ladyjordan

I was just wondering is it safe to eat pasta or rice with the band? I was told if you eat rice and pasta then it will swell and stretch the band....I ate a little pasta for the first time in almost 6 months and I am really nervous..wonder is it going to stretch my stoma??? HELP any suggestions??

I have UHC on my job and they covered my surgery and I was approved very quickly...

wow did you realize you where having acid reflux? sorry to hear that,

I am fairly new to the forum, I have posted a few threads, but this one I am writing with tears in my eyes, im not writing to be kicked any lower, my husband and I have been going through a storm in our relationship, before the surgery I was an emotional eater I noticed yesterday I didn't wont to work out, I went to the gym and got on the treadmill for 15 minutes, but as I was walking I started thinking about the issues at home so I stopped and went home, I should have pushed pass the sadness and continued to work out but I didn't I was to down I wasn't motivated at all, today I noticed I have been snacking all day, and as I sat on the couch I cried and told myself this is how you use to handle your stressful situations, that's not you any more, I begin to encourage my self to stop snacking get up out of the dump and realize how far I have come, I have never done this in almost 6 months, but I do realize if you allow your self you can go back to old habits, I found out today the band is only a tool, that no it will not stop me from eating, I told myself I will not fail that I went through to much to get the surgery, im kinda glad this happen to me in a way because now I see that if I choose not to stay focused that I can go back to where I started, I just wanted to share this maybe it will help somebody else,

yes I had them bad my dr prescribe me some med for it, it finally got better, I think you will be ok, good your getting in to see the doctor, they may prescribe you something to control the spasms....good luck

this topic is for me, chewing slow is what I am working on, when I eat smaller bites and eat slower the food doesn't get stuck, but when I eat to fast it does, I think I wait too long to eat and then when I find time to eat I will eat my food quick which I have found out is a no no......good luck

Sarah thanks so much , how sweet

YIKES.....WRONG ROOM

YIKES.....WRONG ROOM

I found out I let a a BIG growl/burp LOL

Bro Rob hello and to answer your question, no I haven't had any issues personally, at first I had a little irritation at the port site but after I fully healed it got better, good luck on your journey cant wait to see your results...

aviva1979 thank you very much and yes I did have a great awareness and it did me some good, I snapped out of that very quickly, thanks for the encouragement and yes day by day it will get better thank you<3

Lisa thank you, I promise after reading all these post I got up this morning and walked 4 miles on the treadmill and burned 470 calories, I woke up with new determination, and yes the situation in my marriage is still the same, but I have to look pass the problems and pray, and stay focused I learned a valuable lesson, and it will keep me focused through out my journey, but thanks to every one for help lifting my spirit, this forum is a great support and there are really some great people on here, <3

I am fairly new to the forum, I have posted a few threads, but this one I am writing with tears in my eyes, im not writing to be kicked any lower, my husband and I have been going through a storm in our relationship, before the surgery I was an emotional eater I noticed yesterday I didn't wont to work out, I went to the gym and got on the treadmill for 15 minutes, but as I was walking I started thinking about the issues at home so I stopped and went home, I should have pushed pass the sadness and continued to work out but I didn't I was to down I wasn't motivated at all, today I noticed I have been snacking all day, and as I sat on the couch I cried and told myself this is how you use to handle your stressful situations, that's not you any more, I begin to encourage my self to stop snacking get up out of the dump and realize how far I have come, I have never done this in almost 6 months, but I do realize if you allow your self you can go back to old habits, I found out today the band is only a tool, that no it will not stop me from eating, I told myself I will not fail that I went through to much to get the surgery, im kinda glad this happen to me in a way because now I see that if I choose not to stay focused that I can go back to where I started, I just wanted to share this maybe it will help somebody else,

chasingadream thank you very much for your advice...SoccerBlueJ thank you also I feel a lot better since I got this off my chest thanks again...

thank you jenni30 I refuse to go back, I just never experienced that before, but sometimes it takes us bumping our heads, but it didn't take me but one time, and yes im praying things get better for us, and I know it will I just need to wait.....thank you and good luck on your journey also

Mis73 thank you so much after reading your response I feel a little better I needed to hear that, God bless you luv...

thank you Charles I will down load the app...

thank you everyone I am really glad for the responses, I haven't eaten any rice yet and if I tried it im sure it would be brown rice, I just had a lean cusine meal that had noodles in it, it was the first time I ate it, but it went down fine, I was just wondering on this journey there will be a lot of people saying different things about what you can and cant eat, that's why I always ask questions to see if any one has faced the same issues, but thanks a bunches guys.. :wub:

Thanks you every one for the advice, it will be helpful and useful in my journey :wub:

Wow I thought I was the only one, this is good news to me :wub:

I pray for every one, people come to the forums for support but there is a lot of mix feelings on this subject, why not just end this thread and every one can just be happy...

maybe you need to incorporate some exercise when that happen to me I hit the gym and the weight started falling off, good luck sis...but it sounds like you are doing a great job .... :wub:

Anewme I am with you, I have tried weights but now im doing the elliptical I was told by a trainer to keep doing weights and elliptical I have noticed a tiny tiny results, im looking into surgery, they are called bat wings lol

Congrats make sure you take it easy and rest your body even though you may be feeling good :wub: