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Congrats! You look AMAZING, and quite a cutie hubby too. You should be very proud. btw, what's a bodybugg? I have not clue :smile2:

I constantly feel like I need to burp but can rarely get the burp to come out. Has anyone experienced that? Talk about painful, I feel pressure building under my breastbone.

Today I took some cream of potato Soup and thinned it down a lot with chicken broth, then strained out the chunks. It was yummy!

I'd also suggest providing things that aren't odor~riffic, nothing worse than having yummies wafting & lingering through your house for hours or days. Have things like fruit & dip, veggies & dips, meat/cheese/cracker tray. If you are on soft foods, maybe make parfaits with sugar free pudding and sugar free cool whip. I know you can at least have pudding, not sure about the sf cool whip. HTH

Wow, you've had quite a journey just to get to the beginning of your journey Congrats on making weight, sounds like you were really self motivated and did a great job! Here's to you and your journey ::::lifting my virtual glass of clear liquid:::::>sip<>sip<

Merry Christmas to you! :thumbup: Be sure to post a pic of yourself in your cute new outfit!

You guys are great! It's so comforting to know that I'm having normal feelings. Last night I was almost to the point of screaming "get it out, get it out, get IT OUT!" Today has been much better. Sticks, I also felt like there was something in my chest, I ended up coughing up phlegm this morning (difficult to do btw, I practically had to force it up) But just that has made a big difference. As far as Protein drinks, my Dr. recommended the Kellogg's Protein Water drink packets. I haven't tried them yet, but I suppose its worth a try. day two post surgery & plugging along.....

I just came home today, and have been pretty much been just on the verge of nausea all day today. My nose is dryer than the sahara desert. I have no desire to eat or drink anything, but am sipping on broth and Water. I feel like my guts are revolting on me. Did anyone feel like "ohmygosh what have I done?" Maybe I'm just emotional, I haven't really slept since surgery and came home to a sick husband to top it all off. Please tell me this gets better :smile2:

Chicken broth and water has pretty much been in for me. I don't like flavored drinks, so, yea... broth & water.. but on the up side both are tasting really good

hey LibraryChick, we are LAP-BAND® twins! I just came home today as well, were you banded yesterday also? My stomach is growling like a 500 year old house with a poltergeist and bad plumbing. But I just don't have the desire to eat. I think I'm actually getting hunger pangs, but I'm not sure what is hunger, what's gas, what is surgery pain....:biggrin:

I would sometimes "swish and spit" or suck on a few ice chips. It is to hard to quash the feeling of needing a drink, for sure. I also hear that when you chew gum you are swallowing air, which is not good.

I would have posted this as a poll, but I couldn't figure out how to. Anyways I'm wondering what the puke percentage is. Sick question I know, but I'm just trying to figure out what to expect.... How long have you been banded and, Have you thrown up... Everyday? Every few days? Maybe once a week? When trying new foods? Only when you've accidently eaten wrong, like too fast or too much You haven't thrown up since you've been banded, knock-on-wood

That's exactly how I felt, one more sip and it was all coming up. They made me try to swallow as much of the crystals DRY, and then gave me a tablespoon of Water to try and chase it down, ugh. I started my liquid diet that same day, so the barium buffet was pretty much it for me that day. I am Sooooo glad that part of it is over! I would gladly do another week or two or liquids over the barium/rock crystal/barium cuisine. >ack<