sutherngyrl00

May 14th HW - 321 Day of surgery - 293 today (and for the last week) - 270

That's exactly what I do... Eat about 4-6 spoonfuls of soup and leave it alone. Now, what I do love is Popsicles. I know I at 6-8 a day, two at a time. I have the Tropicals, Blue Bell, and the cheap ones from Walmart (which by the way area favorite) and I eat two of each every day!!

You can do it. I'm only 10 days out, but I would try to find a healthy alternative to those carbs you love. Good Luck!!!

10 days

Every time I eat or drink anything, my stomach goes crazy. I don't know if it doesn't like anything or is happy to have something. On most occasions, I continue, but this makes it tough to figure out what "full" really is. How do you guys know of you're full? What feeling do you get? And what the heck is my stomach doing?

What style are you looking for? I have quite a few.

I am 10 days out and went to my first post op appointment yesterday. My doctor told me that each day, you should wake up feeling better. If you don't, something is wrong. Keep that in mind as the days go by. I still have some discomfort on my left side, but every morning I wake up with more mobility. It surprises me sometimes because I can now start to do the regular things like bend over with no problems. It gets better!!!

Do any of you have a blog on blogger? I started writing my blog when I was banded a couple years ago, but then stopped when I got discouraged. Now, I have changed the name of my blog and am back at it again. If you have a blog, I would love to read it! Also, please feel free to follow my blog as well. I know that there is a blog feature on this site as well, but I just thought I'd share. http://myb-sjourney.blogspot.com

DId any of you have staples after surgery? Although I get mine out tomorrow, finally, 9 days post op, I am extremely uncomfortable right now. If I or my clothes touch the staples, its stings or burns. I put Neosporin on them this morning as I do every morning, but this pain is extremely annoying and almost unbearable Any suggestions would be great appreciated. I just need to make it through today and tomorrow morning.

Today I am one-week post op and feel the same way. I want this pain to go away. I want to be able to do simple stuff like bend over and pick something up off the floor. There are lots of other things going on in my life too and I feel myself falling into a state of depression. Everything makes me cry and it sucks!

Staci... I had y band to sleeve this past Tuesday with Dr. Kim. Yes, I think I am experiencing more pain than with my band, but for the most part, I am doing well. My surgery was first thing in the morning on Tuesday and I could not have anything until about 830am Wednesday. I did not have a catheter, and to my knowledge, I don't have a drain either. Unfortunately, I do have these horrible staples all over my stomach and cannot wait to get them out on Thursday.

I am now four says post op and still can't figure out how to sleep. I still have staples in my stomach so I know that is had the battle, but if I lay on my back, I feel like my stomach is falling in. Then, when I wake up in the morning, my entire left side of my stomach hurts and is stiff. Any suggestions?

I was banded December 27th, 2010. This past Monday, February 6th, was my 6 week mark. I am not officially on a bandsters regular diet. This is also the time when I am to do my 6-week post op. Well, that appointment is not set until February 22nd... 8 weeks out. That day was also supposed to be my first fill. Well, I found out that the office where I go, the nurse practitioner has left. So, I have to wait until March 1st... 9 weeks out to have my first fill. Is that normal? To me, it feels like a set-up for failure. Please let me know your thoughts...