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I did fine on my diet all day but I had just the broth part of hot and sour soup and to my surprise I had about a cup and a half. I wasn't watching what I was eating. I'm worried I stretched my pouch? Does the broth part of hot and sour soup go right through the band or will it stay in the upper pouch? I'm only 1 week post-op. no pain or anything just feel full.
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Genabeebs, My surgeon told me that when he did my band he would check to see if I had an hiatel hernia and would do the repair if I did. I did have one. He did the repair and gave me a picture of it. (I also had my gall bladder removed at the same time.) I have had no heart burn since my surgery and I assume that is because of the hernia repair, although I think I have heard others here who say the lap band surgery actually took care of heart burn. Anyway, it has not been a problem for me. I think I may have been a little more sore than average right after surgery but nothing out of the ordinary considering that I had three things done. Hope
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Being Honest 3 Wks Post-Op, No Dieting For Me
emily_0192010 replied to Jesusislove's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hello Well first I want to say congrats on being sleeved! I am also slightly envious as at 3 weeks I couldn't eat the way you do! (Not that you eat badly, I simply had no room and could barely get Water down). I am now 6 months out and I do not count anything other than Protein... and even though I only count the obvious. So for example I count my Protein shake or my yogurt (I add in protein) or the cheese stick I eat... but I don't weigh my meat so I can do an exact count. Typically for me I hit either on or over my protein min with the things that are easy to count, so I know that any meat I eat is just contributing to going over my protein min and I don't count it. I will say that I am careful to a point about my carbs. If it interferes with my protein I stay away from them. So I'll have the "stuff" in a sandwich without the bread (bread hurts me anyways). But if we go out for ice cream as a group, I'll get a kids size and stop when i'm full. As long as you meet your protein mins and don't go crazy (like a milkshake every day) you should be fine. Oh, and (this may have been said in previous posts, but i didn't have time to read them all) they make many, many lactose free Protein shakes. You should be able to find one easily. Good luck! -
That is so awesome! That is one of my goals, to get off all diabetes meds. I am 4 months out today an still on Metformin. Had my labs drawn last week and waiting to hear back on my a1c. I know it won't be perfect yet but it will get there!
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Hi all, I have a question about band blockage, (when food gets stuck) What happens when the food get stuck, I mean does it go down after a while? does it hurt? does it come out in a form of vomit? Would it ever stick there for few days/weeks?? Thanks,
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Thyroidectomy and WLS...
nhnurse1 replied to 6GP2008's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I had a total thyroidectomy in 2004 after having thyroid cancer. I have been on synthroid since and it was the first question that I asked my doc before I even considered surgery. He told me that they were safe and small enough to take after surgery however, I was very worried about them being absorbed properly. I take my faithfully every night and I break them up with my front teeth and wash the bits down with a sip of water. I have read that if you do this or dissolve them in water they will absorb better and I don't want to take any chances. I am 16 days post op and I have lost 18lbs. So, I think my weight loss is probably average. I however am going to make sure that I keep a close eye on my TSH in the coming weeks and months to make sure it stays where it needs to be. -
Arrrrrrrrrrgh!!!!!! How do these people get these jobs?
Phoenix Rising posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Well, you may have gathered from the topic title that my last appointment did not go well. I think you could call that an understatement. As many of you will have seen from my last posting I have been having huge problems with Water retention and water tablets not working. I decided to return to my old water tablets on the day of my appointment and did lose 9lbs of water in just over 3.5 hours. Hooray! So that helped alot but I was still carrying at least another 5lbs extra water. Soooo, I went and got weighed and then we had the talk...obviously I had not lost the 5% required and therefore they could not put me forward for surgery. (I had lost the weight but then had the problem with the water tablets and gained water weight!) I explained about the water tablets (that they insisted should be changed!) but it didn't help at all. The woman I was dealing with was just so unhelpful and unfeeling. I showed her my ankles (they were measuring over 16 inches and so full of water/oedema it was impossible to miss) She said and I quote " lots of people have water tablets and they all manage to lose the 5% required!" I was devastated. I asked to speak to someone else above her as I couldn't believe her attitude. The upshot is they are giving me another two weeks to reach the 5% goal. I hope I can do it but with all this water still hanging around I am seriously worried, as they still want me to use the other tablets!!!!! Are they mad, what part of, they are not working, don't they understand. Sometimes I really worry about the NHS and their not too bright staff. (that is not really fair as most people are just brilliant - I was just really 'lucky' and got the moron!) So here we go again, the milk diet for another two weeks (that will make a total of 8 weeks) and if by week one the water is just sitting there I am definitely going against their advice and using my old tablets! Sorry for going on, but I really needed to get that off my chest. -
Get pregnant with lap band?
xoLisha replied to cattlynt's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
Conceiving was one of my most important concerns with getting banded. Actually it was one of my MAIN reasons, among being healthier...to get banded. Being severely obese.. and needing to lose lots of weight before safely, being able to try for another child... I had my daughter when I was 325..lost some gained some... that was 4 years ago. I wasnt at a healthy weight then..it was rough. I talked to my doctors, surgeons... lapband specialist.. they ASSURED me.. that this was totally safe ( they just release the fluids through adjustment so you can get the nutrition you need during pregnancy. ) Pregnancy can happen safely, and shouldn't be feared after banding! I just got banded a week ago.,. and im looking forward to loosing weight so I can do the same! -
Today is 5 months and 12 days post-op. Highlights - BMI down from 42.6 to 31.7 Weight loss - 31.4 kgs (69.22 pounds) Waist - was 50 - now 38 Shirt size - was 46 now 41 (Polo size XXXL to XL) No more a diabetic, no more medication. Hit a stall even a month ago but thanks to this forum did not give up.
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Hey Tify, i won my appeal, my surgery is 5/28 two weeks, can you believe it, i am so excited, i just wanted to thank you for being there for me, you have helped more than you know, i got a great letter together with help from people on OH and i am so happy i don't know what to do with myself, now i have to do the preop diet, what was your diet? one week? two?? low fat high protien or liquid?? omg two weeks, i thought she was gonna say how about july____ WOW
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Well, Monday morning at 6 am I will be getting my sleeve. I had a band placed about three and a half years ago and had to have it removed last March after begin pregnant with horrible morning sickness throughout the pregnancy (9 months of vomiting made the band slip). I gained all the weight - 80 lbs - plus a few extra pounds. Now I'm looking forward to the sleeve and to restarting this journey. I did really well with the band. Did anyone else have such a long time between surgeries? Do you think losing with the sleeve is similar? I would love to hear back from people. Thanks!
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I would call. My surgery coordinator submitted on March 6th, insurance actually approved me on March 7th. I called the insurance company on March 11th and was told that I was approved. Still no word from my doctors office and when I did call they just said be patient because they just submitted it. March 13th I called insurance company and had them fax over my approval letter then faxed that to my doctors office. The doctors office then called and scheduled all my testing and set surgery for March 31st on that same day. My point is if I had called on the 7th like I wanted to I could have had my surgery a week sooner. If I had waited on my doctors office I would probably have been just getting notified some time next week and would be having surgery in April if there was even room for me then. So make the call.
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I acknowledged my first stall after a 33-lb first month...286 pre-op, 266 surgery, 233 one month out, then for about a week and a half very little changed...the first time this happened I just stepped up the exercise. I'm sitting in a stall now at 204 and approaching the 3-month mark, and I can't really up the exercise further than I have (timewise or physically), so I'm planning a Halloween to Thanksgiving liquid protein cleanse. I'm getting stoked for it because I'll also be exercising outside (I see some mid-70s for the first week of November in Baltimore/DC/Northern VA). I'm hoping that takes care of it and sends me into Onederland.
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Im 1 month out and have only lost 10lbs the first week after surgery then -3 lbs and back up 3 lbs.
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anybody else who had lapband w/ plication
plumpdude replied to yaya77nc's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Had it on the 15th of august. Doing pretty good Im almost all healed up already after 1 week and 3 days. I did 15 mins on stairmaster today too. I lost almost 13 pounds already because I am still on all liquid diet. Its not easy to eat like this but I only have a week and a few days left of liquids. First couple days after surgery were the toughest pain wise but the pain killers worked good. -
Since I haven't shared my decision to get banded with Facebook, I will do my status update here. Had my two week post op today. Got my stitches out, lost 19 lbs since surgery (12/21/12) and have my first fill scheduled for 2/1. My appetite is finally coming back but have been using MFP to track (great app!!) - okayed for mushies too. Hope to keep up this positive start til hit the green zone. Happy weekend all!
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Hi Erynn, Whether you are a candidate can most easily be determined by your BMI. AMA guidelines for the US say that if your BMI is 40 or higher, you are medically eligible for WLS even if you are otherwise healthy. If your BMI is between 35 and 39, you need to have at least one co-morbidity; that is, a medical condition caused or exacerbated by excess weight. As for how long it takes, that's highly variable. Several weeks to several month, depending on insurance. Even in the best-case scenario it would take at least a couple of weeks.
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My experience with the pre-op diet
Penpen replied to Douceur72's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hey Beth! I think you've done great! I'm on my 3rd week of preop and boy has it been tough but I have 5 days until surgery and hopefully won't feel so deprived afterwards. Please keep us updated on how you are recovering. You will be in my thoughts! -
How restricted is your sleeve?
VSGAnn2014 replied to GetBack_095's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I'm almost two years post-op. These days I can eat (comfortably) a cup of food at a time. I eat three meals a day and a couple of planned Snacks daily. I've lost 100 pounds and have been maintaining at 135 pounds for the last 6 months (and at or below my original goal -- 150 pounds -- for 14 months). I typically eat 1700 - 1800 calories/day to maintain my weight. I'm 70 years old. At six months I could eat 1/2 to 3/4 of a cup of food. It's slowly increased since then. Very early on (a month or two post-op) the restriction is much greater because your newly built and badly traumatized sleeve is swollen and inflamed after surgery. The reason why your eating program is so restrictive for the first 2-3 months is because your stomach edges (where it's stapled together) haven't knitted together / healed yet. If you do have WLS, you will REALLY want to follow ALL your surgeon's eating phases so you don't spring a leak. Here's the deal -- after losing your weight you can regain a lot of weight by "grazing" (nibbling) foods that won't challenge your sleeve. The foods that will flow right through you, leaving your sleeve empty and awaiting more food, are things like chips, crackers, Cookies, ice cream, starchy foods, sugary foods, and, of course, sweet and alcoholic drinks. Dense Protein and fibrous vegetables stay in your stomach longer than anything else. (You'll learn all about "the rules" if you go forward with WLS.) Oh -- and sleeves seldom cause "dumping", although it does happen for a few folks. Sleeves usually let you eat all the sugary foods you can slurp up. Whatever you do / decide, good luck! -
Approved!! With a snag :(
smurphette replied to smurphette's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I have no clotting issues at all, am active, and have had three prior surgeries with no issue. I object because not many surgeons seem to do this, and all the literature I've pulled up have cautioned against an IVC filter because they can become dislodged. -
Surgery date may 1 st. ......
BBdoodle replied to sexydiva76's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Your surgeon should give you a list of what food you can eat at each stage after surgery. When released from the hospital I was on liquids only for a week then anything that was soup, yogurt, etc. -
Surgery in 5 days...NERVES! NEED ADVICE!
boxerlover7 replied to j_holm07's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I'm scheduled to have it done on monday, but my surgeon required the liquid diet 2 weeks before and after..so I've been on it for almost 2 weeks, it's hard, but only when you're around food. I stopped thinking about food after the second day. -
It's Finally Going to Happen
1959JimmyJames replied to teshadb's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Congratulations Teshadb. I am about 6 and a half weeks post-op now on a band to sleeve revision. I've read lots of different surgical experiences here on this forum. Some easy and painless and some pretty bad. I guess my experience would fall in the middle of that. I can say that now I am feeling pretty good. Getting back to my old self again. Good luck to you on this new journey and hopefully you have only good feelings. Let us know how it goes. -
I sometimes feel a dull pain where my full stomach used to be. I am 8 weeks out and the morning is when it is the most noticeable. I think it usually happens when my stomach is completely empty. I also get nauseous a little when I brush my teeth. I had read it takes a full three to six months for everything to heal up completely so I am hoping those things subside. When I feel it at night, I usually go eat a piece of lunch meat with a slice of cheese and it does the trick. Good news is, I am down 34 lbs and get compliments every day on my progress. I am over 1/2 way to goal and feeling great (Bmi was 33 preop) Hang in there!!
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At Four Weeks Post Op?
Joiebean replied to PreciousCargo's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I think I may be the exception here. I can't eat meat yet, at all. I can eat fish and shrimp. Shrimp actually go down really well. My typical day is: Morning: Decaf coffee with 1 cup low fat soy milk, and either yogurt or egg beaters with goat cheese Mid Morning snack: Babybel light cheese Lunch: Greek Yogurt (mix regular and fat free) Afternoon snack: Small Protein drink Dinner: Shrimp and avacado I met with my nutrionist last week and she told me to cut out the applesauce and juice I was eating/drinking because it had to many carbs and that can cause a stall (which I am in..I think I may be starting to come out of it.) But she told me otherwise, to just keep what I was doing. Also that she didn't anticipate that I would be able to eat meat this early anyway. I have to say I was looking at my husbands steak last night, longing for a bite, but still had no interest in actually taking a bite because I knew it would just get stuck and hurt. Oh and ice cream...yeah that's awful. I almost threw up when I had some last week. It was one indulgence that I gave myself in the 4 weeks post op. I won't do that again. I felt the worst I have since surgery because of it.
