Lap-Band Revision June 2012

[julieg40 1]

Good morning. I had my original band surgery done Nov. 5th, of 2008. In the last 6 months or so my band has slipped and now I am scheduled to go in and have it repositioned and revised. I have my notes regarding all my post op surgery food do's and don'ts but can't find my information about prepping for my surgery. Last time I did liquids for 2 days prior. If anyone has any suggestions or helpful hints about what they ate (broth, Jello, sugar free pops I remember) I would appreciate the feedback. Thank you and best of luck to all those being banded, I would do it again in a heartbeat!!

Julie

[running_scared 125]

I would ask the surgeon what he/she would like you to do. For emptying of the stomach though, you usually just don't eat or drink anything after midnight the day before.

[julieg40 1]

I sent an email to their office but haven't heard back yet. I know I have 5 weeks but I still want to be mentally prepared again. Thanks for the suggestion!

[Ladybug28 73]

My doctor had me on liquids 2 weeks prior to surgery. Be sure to 60-100gr of Protein, so drink your Protein Shakes too, I'm sure you probably just forgot that one! lol

[julieg40 1]

_{Oh I couldn't forget those shakes Ladybug, ugh. Took me a long time to find the right combo of one that doesn't make me gag and want to puke! LOL Thank you!!}

[tym4me 206]

Julie a shake that i drink every day is unnjury vanilla skim milk an frozen strawberries mix it up in my bullett it taste just like a milkshake

[julieg40 1]

I'm not a big fruit fan so what I did was take sugar free Carnation chocolate Breakfast drink, add the skim milk and a scoop of Vanilla whey Protein, mix it up and heat it in the microwave. It was actually palatable(sp) to me. But I do like the thought of drinking a milkshake instead of the Protein Drink. LOL What is unnjury milk? Is that a brand? I have never heard of it. How much protein do you get with that shake?

[tym4me 206]

Unjury is a brand of Protein Powder. At unjury.com they have flavors an a unflavored one.

[julieg40 1]

Thanks very much, I will check it out!

[Ladybug28 73]

Atkins have some good tasting ones too Julie, I like the strawberry and vanilla, but they also have several flavors of chocolate too.

[julieg40 1]

Thanks for the suggestion of Atkins too. I have a terrible gag reflex and some of those Protein Drinks are so awful I just can't choke them down. LOL I am a big vanilla fan so I will probably try that flavor first.

[sparkplug 106]

I am concerned about your surgery to begin with. What happened? I was also banded in 2008 and I am reading a lot of people banded in the 4 to 5 year span having to have their band removed or re-installed. Did you get your band in US or Mexico? I am older and would not want to have another surgery because of this band not being a lifetime deal like I was led to believe before surgery. I don't know how I would pay for another surgery because my insurance said it was a one time deal with this band. Thanks for your input.

[julieg40 1]

^{I asked my dr and fill tech what causes this, was it me or was it the band or what? There is no difinitive answer, it could be either or a combination of both that caused the slippage. They likened it to a balloon with a belt around it, sometimes it can "slide" down or if you ate too much it could "push" it out of place. I had it done here in the States and my insurance company pays for up to $20,000 for a lifetime on weight loss surgery. Because it's not a "new" surgery, a revision, my insurance covers it. Other options were having it removed, doing the sleever or the bypass. Removal is not an option for me, I did so well for 3 1/2 years and I know it can be done again. But because of my insurance and their parameters I would have to meet the guidelines of 35 BMI w/2 issues or over 40 BMI. I opted to have it covered by insurance and have it revised otherwise I would have had to pay $12,000 out of pocket to do the sleeve, which would be my personal other option. I hope this has helped.}

[krazykristy1998 11]

I think if you microwave the Protein drinks it breaks down the protein content

[julieg40 1]

If I don't though I won't get any Protein Shake down. Seriously the texture and taste will make me gag and most likely throw up. LOL I have always been odd about texture and taste when it comes to stuff like that. That does make sense though, guess I better Protein up in other ways. Thank you!