emily111

no problem .. ask away lol

hmm I did not see this attack either. OK I have only had my band for 3 days but people keep telling me the same thing your saying miami. They say well if you can go 4 weeks with no food then you dont need to surgery.. NOT TRUE I can go 4 weeks without eating because I know I have a tool to help me once I start eating again. I look at it like this if you do what your supposed to do and get the fills and follow the instructions then you can have a healthy life and loose the weight. But it will take a while to get there. You have to look at it like this... You can diet all year and loose 40 pounds just to gain it back next yr or you can try to get the right fill over the next year and not have to worry about your weight anymore. I dont know if I am of any help after all I am still pumped with pain meds from the surgery lol

no I was insurance... what you dont see is that I had 7months of heck and jumping through hoops before I got that approval lol... Also yes I am sooo hungry tummy keeps growling

ok so I am banded. 3rd day now :smile2: So this is wat i am feeling. The big cut for the port in the bottom hurts like heck when i sit or lay and when i go to get up. Then when I cough it hurts so band and stings for a lil bit like it will rip open. They gave me mepergan fortis for pain because it has an anti nausia in it but i really dont think it helps much besides making me sleep. So next thing I am more hungry now then before the band and I was on 2 weeks liquid before the band lol Yes I know the band is empty. Lets see besides that..well thats the main things.

I was banded on the 16th also :thumbdown: In lafayette la. Anyways I was soooo surprised when I woke up so hungry. My tummy will not stop growling. I didnt even have this on my 2 week pre op liquid diet. I do feel alot of port pain. Like when I cough I feel like it will rip open We should keep in touch since we have the same band date :eek:

i feel you I was banded wednesday.. I hurt also and breathing is a lil hard. i am sure it will gett better for us:) we just have to deal with it for a while before we start to enjoy it.

im still on clear liquids so all I had 4 days now is water and popscicles. Tomorrow I can have my protein drinks and I am really looking forward to it lol

ok so I am banded. 3rd day now :thumbup: So this is wat i am feeling. The big cut for the port in the bottom hurts like heck when i sit or lay and when i go to get up. Then when I cough it hurts so band and stings for a lil bit like it will rip open. They gave me mepergan fortis for pain because it has an anti nausia in it but i really dont think it helps much besides making me sleep. So next thing I am more hungry now then before the band and I was on 2 weeks liquid before the band lol Yes I know the band is empty. Lets see besides that..well thats the main things.

i was banded yesterday and i am more hungry than before the surgey and I didnt est for 2 weeks pre op liquid diet. my tummy is just growling away lol

i was banded yesterday n i have a big problem getting out of bed and the bathroom. I feel so sore and my port cut hurts so bad

yeah i was stressed right before the surgey.. but im doing pretty good. Ive been drnking water and sugar free popscicles. My doc said clear 3 days and i was clear 2 days before. So 2 weks after that im back to full liqids then I move uo to mushies!!! yeaaaa :thumbup:

I have my surgery at 11am. I left the hospital I believe around 3 and everything went great thats why they let me go home so soon So right now all is good but I am sooo hungry.. So I guess everyones stomach is not swollen after surgery lol Well I just wanted to upday everyong :smile2:

well when I needed a doctor for the surgery I called my ins. and they told me who I could use. Did you try this? They are supposed to know at the ins. office. I will search for you also when I can

hmm i just had my surgery not even 24 hrs ago and its hard for me to breath.. i figured because of my asthma and maybe the gas they put in me for the surgery. They didnt give me breathing excersizes but I am trying to do some anyways. If I were you I would call the nurse and ask what she thinks

i have no dressings. I had my surgery today and I only have glue. I thought that was odd. But oh well lol My dr said tomorrow I can wash in the shower and it will be fine

hmm well that would make since as it seems but I am not sure they can see the fatty slime in the ultra sound. The liquid diet is very hard for all of us trust me I finally had my surgery yester day and I did 10 days liquids 2 days clear. I dont like soup without anything in it so I only dranks to KO protein water and atkins drinks. They actually are good. I didnt like they other protein drinks. So dont beat yourself up just tell yourself you have to do this and do the liquids the remainder of time you have. You dont want them to open you up just to close you back because of your liver or worse complications because of it. My surgery went great. As you can see I was banded maybe 15 hrs ago and Im online lol

I just had surgery today. I am in bed in a night gown lol No way I can wear a bra one of my cuts is right at the bra line. I brought a very comfy cotten slip on summer dress. Its great. I am in a hotel tonight because my surgery is out of town but in the US. Anyways I really would say no dont life anything. I need help getting out of bed because It stings the port cut and it actually bleed a lil so now my husband gets me out of bed. :cool2: Im doing great dont worry so will you :smile:

Surgery is DONE :smile: It went so well they let me leave about 2 or 3 hrs after the surgery. I am not in a hotel because my surgeon is about 1 1/2 hrs from my house. I am actually more hungry now than before. lol I have been walking around the room and I at some jello and pop scicles. So far everyting is good :cool2: I will keep everyone updates.

I have my surgery at 11am. I left the hospital I believe around 3 and everything went great thats why they let me go home so soon So right now all is good but I am sooo hungry.. So I guess everyones stomach is not swollen after surgery lol Well I just wanted to upday everyong :tt2::thumbup:

Ok sooo surgery is tomorrow!!!! I am down 10 pounds from being on liquids for 10 days :smile2: I am very happy about that. I am excited for the surgery tomorrow and as soon as I can type I will update everyone on what is happening with me yeahh!!!!

very excited for my surgery tomorrow :embaressed_smile: tomorrow starts a new life as my cousin who already has the band says :huh2:

well I am not an alcoholic but my dad was.. the key word here is was.. I lost my dad in march he was 44 because of alcohol. I miss him more than anything and I am having a hard time in my life without him. We all tried to get him help but he didn't want it. He tried to quit but he like you would have withdraws and then drink. I begged him to go to rehab he said he will not go somewhere with those kind of people. Do you think the day my dad died he knew he was going to? I'm sure not his house was full of vodka. He just thought another day. He told me the day before he died that he was an alcoholic not a drunk ( I have never seen my dad drunk in my whole life) and that if he went to the dr for pills to help him sleep or for depression whats the difference. There really was no reasoning with dad. But now I don't have a dad I feel pretty much alone since he was my friend not just my dad. It has been about 3 months now and I still wait for him to knock on my door or to call me on the phone. I will never have a dad again now I have nothing because of alcohol. I am telling you this so you will know there are people who love you and will miss you so much if your gone. Please go to rehab and change your life.

Ok sooo surgery is tomorrow!!!! I am down 10 pounds from being on liquids for 10 days :thumbup: I am very happy about that. I am excited for the surgery tomorrow and as soon as I can type I will update everyone on what is happening with me yeahh!!!!

OK I want to be able to go to a amusement park and walk all day without my legs swelling or my thighs being irritated from rubbing! I hate that. I would like to be in a bikini again. I like the ideal some of yall said about the photo shoot I think I will do that. I would like to travel many places after I loose the weight. I might just be naked all the time lool

I was told by the ins that it is very important to go once a month each of the 6 months and if not I would have to do 6 months after the missed appointment. I have bcbs of mn also like I said. My dr also had someone denied for missing her apt one month and she had to start from the begining.