ChoseLife

I was banded in Texas and I now live in pittston pa and I need a fill.

The last few days my stomach has been roaring and rumbling. I am eating like I normally do and I don't feel hungry but these are so deep and loud at least to me. I can't imagine what this annoying feeling can be. It doesn't hurt it jsut rocks my core sometimes. The first time it happened I thought I was going to vomit because I could feel it resonate from the bottom of my stomach all the way up and out. I haven't weight agian since Monday but I guess I have been curious so I will probably go weigh this afternoon. Anyone got any ideas on what is going on?

Are you getting your surgery done at True Results in Houston. If so who is your Dr.? I can tell you from experience that the surgery is so easy. The part that is hard is walking around after the surgery. But beleive me it may be tough but just tell yourself this to shall pass. Walking helps relieve the gas pain. Everyday I felt a little better. If you have a reclining chair I would sleep in it for the first few nights because you will have frequent trips to the bathroom because of all the IV fluids. Drink those shakes they make all the difference. If you don't mind me asking what is your starting weight I started at 389 I am 1 month after surgery and I have lost 42 pounds including 13 pounds during my pre op diet. I weigh 349 today.

In the past week I have only lost 4 pounds. I now weigh 350.2. Solid foods are a bit more difficult than I expected. When I eat solids I chew till there isn't much left but even than I still get the pain in between my shoulder blades and I have to stop eating. I am not getting much food down. I find myself sticking to mushy foods because they give me more comfort. Tuna salad, egg salad. meat sauce, cottage cheese , applesauce and shakes are about the only things I feel comfortable eating. A friend told me I should try eating lunch meats because they are already sliced thin. I think I am going to try this approach. My new goal is to lose 10 pounds before June 4th. with 17 days I think that is a managable goal.

Ok so I weight in this morning at 350.2 I have only lost 0.4 pounds in a week. I think that starting the mushies has slowed down my weight loss. I am still only able to eat a small amount but its definately more than I was eating on the first 2 stages of this diet. I get one 11 oz. shake down a day over the course of 2 hours and then 3 oz. cottage cheese for lunch and 3 oz. applesauce for a snack a couple hours later. 3 oz. of Tuna salad or chicken salad for dinner. I do notice that i get hungry faster now it used to be a few hours before I was hungry agian but lately I am hungry about every 1hour and a half. Graduation is tommorrow and even though I didn't reach my goal to be under 350 I think I just need to celebrate the weight I have already lost. From 389 to 350.2 is a long way and I feel wonderful.

I graduate college with an Associates Degree on Friday. My goal is to be under 350 before I graduate. I weigh 350.6 now so I think in a week I can even exceed my goal. I haven't been under 350 since my son was born 3 years ago. In the course of a month I have lost all the weight I gained after my baby was born. It's a big step and I am really happy. A lot of people are noticiing the changes in my clothes.

To date I have lost 35 pounds. I weight 354 and I am feeling much better. I still have some minor pain in the belly area but nothing major. My steri strips still haven't fallin off so that concerns me a little. I called yesterday to get a appointment for my first fill. I will go on May 25th. I am a little worried about the first fill I would like to know what I am in for before I go in for it. If anyone has info please let me know. I am doing fairly well with the post op diet. I still worry about not getting enough protein in my diet. I am not hungry most of the day. I try to get one shake in and lots of water and tea. Jello used to taste good but its getting old fast. I have a slight pulling feeling on my right side of my stomach it feels like a pulled muscle. It is very uncomfortble but I am dealing with it. Hopefully its not major. I dont know if its just me or not but wearing a bra feels constricting. My breathing and the pain in my stomach gets worse when I wear a bra. Mostly I am tired alot of the day. I think my energy level will go up some when I start my mushies phase. I might start it a little early like possibly this weekend its only 2 days early.