Bandida

Thank you Timeforchange...it hasn't been easy, but little by little...I wish you luck on your surgery. Keep me posted on your progress!!!! smooches!!!

Hi MonSoleil...Congratulations on your banding...I started to walk slowly on my 4th day after surgery. I do the Mall Walking though... The tread mill was too intense for me and caused pain...I walked for maybe 20 minutes and was fried!! I went back everyday though and tried wlaking maybe 10 more minutes every day. Now I'm up to 5 miles a day. Now this is regular walking, nut power walking or anything like that. Somedays I go faster than others.. I did try to go back to my kick boxing but it's too early for me. I have come to realize though that the healing process is a very personal thing... Everyone heals very differently. My MD couldn't believe I was already walking that far...I hope this helps!

How sad is it when you have to "pass gas" and you can't because there are too many people around...You hold it in and it starts to build up and what happens next?? You feel like you want to explode..LITERALLY!!!! Well, I swear I almost did tonight...I went bowling with some friends..I should say I went to watch them bowl..becuase that is what I did...watch...and all of a sudden my stomach started to twist adn turn...and then...OH SH... I need to pass gas!!!!! Well I held it in and now I am MISERABLE!!!! My belly hurts, my intestines hurt and my you know what hurts....Bandolera is so much fun....:faint: I've never had issues with gas and now it is an everyday thing!!!! I guess it comes with the turff... I had like 3 gas x already and all I can say is thank God my husband's not home!!! it's comming out both ends now!! LMAO!!!!! I can laugh now that the worse has passed... Besides that, no wories. I'm doing well and steadily looosing..Little by little it is comming off...I lOVE IT!!!! :clap2: :clap2:

How sad is it when you have to "pass gas" and you can't because there are too many people around...You hold it in and it starts to build up and what happens next?? You feel like you want to explode..LITERALLY!!!! Well, I swear I almost did tonight...I went bowling with some friends..I should say I went to watch them bowl..becuase that is what I did...watch...and all of a sudden my stomach started to twist adn turn...and then...OH SH... I need to pass gas!!!!! Well I held it in and now I am MISERABLE!!!! My belly hurts, my intestines hurt and my you know what hurts....Bandolera is so much fun....:faint: I've never had issues with gas and now it is an everyday thing!!!! I guess it comes with the turff... I had like 3 gas x already and all I can say is thank God my husband's not home!!! it's comming out both ends now!! LMAO!!!!! I can laugh now that the worse has passed... Besides that, no wories. I'm doing well and steadily looosing..Little by little it is comming off...I lOVE IT!!!! :clap2: :clap2:

sounds good..I'll have to try them!!! YUM!!!

Congratulations Tann! That's Awesome!!!! You Go Girl!!!!

AWESOME JOB AVILLA!! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!!

Thanks me too!! Yeah the weight is unbelievable!!! I still can't believe it...I try to stay of the scale and THAT IS VERY HARD!!! Spanish roots....well, they are like potatoes but they taste different...malanga, yautia, ñame...yeah..try to say those names 4 times fast..They are very starchy but very yummy! A little bit of salt, a little bit of olive oil adn mush, mush, mush....YUM!!!!

Ok..It's been a long time since I've "typed" here but I've got good reason...well, i don't know if I can say good...IT SUCKED!!!! Surgery went well, it was everything afterwards....The gas, the pain, the hunger, the emotional roller coaster, the questions, the answers, the faces, good compliments and the not so good compliments...You know, sometimes people can be so stupid!!! All I can say is God forgive them for they know not what they do or say!!! Anyway..I'm over it and on with the rest of my life!!! I'm very excited. I saw the nutritionist yesterday and she was very impressed with my progress and my energy level. I am back to walking between 3 to 5 miles a day and I love it. I find that my day is not complete with out my walk... My slow return to foods is going great!! SO FAR NOTHING MAKES ME SICK!!!!!! I've had chicken, steak, fish, and shrimp (all pureed)...YUM!!!! I had toast and a scrambbled egg today for the first time and no problems!!!!! I LOVE MY BAND and I have a name for her....Bandolera!!!!!!!! It fits her well. She is my new best friend and I'm so proud of her!!!! What else can I say? I was scared and even regretful the first few days, but today I can say I'm glad I did this!! I'm still a little emotional and I cry for anything, but I've always been a little sentimental... My emotions are getting better together with my incisions and my appetite!!! Thanks to everyone here at LBT for their support, kind words and good thoughts...You all are an inspiration to me!!! Keep up the AWESOME work as I will do my best to do mine!!! Love you guys!!!! SMOOCHES and hugs...Olga:kiss2:

Ok..It's been a long time since I've "typed" here but I've got good reason...well, i don't know if I can say good...IT SUCKED!!!! Surgery went well, it was everything afterwards....The gas, the pain, the hunger, the emotional roller coaster, the questions, the answers, the faces, good compliments and the not so good compliments...You know, sometimes people can be so stupid!!! All I can say is God forgive them for they know not what they do or say!!! Anyway..I'm over it and on with the rest of my life!!! I'm very excited. I saw the nutritionist yesterday and she was very impressed with my progress and my energy level. I am back to walking between 3 to 5 miles a day and I love it. I find that my day is not complete with out my walk... My slow return to foods is going great!! SO FAR NOTHING MAKES ME SICK!!!!!! I've had chicken, steak, fish, and shrimp (all pureed)...YUM!!!! I had toast and a scrambbled egg today for the first time and no problems!!!!! I LOVE MY BAND and I have a name for her....Bandolera!!!!!!!! It fits her well. She is my new best friend and I'm so proud of her!!!! What else can I say? I was scared and even regretful the first few days, but today I can say I'm glad I did this!! I'm still a little emotional and I cry for anything, but I've always been a little sentimental... My emotions are getting better together with my incisions and my appetite!!! Thanks to everyone here at LBT for their support, kind words and good thoughts...You all are an inspiration to me!!! Keep up the AWESOME work as I will do my best to do mine!!! Love you guys!!!! SMOOCHES and hugs...Olga:kiss2:

Thank you Avilla!!! Slowly but surely... my post for today: B: 8 oz of whey protein drink ( IFound one that I LOVE...GNC Chocolate Caramel) 1 pint of crystal lite L: 1 cup of cream of asparagus soup 1 pint crystal lite D: 1/4 cup spanish roots with cod fish (YUMM!!) 2 small slices of banana bread 8 ounces of whey protein walked 4 miles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:faint:

Hello ladies! I'm back!! I'm glad to see everyone working hard!!!! You guys are awesome!!! I apologize for the lack of postings but I've been really busy..anyways...Here I am ready to get back into it....I'm feeling much better and am eating mushies now!! YEAH!!!!

Thanks... I missed you too... I'm glad I'm feeling much better!! it was a rocky start..and I even doubted my decision a little (NOT MUCH), but it all worked out...Thanks for the love!!!:kiss2:

Hello everyone! long time no post...I know and I'm sorry...I've just been real busy since surgery had me VERY Sick for the first week!!! but, no worries, I'm back and in full force!!! I've been trying to read all the posts and keeping up is very hard!! It's good to read the good, the not so good, and the scary..Learning experiences are always welcomed!!! For me, this has been a journey full of what ifs, and oh, ok, I understand now! I want to say congratulations to all of you for working so hard and doing such a great job! For those of you who are having some tribulations...I can say this, God does not give anyone a burden that they can not carry, and this too shall pass!!!! believe me...It will pass!!!!! Be patient, strong, and sometimes even a little bit silly....you have to be to get through it!!! Love you guys and I've missed all of you!!!! But like I said...I"MMM BAACCCKKK!!!!

Hey Karie...Thanks for your kind words and advice. They really hit the spot.. I really needed them...:think This is the main reason why I keep comming back..It's good to feel supported by so many people. You guys are awesome...:clap2: Thanks again..I'll keep you guys posted..KEEP UP THE AWESOME WORK!!! LOVE YA!! Smooches...:kiss2: Olga

HEllo! It's slowly getting better. My liquid intake is ok. I'm so sick of Protein Drinks..The only ones I tolerate are the Carnation Instant Breakfasts and Ensure high protein. That's IT!!!! Everything else makes me gag and I really don't need to throw up right now..SO, that's what I'm doing. I can't wait to eat something else besides broth and jello...The water and Crystal light I can handle...The discomfort around teh incisions isn't too bad...but teh gas is a whole DIFFERENT Story...WOW!!!! I spent 2 days in tears adn questioning my decision to do this... IT was soooooooo bad, but it's subsiding adn getting better...That's my only complaint so far... I'm walking again..Today I did 1.6 miles, It wore me out but the MD said that it was normal.. so little by little it's getting better...THANK GOD!!!! I've lost 7 LBS SINCE THE SURGERY!!!! A little scary but good. We'll see how it goes...I'm glad I have this site to come and talk and write and learn and maybe even teach my experiences....This too shall pass......smooches....:kiss2:

HEllo! It's slowly getting better. My liquid intake is ok. I'm so sick of Protein Drinks..The only ones I tolerate are the Carnation Instant Breakfasts and Ensure high protein. That's IT!!!! Everything else makes me gag and I really don't need to throw up right now..SO, that's what I'm doing. I can't wait to eat something else besides broth and jello...The water and Crystal light I can handle...The discomfort around teh incisions isn't too bad...but teh gas is a whole DIFFERENT Story...WOW!!!! I spent 2 days in tears adn questioning my decision to do this... IT was soooooooo bad, but it's subsiding adn getting better...That's my only complaint so far... I'm walking again..Today I did 1.6 miles, It wore me out but the MD said that it was normal.. so little by little it's getting better...THANK GOD!!!! I've lost 7 LBS SINCE THE SURGERY!!!! A little scary but good. We'll see how it goes...I'm glad I have this site to come and talk and write and learn and maybe even teach my experiences....This too shall pass......smooches....:kiss2:

:confused: No I haven't... I'm going to have to ask him...I did question him about being so tired and he said it came wiht the first few days of the surgery as my body adjusted...:faint: Thanks for the words of encouragement...I REALLY NEED THEM!! :think

Because Love Always Can Know... WIPED

:rose: Hello Ladies! Just wanted to stop by and say Hi...Avilla...Thanks for the PM. It feels nice to be missed.... I'm getting better day by day. It's not easy but it's happening..I'm walking again..1.6 miles today, but it takes all my energy:faint: . Protein shakes make me nauseaus and I'm afraid to throw up...so I'm doing the carnation instant breakfasts, which are a lot better...Thank you all for your good thoughts and wishes.. I'm taking it one day at a time! It is good tos ee everybodies progress!!:clap2: KEEP UP THE AWESOME WORK!!!!!:clap2: smooches...:kiss2: Olga

Some Poor Ogre Owns Fairyland! SPARK

Hello everyone! hope all is well...To all those who have been banded in the past few days..WELCOME TO THE CLUB!!! I hope your new journey is well under way and with no "Big" problems...For those of you who have kept us going thank you for the support, the well wishes and the understanding...As for my surgery experience....I was scheduled fro 2:30pm on the 26th, the MD was ahead of scheduled so they called me to come in at 12pm. They did my IV, gave a shot in my belly (blood thinner) and a cool patch behind my left ear for nausea (boy did that help!!!) Anesthesisa cam and talked to us, the doctor came and talk to us and marked my belly with his zorro pen..lol...and then the good stuff came...anesthesia came back, and shot me up with giggle juice...(I couldn' t stop laughing...) rolled me into the or...and 1 hour later I was in recovery...They fed me APPLE JUICE!!! Needless to say my MD was very upset!!!! and so wasn't my stomach...but, in the end, it was all ok.. Now I had to stay overnight because my oxygen level took it's time to come back up...but it was better that way.. I felt safer at the Hospital..just in case...I came home saturday at 10am..and that's when the gas hit!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!:faint: I have NEVER been in such pain..and i've had 2 c-sections!!!!!!!! HOLY SMOKES!!!! I was in tears for 3 days..no gas x helped, no petho position helped, no walking helped...NOTHING!!!!!! I'm into my 5th day and thank GOD I'ts MUCH BEtter....Still there...but much better!!! So, protein drinks make me nauseaus.....I drink Carnation instant Breakfast because it's the only thing that will stay down...and my broths, crystal light and water....but NO ATKINS or EAS drinks:eek: !!! YUCK!!!!!!!!! I will be able to eat yogurt and runny foods on saturday...I CAN"T WAIT!!! I haven't had any issues with my incisions..They are sore, but noting to talk about (as you can tell) my port is right above my belly button on the right side...So...It has not been easy...but it's getting better day by day. Thanks for the thoughts and prayers...Mines are with you all as well..:clap2: .Keep up the hard work because as we all know this is not as easy as people might think!! Love ya guys!!!!! God bless!!! ~:kiss2: ~Olga:)

NO DOUBT!!!!! I'm feeling much better as we speak...Here comes trouble...lol...

Thank You!! dezadoo....It means alot!!

Yeah, V8 smooties are really good..I like the strwbwerry banana one the most..That's a good idea...I'm gonnna have to try adding the whey, Thanks!! Everything is A LOT better today!!! Gas x is my best friend...lol..I've also been walking lot more now..Like I said...The incisions and all that are sore but no biggie..it was the gas....but anyway.... Loki, I would say give the office a call...Tha's what I did...Maybe that will help out..Let me know what happens...