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Kat...you always have the best posts. I guess part of my frustration is that I do not want to have this thing with my friend end with hard feelings. It actually has gone well so far with the exception of both myself and my DH sitting back and watching our friend be a doormat for her ex who totally ripped her world apart. I talked with DH yesterday and we are going to sit down with her about collecting $100 for the months she will be here in the future and then let her know that we would like for her to shoot for Sept. 1 being in her home. She needs to step it up and get working on getting her house ready.

To everyone: thanks for the advice.

Had my band installed yesterday. Went well. Not running around the block but fell pretty good. Some gas pains in both shoulders and feel like I did a couple hundred situps. My port is places just to the right of my mid stomach. Weird? Love my dr. plus he has good bedside manner.

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Good Grief! You were just banded yesterday and you are already half way to goal?? Amazing!

I did not do that well pre op!!! To say the least!!! LOL

Maybe your friend being there will be a help to you as you recover---though since you are up and posting, it seems you are doing well!!! Keep up the good work!

Kat

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Good Grief! You were just banded yesterday and you are already half way to goal?? Amazing!

I did not do that well pre op!!! To say the least!!! LOL

Maybe your friend being there will be a help to you as you recover---though since you are up and posting, it seems you are doing well!!! Keep up the good work!

Kat

I decided that during my six month medically supervised diet that I would eat as a banded person. It worked. I had my initial meeting with surgeon on Oct. 2 and started the diet Nov. 20. I was soooooooooooo hungry all the time but thinking that will help adjust to bandster hell. I have a very large band (not sure of size cuz was out of it when dr. came in). I worry about fills cuz allergic to novacaine and dr. thought I would just have to tough them out like I do at the dentist.

The only places I hurt are where they cut away adhesions in my lower tummy. Doc took a look at a hernia repair I had done three years ago. He says it's a mess. It has bothered me for three years and I knew something was not right with it. The screen they put in me is in there crooked. Anyway, my point in all this is that: doc found a number of hernias when he was in there yesterday (in lower tummy). Says I need to get them repaired along with the messed up one (that thing was hanging out the size of a football three years ago). I am thinking I will wait till I hit goal and see how much skin I need to get taken care of and maybe the repairs can be done at the same time. How about that?:drool:

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apples my surgeon does fills with no numbing agents, for the most part it is like when they go to numb you at the dentist, just a stick. other times when he misses the port and has to shift the needle it hurts a bit but nothing major. keep up the great work.

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apples my surgeon does fills with no numbing agents, for the most part it is like when they go to numb you at the dentist, just a stick. other times when he misses the port and has to shift the needle it hurts a bit but nothing major. keep up the great work.

Thanks, that's good to know. I believe I have a fairly high pain tolerance and will just handle whatever comes my way.:cursing:

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I am a hard find for my port, it is low profile, and attached deeply. Both fills took several pokes----as did finding it to unfill me....and I have never been numbed in any way. Not a big deal at all!!

Kat

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