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I would ask your medical team. The thing I'd be concerned about is that the cotton ball might be stuck to a scab, and if you pull it out there's a chance you might re-open a wound and expose yourself to infection.
I'm not advising you to do this, but if you're determined, maybe gently and slowly pull on the cotton ball to see if it is stuck to anything. If it comes out easily, that's grand, but if you feel that it's stuck, call your surgeon's office. They might want you to come in, or they might suggest you dampen the cotton ball with warm water and remove it yourself, keeping an eye out for bleeding.
Hello again friends!
about a week before i went in for my surgery i had a co worker talk to me about maybe picking up some Compression clothing for my weight loss adventure. just to hold my loose skin together. im down about 55ish pounds and my tummy is definitely hanging abit. very very uncomfortable as it is pulling on the larger wound on my abdomen where they removed the portion of my stomach.
My question is have any of you tried using compression clothing to help hold stuff together? Im slight afraid to jump in due to if i lose alot more weight witch i am hoping to then the shirts will be way to big and thus not work anymore. But with he current tugging and pulling getting my walks in is very painful, unless I am holding my gut flap up about 6inches witch isn't always feesable when im trying to walk my dog or have to carry something. and will be alot harder when i finally go back to work.
I have been looking at a couple on Amazon. But they only go up to about xll not sure if i need to wait longer before i get the first pair or bite the bullet now and just update as i lose. Hope there is some experience with that somewhere on here you all seem to be great people!
Thank you again,
Komatos
the person whom told you about compression garments is not talking about a "shirt". They are talking about compression shapewear that is like another layer of underwear that goes under your shirt. It should be fairly form fitting to give you the support you need but not so right that it is like sausage in a casing.
When you are looking at the correct garments , I suggest buying the largest size available . It will still fit and give you some support for a while. Buy two and wash one every night so you have a clean one every day, if you sweat a lot.
Not sure your age or Sex so general info here.
I don't think that there are any active members right now that have had band to VSG. I have been on ObesityHelp since 2003, so will share a few things that I remember through the years.
When they first started revising bands to VSG, one of members posted that the VSG did what the band was supposed to do. More recently there was a discussion saying that VSG does not provide the tight restriction that a band does.
Nobody ever posted that they regretted getting rid of the band and there have been many posts about the various damage that the band did to people's bodies. VSG will give you a tiny sleeve, but that sleeve can be stretched out considerably.
You might want to go to the revision board and read old posts there.
To lose weight with a revision and keep it off will depend on what you eat. At twelve years out from RNY, I am always either on a diet or gaining weight. Just like before surgery. I have to plan my meals, track my food, and weigh myself every day.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
I had my Gastric sleeve on 10/28/19 and on day 5 I removed the clear waterproof bandages as prescribed however, I still have the cotton ball in my belly button. Does this naturally fall out? Thanks
Hello!
I did well with a band for 12 years , maintaining a 100# loss., until it caused a very dilated esophagus and was removed.
I regained 30 # in a year, so I'm off in January to have a VSG at 180 #.
I'd love to hear the experiences of others going from band to VSG before becoming extremely heavy again.
Can I expect decent weight loss? Is it harder? I'm older now and have bad knees and back, so exercise is limited.
Should the remaining stomach be a smaller size (as I have heard)?
Any special tips?
Thaank you!
AnneAA
Hello again friends!
about a week before i went in for my surgery i had a co worker talk to me about maybe picking up some Compression clothing for my weight loss adventure. just to hold my loose skin together. im down about 55ish pounds and my tummy is definitely hanging abit. very very uncomfortable as it is pulling on the larger wound on my abdomen where they removed the portion of my stomach.
My question is have any of you tried using compression clothing to help hold stuff together? Im slight afraid to jump in due to if i lose alot more weight witch i am hoping to then the shirts will be way to big and thus not work anymore. But with he current tugging and pulling getting my walks in is very painful, unless I am holding my gut flap up about 6inches witch isn't always feesable when im trying to walk my dog or have to carry something. and will be alot harder when i finally go back to work.
I have been looking at a couple on Amazon. But they only go up to about xll not sure if i need to wait longer before i get the first pair or bite the bullet now and just update as i lose. Hope there is some experience with that somewhere on here you all seem to be great people!
Thank you again,
Komatos
i craved pickles and had a lot of pickle juice after about week 3.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
One of the contributing factors, that applies the bypass folks as well as sleeve guys, is overeating on meal size - that can stress the lower esophageal sphincter (that's supposed to keep things down in the stomach and not back up into the esophagus,) and in extreme cases, the esophagus winds up becoming an overflow stomach. I have seen this sited in the odd cases of esophageal cancer in bypass patients. It's real tempting as we move on in years to eat more just because we can.
1st support group/seminar - 8/03 (has it been that long?)
Wife's DS - 5/05 w Dr. Robert Rabkin VSG on 5/9/11 by Dr. John Rabkin
I worked with my insurance company and my surgeon's staff to be sure all insurance requirements were met.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
I had to jump thru the ins hoops requirements, plus there were the tests the surgeon wanted to make sure I was healthy enough for surgery. So overall about 4- 6 months.
Even though you've been on a medically supervised eating plan for 2 years, you'll have to check with your ins on whether or not they'll accept the results. Plus if you're on the edge of bmi requirements, some go with your ending weight rather than your starting weight. If either one fell below the threshold they might turn you down, or start over.
Other ins policies might have it if you gained weight while on the plan, they'll turn you down. I don't want to dissuade you from the surgery, it's just some ins games they play sometimes to get out of paying for it.
No one surgery is better than the other, what works for one may not work for another.
T-Rebel
