nenebanded

Hello all- I was banded in July 2009 and am having a tummy tuck in January 2011. This surgery is already scheduled. Has anyone had weight loss and had this surgery done? If so, what can i expect? The good, the bad, the ugly - please. My ultimate goal is to return to work after 3 weeks - is that do-able?? I have lost over 100 pounds and will have this done at the same time i have a hernia repair. I am told i will be cut from hip to hip to remove the excess skin - which i call a roll and then the remaning skin will be stretched down to form my new stomach - any information anyone is willing to share is more than i have now, so please give me any you have. Thanks in advance!! :thumbup:

Hello all- I was just wondering if any of you have this / had this issue after being banded. Or maybe experiencing it now. I was banded on July 20th. I have no complaints, except i am completely exhausted by 3 o'clock in the afternoon. I start to shiver, my hands and feet get so cold i cant stand it and i just want to go to bed. This has now been happening for about a week. I do take my Vitamins, but spuratically. Im pretty sure i dont get my 80 grams of Protein in. Im trying to do this, but its so hard. I go to the Doctor and the Dietician both on 9/2, and i wont call them before that. So i was just wondering - do you think its just a lack of nutrients? I feel completely fine in the morning after a FULL (from 8pm to 5am) nights sleep. I drink down a Water and some coffee first thing and i feel great. But come afternoon, im just done. any responses are greatly appreciated. :thumbup:

thanks all for replying. I starting taking an Iron pill on Sunday (am severly anemic) and have starting drinking Muscle Milk - one per day. 25 grams of Protein in each shake. only 3 grams of sugar. and their actually not bad tasting. I am not as tired and I actually made it until 9pm last night before falling asleep.

Nope, no blood pressure meds. As a matter of fact, my pressure has always been low. Im fat, but have always had low blood pressure. When i was in the hospital and they kept taking my vitals it was like 89 / 55. They kept retaking it and retaking it. Now you've got me wondering if it could be too low... uuggghhh

I was banded on 7/20 and today for lunch im having Vegetable Soup. Anyone banded around the same time as me? what are you eating?

Hello all. New to the banded world. I was banded on 7/20 and i am currently in the mushies stage. I also had a ventral hernia repair, so i still have pain, but from the hernia repair, not from the band. What i want to ask is this. How bad is it that i havnt taken my multi vitamin or calcium until today. Almost a month has gone by since my banding and today is the first day i've taken them..... :w00t:

Hi Jacksdad. I too am almost one month out. I have been drinking one cup of coffee with caffeine each day. Before being banded i was a huge coffee drinker. Usually by the pot. So the coffee intake has gone down, but dont know if its ok to have that one cup per day.