February 2007 bandsters!

[silry 0]

oh my god! dwilson! i can't believe you didn't talk to your doctor! i know spending the night in the hospital sucks, but you could have been seriously damaged by that! i know my doc says absolutely no throwing up for fear of slipping the band!

i'm glad you made it home okay and hope you have someone to do follow up care with you...

[mel07 0]

I have a question.... Has anyone experienced their heart racing if they overeat? It has happened to me the last few times that I have eaten out. I know I need to slow down and stop eating earlier than I currently do, but I am just wondering if you experience this or if I am just WIERD!

[travelgirl 3]

I have a question.... Has anyone experienced their heart racing if they overeat? It has happened to me the last few times that I have eaten out. I know I need to slow down and stop eating earlier than I currently do, but I am just wondering if you experience this or if I am just WIERD!

Yes, I've experienced this, and suspect it to be tied to my very newly diagnosed diabetes. I'm betting that if I'd had a way to check my blood sugar at those times I felt that way, my blood sugar would have been through the roof.

Maybe it's time to be checked?:paranoid

[mel07 0]

Yes, I've experienced this, and suspect it to be tied to my very newly diagnosed diabetes. I'm betting that if I'd had a way to check my blood sugar at those times I felt that way, my blood sugar would have been through the roof.

Maybe it's time to be checked?:paranoid

Nope, not that- My blood sugars run around 70. I guess I am lucky my obesity has not given me that problem.... (other problems YES)

[silry 0]

I have a question.... Has anyone experienced their heart racing if they overeat? It has happened to me the last few times that I have eaten out. I know I need to slow down and stop eating earlier than I currently do, but I am just wondering if you experience this or if I am just WIERD!

actually i've experienced this before. i took it as a sign to slow down. i also get a little short of breath. luckily it goes away as fast as it comes.

[Zannie 6]

I was banded 2/16/07. I had my first post-op appt everything was OK lost 11lbs.

Congrats on the loss! :clap2: I was banded on the 15<SUP>th</SUP> and have my 2-week follow-up Wednesday. My home scale would say I’ve lost about a pound a day on average, but I don’t know that I can actually trust its calibration! I can’t wait to step on the scale tomorrow!! Who’d’ve ever thought I’d be saying THAT?

[mlevel 0]

Congrats on the loss! :clap2: I was banded on the 15<SUP>th</SUP> and have my 2-week follow-up Wednesday. My home scale would say I’ve lost about a pound a day on average, but I don’t know that I can actually trust its calibration! I can’t wait to step on the scale tomorrow!! Who’d’ve ever thought I’d be saying THAT?

I can understand fully where you are coming from. I was banded on 2/19 and went back to work (1/2 days for the first two!) this past Monday. We have a scale there that I am dying to jump on but am afraid that the difference b/w works scale and the dr.s scale will play head games with me. I go to post-op on Monday, March 3rd(?)....I didn't think that I would EVER be saying that!

Good Luck!

[jbtullis 0]

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I was banded this morning. Still at the hospital, thank G-D for wireless connections right!

Not doing too bad. Still a bit sore but it is getting better.

Jonathan (JBT)

[silry 0]

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I was banded this morning. Still at the hospital, thank G-D for wireless connections right!

Not doing too bad. Still a bit sore but it is getting better.

Jonathan (JBT)

WOOT!! congrats! welcome to bandland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[synicalchick 0]

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I was banded this morning. Still at the hospital, thank G-D for wireless connections right!

Not doing too bad. Still a bit sore but it is getting better.

Jonathan (JBT)

I was banded this a.m. my port site is SORE SORE SORE

[synicalchick 0]

Ok. I am sitting:sick propped up in my bed at home several hours post op. Things went well, though he had to switch out all of the needles for the port site because my adominal wall was thick and the needles he had out to stitch it in place were to thin. *I* would like to think that this is because I am so MUSCULAR...:cry R I G H T.:nervous I"ll have to ask him in three weeks when I go in for my fill. ANYwho... this is how my day went.

As you may already now, Auntie Flow decided to visit yesterday:mad: VEHEEERRRRy convineant:tired . I slept pretty well last night suprisingly (thanks to the two tylenol p.m.) :notagree and woke up about 6. I got up and showered with the monkey blood soap stuff they gave me that kind of dried my skin out, got out of the shower and laid down with my heating pad until my sweetie :kiss2: got up and got ready. I put on my best/favorite pair of tie dyed socks and undies and threw my favorite denim dress over my head, grapped my little stuffed moose and away to Baptist we went.

Got there about 8:20 checked in and hung out in w. room. The called me back about 8:40 and got me changed. The anesethia guy came in and did my IV then two or three more anesthia people came in asking me the same quesitons over and over.. who are you,, what are you having done.. WHAT... is your favorite color... etc. I'm like.. hmmmm The do know what they are doing and where they are right?? :paranoid They let my hubby back about 9:30. OH>>> and those of you who might be wondering, they let me wear a tampon.. :clap2: it probably depends on the surgeon. Anywho.. 10:39 comes around and they wheel me back to the surgery room, scoot me on to a different table and put on this DREAMY warm blanket:p ... Next think I know, I'm awake and my 'port site' was hurting like a mo-fo:cry .:faint: they give me something for pain in my IV...30 minutes later some more of that then 30 minutes later the finally gave up and gave me some morphine. After that they wheeled me back to xray, had me drink some barium... which folks.. I'll tell you here and now... WAS DELICIOUS:hungry: . I was "lips sticking to my teeth" parched. And you know.. after not eating real food for awhile.. it's amazing what taste great. The table they had me scootch up on this time was a beeeeatch :omg: for me to scoot on because of the discomfort of the port site. Anywho... it was like a frigging 6 flags ride:phanvan . My feet were against a metal thing at the foot of the bed and it was the only thing between me and me sliding off in the floor:juggle:... ALL 331 lbs of me. Wasn't a real comfortable experience and lasted a little long for my taste.. but.. the things we do for beauty:rolleyes: . All that took what seemed to be about 40 minutes or so then they wheeled me into my room where I got to hang out and watch Oprah, the news, then Hank Hill. Had to wait :bored around until someone looked at my rays to make sure things could go down. I had lots of ice in the meantime.

The 1st thing I remember when I woke up was... YES IT"s over Finanly it's over. To ,me it's the worst part.. all the waiting:bored . waiting for all of the paper work to get filled in... :pout:waiting for Dr.'s appointments, :bored waiting to hear all of your paper work was faxed in. getting denied and :pout:waiting for paper work to be faxed again. finding out your approved, then:bored waiting to schedule, :pout:waiting for your preop testing, :bored waiting for you surgery date, the THE WORST waiting of all for me, is:pout: waiting in your pre op room for the procedure.. then all of the sudden.. the waiting is over... well... unless you count waiting to go home.

I 1st tried to do this 4 yrs ago with diff. insurance and was crushed when I got denied, now, Im sitting here, typing up my experience.. and it's DONE!:clap2: Now all the work begins, but that is ok... because now I have a Tool,,, finally a tool that will work for me and help me to become the healthy me that I was meant to be. I'll be healthier at 40 that I have ever been in my life. I just had my 37th bday and I can't wait to be 40! :humble:

I didn't really have trouble with nausea :speechles until the ride home and it wasn't overwhealming. Todd turned up the air and drove real slow. When I got home he got me set up in my bed with tons of pillows and stuff so i'm not laying down flat. I'm keeping my liquied antibiotic and liquid Loritab in a cooler filled with ice right here along with some sugar free popcicles.

My throat is fairly sore from the breathing tube stuff and my chest is kind of tight and breathing deep isn't the best experience. I kind of dread Thursday slighly 'cause for me, the 2nd or third day after something is usually pain wise the worst.. but maybe not this time. I'm on liquids until Friday then I start stuff like soft scrambled eggs and Soups and oatmeal. Don't know that I'll be ready for that yet but we'll see. I would be nice if I could work a 1/2 day on FRiday even though I have it off. So far.. knock on wood, no gas pains however I did buy some rolaids gas chewables just in case. When I do get up and walk around some I burp a couple of times and i feel a little better. I have had to cough a few times and I've been holding a pillow on my tummy for that and it's not so bad.

It keeps going through my head over and over.. now I have a chance..... now I have a chance. I am so excited about this new opportunity I've been given and can't wait to become more active and do the outdoor things I love. Oh.. also.. if you haven't had it done yet.. I got a reach/grabber thing from bed bath and beyound called the gopher and IT"S GREAT. I can grap stuff with out bending over.

I can't wait to take a hot bath. He did say that I chould shower tomorrow. YOu should see my insicion bandages.. they cut the gauze into heart shapes....:eek:

Well it's about time for pain med dose 2 so more later.:biggrin1: :mad: :hug:<!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

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[jbtullis 0]

congrats. I have to say my experience was a bit different. I don't get to go to xray until tomorrow. i can only have hard candy to suck on. And I have to stay overnight.

[MyLifeNewChoice 0]

Hi All!!

I was banded on Feb. 14 and just now feeling better!!YEA...have been eating mushies since Saturday and wow...I'm hungry. Who knows what the best tasting Protein Shakes are???? I think I'm weak from not enough Protein. I've been eating 3 meals a day as per Dr.'s orders......scrambled eggs 4 oz. , tuna fish...6 oz. , and for dinner....grits or oatmeal or Soup.< /p>

What do you guys eat??? Just wondering????

I was banded on the 13th. I've been eating about the same thing.. However my doctor allows crackers and fat free cream cheese. If you can try some cream cheese on crakers makes a great snack.< /p>

[KHolmes 3]

Synicalchick - Congrats!!!!

I would say the gas pain was the worst by the 3rd day. I still have gas pains and I was banded on the 20th. The first couple of days the gas pain is why I stayed in bed. It wasnt the surgery pain. I am kinda able to sleep on my port side now. It requires a bunch of pillows. I am only taking the pain medication before I go to sleep at night. I wish I was given liquid loritab!!! I am on Toradol, a pill that I have to cut in half and it is not that good.

Today was the first day I had to deal with hunger. And commercials are getting on my nerves. I am not a big pizza eater but the dominoes commercial was driving me crazy today. I can "smell" the garlic and I want to "taste" the cheese!!! ARGGGGG!!!

I walked for 45 minutes today. I am increasing the time that I am walking every week. I cant wait to work out!!! I am not able to for 5 more weeks. I can do as much walking as I want, but no lifting or strenuous work for a total of 6 weeks. I am happy with the results so far!!! I am willing to wait that long to start any real working out. I am happy with my cardio for now.

[synicalchick 0]

Well I made it through my 1st night. got up about every 3 hours to take more med. I'm not used to sleeping on my back and that's all I can do right now. Now I'm sipping on a 1/2 c of Kefir lowfat probiotic smoothie. It's pretty good and high in Protein.< /span>

What's bothering me the most right now is the port site. The port is the part of the band that allows the dr to insert saline soloution that controls the adjustablility of the band. WOW... not realy comfy. Gas pains are suposed to be a pretty big side effect and so far so good.. no gas.. though I do burp everytime I get up. My chest is really sore as well and I'm coughing up stuff. I guess that is from the breathing tubes.

For my outside excursion today i'll have todd take me to Target so I can pick out some cute small plates and untensils. I'll probably hit the baby ilse and get the classic pooh stuff. I bought some classic pooh dixie cups and that is waht I"m using now to drink from.