Loulou_k72

ummm again rice is a daily dish here , with some stew and meat ... before surgeory i used to eat like a whole plate now i can say i eat 1/10 of it and i feel full

Hi ... I come from the middle east ... means I can not live without pita bread and stuffed vine leaves ... i eat both at the moment, and the trick i think is in the quantity ... i chew a lot ... my doctor said i can not try pasta till i learn how to chew well since spagetti is not exactly very chewable in normal times ... so far i have not tried it ... i had pizza , i was full after 1/4 of a meduim size thin pizza which i think is quite ok ... my advise is do not feel left out of any dish u like , just consider stopping when you feel a little full ... and chew well ...

Hi ... So far i had two fills, i think i now have something between 5 or 6 cc in my band, my doctor is planning another one tomorrow and says then i can go for 3 months without fill ... I hope it works ... i get full fast now but it used to be faster in the beginning ... i guess i have to start looking for the quality also not only the quantity ... I can tell you one thing ... the food you eat in the US is quite fatty, I m leaving today back home and praying i did not gain any weight last week ...

Hi ... I m coming next week to San Francisco and i thought i might do some Lapbanding shopping, i m going to get some liquid medicine for headaches and so on .. but what things did you use after banding that you did not use before ... note that i m coming from the middle east with not much varieties ...

well ... i m still too early to start clothes shopping ... i ll stick to the vitamins and protein ... thanks guys ... cheers

Hi I m in my 8th day post op... doing great except today my port incision was oozing some yellowish material , no pain , no fever or extra reddness around ... any idea ????????

My biggest problem is picking food, i m used to eat everything i set my eyes on , i go into the kitchen and there lies a pack of chips or biscuits , i definetly snatch one ... i m trying hard not to taste everything and to have proper meals ... my other problem is chewing ... i eat while on the phone or infront of TV or talknig to someone and i forget ot chew ... and end up sliming or with pain ... These are at the moment my biggest struggles ...

That is good to hear ... i had few eposides like this when i went to food and now i had a fill and so back to liquids ,,, apart from the pain that is caused immediately and the unpleasantness of it all ... does it harm the ring ? i also can not eat anything for several hours after i slim ... is that the norm ?

I do not think it matters , I had my fill this Sunday and it was that TOM , but the good news is that since i was banded a month ago I had two cycles ... which I never had before before starting to lose weight which shows that my body is starting to get normalized .... :-) :laugh:

well I had my first fill today, the doctor stuck the needle in and he did a little manoever that i prefered not to watch but he told me i now have 4 cc in and i have to go back on Saturday for another cc ... not sure if this the procedure anyway ...it did not hurt ... i was afraid it would and i tried to drink small sips or water and juice and things were fine ... i m back on liquid diet till he sees me again on Saturday ... did anyone get two fills in one week ?

since everyone is confessing ... tomorrow i ll be a month into the operation ... i was doing great till i traveled ,, and then with business lunches and dinners ... i did not eat much but the quality was not waooo ... so basically i m scarred of going on the scale tomorrow morning ... i feel i will be disappointed ... i guess i ll call my doctor for a fill tomorrow ... my first ...

Well ... I m feeling great ... today i finish my mushie stage and go to solid food ... Scared from eating but I will try on soft solids ... I have lost almost 22pounds ( 10 Kg) since banding ... no pre- op diet ... still need to lose few more before exercising ... Since i m traveling extensively next week ,,, I opted to do my first fill on the 2nd week of October ... not sure how wise is that and whether i ll be a good girl while traveling ...

hi all from Jordan ... Thought i ll update you ... yesterday i removed my wound dressing and so far it looks like it healed well ... i m still on my mushie stage but so far i lost 9 kilo (more than 18 pounds) and it happened in less than 3 weeks ... i m so excited now that i healed perfectly well ... i can not wait till i can chew again on saturday ... i guess now i can say that the journey has started ... and it feels good to be doing it ... when i feel down i just remember that it usually took me months to lose 9 kilos ( ok to be honest i never stuck to a diet long enough to lose them ) people are noticing the change and my family and friends are more excited than I m .... well i m sorry i could not read the posts since last time i was here ...

Yes ... I m hungry ... I was banded 18 days ago ... but when i start on eating any of my mushie food i get full after few bites then hungry again after 2 hours ... but now i can drink juices ... the hunger feeling feels different and i still do not know how it feels to be really full ... but then when you look at a kilo ( 2 pounds ) every few days ... it is worth it ...youghurt is a great tool ... fruit youghurt too ,,,,, (end of the week)

I m faced with the same scenario....I was banded on the 13th and I lost 8 kg ( 17 pounds) in the first 8 days then nothing ... I went to mushies yesterday and had some mashed potatoes and pudding ... but it seems my 8 kilos are not going any further .... i ll get to real food after a week ... and i m scared of gaining the weight i lost ....

well ,,, I m in day 13 post op and i still have my portal wound active ( due to the fact that i did not rest, it oozed some material ) I was able to sleep on my side only the past 2 night and i still have bandage ... yes u would be hungry but iced tea and milk cocktails makes it better ... i m thinking that once this operation stuff is over then the real ride starts ... so take it easy .. go for a walk ... watch a movie and get ur mind of the operation for a little while ...

I m burping too ... all the time after i drink or drink ... since i only drink :-) but i found hot fluids like herbs and cammomile makes it easier but still it is there ... each time i want to ask the doctor if it is ok or not and till when and i forget ... if i know any more i ll tell you .........

hi ... I m on my 8th day of liquids ... first 5 were clear juices and broth ... now i can have milk and youghurt for another 5days ... i m hungry and i feel my stomach ... but i do not feel like eating ... food does not drive me anymore .... maybe i m too scared to eat ... how long are u staying on the liquid diet before the mushie stage ??????? i m losing weight like never before 7 kilos in a week that is more than 15 pounds ... i stay on the mushies for 10 days then i move to the real world ...... how about u ?

guys ... i went to the hospital last night, the oozing was called serous or something of the sort, it is not infected but it happens that big wounds excrete some material while getting healed ( go figure) . the doctor cleaned it and got all the yellow stuff out and out a full dressing on it ... i saw my doctor this morning he did the same ... they said it is not infected but has to stay with gauze inorder is something is excreted to be out ... i m going back in 2 days for follow up ... no pain ...thanks for the input ... it is good to know you are not alone ... :-)

hi ... Excuse my ignorance but what does PB stands for ?

Yes ... I would ... ths is one of the reasons i went for this surgeory is to wear what i want ... but i do hope i will not have to wait for PS before i do ... once i m my idea weight , i ll show you me in a bikini ... :thumbup:

Well that was a good thread to read ... I have done my op on Saturday and been thinking what might happen if I ate something .... but now I guess i will freak to do it .... i m still in pain espcially at the port incesion but got some fever ... doctor said it is normal but I m bored of being home .......

hi there .... I had my band fitted yesterday, i went home 2 hours later, i m still in the discomfort/pain phase ... does all the gaz go out finally... i cannot sleep well .. but i do not feel like eating either ... juices and all ... Can not wait to get on the scale next saturday ... lol....

Hi .. I got banded today and been drinking non stop sips and so frequently in the bathroom ... i think i ll sleep on pillows ... Can you feel the port of ur band ? i only feel some hard places where the stitches are ... and my stomach has started rumbling now ....

Hi ... I m getting banded tomorrow ... a bit scared , I m ready about the Sweet Spot but I m not sure what it means ?