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yea i felt it for the first two weeks dont feel it that much anymore i think its just that you get used to it, at times it sure sucked tho!

I would say the pain for me was quite similar honostly, i dont do well with pain and I had a emergency c-section, I was given lortab after the lapband, which is just 750mg vicodin, since im on pain meds already for back and knee pain the pain meds they gave me didnt work, i found myself crushing my oxycodones, ask for somthing stornger than vicodin, trust me!

omg!! im glad you asked i get it all the time when im not eating or drinking only, its exactly as you described! please let me know what ur dr says i didnt say anything to mine since i didnt think it was a big deal but sometimes that dangit hicup/ burp almost is darn painful!! but at lest you know u arent alone!! i was banded 2/16 and have been having them since then, keep me informed

Here ya go, its a hormonal thing, go figure! check the link out there was a study http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=98272

i completley agree i know this post is old but, I feel the same way! I get alot of the im better than you or I read the if your its a tool your the failure part its hard enough that we have made a decision to have a major surgery on ourselves because we needed the help i can work my own program at my own pace i dont need people telling me what i should say in a post or how i should do my diet, I am hard enough on myself without others telling me that im not doing good. I am sorry but i came here for support and with a few i have found it, but there has also been the im better than you and the you dont know what ur talking about issue it really hurts, im sorry you had to leave but i have contimplated it as well!

i just realized we had our surgery the same day!

sounds like it may be your port, did he say what type of hernia usually they just fix a hiatal hernia which is at the top of your stomach where it meets the diaphragm. I would ask if its your port mine is swollen as well still feel it if it feels like there is hard lump under it its more than likely your port but its always good to call your dr!

i was on liquids for one week at my check up this last wed, he told me next wed i can start chicken and fish flakey meats and suck so softer foods then the week after that normal foods, but he also told me by pouch will tell me and not to rush, if its not ready back off. tonight tho i went chevys for dinner with my fam my moms last night here and i had a half a cheese enchilada, and a side of beans, i also ate a chip the size of a quarter with salsa one it all of it went down fine but it was bites the size of a dime and CHEW CHEW CHEW.

I thought my port was on my left side below my rib cage but it is actually about 4 inches up from my belly buton and 2 inches over on the RIGHT side, which i guess having them on the right is kinda unusual but its not to bad.

so glad your to hear your on the mend, I feel very fortunate now that my surgeon attaches my port to a mesh that is used to repairs hernias and such then he attaches that to my muscle, it does make it a little more painful and longer to heal but oh lord, I couldn't imagine going through that again. GOOD LUCK LADIES! and I'm glad you where able to figure it out!

i do have some pains like that BUT the vaginal and rectal pains i do not and that sounds more to me like a nerve pain to me like when i had staples from my c-section when they would hit a nerve i thought i was gonna DIE! good luck tho!

i ate some malt o meal last nite for dinner i put a little sweet potato and turkey dinner from gerber in it and a little cream and it was amazing! just eat it slow as it does thicken back up!

I got banded yesterday at 1:30 finally got to leave at about 6, boy do i feel like i went a few round muhammed ali!!! i am very sore very swollen and bruised but other than that im pretty good. my pain meds arent strong enough tho so that sucks but i deal. my throat was so dry i had the hubby run out and get me throat moisture lozenges that where sugar free and they helped the warm broth helped as well. so far im just doing sf apple juice, broth and water but i have had two cup of decaf this morn and did great, the surgeon wants me on shakes already but idk if i can take a shake quite yet, im still trying to get used to the new feelings inside my gut! lol, i slept good inclined on my back last night not bad probly did more walking that i should have but its the only way to get the gas out, congrats to all of us that took the leap on our new life!! lets kick fats a$$!

I love watermelon as well but unfortunately i makes me burp really bad so im going to have to say no way for me it would hurt tooo much!

that is awesome! congrats you DESERVE IT! on the 4" heel part i told my hubby since i love heels that hunny im gonna be going to the grocery store in stripper heels ill be so happy to wear them again! he laughed and said ok! lol another motivation peice for me is i REALLY want a pair of heels i found in a lily allen music video but i cant find them they are 6 inch SILVER HEELS!!!! to die for now im no blinging girl but i fell in major lurve with them and need them to live LOL jk, but they are a great motivation factor! and since i have a shoe fetish its only necessary to have a 6 inch pair of silver heels to love!

i would totaly recommend the isopure for a drink 0 carb 0 cal 40 g Protein in a bottle and the best flavors are grape and apple melon no bother with the others, the other flavors also leave a dry mouth feeling which these flavors dont. I also used the muscle milk lite i got vanilla creme and i get mine at the Vitamin shoppe they are the cheapest anywhere and sign up for there card and get points! i buy the isopure by the case there with the hubby also the Muscle milk in the big jar too! but i would also buy a few bottles of diffrent flavors and maybe try which one you like first its really a person to person tastebud thing!

i hear ya te gas pains suck!!! i have been moving but i feel like i i have to hold my guts in and my neck at the same time! eek! i use a hot pad on my neck and should cause the pain does double me over as well and lasts for a good 10 minutes sometimes. and the whole getting used to feeling like something is stuck in ur chest is unique as well. but its all for good!

baby oatmeal is the oatmeal you feed to babies.

thank you!!

so far im getting in a little liquid but i am still in alot of pain my band was 2/16 i can feel the liquid go from pouch to tummy thats unique as tom said lol. i do feel like my larger tummy feel hungry i hear the growling and get the whole starving feeling but at times im in alot of pain and dont want to over fill my pouch and vomit. so idk at this point i am moving but slowly since the pain and the loritab doesn't really help it, the past two days ive been crushing my oxycodone and putting it in something to sip it down and at times that doesnt do anything but take the edge of so idk. i dont like the feeling like i have to hold my guts in almost to walk but the good thing is i know this will all pass and it is something i truley want and a tool i really need so its totally worth it to me to go through the pain now to live longer and feel better later

smokey i hope you read my whole comment it was actually a positive one i was saying its normal to have emotins it would not be normal to not have nay emotion about the process. no passive aggressive comments needed, i too studied psychology. i am very supportive of bruinfan. im very poud of him! whatever choice he would have made, i had my surgery yesterday as well. @bruinfan i have the same problem i got some throat moisture lozenges sugar free of course and no chewing! and they work but the broth and juice and Water are keeping me going i actually was able to have two cup of decaf as well, and the dr wants me on my shakes today too! eek tho maybe a little much im very sore and swollen but ice packs are helping and getting up and moving around are making me burp and get the gas out too im very proud of you it is a hard decision and we will be so proud of what we can accomplish!!!

in the food and nutrition section in the general lap band talk there is a food list for all stages its a suggestion of course since your dr should tell you all the foods that are good or bad. but i used that for a good guideline. hope that helps!

in the food and nutrition section in the general lap band talk there is a food list for all stages its a suggestion of course since your dr should tell you all the foods that are good or bad. but i used that for a good guideline. hope that helps!