first day back fm surgery! lap-band
hi this is bigred not soon to be big red anymore. i had surgery 11/12 and my first full day home is today! I was moving pretty good and got on the treadmill , slowly for 16 minutes not bad for 2 days out. I had lap band surgery and the only thing that bugs me is i thought i wold be back to normal sooner. i didn't realize i needed a timer to drink fluids every 15 min all day. otherwise i feel great and am looking forward to my new adventure in life. I enjoy the protein shake the dr. has me on , unjury i guess you can get it online i got mine frome the pharmacy at the hospital i still have high blood sugar and i thought that would go away sooner. but i guess it is much lower for me 147. will it continue to go down or what?
Hi bigred,
Congratulations on your lapband surgery, I'm glad to hear you are doing well. Your surar levels will change a lot for a while. Don't forget you're not eating yet. Once you start eating food again your levels will probably go up. As you lose weight you'll see your levels comming back down. I had my lapband done 12/04/06 and while my levels are down a lot from what they used to be, I'm still taking one med and insulin, but at a much lower doseage. I'm down 85 lbs so far, and I know that when I lose more weight and get closer to goal I will finally get of all my meds. But I know it can take some time. Don't forget each person is different and it depends on how much weight you need to lose and how much you have lost. But like everything else this too takes time. Good luck on your journey, and don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions. Dan
