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i completley agree i know this post is old but, I feel the same way! I get alot of the im better than you or I read the if your its a tool your the failure part its hard enough that we have made a decision to have a major surgery on ourselves because we needed the help i can work my own program at my own pace i dont need people telling me what i should say in a post or how i should do my diet, I am hard enough on myself without others telling me that im not doing good. I am sorry but i came here for support and with a few i have found it, but there has also been the im better than you and the you dont know what ur talking about issue it really hurts, im sorry you had to leave but i have contimplated it as well!

i just realized we had our surgery the same day!

sounds like it may be your port, did he say what type of hernia usually they just fix a hiatal hernia which is at the top of your stomach where it meets the diaphragm. I would ask if its your port mine is swollen as well still feel it if it feels like there is hard lump under it its more than likely your port but its always good to call your dr!

i was on liquids for one week at my check up this last wed, he told me next wed i can start chicken and fish flakey meats and suck so softer foods then the week after that normal foods, but he also told me by pouch will tell me and not to rush, if its not ready back off. tonight tho i went chevys for dinner with my fam my moms last night here and i had a half a cheese enchilada, and a side of beans, i also ate a chip the size of a quarter with salsa one it all of it went down fine but it was bites the size of a dime and CHEW CHEW CHEW.

I thought my port was on my left side below my rib cage but it is actually about 4 inches up from my belly buton and 2 inches over on the RIGHT side, which i guess having them on the right is kinda unusual but its not to bad.

so glad your to hear your on the mend, I feel very fortunate now that my surgeon attaches my port to a mesh that is used to repairs hernias and such then he attaches that to my muscle, it does make it a little more painful and longer to heal but oh lord, I couldn't imagine going through that again. GOOD LUCK LADIES! and I'm glad you where able to figure it out!

i do have some pains like that BUT the vaginal and rectal pains i do not and that sounds more to me like a nerve pain to me like when i had staples from my c-section when they would hit a nerve i thought i was gonna DIE! good luck tho!

i ate some malt o meal last nite for dinner i put a little sweet potato and turkey dinner from gerber in it and a little cream and it was amazing! just eat it slow as it does thicken back up!

I love watermelon as well but unfortunately i makes me burp really bad so im going to have to say no way for me it would hurt tooo much!

that is awesome! congrats you DESERVE IT! on the 4" heel part i told my hubby since i love heels that hunny im gonna be going to the grocery store in stripper heels ill be so happy to wear them again! he laughed and said ok! lol another motivation peice for me is i REALLY want a pair of heels i found in a lily allen music video but i cant find them they are 6 inch SILVER HEELS!!!! to die for now im no blinging girl but i fell in major lurve with them and need them to live LOL jk, but they are a great motivation factor! and since i have a shoe fetish its only necessary to have a 6 inch pair of silver heels to love!

i would totaly recommend the isopure for a drink 0 carb 0 cal 40 g Protein in a bottle and the best flavors are grape and apple melon no bother with the others, the other flavors also leave a dry mouth feeling which these flavors dont. I also used the muscle milk lite i got vanilla creme and i get mine at the Vitamin shoppe they are the cheapest anywhere and sign up for there card and get points! i buy the isopure by the case there with the hubby also the Muscle milk in the big jar too! but i would also buy a few bottles of diffrent flavors and maybe try which one you like first its really a person to person tastebud thing!

i hear ya te gas pains suck!!! i have been moving but i feel like i i have to hold my guts in and my neck at the same time! eek! i use a hot pad on my neck and should cause the pain does double me over as well and lasts for a good 10 minutes sometimes. and the whole getting used to feeling like something is stuck in ur chest is unique as well. but its all for good!

baby oatmeal is the oatmeal you feed to babies.

thank you!!

so far im getting in a little liquid but i am still in alot of pain my band was 2/16 i can feel the liquid go from pouch to tummy thats unique as tom said lol. i do feel like my larger tummy feel hungry i hear the growling and get the whole starving feeling but at times im in alot of pain and dont want to over fill my pouch and vomit. so idk at this point i am moving but slowly since the pain and the loritab doesn't really help it, the past two days ive been crushing my oxycodone and putting it in something to sip it down and at times that doesnt do anything but take the edge of so idk. i dont like the feeling like i have to hold my guts in almost to walk but the good thing is i know this will all pass and it is something i truley want and a tool i really need so its totally worth it to me to go through the pain now to live longer and feel better later

I got banded yesterday at 1:30 finally got to leave at about 6, boy do i feel like i went a few round muhammed ali!!! i am very sore very swollen and bruised but other than that im pretty good. my pain meds arent strong enough tho so that sucks but i deal. my throat was so dry i had the hubby run out and get me throat moisture lozenges that where sugar free and they helped the warm broth helped as well. so far im just doing sf apple juice, broth and water but i have had two cup of decaf this morn and did great, the surgeon wants me on shakes already but idk if i can take a shake quite yet, im still trying to get used to the new feelings inside my gut! lol, i slept good inclined on my back last night not bad probly did more walking that i should have but its the only way to get the gas out, congrats to all of us that took the leap on our new life!! lets kick fats a$$!

smokey i hope you read my whole comment it was actually a positive one i was saying its normal to have emotins it would not be normal to not have nay emotion about the process. no passive aggressive comments needed, i too studied psychology. i am very supportive of bruinfan. im very poud of him! whatever choice he would have made, i had my surgery yesterday as well. @bruinfan i have the same problem i got some throat moisture lozenges sugar free of course and no chewing! and they work but the broth and juice and Water are keeping me going i actually was able to have two cup of decaf as well, and the dr wants me on my shakes today too! eek tho maybe a little much im very sore and swollen but ice packs are helping and getting up and moving around are making me burp and get the gas out too im very proud of you it is a hard decision and we will be so proud of what we can accomplish!!!

in the food and nutrition section in the general lap band talk there is a food list for all stages its a suggestion of course since your dr should tell you all the foods that are good or bad. but i used that for a good guideline. hope that helps!

in the food and nutrition section in the general lap band talk there is a food list for all stages its a suggestion of course since your dr should tell you all the foods that are good or bad. but i used that for a good guideline. hope that helps!

HELLO BRUIN!!!!! we are band siblings as you know and I finally hit my nervous stage!! did my first shower with that anti-bac soap ew smelly lol anyways my surgery was 11 am but got moved back till 1 now so we will see! anytime you encounter something as serious like this if your not nervous or doubting yourself, or showing some sort of emotion there is something wrong i believe that might be called sociopathic, so you showing some emotions to the whole process is quite healthy! the day i went to go gt induced to have my daughter I looked at my mom and said I cant do this, I dont want to, I really didnt have a choice at that point but the whole point is she is the best thing that ever happened to me! I cant look at anything even the simplest of tasks and not have some sort of doubt about some part of it. since I was born human I will always question, doubt, reinforce myself that I am strong and I am making the right decision Im just scared. My point is am I nervous now hell ya, do I doubt myself hell ya, but am I gonna die a fat person who cant have fun with her family? HELL NO! Im gonna kick fats ass and get back to being active and having fun! I will be thinking of you tomorrow at 11:30 I know youll be just fine, and the person hiding inside of you will be thankful as well. I would ask you to think of me as well but im sure at that point youll be enjoying some fantastic meds! anyways remember to just breathe.

HELLO BRUIN!!!!! we are band siblings as you know and I finally hit my nervous stage!! did my first shower with that anti-bac soap ew smelly lol anyways my surgery was 11 am but got moved back till 1 now so we will see! anytime you encounter something as serious like this if your not nervous or doubting yourself, or showing some sort of emotion there is something wrong i believe that might be called sociopathic, so you showing some emotions to the whole process is quite healthy! the day i went to go gt induced to have my daughter I looked at my mom and said I cant do this, I dont want to, I really didnt have a choice at that point but the whole point is she is the best thing that ever happened to me! I cant look at anything even the simplest of tasks and not have some sort of doubt about some part of it. since I was born human I will always question, doubt, reinforce myself that I am strong and I am making the right decision Im just scared. My point is am I nervous now hell ya, do I doubt myself hell ya, but am I gonna die a fat person who cant have fun with her family? HELL NO! Im gonna kick fats ass and get back to being active and having fun! I will be thinking of you tomorrow at 11:30 I know youll be just fine, and the person hiding inside of you will be thankful as well. I would ask you to think of me as well but im sure at that point youll be enjoying some fantastic meds! anyways remember to just breathe.

I am scheduled for surgery on the 16th as well. as of yet im not scared or nervous but thats my usual M.O. I have had an battle with weight for about 15 years now i am having the problems with my knees and the pain in my back and joints, which at this point we are no even sure it will go away after the weight loss but I am willing to try. the reason why i chose the lapband was for the sheer reason that its not permanent and the recovery is ALOT faster. I am doing it for my health and so I can be more active with my family. It pains me that my family has to sy we can go do this cause mommy can walk for a long time or whatever. I need this for me, I need to function more and be more active. This is what keeps me going and what makes me know my decision is solid. I know the waffle syndrome as i call it where i go back and forth on should or shouldnts but at this point I havent had the problem yet but it may happend ive been know to feel that RIGHT before im about to do something. I am glad I have a strong support system my husband is my rock in everything, and my mom has chosen to fly down here to support me and the few friends that i have told have supported me fully! I feel amazing and ready to jump in. I wish you luck on your journey I know its hard but the decision you have made is life changing and never take it for granted but we will feel and look amazign when our journey is over! congrats!

ok so i have been quite frustrated with my diet i lost 8.2 lbs on the first week doing shakes for bfst and lunch, lean cuisine or dinner with steamed veggies m-f, sat gained, sunday maintained so i did a protein day. MOnday i was back a my friday weight, and now its wed and i have stayed at the same weight i only have 3 lbs to lose before next wed but got frustrated and majorly cheated with chinese food and i want good but it was ooooohhhhh so tasty!!! but thats not the point i was frustrated and cheated I can get through the cravings easily but the not losing killed me. not sure what i should do to get those last three off so i went out and got a couple wii games to dance to so maybe ill get to push it over with that idk. i need help what did you guys do? i cant do that much exercise as I have bad knees, but any suggestions are wanted, need and always excepted!!

thanks all! i do drink the muscle milk like but i did buy the designer whey so I may switch over to that, um as for the salt i was on a salt over load for a couple days when i made a tillapia fillet for dinner instead of LC so now im on a no salt kick at least no extra, when I do buy the LC i tend to get the smaller ones so i can fill up on salad or veggies, i did however thanks to the forum find Walden Farms salad dressing, co cal, no carb, and they are actually good!!! I dont do alot of exercise do to that fact that i have bad knees and alot of back pain, HOWEVER i do like to do my Physical Therapy exercises that I got, so I guess it kind works. anyways, i did a no carb day yesterday and i think i bumped it enough, im back down to my 8.2 pound loss im gonna try an all liquids diet today and bump it even more. I definetly know that im losing inches my hubby says he sees it also, my face is thinner that dangit giant dble chin is fading away, and my seatbelt will now buckle!! im very happy!!! I will not let things frustrate me as I can see progress! We are all in a battle to kick fats a$$ Im dangit im gonna win this time!!!!!!!! thanks for all the support guys!!!!