ShhhhDontTell

I was banded on 10/5 I have the same buldge. I feel it all of the time. I was wondering the same thing, is this normal?

gl with weight watchers.How did the pizza sit? Did it feel like a lump was stuck? I am afraid to eat any breads or pastas.

You are looking GREAT!! I love the pictures!

it creeps me out too! lol just feeling that thing is freaky. But I can see mine. Mainly when I lay down. maybe it is just me knowing it is there?? LOL

There were 2 times i had an odd feeling. 1 time I ate the smallest I mean the size of a big pill but I chewed it up good but it was a bagel. I felt like I had a lump stuck. Then I had scrambled eggs & I think I just ate a bit more even though I was full. But that time I just felt like I ate to much I did not have that lump feeling. When I went to the docs for my 1st follow up I told him about the first feeling & that I was hungry. He told me to try 1 meal of blenderized and to see if that helps & if it does I can keep doing 1 meal of it or move to 2 etc... he said if it is a day or 2 before the next stage it is ok to skip forward if I am feeling well. So I am on blenderized but, last night I ate tuna and I did not put it through the blender, I chewed it very well & I felt fine. It was actually the best I have felt. I felt like I actually ate a meal. It is hard with my daughter & hubby eating pizza right next to me. I can not punish them & make them eat what I am. They do basicly eat healthy, but still seeing them eat a chicken breast & veggies it is hard. So that tuna was like a dream! I am a few days away from the next stage as the soft foods so I think I was fine with the tuna. I go back on the 5th for my 1st adjustment. I know I will need it because I love thanksgiving & that will be rough. I have not told anyone I got this done. I figured it is none of anyones business that I work with. Just my hubby daughter & 3 of my best freinds. The rest of my family does not know, that is a whole story in itself, if ya want the details I will spill them LOL but I will not bore you with those details. That is why I was surfing the net looking for support & found this forum. I am so happy to have found it. Thank you for the reply.

I lived in Maple Shade until 1977. My hubby grew up there & did not move out until we got married. :eek:

Hi... I live in Medford... I went to Penn Hosp with Dr Kirkland. He is a great doc! I would refer anyone to him. He listens to you. As I have read in here some docs are making people wait for their 1st adjustment. Dr. Kirkland wants you to be sucsessful & does not want you to have the hungry feeling at all. So me having my surgery on 10/5 he is ajusting me on 11/5, then again before Christmas. I feel like I need an adjustment as I am starting to get hungry. Good luck in your search. Check out Dr Kirkland. Google him and you will see he is a great doctor.

good luck with the surgery!