kimmom

I am 13 days post op, I never had the pain in the beginning, seems to be something that started around 10 days post op. Thanks for your reply Kim

I also look kind of foolish but if I bend down to the ground the gas comes flying out my mouth but no matter when it does it feels like a mild heart attack. I forgot to ask how long this goes on ? If it is normal Thanks so much KIm

Hello, I know how you feel , we ordered pizza the other night and I actually chewed up a bite and spit it out, I felt like I wanted to cry like I lost my teddy bear:) I had to call my mother who is one of my major supporters and she talked me throught it and by the time she was done and reminded me of how good I will look and how good I will feel and all the fun I will have shopping for new clothes I opended a cambells soup at hand cream of broccoli and sipped it while they ate. Maybe you need someone to tell you the things that will help like I have my mom. Old habits are hard to break and they take time. I know I am a food addict and some days I could cry because food was so fun. I am now 12 days post op and on day 9 I did over eat on my mushies and had a very bad experience of vomiting with lots of pain. I know it sounds terrible but it is what I needed . Now the fear prevents me from doing it again. Tonight I went to the stove to get some cabbage and hamburger soup ( only to eat the cabbage and juice ) not realizing it I filled my huge bowl and went to walk away to the table when I noticed what I had done. My brain wanted it all but I only ate a few bites and felt discomfort. Just dont beat your self up maybe that was something you needed like my episode with vomiting next time you will remember how you felt. Dont be hard on yourself we all make mistakes but do be careful not to hurt yourself. When you are mentally hungry wanting that pizza feel free to PM me and I will give you my email . I understand and would do what ever I could to help you through it. Good luck Kim:)

Hello I wanted to share my experience, I had many " final" meals before my surgery, my pre-op diet was suppose to be concentrating on eating slow, eating protein first but nothing about portion control. Some may say it is not being responsible to eat as much as I did before I was banded 12 days ago, but it was closure for me and I enjoyed it. Now that I am on mushies ( tiny portions ) and ya I feel like I lost my teddy bear but someday I will realize how true it is that nothing taste as good as thin feels. That is why we get the band because we need the tool to help us, you dont have the band yet so dont beat yourself up failing at the commitment now is ok because that is why we need the band. Dont feel bad its in the past and in just a few days your life will change forever you will be on you way to being healthy and thin with " control " that you need from the band. Good luck Keep us posted Kim:)

Hello, I am now on day 11 and have a new feeling that seems a bit worse today than yesturday. I callled the Dr and their answer is " Everyone is different , give it more time " Every time I burp it hurts where the band is terrible. I think I have burped so much that I have aggrevated the area. I still have alot of gas and when I burp it feels like a knife in my heart, I assume the band is up high. When I breathe deep or hic-up it is so sore. It wasnt before so I thought it was strange. Almost like the band is on my diaphram and is very sore. Does anyonn else have or has had this feeling ? Thank so much Kim

Hello, I am getting a bit concerned due to the extreme gas pain that comes and goes. Today I am 10 days post op and the gas is as bad as the first few days. It seemed to go away then come back just as bad. I am doing everything I can to help it , walking, taking gas-ex which does nothing getting on my hands and knees, following the diet exactly and not using a straw. I was thinking what if there is some other way that air is leaking in my stomach maybe a stich in the stomach made a slight hole and when I breathe it leaks in ??? Is that far fetched or is anything like that possible ? The pain is so bad it feels like the worst belly ache in the world caused by living creatures inside me, feels like so much rumbling and banging around. Do you think it is normal for 10 days post op to have this happen , should I be worried ? Thanks so much for your thoughts I am suffereing . Kim

I was looking back at previous posts and found this , thought I would say that I am on day 10 and the gas pain is so intense, I am shocked I thought it would be better and yes I do have a pain just below my breast bone, it hurts. I went to the Dr today to have my stiches removed, the only one at the office was the surgen that does gastric bypass and he didnt seem very concerned but I dont see much on the boards about gas pain that far after surgery. Thanks for the replys Kim

Hello I was banded on June 5th and I feel so sick at night, I have figured out that it is the gas that is making me feel like i have the flu becuase it rumbles and makes a horrible ache, I just posted a question about it and if I find out any info I will pass it on to you, just know that you are not alone I know exactly what you mean Good luck its gotta get better:) Kim

Hello, I am 10 says post op and still have such a problem with gas. Its horrible, I walk, walk , walk and do everything I hear to do but it comes badk and I dont understand why. I am not using a straw or eating anything that I shouldnt be. I burp so much that it hurst right where the band is placed just below my ribs and I have steady pain in my right side, I know it must be gas because it feels like something is living inside me banging around. My question is does the gas ever go away or is it possible to always have this problem just because of having a band. Wow it hurts, yesturday I had hardly any today I feel like I was just operated on. Its amazing that gas can hurt that bad, it also makes me nausiated . Anyone else have this problem or can offer any info ? Thanks so much I appreciate it Kim:)

Hello Know that someone is thinking of you tomorrow ! I was banded last week, today is day 7 and I feel great ! At first it was hard for me the gas pain got the best of me, but keep focused and know that is gets eaiser each day, when you come home try to walk it helps pass the gas. I wish you the best of luck , let us know how you are ! Yay!!!!! Your skinnny journey begins tomorrow ! Kim:)

I am 6 days post op and wow what an aweful experience I just had, I was worried because I didnt get all of my protein in so I made a shake before bed, I think well I know I drank to much, all of a sudden I was so nausous and began to sweat , drool and dry heave to vomit up the shake. I had so much gas in me that it sounded like a seal over and over and eventually I did get the shake up. It hurrt so bad, it made me cry. I feel like I am starting over again to heal, boy am I sore. I am worried I hope I did not hurt anything , Has this ever happened to any of you ? Thanks so much for reading this, its a really scary feeling it makes me question myself on getting the band. makes me think of the flu, So Scary Kim

I will read any other replies in the morning thank you all so much Kim

Thank you so much for the encouraging words It really means alot Honest. I think I will try to lay down now night night

I am hungry also and full of gas. I was banded on june 5th. For the BM problem my Dr said to get Benifiber it is natural and is not gassy. I tried it and it helps. I think most of my hungry problem is that I want to crunch and chew crackers or something of substance. I know alot of it is mentally because I am bored being sore and want something to do. I hope this might help you ( the Benifiber ) info good luck and know you are not alone I am still blown up full of air but it gets better each day. I cannot believe how little I drink before I am full. Its amazing. I have to stop before discomfort sets in. Dont over due your dinking it really hurts I did it yesturday when I drank my ice tea fast, wont do that again. I wish you the best of luck, feel free to email me where we are only one day apart . PM me anytime Kim:)

Hello I am wondering what the average stages are to gain up to feeling "Good " after lap band ? I am only 4 days post op and have lots of gas pain which I posted about ( thanks for your replies ) it is getting a bit better and of course this early on I have pain in my stomach from the band. Its hard mentally when there is no more eating to live , no more diet coke , and no going to food for pain comfort. I know there is a beautiful light at the end of the tunnel , I must be patient I just want to feel physically good really soon. I am very excited but feeling miserable makes it hard, just wondering how long before you began to feel like yourself again ? Thanks Kim:) Dreaming of the future gives me strength to get through the pain just hoping to hurry and get through this part:)

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I have tried some of your suggestions and I am starting to pass some gas ! Yay, not much relief yet but at least it is comming out. I burp everytime I move sound like a seal barking LOL thanks again

:clap2: I just had to tell someone, tomorrow is my big day ! I get banded at 10:00am, one thing that is hard for me is that I chose to keep it a secret from most of my friends and family so I have no one to tell LOL I just know some people are very judgemental. I didnt want to hear someone think the only reason I lost weight is because of a band. I actually feel that as much as my weight has affected my life I want to talk all the credit when certian fiends ask me how I am loosing weight, I can say that I am cutting down and watching what I eat and that isn't a lie with the band even. Anyway I figured who better to tell than all of you who are have and will be going through it. I think I am ready, I have my gas-x , from what I hear its very important. I will be come back as soon as I can to tell everyone how it went. How in the world am I going to get to sleep tonight :notagree That will be really hard for me. Thank you all for listening and supporting me with answering my questions for the short time I have joined the board. I am so grateful that did :welldoneclap: Kim

Hello, First of all Congradulations to all of you with the band ! I am going in on Tuesday June 5th ( wow two more days ) I am getting very nervous and major cold feet worse than getting married LOL It has been so many yrs since I have had a hospital procedure done I just feel lost wondering what to expect when waking up . I have heard the pain is pretty bad, what was your experience ? Any words of wisdom you would share with me I would be so grateful. I posted before but didnt get a response. I am just getting scared of the " what if's " that I read on the complication board. Plus I watched the video of the surgery kinda wished I hadn't , it looked worse than I expected. I dont mean to sound like a baby but now that the date is so close I am getting nervous and a bit emotional at the same time because it is such a life changing event. My weight has ruled my life physically and emotionally for so long I cant imagine what it would be like to get out of the vicious cycle of diet failure. Deep down I am so excited I cant seep. Does this make any sence Haha ? It isnt just an operation it is going to change my life I hope for the better. Anyway what is it like the day of the surgery and that week ? Anything that I should be aware of or that you wished you would of known? Thanks so much you have no idea how much I appreciate your knowledge:) Sincerely Kim

Thanks so much for the wonderful info, I had no idea how to do that:)

Hi I am experiencing a jealous friend, she has no idea that I am having the surgery ( actually on Tuesday June 5th ) she herself is over weight and I mentioned to her that I was interested in the lap band and would she want to go to a seminar with me and she said that is so stupid, if I want to lose weight I will do it myself. She says things to try to get me uninterested in the surgery like I wouldnt want a port in my side , thats gross, when my husband cuddles up to me what a turn off. I can see it is all jealousy because she has to work all the time and would not have a supportive husband so I think she is jealous that anyone would have the time to commit to the whole process, as I said before she has no idea that I am going in next week she thinks I am just on a really strict diet . She got frustrated with me talking about the lap band and said It would be a cowards way out and I could do it on my own if I reallly wanted to, mostly because she knows I fail everytime and thinks I cant. So I have decided that Yes I am going to take the credit of " doing it on my own " and blow her mind haha Sometimes when you go throught things in your life you find out who your real friends are. Her little digs have shown me that she just would not be happy for me at all. By the way I love this board !!!

Hi, I am getting banded June 5th next Tuesday and I am wondering what it is like when you first wake up ? How is the pain and what did you feel like that day ? Also I have a 1yr old and she weighs over 25lbs. My Dr said I shouldnt lift that much weight for a couple of weeks and hubby has to work, so just wondering if any of you have a little one and had to think of how to handle not lifting ? One more question, what to expect the day of surgery ? I am nervous about being put out because I have such an allergic reaction when I wake with vomiting, the last time I was put out was 9yrs ago, the nurse told me the anti-nausa meds have improved so much since then, I hope so. Oh also I watched the video of the lap band surgery and now I wished I hadnt it looks kind of scary, the way the liver sits on the band it seem weird that the liver would not get irritated by where the band hooks together, you know laying on something like a plastic where the liver is delicate. Dont mean to ramble , I am just excited and have so many questions and concerns. I am having a hard time sleeping knowing it is getting closer a foolish thought I know I will not sleep the night before I go in , I even worry that if I am exhausted that it will make it hard for me to wake up haha. I know that one is foolish but I am sure all of you did some serious thinking as it approached. I hope and pray that I am doing the right thing and it goes smoothly, especially where it is a surgery of choice I think it make me worry more than if it was something I knew I had to have. Thanks so much for listening I am so grateful to find this board everyone here is soooo nice ! I know it may be hard to answer all of my questions there are so many but even a couple answers I will be so grateful to you. Sincerely Kim Ps the Dr I am going to has done over 300 of these is that good ? No idea. Sounds like he has plenty of experience but dont have anything to compare it to:)

Hello I am just curious if anyone here has gone to Augusta Surgical, had either Dr Moran or Dr Mckee ? I am getting banded June 5th and am a bit nervous. I would love to talk with anyone who has gone there to see what they thought of it. Thanks so much Sincerely Kim:)

Hi Everyone, I am having my surgery June 5th and I keep thinking of so many questions. I am wondering about certian foods. My husband is a lobsterman and we eat tons of Lobster, do you think I will still be able to eat that ? Also I am a huge diet coke drinker, I know it is so bad for you so not having it I am sure will be a positive thing even thought I love it. My Dr said that you cannnot drink carbonated beverages at all, is that true ? I love fast food diet cokes so knowing I may not be able to have them I order one or two every day just to enjoy until my date comes. I know I will be sucessful with the band becuse I will be to afraid to eat things that can clog the hole. Has anyone ever had this happen and if so what caused it to get blocked ? Thanks so much Any advice you can give on any subject that you wish you would of known I would be so grateful to learn. Thank so much I am counting down I have 14 days left !!! Yay Kim:)

Hi I am just full of questions since getting my surgery date for June 5th. I am wondering what if feel like when first waking up from surgery and what it feel like later the same day ? Also what do the fills feel like ? It seems like it is such a tender spot, my surgen said they no longer numb the area because several people said the numbing needle hurt more than the fill needle, just curious . I am so excited I hope and pray that everything goes well, I have three miracles here that I want to be healthy for and hopefully a 4th. Since I am a proud mommy I have to tell you all that I have three beautiful adopted children all adopted the day after birth. Our youngest just turned 1 in April. We have sent our adoption profile to the agency again for one more Hispanic baby girl. I realized that I needed help when I thought of how much I love my children and how much they deserve a healthy mom and I still could not do it on my own. I felt ashamed , once I got passed that feeling I looked at the positive that maybe now next winter when we go sledding I can pull the little one up the hill and be able to breathe. My knees are really bad from my weight so I am so limited to playing on the floor with them. I weigh 240 now and want to get to 150. I cant imagine living my life more comfortable and not having my weight hold me back from every social event I am invited to . I am always so worried of seeing someone from highschool or my past and have them think wow look at her weight gain, so I opt not to go places like that. Anyway sorry to ramble on , just getting it off my chest everyone is gone to bed and this is my relaxing time. I am from Maine, anyone else near me ? Thanks so much for listening