JadaCamp

Well, I came home this evening with a plan in mind. I stuck to my plan. One scrambled egg, and if I got hungry before bed, I would try some oatmeal. I did. It went down pretty good. I seem to stay full when I have one scrambled egg. I use peanut oil to make it. I also have really good success in the mornings when I drink a Myoplex lite. I will drink it around 7am and it lasts me until around 10:30am. My lunch is at 11am so I drink water until then. :wink2:

Well, I came home this evening with a plan in mind. I stuck to my plan. One scrambled egg, and if I got hungry before bed, I would try some oatmeal. I did. It went down pretty good. I seem to stay full when I have one scrambled egg. I use peanut oil to make it. I also have really good success in the mornings when I drink a Myoplex lite. I will drink it around 7am and it lasts me until around 10:30am. My lunch is at 11am so I drink water until then. :thumbup:

Yes, that is one of the biggest problems I have read about on here. The port pain. You will have that. I am not sure for how long, I just know what I have been told by my surgeon. Just becareful not to strain it too much. I had an infection at the incision where my port is. They flipped out when I told them about it. They had me rush in to the office so they could look at it and they put me on antibiotics right away. The nurse told me that basically that port is their only access to your band and it is the most important part of the whole thing. She assured me that everything would be ok. The surgeon let me know that the pain was common in banding and the pain would dwindell with time. So, I am just really careful when bending over. I don't pick anything up AT ALL. Congradulations on your banding!!!

Hi, Just to let you know that you are not the only one who is SOOO hungry, I too am extremely hungry. I have found that if I drink a protein drink, or sip on it, the hunger goes away. I am also finding that I can eat the sugar free puddings and the hunger will go away. I am eating approximately 6 times a day, but remember what I am drinking or eating is either protein or low fat or Sugarless. The port pain is another thing I am experienceing. I am back to work, but I don't lift anything. I sit at a desk. I find that using that muscle absolutely kills me. My surgeon says that is normal. Mentally, I am depressed and I asked myself the same question, "Did I do the right thing?" Believe me, WE did the right thing. We are still healing and trying to become accustomed to our foriegn body INSIDE our bodies. We can get through this. Take each day at a time, have patience with ourselves and let us heal before we look forward to bigger and better things. I have lost 22lbs since I started all this. I never thought that would be possible. But, I did. My friends and family have noticed a difference in my face and the way my jeans fit. Right now I am searching for people who are going through the same thing as me. I want to talk about how depressed I am and why I am that way. I want to look at the brighter side of this. I don't want to eat the same way I was eating but just in smaller portions. I want to get with someone who can help me with ideas on recipes. If anyone cares to be a pen pal my e-mail is jadacamp@gmail.com. I would love to speak with or write to anyone willing to listen. I am a good listener and I am usually a very positive person.

Last night was bad. Today is not as bad as last night. At least I am not crying and whining anyway. I am just stuck with trying to start a new and leaving the old behind. Not being able to plan meals is really hard right now. I can't eat meat or anything else yet except for mushy food, so how does a person plan? Eating Low fat cottage cheese, mac and cheese, sugar free puddings and drinking crystal light isn't excatly my idea of making a plan.:wink2:

Last night was bad. Today is not as bad as last night. At least I am not crying and whining anyway. I am just stuck with trying to start a new and leaving the old behind. Not being able to plan meals is really hard right now. I can't eat meat or anything else yet except for mushy food, so how does a person plan? Eating Low fat cottage cheese, mac and cheese, sugar free puddings and drinking crystal light isn't excatly my idea of making a plan.:thumbup:

:tongue2::unsure:November 23rd was my surgery date. I am about 8 days out I guess. I started on the soft stuff already because I had an infection and they said to take the antibiotic with pudding. So, I did. My problem now is not the soarness or anything, it is all mental at this point. I am getting so depressed. I have no hobbies to fall back on. I am trying to figure out something I can do to keep my hands and mind working and not thinking about food. Food used to be a really good friend of mine and I have had to rethink things. I am struggling with this soemthing awful. I knew it would be like this, but I thought I was prepared.

Hello, My surgery was on the 23rd. I asked the surgeon about such a pain and he told me that it was normal. What I am understanding, is they have to attach that port to something, other wise it would just be floating freely in your tummy. So, I am thinking they attached it to a muscle. When I use that muscle on the left side of my tummy, it feels like a terrible burning sensation and it pulls something awful. But, my surgeon assured me it was normal. My pain has been getting better and better with each day. I had an infection at the port site though, so I have been on antibiotics also. But, I finished those finally.