Banded 1/18 and 31 pounds down!

[lorihawley84 0]

Hi.

I'm Lori, I'm 23 years old, and I live in Goddard, KS. I was banded on January 18th and had lost 13 pounds in the first 5 days. I weighed in at my pre-op at 327, and the day of surgery at 331. As of 2/12/2008, I have lost 31 pounds.

I was banded by Dr. Niazy Selim of the Weight Loss Surgical Center in Overland Park, KS. He, by the way, was the kindest, most gentle man I've ever met. I had a wonderful experience at WTLSC, and they treated me like family. If I had to go through it again I would feel completely comfortable with the team up there... they were wonderful!

I did experience some dry heaving coming out of anesthesia, but haven't had any problems with throwing up post-surgery. I go in for my first fill on Feb 20th.

I have had one, and only one complication since the surgery. I'm still experiencing tightness and pain in my chest, dead center in between my breasts. It becomes rather sharp as I breathe in deeply. It comes and it goes. I'll be fine for a while and all of a sudden I can't catch my breath because it hurts pretty badly. :mad: It's really frustrating. Anyway, I was told it was probably gas - but I've taken gas-x pills, gas-x strips, and taken tums. I even had a prednisone cocktail to try to counteract possible swelling. It's still not really getting much better.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Sincerely,

Lori

331/300

(Day of Surgery/Current)

120 more to go.

Goal: 180 pounds

[yellowroseaz 0]

I don't have any suggestions for you as I haven't been banded yet, but I did want to say congrats on your big loss.31 pounds! That's great! This forum is such a big help. My only problem is I'm getting addicted to it :mad:

[BlessedTwice 1]

I just wanted to give you a WooHoo on your weight loss! Awesome. I received a call from my surgeons Office and my bariatric consultant is reviewing my case and making sure all the 'ducks are in a row for insurance'. She said she will be calling me by the end of the week for my final consultation date and my surgery date...Then its my 2 week liquid phase.

I hope you get an answer for your problem from some who has had this problem.

Blessings,

Brenda

[drkel 0]

Congratulations, fellow Kansas sistah! I'm from Manhattan!

Your weight loss so far is wonderful! Keep up the great work!!