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LOL funny :) You will be fine. The weight will start melting off.

Dang Roseyposey, we have a lot in common!! I have sciatica issues also. Had surgery in 2002 on L4/L5. Still have occasional pain, but beleive it or not, I've had no pain since surgery. I was moving all day today.

May I ask why they discontinued your meds? I'm type 2 also and I still have to take my meds. My PCP said in a few months I may be able to stop taking some.

Hi ya Roseyposey!! We have something in common. I was banded on the 17th also. Tonight was my first night of solid food. I'm originally from Wilmington, Delaware, but I'm in Savannah, Georgia now. Luck to you dear.

LOL!! I felt prego too!! I wasn't expecting to be so bloated. They pump Co2 in your belly so they can see what they are doing. My belly went down about 1 1/2 weeks after surgery. The pain meds made me gag!!! Luck to you!!

I'm surprised ya'll are allowed potatoes at all. I was banded on 1/17/11 and just today started on solid food. I didn't have to do mushies. Doc said as long as I chew, chew, and chew somemore. I have been instructed to eat Protein and vegies/fruit and yogurt/skim milk. She said no carbs are bad..

I asked the doctor about that today. She said to walk it off. She said it will work it's way down.

That's a lot of weight to gain. You sure the doctor didn't leave something in you?? J/K...

I had my pre-op appointment today. Ate solid food for the first time today. My doctor said 2oz of Protein and 1oz of vegies for all three meals. So to answer your question, yes, I measure my salad, 1oz is not much. But it took me 40 minutes to finish my meal. I don't have a full feeling, but satisfied. I plan to weigh my food until I get used to seeing what it looks like. Lisa

I've been out a week so far. Went to work yesterday to do payroll and sitting at a desk for more than an hour was painfull to me. I went home and put a heating pad on my belly. Getting those pains near the ribs that everyone talks about. I'm glad I'm getting 2 weeks. I'm aslo in the Security business so doctor said 2 weeks.

I bypassed this post while reading others. I must have passed it about 5 times. Then something said "read me!!". WONDERFUL ARTICLE. Thanks for posting!!

Oh yes I did..

I'm there with ya Che...51. Have a HaPpY BiRtHdAy!!!

It might be your are not eating enough. What is your resting metabolism? You made need to space your meals out and have a heathly snack some time during the day.

NancyAnn, congratulations on winning your battle with breast cancer and much luck to you on your upcoming surgery.

I am so ready to end this liquid diet. It will be more that a month at the end of the week. I will not cheat, I don't want to mess up the work my surgeon did, but I came close to eating a bite of a graham cracker. But didn't What are some of this food items you ate first after your liquid diet was finally over???

I'm one week post op and I too am hearing from folks to walk, walk and more walk. Today was the first time I got out of the house and the more I walked the more it felt like the gas build up. But then..it hit...the broth I drank wanted to come out. So I went home and won't go into details, but lots of gas expelled itself!!

Your band doesn't like mashed potatoes.. Did you use a baby spoon size? And may I add, I pray I NEVER have one of these episodes!! Nasty! I just re read your post and you answered that spoon size question.

I take 500 mg metformin tablets twice a day. I was banded on the 17th. I spoke to my pharmasist and he said I could crush my meds. I crush the metformin and eat it with my daily yogurt. Nasty, Nasty, and Nasty. I gag when I put the spoon in my mouth. Now I sprinkle some on my spoon and put some yogurt on it and do this about 5 times before I have the whole thing injested. All other meds I take whole. But the important thing is to consult your pharmacy prior to your surgery and see what can be crushed. I'm hoping after the weight starts coming off I can go to a small dose.

Good luck getting your bands removed.

@ tntbelt...I too was referred for futher counseling. She recommended me to a 1 day work shop. I ment to reply to your post with my post I just made. So, $350.00 for initial psych eval and now another $250.00 for a work shop. Did your doctor recommend a change in your choice of procedures???

I had my psych evaluation yesterday and I am being recommended to attend a 1 day workshop. Dr. stated that gastric bypass would benifit me more because of my emotional eating due to the fact my father abused me as a child. WHAT!!! She got that from a 2 hour appointment?? I mean, ok, she may be right, I can't change the past I can only move on. I don't want gastric bypass!! Now I'm considering something I don't want?? I hate the way I feel after meeting with a psychologist. I have seen one quite a few years back because my PCP thought I would benifit from going and would help me get to the root of why I over eat. I walked out of all 4 sessions crying!! Dr. said some "boxes" were opened and will take time to close. Well, I say, duct tape those boxes and put them in the land fill. I want to move on with my life. Like I said, I can't change the past. I woke up this morning wondering if psych doctors get a kick back if they get band patients to change their mind and get the gastric bypass. Any thoughts??

Marieg, I'm right there with you. I did my research 2+ years ago and chickened out too after going to my second seminar. I think "eating with a baby spoon for the rest of your life" did it for me. First I went to Brunswick paid my $300.00, started getting treated differently by the staff and I didn't go back. They had no problem keeping my $300.00 (I knew I wasn't going to get it back and didn't ask for it) but they never contacted me again asking why I haven't come back. A few months later I went to the seminar here in Savannah, Ga and the seminar was great except for the statement above. Now here I am in the same boat as you. I'll be watching the responses you get. :biggrin:

I'm new here so, HELLO!! I'm going to my seminar on the 6th of October and hopefully be having surgery shortly there after. I have been researching this surgery for approximately 2 1/2 years but I have a question. Does anyone eat all natural foods like from their local health food store? I'm looking for menu plans and some suggestions from this group. I would put more about me but I'm getting ready to drive to Athens, Georgia. Thanks ya'll.