juju1289

This is my first monthly challenge. I want to participate to keep myself motivated and accountable. Hope we all have a great "losing" month! :-) Name, real or screen~ Julia Goal weight for March 31st~ 252 Weight on March 1st~ 262 Age~ 23 Dietary goal for March~ Increase Protein Exercise goal for March~ make it to the gym 4-5 times a week Personal goal for March~ keep up with my food logs Date banded~ August 2012 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 37 lbs What is your good luck charm?~ don't have one

Well everybody is different. My doctor told me to rest as much as possible the first 3 days and than start slowly walking around the house but no exercise type walking before my first follow up which was about 3 wks after surgery. But if u feel strong and up to it i guess do walk but u know take it slow. Ur still healing. good luck with ur new journey and u have found a good place to talk about ur concerns this site is awesome! :-)

Hi! I had a lot of gas pain after my surgey. It was really sharp and would get worse when i breathed deeply or moved around. My nurse told me to take gas x. It kind of helped some but what really helped was walking it off. Id walk around my room and take the gas x i think every 3 or 2 hrs don't really remember. But if it gets worse or something u should call ur doctor. Hope u feel better soon! Hang in there! And congrats on ur surgery! :-)

Well that explains it. Im in miami and its 1 am here. And i will definitely give the pineapple juice a try. Now do u just buy it from the store or do u actually make it fresh? If u buy it which brand do u buy cuz I've never bought pineapple juice before. Sorry if I'm asking too much :-/

Thanks for answering! Im so glad somebody else is up at this time lol. I am able to keep my saliva down. And very slowly sip water even though i do get some pain. Im thinking ill stay on broth and water only tomorrow and see how i feel. If i can keep that down ill just go through the weekend with liquids and start mushies next week. Thanks for the advice!

So i had my fourth fill on tuesday. I now have 9cc in my 14 ccs band. Im soo frustrated because after the fill i stayed at my drs for 30 min drank 4 cups of Water and everything was fine. Went home and about 4 hrs after the fill tried some chicken broth. It went down with some pain! Ahhh! So the rest of the day i stayed on water only and that hurt too. Wed morning had about 2 spoons of yogurt and that went down ok. For lunch tried some Soup and that was ok. And than for dinner some Jello and got stuck and threw it all up. The reason I'm frustrated is because the same thing happened last month and i ended up getting an unfill. I just don't understand why I'm able to have the water at the dr and than i go home and have trouble. I don't know whether to go and get an unfill again (which i really don't want) or just stay on liquids over the weekend and see how i feel next week. My question is does this happen to anybody else? you're ok at the office but than have trouble at home? I just don't understand it and its making me so frustrated :-( Ps: i was banded aug/2012 and have lost 39 pounds.

Hi! I just had this happen to me last week. I also went for a fill on a tuesday and tried some yogurt on wednesday and threw it up. Tried some soup and the same so i called my dr. And he asked me to go see him on thursday. He took out 0.5ml and i feel soo much better. Even drinking water was hurting. And now i still feel full with little food but i am able to keep it down. Maybe u need a slight unfill? Idk maybe call ur dr. and see what he says. Good luck! And hope u feel better soon! :-)

Thanks Hynita! It definitely is an everyday struggle but with determination and support i know ill make it. So i thank u from the bottom of my heart for offering ur support! Thank u!!

Thats another reason why i feel like i need an unfill i don't wanna be vomiting and i know that not normal and i definitely don't wanna go through my band slipping. Hopefully the dr will be able to clarify and tell me if i really do need an unfill tomorrow. Thanks again everybody for ur support and time! :-)

Thats exactly what i keep reminding myself that it did not happen overnight. The reason why i was debating whether to take some out or not was exactly because i want the weight gone but after today i really dont wanna be like this. I feel super weak cuz nothing will stay down and i need my energy to work out :-) thanks!

I've been the same way after my 3rd fill yesterday.i think u saw my thread right? It really sucks the not knowing if we should tough it out or get some taken out. Hopefully with time and experience we will learn all the signs :-) hope u feel better soon. I know exactly how much ur hurting :-(

You look awesome!! I was banded aug 2012 and u have truly inspired me especially cuz ive been feeling a little down lately. I look forward for some bragging of my own. Lol congrats again!!! :-)

Thank u so much everyone! They always tell me to stay on liquids only for the rest of the day after the fill and i always do it but they never told me to do it for 24 or 48 hrs. Today after the soup ive been on Water only but even that goes down with a lot of pain and gurgling. I guess ill go tomorrow and see what he says. Thanks again everyone. Im so glad i found this forum. I was soo frustrated and disappointed but reading what all of u have posted and having all of u answer my doubts i feel much better and so grateful to all of u who took the time to write. :-)