ashley

ohhhhh okay. that doesn't sound pleasant! I dont' think i have ever had that! I'm gonna just stick to liquids the next couple days and see if the tightness calms down.

hi! I woke up the other morning with a sharp pain in between my breasts. it wasn't throbbing or anything but when i moved certain ways it would hurt. from that day on i noticed I have been really tight. I don't have a problem eating or anything but i do notice the tightness. It's sometimes an uncomfortable tight. Could something be wrong? I doubt it because i did just have my time of the month last week and that might be it. Or stress? is that a factor? anyone have any advice feel free to let me know! thankyouthankyouthankyou!

thank you so much for your advice! i hope its just stress! what exactly is acid reflux?

Hey-are grapefruits okay to eat with the band? Or oranges?

okay great! Thank you for the quick response! I'm heading back to school in a few days and I 'll be stocking up at the grocery store & Wanted to get some grapefruits!

oh great idea as well! i don't have much restriction either. haha i did not know that. no wonder they can get it down that fast

rodriguezequal-that sounds really good! i was wondering also.. has anyone every tried dipping bread into a liquid then eating it? i know that sounds kinda weird but I read somewhere that doing that was okay but wanted to check with others first.

hello I was banded sept. 1 2006 I have a quick question, I'm going to start my period this week and was wondering if anyone else experiences tightness in the band before and during your period?

I HAVE BEEN HAVING THAT SAME PROBLEM!! oh i'm so glad i found this! For the past couple of days i have been noticing after every meal i get very light headed and dizzy. blurred vision and i just feel weird!! i have no clue what it is! and i just want to lay down but i don't want to lay down right after i eat! i yi yi! anyone know what this is from?

today was a brand new day! i was stress/worry free and i didn't get dizzy! i had LOTSSS of protein today-which seemed to help. now with the tingling/numbness--didn't have a problem today. well my neck and hand is soorree but i'm pretty positive its from my 1 hour of tennis friday.-first time to play in a couple weeks. but i'll keep everyone posted.

Hi-Ashley here! FOr the past, couple days or so-i have noticed that my legs, feet, and hands get numb quick. and they get that tingly-pins and needles feeling. for example-tonight i layed down to go to bed and i couldn't sleepbecause my right let kept going numb. what does this mean? does anyone know? i know it most likely has nothing to do with the band but just thought i would ask.

I really appreciate everyone's relpy. I know i need to go to my doctor about it but i just wanted other people's opinion first-and this sight it perfect for that! yes i take a multivitamin and vitamin C daily. along with the tingling stuff, i get longgg dizzy, lightheaded spells. the tingling yesterday was the worst last night when i got in bed. i'm leaving for college in july and have been REALLY stressed the last couple of days-lots of family drama. and i think that maaaybee stress is related to it..? If it doesn't get better, i'll give it about a week, i'll then go in. i really, again, appreciate people's thoughts and opinions.

thank you for the quick reply. its probably me just worry to much about every little thing.

okay, reading all this is freakinggg me out because i've been feeling weird things lately. I went and had a barium swallow not to long ago to check on the fill status because i'm going on a hiking trip soon and didn't want to be too tight incase something was to get stuck, yada yada ANYWAY. the barium swallow read that i was completely open BUT this past week, i could feel things going down. this past week or so also, i've been feeling weird discomforts in my lower abdomin. is that just gas? or is something slipped? ah i don't knoww

I'm having sort of the same problem! I was at 2.5cc for about a month and went in today and went to 3.5 CC! I have never before been able to handle that much fill at a time. I left feeling no restriction but now, i'm trying to have some soup, and even the littlest sips won't go down! It is so painful! i'm going to go in first thing in the morning and have some major unfill!

Hello everyone! I have a formal coming up in about nine days and I'm want to slim down a little because i know that it's difficult to lose that much weight in that little time. Is portion control my best option? Kick up the workout?

i might give that a try, thanks kat! i'm hoping maybe five pounds. this formal is this saturday (i'm very excited too) so i was just hoping to slim up a tad bit more. and it's ok if i don't get much lost, i got a pair of spanx, they work wonders ladies! i recomend them! and i have been drinking lots of water. i got this new propel to go packs, they are awesome. i love them

Hello-- I have been eating normally but a tad bit to fast. I'm worried, after reading about all this pouch dilation stuff that my pouch might be dilated. Is going on liquids for a few days, then soft foods, then back to solids a good thing to do, just to let everything, if it is swollen go back to normal? I have a checkup in about a week and a half and I'm so worried something's wrong! ahh!

ok, I'm going to try the liquids thing. And who knows, maybe it'll help boost the weight loss too! that's always a plus! Thanks for the quick reply!

thank you!!

Kayne's workout plan--Kayne West Eye of the tiger is my fave!

I take flinstone chewables! i hate the purple ones though--yuck

ok--that's good to know! thank you!!

Question about this Sacred Heart Diet. Went out and got all ingredients to start on tomorrow. I was told to drink a protein shake for breakfast every morning which I do. Should I continue to do that with this diet?

hello all, I'm at a stand still right now as well. I was banded sept. 1, 2006 and i'm down about 23, 24 lbs. and i haven't seem to be loosing in the past three weeks. I just recently got off my TOM and i feel completely unrestricted and that scares me. Is anyone familiar with that and can relate?