MissyL

Okay we all know and understand that once in a while for some of us we get shoulder pains from gas... lately i have not been getting that instead when im eating im in so much pain that when i breath my ears and head hurts like hell... like someones pinning a needle towards my ears it's reallyyyy painful and was wondering if this is normal??? i called the office and told the lady has my doctors is off for the next 2 weeks she said she can't understand why this is happening :laugh: it's been a week and nothing change... I'd appreciate your opinion :huh2: xx

Hi Doctor Schulman, This is a huge thread, sorry if this has been asked but im really curious! I'm 23 and I have 110 pounds to go before i hit my goal weight (lost already 121 pounds) and i was wondering is it better to do tummy tuck once i hit my goal weight? because i was hoping to do the operation once i am ALMOST at my goal weight by about 22 pounds (would be 176 pounds at the time) as i know you loose more weight after the surgery... do you think that's ok?? Also i plan to do an arm lift and im abit concerned about the mark after surgery... does the mark ever go away?? Thanks for your time

actually i chew gum no problem at all and my doctor didnt say anything, i even had gum in my mouth when i saw him so i don't think its a problem, though like everyone said, don't swollow... i did once about 4 weeks post op and i had abit of pain but since then i havnt swollowed but i do chew gum with np

I had no self confidence but as i grow heathier i feel so much better about myself therefore i talk to guys now before i just hide, im happy and confidence to be around them. Some say to me they feel they are talkin to someone new because i use to always never talk before and 2 of them keep saying they want to marry me lool so yes to be honest it does improve just takes time to find the right one :wub: but let me tell you it makes you feel sooo good and "sexier"!

i took a good 2 weeks off im glad i did i needed it!!

Everyones body is different, in 2006 i did 5 hours a day of work out 3 times a week weights and lost 50kg (which is 110 pounds) then in 2007 i put on 14 kilos (30 pounds) and now with my lap band in i lost 15 kilos (34 pounds) and im thinking of going back into the crazy excerise mode for a while untill i stop loosing as much weight (still need to loose another 50kilos which is another 110 pounds) and change my eating and excerise around... really it depends on your body.

I lost 110 pounds in 5 months but that came with 5 hours excerise a day!!

i went and saw my doctor today and he took my bandages off which i had on for 2 weeks after my op and i straight away got the feeling your talking about i couldnt sit but he told me it was very normal and it will go soon, so i think you have nothing to worry about! x

i lost 30pounds before my operation from optifast shake (i am 2 weeks banded) but when i changed to soup after the op my body went into a huge shock so i gained a pound in these 2 weeks which is fine, saw my doctor today and he was really happy with me :coolgleamA:

I was told by my doctor that the more i walked the more gas ill burp out, i had my surgery on the 15th of april and now my shoulders are fine, i still have pains on my shoulder but nothing like it use to be.

i know that's what i was thinking myself! :blushing:

wow looking at the results i'm surprised, thought it was rare to throw up.. i'm only a week since surgery so i have not experienced this.

My doctor told me that you gain 1 to 5kg before/during your periods then it disappears so i would not worry at all

No not at all, ice cream is some part of peoples liquid diet the first 2 weeks after surgery i've been only 6 days since i had my surgery and been having icecream with it, you will be fine ice cream is too soft to make harm the band.

I got banded on tuesday and had the same problem, they said my hiatal hernia was HUGE and thank goodness they fixed that up for me. Yes i do think we get extra pain, i had the same pain for about 5 days today it seems to hardly be there today so i think i'm getting better YAY!... i say that you should give it a week if you're still in pain give your doctor a call but i'm sure you'll be fine and on your way to loosing weight successfully :tongue_smilie:

Hi all, i'm pretty new here...found this forum and thought it was good idea to join!! I got my band on the 15th of April which was this past tuesday, i was in so much pain the first 3 days but by 4th day i felt like i healed, my mum had made some mash potato for the family so i had some (we are suppose to be on liquid for 2 weeks) along with that during the night i had some Soup which included very tiny thin noodles which goes down well the past 2 days i've done this now i wanna stop and go back to liquid untill my appointment with the doc. I have no bad pains and dont really feel completely full everytime i eat just sometimes and i only have pains from the surgery. I can also eat pretty fast without any problem... Do you think i did any damage?? i am worried that i did some harm to the band, I was on Optifast for 2 weeks before surgery and manage to loose an amazing 14kgs

You look awesome girl, before you know it you will be thin and super hot hehe

thanks mandi, i hope i didn't do any damage. Have you heard anyone do similar thing to what i did?