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  1. I posted this on another topic, but I think its worth repeating: I think Dr. Ortiz put things in perspective for me. He was sitting on the couch in my room, I was getting ready to go in for my band... I asked him about problems associated with the band. He said about 1 in 200 have problems. Erosions or slippage, that type of thing. His words "1 in 20 don't make it out of the hospital with gastric bypass". HELLO? 1 in 20 DIE before they are discharged. 1 in 200 might have a PROBLEM... not DEAD, but a problem. pb'ing and farting alot are bad, but it beats DEAD i'm pretty sure. Randy
  2. Lulu, I'm gonna have to agree with Tuesday... ya gotta get up. I'm a nurse so I kinda know about this type of stuff... The longer you stay in bed... the HARDER it will be to get out. You need to get up and walk. Make a lap around your house, sit and rest for a min, then get up and do it again. Walk around the block, rest and do it again. Take yer dog and walk. I'm not talking miles and miles... I'm saying just get up and MOVE. Staying in bed after surgery ANY surgery is BAD BAD BAD. Walk around your house.... NOT TO THE KITCHEN... but around your house. It will feel yucky the first few trips, but IT WILL GET BETTER. The longer you stay down, the longer it takes to get back up, and the more problems you will have... Constipation and all sorts of yucky problems. the hardest part is over (the surgery) now its time for the easy part. Yer dog is gonna love you for takin em. Good luck Randy
  3. Pamela =D> I am SOOO proud of you. Keep up the good work. Randy
  4. I am so glad you guys are doing well. I have been on solid foods for 2 days now. I went out to dinner with my folks last night and I had one of my favorites to celebrate. I had crawfish etoufee to keep in the tradition of Mardi Gras... it was yummy. The last time I had this particular meal, I ate hush puppies, small salad and the whole plate of etoufee. Last night all I could eat was less than 1/2 of the plate... with nothing else. They looked at me like I was sick, cause I usually tear into it... I don't think I have any restriction, but my stomach and appatite are sure smaller now. My victories are starting to pile up. 2 belt notches and loose pants, and almost 30 lbs from Pre op weight. I'll be looking to make my fill trip to TJ the 2-3 week of march, anyone else going then? After the fill is where the real weight loss will come, and I"m ready. Good luck kids Randy
  5. BSN, Well I'm glad for you that that cat is almost out of the bag. I knew he'd figure it out. You girls don't give us enuff credit about noticing the small changes. Sure we might not notice of you got the 1/2 inches cut off your hair or whatever.. but believe me... if the women he loves is starting to lose weight, look better, feel better, smile more... we are gonna notice. about the barfin... I'm glad you talked to Dr. Ortiz... if there is ANYONE around that knows the band... its him. The fact that he wanted to hear your story before he would do anything tells me he believes in what he does. Because this is an elective operation, some Dr's will take your "personal reasons" as enuff to take the band out. Dr. Ortiz is gonna want a little more. I'm sure he could take your money and take it out and never ask why, but he's got a little more character than that. If you are a BSN as yer name states... you know what i'm talking about. I sure hope you get this figured out and everything starts working as promised, and you start feeling better. Please keep us all posted. Randy
  6. Becky It took my stomach a few days to start growling... Then is sounded like my big guts were fighting my little guts. I just drank more. More often and diff stuff. It does help to be sipping often. I had a bottle of juice or something in my hand the whole day. The drinkable yogert helps a BUNCH. It gives a full feeling too. But remember to sip it too. Just have something close at hand to drink and this too shall pass... I have 4 more days till I get to ear REAL food again.. yayyyyyyy and a little motivation for me.. i'm down 24 lbs so far from operation today Keep up the good work gang... it gets better.. i promise Randy
  7. Geeze I WISH. I can't burp to save my lift right now. My tummy gets full like a Tympany drum. And then the GROWLING really starts... my dog barks at me when that starts.... #-o
  8. Whazzzup to my BOY BANDSTERS... Greg and Kev... Thanks for the info and what to expect wiht my brand new VG band. Following your banter I guess I get to look forward to several fill trips. I am planning on going to TJ for my 1st fill, but after that prolly something more local. Do they do the 1st fill under flouro there in TJ? I'd love to see my band on the xray. looking forward to the 1st fill... Randy
  9. Way to go Pamela... Hate to say it but... WE TOLD YOU... told ya you didn't have anything to worry about... Glad you had a good experience down that, and good luck and all the strength on your journey. Randy
  10. Ok people... whats the deal? Why can't I burp? Not even a little teeny one. My tummy is RUMBLING and wants to let some of that out but I can't even burp a little. I'm not talking PB'n or anything like that... I'm still on liquids and mushies. I don't get it... #-o Oh and by the way... there is 10 lbs less of me today than there was when I left OCC... 10 lbs in 1 week is not bad. Yahoooo Randy
  11. Pamela, The pain is not near what I thought it was going to be. If you read my first post... I was up out of bed checking my email and posting a note on here like 4 hrs post op. They give ya pain meds, and anti nausea meds in the hosp every few hours, and all the capri sun juice packs you want. I drank like 4 that night. The post op diet is getting pretty old. Today is first day off clear liquids< so im having some soup. I flew back Friday and went to work Saturday. My job is pretty active EXCEPT on weekends, so I did OK. I keep a bottle of juice close. I'm not really hungry, but the habits of eating are the hard part. My stomach is GROWLING like the lion on the INMED commercial. I'm trying to be a good "bandster". I wish you luck on the trip. I'm 1 week Post OP and I wouldn't change a thing.... other than I wish I would have came sooner. Randy
  12. Linda, well good luck with your plans. When I was thinking about how to come up with the money I figured it this way: The money I was going to save on food alone was going to add up to way more than $8500 bucks. I work 5 days a week. I didn't bring food to work, so I ate junk out of the vending machine. Energy drinks $2 each... prolly spend $6-$8 each day. That ALONE is around $1700 bucks... Not even counting the drive thru breakfast on the way in, and stopping for chow on the way home. So the money is there. You just have to RE-DIRECT it. Even after you get your band, if you want drive thru food, you will be full with 1/2 a kids happy meal vs. getting a SUPERSIZE meal with extra something. $2 bucks vs. $8 bucks. It adds up. Randy
  13. Hey kids.... Just got home after my lap band trip. The flight was not too bad. The hard part was waiting for my flight sitting across from the Pizza Hut both. The smell was killing me. Oh well... thats what got me into this trouble in the first place... Again, I am gonna sing the praises of the OCC. After 2 days to think about it and reflect, I have nothing but good words for the staff and facility. I was a HUGE skeptic as I said the other day. I could not find a single thing they could improve there. The staff was very friendly... and more importantly NON judmental. I felt like they actually cared about me, and want me to suceed. If you worried about the pain... I took 1 of the Toradol pills they give you as you check out, before I went to bed last night. It was more a "just in case" if I rolled over funny at night. Still have 3 left and prolly gonna toss em. I've been able to drink ok. Be careful of really cold stuff, and make sure you take smaller sips than you would normally... Don't GULP stuff. You'll feel it a little and learn... Just have to pay attn to what your doing. Broth is pretty yummy. Never loved a popcycle so much... Thats about all for now. I would love to help you with any questions you might have. I'm not a represenative of OCC so anything on here is just my opionion.. but I'll help if I can. Good luck Randy
  14. Well... Here I am at the OCC. Had my bad about 4 hours ago. I've heard some say it was pain free, but no so for me. It hurts inside a little, and the incision sites hurt a little too. Did you notice i said A LITTLE. I've had more pain from a ruff day of xmas shopping. Pain...yes, but would it cause me to not do this??? Not in a million years. I know myself, and I feel well enough to travel home. They won't let me of course but thats in my best interest. I get a night here at the hospital. The room is as nice at the hotel room was, one more night there, then home on Friday. I'll have to say, I am a HUGE skeptic about all the positive feed back on this site. I thought it wouldn't take long to find SOMETHING I could bitch about....again... not so. The staff is what makes this place. They are the best team I've delt with ANYWHERE. Everyone is ready to help, and I've been asked over and over if I have any questions. They want to make sure we know whats going on. Dr. Ortiz is awsome. He came in, sat on the couch and just put me right at ease. His mother was who picked us up at the Hotel to bring us here this morning. She is just a total sweetheart. She took care of everything. The staff at the Lucern Hotel Jump when she says jump. She has that place locked on, and they are very sharp. To those of you sitting on the fence do it or not do it. I am sitting here 4 hours post op in pain... singin praises. I have ZERO regrets, and i'm looking forward to the next step of my life. I'm not sure how well i'm going to handle the post of diet... liquids for several weeks and such. I'd been on a liquid diet 20 years ago when i broke my jaw, so I know some of what to expect. But you can get pretty creative about what you can pull thru a straw. Thanks for the support and good luck with your decision. I would give my whole experience so far 5 stars. Randy
  15. Ok kids. Here we go. I'm going down to OCC tomorrow to get my band on Wednesday. Wish me luck. Randy
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