Sharon67

I was banded in March 2007 in Columbia , MO. My results have not been as astonishing as others. Please, post and let me and others know how you have done.

yeah the slime!!! where the heck did that stuff come from??? my gosh!!! when I do go to throw up I am just overloaded with that nasty stuff... And I too, can just bend over then cough and it will throw up...

that is quite strange i have been saying the same thing about myself... for the past two weeks for some unknown reason i would take 1 or 2 bites of something then have theat feeling of pressure and go to the bathroom to throw it and more up... on occassion, i almost did not make it to the bathroom. it wants to come up, i am not forcing it. but why has this started? i compare myself to bulemics also, but i am not gorging myself with food then throwing up for a high... i just get this tight feeling then almost like i cannot breathe, then i have to release it...

that is wierd.... yesterday afternoon i too started to feel this cramping sensation it lasted on and off for 1 1/2 hours then again this morning for a few minutes... almost a dibilitating cramping... my band was placed in march 2007... but i have also been having a problem lately with being able to eat in the evenings, now the early afternoon... i would take one bite and head to the bathroom to throwup... i would "get rid" of more than what i had just eaten... makes me feel like i am bulemic.. eat and throw up.... but it is while or as i am attempting to eat not after gorging myself.... this has been going on now for about 2 weeks...

yes i got another 1cc fill..... but i really still do not feel any different... i only lost 2 pounds since my 2 sk appt. so if you are having meetings there i doubt i will happen to run into you in columbia anymore. but maybe... how are you doing on your meat and egg diet?

I had another bout of that wierd unable to breath pain in the upper chest feeling at lunch today, while at work. I had just taken a bite of a bread roll and the phone rang... i guess it was not chewed enough then i swallowed and i sure felt it within in 30 seconds... i then proceded to throw up... i have never done that........ needless to say i threw away the reaminder of my lunch..... i guess i need to talk to Dr. Pitt about his tomorrow too.

I cannot wait until tuesday when I see Dr. Pitt. I am hopeful that I will get another fill. I am cancelling the appointment with the rude nutritionist... insurance is not paying for her anyway. I am long past her plan of action anyway. Heck... been on solid foods since day 3 post op and Dr. Pitt knows this. She does not even have me eating yet.......... So far behind... I have not had anymore trouble with eating lately. That bad feeling of not able to breath and pain in the chest all because I swallowed too fast or was not chewed up good enough..... I really don't want to feel that again. I do get the hiccups when I am full. That is fine, I can deal with that. I do however have this weird pain/feeling below where my port is... maybe a pulled muscel... don'te know how to explain. I feel this "pain". not sharp or gouging, just a sensation. like a sore muscle would feel. I hope there is nothing wrong with the port. can Dr. Pitt see it when I go in on Tuesday? Think ultrasound or something so he can see to be sure nothing is going on in there?

what's up? what kind of help do you need? a few of us on here were banded in columbia by dr. james pitt.

denise i had my dates wrong... i go back on next tuesday... so i have to wait it out a few more days.... i hope he gives me another fill......... the original 1cc is not doing anything for me... i am really hungry and eat more thatn i was the first few weeks. still feel no restriction...

Hi I Had My Firs Tfill At 2 Weel Post Op Appt. Dr Said I Had Progressed Remarkedly Well. And Gave Me A 1cc Fill... I Go Back On The 24th Hopefully On That Appt Which Is My 6 Wk Appt Should Be First Fill Date, I Will Get The 2nd Fill.

I have not tried the meat and eggs yet... I started to, but was hungry and am still hungry......... last night I went through Mcdonalds and ordered a double cheeseburger and fries... ate it all and an hour later ate a hame sandwhich........ i have no restriction.... I am so hungry...!!!! I see Dr. Pitt on Tuesday next week so maybe I will get another fill and maybe this time it will cause some restriciton.

<TABLE class=tborder id=post437940 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=alt2 style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><TABLE cellSpacing=6 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD noWrap>LLSibley <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_437940", true); </SCRIPT> Registered User </TD><TD width="100%"></TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap>Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 59 Posts: 25 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- / user info --></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_437940><!-- message, attachments, sig --><!-- message -->I'm 3 weeks out. I followed the food plan for 5 days of each week they suggested and just tried things to see how my stomach could handle them. I guess I'm one of the lucky ones because I've had no problems with anything I've eaten. Even yesterday my daughter had a beef jerky on the way home from Wally World and I took a bite and chewed and chewed and chewed and chewed. Yes, they can be chewed to mush. It tasted so good. I'm not really sure what restriction feels like because for so many years I considered myself full whenever my stomach hurt from over eating. I've really had no problems with stopping whenever I am no longer hungry. I've always been a foodaholic but I'm not finding it that hard to stop eating. I think part of that stems from the $ signs I see that I spent and think I don't want that to be wasted money. Heaven knows I've wasted enough in the past on diet stuff and have failed at everyone. This time is going to be different. I've even been able to not eat the Easter chocolate that is laying around here. Today I had oatmeal for breakfast, refried beans with a little salsa and cheese for lunch. I'm getting hungry so I'm going to have some deli turkey breast and green beans, and perhaps jello or applesauce. Later the milk shake with an extra scoop of flavorless whey protein. I've lost 19 pounds so far. Tomorrow I'm calling to get an appointment for a fill at the end of the month. :nervous <!-- / message --><!-- controls --> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> you sound like me, if i can tolerate it i can eat it.... chew chew chew chew is my motto!!!! i just want to taste what i am craving, i do not have to eat the whole thing. have not tried beef jerky yet... steak is one that i have some trouble chew chew chewing... i can eat it but sometimes after chewing it still is not the right consistancy and it has to be spit out. i imade a ham an dmashed potatoes and greenbeans and etc...today.. i ate with everyone else just ate in moderation... i think i am hungry now too...not taime to eat dinner, lunch was late... will drink an orange juice to keep me full and rich in viatmin c and calcium.

<TABLE class=tborder id=post437384 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=alt2 style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><TABLE cellSpacing=6 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD noWrap>Janine <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_437384", true); </SCRIPT> Registered User </TD><TD width="100%"> </TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap>Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 42 Posts: 26 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- / user info --></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_437384><!-- message, attachments, sig --><!-- icon and title -->back eating regular foods <HR style="COLOR: #d1d1e1" SIZE=1><!-- / icon and title --><!-- message -->So I am on regular foods now. Almost 20 days since surgery, and no restriction, and a huge appetite. So I have to ask the people that are eating regual foods, what are your volumes like? I am wide open so it is truly dieting until my fill on May 5. I am definetly not drinking at all with eating so that's a good thing. Just extremely concerened about how much is too much during a typical meal. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> i have been eating regular foods since day 3 post op... mainly because unable to tolerate any of the protein options.. so my choices were wise in foods high in protein. in the beginning i was unable to eat much more than an ounce or so.. now being almost a month out.. 3/12/07 banded... i had my 1st fill at 2 weeks becuase dr said i had advanced so well an dhealed with no problems etc.... but the restriction is not there. everything is still just me and my own will power in control.. i have not felt the restriction yet. what i have felt is terrible... if i have eaten too fast... oh my god the feeling is so scary... i can not breath and i feel this tightness in my chest. then i jus tstop... it takes about 5 minutes for that feeling to go away and it is really terrifying when you feel like you cannot breath. i go back to the dr on the 24h i really suspect i will receive another fill since i have no real restriction or feeling of fullness. i have been eating regular meals, but in much moderation... i may not finish a meal... i definitely am not eating anything like i was pre-surgery. and i am obeying the rules of not drinking while eating or immediately after... i feel i have done wonderful on my eating.. no snacking... but i want to feel that fullness and have my body tell me when to stop rather depending on my willpower that generally is a losing ground. (doing good for now)

sylvia just called me...she was calling back about my "backed up" problem...she asked how everything else was.... she said i was doing well... should probably get a fill when i go back...

cool.... maybe i will try that meat and egg ... that is pretty much what i have tried to eat anyway... one of the dr i work with gave me some samples of something new to try for the bowel situation... hopefully that will work.. i feel bad when the scale starts moving upward.. yeah the nutritionist... i really do not like her at all. she does look down on you for being big.. but you know what i would rather be my size than hers... she looks bad........ and very rude! everyone else have been wonderful!

yes i do weigh each day........ the benefiber... i did buy some and like you i could taste it in the water... so i never tried it again. maybe i will put it in something else... the nutritionist... exactly... if even 100 pounds!!! i really don't like her too well... she is snooty.. i listen and take in all she says... but like you i do what i can... she is the one telling me we only eat 3 times a day and only 2 oz max!!! in the beginning... that was fine, but now that does not cut it... does that mean that i will need another fill when i go on the 24th?

as for the weight gain... scale, very confident... bowel have not been moving... tried "correctol" made me very sick to stomache and did nothing else. any suggestions? eating.....i know i have eating more lately... but i am eating so much less than before and no snacking.... some papers tell me to only eat 2 ounces of food... then others i see say half a cup... everything is different... thanks for your insight!!!!!!!!

by the way... my scales say i have gaiend back 8 pounds since last week........ so now what does that mean?

so that is the feeling then??? but i am so hungry... i do not feel full... but i guess if i eat too fast i get that feeling then i stop, but if i eat too fast, i am not full just in pain or shortness of breath... so how do i know that i have good restriction? what does it feel like?

those steri strips did not want to come off for nothing!!!!!!!!! i even used adhesive remover that we use on our patients that have sticky stuff on them from iv's.... finally had gotten them off then the sticky would not come off for a few more showers!!! good luck with that!!!!!!!!

i go back on april 24th... that would be my 6 week appt when i see everyone..... the last couple of days.. when i eat too fast (in a hurry) i feel this pressure in my chest/throat and i cannot breathe.. i feel like i am hyperventilating... or something.. last night i thought it would never end... i almost called 911 ... hubby was asleep and i was freaking out could not catch a breath.. i was afraid and grabbed my lapband booklet so if i did call 911 and i was unconscious or something they would see what i was trying to tell them... it was bad... not able to breathe is scary and the pain i felt or pressure was not that good either.... is this what they are talking about when they talk about pain from eating too much or too fast? i had been getting hiccups.... i want the hiccups back!!!!!!!!!

Great!!! When Do You See Him Again?

oh really.......... thats nice to know... so how did they find it? do you feel sick at all? is it red or warm to the touch in the area? i work in an infusion center and this is what we work with all day long... but i myself have tried to keep my belly away from my patients for fear of some how coming into contact with what another person may have (staph, mrsa etc....) now you have me wonderingeven more about mine..

maybe this will at least attack whatever seems to be "growing" i am only 20 days post op, but had my fill on Tuesday and when the Dr. was done with me, i had Fluid coming from the needle site he used. i questioned him about this... it was mostly clear, but blood tainted. he said i apparently had a "pocket" of fluid around my port.... this fuild had not absorbed into my tissue yet. (maybe something like with you too) but i still cannot see how you have fluid in the port itself without ever being filled............

Hello everyone!!!! I have now crossed over to the thread as well.... Thanks Tammy for getting this new thread started... the other one was just toooooo loooonngggg..........