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I thought the hunger would go away. It's still there. I feel like I'm starving. And I can't help but think I shouldn't have done this. Is anyone else feeling like this? It's just so much harder than I thought it would be. I'm so irritable to. I want to rip everyones head off. I'm trying so hard to stay possitive but it's hard. I'm trying to be around family and friends but I don't know if it's helping or worse. I guess I should feel lucky that I haven't had any severe pain. I only had to take vicodan once. I want to cheat soooooo bad!

I have been having bad breath too. I hate it. I'm single, I can't have bad breath. I use to be able to eat garlic and be fresh still. I hope this doesn't last even though it does mean we're burning fat.

Has anyone had bad breath. I have never had a problem with bad breath until now. Is anyone getting a tight pain in the middle of their chest? It feels like I have to burp but it's like it stays there.

Meant to say Greek yogart.

That meant to say Greek yogart. You may be able to find it at a regular store. It is a little different than regular yogart. It's a little tarter. But they have them with honey or you can just add vanilla extract to it. But they're almost double the Protein. When you get that burp feeling does it hurt?

I'm having that shoulder thing too. I think that's from the gas they pump in u to do the surgery. I don't thunk I'm getting all my liquids either. I think I'm getting the protein though. Maybe off a little. The geek yogart has double the protein of regular yogart. That helps get in the protein. If you have a trader joes near you they have it there.

I am waiting two weeks to go back to work. I can't see myself going back a week after. But I'm on my feet all day so that wouldn't be good. I would get a doc here in the states to check u out.

I was also banded on the 29th. Have only had to do vicadin once but the gas pains are horrable. Below my port incision I keep getting a pain if I move wrong. Feels like it's pulling on the mucsle. That hurts. The food part is driving me crazy. I didn't think it would be that big of a deal but it is. I just want to eat.... Anything! The soups and yogart aren't cutting it. Plus I'm going crazy staying home. I'm usually a very active person. Don't stay home much or sit still much. Friends keep asking me to go places but it's hard because I'm hungry and there's food everywhere. So physically I'm ok but mentally going through it. I keep thinking I made the wrong desicion. I almost want to call the doc and tell him to take it out. Sorry to be such a downer but don't know where else to go with these feelings.

I Just got my band a week ago. I've always thought I want it out eventually. I hear some of you say that your getting it taken out then put back in. What is the reason for that? Have any of you had the band out and kept it out and how did that work? Did gain your weight back? Were you hungrier? I'm having a really hard time. Mentally mostly. Will I feel like myself again. Will stuff go back to normal? I feel like I can't even swallow water without my chest hurting.

Yeah I must be crazy because I'm going to a friends house today because I'm going crazy being home. I'll just bring my liquids with me and if I can't take it I'll come home and whine on here some more.

I just got my band on monday 6/29/09. Is it normal to feel like you regret it. I feel like I may have done something bad to my body. It is now friday and still really gassy and my stomach will not stop gurgling. I also miss the food more than I thought I would. Does this feeling go away? When do you start to feel like yourself again?

just feel like I should have tried harder and longer on my own.

Thank you all for the encouraging responses. I'm trying to hang in there. It was really hard yesterday. Went to a friends house and they were all eating real food. Thought I was going to crack. I actually wanted food that I never liked before. I would have even eaten fast food which I haven't done in years. Hopefully those feelings will go away. Even before surgery I tried to only eat organic or at least natural selections. No fake stuff. At this point I feel like I don't care if it has chemicals or not just give it to me.

I hope I'm doing this right. Doing this from my phone. It's kind of confusing. Yeah I'm the same way. No fake stuff, want natural child birth. I think that is one of the reasons I'm so down about this. I just put some foriegn object permanantly in my body. I'm assuming I'll get over it. I kind of feel like I took the easy way out.