HelloSkinny
Lap Band Removal, 25th June 2009
Jun 26, 2009
I am alive !!!
After all he didn't do the sleeve :( because there was too much scar tissue where the band was but planned it for 3 more month (now my sweety is changing job/insurance next month which mean we will have to change hospital (which mean I will not be able to get the sleeve with thoses guyz) so I need to figure out a way to stay with my current insurance for a couple of more month (which costs a lot of money)
Anyway, got my surgery around 4pm and woke up around 7pm and left by 8:15 pm. I have my lap band as a souvenir and pictures of my inside. He was extremely pleased with the look of my liver and even my stomach outside the scar tissue thing. He said often people have patches of fat on their liver and apparently I don't :)
The team was extremely efficient, they gave me right away some extremely non slip socks with bear paw on it :D and a matching giant paper robe which they can plug to a heater :D oh and also some things that slightly squeeze your calf to help blood circulate (when at first it was pleasant, when I woke up I felt like I went through 2 cramps during surgery, it was so painful ! lol)
I saw all the anesthesiologist in the place, they also gave me some anti nausea liquid which I guess really help because I felt no nausea at all. A little lightheaded on my first standing up but that's it.
The operating room was very high tech looking, pretty cool :D
The first night at home was interesting, I needed to pee every 30 min ! (no kidding) till like 2 am then every 45 min twice then more normally) and my hubby was all helpful helping me to sit down, stand out etc....
Overall I am pretty happy with the experience,
But I guess I will be a september sleever after all :S
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After all he didn't do the sleeve :( because there was too much scar tissue where the band was but planned it for 3 more month (now my sweety is changing job/insurance next month which mean we will have to change hospital (which mean I will not be able to get the sleeve with thoses guyz) so I need to figure out a way to stay with my current insurance for a couple of more month (which costs a lot of money)
Anyway, got my surgery around 4pm and woke up around 7pm and left by 8:15 pm. I have my lap band as a souvenir and pictures of my inside. He was extremely pleased with the look of my liver and even my stomach outside the scar tissue thing. He said often people have patches of fat on their liver and apparently I don't :)
The team was extremely efficient, they gave me right away some extremely non slip socks with bear paw on it :D and a matching giant paper robe which they can plug to a heater :D oh and also some things that slightly squeeze your calf to help blood circulate (when at first it was pleasant, when I woke up I felt like I went through 2 cramps during surgery, it was so painful ! lol)
I saw all the anesthesiologist in the place, they also gave me some anti nausea liquid which I guess really help because I felt no nausea at all. A little lightheaded on my first standing up but that's it.
The operating room was very high tech looking, pretty cool :D
The first night at home was interesting, I needed to pee every 30 min ! (no kidding) till like 2 am then every 45 min twice then more normally) and my hubby was all helpful helping me to sit down, stand out etc....
Overall I am pretty happy with the experience,
But I guess I will be a september sleever after all :S
