SashaWLS

Thanks. I was feeling like such a loser for messing this up day 2! I appreciate your words coming from someone who's been doing this a long time...

3 weeks post-op, day 2 real food... I just took a bite of mango and swallowed too quick—I think is going to be too big. It feels bad already and it isn't even in my stomach yet... Is there anything I can do early, before it gets stuck? I'd like to avoid throwing up as I'm not too long post-op... Is there anything I can do?? Or I guess I just have to wait.

Ok, I posted first around 11am, and now it's almost 1pm and I think it's passed... About 5 minutes ago I felt a weird "glurp" in my chest and a small relief in pressure, I wasn't sure if that was it passing through because I'm still not totally better, but I do think that was it... I'm still uncomfortable and still have pressure and burping, but I don't have that golfball feeling anymore... Guess I'll stick to liquids today.

This actually sounds like a band success story in the making, and the reason I was excited about the band over other forms of WLS... You know how to do this and be successful. Now you just need to do it and you'll be back there again.

I was banded 4/18 and started real food yesterday. Now, I am learning my first lesson in what it means to have a stuck episode... I was doing great, ate some rasberries, cottage cheese, mango... And then I ate a bite of mango and swallowed before I meant to. If I could have pulled it back out at that instant I would have, I knew it was too big... I'm so thankful I don't have any restriction because I'm uncomfortable even without any. That was an hour ago and I'm still stuck with this lump in my chest and I'm burping like crazy. It's not painful, just VERY uncomfortable. So much for my dreams of being 10 years without ever getting stuck or needing a fill... Oh well.

Well, it's an hour later and I'm still very uncomfortable and still burping. No extra saliva, no pain, but I feel like there's a golf ball in my chest. Hope this eventually goes through. :-( I did some reading on here and I'm going to try to sip a little hot tea. Maybe that will make this go down better. UGH!!!

I'm scared... I have this lump in my throat and I'm burping some, and I feel uncomfortable. But so far no extra saliva and no pain... Praying this goes down and wasn't as bad as I fear...

I would be scared too... But don't put off calling. Maybe it's just a matter of getting some antibiotics. Or getting something slightly tweaked so you can be more comfortable!! Just because it feels all weird doesn't mean it's a big huge problem where they're going to remove it. Call asap so you can get this worry off your shoulders!!

sounds like she was so jealous she couldn't stand it... sorry you had to deal with that, but it sounds like she's got issues...

Sal, I'm so sorry about your brother. I can't imagine what you must be going through.

I don't know what's wrong with me. I'm all over the place, one minute feeling good, the next depressed, the next angry... This is making me (and my husband) crazy!!!. I'm 2.5 weeks post-op and wasn't expecting to feel so..., I guess it's overwhelmed.... ? Has anyone else found this to be surprisingly emotional? I'd love to hear from anyone who went through this and survived... :-(

Hey good luck, you'll do great. See you on the other side!!

I'll tell you, getting to mushies opened up more problems than it solved... I was desperate to get to mushies, but then having to figure out what the hell to eat was a whole other can of worms. Nothing tastes good, nothing feels right, it's all weird... And on some level I feel like I'm failing "Being Human 101" by not knowing what to eat!!!

There are a number of reasons I can think of why you'd need a chest x-ray: They're placing the band around the top of your stomach, and probably want to look at your organs before slicing you open to guide where they're going to put the band As a baseline, to compare in case you have problems later To make sure you don't have an infection before general anesthesia. Anesthesia slows breathing, and you can't cough with a breathing tube in your throat

Agree with the other points above, but you can also try St. Joseph chewable aspirin. It comes in orange and doesn't taste too bad. I take Flintstone's Complete chewable Vitamins which are also very good... As for my grown-up meds, I take one capsule every morning by opening it, dumping it under my tongue, and then quickly drinking a sip of Water. Good luck!

I had my surgery on Weds and was back to work on Monday... I wished I had one or two more days because I found it hard to sit upright for that long. However, I got through the day and was ok. WIPED OUT by night, but not in pain or anything... You should be fine whatever happens, but if you can grab a weekend to heal as well as the few days off, I think you'll be better for it.

They want to make sure you're not mentally ill... During the info-session at the hospital, the surgeon talked about how she had a pre-op consultation with a patient who was telling her about problems with her neighbor, etc... Later, after the psych evaluation, the therapist called the surgeon back to say "Hey, do you know you had someone psychotic in your office? There are no neighbors..." The point being, if you're a well-functioning person with normal issues (even depression or whatever) you'll be fine. If you're barking at trees at night, you might think twice.

For what it's worth, I'm not lashing out at my husband—even though he's COMPLETELY in the wrong. Hehehehe.

Jen, I think you're right... I had a fight with my husband this weekend--A periodically recurring fight that we can't quite resolve, where I never feel like I can get my point across. Thinking about it now (as I've been feeling pretty chaotic since then) I realize I probably would ordinarily be eating a lot to numb the feelings... Maybe that's why I feel so messed up. Very interesting... Thank you! This is a lot to absorb...

My doc said between 1/2 and 1 cup... But I can eat more...

Wow, Dawn, that's amazing. My dream is to write an email just like yours when I hit one year. I too started off thinking if I only lost 50lbs I'd be fine. I'm hoping for more, but it feels like a pipe dream. But maybe not. Congratulations to you!!!!

I'm two weeks post-op and STILL overwhelmed! haha. First it was all the appointments, then when those were over it moved on to the preop diet, then the surgery, then the post op diet, etc... Each milestone has brought confidence and a little freak out about what's next. I guess that's the nature of the beast. But the good news is that I FEEL much better. I'm sharper, better able to concentrate, more awake, lighter going up subway stairs, and I think I've even gone down a clothing size. My pants are super loose and would fall off if I didn't have a belt... Lost 26lbs in the preop diet and first week post-op, get weighed again next Thursday and we'll see how much I've lost since then... But it's definitely worth it.

I don't know anything about this surgery, except that I want it!! Obviously I have to lose weight first, but even when I was thinner I had big arms. I'm sorry to hear it's painful!!! Was it covered by insurance?

I'm 5'2 and my goal is 140... I will say though, that I cannot imagine ever getting there. That's what I weighed in high school, and it just seems like a pipe dream. I've maintained 175 in my adult life for a few years and thought I looked fantastic, so if I didn't get below that I'd be ok. But I'll try for 140 and see how it goes.

I wish i could skip mushies and go straight from liquid to food... The mushies are kind of making me nuts. I don't like mushy! I want to drink and I want to eat. I don't want to mush. hehe.