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Hello samuris, I have been away for far too long. I relaly miss chatting with everyone. I hope that everyone is doing well as we approach our one year mark. I have lost 53 pounds. I have been suffering through a hard plateau the last three months. It was so hard to stay on plan while vacationing. Two weeks ago I got serious again because I wanted to be down at least 10 more pounds by my one year bandaversary. So far it has been tough but I am sticking to eating low carb. Have been doing good with my exercising. I walk about 2 miles and climb the steps at work with some coworkers during lunch. I will try to start posting more often. Talk to you all later.

It is so good to be back with my fellow samuris. I plateued for htalst 3 months. But instead of doing liquids i have been doing strict low carb for the last 2 weeks. I have lost 2.3 pounds which isn't much but when you have been stuck for 3 months any loss is welcomed. Good luck with the liquids.

Hello Georgians, I live in Dublin, GA but had my surgery in Savannah at Memorial Bariatrics- Dr. Oliver Whipple. I was banded on Sept 23, 3008 and things are going very well for me so far. I have one more week on full liquids then I start soft solids. My doctor does 21 days of liquids then solids. I am sooo looking foward to eating some food that I can chew. Nice to meet you all. Speck- I am glad to see that you are doing well. Yeah Sept Samuri's

There is also a good website that my doctor recommended. It is bariatriceating.com. There are meal ideas and there is also a book that you can buy. Hope this helps a little.

I was on strict clear liquids for 3 days post-op then I advanced to full liquids and yogurt, protein shakes, SF jello for the next 21 days.

My surgery was also onthe 23rd. I am stating to get hungry also. I had clear liquids for three days and then I am suppose to have full liquids with yogurt for 21 days. I have been feeling up on creamy soups like campbell's broccoli and cheese and cream of chicken or mushroom starined to remove the particles. I think I am going to loose my mind. I feel like I am being tortured. I try not to think about the big picture and just think about one day at a time. Hopefully these 21 days will pass fast. Hang in there and know that you are not alone.

It is so weird that you posted this question today. I am having the same problem with the vaginal odor. Mine just comes and goes. Some days I smell it then I won't again for several days. I am a nurse and I knew when I first came home that some of the scent was from all the medicines, iv fluids, etc leaving my body after surgery. Some medicines and fluids have a distinct smell when excreted in your urine. I am not sure if there is any correlation after that but it sure is odd that this is happening. All of my test have been negative also. I will also tell you that some antibiotics cause yeast infections. This is a known side effect. With a yeast infection you will some times have an odor and a whitish discharge. Will keep searching for answers???

I haven't tasted pure whey but I will suggest not spending that amount of money on protein. There are some really good tasting ones that you can get at the grocery store. I really like slim fast low carb. They are very creamy but don't taste mediciny. I also have found that even if the powder doesn't taste good that you can add sugar free flavor and make it taste like you want it to. I ordered some sugar free syrup from Davinci's website and it is awesome. It taste like it came from a gourmet coffee shop. I had a big bottle of protein that I hated to throw away but it tasted awful. When I added the flavor it tasted good. Just my 2 cents. I am an impulse shopper and I have been suckered so many times thinking that I am buying something so awesome and then it ends up being not all that. Good Luck with your decision.

I am only 1 week post-op. I have four small scars and one larger one where my port is. I keloid so I am really trying to stay on top of them to prevent them from becoming keloids. I have been using Mederma on them and so far they haven't turned dark and hard. This cream is suppose to be really good for concealing scars. You can only use it on closed scars. Make sure that your scars have completely closed before starting to use it. You can buy it at any store. It is about $17 for a small tube. Yes it is expensive but if it works I don't care. When I get to where my bikini I don't want to have big ugly scars all over my belly.

Congrats, Welcome to band land. I was banded on Sept 23. Tomorrow will be 7 days. I came back to work today and am doing well. The soarness has gone and now I just feel a little discomfort at my port site when I turn or sit in an odd position. Starting to get my appetite back which is weird because I don't really have much restriction. My doctor is requiring me to have liquids and yogurt for 21 days. Then I can go to soft food. I am coutning the days. Good Luck

Hello all, I had my surgery on the 23 and I am doing ok today. Still very soar but I guess I would describe it more as discomfort than pain. I am also having the gas pains in my back and shoulder. I have been walking around the house and out in the yard and that really seems to help the gas move. I couldn't seem to get to sleep last night because I couldn't get comfortable lying in the bed. Slept on the sofa most of the day propped on pillows and rested pretty good. My mom gave me this abdominal band or wrap like thing. I wrap it around me when I am walking. It gives me support to my midsection and holds things in place which helps with the discomfort. Hang in there. We must remember our ultimate goal.

I am finally in Bandland!!! Hello everyone. Just checking in to let you all know that I was banded yesterday in Savannah GA by Dr. Oliver Whipple and everything went just fine. I was sooo stressed over my liver. I got to the hospital about 0730 and got my last minute lab stuff done. I went back to preop room probably about 0930 or 1000. My surgery was bumped due to another case so I had to wait a little longer thank expected. But that was cool because my husband and I were in a private room and watched CSI on TV. I finally went back to the OR about 1115. The last thing I remember is slidding onto the table and being told to take 5 deep breaths. I woke up in the recovery room about 1230. I have 5 incisions. They are very small and the one larger one is where my port is. Unlike most people my port seems to be center right above my belly button. This is goos for me because I like to sleep on my side. My doctor used dermabond instead of steri-strips to close my incisions. It just like clear glue. Some people say that it leaves less of a scar.The first thing I asked the nurse when I started to wake up was AM I Banded. She giggled and said yes you are. I was sooooo relieved. I prayed so hard that I wouldn't wake up from surgery and be told that they couldn't place my band due to liver stuff. My doctor requires an overnight stay. I think I had one dose of pain meds yesterday and one dose today before leaving ths hospital. I really wasn't hurting this morning but I had to ride two hours from the hospital to get home so I figured I should take something just in case. My only complaint up to this point is the gas pains in my back. The liquid mylicon they gave me at the hospital did absolutely nothing. I also tried the Gas-X strips and they didn't seem to do anything either. I have been walking around my yard since I have been home and that seems to help a little. It is weird because other than the soarness and gas I don't feel banded. I have had broth, popsicles, and jello. I am not really hungry but I can tolerate just about any liquids without a problem. I am so gald that I am not suffering with any nausea. Well I guess it is Tootaloo for now. I will keep you all posted on how things are going. Thanks for all of your prayers and well wishes as I start my new life. P.S. Any one considering Gastric surgery in GA should consider Memorial Health Bariatrics in Savannah. Dr. Whipple was awesome and so was all of the hospital staff at Memorial Health Medical Center.

Thanks for all of your prayers. I am shaking in my boots. I will post tomorrow afternoon to let you all know how things went. Won't know what time I have to be at the hospital until this afternoon. Talk to you all later.