SURGERY 9 FEBRUARY 2015

[Brigette 65]

Good Morning,

I can not believe my revision surgery is tomorrow. I am excited but, kind of nervous. I am 47 years young but, I have 2 youngsters (12 and 6). I was very successful with the lap band until I developed an eye stroke and MGUS. Though I was told that there was no correlation between the band and these conditions, I started thinking that a foreign appliance in me was concerning. So, I had the Fluid removed from band and instantly started gaining. Also, when I tried to have Fluid placed back in back, I could never get the correct restriction.

I did not do so well on the pre op. My diet was quite liberal. Just Protein and veggies. Yesterday, I had 1 piece of chicken but, fried. And, also had a piece of cake early in the week. Other than that, not too bad.

Please send prayers up to the Big Guy upstairs!! I will post tomorrow. This time I plan to take pictures and measurements. I will post my admittance picture tomorrow morning!

Thanks everyone!!

Brigette

[fit4life123 108]

Good Luck!

[whirlwen 65]

I'm going tomorrow, too! Super excited, a bit nervous, but ready to start a whole new life! Happy and healing thoughts to you @@Brigitte!

[GeminiSleever 43]

My surgery is tomorrow morning as well! Good luck to you guys!!

[borg/assimilated 576]

Good luck to you all and speedy recoveries!

[Brigette 65]

I'm going tomorrow, too! Super excited, a bit nervous, but ready to start a whole new life! Happy and healing thoughts to you @@Brigitte!

Yeah. What time and location? Lets stay in touch. Is yours a revision? Happy and healing thoughts to you also. Touch basis with you tomorrow.

Brigette

[Brigette 65]

My surgery is tomorrow morning as well! Good luck to you guys!!

GeminiSleever,

Wishing you well tomorrow with your surgery. Lets touch bases either tomorrow or Tuesday with update. Let's get ready to get skinny. Whoot Whoot!

[whirlwen 65]

@@Brigitte and @@GeminiSleever

Let's definitely touch base Monday night or Tuesday!

Best wishes for tomorrow! On to a great new beginning!

[GeminiSleever 43]

Today's the day!! Best wishes @@whirlwen and @@Brigitte!! I will post and update as soon as I'm able.

Edited February 9, 2015 by GeminiSleever

[Mumbas 7]

Good luck! Quick recovery!

[bruni 38]

Hope you guys are having a good recovery! I'm up tomorrow!!

[whirlwen 65]

Surgery went well. Been up walking this morning and am pretty sore after. Only used the pain pump three or so times during the night and am trying not to use it now.

TMI alert: having a problem with urinary incontinence. I've peed myself several times because it doesn't feel like I have to go. Maybe because of the catheter during surgery?

Anyway, hope all is well with the feb 9thers! Sending healing thoughts your way!

[bruni 38]

@@whirlwen glad you are up and moving!! you got this and use the pain killers...don't suffer unnecessarily!

i'm leaving for the hospital in about 30 mins!!

[GeminiSleever 43]

@@whirlwen I hope you can get the incontinence under control!! I've been constipated. I feel Ike if I could use the bathroom it would do a lot to alleviate the gas pains

[whirlwen 65]

Okay, more TMI--the urinary incontinence disappeared a few hours after the last post I made, which was fabulous, but now I am constipated. I find that any time I take a drink, I get gas pains and have to walk them off. They are more annoying than painful, but I think they would improve if I could have a bowel movement. I will call the surgeon tomorrow if I am still having issues.

Other than that, things are going quite well and I am not having much pain. I am having a hard time figuring out when or if I'm hungry and then again when I am full. I imagine it will just be something I will learn with time.

Hope all is well with the rest of you and please keep us up to date on your progress!