Back from Mexico!

sheeanisland · September 3, 2004

Hey Zoe, I would Love Love a picture of your inscisions because we have the same doctor so I know mine will pretty much look the same. But if you dont want to send them I totally understand. I am so glad you are feeling better. Did you go into the computer room at the hospital. I also might bring my lap top so I can be on here in my room the night before I am really going to need you guys!!!

sheeanisland · September 3, 2004

Hey Zoe, I would Love Love a picture of your inscisions because we have the same doctor so I know mine will pretty much look the same. But if you dont want to send them I totally understand. I am so glad you are feeling better. Did you go into the computer room at the hospital. I also might bring my lap top so I can be on here in my room the night before I am really going to need you guys!!!

jemigirl · September 3, 2004

I have read these post for several days now and wanted to say that it has helped out a lot.. I read all about things that I might of had questions on and always seemed to find the answer here.. and there are so many nice and caring people out here I think thats great.. I was banded on Aug 13th yes Friday the 13th I know what most of you might be thinking that you would wait and do it the day after or the day before.. but any how I did it on that day down in Mexico Dr. Gonzalez is my Dr. and he and the staff were just great and cause I chose to do it on the 13th I had the whole floor almost to my self.. boy was I spoiled.. I went back last week to have my stitches removed and my first fill I stepped on the scale in his office and was 16lbs lighter than before the surgery but now my one question is do you all have Water weight gain when you are going to start you period and is there anything that I can take to get rid of some of this water...

well thats all I really have to say for now.. I hope that one of you might have the answer for me..

thank you...

PamRN · September 3, 2004

avoid all salt, it makes you retain Water, drink more water, it helps your kidney's function more efficiently, then they will draw additional fluids out. There are some otc pms meds that take care of bloat, but I'm not sure it's something you can take once banded, better ask a doc about that one. I wouldn't want you to go from bloated to dehydrated.

Zoe · September 3, 2004

Hi everyone -- Jemigirl, I could pack on 10 lbs. of Water just before my period, and due to my weight I tend to get swollen ankles and feet any day of the month. You've been banded two weeks longer than I have. For what it's worth, my feet have not been puffed up at all since my salt intake dropped to almost zero on the post-band liquid diet. I've lost nine pounds, and I suspect a lot of it was Water. Pam offered some good advice: drink more water & avoid salt.

Sheeanisland, a surgeon friend of mine (brain, not belly) wants to see my incisions ASAP out of bizarre professional curiosity, so I will hand her a digital camera this weekend and let her do her worst. But note the exchange between Pam and Leatha in this thread; other bandsters have posted their photos too, so you can have a wide range of bruises to check out! As for computer access in Monterrey, I don't remember anything about a computer room in the hospital and probably couldn't have used it anyway because I was so dopey. However, the Hampton Inn has a computer room/business center with a few PCs, and each room has a high-speed connection; the front desk can supply a cable if you don't have one. Don't worry, we will be here for you!

jemigirl · September 3, 2004

Thanks Zoe,

I am still trying to figure all this stuff out but I can tell you that I dont take in a lot of salt and been watching what I eat.. I think that its just my period but its frustrating when you know that the scale has not moved all week.. but on the brighter side the scale has not moved all week.. it could have went up..

New Hope · September 3, 2004

Jemigirl, start looking at the "sodium content" on foods you eat. You'll be surprised how much is added, especially prepackaged, frozen, and canned foods. I haven't cooked w/ additional salt for years, but I still get plenty. Again, that miracle cure, "Water", helps flush out that sodium, too!