emily111

azoreangal- I noticed that we had surgery 1 day apart.. we almost have the same start weight and the same goal weight and we both lost 16 pounds so far :thumbup: I thought that was funny.

OK I am 8 days out and Im feeling pretty good. This morning I got up and the scale did not move. That is very odd since I consume maximum 300 cal a day and before the surgery I lost a steady 1 pound a day and I was consuming a lot more liquids than I am now. So I decided to go ahead and try to do my exercise machine. So far I did 15 mins on it and yes my port was hurting but I stopped and will try again later I want to do this 100 % and I want the weight gone I am starving all the time sooo hungry since the surgery. I am dreaming of next wednesday when I can start my mushie diet :tongue2: yum I go to the dr on the 31st for my checkup so I hope all is well

OK I am 8 days out and Im feeling pretty good. This morning I got up and the scale did not move. That is very odd since I consume maximum 300 cal a day and before the surgery I lost a steady 1 pound a day and I was consuming a lot more liquids than I am now. So I decided to go ahead and try to do my exercise machine. So far I did 15 mins on it and yes my port was hurting but I stopped and will try again later :frown: I want to do this 100 % and I want the weight gone I am starving all the time sooo hungry since the surgery. I am dreaming of next wednesday when I can start my mushie diet yum I go to the dr on the 31st for my checkup so I hope all is well

id say a person with a tan always looks better and more thin :biggrin:

well Ive been losing a pound a day but Im still on the liquid diet. Dont weigh yourself for a few days after the surgery because you will have all those fluids and gas that you will most likely weigh more.

ah just ignore it my dr did the same thing he said i probably wouldnt be happy with the band blah blah if you did ur reserch an you want the band then tell him no i want the band... thats wat i did even in the phyc eval they tried to say he was not going to approve me for the band because i like chocolate loooooooooooool i laughed and said listen im getting the band if you dont want to approve the eval for it or if my dr wants to do the bypass instead i will just see a new dr then and still get the band. now i am post op for 6 days and doing great so you know how that went lol

I dreamed of donuts the other night yummy I dream of food all the time :tongue2: yum yum... well vicki not much.. I am not getting any of the protein I am supposed to get I am just sick of the protein drinks I average 4 ounces a day my calorie intake is very low. Im trying though I just really am ready for food I mean its been 17 days since I ate anything

im 5 days out but on my 2 week mark I will be allowed scrambled eggs, high protein oatmeal, grits with low fat cheese, dried beans cooked very soft, peanut butter, moist flaky fish, thinly sliced deli meat, cheese, vegetable and fruit with no skin and soft enough to mash wth the back of your fork. OK I typed exactly what my dr wrote for me

congrats I am 5 days banded I hope I am just as happy at my 2 week mark :eek:

hmm im starving also i wish wish i could have mushies I really dont know any thing to help but I will say you have to remember you dont want your band to slip so remind yourself you cannot eat reg food our you could end up in surgery again.. this is what i remind myself. Let me know what happens

Ok so I have been on liquids now for 7 days and I have bad bad pain in my stomach.. I have followed my liquid diet 100 % so today the pain in my stomach was so bad I thought I should try to eat something.. well when I did I threw up and there was alot of slime? mucus? I dont know is this normal to have this pain from not eating? Is it normal to throw up when you try to eat something? I have never went without eating for this long before. I get my band on the 16th. Its not a hunger pain or an acid pain its an actual hurting pain. Thanks for any info

oh I just realized I never updated this thread... ok you wont believe it but you know what was making my stomach hurt? My Rx that the doctor gave me for acid reflux. Its Prilocec or omeprazole. I noticed the next day I didnt take it and I was fine so I asked the dr and he said to quit taking it and no more pain :crying:

HI I just wanted to let anyone know that my experience was good :crying: I was banded on july 16th. I gave the paper work over on monday june 23rd they filed by that friday and I was approved on that monday. So the nice ppl in the office is Kate the nutritionist and Audre. If you do go with them you have to stay on them all the time and ask lots of questions.. Everything went great for me because I did this but some other that I spoke to waited 6 weeks just for an appointment. So like my grandmaw always says the squeeky wheel gets the oil :eek: I tried to be that squeeky wheel :frown:

I have only been banded for 5 days.. but my dr says wine is fine.. he did say when I first try it after the band to try just a couple of sips because it can make you drunk very fast with the band. I have family with the band who drink wine all the time also so I never seen it to be a problem. :crying:

OK Its monday day 5 Last night I am happy to say I had my first full nights sleep I also woke up flat on my back and I was comfy this morning not feeling any pain or gas. I have been sleeping sitting straigt up. I dream everynight of food. Last night it was donuts lol.. I believe its been 16 or 17 days now that I have not eaten anything. Who could have guessed I could go that long without food!! Not me I didnt know its possible. I have to say that I owe my good sleep to someone on this website who said Gas X strips were not working for her so she bought walgreens brand malox. I sent my husband for some took it before bed and had a good night sleep and I dont feel bloated right now :tongue2: Thanks for that

wow u look great :ohmy: i would never had guessed 50

ok I have a question... are yall getting nausus? I started to last night. I have a pain in my back like I swollowed a golf ball and it didnt go down. Now if I ate something I would understand but all Ive had is liquids. Mainly just water. Very odd I will be so happy to have food again I hate soup and I am sooo tired of protien :ohmy: Im very happy to finally have my band so I dont want to complain :biggrin: Just I feel so sick to my tummy :blushing:

I will go buy it now.. I bought the gas x strips also and it does not work at all!!! Walgreens is right next to my house I will send my husband off lol

Ok so I am very curious how this is possible. I was on the liquid diet and lost one pound a day. So then I had the surgery and today is the 4th day I consume around 200 calories a day and I have not lost anything since the surgery. I read on here that most ppl dont loose the 1st week after sugery.. but how is that possible? I am a lil confused on this. If anyone knows the answer please explain

ooh you and I are in the same boat. I was banded wednesday also and this is the problem i am having. I sleep sitting up I cant lay down either because I would hurt to much to get up. My husband helps me out the bed. Im sure it will get better it seems like something we r all going through.

OK so this is my third day with the band or really 2 1/2 day because my surgery was around 12 noon on wednesday. Anyways... This is what I am experiencing... Its hard to breath and I am doing the breathing excersize but then of course I cough and man it feels like my port will rip straight through my stomach. It HURTS. Also I have been sooo hungry. Before the surgery I did the 2 week liquids and I was not near as hungry as I am now lol. Of course I will not eat I like to follow my drs orders 100%. :thumbdown: So I know I am complaining but I really just want to hear what yall went through the first few days and encourage me pls lol

hi everyone.. today is my 3rd day banded.. Its so funny how before the surgery I was on liquid diet and I was ok but when I woke up from the surgery my stomach was growling so I have been starving since the surgery lol But I dont feel like drinking I guess thats normal hungry but not to want anything. The hard part for me is the port insicion. It hurts alot and burns I have to press my stomach there as I walk. I hope that passes soon So how are yall feeling? Any of the same feelings?

my doc did not put any dressings I left the hospital like this. I am 3 days post op or 4. It doesnt look open but thet glue is wearing off and making me nervous. I will call my dr on monday If I am really worried. He even told my husband that i could shower the next day after surgery and wash them.. Which I did. Soo I dont know.. but I have been in the bed pretty much because the pain meds knock me out also.

i was banded on the 16th and cant even go anywhere much less work lol But I have a friend who did like you went back to work after a few days and she did fine. If you go in and ur hurting just go home. Just dont push urself :thumbup:

ahhh Im glad you mentioned about the weight thing. I have been on clear fluids only for 4 days now and I was banded wednesday I got on the scale and it said the same as it did before I banded. I was losing a pound a day before the surgery... So Im glad to hear that will go away :thumbup: With me its not so much the Gas pains it the port pain.. That cut is the biggest one and I feel like it will rip out my stomach. It also burns. But anyways thats my gripe