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banded on the 16th. also had problems in the same dept! colace doesnt always work but I still take...I have lost 10 lbs since surgery. It has been slow coming off but I am trying to be patient. I had my first fill last wed.

we have done all kinds of crazy diets! of course a gaining weight diet is no biggie!!! I had to and I am glad I did! Believe it or not gaining weight was actually hard and I also had to put some weights on and heavy jeans and dug out my winter heavy boots even thought it was late april in the south! hehe!! the additional 10 pounds helped alot! one month post op i have lost all the weight i gained and I am now exactly where I was when i first started the venture. So, now the real work starts for me!!:cool:

Good luck and hope the pain goes away soon! Take the pain meds, walk and try the heating pad. Unfortunately, my shoulder pain lasted 13 1/2 days!!! I actually had to have doctor refill my pain meds! It was pretty intense. The gasx and heating pad helpd a bit but I was still in pain!! I know it's unusual for the pain to last that long but doc said it happens sometimes!! Don't get discouraged! I am 4 wks post op. Feeling much better although the burping is still happening!! i have lost 10 lbs since surgery!! I had lost another 10 post op!:cool:

I had my band surgery 6/16 and was on my period. I told my nurse as I was being admitted. She said no problem I will just get you some disposable panties (that were soooooo not pretty) and a huge pad to wear to surgery!! Don't sweat it!:thumbup:

Hi Patty, I have BBG 20 month old triplets! I got banded on 6/16. Its been 3 1/2 wks and I have to tell you, I am still battling the exhaustion. I am eating food. I eat just about everything only in very limited quantities and I chew, chew, chew. I also supplement with Protein bars or shakes. I am taking my chewable mulitivitamin and Calcium but still feel quite tired. I have a super busy schedule with babies just like you and exhaustion is the last thing I want to deal with!! I am hoping it will start getting better!! Good luck to you! I live in Alabama and the heat and humidty is horrible here!!!:confused:

the number to call is on ur referral

i had to change doctors. all you have to do is call tricare and tell them that you would like to change doctors! for me it was immediate. I got my new letter in the mail within days!! it should not be a problem at all!! I had to change clinics because the original clinic i had chosen had a 1 1/2 yr wait list!!!

don't lose hope!! there r plenty of doc that do this surgery!! ditto on the above comment. get ur file and take to another doc. i had to change docs and it wasn't that bad!!! u will get there!!!:confused:

i had shoulder pain 13 1/2 days!! It was terrible. Did lots of walking, gasx and heating pad!! today it has been 3 wks exactly and the burping is still going on! it is super annoying but common with lap band as I understand from others who post!! I hope they get better because it is pretty annoying and quiet loud!

my doc did not take coffee away...just use artificial sweeteners. I love my coffee with fat free hazelnut creamer. Have used it for 15 years! When I worked overseas I would order the stuff online I was so hooked. I switched to sugar free hazelnut and it's simply terrible. I endured it trying to keep to my low carb diet but I slowly started losing my taste for coffee. By the time I had surgery...I was ok. Now, almost 3 wks post op, back to my normal fat free hazelnut creamer but I think I have lost that loving feeling for it! I can barely drink 1/4 of a cup in the am...very unusual!! I just don't know. My taste buds seem to be changing. I can't say I miss it at this point in time!

check with your nutritionist. I was allowed 1/2 cup of cottage cheese. this I mixed with 1/2 cup of sf jello. i know it sounds weird but it really helped me!!! check b4 u eat all centers are different!! i had to do low/no carb diet for 2 wks to shrink liver. (my liver was beautiful day of surgery) I only had to do 2 days of liquid diet which allowed protein shakes and a bit of cottage cheese!

i was banded on 6/16. i had to do the low carb diet for 2 wks to shrink liver. did great on that and my liver looked so pretty! also had 2 days of liquid diet which wasnt too bad! I haven't been hungry at all! Unfortunately for me, I was in pain for 13 1/2 days! it was horrible. the pain in my shoulder was terrible! then from using pain meds got constipated and that was very painful as well!! I have lost 8 lbs since surgery!!