else struggle with the heparin injections (mandatory blood thinner post-op) I am needle-phobic and seriously terrified to inject myself 3 times a day for 14 days... any trick/tips?? When I was in for my pre-op appointment the nurse tried getting me to inject myself (to practice) I went pale and got teary eyed and COULD NOT do it... I know I sound like a total wimp (especially to any diabetics out there) but I just am scared! Surgery is tomorrow...

Hi there... I was banded on 1/31 and it is now Monday and I am still at home recovering... I am a little suprised by a couple things... How Painful the gas can be- mainly in my left shoulder... when will this GO AWAY?? I am feeling lethargic but too restless to sleep, its driving me crazy... I thought I would be doing so much better by now, heck, I thought I would be back at work today... apparently NOT. Not to be gross, but I have awful diahrreah as well. I feel like I am falling apart... have even had some doubts and fears about this process... please tell me it gets better

I was so happy to hear your post... I was banded 1/31 and have been very scared and emotional ever since. I cry and get paniked at the thought of having this LIFE LONG change... It has been scary for me. You are not alone... I just keep thinking that people are so happy down the road... Feel free to chat if you need to vent!

I get the twitching in my legs alot... I was banded 1/31 and was so scared for the first couple days that it was blood clots moving in my legs... but I can't get rid of that annoying twitching uuuuggghhh Anyone else feel this?

We were banded the same day!! Today is Monday and I am still recovering at home... thought it would be nice to chat with someone who is the same ammount of time into this process... don't know about you but I am a bit discouraged by how I don't feel major improvement each day...still feeling weak and unable to get back to work...

Thanks for the support and encouragement!!

No history of clots...young and healthy... I guess that is just their policy... I can't believe that no one else had to do this!! Uuggghhhh

I am so sorry to hear about your band erosion... it is one of my biggest fears...what do you think caused it?? I am a cash paying patient and can't afford to have slippage or erosion and my surgery is tomorrow...I am gambling fo the first time and its scary...

May I ask what Doctor did your banding...I am going tomorrow YIKES

Wouldn't pay because I didn't have long enough documentaion of Physician supervised weight loss attempts