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Kathy i go to the doc tomorrow and i will definatly ask about the chilli it sounds so good to me..did you have it with just beans or meat and beans??? dallasdoll a mcdonalds burger i wouldnt even think of doing that.. did you have the bun and all??? and no problems??? i still have the little bit of chicken i ate stuck in my throat!!

thank you so much Alex.. i really didnt know about this stage and i am glad to hear it will get better... i am really starving today... i just ate 2 small pieces of chicken from my sons chicken and broccli chinese food... i just need a little something other than my egg drop soup.. i amm still starving though... i guess i will have some more soup... thanks again.. i am just having a bad day today

have you asked your doctor about this?? when you say eat your heart out what do you mean?? you can eat anything with no problems??

i am so glad to hear you say this.. i was starting to get worried.. i have a friend who was banded over a year ago and eats everything just not as much of it.. but reading this thread had me worried.. im glad to hear that after some time you dont have to feel deprived of anything..i am only 10 days out and that is scarry for me to think of right now since i am eating practically nothing.

so am i going to be starving like this from now on???when will i get thayt full feeling???

i was given pepcid in the hospital the day after my surgery

i am 10 days out today and i still feel so strange on my left side.. the only way i can describe it is like when you are pregnant and the baby is pushing on you ribs .. i actually feel like i have a baby on my left side.. please tell me some of you recent banders know what i am talking about,because i am starting to think something is wromg:cry

thanks for all the support.. i guess i am just nervous that something is wrong..i didnt think the port was that big? i am glad i am going to the doctor tomorrow so i will tell him all my feelings... i am sure he will blow them off again as he did last week and tell me i just had major surgery..yada yada yada! thanks again everyone for caring;)

in time you will be able to eat that pizza again.. i have friends that have been banded for a while and they eat almost everything.. just not as much of it!!

i have my second appointment tomorrow.. last tuesday i told him this and he totally brushed it off and said i wasnt even a week out...i know it is soon i just never heard anyone say they felt this...it is especially when i sit down.. i feel like something is there.. and i know there is it just feels so big!!! im sorry if i am rambling ..i am just one of those anxious people and things like this make me nervous

my port is on the left!! but i am still worried .. i really feel like i have a big ball in me and the port isnt that big??

i had a bmi of 36 and i too have great insurance with no referrals needed but for this a big fat NO!! unless you have co morbidities like hypertension or sleep apnia or something along those lines i think they just wont.... i personally think that they are not approving as easily anymore since so many people are doing this... i was banded on april 21 and paid $7000.. my surgeon had a deal going on with the makers of the band and the hospital and i just happened to be at the right place at the right toime.. i hae been told it could cost up to $30.000 in the U.S. good luck!

hi guys long island ny here... i am just curious why you are on clear liquids for so long?? i guess every doctor is different.. i was banded on april 21st and the next day i was allowed full liquids like cream soups yogurt and pudding..protein shakes also...today is day 10 for me and i am feeling good.. i am due to start mushy foods on thursday and it seems you will still be on clear liquids..i wonder why such an extreme difference??

try the creamed Soups or i also have egg drop soup from the chinese restaurant with no problems...have you tried the carnation instant Breakfast chocolat malt? that is my favorite for Protein.

ok im back to say that the meatball was not such a good choice.. i now feel like i have it stuck in my throat and i cant stop burping!!! back to soup for me.. i dont like this feeling at all!!!!!

i actually just ate a tiny piece of a meat ball...i have a friend who was banded over a year ago and she told me to start trying little bits of things to see how they go down...it tasted so good and i am fine so far.. how long are you guys supposed to be on liquids?? i know every doc is different

Hi all as you can see this is my first post. a friend directed me here. i was banded on friday and came home on sunday and i still dont feel all that great.. any words of wisdom would be appreciated thanks

hi i was banded on the 21st and feeling so much better now.. how are you all feeling a week or so later???

i had very bad gas... and when it needed to come out i let it LOL... i was in alot of pain from it so i really wanted it out.. i had my surgery on the 21st and still have some gas but not as much as last week..in the beginning it is not really smelly because it is not from food so i wouldnt worry..im sure they all know you are returning from surgery also and will be sympathetic

since the day after my surgery which was on the 21st i was allowed what my doctor called full liquids which includes yogurt pudding creme soups and of course all the real liquid foods but i have been more than satisfied with a small bowl of tomato soup and a yogurt or pudding.. i would call and ask your doctor if these things are ok.. they are much more filling than just clear broth

i am on my 9th day after surgery and just drove for the first time yesterday...there was NO WAY i could have drove my self home from the hospital(not that they will even let you i dont think) i had enogh trouble just getting in the car!

ok i know i am new here and still in the mushy eating stage, but what about frozen yougurt or low fat ice cream.. i know it is not the same but there are so many good ones out there now... or is that what you are eating and it doesnt matter???? it is too soon for me to know.. i am one week out today and i lost 10 pounds:banana

hi.. i am 1 week out today and i feel your pain.. i was in a lot of pain i actually spent 2 nights in the hospital and they gave me pain meds in a shot which was great until it wore off.. i went home with norco which is a smaller vicodin..i still have some pain but what i have come to discover is that i really think most of my pain is gas.. it feels very painfull even up into my back and shoulder... they also gave me pepcid in the hospital for the gas and it helped.. i went to the4 doctor on tuesday and i told him i need a refill on pain meds and he wouldnt give it to me.. they only sent me home with 15 and i was taking 2 every four hours so obviously they are gone.. i guess every doctor is different..l but maybe they should have the surgery and then they can see that it really is pain and we are not just extra sensative like my doctor told me.. luckily i have some vicodin left over from another time .. i am just breaking them up into smaller pieces since they are so big.. good luck and hang in there it WILL get better i promise

Hi my name is sheri and i am a compulsive cleaner... oh wrong board LOL.. i am trying to ignore it but it is very hard for me.. i am feeling much better so i feel like i can do more but then i do more and feel like crap.. so i guess the moral of this story is that i need to just sit and rest!:guess

thank you for all your support and for not thinking i am crazy.. i am convinced now that the majority of my pain is gas.. i let so much out already LOL but i guess there is just alot more to come out. i feel a little better today just very tired.. still vaccumed today i am just a nut like that.. again thanks for all the support;)