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Hi Amazon who was yr surgeon? I am looking into a surgeon in Mexico and so I'm curious. What didn't u like abt yr surgeon? Thx for yr feedback

Yippie you got your date!!!.... Your motivation and dedication has paid off. Keep up the good work!

You go girl!!!!! Sooooooooooooo proud of you. You should get your date in no time. You dedication has paid off. Keep it up!

Thanks Dargar, Lisa and Heather. I feel a lot better each day. Heather, did they say why they postponed your surgery? Dont get discouraged. Hang in there!

Hello All, Just a little update on me. I notice that last Thursday that my belly button was sore and draining more than usual. I thought maybe it was because I wore jeans and maybe the button on my jeans irritated my incision. I wore loose dresses all week hoping that everything would start feeling better. All it did was get worse. My incision was draining so much it scared it me. My belly got really swollen and red that I could barely walk. Monday I called to the Bariatric clinic but for some reason the nurse over there sent me to my PCP. She wasnt there so I ended up going to injury clinic. Basically he gave me antibiotic and told me to call the Bariatric clinic. Dr Alami heard that I called and about my issue. He had them set me up to see him yesterday morning. In a nut shell my incision got infected and he had to open the wound back up to drain it. I had to go back this morning so he could show sisters how to pack my incision 2 to 3 times a day. He took me off for another 2 weeks and I got back to see him on the 26th. Chef- I hope you are feeling better. Heather-You day is coming near. Are you excited? Next week is you new birthday, right? I hope everyone else is doing great. Oh, I have lost 16lbs so far.

Glad to hear they found out what was going on. You will feel better in no time. I wasnt feeling well today. Actually the worse I've felt since surgery. I feel weak and my stomach is soooooo sore. My incision on the belly button is bothering me. I think its from the button from my pants. My incision stays moist and my stomach is swollen. I had the chills today but I dont know if its from the cold or my surgery. I will give it a couple of days before I call the Dr.

Oh my Chef...... Please find out what that is. That;s not good you are falling down. I hope you didnt hurt yourself. Let us know what the Dr says. Wine- I have not gotten sick yet. Started on stage IIII. I ate lunch meat this evening and it felt weird like it didnt want to go down but I didnt throw up or feel sick.

Wow Chef that sounds sooooooooooooooooo good. We are coming over for dinner. lol

Hello all, I went to my follow up with Dr Alami today. The day he released me from the hospital he told me not to weigh myself until my todays appt. I complied and was so shocked that I lost 13lbs in 13 days. My blood pressure was low so I need to make my appt with my PCP to adjust my meds. He advanced me to stage III today. I had 2 pieces of deli turkey, cheese and 1 cracker. It went down ok... I guess I will play it by ear from here. Kind of scared to try the eggs. I really need to work on my Water intake. Also I caught a bad cold this weekend and my asthma is kicking my butt. Chef what is up with you almost faintin?. Do you think you are getting enough Protein in? I usually go for the greek yogurt and Protein shakes to put me over 50 grams of protein. Please get that checked out.

Good for you Chef.... I'm on stage 2 and have my appt next Tues. Hoping and looking forward to being advanced to Stage 3. Guess I will be drinking a protein shake for the 4th of July

Hi Heather, Glad you are feeling better. U have been on my m mind

Good for you Lisa.....!!! You are doing great. You will be there in no time. They didnt do a x-ray on you? All the people I know that had the lap band and sleeve through SSF& Richmond Kaiser had this done. Maybe its the request on the surgeon. U drink that nasty juice to check for any leakage or for lapband ppl to check position and make sure things go down ok.. They did not feed me (broth) until I had my x-rays done. It was called a upper GI scan. I'm happy it was done. I got to see on the screen myself there is NO leakage.

I just love SSF Kaiser...... Well earlier in my posting I told you guys about the jerk Radiology Dr. I called yesterday and made a complaint. I spoke to the manager over Radiology and told her that considering the discomfort I went thru from the surgery my stay there was great with the staff except for him. I told her he did not have any bed side manners what so ever. Never considered the pain I was going threw being that I just had surgery less than 24 hrs ago. I also felt it was unprofessional that he would reprimand the technichian in front of me She apologized for his actions and said she takes this very seriously. Especially since I say my stay there was great except for that incident. Which reflects bad on her. She said she would discuss this with the Chief of Radiology and see where he wants to go from there. During some part of the afternoon I missed a call from SSF Kaiser but they didnt leave a message. Later on that evening the manager from Radiology called me again and said she spoke to Dr Duh (the jerk) and he tried calling me at home to apoligize but noone answered and he did not feel comfortable leaving a message on my answering service. She said he was very embarressed and sorry that he made me feel that way. He told her its no excuse but he was having a bad day. She thanked me for calling because they need the positive and negative feedback in order to improve. I just thought that was awesome!!!....