meghan1983

Ohhh the many that I do have... Went to visit my grandmother in the nursing home... she says to me.. oh meg, you're so beautiful... but you always were a little porker eh! next.. At a party at my BF's house. We were talking about this soup that people were eating and I made a comment along the lines of who eats soup when they are drunk. And his best friend turned to me, and said, I want to tell you something but you have to promise not to get offended. confused, I said, go a head, tell me. He said, promise you won't be offended. I promised. He said "we call that soup fat girl soup, because the chick that makes it is huge" Now I probably would have just raised an eye brow to the fat girl soup, but since he made such a huge, and public deal about me not being offended.. i was mortified.

I don't know where my port is... my surgeon told me it would be right around my ribs and I have a small incision there with a bump under it... I think that's my port... so I still don't know about the pain with the large incision. I see my surgeon this week for a fill so I'll find out where my port is I guess.

I'm 5 weeks post op, and I too, have had pain right under my large incision. Now that you mention it, it was most bothersome during TOM, but also if I've eaten a larger meal... I'm getting a fill this week so hopefully those larger meals will be a thing of the past.

I did that diet, lol, I actually lost 20lbs before I started to get sick from it. That is still my favourite diet of all time!! I also did this breathing diet, where before and after your meal you had to take these really deep breaths that made you dizzy (apparently that was supposed to work) I remember my mom doing them with me, and reminding me to do my breathing haha. Above all, I think my trip to weight loss hypnosis takes the cake, I didn't lose a pound.

Thanks, The pain is not there at all today and I'm able to get food down, no problem. I'm a bit more restricted than usual, but it just occured to me that i'm PMSing, and i've heard that people sometimes feel a bit more restricted during TOM. Thanks for all you're input, I think I'm ok! Meghan

I am 3 weeks post op, and everything has been going fine, until this evening. I was bent over moving stuff around, and I got this sharp, popping/ripping sensation in my abdomen. It hurt for a minute, then went away and I just thought I had moved wrong or something. About 15 minutes later I tried to eat some eggs, chewed really well. I got one bite in, and it got stuck. This is the first time something like this has ever happened. It wouldn't go down, it wouldn't come up (it eventually went down, but it felt like an eternity). It was horrible! and ever since that, i've been getting random, sharp pains in my abdomen, that go away as quickly as they come. I'm thinking about calling the oncall doctor tomorrow if it continues, but don't want to bother him on Christmas if it's nothing... has anyone experienced this? Should I call my doctor tomorrow??

I went to my 2 week post-op appointment, and asked about my fear that I was stretching my pouch by eating too much food. The nurse told me it was to be expected, and it just meant I was healing well. She told me that I could book my first fill for January 4th!, and can come back every two weeks until I'm at proper restriction. I'm so excited. Let the real journey begin! Meghan

I have a string too! it's like fishing line.

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I posted a similar question already, but can't find it to bump it up. I'm a little over a week out from banding, i'm following the post op diet, i'm at the pureed/mushie stage. I'm eating soups, cottage cheese, soft foods pureed. The thing is, I don't feel full with the doctor recommended 1/2 cup of food. I can eat about 1.5 cups of food before experiencing any fullness. Sometimes I feel too full (but i've never thrown up, or been in pain, just minor discomfort). I'm worried because I've read about stretching your pouch. I wanted to clarify... is this something that happens after being filled? or can it happen before a fill? I'm worried. I really want to do this right. What if I have stretched my pouch? can it be fixed? Have I ruined my opportunity with the band?

I've gained 7lbs since I started mushie food. I'm not concerned about it. I feel like my body is trying to recover a)from surgery and from the starvation diet I was on before surgery and after surgery (well not really starvation, but I didn't actually take in anything other than water and popsicles till 5 days after surgery so I did in a sense starve). THe reason I can stay positive is that although I'm gaining, I can feel my clothes fitting looser. Keep plugging away, you will lose eventually!

I have 5 incisions 3 little ones, 1 inch and a half, and one half inch. Is the big one really the port site? My doctor told me he was going to put the port under my breasts and I have a small scar there.

Thanks, I had heard that there's no restriction until your first fill, what I want to make sure is that I'm doing harm by eating more than a cup of food at a time before my fill? I hope i get a fill soon! Meghan

I felt the same way for a few days after my surgery. I still get the odd small gas bubble that won't burp out, but I've found the further I get from surgery the less it hurts and the less gas I have. Good luck

Try the Milk of Magnesia, but be careful... I was so desperate I took the largest recommended dose thinking I'd need it... BOY WAS I WRONG. After that, I began to experience some regularity.

Is it possible to overeat mushies? I'm thinking I'm a bit paranoid, but is it always going to hurt if you eat too much? Because I'm eating pureed food and quite a bit of it, and feel a fullness.. but still feel hungry at the same time, and it doesn't hurt to eat until that hungry feeling goes away, just feels a little bit of pressure. I also find that I'm hungry ever 2-3 hours or so... is this normal? Help! Meghan

I threw up twice the day of my surgery when I got home. It hurt like hell, but when I told my doctor he didn't seem overly concerned about it. I was freaking out, he just wanted to make sure that I could swallow Water with no problem... Don't know if that's helpful.. but that was my experience. Meghan

I have managed to find someone, thanks anyways though!

Ok so, it turns out that I'm allergic to the Optifast and now that I've spent $200 on it, I can't use it. I have 2 boxes of chocolate, and 2 boxes of vanilla - minus the 2 vanilla shakes I made and the 2 chocolate shakes I made (so 4 meals in total). If anyone needs optifast and you're in the Southern Ontario area, let me know, I'd love to sell it off. Thanks Meghan

I did a bit of a search for this answer but couldn't find it... Why do people get different sized bands? After my surgery, my Dr. sent me home with a lapband medical information card that tells about the lapband. The interesting thing was that on the card it's printed that I have a 14cc band. That is crossed out, and 10cc was written in by my doctor. I know what the difference is, but I don't understand why I got a smaller band. Any one have some insight? Meghan

Thanks for your input.

Well it's taken me a few days to get up and around to posting. I was banded on Friday Dec. 7th, and it's been a rough few days. Friday morning I went in, and was out in a couple hours. The rest of the day Friday I was really out of it. I remember the nurse having a hard time waking me in recovery and I was pretty much out of it all day Friday. Saturday and Sunday I rested... was in some discomfort.. .mostly gas pain i think, but I had to lay low. Today was the first day I felt decent, and I think it's going to be pretty good from here on in. I'm not hungry at all... but have been trying to get in some calories through liquids so i don't pass out. Good luck to everyone whose surgery is upcoming. Despite the discomfort I wouldn't change my mind about this surgery! Meghan

Well I thought it might be a good idea for us to post at the end of each month your progress. That way we can support, congratulate and keep in touch with everyone! So for the month of November.... Meghan1983 -280/269/130 Total =-11lbs

Ok, so I'm on the pre-op diet, and doing great. I lost 11 lbs in the first week. I am noticing however that my body shape is changing. I'm very sad that my breasts look so depressed. All they do now is just stare at the floor, their heads are hung low, and I imagine that the more weight I lose the more depressed my breasts will get. Any ideas for cheering up my breasts? They don't want to have to have a "medical intervention" and previously when I lost weight, the poor things aged about 20 years. Do pushup bras cheer up depressed breasts? I've never tried one before because the girls are a 40 DD, and have been a DD for as long as I can remember. The band size has changed as my weight has, but the girls just used to stay the same. Anyone else's breasts getting depressed?

My Doctor told me, it wasn't a diet, I wouldn't be counting calories or anything like that. I can eat what I want, as long as my body tolerates it, I just have to eat smaller amounts of it. I know that making good nutritional choices will help me to lose faster, and I intend to make as many good choices as I can. I will not diet though, and if I want a burger, and I'm able to manage it, I will have it I just won't make a regular habit of it.