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  1. val

    Anyone a Nurse?

    val replied to Eeyore's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

    there could alot of things causing your symptoms from panic attacks to perimenopause symptoms. as a nurse the best advice i can give is to call your doctor
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    glad we could all make it to the park. it certainly gave me the boost i needed. its been hard recently. but i cant believe how hot it was. i hope it is better next week, i certainly will have to bring a refreshment
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    Judy, just hang in there- your surgery will be here before you know it. i am glad i had it done. although i really think i need a fill, i am eating like crazy and my weight loss has kind of stalled. i am hoping dr.hoffman is there on saturday to ask him whether i should come in now, rather than later val
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    you will do fine with the diet. when ever you are contemplating surgery it is normal to be nervous. but you have all of us to help you through it. for me, it was the best decision i made
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    judy, after you get your labs done and you go back for second appt with np, that is when they set up the appt with Dr. Hoffman
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    judy, good luck tomorrow val
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    Urinary Catheters

    val replied to Cadets71's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

    i had a catheter placed during surgery and it was removed about 6 hrs after. it wasnt too bad val
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    i also had the glue (dermabond). i think it was great. i could shower right away and the healing time was shorter val
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    just ask your doctor for the referral- they should take care of it. i had to do that even though my insurance doesnt require a referral. good luck
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    sorry i missed u guys-didnt see anyone so i left when it started to rain hard. i will go to the gym today
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    hi judy, the psych eval is needed just to make sure you understand all the risks associated with surgery. you will prob need a chest xray but they will do it when you go for your pre-op stuff at bgh. that is when they did mine. i went to the park today. when i left my house it wasnt raining, but when i got there it started raining, so i didnt walk
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    Robert, I had my surgery on 3/31 and it was the best decision i ever made. i also had alot of difficulty losing weight prior to surgery. the lapband really gave me the motivation. since surgery i have lost about 27 lbs. by seeing some weight loss this has given me the incentive to keep it going. good luck! val
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    i have found that my grocery bill is less- and i eat out less. because of what i need to eat, i bring my lunch everyday which saves me money, also
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    yes i will be there saturday- it is supposed to be a nice weekend
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    Judy, we will all look awesome. with my weight loss so far I get so many compliments. everyone calls me skinny- i have never been told that my whole entire life. it is so great- i hope it doesn't go to my head, haha:biggrin2:
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    i told my coworkers, because they would notice by the change in my eating. aquaintances i didnt tell, if they wanted to know what surgery i had i would tell them i had my gall bladder out
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    it is a great store to work at, actually i was able to buy shirts at christopher and banks- some shirts i am down to a size 14, yahoo!
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    it is just a sonogram of the heart
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    i ate cottage cheese, yogurt, blended tuna fish, blended egg salad and blended chicken with salsa, blended chili
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    i was banded on 3/31 and this happened to me for the first time. i got the chest pain, felt like ineeded to burp but couldnt. i felt like i was going to vomit but didnt and it did go away in afew minutes.
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    i lost about 12 lbs preop and dr hoffman was pleased with that- he said it shrunk my liver nicely. you can watch the surgery on youtube and can see why they need the liver to shrink
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    judy, i will be walking on saturday afterall. see u then
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    then u may be approved quickly. they will want you to go on the south beach diet and many of the insurance companies require you to lose 5% of your weight preop
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    no it isnt scheduled until all your testing is done
  25. val
    when you call leave your name and address. they send out a packet of info for you to fill out and then you return it and they then contact you for the seminar. good luck

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