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Agreed! Really dont think you can go wrong with either doc

Both are really very nice! I had seen Adam in consult...and he did my surgery, but my post op appt was with Arthur, who took my staples out...both are very caring...awesome! The nurse did my first fill last friday...going in again in a week and half? i think, lol

Katie and Priscilla, You'll NEVER hear a negative thing from me atleast about them. I am happy to say i was banded Feb 11th! And can not express enough how caring they are and ALWAYS there for you. I have Adam as a surgeon and let me tell you I emailed him and it never took him more than 15 minutes to get back to me. And let me tell you I emailed him quite a bit post op....lol. They are just an awesome practice! You wont regret choosing them. Good luck...keep in touch please

tomorrow....im wicked nervous! any suggestions or what is it really like? does it hurt?

Hi all, Im 3 weeks post op as of yesterday...doc plan is 2 weeks poat op liquid, 2 weeks of mashed (which i started the 24th) and then the 10th I can do reg food. I am starting now to notice really being hungry, (no fills until 6wks post) i have been having cravings bad! So tonight even though i know wasnt too healthy, but made mashed potatoes (which doc said was ok) and put a tiny bit of grnd bacon and shredded cheddar cheese on it and melted it. I am def feeling like i ate too much....and am nervous i may stretch my pouch, but previous he had assured me wasnt really possible unless i vomited etc...which thankfully i NEVER have...are my concerns valid about stretching or just nervous??

LMAO glad to know im not the only one, ive been there before, but ya know what it was so anti climatic...LMAO it didnt taste that good...thankfully cuz what i bit was a piece of pizza, lol

OK have to share this because I ROTFLMFAO! I have both nipples pierced and have for over 6 years..I had bioflex in for the surgery and went to change back the other night. I put in a curved barbell, and had no bra on or anything, have been in pjs on couch chillin after surgery...when I leaned forward to boost up on the couch and got the damn barbell stuck on one of my staples!!!!! OMG I at first freaked, but then laughed my ass off and thought omg thank god nothing happened or how the hell would i explain that one!!! LMAO

I voted yea...it is def a mood thing! And def a lube job needed, LOL...but its hot. BUT like everything else to each his own...some people dont use toys and think their the devil spawn, lol so its all in what one likes...:tongue_smilie:

LOVE IT!!!!!:frown: awesome answer

Did not feel port at all, then as a previous post said I had some drinking too fast issues I think last night and came pain near port. Doc said was discomfort from drinking too fast but I'm waking up this am with same pain on deep breath!? Maybe swelling down and now feeling it more? I'm only a week postop? Any ideas?

Thank you, the really bad pain has gone away but it is still awful sore there. But like you said port goes into muscle and I totally forgot that! The day the real bad pain started I wasnt doing a damn thing...walking around house, etc, but today i walked way too much, had to get out of house for the first time in a weekm went to wally world and ya way over did it and am paying for it! But alas ill be sitting my ass on the couch and taking it easy tomorrow, hard to remember i am only a week postop...lol. never thought of heating pad, or ice, maybe thatll help...hmmm, im def nice n cozy had to get new jammies!

Ya def ask doc, mine said adult strength liquid tylenol 2 tsp mixed with adult strength liquid motrin 2 tsp (and if can't find adult take 4tsp childrens each) the mix worked well, pain and swelling wise. Think the tylenol I got said "rapid blast" it tastes horrible, but worked and I couldn't find adult motrin so used the kids mixed w/adult tylenol! Good luck

Most def have same issues! Learning to sip and not drink like I use to is hard! And def not getting in 64 oz, I'm lucky if I get 32 in in a day! Glad to see I'm not the only one!

May not be directly related to post, but there's def seasoned banders answering who I am hoping can help me! I'm now a week post op was doing pretty well until last night. Was in the middle of a CIB shake and got this horrible pain under the large (assuming port incision) and hurt to take a deep breath, to bend, to get up off couch all of which did not hurt before. I'm so paranoid I'm going to "do something" like stretch it, slip it, move port? I took pain med following bout an hour later it just still killed, does any veteran think it was just drinking too fast, or too much and not realizing (having probs realizing it soon enough sometimes), or something else? Still hurts this am when I take a deep breath, I did email doc last night and he said drank too fast just want piece of mind someone else has had same issue or?

ok Ive felt pretty good, no real complaints or problems, besides trying to get use to not drinking so fast and too much....but tonight something is going on. I feel like i was going along ok and just took 12 steps back! i was in the process of drinking a CIB and all of a sudden felt full/uncomfy...and since i stopped have been in pain...hurts like a stabbing? or shock of pain?? is hurting now when i try to get up off couch...and when a real big deep breath is taken...not sure what the heck is going on...anyone else have this happen???

on my left side but in between large incision on a smaller one, which from what i read the larger one is my port, which makes sense cuz when it hurt like hell bout an hr ago i could feel something there, it has since gotten a lil less but ive also taken pain med....not sure whats going on

just thinking outloud...have been gasy feeling after milk and read so many lactose issue after surgery so tried lactaid with CIB and this is when the pain started, hmmm, and also have not burped since surgery which im thinking is hurting too??

my doc said upon discharge from hospital dont be concerned if you dont lose anything in the first month, focus on healing...the band is for food restriction not to worry bout it the first month. just what my doc said....although ive lost 7lbs since being home...

wondering if it really bad gas? or gas bubble with liquid on top? or if did something??? so nervous bout stretching the pouch...or slippage or something going wrong with the port??? UGH

I was banded 2/11, feel pretty good but at times horrible. Spoke to doc about gas and not pooping (sorry) and he said it was all normal. but now my temp is 100, he said its ok until over 101...i feel horrible...am not able to get the carnation ib and protein powder down so he said just stick with cib....worried it wont heal right?? without getting the protein in....anyone else have problems getting what they should down the first week or so?

Thanks all...I think I mnight have gotten rid of the temp last night hopefully...CIB isnt bad...just adding the protein powder to it stunk! Asking nutritionist today if i can have sugarfree coco or smthing because im not a coffee or tea drinker either....hoping i can....thanks all so much

SO thankful for this forum! I'm glad I'm not the only one, I was banded thursday and feel horrible...gas pains in shoulders and chest! And even drinking or taking more than a teaspoon at a time makes me feel gross! I can SO listen to my body know as far as full or going to quick eating wow its amazingly different already. I'm basically on the same as preop liquid diet cept oatmeal which I hate! I want applesauce or something different! Lol

Also nervous because i have really post nasal drip right now and im so afraid its gonna make stuff slip

thank you and congrats on ur date!!

woohoo me too! good luck