Kim Whiteman-Enos

I got me 1st fill about 3 weeks ago the 1st hour was like "ok i feel some what tight" but after that it was like i never had a fill i ate at easter dinner like i never had the surgery, and i eat small things all day long i am not gaining weight but i am not loosing any weight either i o to the gym 3 to 4 times a week and i don't know if the DR missed the portand the saline didnt go into the band or what i got 3cc DR said that was protocol for the size band i got is 3cc every 30 days i get another fill on may 8th. Another thing my DR has me drinking 30 mins before i eat and ten drink my fluids 1 hr after i eat i have tried but man i can't never do it i am one to drink my water with the meals. Please someone help me with these questions i am so disappointed i was lookin for major change some people can see it in my face yes i can see it there to but i want more i want to see real change i was banded on feb 21 2012.

awesome story i just posted everything u just said i am disappointed cuz i am not loosing i am at a stand still and i am a aftre dinner nibbler. after posting my blog i feel dumb now that i read what to expect and don't give up i should of read this 1st-- great story and way to go!!

today is my one week since surgery had my staples removed lost 10 pounds in 1 week i forgot to ask Dr's office about can you have sex? I am still sore on left side and steri strips on the incisions. Hubby has been on the road and comes home tonight and i am scared to open any incisions.

my belly has been itching so bad this week not the incisions but every were else around the incisions and i had an allegric reaction to the steri strips after i got the staples removed that the incisions are big red marks looks like i got shot 5 times in my belly. Any one else having the itchy belly?

i have the same white thin thread poking out of me and it is also my large wound too were the port is i havent yet called Dr cuz nothing oozing or itchy on that one so i was gonna take it easy and see what happens down line i go for my 1st fill 4-2-12 -- yes i was well prepared for after surgery with the diet and all but never to informed about the aches pain an ditchness and the wounds. i hope this was well worth it in the long run right now i feel like a ginuea pig

what is the white stitch thing poking out cuz i have the same thing what do we do about that

i am having the same issue this week i was told to use cortisone 10 around the incision site but not on it and let it air out

lol well it is done and over with now lol i waited a week lol hubby was out of town for 2 months came back and i wasnt waiting any longer lol

thank u

Thank u all it helps alot!!

i also got banded on 2-21-12 and yes them 3 days after surgery being on CLEAR liquids was hell. I was wicked weak and when i got to the 3rd day late afternoon i started my LIQUID diet which consist from my Dr was sugar-free pudding and jello's and popsicles, cottage cheese small curd, yogurt with no pieces, and the protein i got was from walmart in a HUGE jar a powder vanilla it has 24 grms of protein in one scoop or 52 grms in 2 scoops i only did one scoop and mixed with skim milk and a boost high protein tasted good and i could drink it most of it i also did the crm soups but when my daughter went to wal mart to get the soups she came back with steak and potaotes real soup ( i could of died cuz it looked soooooo good) i did take 1/2 cup and cooked it and blended it with a lil bit more of beef broth and it was FABOLUSE!!!! my Dr also has me on 100% fruit juice. also i am eating baby food the fruit taste pretty good to. Today i found out that the band was put in but actually not in use yet till 6 weeks later i get my 1st fill someone forget to let me know that bit of info cuz when i got my protein i was feeling better my chest didnt hurt as much the tighness in my diagram was down some. And i started this liquid diet and i was hunry after a couple of hours after i would eat something wondering why am i so hungry and i don't feel like nothing it getting stuck. Thinking "ok" this is goin good i am eating nothing hurting. HUMMMMM something is not cool this is too good to be true then i called my Aunt up who had it done 4 years ago and she told me u dont get a fill till 6 weeks down the line when u belly has had time to heal, mannnnnnn i thought it was to good to be true that the food was goin down good!! but i go this tues 2-28-12 to have the staples removed and will know more then then i go 4-3-12 for my 1st fill then it will be live and learn from there on what i can do or not to do. So skin-e-girl i wouldnt do peanut butter but hope my liquid diet helps u if u want i can typer the whole menu my Dr gave me.

this is my most update it is 6:41pm on 2-24-2012 and i had an urge of energy, where it came from i have no idea got up to pee slipped on my sandals put on a sweater and headed outside walked the yard around the pool and went down my driveway and back, and it felt wonderful!!!! i am sweating like a piggie but it felt great, i am thinking the protein shakes are helpin some what even tho i had 1/2 of glass i will work up to a full one day but as long as i dont feel as much pain i will feel better. i read on the bottle of the protein powder that protein helps ur muscles heal and any infections u might have and soreness. i am feel a lot better right now lets see how the night brings me.

Hello everyone i am new as of yesterday to this website. My name is Kim i was banded tuesday 2-21-12. Had a hard time in recovery with nausea and dry heaving, so i stayed in the hospital that 1 day, i was an out patient as first. i can not get comfortable sleepin i can sleep on my back and right side but there is no way i can sleep on my left side hurts way to much. i am entering the 2nd phase of the diet menu and a lil scaried to eat something new cuz i dont want to get them dry heaves again. i had a hysterectomy 3 yrs ago i feel like i did better recovery with 37 staples then compared to 13 staples i am always feelin weak i do start protein drinks today which i hope makes me feel alot better. i am one to get up and go and not be so sluggish. if there is anyone with any good food ideas in the 2nd phase i will love to try i am sick of chicken broth lol. My 2nd phase on my meal plan consists of foods up to the consistency of yogurt without clumps such as milk )skim milk), veggie juice (yuck) sugar free pudding, non fat no sugar ygurt w/no pieces, cream of wheat, unsweetened applesauce, low fat creamed soups, no pieces ( which soups are those if anyone can help), baby food- fruits pureed w/no seeds, baby pureed meat, small curd cottage cheese, fruit juice bars no sugar added, and my protein drinks which my daughter is gettin them for me today at GNC the isopure has 12 flavors a bit pricey but has 40 grams of protein in each bottle. i also get indigestion hiccups and ooooohh my it hurts for a few i know i am sore but why the hippups?

thank u all for the input i was getting burnt out with all this thinkin a made a HUGE mistake feeling so misrable. Thank u all making me feel like i am not the only one goin thru this.

just to add a lil bit about the left side i have not wore a bra since i left the hospital and just put one on now and under my left breast next to the port i kinda swollen, could this be from me not wearin a bra and my breast hangin down with the weight of them, does anyone else have shortness of breath too?

i was also banded tuesday the feb 21 2012 yesterday was a rough day weak feeling the port area wicked sore today i slept most of the morning, and by noon i got up walked around the house and sat at the kitchen table with the lap top for a bit, i also took my 1st shower tonight got real weak and said "screw it i want to lay down" i think having no protein made me feel weaker. i start 2nd phase tomorrow with protein drinks i really hopes that helps some i feel ok it is the weakness that get to me.i hope we can chat back and forth since we got the banding on the same day.