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Im due for my surgery in august, i hear of people talking about thier port, i was just wondering can you see the port once in? it outline of something, and once you lose weight will it stick out? someone told me they find it hard to wear underwire bras as it annoys it.

Ill eat and then suddenly i will get that feeling of food stuck, i start burping or hiccuping and pain, some times i can eat heaps then other times its just acouple of mouth fulls, but i still feel hungry. just about every day i have to go and make my self sick to try and get the food out to stop the pain, does anyone else make them selfs sick?

Hi i am a august bandstar and so far i have lost 7kgs, I have had 1 fill already. I have been getting this pain in the top half of my stomach about where the band is this pain is not there all the time but when i get it it hurts, it feels like my liver is rubbing on the band, I told my Doc that i get sore (didnt tell him it felt like my liver rubbing on the band) told him it felt like that feeling of butterflys in your stomach but painful ones He reckons its just gas. This is stopping me doing just about all exercise, Has anyone else had this feeling?, i get it if i do abit more exercise than normal or eat something that does not go down well. Problem is im getting it everyday.

Thanks, I burp heaps and real long ones, i hardly ever used to burp and if i did they were not long drawn out ones like i have now. My stomach always feels funny, like i can feel it floating around inside of me. Im hoping it will go, dont see the docter now for a month or so.

I was banded on the 7th Aug and i have still got stomach pains, the shoulder pain has gone, but the stomach is very tender and sore, I go back to the surgen next week, i am hoping it has not slipped. I have only been drinking Optifast as the docter ordered, and V8, coffee, water. Alot of the time i am double over and walk as if i have a carrot up my bum :biggrin: I had to take last night off work because of the pain. Is this normal pain for the first week? and when can i start to feel better?

I was banded on the 7th and im soooo sooo hungry for real food, I keep watching the food channel dreaming about all the foods im going to make when i can eat... one more week of liquids the on to mushies, i hope i dont break by then as im struggling to hold food back

I hope i wil feel better soon, sooo hungry my tummy isnt but i am strange feeling. will try and cut out my protien drink see if that helps but i only have one a day.

Wow I cant believe that i got it done, noone has told me any rules yet, was only told to drink optifast for the next 2 weeks, but i see on here people only drink clear liquids im abit confused, i need some energy drink that will keep me going, can anyone help me Thanks

Can someone please give me the recipe for this egg drop soup thanks

I am due to be banded on the 7th and i have struggled with my per-op and have cheated acouple of times with a blue berry muffin YUM.... I was told had to go on a 6oocal a day but i think im over that by alot but everything i am eating is very low cal. Morning one protien Soup (dont like the shakes) lunch 1 egg and I peice of toast dinner 1 grilled chicken breast or steak and celery, brocli, carrots cooked in microwave with a bit of lemon juice, and eaten with cottage cheese. snack through out the day when i get hungry are carrots and coffee.

Thats great to hear that im due to go in on this Thursday 7th so more postives i hear like yours the better.

Hi im five days away from my op and would love to have this recipe for the post op diet and any others. thanks

Hi Im booked in to get the lap-band on the 7th aug sooo looking forward to it. I love food and im just wondering after the liquid period and the mushie period and you go on to normal food are you still allowed to eat takeaways, im starting to grieve already for them, Im hoping i can still eat them but not as much as i do now. I was hoping to have them once a week.

PS i think i have only lost .5kg this is day 5 of my pre-op

Wow I was never told to give up coffee, i was told to go on a low energy 600cal diet and im so not doing very well. breakfast.......coffee.....Optifast soup Lunch.....egg on toast or egg and salad with weight watches cottage cheese (about tablespoon). Dinner.... grilled steak or chicken breast (fit in my hand bits of meat...quite large) about 6 mushrooms all grilled with only seasoning added with salad or brocli and celery and another tablespoon of cottage cheese. Through out the day ill drink coffee and water and munch on carrots. Does this sound good or should i cut back even more? Not used to doing this diet thing hence why im here LOL. Would not have a clue on how to count cals.

September sexy starters.......add the name?

That said that the port sometimes hurt from her underwire bra, interesting that no-one has it there i will have to ask the doc it may be where he likes to put it.

They told me to just go on a low 600 cal a day diet, they said i could do the Optifast diet (which i dry reach at the taste really hate it) so im just having on of those a day at breakfast, a egg on toast for lunch and for tea i have a grilled steak or chicken breast and some salad, through out the day i munch on carrots and celery and raw mushrooms. I hope im doing the right thing

I started my pre-op diet yesterday, Im booked in on the 7th aug, feels like such a long way away. I am on the Optifast shakes i have one for breakfast, a egg on toast for lunch, and a optifast soup with a bit of meat for dinner, through out the day i munch on raw carrots and celery and mushrooms, not sure if i meant to eat all of that, but i have to be on a 600cal diet, just guessing on the calories. I heard that raw mushrooms and celery have no calories is that true? and how many have carrots got?

I am going on the 7th of August, starting the optifast tomorrow had my last big meal tonight....naughty