judych

...im the same, im getting hungry as well. Im having baby food with some extra steamed potato blended in... and milk to make it sloppy enough for a straw... that does ease the problem a bit. its not a nice feeling to be hungry all the time. Is this the ''lapband hell'' that has been mentioned here?? ...more on this one. i always understood that our stomaches would shrink after a while. i wonder... how long does it take and how much does it shrink??

thats rough that you have the extra weight on right now.. .there has to be a good reason for it though. im sure it will go as quickly as it came. my incisions are a bit itchy as well. i think i have a bit of a reaction to the dressings... i think i read somewhere that they start to fall off around day 4? is that right.? ive lost the dressing from the top incision and had to put a bandaid on that two days ago. im trying to shower without getting that area wet, its not easy.

im having the same sensations and im only 4 days out. its more in my chest... im not very often a satisfied full. Hardly ever actually. im aware all the time that i havent chewed on anything substantial in a while.

thats wonderful. you make it sound a lot easier than i was thinking it would be. im asuming tilapia i fish?? im in australia. lol. you are doing really well. Keep us posted.. im 4 days out from surgery, doing o.k. i just had to change my appointment with my dietician... with EAster so close the bookings are really hard. At least she will let me talk with her over the phone about my diet, which is great. i live nearly 2 hours away from the city.

this is a wonderful effort. how long have you been banded now??

yes, thanks.. lol.. im amazed, and im stoked. lol. so is my husband. im feeling better in the feet already. its amazing what a difference those few pounds make . i knew there would be improvement but didnt think it would be so soon. ive got about 90 lbs to lose all up. that will take me back to my teens weight. not sure whether i will got that far, we shall see how i respond. its exciting, to be sure.

its snot an easy time after being banded, thats for sure. it certainly does test our will power. lol. this morning i had barley green and one scoop of protein drink in 200 mls of water.. it wasnt bad. im thinking that maybe this will be my breakfast, if i can manage to drink it every morning.

you will be fine.. i was exactly the same as you, but it all went so smoothly and there was nothing scary about it all. i hope that you have a good few days leading up to your surgery.

im day four.. the gas pain has been an issue for me off and on. its inclined to travel through into my neck and sometimes through my back on l.h.side. at least i got a nights sleep without having to get up and take meds for pain. my incisions are not painful at all really, just the muscle pulling where the port is. ive weighed myself this morning and im down 13 lbs from my pre op weight. havent had to take any meds for b.. either which im grateful for. i have some gas pain in my collar bone this morning, not a lot but its there. Im hoping to get out and go for a walk later this morning. im managing to eat without any problems. sticking to 200 mls.

ive lost 12 and im only 3 days out. i hadnt weighed myself when i first came home. i only know what my weight was before i went in. im just amazed, i really am. im hydrated.. drinking a lot. im so pleased to see such quick results though.

Tammy.. i will remember to do that. like you, i want to/need to succeed in the biggest way ever with this lapband. if i dont i could end up having major heart issues, and being in a wheelchair. not much of a future. im three days post banded now, doing o.k. i do feel that im missing something solid to chew on and digest, but if i choose to ignore that, i know im satisfied. im experimenting a lot. ive lost a lot of weight in just these past three days. amazing. if you have tried something and its good, its tasty and its doable, post it, wont you... we need as much input for new ideas as possible.

this is good advice.. thanks .

can you eat them hard boiled??i like them as well. i would like to be able to still eat them.

well.. ive had some tea. i had bought some baby food.. for 7/8 months of age. i had chicken and sweet potato. id cooked some potato for my husband so what i did.. i got some baby food, some potato (not much, equiv. to a home made chip ) , some milk and a little salt. i blended it in really well. i could suck it in through a straw so i knew that it was the right consistancy. i had about 220mls of it. i was very satisfied when id finished and i did enjoy it (i ate it from a spoon) i needed more flavour tonight with my food. im really happy about that . it was a wholesome meal, as it was made for young babies, yet i introduced a little more veges, some reduced milk and that was it. im going to do the same every night from now on for the next week. tomorrow i will cook up some pumpkin (squash) introduced a small amount of that to the baby food and have that. its worth trying. Has anyone else here had baby food??

first day post op. clear fluids only. 2nd day, nutritional fluids as well as clear fluids. this continues for a month from the day of the surgery.im having protein shakes etc now and its three days out from surgery.

thanks. im in australia and not sure if they are available here or not. i will check it out

can you get some panadol that dissolves in water?? im taking it every six hours. my dr says it wont hurt me. im not taking too much but its helping me a lot every six hours.

i agree... couldnt you just boil up a potato and strain that with plenty of milk?? put some yoghurt in it?? a little skim milk?? im goimg to do that for tea tonight.. im starting to feel just a bit peckish.. but not sure if its coming from my tummy or my head. lol. anyway, so long as the potato is well and truly blended, has no lumps and i can get it up through a straw im right. i agree that its not easy at all. at the moment the gas is my biggest issue i think, although its not as bad as some have had it.

im day three and ive just been out the back doing a bit of cleaning, light stuff. got the washing machine on, hanging clothes on an airer. i feel good apart from some gas. im amazed that my feet arent sore... usually i can hardly walk on them. there doesnt appear to be any inflammation going on in them right now. if this is what ive got to look forward to its well worth the journey.

im the same. i got so worked up over it, and so far its been far better than Id expected.

way to go... did you get your shopping done?/ im day three and feel good apart from some gas pain in my shoulder. the rest of me feels really good though.i cant get over the fact ive lost 12lbs. since thursday.

thats marvellous .. om two days out from surgery and ive lost about 8 lbs... i couldnt believe it. i weighed at the end of the day when im at my heaviest ... way to go.

what are the gas strips?? do you suck them?? ive never seen them at all.

it sounds really good. i might try this one. thanks.

how do you cook your eggs..??