March Bandsters!

[judych 225]

No diff hospital it's a private one in Chermside attached to the public one there

ohh . o.k.. the hospital im going to, i think, is the hobart private. at least for the consult. im not sure about the surgery though. i know he does have a day hospital, further up the street. iguess i will find out soon enough.

[Sarahbear0429 25]

Good evening my fellow March bandsters! I had my surgery this morning. Everything went great besides the fact that anesthesia always prevents me from going potty, so I'm carrying around a cathater bag...lol. Can u say "sexy"?

Dr. Weaver and all of his staff have been so good to me, and the nurses at Crown Point Surgery Center were awesome! As far as physically, I'm not too bad. Every once in a while I'll get a wave of nausea, but my doc gave me something for that to take if I need it. I'm a little sore in my abdomen, but nothing really worse than how u feel after a kick butt ab workout. But then again, I'm still on my pain meds. I'm sooo excited to start this journey with all of u!

[Ladybug28 73]

Great job to all my March band buddies! Those of you who had surgery today it sounds like you're doing wonderfully! Praying for you all for a continued speedy recovery! You encourage us are still waiting......Thx

Deb <3

[judych 225]

Good evening my fellow March bandsters! I had my surgery this morning. Everything went great besides the fact that anesthesia always prevents me from going potty, so I'm carrying around a cathater bag...lol. Can u say "sexy"?

Dr. Weaver and all of his staff have been so good to me, and the nurses at Crown Point Surgery Center were awesome! As far as physically, I'm not too bad. Every once in a while I'll get a wave of nausea, but my doc gave me something for that to take if I need it. I'm a little sore in my abdomen, but nothing really worse than how u feel after a kick butt ab workout. But then again, I'm still on my pain meds. I'm sooo excited to start this journey with all of u!

glad to hear you are doing so well. are you in overnight?

[throughthelookingglass 7]

Today I started my pre-op liver shrinking diet. The next 14 days should be a piece of cake. I've actually been practicing the diet for about a week now and have lost weight already. Surgery is on March 15th. I met with my NP and made my payments for the surgery and I'm all set now. Today is the first day of the rest of my life. No more poor eating habits. Portion control' date=' exercise and lots and lots of prayer for will power and strength![/quote']

What an awesome attitude very motivational!!

[throughthelookingglass 7]

ohh . o.k.. the hospital im going to' date=' i think, is the hobart private. at least for the consult. im not sure about the surgery though. i know he does have a day hospital, further up the street. iguess i will find out soon enough.[/quote']

Exciting isn't it!!!!!

[kcdaddy3 0]

They did mine still laproscopic even though there were 2 hernias because they only repaired the hiatal hernia. The umbilical will be repaired when I have the skin removal. Thanks for the kind words.

[yvonne74 73]

Anyone's Dr tell them to take B-complex? I am suppose to start taking it but when I went to look for it, there are dozens of different types of B-complex.. Do you know which one we are suppose to take?

[my3kidz36 9]

Had the lapband surgery yesterday at 730 am and ill be going home later. They took me down stairs for an xay to watch liquids go down through the pouch. Looks great. Blood work was normal and urine output was good. If i do ok keepin ice chips down i can start on liquids again.

[my3kidz36 9]

That's great Sharon. Good luck with everything. Let me knownifbyould like to exchange emails.

[my3kidz36 9]

Sure let's exchange emails.

[Karma88 7]

Sure let's exchange emails.

Ok great. It's sweetkarma88@gmail.com

[Celeste H 0]

Hi, I'm new to the site. I'm scheduled for March 15. I'm starting my 2 weeks of Protein Shakes and liquids today. Not sure how I'm going to do this. Any body have an recommendations on a good tasting high Protein Shake?

[GLove 44]

Anyone's Dr tell them to take B-complex? I am suppose to start taking it but when I went to look for it, there are dozens of different types of B-complex.. Do you know which one we are suppose to take?

Here are my instructions for B12:

B12 sublingual crystalline form

350-500 mcg/day or advised by your MD

Best to take 1x/day for first 2months after surgery, then decrease to 1 time per week or advised by your MD based on your lab values

Best to call your docs office and ask specifically for you.

[Celeste H 0]

My B-complex must contain at least 15mg Vitamin B1 Thiamin. I have found a Multivitamin that included the B-complex at celebratevitamins.com