Adrienne21

I still can not get my calories in. I am barely doing 400 a day. I try to drink my protein shakes that i liked before and now I can't tolerate them. I am drinking about five cups of water.Still having issues with sipping the water. I try to eat every 5 hours. I have tried the greek yogurt as a soft food. its really good and it can be blended with a little protein powder to it.

I have a slight itch around my port. rubbing a little bit of green alcohol helps.

Hey sol!! I hope you feel better. Those incisions look like they are opened still. Im surprise they didnt liquid glue them closed. Also, welcome to blogging!!!!

I work at a hotel doing a lot of movements and standing. I took off one week vacation time and then after that week I went back to work and almost fainted. I was in pain and i felt like my stitches and staples were being ripped from my body, I decided to take an extra week off. to be honest I could have taking another 2-3 days off.

You can take the strips off. once they get wet you dont want to keep them on.

the nutritionist told me that the pureed phase has been know to make patients gain a couple pounds. which is why they only like us to do a week if that stage. I have decided Not to constantly weigh myself. I will limit it to doctors visits or once a month.

did you have staples too? I think most of them came from the staples. When I press down on them it feels like a lump. I was thinking about putting coco butter and shea butter on them. I hear its suppose to work. worse case senario, when I get lipo/tummy tuck I can maybe have them cut the scars away.

banded 07/01... So glad the gas pains are gone and that I can walk without being in pain. incisions look like it might be scars on all 5 spots. Other than that I feel 90% better.

How are you able to sip water when it is really hot outside or inside. I feel like I could drink this whole bottle of water. I am trying to still sip it but I am not feeling like I had enough water. so how do you handle drinking water in the heat?

How are you able to sip water when it is really hot outside or inside. I feel like I could drink this whole bottle of water. I am trying to still sip it but I am not feeling like I had enough water. so how do you handle drinking water in the heat?

I was told it could get stuck in the band and cause slippage.

I am almost two weeks post-opt and I was just approved to start taking my multivitamin and my bcomplex. I am still feeling very tired and sleept throughout the day. does anyone know of any other vitamin the would promote energy but something that is band friendly?

I have a band blog and there are a lot of other people too. just click community and there should be a link for blogs.

so I am a little over 60lbs down in weight. I am already showing signs of weight loss. I have sagging skin in my thigh area and my boobs. I really loved my boobs and they are leaving me. I developed a heat rash from the friction when I move.. I thought if I lost it slow enough I wouldn't have much skin. I really can't blame myself because I am half to blame for being obese anyways. The important thing is that I care now and I am more dedicated than I have ever been. The thing that has me so down in a funk is that my job is not being so supportive. they don't know what surgery I had and they never will, but they are just being unfair about certain things. I still feel a lot of restriction even with them taking 1cc out of my band. I am able to eat a little bit more. for some reason I can not tolerate my normal protein shakes. But I can eat 2 egg whites and 1/4 of a banana. then for lunch I had two chunks of pineapples , 7 grapes, and two small chunks of watermelon. I haven't had dinner yet because I am not hungry yet. Tomorrow I return back to work to see how I fair out. tomorrow. will be a better day...

I have the b-12 complex.. I am still extremely tired...

oops, I totally saw that wrong. for the pre-opt diet is changed from the regular swansons chicken broth to cambells. I drained it and dranked the juice from that. I also got different shakes. a variety helps. if you need to add another shake. you could also phone your doctor to see what they suggest

try using a heating pad and you might have 1 cc of solution in your band. then again you are so fresh out of surgery so there might be a lot of swelling still. my doctor said its normal not to be able to drink or sip a whole bottle of water right away. just keep sipping and spread it out throughout the day. you all will be fine really soon. youre doing a great job so far!!!

toward the end of week one post-opt I started feeling hungry so I started doubling up on the jello, Popsicles and I had some frozen vanilla yogurt. it really did help me.

So I went to the doctor today to have my staples removed and boy did that hurt. Then she told me she was going to check to see how much liquids I had in my band. The nurse walks up to me with this needle that was about 4 inches long. I started freaking out because I thought that whole thing was going in me. After she found my port she poked me and that was it.. it did not hurt when she drained me.. then filled me up with 1cc. so now i should be doing fine. I still am feeling very sleepy and low on energy but I am hoping things change. I wont see them for five weeks for a possible fill. I still dont have an appetite for food although this food my sister is cooking smells great. The great news is that i lost 13 more pounds in two weeks. that is awesome.. I am so proud of myself and i am ready for more success with the band. Also, my other doctor told me that they will talk to me later about the lipo choices. I might qualify for free lipo since my skin on skin action is causing friction and irritation. so i will see.. I need a nap so i wil log latter. chow!!!

I had a hard time laying down in every way after the surgery. A week after I had no problem laying on my right side, but my left side where my port is I could not do it. It was still swollen and caused pain. If it doesnt hurt you then go for it, if it does you might want to avoid it. how long have you had the band.

no problem, you have a great day!!

walking as much as you can helps relieve the gas. Also if you have a heating pad use it. doing both of those things helped me get rid of the gas. It took about 5 days for the gas to leave me but everyone is different.