Angela G

I guess that I am not asking my question right. It is not so much about Thanksgiving as just in general. i.e. We are meeting a friend that my husband does business with and I have to go with him. We are meeting at the guys restaurant and I have had anxiety since yesterday when I found out because I don't know what is on the menu and I don't know if there will be anything tht I can eat. Then I worry about having an episode. He is not really somebody that I want to tell that I have had the surgery, I have been open with just about everyone. I am not ashamed or try to hide it, but I also don't want to look lame sitting there while they eat. I guess that is what I am asking. Not so much regarding Thanksgiving, just the anxiety that I feel over all when I know that I will be eating out or like the example. Any advice..

I was banded in June and this is my first real holiday eating around people that I don't know. I am not nervous about eating too much, I am nervous about eating foods that I have not tried yet and having trouble and then having to explain. This also happens when somebody that I do not know, or who does not know that i have had the surgery, is going to be around me when I eat. If I know ahead of time I will stress about it until it occurrs and then I will barely eat. I have never had anxiety like this over food before. Actually, this is not over food but over normal, everyday situations. When I am with people who know I had the surgery I do not worry. Otherwise I am overcome with anxiety. Any Advice?

Thanks for the input...I feel so much better

where do you buy bariatric vitamins?

This might be weird but I have to ask... I was banded on June 15th and since then I have had symptoms on ovulation(i.e. cramps, fatigue, bloating, the normal stuff) but have not actually had a period. There is absolutely no way that I am pregnant so at this point I am just confused. Anyone else have this problem? Is this "normal"

I am a big whimp and was sure that I would be in pain. I had my surgery on a Tuesday and was back to work on Friday. I am sure that I could have gone back on Wednesday but I took an extra day. I do work from home so that may have been a factor in the ease of going back to work. They sent me home with Vicodin and also a refill for vicodinn, I never took any pain meds and other than the pressure in my left shoulder, I was fine. You will be so glad that you did it. I was banded on 6/15, had my first fill 7/23 and feel great.

I am in San Diego, banded 06/15/10

I almost cried when I read this thread because I had my surgery on 06/15/10 and I was fine the first week, lost 5 pounds and was feeling great. Yesterday I woke I have been starving. I was thinking that my band slipped or that I had done something wrong. I started drinking protein shakes and drinking water like crazy but I cannot seem to stay full. I meet with my doctor on Friday and I hope that he tells me that I can eat something other that the shakes and mushies. I have also gained 3 pounds so that made me discouraged. I feel like I could eat a full meal. I am at a loss. It is just so nice to know that I am not the only one out there feeling this way. Thanks for all of your input. This is all so knew that it is nice to find that other people are going through the same thing.

I feel silly, but what exactly would be a "soft solid"? Same a mushy?

I onlyweigh myself on Sunday morning. It would drive me nuts doing it every few days. My suggestion would be to weigh yourself just once a week. Good luck!

Thanks so much. I had a shake this morning, along with some yogurt and I actually feel full and have stayed full for more than an hour. Thanks again.

I am on liquids. I do have some protein mix left over from pre-op. I will try that tomorrow and see how I feel. Thanks again for the input.