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| Hi Yes i am definetly watcheing Proff Obrien did my band and i have no porobs with it at all wonder what the story is about | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hi is any one going to watch the Sunday program on channel 7 they are talking about lap banding and the horror stories i think. I hope it is not to gorey as it has worked for a lot of people and there will always be some people that it doesnt suit that is with everything what suits one doesnt suit another | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jo there is a silicon dressing. I cannot remember the name but it is quiet expensive- $10 each but it saved my skin. The usual- primapore duoderm,micropore, cutifilm plus all latex based. You also need to tell staff as they need to change their gloves from latex. I need to continue to work in health so I stress only skin based allergy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planning on having Lapband Surgery? Have you had Lapband Surgery? Do you live in Armidale, Guyra, Uralla and surrounds? I did and I am looking to start a support group local lapbanders in the New England area of NSW. Contact Elizabeth on 0412 656 872 or email lilli2001au@yahoo.com or Join us on New England Lapbanders on Facebook |
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| Hi Meagan I have had my gall out and I can and alway have been able to eat anything. I now if I eat an egg that is not fully cooked will get the trots. I do think this has something to do with the gall but other then that I am fine. Every one is different with the gall like the band by what I hear. Delia |
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| Hi All, hope everyone is enjoying the gorgeous weather (or for those that don't like the heat are in front of a fan or air con:) I had my gallbladder out two weeks ago, and was wondering if anyone can give me an idea of how their healing went and problems with eating anything with fat in it or drinking alcohol? So far I've been keeping to an almost fat free diet as I ate a couple of cup cakes one day when I was at a party & boy did I regret it the next day! The same when I had one glass of wine. Am hoping that this will pass eventually as my body adjusts... hoping for some reassurance that this will pass as my body adjusts.... Meagan :) |
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| Hi Mary No it doesn't contain iron but I don't need it at my age. Cheers Linda |
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| Linda. Just a matter of curiosity, does the Berocca have iron in it? if so does it say how much. I don't take iron in my vitamins, as it makes me very badly constipated, plus I have an HB of over 12 so don't need it any way, it does sound better having a drink that taking horse sized pills, which I cut in half. Mary x |
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| This is a link to George Fieldings article about lapbanding. It is also available on the are you researching lapbanding thread. It is an important read for all of us. http://thinforlife.med.nyu.edu/news/stories/george fieldingeveryonedreams.html Linda |
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| Pat there is a whole thread devoted to vitamins. I will b ump it to the front for you. I use berocca performance as it dissolves and is quite a nice drink. Linda |
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| aquarianloser I actually didn't bother with the vitamins until I was on proper food, if you want to take them I would get the liguid type. some people use the liguid ones all the time. I don't have to., |
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| Thanks Mary Yes, thats what I will check with chemist today. My surgeon's office sells the chewable vitamin tabs so I think I will use those, would that be ok in liquid/mushy stage or should I get liquid vitamins? Pat Thankyou Pat |
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| Thanks for that Linda I am pretty sure the Doc doesn't put any fill in until 8 weeks after surgery.Just hope I can manage till then as from what I have been reading some find the hunger thing pretty tough till the fills start happening. Pat Pat |
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| Pat I was fine with pills after surgery. It depends on whether your doctor puts fill in the band at the time. I only had trouble with tablets after a few fills. I need to cut them in half now. Capsules are fine. Linda |
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| aquarianloser I have no trouble taking my medication, at the begining, I crushed one of them then I just left the vitamins etc. you have to check with the dr or pharmacy that you can do this to your tablets. Mary x |
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| Hi I am just going to chemist today to see about my medications to see if I can get soluable versions or crushable. Just had me thinking is this necessary forever with a band or just in the early days after surgery? Can anyone advise me? Thanks Pat |
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| Wow Jodine, thats a scary story and i feel for you. Babs, I have a latex allergy. I found out during my last surgery that i am allergic to the tapes used for dressing. My skin came off with the tapes and there was a LOT of them. It was very painful, more painful than the huge surgery i had. I am being banded in a couple of weeks, is there anything i need to know about how to deal with this allergy situation? Jo |
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| Sorry for typo's but at Andy Spaldings Gold Coast boot camp & on mobile. Meant botched suturing as dirty wounds usually are left open to drain. I was packing a wound August- February so I learnt a lot in the gaps in health care, types of dressings available & developing a latex allergy to these dressings. I only took 5 weeks off work when I was septic initial admission. I have a new life. Barb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| babs40000 Just read your story with interest. Gee you have certainly faced a couple of big challenges but congratz on your recovery and wonderful loss. You should be so proud of yourself.Well done.. Pat |
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| Iodine, terrible time however it sounds you are positive which is essential for the future & your recivery. I had a staph infection followingband. It was at the port site. Cut a long story short port removed 3 months later surgeon said 3 months you can have port replaced. One month later due to what I believe botched practice of nurturing a dirty wound closed the ex port site abscessed up, different surgeon then had to remove entire band with I can have the hand replaced in 6 months. I was very scared I would regain the26 kg lost in 4 months- staph effect. I persevered, I was in control what I was putting in my mouth but I wa obsessed. 6 months later new band & I had kept weight +/- 2kgs. Unheard of according to Dr. With new band I stayed in 3 extra days for vancomycin antibiotic. Now 5 months later 40 kgs gone. I am celebrating life! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| just wondering does anyone watch the youtube videos of band removels and fills.. WOW I understand a bit more now | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| jodine20022001 Hi. like you, I knew my body and had also done over 250 dives with diving in freezing water In the UK, cave diving, wreck diving, deep diving, drift diving. etc. I was very experienced.I was due to start my dive masters course here in Byron Bay. I was looked after by one of the Australian navy diving doctors and Carl Edmonds in Sydney. please please do not dive 3 times a day. its the third dive that pushes you past the limit. even if your tables say its okay as mine did and the dive computer. I was NOT overweight when I dived I was 34 when I had my last dive. I didn't become overweight until I had all my joints replaced due to necrosis. I wouldn't want any one to go through what I have been through in the last 10 years, I am still having operations as a result of this. Please just stick to 2 a day with your deepest dive first. don't do a night dive and dive the next morning early. its still the same day dive. as for the band I think most people will tell you about 12 weeks from removal to next band, depends on how quick you get over the infection, but thats a usual time frame. if you want to chat about the diving I am happy to give you my e-mail and or phone number. my experience has now been written in the dive medicine books. mary x |
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| mary.. Ive been diving for a long time now and know my limits and ive been banded over 5 yrs with over 200 dives while being banded, beleive me im in tune with my body but i will be taking it easy as i only planned to do 2-3 a day anyway. The only issue now is the surgry waiting game, and i wanted people to be aware of what can happen so it doesnt come as a suprise like mine did yesterday! I honestly now ive had a day to think about it, im happy to startmy journey all over again and do it better the second time round! noone answered my original question for those that have had a replacement band how long in between?? thanks to all |
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