trishfish

just wanted to give an update...the same thing happened last night (having pain an hour and a half later...etc etc) anyways, i went to the nutritionist today and talked to her about it...she said that she doubts i was stuck...especially since it happened so long after my last bite. she said i probably ate too much...or too fast. didnt know eating a half a cup of food would one day be ''too much'' haha. so she put me on liquids today to just help me heal...and to try mushies again tomorrow. thanks for all of your input!

being in the beauty industry (im an esthetician/massage therapist) i am alwasy interested and doing research on this topic. the skin care company Jan Marini (same comapny who had the most amazing lash growing sysytem, Marini Lash) will be coming out later this year with new technology for scars and stretch marks...from the research i have done, this sounds like its going to be amazing! i already have the word in to our skin rep that I WILL be trying this out...and i will FOR SURE let all of you know how it works :biggrin:

you may want to talk to your obgyn....i was having same pain a while back and had some tests and found I have a fe large cysts in my ovaries....just a thought!

not sure what just happened. at 3:00 I had lunch which consisted of pureed tuna and egg with a smidge of miracle whip to take dryness away (1/8 cup) and lowfat cottage cheese (1/8 cup). everything went down great. 4:30 rolls around and I had THE worse pain right at my stenum radiating to my back! I couldn't breathe, couldn't sit stand nothing....oh it hur! I could swallow Water thoug....lasted 5 minutes and then it went away....back is still sore though...

any opinions on whst it was? I go for my two week post op on wed...so i'm gonna ask them too...

thanks friends!

ps...weighed myself this morning and I am down a total of 30 lbs from the start of my preop (may5)!!!! :thumbup:

I'm on Yaz...and i LOVE it! i actually lost about 15 lbs after i started taking it..not changing anything in my diet. I hope you find something that works for you...cuz i know it can be frustrated...i tried about three till i found Yaz.

good luck!!

the sticky stuff is annoying!

i got most of it off (not the stuff right around the incision still too tender) with a little bit of rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball...did the trick! i felt so dirty...and hated having my hubby see it

nope....doesnt interfere at all. I was on my period when I got my ban and they jsut made me where this huge hospital pad....so don't stress about it! congratulations on your decision!!

the sugar free is for diet....not because of side effects. when you do your pre-Op you are ridding yourslef of the sugars from your liver....my nut said the fastes and most effective way is to continue not eating sugar...especially refined sugars....i spec asked my doc about dumping and he said no we won't have that side effect. I'm kind of enjoying not eating sugar...has helped the weigt loss so well!!! (25 lbs in 21 days!)

not my doctor! I have hypo thyroid and pcos....was banded 5/20....goodluck!

i was banded last thursday...we're almost bandster twins...haha

I am lucky enough to have an amazing doctor who has an equally amazing support staff...and i have asked all these questions about everything that i have read on theses boards. one thing my doctor said to me was...if i follow all of his guidlines to a T...i will lose weight, and i wont have any problems...now i understand sometimes the flu creeps up on you and you can have some major damage from vomitting...but my doctor does not fill you very tight. he says he has found that the tighter your band is the more problems you will have ie, erosion, slippage, vommiting etc.

I love getting pedicures, and you hear about people getting fungus and diseases from getting pedicures all the time...do you think this stops me from partaking in my favorite form of relaxations? nope! i look at the band the same way :laugh:

Dont let the bad experiences from other people get you down! Those are THEIR journey's...and this is YOURS!

GOOD LUCK!!!!:smile2:

ps..are you still on your post op liquid diet? i cannot wait to have something more solid!

i thought that too...and i talked to my hubby about it...and we came to this thought (i really hope people dont get mad at me about this)

but people like to complain...a lot...and i think that this is a place where people can come and complain about what went wrong and be understood and have people be sympathetic towards them...

i am going to believe for every person that posts about a complication i fully believe there are ten more who dont post anything...

thats just my two cents

has anyone made their own low carb crackers? or do you have any recomendations for some low carb crackers? i am hving a hard time eating my tuna salad and egg salad and chicken salad just with a fork, and would love something a little crunchy?

if you do eat crackers, how do they go down for you?

thanks!

I'm 5 days post-op and have not vommited once...even after taking vicodin on my empty/filled with Water pouch. I would not be worried at all...i would say you are just lucky!

hope you are enjoying banded life!:biggrin:

Has anyone tried the new Subway Breakfast sandwiches? how did they go down? i was looking on the subway website at the nutritional values and such and they seem really resonable to me. and i know toasted bread goes down a lot better than un-toasted...

here is an example....

Western Egg White Omlet on English Muffin:

160 Calories 19g Carbs 15g Protein 1g of Sugar

Im just looking up and making a list of what would be good for me when and if we go out to eat...so i can be completely prepared.

I just did Qdoba (my all time favorite place to eat) and believe it or not, you can do a small naked burrito and depending on what you get with it as little as 225 calories...this made me happy, i wont lie!!:biggrin:

i start purees at the end of the week, i am tired of liquids so needless to say, i want food! haha

hope everyone is doing great with their bands and new diets!

i would try the morning star veggie chicken patties, chopped up. They taste just like chicken patties...and they are low carb, low calorie...cant beat that! :tongue2: i cant wait till i can have 'real' food...i'm on my fourth day of post op diet...looking forward to something solid!

this sounds yummy...my only question is where and how do i get and prepare spaghetti squash? i am on full liquids for another week...then mushies and so forth...i am REALLY looking forward to some real food!

Well, I am banded! :thumbup: I did it...and i am so happy and 100% confident in my decison...

My surgery was about 45 minutes, i was in recovery for aabout 30 minutes and up in my room resting by three o'clock. i slept for about three hours...then got up and visited with my amazing support system. Walked the halls a few times and then watched the most intense episode of grey's anatomy ever! and then got no sleep at all last night...

i'm a little sore today...and a little tired...but feeling so good about my decision...

i cannot believe it is the day after my surgery! :smile:

YOU CAN DO IT!!! it is hard...and not fun at all...but the end result is so worth it! just keep focused on the goal...and the two we:thumbup:eks will fly by!

I cannot believe that tomorrow is the big day (may 20th)....i'm mildly freaking out...haha

I won't lie...i've sorta freaked myself out a little bit today...and I have to wait till 11:30 to even go to the hospital! ahhh...

hope all you other 5/20 bandsters have an amazing day!!! :laugh:

I know the main reason for giving up the caffeine is becasue its an appetite stimulant...so during the pre-op diet that's the last thing you need! haha the caffeine wasn't too hard to give up, it was the diet coke! its been two weeks, and I still crave one....oh well I'm getting banded in three days so its totally worth it!

i cannot believe that my surgery is in FIVE DAYS!!!! :lol:I have been doing my two week clear liquid only pre-op diet and i thought by now i wouldnt want food...but man, am i wrong! all i can think about is FOOD!!! haha BUT i can say, very proudly, that i have not cheated one time!!:smile2: i am looking forward to putting something in my mouth that i can chew...and that isnt clear...haha

hope all you guys are doing well this wekeend :redface:

ok, i'm annoyed! did anyone else start their period becasue of the pre-op? that's all I can think it is...i am on BC and so I am very regular...but two days after starting the pre-op diet I started! and its usually on 3 days...and we are on day 5 now...i'm so annoyed!

hi friends! I am on day 5 of my 14 day pre-op.....and i'm miserable! my stomach is not tolerating all the liquids very well...anyone else deal with this? i haven't cheated once though...so I am very proud of myself so far...and i've lost 7 lbs....so you can't beat that. I do have a question though....i have NEVER been this tired in my life! anyone else struggling with exhaustion?? iall I did yesterday was fold and put away 6 loads of laundry....and then slept for like 11 hours! this is crazy....

I hope I am not a lone on this....

happy mothers day to all you mothers out there!!!!

the psych my doctor uses didn't accept insurance either I payed cash up front then submitted it to my insurance and got reimbursed....i would see if the psych is covered under your insurance and the submit it...i wanted to stay within my doctors practice...good luck!!

hello all! today is day two of my 2 week pre-op diet...and i really really want to bake something...and i'm already bored with my two flavors of Protein shakes (vanilla and strawberry) i am using Bariatric Advantage from the doctor...

anyway...i wanted to share my shake recipe with all of you on the pre op...i didnt even think about what i was drinking...

RECIPE:

I found caffeine free chai tea bags at the grocery (0 calories, 0 sugar) i brewed a very strong cup of chai tea and cooled it with eight ice cubes. I then put 2 scoop of my vanilla Protein Shake powder and two scoops of the unflavored Protein. (makes a double batch, because of all the ice cubes...so i doubled up on the protein...)

I then blended it all together in a blender with about a tsp of cinnamon. This made two 8 oz servings of the protein shake...and so i put the other cup in the freezer for later.

I served with a dash of cinnamon on top...

i tell you, tastes just like its from starbucks! :thumbup: (love chai tea lattes!)

i will share some more of my shake recipes...this is actually fun! all day at work i was trying to figure out what kind of shake i was going to make when i got home!

If anyone else has some yummy recipes lets share!

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