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using a heating pad can also help the pain. if you don't have a heating pad, a cheap alternative is to take a tube sock and fill it with rice. heat in the microwave and place it on the spot that is hurting. the other comments are exactly right as well. walk, walk, walk....get up and move every hour at least. gas x strips help. right now is not the time to be a lady. if you need to belch or fart, let them fly. best of luck to you on your journey!!!!

i have only felt really tight once since my surgery on 5/16/11. for me, it felt like i had a knot in my throat that would not go away. i had no desire to eat because it did not feel like anything would go in. all i did was sip water. a friend told me to drink something hot and that helped to loosen the band back up to where i was able to eat. from what i know, too tight would mean that you cannot keep anything down...food or fluid. i wish you luck!!!!

i had my surgery on 5/16/11 and i do not have a fill yet. i have reached the point where it does feel like everything is just rolling right through my band. i have increased my fluids and added another protein shake, but i still get hungry before i should. i will be getting my first fill on june 29. i have been told that it can take several fills to have real restriction so maybe it is time for another for you. best of luck on your journey!!!!

CONGRATS and best of luck with your first fill!!!!!!

I am told that your insurance company goes by the first weight that your surgeon logs. I did not face this so I do not know if it is a fact. Best of luck on your journey!!!!!

i am not sure of the answer to this. I just wanted to wish you the best of luck with your procedures.

best of luck with that!!! you can do it...one day at a time

i had my surgery on May 16th. i did not have major gas pain thankfully, but i did have alot of pain around my port site for about 12 days. it has eased up now, no stabbing pain anymore, just a dull ache. i have moved on to mushies and must say they are heaven after weeks of liquids. so far, i have eaten a scrambled egg seasoned with mrs dash and with a little shredded cheddar, mashed potatoes, and egg salad. tomorrow, i'm going to put a little homemade chili in the food processor to mush it down and try that. i am beyond happy with the results i have seen so far. oh, and back to the gas pain...i did have pain yesterday in my shoulders majorly when i went for my first longer walk. a hot shower took care of it though. I wish the best to all of you on this journey!!!!

i am in complete agreement with all the statements above. you are setting yourself up for failure by breaking the rules which will lead to not only no weight loss, but cause you health problems. your body has to have time to heal. the reason you aren't very hungry is because you have restriction from swelling inside your body that you can't see. take it easy...one step at a time...and before you know it you will be back on solids following docs orders. i wish the best for you...God bless!!!!

i too had sharp pains at my port site. it felt at times like a hot knife going in my side. i was assured that it was just my port healing and that since mine was attached with the self clamping, that recovery would take a few more days. i am now 13 days out from surgery and though it is still tender, i have not had a stabbing pain in over 24 hours. i wish you the best of luck on your journey...God bless!!!!

thank you so very much, alex!!!!!!!

You are exactly right, luuluu. There are many good people who have quit coming to chat because of the nature of after dark chat. There is a room for adult conversations already in place. We are all adults and there is no reason we cannot conduct ourselves in a way that is acceptable to all people. New people come into the room and leave because of the nature of the conversation. There are a very few in the room who state that they don't care who leaves, but they forget, we were all at one time new and in need of support. If you want to have those type of "adult" conversations with each other...keep it out of the room...keep it off cam....go to the adult room and use your private messages so that all do not have to be subjected.

dave was anything but kind and helpful on this night. as you yourself said, you were not there so you really have no right to comment. oh, but wait, yes you do...because men like ali's husband are fighting to support the rights for any person to state their opinion regardless of how ignorant it makes them look. now, let me explain this even slower so hopefully even you can understand. those of us in chat like the real time conversations that we are allowed to have there. for many of us, the chat room is our support group. i have not had one question about the band that has not been answered in this room. that being said, many of us are there for hours a day. we talk about many things in our lives. the band is just one of them. ali's husband was returning from iraq and, as she told you and you so coldly insulted her for, she was having concerns. as her friends, we were helping, supporting her through those. i have never seen anyone with a question about the band not have their question answered by at the very LEAST one person in the room. the regulars are friends though....and as such, we have supported each other through many things. the band is a LIFE CHANGE. all areas of life...only a small minded person would believe that life change means we only discuss a plastic ring around our stomachs.

stating the truth as it was...as others support it to have been...that is not hostility...that is HONESTY. the ONLY reason you felt unwelcome is because of the reaction you got to the pm's you mistakingly posted for the whole room to see. you were acting like the school yard bully who pulls hair and then expects a hug instead of a slap to his face. you can convince everyone who was NOT there of your innocence in the matter...you won't convince those of us who were actually there so easily. that is the one transcript i wish i had to share.

Resorting to calling someone you have never met rude names shows true childishness and immaturity. I stated nothing but the facts. Unfortunately, Dave tried to post his rude post in a PM and did not know what he was doing and it instead was shown to an entire room of people who did not appreciated his hatefulness and told him. Dave was in the room for about 5 to 10 minutes. I have been in this chat room for months. I have seen a full range of topics discussed...from the lapband...to the death of a friend...to quitting smoking...to sexual questions...to parenting questions...etc. I could go on and on. When you make a comment about anything without fully education yourself you are going on nothing but assumptions. People who make those kind of assumptions come off as true asses. If you want to post a rude comment about chat, stay in there longer than a few minutes to see what it is ALL about. If I am in the room, there is not one person i do not say hello to and ask how they are when they enter the room. If anyone has a question that I know the answer to it, I explain it to them. If anyone is in the room making a fool of themselves, I tell them that too. I do not support anyone causing problems in the room...which is exactly what Dave did. You ask why I am attacking Dave. I am not attacking him, I am stating the truth. However, I realize that there are many who can not handle that truth. hmmmmm indeed...take care