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All day long I have been having a terrible pain in my tummy. I passed gas and felt a little better. I came home from work and hand a small sandwich. I have been in terrible pain. I can not walk or breath in deep. The pain is in the middle part of my tummy. If I pass gas the band does not go away. It is a pain that radiates. Could this just be gas pain? Could my band have slipped? I did notice that it started after having some mini snickers ( I know bad). I have not had any kind of chocolate since my surgery. Could this be the cause? GOOD LORD IT HURTS!

Thanks Sue. I am kind of worried now. I suffer from Ulcerative Colitis and let me tell you this pain was worse than the UC pain. I am glad it is gone now. The only thing that would make the pain go away was me bending over. I do think it was a gallbladder attack. I must say that my diet is mostly meat. I need to add veggies and fruit. I do not want to have my gallbladder removed. Maybe making some adjustments do my diet will help? Also, my BM have not been frequent. For someone who has UC I don't have BMs often. Sometimes they amount to nothing. I know this is TMI. I will call my doctor in the morning and let him know whats up. I also think I visit with my nutritionist is in order.

Fordgal88, thanks for replying. I got up in walked around a little in passed some gas and it felt a little better. It was a terrible pain. Who the heck knew gas could be that painful. Well....i am assuming it was the gas because the pain is gone now. Is gas present during gallbladder attacks?

My weight loss slowed a little and I also wanted to give my band a rest so I decided to shake things up. I replaced two of my meals during the day with Protein shakes. At dinner I would eat a high protein meal (fish or chicken). I started on Tuesday and am down 3lbs. My question is will it hurt if I continue to do this until AUG 24th?

Thanks all! My thinking is this would only be a short term thing, Until Friday, then I would just do a protein shake for breakfast. I am finding that my band is tighter in the morning. I only have 2cc in my band.

I have never had heart burn prior to surgery. I ate some meat loaf and yams and feel like crap. Ever since last night I have had a burning in my chest. My band also feels really tight. I was stupid and woke up this morning and had a small slice of meat loaf. I am thinking about taking it easy today on my band and having only clear liquids. Gosh as I type this I feel like I am going to throw up. Could my band have slipped??

I feel so disgusted with myself. For the past two weeks I have been struggling with my food consumption. I find myself nibbling when I am not even hungry. I have also consumed fried foods on more than one occasion. In addition, I have been eating hot fudge sundaes from McDonalds. I am off work for the summer. Therefore, I contribute some of my behaviors to boredom. I know what I am doing is wrong but I can not seem to stop.I am actually rarely hungry. However, I just keep eating. I have gained 3lbs and was able to drop 1lb since Monday. I have only had one fill so far. It seems like I did better before my fill. I knew this was going to happen. Whenever I get this far in any diet program I sabatog myself. Does anyone have any ideas for getting back on track? Should I try liquids for a week to get things going again?

I feel so disgusted with myself. For the past two weeks I have been struggling with my food consumption. I find myself nibbling when I am not even hungry. I have also consumed fried foods on more than one occasion. In addition, I have been eating hot fudge sundaes from McDonalds. I am off work for the summer. Therefore, I contribute some of my behaviors to boredom. I know what I am doing is wrong but I can not seem to stop.I am actually rarely hungry. However, I just keep eating. I have gained 3lbs and was able to drop 1lb since Monday. I have only had one fill so far. It seems like I did better before my fill. I knew this was going to happen. Whenever I get this far in any diet program I sabatog myself. Does anyone have any ideas for getting back on track? Should I try liquids for a week to get things going again?

lol!! I wish someone would hide mine. I am addicted to the scale like it is crack.

This may be a stupid question. I just got my first fill on June 18th. Can you stretch out your pouch from drinking to much water or drinking water to fast? After working out I can guzzle water down. However, I get scared of stretching my pouch so I slow down. It is my understanding that water just goes straight through. Is this wrong? Someone please explain.:bored:

Thanks! I have only had one fill so far (2cc). I will just take my time between sips. I guess I am making things more complicated than they really are. I am just trying to get all this damn water in each day! lol! Plus I really want to treat my band with care it has been such a blessing to me.

congrats!!! I can not wait until my first fill. Keep up the good work!

For about a two weeks I have been experiencing some mild heart burn. I do struggle to eat slow and I can eat a thigh and leg in one meal. Could I have caused my band to slip. Am I consuming to much food in one setting? I don't get stuck or vomit. I have been having great weightloss since increasing my food intake. In short, could my band have slipped and do I need to change anything?

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:frown::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Thanks guys. I actually have not had any fill yet. Last appointment my doctor said I did not need a fill and we can talk about getting one at my next appointment( May 28). I actually lost 8lbs since last Tuesday. However, I do believe it is time for a fill. Thanks for responding guys.

Let me first say that I am happy with my weight loss. I was banded march 20, 2009 and have lost 34lbs so far. However, much of that weight loss was in the first 3 weeks of my surgery. I have not lost anything since. I keep going between the same 3lbs and it is driving me crazy. Can anyone give me some advice? Here is what I ate today egg whites and 2 turkey sausage South beach bar 4oz meat loaf 2oz cream spinach (Boston Market) I exercise 3 times a week for 30min on an elliptical trainer. I will say that I do struggle to get my water in. I get about 40-45oz i am trying to increase this. In addition, I wanted to know how many carbs should I be eating a day? Thanks

I was banded 3-20-09 and today I have met my first goal. I am down 40lbs since my surgery. Wooohoo!!:glare: A co-worker yesterday said my stomach has really went down. I am so excited. However, I remember a few years ago when I was at this weight and I wore a smaller size. Funny. I wish everyone luck on their journey.

Thanks!! I am loving my band

Donna, Congrats!! Those two pounds will be off before you know it. Those earrings look hot!! I might have to scoop those up myself. :tt2:

I just really wanted to give a big THANKS:thumbup: to everyone who gave me advice. I did what you guys suggested and I am down 4lbs since my last post. I increased the amount of calories I was consuming, increased my exercise and water.

Thanks everyone for responding. I will start to track and increase my calories. I am always so worried that I am eating to much. I will give you guys an update soon. THANKS!!:smile:

Let me first say that I am happy with my weight loss. I was banded march 20, 2009 and have lost 34lbs so far. However, much of that weight loss was in the first 3 weeks of my surgery. I have not lost anything since. I keep going between the same 3lbs and it is driving me crazy. Can anyone give me some advice? Here is what I ate today egg whites and 2 turkey sausage South beach bar 4oz meat loaf 2oz cream spinach (Boston Market) I exercise 3 times a week for 30min on an elliptical trainer. I will say that I do struggle to get my Water in. I get about 40-45oz i am trying to increase this. In addition, I wanted to know how many carbs should I be eating a day? Thanks

I really don't keep track of my calories. My doctor said I should focus on Protein 60g. However, I don't really keep in track of that either. Sometimes I take protein shots. I guess I will have to start tracking my calories as well. Thanks for you advice.

I dont even know if I am posting this in the right area. I need some serious advice. I recieved an explination of benefits from my Carefirst BlueChoice about a week ago stating that my cost of surgery was $6152.56. I was shocked today when I recieved another explination of benefits stating that I owe $1026.00 for anesthesia. Here is word for word of the explination of why it was not covered: Under this members coverage, benefits for any services or supplies related to weight control, weight reduction or overweight conditions are excluded. Sicne it appears that these services relate to one or more of these exclusions, we are unable to provide benefits for these charges. Please refer to your employee benefit booklet. WTH!! I called the insurance company to asked if they cover this procedure. I was told yes! In additon, I was given the guidlines ( 6mo supervised diet and documentation). I only had to do 3 months because I had documentation of 3 prior months of supervised diet. The lady that handles the insutrnace info also checked. I was approved 1 week after submitting my information. So I called carefirst and the lady said she would look at my $1026 claim. After being on hold for about 10 mins she told me an adjustment was made and it would take 20 days. What does that mean. Am I going to recieve a bill for the whole 1026 plus the $6152.56? What should I do? How can they switch crap up like that?:smile:

I am doing good. Down 32lbs since being banded on 3/20/09. I am just struggling not to eat to fast. I did not exercise all this week. So....I just need to up my exercise. Other than that I am happy and doing good.