bestsummerever

I used Dr. Richard Benavides, my surgury was 8/11/08 and I have had no problems. Staff is friendly and helpful and very nice. There is also a great support group that meets once a month. You can check him and the other doctors that he works with out at lapbandsolutions.com. They have an advertisement on this page that I have seen flashing at the top.

I was banded by Dr. Richard Benavides. Their office is in Richardson. Or you can check them out at lapbandsolutions.com

I was just banded on 8/11/2008 and it seems that most of the post talks about how much they have lossed but not about how long, hard or what it took to get to where they are. I am just starting so I know I have a ways to go but with advice like this I will make it. I just started to have my first hunger pains today since the surgury and it did not seem like anything curbed it. But I survived and ready to start day 4 of my bandnew life.

yeah staying the night was much better. They gave me some zantac and some other drug that helps to stimulate the stomach. I didn't have morphine but I did have a really good pain drip (can't remember which one it was now cause as soon as I got it I was knocked out)

yeah i got the hug pillow and that helps a lot

I too was banded on Monday and like you I am not hungry and forcing myself to eat my broth and drink my Protein shakes. i

I was just banded on monday and you don't really realize how much you eat until you are not eating. By now I would have had a Breakfast sandwich from some fastfood joint, a cup of tea, lunch from a local restaurant, some fruit, a soda,etc. But I have been sipping on this same Protein shake for over an hour now because I am full. I had some chicken broth and some crystal light that I have been drinking all morning which I am sure I will not finish since I mixed it with 20 ounces of Water. AND I AM SATISFIED....who would have thunk it. My procedure went well, Thanks Dr. B and staff, and I stayed overnight, thanks to all the nurses at Wise Regional Health Systems for taking GREAT care of me. At first I was a little annoyed that my insurance was requiring an overnight stay but now I would not have it any other way. They check for so much other stuff (blood clots, temp., blood pressure, breathing, etc.) and the min. you say pain they were there with the medicine. Maybe this is why I am not having very much pain now. Only problem I am having is sleeping on my side which I am so use to and the discomfort is causing me to sleep on my back. I have been readying some of the other threads about the pain but I took the ice pack home from the hospital and that has become my best friend. It has kept the swelling down tremendously. Walking has also become a friend in aide to help push these gas bubbles out. All in all I have had a great experience and I look forward to my first Dr.s visit and fill on Sept 9th. This is turning out to be MY best summer ever.