Dawn5115

I'm 6 days POST-OP and those voices are SCREAMING at me. I am so stinking hungry.... it's 110 degrees and too hot to do much outside... the tv is filled with food..... I don't want anyone to know, so I'm avoiding everyone for now... I'm a bit more relaxed just being reminded that the voices will stop some day soon. *BTW... surgery was fine, the first two days were hard... but every day is better than the last! I only took the pain pill twice (big stupid dry pill... more of a pain to get down then the pain I was trying to end... but sleep would have been nice) *ask for a liquid pain med and have it filled before the surgery! I just wish I could move on to puree or soft foods... anything! hmmm.... that's a lot of stuff from me.... It's late and I guess I'm hungry and tired of being inside for a week. LOL Good luck on the 12th!!

I can't wait to eat either! I'm 4 days down, 10 to go. :blushing: I can't figure out how to start a July Bansters group/Thread. I've lost 11 pounds... but from starving, not fat loss. I thought milkshakes and cream soups/strained were part of the "liquid" diet.

Belly Buttons freak me out.... I made sure he didn't touch mine.... ewww/ouch! *Hope yours heals. :blushing:

I have stitches.... and my doctor doesn't plan to see me again or remove them until the 18th.... that's 20 days post surgery. Should I worry? *off topic..... how do I get my fancy new weight ticker to display with each post?

Oh... I also need a cool weight loss ticker!!

perhaps we can start a "banded July 30th" group?? (Layla's Grandma... you are very comforting!) I have tried to keep my lap-band a private thing.... so I've sent my husband out for slim-fast and some soup. My doctor gave me a list that adds cream of wheat and puddings/yougurt, and cream soups after two weeks. I may starve by then!

so now that I'm home and not going out for a couple of days... what do I send my husband to get for me?

yep... my stomach just growled... liquids suck! Oh, but for a taste of cream of wheat or apple sauce! : )

THANK YOU! I was banded Friday and I'm feeling terrible with this liquid diet... for two weeks? It's like a drop in an empty well! The family is eating and I'm upset. I just keep thinking about a few weeks from now when I will be able to sit at the table with them... and be full after only a few bites.

I was self-pay in a clinic. I asked for liquid loritab... but they said I could swallow the pill.... so I've done without pain meds and took 1/2 of the nausea pill. I was told to only have liquids (oh, how I would love to have cream of wheat or mashed potatoes!).... and a binder? what is that?

The carnation instant breakfast is a protein drink.... it just feels like it's dropping 100 feet into an empty well.... LOL Two days since the surgery... I'm feeling a little better. I am a little confused about taking off the bandaids/leaving on the steri-strips and showering. I thought I had this all figured out before the surgery! LOL

I was banded yesterday.... 36 hours ago. I'm sore, it's so hard to sit up if I lay in the bed... and I'm hungry. I really hope the next couple of days get better. The first day was terrible... I only stayed about 3 hours after my surgery. Carnation Instant breakfast is working out okay.. and broth.

Just wondering... Are you still happy with your decision??