ChristieO

Congradulations and Good Luck to you I am 62 and had my surgery in April 2011 I have lost 34 lbs its a slow go but better off than on

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Hi my name is Christie Im 62 attend church, married and love sewing, craft shows, fishing, and shopping Im still employed I live in Missouri I had my Lap Band surgery on 4/18 I would love a buddy to talk with

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Im not starving but right next to it the hospital did me wrong the first day they brought me french toast and a fruit cup for Breakfast and I of course told them I could not eat that I just had lap band surgery they said sorry and they returned with cream of wheat and runny mushroom Soup and coffee I ask is this the liquid diet they said yes so I ate a bittle bit and then the same thing was repeated at dinner and breakfast the next morning well I followed that same diet when I got home then the next week I tried mushy which went ok then the next week I tried flaky fish and that was not good, For a couple days it felt like everytime I swallowed there was a knot in my throat, So I opened up my lapband brochures and read that I should have been on claer liquids for 1-2 weeks during the healing time. So I switched bach to 90% clear plus a BariatricShake 2 times daily for Protein. Im staying on this a week and then I thought I would start with some cottage cheese ect Hey were do you live. Have you been banded since 2008? Do you have any suggestions for me. Thanks for replying and have a great day

I WAS BANDED ON 4/18/11 HAVE DONE THE liquids WEEK 1 MUSHY WEEK 2 THEN WEEK 3 TRIED FLAKY FISH I THOUGHT I CHEWED IT ENOUGH BUT I MAY HAVE EATEN TO FAST AND GOT A BAD PAIN UNDER MY LEFT RIB WHICH HAD JUST GONE AWAY A FEW DAYS AGO I HAD IT RIGHT AFTER I CAME HOME FROM HOSP SO TODAY I HAD SCRAMBLED eggs THAT I RAN THRU THE MAGIC BULLET THEY SEEMED OK BUT THE REST OF THE DAY I DECIEDED TO GO ON ALL LIQUIDS AROUND 4 TODAY I START GETTING THIS FEELING IN MY THROAT LIKE SOMEONE IS PRESSING ON IT I CAN STILL SWALLOW Water OK BUT IT IS SCARING THE HECK OUT OF ME ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS WOULD SURE LIKE TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE

THANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE REPLIED I AM GOING BACK TO LIQUIDS FOR A WEEK OF SO THEN INTO THE MUSHY AGAIN IT WILL BE CLOSER TO MY FIRST DR. APPT BY THEN

WAS BANDED ON 4/18/11 DID THE LIQUIDS WEEK 1 THE MUSHY WEEK 2 TRIED FLAKY FISH WEEK 3 LAST NIGHT AND I KNOW I CHEWED IT ENOUGH BUT MAY HAVE EATEN TO FAST I GOT A BAD PAIN UNDER MY LEFT RIB UNDER THE BREASTBONE AND THIS IS A PAIN THAT I HAVE JUST RECENTLY GOTTEN RID OF I HAD IT AFTER SURGERY SO TODAY I STARTED WITH MUSHY EGGS THAT I PUT THREW THE MAGIC BULLET THEY SEEMED TO GO OKAY BUT THROAT STILL FEELS TIGHT SO THE REST OF THE DAY I DID LIQUIDS AROUND 4 THIS AFTERNOON IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE WAS PRESSING ON MY THROAT HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS SURE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE IT IS SCARING THE HECK OUT OF ME

I was just banded on 4/18 stuck with the clear week one added mashed potato and gravy 2nd week is going as well as applesauce but havnig trouble getting in enough protein and water do you have any suggestions Also m left side is killing me the doctors office said the tools during surgery may have bruised my ribs. anyone else had this problem

thanks alot for your post and just in time i am attempting to go to the store tomorrow. I will also try the heating pad

Hi Karen glad to hear from you as you know I was banded on 4/18 and feel tired all the time actually falling asleep alot so it has really been a problem to get all my Water in and even so when your awake thruout the day how do you plan the water, I go back to the doctor on May 27th seems a long time from now. I never got a clear understanding idea of how much of this to eat and how much of that other than Protein. I have one of the lapband plates but it don't say use so many ounces cups ect. I have been reading alot about what people are eating and some say a cup and I know a cup won't fit Any ideas you can give will be greatly appreciated. A little bit more about me I have 3 grandchildren and still among the working my husband did announce to me just 2 weeks ago that he is thinking about retiring in 18 months orginally he was not going to retire until 2014. Thanks again for signing on with me look forward to hearing from you. Have a blessed day