One week post bandster

It is one week, since I was banded! It was hard eating only broth, popsickles, and jello for the entire week. But I survived. According to my scales.....

9/25/08 229lbs

10/2/08 210lbs

Pretty crazy uh? I have always been able to lose weight pretty fast. It is keeping it off that is my battle. I go to Dr. W tomorrow. I can not wait to weigh on their scales. My incisions look great and I feel good. I walked about a mile on Tuesday. It was not real easy. Need to start walking everyday. Not my favorite thing to do.

hi

I haad my band also on 9/25--I was just moved to full liquids and am trying to county my protien and fluid intake. Feeling better each day but still have the discomfort/pain in my abdomen especially when I change postitions. Do you have this also?

Hello Nurse Linda- I am so happy, I found someone that was banded on the same day! Yeah Us! I too went to full liquids today! I get a pain right in the middle of my abdomen(below breast) where largest incision is but mine seems to hurt when I bend over to much (that is changing postitions maybe . Like today I really over did it picked up the house and did laundry. Pretty sore. My doctor today said that was normal. I am having a hard time getting enough protein. Are you drinking shakes? I went today to see if I could find protein powder but I could not find any. I must not know what I am looking for. I was going to go to Walgreens tomorrow and ask for help. The worst part so far is I am very moody, not enough food I think. Thanks for writing. glynna

The 29th was my banding and everything was uneventful--I was put on mushies on Friday. Tough to get it down. But today I was successful with a mashed egg white and a bit of tuna and mayo. Shakes are still hard to get down. I feel 100% better today--much stronger--tomorrow--back to work.

Ok I have a wierd one for yall, I am 10 days post op. Last night I was laying down and eating a popsickle. I suddlenly felt like I had something "like a piece of bread" stuck in my throat. It feels better today, but it stil feels like there is a sm pill stuck. I do not know if it was because I was laying on my side or what, but I do not recommend it. Besides that I feel great. How are yall, nurse linda and lsuval?

Today I went back to work--a snap--I've been on the treadmill 4 times snce the banding--I do 35-40 minutes--slowly--no running yet. I am eating soft foods--Cottage cheese--pureed veg soup--perfect- and today tuna--with fruit. The Dr. called and said I could start a few solids at the end of the week--I don't know about that--I like things just as they are--- I've lost 16 pounds since the 29th. He warned me not to over eat--but I don't know what that is--I hope I'm doing the right thing--