Weas123

From someone who had been banded over six months, I know what it feels like to have the unknown facing you. No one can really prepare you for the person experiance of stuck food, but here is how I can describe it best: It feels like, literally, there is fod stuck right in the base of your throat (not choking, just stuck there)... it isn't quite painful, but it is very uncomfortable, and sometimes it is worse than others. Bread, mostly, gets stuck for me. It is miserable until you either throw up, or it does down. Until then, I tell my loved ones not to talk to me, touch me or look at me. Eventually, you know intuitavly what will get stuck. Some days something gets stuck and other days it's just fine. You know right after you swallow that it's bad news bears. But, you learn to stay away from the bad foods. And don't stress about it happening: it happens to everyone! I'm not meaning to scare you because I need you to know this: the GOOD far outwieghs the bad.

I didn't, but I got the best Jello. Yum yum yum. :-) lol I also got a free hair brush, tooth brush, cathader, nose canula, and morphine.

I want to bump my message up because I added #4 and I think it's important.

It may be possible that with all the walking you did, you've gained some muscle. Don't give up, because it will eventually happen. Don't weigh yourself every day... it's a bad idea.:confused:

It's not like we haven't tried to do it on our own... that's what the band was invented for! I could have never lost this much on my own and I feel GREAT now! They're just jealous of you, girl!

Oh, please don't beat yourself up like this. I have learned a lot in the past 6 months. Everyone slips up and although yours is more than a slip, you can recover! I don't know when you were banded, but I know that I used to obsess over what I ate, but after time (and not eating a whole lot), I don't care about eating. You simply need a fill, girl!!! This is why we got this band!!!... we can't diet by ourselves!!!... this is the reason we have the band! All you need is to fill 'er up! As for your husband, if you're anythin g like me, you're sensative about your weight. You can't expect him to walk on eggshells around you (its going to make you both unhappy). Everyone loses weight at different rates. You won't be able to do it without a fill, just like the rest of us! Whatever the result, you know we are here for you. Please please please don't give up. And by the way, what so you care what other people think? It's YOUR journey, not theirs. So you stepped off the path for a moment... the fill is your map back to happiness.

- When will I feel normal??? I felt normal about 2 weeks after surgery - 100%. I was back at work under a week and I was fun. You feel almost back to normal in about a week, maybe less. -When will I be able to sleep on my side without feeling the band/port move around??? You will learn to adjust your sleeping position so it wont move around in there. It's no big deal and after a while, you don't even think about it. -When will I ever burp..I feel like i want to but i can't. I have been walking a lot so I haven't had the shoulder pains or chest pains, i did get neck pains and I felt like I had something stuck in my throat that I wanted to swallow or cough up (found out is was normal) I didn't feel like I had to burp, but my bloating and swelling went down after about a week. - Sometimes I feel my right leg tinggle, like weird! Has anyone experienced that? I didn't... it's probably just asleep since you're laying a lot and resting up to heal. - When should i start taking my Vitamins?? As soon as you can have solids. Until then, have your shakes (they're loaded with nice vitamins for you) *I'm not a doctor, of course, so, take that for what it's worth :-)*