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Wife and I banded on Dec 8th

JWhipple

By JWhipple, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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JWhipple    0

JWhipple
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The wife and I got team-banded on the morning of Dec 8th.

She hasn't woke up yet so I can't speak to her loss so far, but I was really shocked when I got on the scale - down to 271.2 from 279 - that's two days folks!

I'm sure that it's mostly Water weight, but I have tried clear-liquid diets in the past and never seen that much drop that quickly! (not that I am complaining!)

Anyhow, here's to a great start! :tt1:

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Florida Pete    1

Florida Pete
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Congrats on the rappid weightloss! I haven't stepped on the scale yet since my banding. I am waiting for a week to pass by. Like you said because of Water weight it's to easy to step on the scale today and weigh and then step on it tomorrow and be heavier and then the next day again and then be lighter. So for me it's a once a week plan to weigh myself.

Keep us up to date on how you two are doing! You will have to let us know what it's like doing the band together too!

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luluc    6

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congrats JWhipple & wife!!!!

i was banded the same day as my husband last Oct - it was really helpful to do it together ... wish you both lots of success!!!

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cytiger7777    0

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I was banded Dec 8th as well - also had a hiatal hernia repair at the same time. I seem to be struggling with a lot of nausea. Hopefully will feel better soon. What a great idea to do this as a team effort.

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JWhipple    0

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thankfully no nausea for me but the gas is a killer! ive been fighting it tooth and nail all day today ! wife has vomited once and has a sore throat but other than that we're doing great!

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JWhipple    0

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Wife and I both got a bout of really bad stomach gas last night. It's like we had to burp but simply couldn't.

I stopped and picked us up some gas-x quick-dissolving strips and it took care of the immediate pain issues - I'm sure nature took care of the rest during the night (at the risk of sounding gross!).

Apparently though after a phone call to the on-call nurse associated with the surgeon , this is common for the first few weeks after banding.

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