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The breathing exercises were to breath deep. take in at a slowly as much as you can and then let it out. 10 times an hour.

You are exhausted because of the Anastasia. Make sure you do you breathing exercises to fill your lungs with air and let out. Anastasia hardens your lungs and we need to keep doing the breathing exercises to expand them and get them back to normal. This is what my Dr told me.

Good luck. bring us back good news.

I was uncomfortable for about 8 days after surgery. But i have not needed any pain meds sense my 6th day after. If you still have viocodin take a half instead of a whole. maybe that will help you to take the edge off. Gas x strips worked really good for me. the burping has almost stopped completely. My first BM was 5 or 6 days after surgery.

Hi all. I was banded on Sept 4th and just started soft foods yesterday. I was so so so nervous for my surgery that I could not wait that morning for them to put me to sleep. I was suppose to have it done at 11:30 but something happened and they did not take me till 1:00. When I woke up I had a worse than a migraine headache and I don't know if they put me back to sleep or i passed out but before i knew it I was waking up again in recovery for the second time with considerably less of a headache. I opted to spend a night in the hospital. I was in a lot of pain and very Dizzy and even a little nauseous. I got no sleep. 10 min here and 15 min there. I left the hospital about 4pm with my family. I don't think I ate anything for 2 days. When I did start to eat I stuck with lemon Jello, and chicken broth. Maybe 1 oz if that at a time. Now here I am 16 days out and still doing good. I had a bit of a down day yesterday. I did not loose anything for 3 days and that was paying a toll on me. But I stuck with the program and I woke up this morning down 2 pounds. Today was a good day. I even walked 8000 steps today. That is huge for me. I am going to try to do that again tomorrow and hopefully one day soon get up to 10000 steps a day. Congrats to all Sept Bander's

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I am very interested. Is that sparkpeople.com?

Sounds good. for myself I do Protein shakes. But i tend to do them for a snack if i need one because i find that an hour and a half after i have it i am hungry. but when i do the shakes i do 2 oz for a snack and 4 oz for a Meal Replacement. In my mornings I have 1 large egg scrambled with a little milk to moisten it. I don't cook it dry just fluffy. I measure the cooked egg in a 1/2 cup measuring cup to make sure that i am not going over the 4 oz. That holds me 3 to 4 hours. Sounds like you have a great day ahead of you tomorrow.

You asked for a post of meals. Today this is what i have had. 8:30 Breakfast: 1 egg scrabbled with a little bit of FF milk to make it moist. 12:30 Lunch: My Dr has Protein Soups that i bought at his office. I made it and added pastina to it. I had 1/4 cup for lunch. 4:00 Snack: Sargento reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese stick. 60 cal and 6 grams protein. 7:00 Dinner: 1 oz of mashed potato's and 3 oz of Talia. As you probably know i am doing 1 oz in measurements and weights of everything i eat. I have had also 48 oz of Water today so far. 2 Vitamins 2 Calcium

Hi all. I was just banded on Sept 4th and so far so good. I can not complain. Do beat yourself up about the gain. Like others have said this is a Marathon no a sprint. My Dr. says it is going to take me 2 years to loose 100 pounds. The main thing that I am doing to keep myself in check is drinking Water. If you are not try really hard to get in your 64 oz of water a day. I am not there yet but close. Don't forget to take your Vitamins and Calcium twice a day also. The Viactiv calcium is a really nice treat to have twice a day with its chocolate taste and Tootsie roll feel. I even find it satisfying for a night snack. The other thing that my Dr told me is to make sure i stick with the 4 oz or less for each meal so I do not stretch the pouch. Also to make sure that I am picking foods that are less than 60 cal per serving. Protein is so important. We are suppose to get 70 grams of protein a day. I am not there yet but trying. Someone on Obestiyhelp.com <another great site> suggested that I get a Isopure powder that has no taste to sprinkle on everything to supplement protein. Let me leave you with this. You are not alone. We are all here for you. We all know what you are going through being we have been there. If you ever need to talk or anything add me to your friends list. We can do this together.

Is cheese a no no if you are in your 3rd week? If not what kind is best?

I kept asking my doc when the anesthesia would wear off. She kept saying in just a little while. It made me feel impaired and without control of myself. thye were nice and kept assuring me. sometimes I can feel the port other times I can't. Mostly I try not to cause I don't like the way it feels and I get paranoid thinking that it moved. Congrats on being banded. I can feel my port. In fact it is a little irritating to me. I had a really bad, I mean really really bad headache from the anesthesia and had to stay one night also. I think it was for the better because I was so uncomfortable after my surgery. Walking is great and if you have a pain in your left shoulder it is gas and the gas x strips work great for that. Congrats again and good luck.

September Band List Soco 9/01/09 Amandakrangel 9/1/09 Coloradomom (Gen) 9/1/09 ms_Hart37 9/1/09 mosean6278 09/01/09 katklaws 09/01/09 SmilinShel (Michelle) 09/01/09 Comet321 (Chris) 9/1/09 ivy76 9/02/09 $occer mom 9/3/09 Jmtmb (JoLynne ) 9/4/09 JLDChester(Jamie)9/4/09 Cortney75 (Cortney) 9/4/09 Nailpro00 (Diana) 9/4/09 tzn (Karena) 9/8/09 mrsyellis (yohontas)9/08/09 Jules 09/09/09 Soldiersgem(ginna) 9/9/09 pr8453(Pam) 9/9/09 bradybrat 09/09/09 Ready4a2ndchance 9/09/09 travel (Anita) 09/09/09 kittkat2009 09/10/09 Hmarko (helen) 9/11/09 stardustic 9/11/09 BrentinLA 9/14/09 Queen Bee 9/14/09 amwash23 9/14/09 romain123 9/14/09 Nawlinzlady (Dee) 9/15/09 Anni80 (annie) 9/15/09 Lula 9/15/09 smallerj (jes) 9/16/09 Boo Cakes 9/16/09 Hardygostlin (Jody) 9/17/09 Loveslady(Tawonda) 9/17/09 Gatorgirl1024 (Shelley) 9/17/09 MishiB (Michelle) 9/17/09 Topspinner (Jim) 9/17/09 Bendy H (Brenda) 9/18/09 Sharie3 9/21/09 Italia2020 (Mia) 09/21/09 Ariane (Ariane) 09/21/09 Jenna1979 (Jennifer) 09/22/09 Pookiemp 9/23/2009 leigna 09/24/09 Chickychoo (Jill) 09/28/09 Kinzie 09/28/09 QMOM 9/28/09 Soexcited 9/30/09 ShrinkingV (Vickie) 9/30/09 Louise-H (lou) 9/30/2009

Is there anyone that had there surgery or will have there surgery in Hackensack NJ?

i thought i put myself on the list but i must have done something wrong. can someone tell me how to do this or just put me on. i was banded on 9/4/09. thank you so much.

Here is the updated list for anyone that is looking!! I added myself on sept 4th September Band List Soco 9/01/09 Amandakrangel 9/1/09 Coloradomom (Gen) 9/1/09 ms_Hart37 9/1/09 mosean6278 09/01/09 katklaws 09/01/09 SmilinShel (Michelle) 09/01/09 Comet321 (Chris) 9/1/09 ivy76 9/02/09 $occer mom 9/3/09 Jmtmb (JoLynne ) 9/4/09 Nailpro00 (Diana) 9/4/09 JLDChester(Jamie)9/4/09 Cortney75 (Cortney) 9/4/09 tzn (Karena) 9/8/09 mrsyellis (yohontas)9/08/09 Jules 09/09/09 Soldiersgem(ginna) 9/9/09 pr8453(Pam) 9/9/09 bradybrat 09/09/09 Ready4a2ndchance 9/09/09 travel (Anita) 09/09/09 kittkat2009 09/10/09 Hmarko (helen) 9/11/09 stardustic 9/11/09 BrentinLA 9/14/09 Queen Bee 9/14/09 amwash23 9/14/09 romain123 9/14/09 Nawlinzlady (Dee) 9/15/09 Anni80 (annie) 9/15/09 Lula 9/15/09 smallerj (jes) 9/16/09 Boo Cakes 9/16/09 Hardygostlin (Jody) 9/17/09 Loveslady(Tawonda) 9/17/09 Gatorgirl1024 (Shelley) 9/17/09 MishiB (Michelle) 9/17/09 Bendy H (Brenda) 9/18/09 Sharie3 9/21/09 Italia2020 (Mia) 09/21/09 Ariane (Ariane) 09/21/09 Jenna1979 (Jennifer) 09/22/09 Pookiemp 9/23/2009 leigna 09/24/09 Chickychoo (Jill) 09/28/09 Kinzie 09/28/09 QMOM 9/28/09 Soexcited 9/30/09 ShrinkingV (Vickie) 9/30/09

You are doing fantastic. whether you lost it pre opt or post opt you have lost. i can not wait till i hit 30 pounds lost. i was banded on sept 4th. and i lost 5 pounds before my surgery. i decided that it is time to cut out the carbs also and go with mostly protein yesterday because i have not see a loose in 3 days. i am hoping that will help me. Keep up the good work because you are doing GREAT.

I just had the most amazing dinner. i am starting week three and had a piece of salmon and peas. I never thought the day would come that i did not HAVE to eat soup. I decided to skip the potato's because carbs are not our friends anyway. better healthier choices is what its about. Now all i need to do is start walking.

Hi everyone. I was banded on Sept 4th. I am doing well be am looking for a place to fit in here on this site. I just joined about a week ago. I look forward to talking and comparing notes with all of you.

congrats on being banded. I was just banded also on Sept 4th. I had a bowl movement 1 week after. Mostly liquid. And as for the pills I was told that as long as they are no bigger then the size of an M&M that there is no problem. I had 4 to take and took one every 3 to 4 min with 1 tablespoon of Water with each. I had no problems with doing it that way. Good Luck Diana

:thumbup:Hi all. I just signed up for the site with the recommendation of my Dr. I had my surgery a week and a half ago and i can not believe how well i am doing. I am down 16 pounds. I have this mushy foods week down OK but i am nervous to start week 3. does anyone have any suggestions on what foods i should start with for my next step.

hi everyone. i am Diana and new. i was just banded and and just joined. my first week with the band was hard but now i am in week two and it is getting much easier. I am looking for a group to join but there is so many. can anyone give any suggestions to a group.

i did not even know this was an option. if the port is right under your skin then why would the dr have a hard time getting to the port?

Hi. I stayed one night and slept really bad. i don't think that i would have slept any better at home. i think a one night stay is a good idea. the nurses are there and can help you whenever you need help or pain meds. i just had mine done last fri.