silry

well i'm so glad i'm not that only one! i felt like such a goober... worried about SNEEZING. kat... LOL. thanks!

i'm having regrets. but it's because i am on the liquid post op diet and going through bandster hell. hungry, but can't do anything about it. i watched my hubby chow down on a burrito and wanted to CRY. i was so hungry... and helpless. :phanvan i'm hoping that when i hit the soup phase, my regrets will fade... hungry silry = cranky silry. *sighs*

i have the vivactive in chocolate cherry... i feel like i am getting away with something naughty!!! i also use flintstone chewables, but i've loved those since i was a kid and was caught eating the whole bottle. LOL. i've also seen bubblegum mulitvitamins, but haven't tried them.

i took this one the day after surgery. luckily most of the swelling has gone down... my tummy looks so poofy! poor thing!!! i'm still expelling the... gas. :paranoid they are still awfully tender, but the one on the lower right side OUCH. that puppy prevents me from sleeping on my side. the port side doesn't really bother me. i'm aware of it when i twist, but mostly fine.

mine took just under 45 minute. the doc said it was super fast b/c i did a good job on my preop diet. um. :rolleyes

aww! thanks! i'm not blond anymore, but that pic cracks me up. if it was larger you can see me saying "OH" to taking my picture. LOL! plus it pretty much sums me up. :guess

oh my! i was taking a drink of my wonderfulwonderful coffee when i read that and snorted! OUCH!!!!! weak 2! funny!!! in other news... down 6lbs since my preop weigh-in at the doctor the day before surgery!!! :clap2:

neat thread! i'm an athetist. i was actually kicked out of sunday school at 7 years old because they didn't like what i was asking. after that i went to every church service i could find until i was 10 years old trying to find answers... but all i found were more questions. i went to catholic services (beautiful), luthern, baptist (crazzzzzzy), even to synagog. after that i knew beyond a shadow of a doubt it was all crap. my mom completely accepted my decision and i never looked back. in my teens i loved runes and tarot, but couldn't get into the whole goddess thing. i respect wiccans/pagans/etc so incredibly much! now i just exsist. i try to be a good person because i choose to. i accept responsibility for my actions and don't use any excuses when i am weak or do something not quite right. when something good happens to me, i know it's because of the good i put out. i guess i believe in karma and the 3-fold rule. weee.

i've found that not telling people the truth is a pain in the butt. (isn't that the case with most things?!) i told everyone i had a cyst removed, but some of my friends have had cysts removed and they know that i'm not moving/acting right. *sighs* i don't regret not telling anyone, but i wish situations were different so i could have felt more comfortable telling people. does that make sense? once i can eat real food (or even just soups) i know it will be easier. "light lunch" or what not.

travelgirl, i CAN'T WAIT FOR SOUPS!!! LOL. i never thought i'd be so excited about soups... i have a little collection going and i keep making visits to the pantry to pet them. "soon, my pretties". :heh:

i'm using unjury protein powders. i mix the vanilla with my coffee and the chicken broth flavored with my broth. i'm supposed to be on clear liquids up to 8 days after surgery, but at least 4 days. i'm just trying to hang on until day 4!!!

oh my! how unfortunate!!! i didn't have that problem - kind of the opposite. when i first woke up i begged to go pee. and for some water. :rolleyes

sugarbear, i am 3 days post op - banded 2.21.07. my paperwork said in bold capital letters that i would NOT BE HUNGRY FOR A WEEK AFTER SURGERY. hahahah. they LIED. i was hungry on day 2!!! it's just very frustrating, having your tummy grumble so loudly it annoys your doggie and there being nothing you can do about it... the broth just calms it down for a few moments. :phanvan i know i have no choice but to do this... it's just so lonely and frustrating, feeling like you are all alone and nobody understands or cares. my hubby has been a DOLL though. i heart him. good luck to you!!!!

AWESOME!!! woot! happy dance:

i got banded on the 21st ... just got home today! my paperwork says i shouldn't be hungry for about a week. but... here i sit with my tummy grumbling away like i haven't eaten in a whole year... i am already plotting when i get my next 1/2 cup of broth... :faint: this can't be good!!!!! am i just too much a piggy piggy?!?!?! i don't want to over do it, but i don't want to starve either. oh, poo!!!!!!

i don't mean to trip out... i want to do the very best i can possibly do... it's funny, i spent months researching and here i am, feeling woefully unprepared. as they say, this to shall pass... *sighs*

i woke up with a little pain on my port side, but it's the big bubba in the middle of the belly that is giving me woes. when i walk, i walk with my hand pressing on it. my friends say i look pregnant. LOL. when i can get up and down without much effort, that is when i will be a happy camper. oh, yeah, and when i can eat again. LOL. good luck to you!

*KNOCKS* is this thing on? anyone out there?! i'm sure SOMEONE must have gone through this... really, i'm going nuts over here. any helpful advice?! please?!? :cry

*sighs* can you believe i'm hungry?! not just head hungry (which, boy was i during my hubby's dinner... and i don't even like meatloaf!!!) BUT i have actual tummy grumbles... that is so uncomfortable! i emailed dr. miranda (i used dr. ortiz) about what do to do handle this... but, in the meanwhile, anyone have any advice?!?!? p.s. very happy to be in bandland... so far! LOL!

so... is it a half cup, then wait a certain amount of time? funny, all the research i did before hand and now i am woefully unprepared!!!

thanks kat... you rock, as always!!! bandster hell, indeed!!! :speechles

oh i can't wait!!!! this is miserable...!!! i was so looking forward to not having grumbly belly for a while, and here i am, 2 days post op starving! not fair!!! luckily the nutritionalist said i could have liquid yogart as early as day 4... that's my beacon of hope!!!

well, i'm not home yet, but i got back to the hotel this morning. i rested for an hour or so. then we got up and walked down to the mall! i bought shoes and a toothbrush. LOL. so, the day after surgery, i feel fine! i mean, my tummy hurts in spots (like around the wounds) and bending over isn't too fun. i hope this lasts! i had chicken broth for breakfast, oj mixed with water for lunch and mixed cherry protein powder with the ojwater mix. mmm. going home tomorrow... eek! the plane ride should be interesting....

greetings from dr. oritz's clinic! i was BANDED a few hours ago. i'm bored of doing laps in my sexy gown and paper booties, so i thought i'd make use of the free internet. i made it! alive and well! not too pleased with the led balloon chilling in my belly or the shoulder pain, but aside from that, so far so good. now, if you'll excuse me, there is a caprisun with my name on it waiting for me back in my room.

mysherrijo!!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!!!! :spit: