AngelWhisper
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Time between meals
AngelWhisper replied to karibensea's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I go about 4-6 hours between meals depending on what I eat. -
All of the sudden heartburn!
AngelWhisper replied to talkalot1981's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Prilosec doesn't really work for a couple days. You may wanna try pepcid and tums or zantac until you can get samples from them. It may take the edge off a little bit. -
Can you get de-banded after being banded?
AngelWhisper replied to Erin18's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Nothing ever came up for me either. Just dry heaves all the time. I took phenergan for the nausea and it didn't really help but it put me to sleep so I didn't have to deal with it all the time. Honestly once you move on, find a protein shake you like, and move on to mushies and soft solids it will get so much better. -
They sorta kinda worked out I guess. The tests came back fine but I'm still too friggin tight with acid reflux and I know it's acid reflux but she won't listen to that. I'm just gonna start taking prilosec on my own.
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Can you get de-banded after being banded?
AngelWhisper replied to Erin18's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I felt the same way. I was "abnormally" swollen post op and I could barely get water down and ended up back in the hospital 3 days after I was released. I wanted to rip the stupid band out myself. THEN after that I was constantly nauseous, dry heaving, and shaking from the lack of eating. Once I was moved to mushies and soft solids I felt normal again. It takes time, it hurts, it sucks, you're miserable, and you want to rip it off your stomach yourself, but it does pass. -
For the first 2-3 weeks after I got my band I felt this weird throbbing in my chest every few minutes. It started out like I had to burp then I'd get 2 throbs and it'd be gone. It never actually came out. As for #2 the anesthesia and narcotics constipate you. I had constipation for about 4-5 days then once it went away I wished I was constipated again. It is true that if you're only eating liquids mainly liquid is gonna come back out.
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3 Minutes in between bites
AngelWhisper replied to tmbowe's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Yup. I've accidentally swallowed things tons of times. I thought I was the only one it happened to. -
2 days out... protein shakes?
AngelWhisper replied to wiley2jj's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I get the powder and doctor it up with milk and frozen fruit myself. The premade ones were nastyyyyyy. -
2 days out... protein shakes?
AngelWhisper replied to wiley2jj's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
The only clear liquid protein that comes to mind for me is Isopure. When you're able to move to full liquids try blending frozen and fresh fruits with the vanilla protein powder and add some splenda or stevia if you like them sweeter. It makes it more like a smoothie than a nasty protein shake. I use vanilla creme muscle milk light, it's the only kind I've found so far that I don't hate. -
Annoyed and Discouraged
AngelWhisper replied to AngelWhisper's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I thought about the hernia too. I had a small one before surgery but I'm not sure if she fixed it or not I keep forgetting to ask. I'll definitely remember to bring that up to her again. -
My surgeon put me on a 2 week liquid diet 2 Fridays ago thinking I was too tight and had a dilated pouch. I had really bad acid reflux along with it. Today she told me to go ahead and start eating food since I felt a lot better and she would get me my gastrografin swallow prescription so I can go have that done. Well, I ate some crab cake and that acid reflux lump is back right in the back of my throat! I'm totally unfilled and was on liquids for almost 2 weeks. What the heck? I'm starting to think this may be more serious than a dilated pouch. Has this happened to anyone else?:thumbup:
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Oh yes. I sweat like a pig normally but after surgery I thought I was gonna roast to death in the hospital room. I turned the thermostat down as far as it would go and opened the window in January and I was still dying.
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Does anyon have a BOB? (Band over Bypass)
AngelWhisper replied to Dreamjeans's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I agree. My mom had bypass in 2003 and has regained around 25-30 lbs and keeps on gaining. She talks about eating healthy and exercising and all she eats are sodium and carb filled Soups, Cookies, chocolate, ice cream, milk shakes, wendys chili, etc and just won't stop. Then instead of getting out and walking like she says she lays in bed on her laptop all night. Our surgeon doesn't do band over bypass yet but my mom is considering it. I try to tell her that the band will not stop her from eating like that and she needs therapy, doesn't seem to get through. -
Fibromyalgia, what are you taking for it now?
AngelWhisper replied to penny62's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Actually it's not an NSAID. It's a synthetic opioid. It does nothing for swelling and doesn't cause bleeding in the stomach. -
You're not asking too many questions. I wish I'd had people around to answer all mine when I had them. You will definitely know what stuck is when you feel it. For me, I swallow and then within 30 seconds I feel like there's a baseball sitting in my chest. You either have to wait for it to go down or come back up.
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She diagnosed based on symptoms. I guess she's seen it tons of times before. I was too tight and my pouch stretched out and caused acid reflux and getting stuck all the time. My advice is just to pay attention to what you're eating and how you're eating it. I can't tell you how many times I've not been paying attention and end up stuck.
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Sorry guys this is a ? for the girls...
AngelWhisper replied to Annie71's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I got mine on the operating table. Go figure. -
I'm doing OK other than this stupid dilated pouch. I love Dr. Wynn though she's awesome.
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very frustrated formed a pouch again
AngelWhisper replied to coozie's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
What my surgeon told me is that because I was filled too tight the portion of the stomach above the band stretched out when I was eating. I was fine for the first few weeks after the fill but then I developed really bad acid reflux and started getting stuck and PBing at almost every meal. She said those are all symptoms of being too tight and/or a dilated pouch. -
very frustrated formed a pouch again
AngelWhisper replied to coozie's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
It could be a dilated pouch which is what my surgeon is pretty sure I have right now. She said it's caused from either overeating or being too tight which was my case. She also said you can eat more than what you should with a dilated pouch. She totally unfilled me and put me on liquids for 2 weeks and said that should fix the problem if that's what's going on. -
The barium swallow went really badly today. They couldn't do the test. Within 5 minutes of swallowing it I ended up throwing it all back up it was so disgusting. I've also noticed that even on liquids I feel like my stomach is gonna pop when I'm eating. I'm really worried about a slip at this point. I'm going to call my surgeon and try to get a gastrografin swallow instead of the barium, I know I can handle gastrografin. In the meantime I'm totally freaking out.
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I'm kind of the same way with not having particular foods that I can't tolerate all of the time. I haven't tried steak yet though I should try it.
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Do you burp all the time?
AngelWhisper replied to Loving everyday's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I never really had the burping. I hiccuped and still hiccup all the time. -
Going home on mushies??
AngelWhisper replied to talkalot1981's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
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I was banded in January and from the 2 week preop diet to now I've lost a little over 50 lbs and that's without much exercise. Probably would have lost more if I'd exercised more often.