Hey 50 & over gang We have a new spot

[spayneuter2008 0]

This info has been most helpful,y'all. Banded Tuesday, Oct.1. Home that afternoon. Am 63 years old. Doing very well so far. Should I be concerned that I'm not passing gas? I take Gas-X. When should I expect a bm? I'm on Clear Liquids, go to full liquids tomorrow.

[lynnt1215 1]

Nys, I was supposed to go on a course of progesterone shortly before surgery and I was not to, as there is a relationship between that and blood clots. There may be an answer for you, so talk it over with your doctors.

Good luck! This is so worth doing.

My first fill is settling in nicely, 18 hours later. I'm already anxious for something in the way of solid food.< /p>

Take it easy for your first solid food after fill. Neve sure how much you can actually take in the first few times

My fill from 9/19 is still making up it's mind as to how much I can eat, so I have to be very careful with my intake. I seem to be very restricted at tmost of the time...I lost 3.5 # the first week after the fill and wioll weight in again tomorrow.

[orea15 0]

I'll be careful! My band is already telling me I need to.

BTW, DH has an important job interview this afternoon, so please send good thoughts an prayers his way. He hasn't been happy in his current position for years, and this one sounds promising.

Hugs to all!

Orea

[JoanieP 2]

Hello to Everyone! I am having my surgery on Nov. 10 with Dr. Geiss on Long Island, NY. I am happy to have found this thread and I am looking forward to getting to know all of you!

:w00t: Hi and welcome....lots of luck on your surgery. Couldn't help notice you are a LIer. I was born and raised on Long Island (Hicksville to be exact) but I moved to Texas in '82. My dad still lives there so I go back at least once a year....I can't believe the changes. Some parts I don't even recognize anymore.

Well anyway...welcome!!! later, Joanie )

[wvprisonrn 0]

Glad to hear about the 50 & over gang. I am 51, had my lapband yesterday (Oct. 1). I'm a little sore today. I have not had any gas pains yet, I have been belching, but nothing else.

Could someone tell me how to add the little tickers to my posts to show my weight loss progress?

Also do the October band group have a name? (I saw some other posts with Smashing Pumpkins) but don't know if that is for all the Oct. bands or not.

Thanks,

Dixie

[Pati42 0]

Hello to Everyone! I am having my surgery on Nov. 10 with Dr. Geiss on Long Island, NY. I am happy to have found this thread and I am looking forward to getting to know all of you!

Welcome Lcubed,,,, I'm new too. Good luck with your band and new you. Wish you all the best.. I'm sure you have many questions, so ask

away.. Lots of info in this place.

[Pati42 0]

Hi Spay.... Congratulations and Welcome. Be patient.. just remember you are intaking liquids, no solids. This too shall pass. The Gas-X does help a lot..

a great invention... I give koodos to the inventer. Best of luck to you Spay. I'm only 2 weeks out, so just be patient, as I said before. Lots of things going on right now.. give yourself time to catch up... Hugs

[JoannMarie 0]

Orea, it was good to hear from you. I hope you are doing well. You are not posting as much as you were before your surgery and I've been wondering about you.

How did DH's interview go? I hope he finds something he will enjoy doing. It's so frustrating to go to a job you do not enjoy. Good thoughts go your way, and his.

[JoannMarie 0]

Welcome to all our new posters. This has been a great place to be - lots of supportive caring people. I am anxious to join all the banded people.

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

There is a place in the frequently asked questions that gives directions on how to make a weight loss ticker.

[Little Bit 0]

went to my regular dr. today. he is still trying to persuade me to get the RNY surgery. he doesn't think i will lose much with the band. i told him that i read a lot of posts on this forum and the majority of them are losing weight real well. he can talk all he wants to, i am going to have the band. i just don't feel good about the RNY- too much cutting and more side effects. :tongue:

[phyllser 3]

went to my regular dr. today. he is still trying to persuade me to get the RNY surgery. he doesn't think i will lose much with the band. i told him that i read a lot of posts on this forum and the majority of them are losing weight real well. he can talk all he wants to, i am going to have the band. i just don't feel good about the RNY- too much cutting and more side effects. :tongue:

Don't let him try to talk him in to something you don't want!

Far less complications with LapBand and either way it takes a strong commitment to completely change your way of eating, as well as other lifestyle changes.... exercise, in particular, Just spend some time looking at the Before & After thread to see how wrong he is about weight loss success with this procedure!

[Little Bit 0]

Thanks Phyl

i have had 5 major surgeries and i just don't want to go through another.

i have been very impressed with the weight loss the people on this post have had. i have to have the surgery that will be easiest on me. my husband passed away almost 4 yrs. ago. i have no one to take care of me but me.

there is no way he is going to talk me out of this. i'll just have to show him that i can lose with the band. i'm not going to bring the subject up with him again. he'll find out about the band after it is over.

[lapbandnana 0]

Go for the band! I had surgery 5-12-08, have lost 63 pounds. Went today for what I thought was going to be my fourth fill. The PA said I was doing so awesome that he didn't think I needed one. I had lost almost 14 pounds in 6 weeks since my last fill.

Yes, the band is slower, but slower can be healthier too. But the pouch in bypass patients can stretch out. I had a friend that happened to and she has gained all her weight back.

Recovery is so much quicker for the band and you don't have the dreaded dumping syndrome. I know I couldn't handle dealing with that!

I am very happy that I had the band. My only regret is not making up my mind to do it earlier! :tongue:

[Charlene K 1]

Thanks Phyl

i have had 5 major surgeries and i just don't want to go through another.

i have been very impressed with the weight loss the people on this post have had. i have to have the surgery that will be easiest on me. my husband passed away almost 4 yrs. ago. i have no one to take care of me but me.

there is no way he is going to talk me out of this. i'll just have to show him that i can lose with the band. i'm not going to bring the subject up with him again. he'll find out about the band after it is over.

I agree with you! I have had 3 major surgeries since 2000. Dr. Davis also wanted me to have bypass because my bmi was high. I wanted lap-band because I had too many adhesions. He did the lap-band and after the surgery he told me he would have never done bypass on me because of all the adhesions I had. You know your body better than the bariatric doctor. Yes, this is harder than bypass, but it is alot safer. I can't believe how quit I recovered. There will be frustrations along the way, but we are here to support you.:tongue: