MonSoleil98

i can't wait for my 2nd fill ! hopefully it will make a difference ! i can eat bread and tortillas, though i've switched to wheat tortillas and try to stay away from bread as much as i can. but i can eat any kind of meat really as long as i don't take big bites ... i was really expecting to not be able to eat any of this after my surgery, so i will have to adjust again once i get my 2nd fill .... congrats on doing so well, chris ... keep up the good work ... the payoff is getting closer !!!

sunshine ... thanks for all the advice. I think i definitely need a fill cuz I can eat a lot more than a cup and still be hungry in 3 hours ! i just couldn't figure out what is "full" and what is "stuck" !? but after reading what you said about the bites getting smaller, i will definitely have to work on that because right now i can still eat normal bites, i feel like i haven't had the surgery, UNTIL something gets stuck ! lol ... congrats on getting out of bed this morning for the workout !!!!!

Ok, i need help... at least i think i do ?! i don't know that i understand what restriction feels like or what i am feeling so i'm hoping someone can explain it to me. I feel like i can eat just about anything still so i'm sure i need a second fill so i'm going back on the 9th of may... BUT, when i eat, if i don't chew really well i can feel the food stuck, but WHERE is it stuck !?!? is it getting stuck at the band, going in to my old stomach? cuz it feels like it's stuck in my throat ?? and is the pain and the slimey just helping it pass the band? and isn't that missing the point of the band? cuz i feel that awful feeling in my chest like it's stuck so i stop eating thinking that means i'm full, but then in a minute i can literally feel it going down and then i'm still hungry?!? i'm so confused !! i did so much research before getting the band and don't remember anyone explaining this part so i'm sorry in advance for the silliness of it all !! but i keep waiting to feel full and i don't !?!? i'm hungry all the time and haven't lost any weight !? i can eat a normal dinner at a sitting which is so frustrating ! ugh !!!

thanks for the advice! i'll try it, i think i'll just keep walking through the pain and see if it gets better ... i haven't had any real problems since i've been banded so maybe it's just a matter of getting through it .... thanks for all the help !!

yes, i'm walking on a treadmill ... i work a night shift so i usually walk about 2 am at work in the gym there, so i can't really walk outside cuz it's too dark and creepy i have a bow flex at home but don't think i should be doing anything on that yet, AND i have billy blanks boot camp work out (woo hoo!) but i don't know that i should be doing that either ?!?!!?

so should we not be walking or anything ? i feel worse AFTER i walk ... it will just start feeling better and i got walking and then the i feel bad all over again !? it is so frustrating cuz i feel like i should be doing something !?

well i actually didn't lose ANY on my pre-op diet, i think my body was in starvation mode !!! but i was only on the diet for about 5 days and then had the surgery ... and i realize 12 is a lot, especially compared to how i was doing before the surgery, but i just see so much progress in everyone !?!?! i'm trying not to be so envious of everyone and just concentrate but it's hard ... AND to make matters worse, when i walk, my port location really gets sore and it makes me dread walking ... lol ... boy am i whiney today huh !?!?!

ok everyone .. i went yesterday for my 2 week follow up and i've only lost 12 pounds !?!?!? my scale at home said 15 when i woke up but by the time i got to my follow up at 2:00 pm they said i only lost 12 pounds, even though i had only drank some water ... but i read about everyone else losing 20-25 pounds and it makes me think i'm doing something wrong here ?!?!?! i'm freakin' out !!! lol !!

that is what i'm worried about is the sagging skin! So i thought if i could start walking right away it might help, but man it kicked MY butt ! And i was doing the rowing on the bowflex from home before the surgery but i think that would definitely be a bad idea now due to all the stomach muscles used ... i think i'll start walking slower and around the block and maybe that'll help .... thanks for the help !!

Hi everyone ... i have been reading the post everyday but haven't said much other than my initial hello but i have a question now i'm hoping someone can answer since i'm a late january bander .... SOOO ... today is my 2 wk mark and i've been trying to walk on the treadmill while on my lunch break, but when i do, my port location really starts to ache and and then is sore for the rest of the day ?? When did everyone start excercising ? Am i trying to start too early ? Thanks for the input in advance !!

Hello all ... i was banded on jan 29th and have lost 15 pounds so far ... not feeling too badly, just shoulder and port pain but i've read that's pretty normal. I am eating mushy foods and get full pretty easily i think ? all in all it was a really good procedure and I haven't had many problems ... if anyone has any questions ... feel free to e-mail me !! good luck everyone !!!

Marissa, I felt everything you're describing ! I was banded on the 29th of january so tomorrow it will be two weeks and my shoulder still hurts every once in a while. But i feel like I have a bubble in my chest that i just cannot get out ! it drives me crazy ! I wish i could do like my 8 year old and swallow and mouthful of air to make myself burp !! ugh !!!!

I was banded 01/29/07 and was in at 10:00am and out by 1:00pm ... I didn't have too much pain except a lot of burning at the port site and horrible left shoulder pain also. The shoulder pain is probably by biggest complaint right now, especially if i'm working and can't get up to walk around. But I can't sleep much on my left due to the port pain but i'm doing ok with the diet and all ... everyone keep up the good work !!