leilaniessence

Hi all, I'm trying to find the right Vitamin for me and am having trouble. Mainly, Vitamins make me feel sick within minutes of taking them. The only one that doesn't cause that is the Centrum kind. I also can't stand gummy vitamins because they leave my mouth ferociously dry. Oh yeah - I hate chewable vitamins because they are grainy. I'm a very "texture" sensitive person Question for you all: What has worked for you? I prefer taking non-chewable vitamins. Do you think that'll be an issue with my lap band? Anyone else go through this? If you have, did any chewable vitamin work??? Finally - anyone try the "Opurity" brand of vitamins from the unjury website? Thanks!!

I woke up sobbing. Part of it was due to feelings of "oh my god, did i actually do this?" and most of it was due to massive pain. I was given medicine right away, but I continued to sob. I think I was just incredibly emotional. Two hours later I was made to get up to walk. I'd say that was about a 5 out of 10 on pain. Varied from 4 to 6 over the next 4 days and then hung out around 3-4 for the next 3 days. After that, it was fine. But that's just me!

Very excited about all the responses!!

I've been adding everyone. Thanks so much!!

I had the same exact sensation. I saw my doctor about it and he said it was fine, that my body was just getting used to the shock of surgery, etc. Just keep walking as much as you can. Also, something that helped me was to softly massage my throat with two fingers (just over the adam's apple, over and over). It helped me burp and feel better. This sensation went away by about day 7 (for me), so just hang in there!!

lol. I just began drooling reading about that homemade applesauce. CANNOT WAIT TO REACH MUSHY food STAGE!!!!!

Hi everyone, I just registered for myfitnesspal.com (leilaniessence) and would love to find more bandsters on there! I hear that people keep their food journals "public" and think that would be a great way to start getting ideas. I'm still in the liquid phase for another 1-2 weeks, so I'm afraid I won't be much help (YET), but eventually I'll get there Let me know if it would be okay to friend you!

I had a completely emotional "moment" today and my "instinct" of reaching for comfort food IMMEDIATELY kicked in. Here's the thing. Usually I would not have realized what I was doing until it was too late. Since I am (1) only recently banded, (2) still very sore, (3) can't drink more than 3-4oz of any Fluid, I realized RIGHT AWAY that I was in the process of "stuffing" myself. More importantly, I realized that I was doing this BECAUSE I was emotional and was able to quickly pinpoint what had been my "trigger point." Wow. Never happened before. I've got a LOT of learning to do. But.... just another reason that this lap-band is so important to me. It's helping me in ways I hadn't expected. (Yes, I stopped stuffing myself and just DEALT with what was going on.)

*Bump* I'm in Peoria! Any others around? Let's get this thread started up again!

My day: I was at the hospital by 8:30am. Blood was drawn, urine collected, and I was taken to a room. The bed was comfy I was given a gown to put on which was HUGE (compared to "normal" hospital gowns). Not gonna lie - I totally loved that. My rear was not left hanging in the wind! Let's see, what next? Ah yes. The nurse verified information with me, connected me to an IV, and put those air compressor things on my legs (they felt yummy!). I was also given a shot of heparin (it burns!) to prevent blood clots. My anesthesiologist was the first doctor to visit me. Very nice guy! He told me the plan and made sure to answer any questions. Then my doctor dropped by. He also answered my questions and lent a LOT of reassurance. Oh yeah... my dad was with me the entire day. I have a very supportive and loving dad I was allowed to go to the bathroom (yay). Then, I was given a scrub cap (hope I was rockin' that style) and wheeled out to the OR. Next thing I know, a mask was put on my face and the anesthesiologist told me to take deep breaths. At this point it was just oxygen, he said. Then he connected another tube to it and said, "Okay, just breathe in and goodnight!" "Goodnight?" I thought to myself. Then I was OUT. So here's the embarrassing part for me. Next thing I know, I woke up CRYING my eyes/heart out. Did that happen to anyone? I was SOBBING I'm pretty sure I freaked out the nurses. I heard one say, "Do you think she's in pain? I just gave her a dose of [some powerful pain med]." Then someone else, a guy, said, "No... I think it's just emotional crying. Listen to the intonation of her cries." Well, he was right anyway. I woke up thinking "ARE YOU SERIOUS? DID I JUST DO THIS?" Anyway. Fast forward a bit... I'm in the recovery room and sleeping like crazy. Everyone was kind to me. I kept hearing them ask me to open my eyes and say something. That I needed to get up and walk around. In my mind I was like, "Go awayyyyy, I want to sleep!" I never answered them. Apparently the pain meds REALLY knocked me out. Two hours later, they finally MADE me get up and walk. I'm glad they did because it started to ease the painful gas trapped inside. I did a bit more of that, was given some medicine-cup fulls of liquids and, a few hours later, allowed to be discharged. Slept the whole way home (40 miles) thankfully! And that was my day.... Any other people wake up crying their hearts out? Yeah. I NEVER want to have surgery again

Wow, only 3 days of liquids? Lucky! My doc has me on two WEEKS of liquids post-op, two weeks of mushies, THEN onto solids. How does your doctor define "liquids" vs "full liquids" ? I'm at home for the summer. Mom makes a lot of soups (sopa de albondigas, chicken Soup, beef soup, frijoles, and on and on). So long as they are "clear" (not creamy or "smooth"), I'm allowed to have the broth. While I am sick and tired of broths only (yes, with Protein shakes), I'm at least thankful for different tastes. Maybe you could find soups to make also? By the way.. I got banded the day after you! We are very close in our journeys

I asked that question to my nutritionist and patient coordinator. They just about jumped at me (outraged) that I would even consider it. I'm going to guess "No"