Peaceful1

Just trying to help!!

Yes, definitely be concerned, call your doctor.

Banded 12/17. On day 3 of mushies. Im extremely irritated every time I eat, I have pain just below my collar bone on my left side. I've heard this is common. How long will this last?!

Please do yourself a favor. Verify if you can have prune juice. I was just in the hospital for 3 days in constipation hell. Here's what I learned..if you take drugs like miralax, ect, anything with medicine in it for constipation, it will expand your intestines, and it's dangerous for the band. I highly suggest a home enema today, don't let this go another day. Prune juice is the safest way, verify with your surgeon, or he may prescribe colace if the prune juice doesn't do it. Believe me, you don't want to go through what I went through. Be safe, and please get the stool out before it becomes a huge problem. Good luck.

My bf and I just went to a local diner for lunch. The idea was daunting to me as I'm only on day 2 of mushies, but anyway, I ordered 1 scrambled egg beater and oatmeal, did I overdo it? I only had like 9 bites of the oatmeal, I was starving!! But now Im totally stuffed and I ate too fast! Don't think I was ready for dining out, but I kinda had no choice, in the middle of a hectic day

Thanks for the input! They said I could have soups and mashed steamed veggies. Does that sound ok? Ugh now I'm questioning my dietitian, this is so frustrating!

Thanks...but now my upper chest hurts on the left side...what does that mean? Kinda freaking me out! Mushies like tuna, oatmeal, eggs cottage cheese, ect.

I bought it! It will be arriving Wednesday!

Omg, really great! just to feel normal again.....my mouth wasn't used to the physical sensation of chewing, like I forgot how to eat! Lol

I'm a little taken back by the appointment I just had with my surgeon. This was following my hospital stay due to constipation. He is a very safe surgeon, and top in my state, that's why I chose him, but idk how I feel after the way he spoke to me. Have any of you changed clinics after your surgery? I'm just so shocked at the way he spoke to me, so rude!!!!!

I started mushies today too! I just had 1/2 cup fat free cottage cheese, and I'm about to have 1/2 cup lentil soup. I was kinda scared to eat real food again, but it's been in me 5 minutes now, so far so good

Im sold!! Thank you so much Patty!! You are on the ball with everything!!

Wow!! Such helpful advice!! Thank you Patti! I always wanted to try the gazelle, but I wasn't sure. I'm 278 lbs now, can it hold my weight? Also, how smoothly does it operate? Does it shake alot? I heard some reviews that it was.

I'm a little taken back by the appointment I just had with my surgeon. This was following my hospital stay due to constipation. He is a very safe surgeon, and top in my state, that's why I chose him, but idk how I feel after the way he spoke to me. Have any of you changed clinics after your surgery? I'm just so shocked at the way he spoke to me, so rude!!!!!

Thanks, he's always been super blunt, that's why I liked him, but today was just messed up!!

He said "you can go somewhere else if you think we are not caring well for you"...and he was just upset....he's a super perfectionist, idk I think I bruised his ego, but I didn't even say anything

I just ordered this book from amazon. I hope it helps!

I was having severe constipation, been going through hell for 2 days. Now I'm being admitted because my surgeon is worried I might have a hernia in my incision sites, waiting on CT scan.

Thank you so much everyone. I was released from the hospital last night. I had a CT scan showing everything normal inside of me, but I had alot of air stuck in my colon, and a (normal) cyst on my ovary pushing on my rectum. Absolute hell the past 3 days, and I'm still in pain, but glad I'm ok. I had multiple enemas and suppositories, omg I never want to go through that again!! I'm taking metamucil daily, I don't care what anyone says.

Pizza was certainly my weakness! What has been a band-friendly substitute that has worked for you?

My nutritionist told me not to take laxitives because they would dehydrate me, I'm regretting following her advice. I'm praying the CT comes out ok. Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers

Thank you everyone. It's so complicated. Basically the surgeon wants a CT scan because he's concerned the constipation could be a bowel obstruction due to a hernia from the incision sites, I dont even have my staples out yet. I had 2 enemas, suppository, and manual decompaction, but I'm still stuck! If there is an obstruction, I will have to have another surgery today. I'm freaking out

Omg I haven't pooped in a week!! I'm scared now! How did you know this happened?!?! My doc said no laxitives cuz it would dehydrate me!!

Oooh how do you do the cauliflower crust? My nutritionist said no bread, tortillas under any circumstances, how well does bread digest for you? Thanx for the tips everyone!