marcyg

Had to share this new news with you. I went to work today (not a desk job) from being off a week and having been banded May 20. Anyway, my shoulder was acting crazy today! I was near tears a few times. So I called the nurse, again, learned a new valuable piece of info. While it is our shoulder that hurts, the gas is trapped under the diaphragm and there is a nerve there that is connected to the shoulder. So! the nurse tells me to use the heating pad on my abdomen!!! I'm doing it now, (yes I am releasing gas...sorry tmi but true). If you try it, let me know if it helps you. I will be trying this until my shoulder stops hurting!!

Well I drink water constantly, of course, but when I get the grumble in my tummy, I had Atkins shakes (could only drink half at a time). My FAVE thing was Amy & Brian's All Natural unsweetened coconut juice. Those have been amazing and the really hydrate you. I get those from Whole Foods Market. When I was getting desperate for something sweet I had Fla-vor-ice Light frozen popsicles. One time my hubby and I were on a date and we went to a restaurant called Golden Wok I had a cup of Egg Drop Soup that was really satisfying. I only had half, so there was enough for the next day. I'm being really mindful of eating slowly over 20-30 minutes and consuming not more than 6 oz. I'm getting real full like that. I did cheat and have tiny bites of "real" food but I chewed it to a pulp!! I had beef broth too, but got tired of it. I used Pacific Natural Foods beef broth. You'll really want to avoid Swanson broths because they have MSG. And don't forget the FDA has allowed "natural flavoring" as an ingredient which is actually MSG. Check your labels. It sounds fanatic maybe but it's true. Today was my first day back to work from being off a week and having surgery last Friday. I had from the Jamba Juice bar a fabulous smoothie that filled me right up! It had chocolate soy milk, bananas, almond butter, spinach (I SWEAR you cannot taste the stuff and its so dang good for you) and whey protein. I was really very good. I talked them into selling me a 12 oz. cup, the kid size) so I had it for lunch and supper. Hope this helps!

I too was just banded on May 20. The most painful after effect was trapped gas in my left shoulder. It's been near unbearable since Friday until today. I finally feel it subsiding. So that took me a week. I did use a heating pad twice a day or more faithfully. I also called the nurse and she said it could take up to two weeks to go away. Hang in there!

I was just banded on May 20, 2011. Week one of liquids done! Although I experimented a little (with foods). Looking forward to week two since I work at Whole Foods Market and the smoothies are nutritious and yummy! Thanks to two weeks of Atkins pre-op I dropped 20 pounds already. I'm looking forward to a bright healthy future and eventually (not before a year of lap band has gone by) to become pregnant!! Here's hoping!

age - 32 gender - female marital status - married 12 years occupation - bakery supervisor geographical location - live in manor, tx / work in austin, tx amount of weight lost - 20+ mainly due to atkins for 2 weeks pre-op and 1 week liquid post-op so far amount of weight to lose - 100? I believe a mentor who's been there, done that could be very good for me. I think my main worry is eating the right things so that I am satisfied. May need some coaching to make appropriate food choices and that sort of thing. I appreciate any help. Thank you for your time! Marcy