Debbie3sons

I wore some baggie shorts , after I wore a Loose fitting what they used to call a moo moo dress for a few days like 4 to be more specific then I was able to put the shorts back on it really doesn't matter what u ewhere to the hospital for surgry cause they put u in one of the hospital gowns any way for surgery , it's what u want to be comfortable in on the ride home and something Really Loose fitting is better and take a small pillow that the seat belt will fit over cause u will have tenderness on ur stomache.

Every once in a while but It does go away not sure what it is or if we do to much , however if it doesn't go away then Iwould Text or call my Doctor to make sure I am fine and see what my Doctor thinks .

I have lost 66 lbs since the end of Sep. 2012 and beginning of Oct. 2o12 I say that because I was banded Sept.28th and out of the hospital and back home Sept 29th.

Look up Dr. Madan he is Really good and you can tell him that Deborah Welch refered you he is in Long beach Costa Mesa and I think Los Angeles also he has a E mail , Facebook and you Can find out numbers for him and he will listen also in Orange county is Dr. Oliak he is also pretty good but I prefer my surgeon Dr. Madan.

it is hard but you have to try and reschedule your eating like if woke up in the morning and had your protein shake or your small breakfast then your breakfast before or after your shower a hour before you go to work I used to work 2-11 pm and sometimes I would work till midnight , I am on days now but sometimes they will put me on nights ,but like most people in the day they have their meals you just have to be upside down and it also sucks cause then we're tired after and go straight to bed wich is a problem cause all the food just sits there over night also I would pack a luch either for the week or for that night that way you know what you want to eat for luch then you can just pick something out , it is hard but we just have to eat small meals like some Diabectics have to eat every half hour we are suppose to eat 5 times a day but just our small portions well good luck you'll figure it out take your breaks and take a few bites .

The belching never seems to go away and we bandsters have to eat REALLY slow or we get (PB) productive burping also I have noticed if we don't drink enough or eat our very small portions like a protein drink or protein bar or even keep our water on hand that we have A LOT of air that wants to escape , so it does happen I am 10 months out and have lost and yes it is going slow but I have noticed these things about the belching or even the gas oh my sometimes just a couple of sips or just a bite of something seems to cure the air that wants to escape.

I tried to eat the flat out bread but it has to be warm for me to eat I did try to eat it making a sandwich but I got stuck and slimed bad so I don't eat but maybe a quarter of it so I don't do it a lot cause I don't like getting the stuck and slime episodes again that's just me some people can do carbs and bread I just don't

Yeah for you now post some pics of you before and after if you can and be proud of what you have accomplished I am trying to be patient but patient was never a virtue to me lol , so that is one more thing I am trying lol, but I (only) have 80 more to go to goal weight. and 16 mor to onederland so here I come.

It REALLY is about portion control wich is hard , however and this is just MY expeience is that I do a lot of protein first and then veggies but I do stay away from the rice cause for one it swells inMy band and will make me slime so I don't do it I also try to stay away from some carbs not all just some is harder for me so I don't do them of course I have 10 1/2 ccs in a 14 cc band ,so do what you think is best for you and I don't use fitness pal as I stand on my feet all day for 8 hours.

Wow that is great I was banded in Sept ,and haven't lost but 61 lbs so hopefully it is still going but slowly but we r doing this thing.

Look at the lapband post op diet and it will let you know , cause you r healing right now so as the other person said I would call your doctor and like I said read the post op diet instructions it will help.

Wow that is awsome I also was banded Sept 2013 I have only lost 61lbs & have 80 to go for goal weight,so let us know how you did it oh by the way my actual band date was Sept 28tth 2013 hope I will get there.

I also like to read the positive & negative I prefer the positive butwant to know what happened to the ones that had coplications so if any thing ever goes wrong or doezn' t seem right in the way ( I ) feel then I will text or call my Awsome Surgeon right away

I was looking at this and said to my self oh my gosh I hope she is o k then I read the rest and really lol my son was asking me what I was laughing at so I told him and he said is that why u r alwauys rubbing ur stomache family doesn't understand sometimes but I thought it was funny thak you that was great..

When I started the mushies I also thought I would starve to death & when I went to the Doctors for my check up I told him I felt like one of those cartoon charaters that if you look at them they look like a steak or piece of chicken so I told him I was ready to bite anyone's head off and to look out cause I was starving lol needles to say he made a joke and hurried me out of his office that day ,when he usually takes his time with me , just thought I would share,so I hope the newbie bandsters get through this phase it does get better.

I can not chew any gum cause I always seem to bite my lip or the inside of my mouth somehow , and I am a smoker so I always use Ice breakers mints and they are sugar free and when I said I always use them I had them a day after surgery when I had my first smoke after surgery and I ate two just before I got in the hospital for surgery and told the surgeon so it was o k for me, but I Don't know about gum , I guess if u spit it out when the breath is fresh and flavor is gone lol u should be o k , but ask your doctor to make sure as there r no stupid questions cause we can all learn something from one another.