suki

tell us what brand you bought la madam!!:help:

thanks so much for replying everyone, gives me hope!!:Bunny smooches!

THANK YOU! i was feeling like i was the only one who experienced this, most everyone talks about how much they are burping. how long did it take for it to go away? i wonder why it happens? it seems so simple to bring the air back up, but it physically will not do it, i can't even strain and force it back up. i feel like a thanksgiving day float.:phanvan

please tell me someone out here has had this experience...i've written it somewhere else in here but who the heck knows where it is now...anyhoos, I CANNOT BURP!! still! i was banded on 12/13 and i still can't burp. my body is doing the involuntary suck in/hiccup part but then it gets stuck in there and i can't expel it! i'm getting more and more gas in my belly and can't release it. i would kill for a big ol' drunk sailor BELCH, OMG that would be heaven *sigh*. i take gasx to help but still nothing makes it possible for the air to come back up and out. it keeps me so bloated and uncomfortable feeling. i won't see my doc in mx til jan 21.:phanvan

not being a good bandster from the get go or soon there after? anyone out there who did not follow the after surgery clears only rule and go strait to mushies or foods? or cheat really bad early on? did you slip your band becaue of it? did you do fine? there has to be some rebels out there:p

thank you everyone for the well wishes! the gas pains are starting to subside with the exception of NOT being able to BURP!! it's soooo frustrating!! and it hurts! i can still only get the initial inhale/hiccup part of it and no expelling, it hurts right in the center of my chest everytime it happens. anyone else have this problem? i think i'm the only one who CANT burp.

hey chichi! yes, thank you for the info! we plan on going to our first couple fills back to mx but after that we'll prolly be ready to find something closer. i've taken gasx like crazy and i don't think it really helps that much. i've noticed that my left side hurts the most, sharp pains but i'm just waiting it out. i know it'll pass, it's just the waiting. i've read alot that peeps burp alot after being banded but i've noticed for me, however, that i can't burp! it's like i can take the air/gas in but i can't expel it, it won't come back up! so i think i'm making the gas problem worse everytime my body tries to burp but it's totally involuntary, it's so aggrivating:(

welp, just got home, what a looooong trip. i am so glad to be home. me and mom stayed an extra day just in case there were any problems, in fact, that idea was more geared towards her. her being older, much more overweight and diabetic i was worried about her having problems. welp, of course SHE BREEZES right thru it. it's like she didn't even have surgery. no pain, no gas, no soreness, no hunger, restriction right away....and here i am, younger, lightweight no health problems and there i was on the other bed dry heaving with unbelievable nausea, sooo sore, STARVING, gas to DIE for. in fact, i'm still suffering with the gas!! ughhhhhh! seriously, not to be over dramatic here, but i think i had all the complaints that are usually spoken of. the nausea and dry heaving were so excessive that i was worried that i might of already made my band slip. i called dr.martinez's cell phone from the hotel cos i was so sore, miserable and worried. he agreed to go ahead and do a barium swallow that day to put my mind at ease that my band was ok, which it was, thank goodness. all that finally calmed down and now there's just a little soreness and killer gas left...bleckkk. not mom, she's over there with her little sips going, "my goodness, i can't believe i'm already full!" and i'm going, "what i would do with a bigmac right now*grumble*" anyhoos, overall tho, it was not a bad experience. dr.ortiz and dr.martinez are SUPER nice men, very attentive and their staff was super nice too. looking back something funny but the poor nurses prolly thought i was loco....i have a navel piercing and i knew i would have to remove it before surgery. they tend to close up super fast so i programed it in my head that the minute i got back from the surgery suite i would put it back in right away! so, before they take me back they gave me something in my IV to start making me groggy so i was wayyyy too loopy to focus and was unable to get the piercing out. i don't know who took it out but later found out that whoever did gave it to my mom to hold. anyhoos, so when my eyes opened, i'm still laying on the surgery table and i'm as loopy as i could be and i start yelling err uhh SLURRING over and over again in a panic, "senorita!!! per favore!! my piercing!! senorita ayúdeme!!" my arms are flailing and pointing to my navel! SNORT! OMG they prolly wanted to knock me out again. i draw another blank from there, apparently my mom put the piercing back in when i got back in my room. ohh the DRAMA heeheeheehahahahohoho!

me and mom are flying out to TJ in the morning and our surgeries are tuesday!! i have to confess, we've both done horrible on our pre-op diets we should be home late friday night, i'll keep yous posted! toodles! suki

"although at 6' 4" I carry it as well as could be expected. " holy schmoly!! 6'4" hey do you have a fireman's uniform....what about a navy uniform? *giggle*

"I was aware that it was there, prior to the operation, but only by using a system of Braille! :)" BLAHHH HAAA! that's hysterical !

what is it and where can i get it?!