Hi

[rabbitfancy 0]

I just had my lapband surgery on December 21, 2006. I lost 29 lbs on the preop diet. I had to be on the Protein Shake, Myocel, for four weeks instead of two due to the size of my liver. December 5, 2006 was a failed attempt due to liver bleeding and softness. I am now two weeks post op and I so miss chewing!! But not enough to vomit, trying to keep that to a minimum--not fun. My port site is very sore and so is my left side of my abdominal wall. I have found that my massage chair/recliner is my friend. I have been on a diet since I was eleven years old and I am now thirty six years old. I am in excess of four hundred pounds so you see how effective the dieting has been. I appreciate the helpful threads and the blatant honesty that I have seen on this site. Oh by the way, Dr. Frank Felts in Richardson, Texas did my surgery. Very good bedside manner, which coming from me is saying alot because most doctors tend to veiw gargantually obese people with revulsion and distaste. What happened to the Hippocratic oath! Psychological damage is doing harm too, MD.:heh:

[ReneBean 3]

Hi Rabit Fancy!

I am glad you got thru the surgery. I think I was lucky that I made it through without any liver bleeding. My doc seemed to think my liver would make a fine, greasy pate...

You are lucky that you HAVE a recliner. I slept sitting up on my couch for a few days. It does get better.

Hugs and heal fast.

While I never topped 400 - I came closer than I wanted to!

Just remember - it's all downhill from here.

Hugs!!

[rabbitfancy 0]

thanks for the response. My liver was a fine pate and I hate pate!! still on Soup and Water and Crystal Light. I've chanced a few things and regretted it so I'm back to being a good girl, mostly. We had our surgery at the same surgery center.

[ReneBean 3]

LOVIN the SCOR... It was great, wasn't it?

I really expected to be just a little bit more embarrassed about the whole thing - since I had the added joy of starting my monthly the day before surgery - You KNOW that just added to the thrill - but the folks there were truly fabulous and I never felt self conscious or weird.

Not one person gasped and screamed when they saw my naked belly.... LOL!

:]

[juliegeraci 7]

Hi Rabbitfancy, congrats on your lapband surgery. It sounds like you are doing all the right things. You are doing great with your weight loss to date. Congrats! Keep up the good work.

[TracyinKS 7]

CONGRATS Rabbitfancy....... I can't wait to hear about your progress!

[396power 2]

I just had my lapband surgery on December 21, 2006. I lost 29 lbs on the preop diet. I had to be on the Protein Shake, Myocel, for four weeks instead of two due to the size of my liver. December 5, 2006 was a failed attempt due to liver bleeding and softness. I am now two weeks post op and I so miss chewing!! But not enough to vomit, trying to keep that to a minimum--not fun. My port site is very sore and so is my left side of my abdominal wall. I have found that my massage chair/recliner is my friend. I have been on a diet since I was eleven years old and I am now thirty six years old. I am in excess of four hundred pounds so you see how effective the dieting has been. I appreciate the helpful threads and the blatant honesty that I have seen on this site. Oh by the way, Dr. Frank Felts in Richardson, Texas did my surgery. Very good bedside manner, which coming from me is saying alot because most doctors tend to veiw gargantually obese people with revulsion and distaste. What happened to the Hippocratic oath! Psychological damage is doing harm too, MD.:heh:

This my doctor also when you say that you had a failed attempt on 12/05/06 does that mean that they opened you up then stoped the procedure.