kishaadamshall

This is actually true, not a joke at all...I am scheduled to see my doc once every week for wound care..He gave me the fill in the hospital due to me having a blockage when I swallow and I couldn't get anything down like the liquid protein in the hospital so he assumed my band was too tight...So he gave me a fill to loosen it, he took out 4 CC's..As far as the incision goes, I had five, I thought it was gonna be four, but the fifth one is right in the crease by my navel and it's giving me a hard time...I am still in pain and it messes my sheets up because it leaks so much...Also, it is difficult to sleep on either side, so I don't know if I'm just not responding to this lap band procedure, or if there is something truly wrong here...When I saw him last week, I had green coming out and he told my husband to squeeze it out 3x's daily, put peroxide on it and put a band aid on long ways...To continue taking showers...I go back to see him tomorrow, so we shall see.....

I'm in for the challange

I had my surgery April 3, at Prestonwood Surgery Center in Plano, TX by Dr. Castro. Wow, I got there at 8 and was back in my car at 11am, literally...They get u in and out, I was in pain for a while, the next day I was admitted to Dallas Methodist for 3 days...I was dehydrated and in servere pain...The pain was leading from my bottom abdomen to upper left shoulder so I was getting IV fluids, morphine and phenergan through the IV every 4 hours. I was experiencing something like a ball, everytime I swallowed. Dr. Castro did a fill at the hospital and loosed my band, he felt it was too tight. Second week out I was so hungry I started eating regular foods. Now I'm week three, one of my incisions is still open and leaking green fluid...I have lost 13 lbs since surgery, but I guess I could lose more if I actually stick to the diet. I stay away from the sugars, but I just eat foods as if it is week 15... everything goes down, I never have a problem with the food, but I don't eat much....

Yeah, I was banded April 3, I went through that pain for 2 weeks...It's gas, and my doctor told me that I had to walk it off...I also went and got some Gas Relief over the counter and that still didn't work...So my doctor told me that it wasn't that type of gas, it was the gas they use during surgery and it needed to come out...But that pain hurts like hell

Yes, my arms, legs and my incision cuts itch all the time...

I was banded April 3, 09 and was put in the hospital for extreme pain for 3 days following...I have only lost 13 lbs, but as I was going into week 2, I was extremely hungry and started eating anything...Now I'm in week 3, but I'm at a steady weight...not losing but not gaining either...I know what u mean about the liquid in, liquid out...lol...I suffer w/sinus infections quite often, and I had to get my ENT to give me liquid meds, so keep that in mind.