I'm finally banded!!!

riverrat · June 20, 2005

Well, I am an official bandster. Yeah!!! I feel a little tightness in my upper stomach. Other than that I feel good. I'm not full full. I feel like I could eat is food was in front of me. That is a bit disappointing. Did anyone else feel this way. The liquid Loratab is a wonderful thing. Just love those Clear Liquids. Luckily my husbands mother made me delicious home made chicken broth. I've been trying to walk and get those shoulder pains out. That is so bizzare. What type of full signs are felt once on food?

vinesqueen · June 20, 2005

Welcome to the Band Wagon!

I'm not sure I understand your last question. The full feeling feels the same... If you are asking about "when to stop" then that is as varied as the person asking the question.

Anyway, Huzzah!

DeLarla · June 20, 2005

Wow, you sound like you're doing amazing. I didn't feel hungry for 2 weeks because I was so bloated with horrific gurgling from the top of my new belly to the bottom of my abdomen. I felt plain old lousy. I'm hungry right now, so that homemade broth sounds good even to me!

Welcome to the banded side! Good luck to you.

Oh, my new "full" feeling is much different than before. Now I feel full high up, like inbetween my rib cage.

La_madam · June 20, 2005

What type of full signs are felt once on food?

I do not ever get the "full feeling" like Thanksgiving Full, I got to unbutton my pants, Im gonna puke feeling any more. It is awesome!

I know when it is time for me to stop because I get an ice cream headache. I have heard others get a runny nose, a cough, tightness in the chest., it took me some time to figure it out, but once I made the coralation with the ice cream headache when I was eating I fugured it out.

Congratulations to you on being banded, I wish you lots of success with your new band

P.S. Iam on liquids for 3 days now since I had a fill today and that homemade chicken broth sounds delicious.

Iluvharleys · June 21, 2005

Welcome to bandland! You sound like you are doing great!

mom2mygirlz920 · June 21, 2005

I live in Florida as well, about 3 hrs south of Melblorne. My best friend lives right off Wickam and another friend lives in Palm Bay!!! Congrats!

GrizGirl · June 21, 2005

Hi RiverRat

Any history to that screen name--A rafter/kayaker by chance?

Anyhow, I was banded a couple of weeks ago. Ditto the feeling of being able to eat anything that's in front of me. I was up and about and feeling pretty good after surgery. The first few days I would feel a tightness in my chest after sipping some Soup that had to be from the initial swelling after surgery--that has gotten better. I am onto "pureed" foods now. If I overdo that I and eat too fast I don't get the same tightness but I do get the burps. I need to practice eating slower and need to really work on Portion Control. I've got my first fill scheduled for July 22-I am going to use that time to practice the slow eating & portion control.

dylansmom · June 21, 2005

Congratulations!!! How is the nursing going? I'm dying to know!!!

riverrat · June 21, 2005

I live in Florida as well, about 3 hrs south of Melblorne. My best friend lives right off Wickam and another friend lives in Palm Bay!!! Congrats!

Let me know if you are coming to town. Perhaps we can get together and let the kids play. I have a 4 1/2 year old boy and a 3 month baby.

riverrat · June 21, 2005

I feel okay, just a bit tight in the upper stomach. Loratab does the trick for that though. I can start nursing again tomorrow morning. Hopefully I wont dry up. Catalyna is taking the bottle just fine. My poor mom had to get up with her last night. She said she got about 2 hours of sleep. LOL---welcome to my world.

Riverrat: I love to boat and jet ski, and I grew up living on the river.

I weighed myself this morning, and I've gained two pounds. I hope that is just from the excess gasses. Does the cravings for yummy foods go away?