judych

FBS?? can i ask?? whats that ?? im getting some pain in my left shoulderblade when i eat...

hi there.... im now post op. im nearly four weeks now. not having a good day today probably the worst ive had so far. i had a huge day yesterday in the city , drove both ways, four hours driving nearly... had to shop coming home, got home later, had to unpack and cook tea. you know the drill. today im just washed out... not good at all. I did see my nutritionalist yesterday for the first time though and it was very interesting. She explained very clearly why it is that we have to wait in between mouthfuls. not just masticating the food well but there is a rythmic rythym that goes on even in the eosophagas. very interesting. got lots of info, good recipes and bought a book for lapbanders with great recipes in it. Apart from all that... i was over tired, watched movies until the early hours because i couldnt sleep. Then a busy day today as well.... i hope im feeling a lot better tomorrow. this sucks.

..and me too. Im feeling rather depressed right now... partly because of what i did. im just so tired... i hope i dont have any more days like this.. Catfish, im between three and four weeks out from surgery. Right now i wish i didnt have the band in. i know i will feel better tomorrow.

can i suggest?? there are some awesome bathers , with wonderful designs, and are one piece that are out now... either that or you just get used to the port. Perhaps you are more aware of it than others are?

Catfish... i know how you feel. today ive been tired, working most of the day, and accidently, when helping my mum unpack her things, got two jelly soft jubes coated with suger and i ate both of them, before realising that i felt strange in my stomach. Then i remembered !! just goes to show how sometimes we can slip back, especially in the early days. i know that with those two jubes todays effort has gone . grrr... no weight loss today. i hope that its not too long before we instinctively know that we cant , no matter where we are or what we are doing. For me it was scary.. it was the first time that Id done it.. ive always been very aware when cooking. i think it was the fact that i wasnt in the kitchen that i forgot.

if the stools were black and 'tarry'' then definately talk to your dr.

this is very interesting. i live furthest south in Australia and we are subject to huge highs and lows with the barometric pressures. there is a high incidence of arthritis here in our st ate as well. So, having experienced body aches and pains from it i know how it can affect the body. its been a while for me .. just over three weeks and im still getting some gas pain... and our pressure is up and down every day. Thanks for sharing this one.

yep... thanks..I do accept. i think ive got it sorted now.. (( hugs ))

are you just on clear liquids?

yep.. ive woken up more than once about middnight. i just get up, make a cup of beef broth and then go back to bed. it works everytime.

what country are you ?? im trying to find you in ''community" on myfitnesspal??

ive noticed that my weight loss has stalled. i see my dietician tomorrow, it will be interesting to see what she says. Ive been having slightly more substantial foods, still soup but a lot thicker.

thanks... i cant see anywhere where your invite has come up, so im going to invite you as well.. im sending it now. judy

dare i say it?? lol.

lol.. see what i mean? that should be fRiends... lol.

.fit in my60's... i accidently deleted you from my fiends list... im having some issues today. lol. sorry about that. can you send me an invite as a diet buddy on myfitness please?? and your email addy ?? im not thinking all that well , fighting the flu right now.

i know exactly what you mean. when i think about it i get nervous. its a stepp learning curve all the way. a real challenge.

so.. did you need an email address to add anyone?? i did try and add just using the forum names we have and it didnt work for me.

we didnt have any family do's this year. i was unwell with flu pllus my mum is ill in hospital in the city. we did have our son home for a week. it was hard enough to cook for two men though, lol, especially as their food is one of the highlights of their day after working hard. i had some moments with hot roasted chicken and corned silverside... but got through it without cheating. i was just too scared to try chewing to be honest with you.. lol. You did well. it was going to be hard i did think, being Easter. usually we have huge dinners here with everyone invited. lol.

i must watch out for this one. im not sure if its on our shelves or not. i dont usually have breakfast cereals. thanks for this.

ive just realized. i need email addresses to add buddies... how stupid of me. lol. whats yours Deb?? also to the rest of you, can you please give me your email address?? i feel rather stupid right now. lol. mine is chestermanjudith318@gmail.com thanks. :wub:

hi Deb... incidently im in the process of adding friends to myfittnesspal and youre there... ive been slow getting around to it. It sounds about normal for the incisions, but its a pain, lol. especially around the waist area. i dont get my first fill until 9th may. Im a week later than you. its starting to get to me now. lol. winter is nearly here, its way colder and hot meals are all the go. that makes it harder. never mind, after mid next week i can start introducing a little more veges etc to my gruel.. lol. im going to start putting some meat juices in as well as a very little well pureed meat. How did you go over Easter?? was it easy or hard for you??

what sort of oatmeal?? i mean, is it instant?

this is interesting... so it can stimulate hunger, eh?? well, in that case im cutting my intake of caffeine back through the day. i have decaf and dont mind that. i dont have milk or sugar so its easy as far as calories go.incidently.. i havent been counting calories so far. is it necessary when still on liquids? i have protein drink of a morning after a coffee, then soup at lunch, protein drink of an afternoon, more coffee, then soup of a night with another protein drink later at night. i have other diabetic cordials inbetween. what do you all think?? should i be counting even now.? ive lost about 17 pounds since the 22 of march. the weight loss has slowed up just a tad. i dont want to lose too quickly. All input greatly appreciated. thanks.

hi Ladybug.. ive still got some scabs.. most of them are off though. Ive still got bruising around the port site,and im very itchy around all wound areas of a night. i have problems with my waist band as well, even though its elastic. i dont have any incisions right on the waist but close to that area. my pants must all get tighter as the day goes on. i have two larger incisions. on the left side its the port, with lots of bruising around it, on the right side the incision is a bit bigger.. then smaller ones spread out in between the two.