March Bandsters!

[judych 225]

Got banded on March 20th and feeling "normal" for the first time. Drinking chicken broth and Proasis mixed with Water for two weeks. Then it is pureed foods for another two weeks. I had horrible stomach cramps, gas, and diarrhea on Day 2 and Day 3. I discovered that it was being caused by the Isopure Protein liquid, which contains sucralose. My body is very sensitive to sucralose and cannot tolerate it. Once I stopped the sucralose, my life improved tenfold. Going back to work on Monday!

thats great that you are off to work on monday. i was just as well you found out what was causing the problems.. how awful when you had just come home to have that happen. congrats on being banded. its over . now the adventure starts. lol.

[larch 8]

Thanks surgery was successful I'm at home resting Dr. Reilly also repaired a hernia.. I am feeling great only mild gas that is moving while recovering I walked about 5 times down the hall.

Glad all went well for you.

[judych 225]

I agree...for now it is my immediate family's information. Some people don't discuss their procedures so you do not need to either until or unless you choose to do so.

i did explain to my youngest daughter when she came in .... i felt unsettled not telling her the whole truth. I did tell her about the hernia. i know she was very insistant about coming in to see me. i decided when she came in that i would tell her about the banding. im not sure about telling any of the others though. my son in law is a dreadful gossip... ive caught him out on it before. . and my eldest daughter tells him everything. i live in a small town and dont want it to be common knowledge. people would look at me and say im not obese, but they dont know the trouble i have with my joints and my blood pressure with the weight ive got on. so i think i will just leave the sharing for moment.

[judych 225]

Hi every one. My surgery day is finally here. Have to be at the facility at 10. I am a little anxious and I hope I have lost enough weight on my preop diet. We will see!

how did you go?? did you lose the weight they wanted to to lose?

[judych 225]

Hi All,

I am now 11 days post surgery. I feel very fortunate that my surgery went so well. They kept me overnight because my oxygen level was low and sent me home with the oxygen. Went to the Dr. today and found that I lost 17 lbs since pre op so far and my oxygen level is back to normal and I am released from the 50 ft hose that I have been toting around the house.

I am on soft food and have tolerated all that I have eaten very well. I still find it hard to get all my Protein and liquid in. Other than that I feel fine.

I hope eveyone's surgery and recovery goes as well as mine did.

Lori

Lori... thats marvellous that you are managing so well now. it must have been a nuisance with the oxygen.. a good thing that you are off it now .

my sats were low, they told me to do a lot more deep breathing, and the night after the surgery that was what kept me awake. lol. just concentrating on deep breathing all the time. i dont have to have Protein Drinks, just fluids for the time being. its amazing how different the drs are with their protocols. ive got some clear chicken broth that i made though and i will have that later on. im starting to feel a little hungry but have to ignore that. im allowed 200mls of broth each meal. im having tea, coffee, diet flat cordial and my chicken broth today. Tomorrow i can start on the protein drinks, have yoghurt in milk, other liquids. thats for a month. this is the lapband hell that everyone talks about im assuming. lol. at the moment im a teeny little bit hungry, not much though. i can pretty much ignore it. how is everyone else doing?? im not havaing any soft foods for a month. the dr explained the Fluid as being'' anything that can be sucked up through a straw".. so thats the consistency of what im having until this time next month. i should see a substantial weight loss.

[yvonne74 73]

Gosh, I miss a day and so much goes on! I had my first post-op appt and my 2nd nutritionist appt yesterday. I wanted to strangle the dietician. I have been following the book they gave me on what to eat but she wasn't satisfied with that. According to her, I should have been eating (this week) more solids and all but according to my book, I wasn't suppose to start solids until Sunday. Nothing I said was right, I said canned chicken (to make chicken salad) she would say canned tuna. She kept asking me about eating eggs and I told her over and over that I do not like eggs. However, she kept saying I need to eat eggs. Ugh, can we say she didn't listen??

My Dr appt was some better. He has the bedside manners of a mule. However, he did give me a fill b/c I said I was starving this week. He insists we only eat 1/2 a cup of food. The dietician insists we eat until we are full (whether thats 1 cup-10 cups, to her it doesnt' matter).

So I've tried full solids today and been successful so far.

[mwest1 4]

I have 5 days til the big day.. so nervous, just want to get it over with.To get to a better me.especially to ride the rides at theme parks with my kids. So happy.

[springday 2]

Has anyone had the gastric plication along with their lapband? I had the band, plication, and hernia repair on 3/20/2012. I am doing great! Went to work for a while today. Not having too much trouble with gas, but my stomach is growling and I feel kind of hungry (in my belly, not my brain!).

My dietician has me only taking 1 oz clears every 30 min while awake. I have been going over this amount sometime to keep my stomach quiet! She says I will stretch my pouch out........anybody else dealing with this?

[Loneil 25]

I had my 2 week post op appt today and I am so excited to say I've lost 17 pounds!! That is from when I weighed 2 weeks before the surgery. I am very happy with my progress and will have my first fill on the 3rd:) had to share this with you guys, since this forum is my greatest support system! Thanks for all the help and motivation:)

[Nicki823 9]

I'm banded! I only had to take the pain meds once. The pain is luckily not bad, tylenol should do it. Good luck to all who are yet to be banded. See you on the other side!

[ready4changein2011 70]

I'm banded! I only had to take the pain meds once. The pain is luckily not bad, tylenol should do it. Good luck to all who are yet to be banded. See you on the other side!

Wonderful, welcome to the other side.

[judych 225]

Hi All,

I am now 11 days post surgery. I feel very fortunate that my surgery went so well. They kept me overnight because my oxygen level was low and sent me home with the oxygen. Went to the Dr. today and found that I lost 17 lbs since pre op so far and my oxygen level is back to normal and I am released from the 50 ft hose that I have been toting around the house.

I am on soft food and have tolerated all that I have eaten very well. I still find it hard to get all my Protein and liquid in. Other than that I feel fine.

I hope eveyone's surgery and recovery goes as well as mine did.

Lori

im on two weeks of liquids only. fortunately i dont mind the Protein drinks ive got... and i have skim milk with them, plus greek yoghurt. they are quite nice. the salty after taste is a bit of a problem right now though. im hoping that doesnt stay around for long.

[judych 225]

Wonderful, welcome to the other side.

ready4rchange... thats great news.. so am i. lol. so glad to have it over and done with. actually i dont feel so bad myself. gas hasnt been that big a problem, probably more in the first 12 hours after surgery but not so bad now. im not taking gas x.

[judych 225]

Walmart has them.

what are the gas strips?? do you suck them?? ive never seen them at all.

[judych 225]

I had my 2 week post op appt today and I am so excited to say I've lost 17 pounds!! That is from when I weighed 2 weeks before the surgery. I am very happy with my progress and will have my first fill on the 3rd:) had to share this with you guys, since this forum is my greatest support system! Thanks for all the help and motivation:)

thats marvellous .. om two days out from surgery and ive lost about 8 lbs... i couldnt believe it. i weighed at the end of the day when im at my heaviest ... way to go.