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Hi! I was banded on 3/5/08. You will have to give up carbonated beverages! I was a Pepsi person & this was a hard thing. Another thing I have found I cannot tolerate is any kind of white bread/rolls, etc. I can eat toasted wheat/whole grain breads. I can eat tortilla chips, oddly enough without problem. I have had a lot of problems with meats, unless they can be mashed up & still have problems, shrimp has been terrible. It is hard to eat fresh vegetables like cauliflower, carrots. They get stuck for me, no matter how long I chew them. It has been a new way of life for me. A lot of the stuff you loved before you had it, you can't eat anymore. In other ways, I feel so much better. I have lost 30 lbs. so far. Haven't lost as fast as I had hoped. I want to see it keep dropping off, instead it is lose a lb, one day, then the next, see it back. I have a lot more to go, so trying to keep optimistic. Good luck. proudmary
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question about the pain-banded 5/13/08
proudmaryrn replied to bjs's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi! I was banded on 3/5/08. I had pretty bad, searing pain at the port incision site (the biggest site) for about 7 days. I stayed on my pain meds regularly. The doctor said it is coming from the area under the skin where they attached the port. I had the same kind of pain occasionally for several more weeks, but ibuprofen took care of it. Even now, if I overdo it, I will get the same kind of pain. Sometimes, I tend to lift too much & do too much heavy work (especially gardening). Your pain will subside after a while, so don't worry about it. proudmary -
Hi, Kimberly. My name is Mary, BSN. I have been a nurse for 17 years. Started in a large town on Med/Surg, then moved to a very rural area of the state. The only opportunity was to become a Director of Nursing at one of the area's nursing homes. I did that for about l0 years for 2 different homes. What a drugery that was, including the lawsuits. I got divorced after 26 years of marriage & remarried 4 years ago. Since the remarriage, I am retired! It is pure heaven. When someone asks me, "do you miss nursing?", I say, "no", and I mean it. I advise younger people to go into the dietary field (Registered Dietician). I worked with a gal who does this, can mostly work from home, picks and chooses her jobs, consults & makes way more money than I did & has no liability!!!! You can see I am a little bitter, considering I was sued by a greedy family because I had malpractice insurance & the nursing home had no insurance. The lawsuit lasted 4 years!!!! Never again will I put myself out there. Got banded on March 5th, 2008. Have lost 26 lbs. to date. Private pay of $l5,000. Glad I did it, just wish I could lose faster! Wish I would exercise more! Mary
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Help!!! Falling off the post op diet wagon already
proudmaryrn commented on Keywestgirl's blog entry in Blog 35896
Keywestgirl, no you aren't the only one who has done this, I'm sure. What I would do though, is stop it now and follow your post-op instructions until you get to the point of being able to eat regular food. All of us who have had this surgery have food addiction in common. If I were you, I would get the stuff that I really like on the diet (I love the sugar-free jello & leave it out to room temp & the sugar-free popsicles). You can have as much of this as you want. Also, stop thinking about food all the time & occupy yourself with something else. I had my surgery on March 5, 2008. I have lost 26 lbs. so far w/one adjustment. I could do so much better if I would exercise more. That is my problem. I hate to exercise!!!! Remember: Eat to live NOT live to eat. Mary -
Mandi, I know it is hard, but keep going - look to the future. On my pre-op diet, I could have the following choices: 4 slimfast shakes/day & unlimited Crystal Light or similar non-carb. drinks (might as well break yourself now of carbonated drinks) or 2 slimfasts & 2 salads/day w/low-fat dressing. The spray-type dressings are very good. I lost l0 lbs by my surgery! That is a great start. I had my surg. March 5, 2008 & I have already lost 26 lbs. & had l adjustment. Try not to think about food. Keep yourself busy (such as your housecleaning) & the time won't just drag by. You have to have a mindset of "eat to live not live to eat"! Mary
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New & WANT TO KNOW THE GOOD & BAD
proudmaryrn replied to Dori50's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Hi. I had my band on March 5th. I took Gas-X strips. They told me to start taking them in the recovery room. I did that and I have had no gas pains. I got up and walked around some pretty frequently. The worst pain I had was at the port site (burning,searing pain), but after about 5 days and some good pain meds, it stopped.Try moving around more, drinking fluids and taking some gas meds.If you are constipated (I was), take some Metamucil-type pills. They worked for me. The TED hose drove me crazy! Good luck & this will all work out for you. You are just having a little rough patch! proudmaryRN -
no insurance/lapband
proudmaryrn replied to ericab3618's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
I was a self-pay. Paid $l4,900 for total (surg,surg center,appt.). I had this done in Texarkana, Tx. I believe this to be an average cost. I know the doctor had some kind of financial plan, I believe Capital One. Had my band on Mar. 5, 2008. Doing well, however, not easy to stick on all the liquid, soup diets. Looking forward to a first fill & move to real food. Good luck. I've lost 23 pounds so far, including pre-op dieting. proudmaryrn -
For those who got banded this week and last
proudmaryrn replied to ronwifey's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi. Got banded 3/5/08. I am still having quite a bit of searing pain at the port site. I have to take the liquid lortab/pheneragan several times a day. I am not that sore anymore (except port site) & my sites are closed w/dissolvable stitches/steri-strips. I haven't had any problems w/sleeping or nausea. Have lost l8 lbs. since beginning of diet before banding until today. I am encouraged. started on creamy soups yesterday. Anything is good after clear liquids!