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this is wonderfully worded. well said!

ah. mine is to the left of and slightly above my belly button. sort of inconvenient when you typically lean against things. :thumbup:

im 2 weeks post-op and for the last 24 hours or so, my port incision has been sensitive/tender/slighty sore. my port incision is bugging me lately. i have an appointment with Dr. Bui tomorrow. im really hoping he doesnt pull the steri-strips off the port incision and like....take skin along with it, or tear it open or something. its mildly sore if i touch it or even accidentally (and lightly) lean against it...as i discovered while washing dishes. it hasnt been painful until now. i just hope that doesnt mean that somethings wrong. :thumbup: anyone else experience this? my mind keeps going to the worst thoughts...what if my body is rejecting the port? :ohmy:

thank you for commenting and putting my mind at ease a bit. i dunno why, but i sort of naturally expect the worst every time im worried! im hoping to report back with good news tomorrow afternoon once i get back from my appointment. the last few days ive been having horrible pain just above one of my incisions (the one furthest to the right on my torso). my surgeon assured me it was just my internal stitches healing and so ive been taking it extra easy. i have to admit, taking it extra easy has helped a little. im still getting that pain sometimes but not as bad as a couple days ago. thanks! and congrats on being 2 weeks post-op and having everything going right! thats very good to hear. :ohmy:

i will be meeting with my surgeon on friday. looking forward to that. maybe he will pull off these steri-strips! tuna, turkey and gravy, and mashed potatoes are all that ive been eating his week. yummy tho! im going to try scrambled eggs for lunch tomorrow! my husband says he can definitely tell im losing weight from the belly region. it makes me happy to hear but i wish i could see it. anyway, im off to bed. just wanted to update so people know im still alive.

i will be meeting with my surgeon on friday. looking forward to that. maybe he will pull off these steri-strips! tuna, turkey and gravy, and mashed potatoes are all that ive been eating his week. yummy tho! im going to try scrambled eggs for lunch tomorrow! my husband says he can definitely tell im losing weight from the belly region. it makes me happy to hear but i wish i could see it. anyway, im off to bed. just wanted to update so people know im still alive.

my doc cleared me for mushies and im having difficulties! super finely mashed tuna salad is tough to get down, i have to eat it in pea sized bites. mashed potatoes go down alright for the most part. im scared to try pudding. pureed turkey got stuck. that was awful! after several minutes it went down but that was scary. is this normal? am i doing something wrong? im scared to try scrambled eggs. and im supposed to be eating solids in less than a week!:thumbup:

hey outdoorgirl, i was banded on the 25th. i lost 17 pounds with the pre-op diet and lost 8 pounds post-op. 25 pounds is still really good! dont stress it! once you get a good fill or two, the pounds will fly off. patience is the key at this point.

with the workout that you are getting, it is entirely possible that you are losing fat but gaining muscle...which could account for the scale not moving.

i got my band on Feb. 25th. my surgeon had me do one week of liquids and now im on mushies, working toward solids. how big of bites do you guys generally take? i find that if i eat pieces much larger than a large pea, no matter how well i chew, it gets stuck for a minute or two before finally going down. that stuck sensation isnt cool at all. :thumbup:

im a bit concerned that i may have a liver herniation or something similar. one spot an inch or two above an incision, is very tender, swollen (not red), and quite painful. its only painful when i bend, laugh, cough, sneeze, move too quickly or touch it. when it *does* hurt, id rate the pain a 6 or a 7. when i lay down and press on the area, theres no pain. i called my surgeon to see if i should come in or something and was told it was only the stitches inside healing. um. im not sure i believe that.... so i asked if there was any chance of it being a hernia or something and get this... ...I GOT LAUGHED AT and told there was NO CHANCE of it being a hernia. well....correct me if im wrong, but after surgery penetrating the muscle wall, a hernia is indeed possible. im so upset right now. im in a fair amount of pain that my liquid oxycodone isnt even touching. my surgeon had a free slot this afternoon to see me but would rather i wait until our appointment on friday. how hard is it for him to just check this spot and put my mind at ease so im not stressed and worried sick all week? i just want to curl up in bed and cry.:thumbup:

im a bit concerned that i may have a liver herniation or something similar. one spot an inch or two above an incision, is very tender, swollen (not red), and quite painful. its only painful when i bend, laugh, cough, sneeze, move too quickly or touch it. when it *does* hurt, id rate the pain a 6 or a 7. when i lay down and press on the area, theres no pain. i called my surgeon to see if i should come in or something and was told it was only the stitches inside healing. um. im not sure i believe that.... so i asked if there was any chance of it being a hernia or something and get this... ...I GOT LAUGHED AT and told there was NO CHANCE of it being a hernia. well....correct me if im wrong, but after surgery penetrating the muscle wall, a hernia is indeed possible. im so upset right now. im in a fair amount of pain that my liquid oxycodone isnt even touching. my surgeon had a free slot this afternoon to see me but would rather i wait until our appointment on friday. how hard is it for him to just check this spot and put my mind at ease so im not stressed and worried sick all week? i just want to curl up in bed and cry.

have you had any fills?

my doc cleared me for mushies and im having difficulties! super finely mashed tuna salad is tough to get down, i have to eat it in pea sized bites. mashed potatoes go down alright for the most part. im scared to try pudding. pureed turkey got stuck. that was awful! after several minutes it went down but that was scary. :thumbup: is this normal? am i doing something wrong? im scared to try scrambled eggs. and im supposed to be eating solids in less than a week!

am I eating too much? not enough? couldnt say since ive got no idea what you are eating or how much. try counting your calories (you should be avoiding liquid calories if you are on mushies or solids).

i had a Campbells soup at hand (creamy tomato) and 1/4 cup of mashed potatoes. im stuffed. i couldnt eat another molecule if my life depended on it. are some people on mushies actually able to eat as much as they want? i get full really quick these days and i dont have much of an appetite. its that time of the month too. is it just me or does the band feel tighter during this time of the month?

i had a Campbells soup at hand (creamy tomato) and 1/4 cup of mashed potatoes. im stuffed. i couldnt eat another molecule if my life depended on it. are some people on mushies actually able to eat as much as they want? i get full really quick these days and i dont have much of an appetite. its that time of the month too. is it just me or does the band feel tighter during this time of the month?

how old are you? you look pretty young and young skin can bounce back quite a bit after weight loss. sometimes it takes a year or two but young sagging skin can firm up pretty well, so dont worry yourself too much! youll be the hotness and you know it!

thank you so much to the people who comment here in my blog. i really appreciate your insight and soothing words as well as recipes. :thumbup: im so glad that there are so many wonderful, friendly, supportive people here.:thumbup: you are all fantastic. we can kick butt on this journey together!

thank you so much to the people who comment here in my blog. i really appreciate your insight and soothing words as well as recipes. :thumbdown: im so glad that there are so many wonderful, friendly, supportive people here.:closedeyes: you are all fantastic. we can kick butt on this journey together!:tt1:

i had to stop taking the Oxycodone that was given to me by my surgeon because im itching like crazy and breaking out in red rashes. this is an allergic side effect of the drug but thankfully not a severe one. and since i went all night and morning without pain meds, im in a lot of pain. my port area hurts the most but a couple other parts of my abdomen are sore as well. sitting up on my own and laying down on my own need to be done VERY slowly or else BAM! pain city. feeling very down. depressed. upset. hating my life. my dog just slammed her paw into my side. she hit an incision, causing a sharp jab of pain. shes not a small dog, shes a boxer. thanks, dog. :closedeyes: im going back to bed until tomorrow.:tt1:

my nurse advised me to leave them alone and they would fall off in a few days. its been 6 days and my incisions...or maybe the strips....itch like CRAZY and despite having taken 3 very long, extremely hot showers, these strips are showing NO signs of loosening. what is up with this? i have a meeting with my surgeon on the 12th. will these still be on me by then? the itch is driving me insane. is these anything i can do to help eliminate the itchiness?

i was really feeling bad the first couple days after being banded but it improved quickly. i didnt expect to feel awful all of a sudden on day 8.

i had to stop taking the Oxycodone that was given to me by my surgeon because im itching like crazy and breaking out in red rashes. this is an allergic side effect of the drug but thankfully not a severe one. and since i went all night and morning without pain meds, im in a lot of pain. my port area hurts the most but a couple other parts of my abdomen are sore as well. sitting up on my own and laying down on my own need to be done VERY slowly or else BAM! pain city. feeling very down. depressed. upset. hating my life. my dog just slammed her paw into my side. she hit an incision, causing a sharp jab of pain. shes not a small dog, shes a boxer. thanks, dog. :thumbup: im going back to bed until tomorrow.