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Tina: Did you have a Csection?? Because, i thought the pain was gonna be worse. Yes it was on the scale at number 8 when i woke up but, i felt the same way with my C... But i also had an infection so it might have made it worse.. About the pillows im gonna second that!!! i have 3 under my head, then one on each side of me then one for under my knees.. Gosh my net dies for 24 hrs and u guys go chatty cathy style on me!!!:smile: Well today was one week..i went bowling.. yes i been yelled at a couple times..it was a kids ball.. and i did it with the kids! lol. I got hungry for the first time today.. after yogurt for bfast.. oooh the good news im 207.0 this am! meaning 12 lbs in one week, gosh i hope this doesnt stop!!!

Hello fellow Bandsters, I have about a week and half till I get to start the Mushies... and I am SOO looking forward to it, (never thought I would) well, I know a lot of new bandsters are like really groosed out, and clueless on ideas on what to mix to be yummy. So can we start a thread of some of your favorite recipes? Breakfast Mushies? lunch Mushies? dinner Mushies?? Seafood? meats? Thanks!!!!

Oh my gosh the lasagna sounds to die for!!! I wonder if it would be good with some meat in it!?! Anyone have a fancy pizza mush recipe.. lol if im gonna miss anything thats it.. i just want the flavor.. any ideas?

gamyj id love the recipe!!! I could make it for hubby for dinner, and then mush and freez for me:)

Thank You ladies soo much for the ideas... In my binder they basically said this: chicken mix with broth, mayo eggs Mayo Fish Tarter sauce... so you can see why i needed some brilliant ideas:D I will so be happy to be on the mushies after my 2 weeks of liquids..

Hi! I own the wii fit.. my fav thing about it lol, is how i am 180 according to it! Lol. I was addicted to it for about 2 weeks.. then it got boring to me.. I would go see her this week the problem is.. if someone came to see me last week i wouldn't have been very happy about it.. Not only could i not keep up with my house chores, i wasn't feeling so hot.. Gosh christines hubby said between 12 - 1 and i am getting so anxious... i just want to hear how shes doing lol..:eek: Parent trap just came on tv, this is not a show u wanna watch post op lol too much giggling.. Talk to you soon.. im gonna twiddle my fingers till 1:30....

Hi Donna!!! So glad you are joining us! We also try to get together once a month for some sorta activity.. used to be lunch... that might be out for a month or two:) I hope i can make it to the next sac meet up.. My problem is its the same day as my nieces birthday party:( Hope to see you on here often:) Nicole:thumbup:

Long time no see!! Have u gotten ur date yet?!?!?!

Wanted to let everyone know CHRISTINE is outa surgery! And doing well:) YAYYAYAYAYAYAYA!!! :eek:

Christine! You have been in my thoughts oooo since about 4am:) Talk about no sleep! Then at 6 i was like ok shes on the way.. then 8 YAY SHES asleep.. then 9 Shes in recovery and now 10, and im waiting to hear from you!... I hope the barium is easy for you! I know you gagged on MOM... so lemme know:) I even had a dream at about 7:30 about you getting checked in to some other area and i was sitting in the main area, and then they brought like 50 patients into the preop and post op areas... (you know how crowded that would be) then i woke up lol... Riley: Yesterday i could NOT eat dinner.. i dont know what it was, the thought of it made me feel pain.. I think what happened is, i had a tea and added some milk to make it more creamy (didnt work) well.. since i did that i felt a ball in my stomach.. Well this mornin i was starvin!!! Now im fine:) Did that ever happen to u??? I am soooo excited about mushies!! And I am sure ALL of us would LOVE some recipes:) I also asked liz if i could put off the clear to liquid stage.. but i ended up not.. Hey riley question did ur port incession ever spot bleed?? My nite shirt has spots on it, and now i a yellowish bruise.. I did sleep on my port side last night i wonder if thats why.....? SO.. noone ever commented on my "lets get together and feed the ducks" date.. lol. We could always go shoppin but liz said not to buy clothes... I miss my girls! But i dont wanna do a food lunch date...most of us will be on liquids or mushies.. so Tina gets banded next week right??? Why dont we plan on May 1??? She should be feeling plenty fine by then!:wink::eek: I am so proud of all of us! Oh and I love my band i read the post op area and people say they regret it.. dude, in 6 days i am down 11 lbs! :w00t:

I change my ticker just by clicking on it. It is a link, then i log in with my password and update it:) Hope that helps..

My ins company required a bmi of 40 or more, if less there had to be some co morbidities... Just give your insurance a call:)

Thank You! So happy to be here:D

You will be in my thoughts all day tomorrow:) You will do great!!:thumbup: Tina, i think that is the only reason the bumps didnt hurt on the way back to the hotel (30 min drive..) Good LUCK TO EVERYONE!

How much are u drinking in each sip? I find when i drink a little bit bigger of a sip it sits there.. for a while.. Also have You tried different temps? I do MUCH better with hot liquids.. but the sf popsicles feel good now. Hope it goes away. Are you still on pain meds? Things didnt look up for me until yesterday so 4 days post op... it gets better every day..

Lol I love the train!!! My husband heard it before bfast, but i try to put off eating till i get atleast another 8 oz of fluids in.. so hes all sounds like a tummy is ready! lol AND he was all the way across the living room lol. My daughter just looks at me like im nutso.. lol So Riley when does bandster hell start??? I am hoping to not hit it but i could see why it wouldhit... So, an update on me:) 24 hrs NOOOO DRUGS!!!! Thank god! All my lightheadedness is gone! BUT, the pain isnt.. but its not bad. Im like a 3.. mostly in my back, i was sleepin on my port last night and had no issues.. and im still not bruised in my tummy; my arm from the shot is though.. go figure. I am now down 9 lbs since surgery.. im at 210. i walked my normal 1.8 miles yesterday norm takes us about 30 min it took us.. 1. HR 30 MIN!!! my goodnessss... Christine.. less then 24 hrs and u will be HEADED HOME!!! How exciting!!!! Remember ask for meds before they take the iv out:DMorphine is a bit better then lortab. I will try not to bug your hubby tomorrow, but around noon I will no matter what be tryin to get ahold of u:) How is everyone else doing??

I am on the liquid diet (2 weeks) and it is hard for me. The worst item i am fighting with head hunger is.. CHEEZE ITS! OMG i will never buy those again. They make them where u can smell them as they open the box. Very tempting, but i have stayed on track:) My daughter btw is also 14 months old.. and she eats everything, my prob with her is she trys to feed mommy.. Then when she is done eating she wants what mommy is eating.. She loves grits, and cream of potato Soup..oh and the V8 broccoli, and yogurt, gosh that kid will eat anything.

I was banded a day after you. And I to get nausious a lot and very light headed. I decided to stop taking my narcotic, it has HELPED SOO MUCH! So now i only take it if my pain is a level 6 or up. Hmm did they put a fill in when you got ur band? Mine was placed with a small fill to start off. How our diet is: Preop 1200 cals till day of surgery Post op: 1-2 days liquids (broth, Water, Jello, sf popsicles) 2-3 weeks Liquids (cream Soups, pudding, etc) <~~ where i am 2 weeks puree/mushies Then we get soft then reg. So I am sure if you wanted to do more days on a liquid diet that is fine, it is ur body after all.:welldoneclap: Good luck!!!

Hi! I am close to all of you I was banded on Tuesday. The only thing I complain about is Light headedness. I am trying not to take my pain meds at all, cause i notice when i do that is when i feel even worse. My first 2 days I couldn't drink either, so I think as long as u get some down thats good. Today I am trying to focus more on my intake.. The burning in the chest i got to, i think its the fluids sitting on the band, but i dont know... it happens after i drink a good amnt and after i eat. (I am on creamy liquids...) Good luck to all of us:)

Hello! I am joining in I added my info to the chart. Thanks! BTW Google really makes that chart pretty darn cool!

The support group at the kaiser in arden, was very informational i recommend everyone go:)

Oh and i am working on the Water, before hand i could drink soo much now this sipping has slowed me down biggggg time. Thank u

Ok So i had surgery on Tuesday:) Well, whenever i take the narcotic it was making me super dizzy and nautious so now im trying to just do tylenol and its doing the same. My forehead is even tingly... I feel like i cant concentrate.. and just really weired. Is that normal? I am super weak, but I think that has to do with no food really... Yesterday my deit changed to the thicker liquids and i ate : B 1/4 c cream of wheat L 1/4 c Broccoli V8 Soup D 1/4 c Potato soup Today I have had B 1/4 c Grits (those are actually tasty) My hubby thinks the food intake is why ifeel so light headed.. and dizzy.. Well this is my menu for the next 2 weeks. Did anyone else feel this way?