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[aligirrl77 0]

ok so i dont have a fill and i was banded about 2 months ago...and i have been fine for the past 2 months with eating...somethings are hard to tollerate others not so much but all in all ive been doing ok....

i recently had a surgery (a week ago) to remove a cyst from my ovary and i have been at home recovering ever since. I havent had any problems with eating until yesterday... i ate something pretty tough for Breakfast and then had troubles the rest of the day. finall at dinner i had a horrible pb and threw up. I dunno if it was the food i was choosing to eat or if something is wrong. Now it seems like everything i eat aside from cottage cheese and yogart is bothering me. granted its only been one day...but how do i know if something is wrong??? what are some of the signs? im totallllly freaking. i did a search on slippage and now im bugged out!!!!!!!!

can someone please tell me what i should be looking for if it were a slip... or maybe some other things it coupld be so i dont totally freak myself out! im very upset and trying not to read into anything but i just dont know. Do bands get tighter at certian times of the month? or for different reasons...it just seems strange to me that this would happen all of a sudden...

[JanetC 2]

(( HUGS!!! ))

You're post-op, so expect some general swelling (they pump you full of fluids & stuff for surgery).

And after a PB, it's common to swell.

I'd go to liquids for at least 24 hours, maybe even 48. Then slowly add mushies back in & wait a couple more days for solids. Take it slowly & let the swelling go down & learn any new adjustments you might need to make to your eating habits.

If things aren't better in 2-3 days, I'd call your surgeon.

Our bodies are constantly changing... and I do hear that the band is tighter / looser at different times of the month.

Hang in there & let us know how it goes!

[I'llsucceed 1]

I bet 99.9% your fine. Yes to answer your question the band is very fickle for some & can be very loose on some days & very tight on others. Example: today is Thursday & I can barely get my regular meals down & I actually pded today. Yesterday & the day before I ate like a horse. That is why its so very very important to always listen to your band & eat very slowly so you can larn to feel that fullness prior to pbing. I ususally can tell 3 to 4 bites in if I am done or I can eat more if I just hold off for a few minutes & wait.

Just stay away from solids & do mushies or liquids for the next 30 hrs or so & I bet all will be fine.

Give yourself time to heal your still "healing" for mnths after.

[vinesqueen 2]

you poor thing. Yes, you are going to be generally swollen after this last surgery, so it isn't surprising that you are having trouble with food. Go take a nice nap, listen to something soothing, and take care of your self in general.

I think it's a good idea to be on liquids after such a bad PB, so be gentle with yourself too.

[aligirrl77 0]

u guys are awesome! i feel much better about everything and im gonna try not to freak! thanks again for all of ur advice...

xoxo

ali

[Shelby 0]

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