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I was banded Nov 15th and the first week was hell. I cried to the doc my first follow up. But today 2 weeks later I feel almost back to normal and sometimes even forget that I had the surgery..of course except when it comes to the eating LOL Hang in there and I promise you will feel better!

Hi everyone...getting use to these new boards. Well i am about 1.5 weeks post op and have been doing well with liquids and mushies so the doc moved me to the next stage of mushies which include eggs, pastina, oatmeal, puress and things of that nature. When I ate I feel like it is actually going down slowly in my throat it is such a starnge feeling and was wondering if that was normal. I am also wondering how did you transition and what where some of the things you ate when real food was introduced and how much. The doc recommended to do 3 meals a day of 4-6 ounces of food. Do you measure how do you know??????Did it feel weird to start eating again and did you gain weight after you started solids again???

My throat pain was worse than anything!!!!!!!! It is from the tube during surgery. Mine took a good week to feel better.

Hi I am not from the city but I am from suffolk county Long Island and I was banded Nov. 15th I could use some support and a buddy if you are interested.

Hi everyone I hate to say this but I am completely regretting getting the band already. I was banded on the 15th and also got a surprise hernia repair. I havebeen in so much pain and meds are not doing much. My stomache is rumbling or making some crazy sounds constantly, and where my port is is so painful !!! I am thinking by today I shouls be feeling better since Monday and I was wondering what your guys experiences has been. I do not sleep well wake up in pain so I walk around and last night I was crying hysterical to my husband feeling like what the hell did I do to myself. I have a follow up appoitment today with the doc. The funny thing is I weighed 221 going into the hospital coming home I was 10 pounds up and now I am still 6 pounds up..I find that irritating since I am only having about 700 calories a day at this point. Please let me know if any of this is normal or it sounds as if something is wrong. So many people on the boards have made this procedure sounds so much less painful:confused:

thank you everyone I had my doc appointment yesterday and he said everything was healing great and the pain was normal. Thank you all for four responses and I am day 5 post op and feeling slightly better. Today I took liquid tylenol and will try to only take the pain killer at night to sleep. I think my regrets are just being very scared of this whole unknown. I need to force myself to take it a day at a time.

I am newly banded as of yesterday and I also had a repaired hiatal hernia which was a surprise to me. I spent the night in the hospital and came home today in much more pain then I expected. I am also scared of swallowing my pains b/c I cut in in fourths and a piece felt like it got stuck and tastes gross. I am also afraid of drinking too much and making myself vomit. So anyway I am hoping this gets better and my aprehensions go away. I read so many storied on here that the surgery was not that bad..I hope I feel better soon! Congrats to all the 15th banders!

Hi eveeryone! Yeah you guys are making me feel normal. It sounds as if so many people breezed through this surgery that something was wrong with me being in this pain. I do have to remember I am only three days out and the port will be sore. My breathing is difficult at times also. I was so upset last night thinking I was dying or something or like I hurt my body by having this surgery I went into panick mode. How are Topazz good to see you on the other side of pre op... Did you also end up having it done on Nov 15th???

Hi everyone! Yes banded as of the 15th I am having lot of soreness at the port incision site and I am eager to be in less pain so I can feel happy I did this.

Hi Lacey, I was banded on the 15th and they also did a surprise hernia repair. I am also in pain that I really did not expect. By the port is is so sore and I have the gas pains also. I have been taking pain meds but they work okay i could take 2 but i have been taking one as i do not want to feel too loopy. I guess we will get through this ..i at times regret doing this but I know we will come out the other side successful!

i have been crushing the tablets and taking them and they seem to help a little. I slept for 2-4 hour stents last night so that was good. It is so sore where my port incision is..to the point where bending is excrutiating. Iam still walking and trying to get out the gas. I also gained 10 pounds since being int he hospital..funny 10 pounds on ice chips and apple juice LOL but I know it is from the iv fluids. I guess I just expected a less painful time......oh well this too shall pass I hope. I just do not want to regret my decision like right now I feel like I am and my family is looking at my like why did you do this to yourself?

I was curious about the pills also and i called the unit and they said just to cut them in half. I may call the surgeons office tomorrow just to make sure. I also was given medicine cups but have been doing pretty well with liquids. I drank a whole protein shake over a long period of time. I guess it may be the repaired hernia that makes it so painful. So I hope I am like you and in 3 days feeling better.

Hi everyone I have a too much information question. But I am scheduled for surgery today in a few hours and of course I got my period. Will this be a problem with my surgery????

My surgeon has us stay one night .....I guess ti is okay it will force me to rest since I have two little ones at home. There are a lot of us Monday.....lets us stay in touch!

Thanks Traci!!!! YOu are very helpful!

Hi everyone! It is getting closer and closer! Lat night I went to a support group that my doc offers and it was really good. I met some really successful people and also a woman who will be having hte band the same day as me at the same hospital....maybe we will be roomies???? Well I have hard a time time with the liquid diet and fell off and then got back on and I have decided to make up for the time I have lost I will do straight shakes the next couple of days prior and pick up the activity, I did 20 minutes on the treadmill this am so I am serious about this. I have to start putting myself first and let everyone elses problems (mainly my hubby) be just that,,,their problems and not mine:tt2: hope everyone is well!!!!!!!!

I am also Monday and I was wondering what to pack and also what I should buy to have at home afterwards so I will not have to run around to the store!

:frown:Hi everyone. I am set for surgery on NOv 15th and I was doing well pre op with shaled and one small no carb meal and then it happened this weekend , My husband pissed me off and and I started eating! I did not go to crazy but enough that I feel like a failure and if I can not do this how can I manage the band. I have been so hungry that at times it has been so difficult....i will crave chicken thats how hungry I have been getting..and I get in a good amount of protein. I know today I need to get back in the right state of mind and I still have another week but I feel 1- like i screwed up already and 2 like I am not even benefiting from the pre diet weight loss ......

LMAO I like the throwing the toilet paper roll at his head idea!!!! My husband and I have such a rocky relationship that at times I wonder if this relationship is much of my continued battle with food. I really need to separate myself from his stuff like you guys said and not let him get to me. He is very moody and I am a people pleaser as most of us who tends to take it personla dn want to make him better while forgetting about myself. When he upsets me i stuff it down with the food . Anger is a real issue for me because I never really allow myself to feel it or respond to it. Maybe I will also start a journal and when I am really pissed write about it to get it out...I am willing to try anything. I would love ot be able to go and exercise when mad but with 2 kids it is not always an option and the food always seems to be readily available...damn the food LOL

Hi I am a social worker also! It sounds as if your psych appointment was ridiculous. Lets be real if we did not use food as comfort and stress relief, inappropraitely to reward ourselves, if we did not crave certain foods, if we did not tend to eat the wrong foods.....if we did not have difficulty losing the weight conventionally and fully sticking to the diet....then we would all be skinny and not need a band anyway!!!!!! My psych was a lot nicer and I think she actually respected me for being a social worker ...did the psych know your profession..it sounds as if maybe if she did she was on a power trip of who is the better clinician with you! I doubt the consult will stop you from having surgery they want our money. I am schedules for nov 15th and i am very nervous and keep thinking will i be successful but then I tell myself there is only one way to know!

I should change my ticker b/c some of that weight I lost before the liquid diet and just working on the process of being banded from my highest weight. I have onlt lost about 5 on th eliquid diet...i know 5 is 5! I have been bank on pre op track today though! Salad and tuna for dinner and shakes the rest of the day!!! I am trying to be strong despite the very real physical hunger. Thanks all for the support!

I am motivating myself by thinking about all of the great after holiday sales when I can buy clothes dirt cheap in regular sizes..it seems the plus size clothes never really go on clearnace!

Hi Csolo! I go back and forth with my anxiety about it. I had my final doc appointment yesterday and they were so nice. The really put me at ease. Today is day 5 of the pre op diet and I am craving food worse today then any of the other days yet..but I will get through..this is all temporary and hopefully the outcome of me being healthy is what will be next! PM me anytime if you need support!:frown:

HI Kimberleec and welcome! I also have researched this thing front and back LOL ..I still can not believe it is coming up soon. MY journey with insurance has also been pretty short I started around the same time as you. I went to the doc yesterday and signed consents and got my surgery day paperwork. Yeah we have to take some thing to clear our bowels the night before. the nurse said me and the toilet will be frineds for awhile that night.....How is everyone hanging in there?:frown:

Well I got the final insurance approval!! So looks like this will be happeneing. It is funny but the way I have been drinking shakes and 3 oz of protein everyone keeps telling me how if I just did this and not surgery I would lose the weight on my own.....but how realistic would that be eventually i would imagine I would get starving and eat everything in site. I had a mini melt down last night about if this is the right thing to do.. I guess I am scared..not so much for the surgery but for my quality of life afterwards. I pray we are all the success cases!