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Wow congratulations! I was wondering if you've had your 1st fill yet?

I haven't been banded long enough to help you in this area but I just want to suggest taking acid reflux meds everyday for the acid burning feelin. I take prilosec otc evryday. I dont stop at 14 day per docs orders. After getting my band my doc said it was very important to continue doing that. Good luck with everything, I really hope you get things worked out.

I was told pretty much the samething as everyone else. My NP said IV fluids,gas and air pumped in you from the surgery, and swelling in the stomach area all contribute to it. Good luck.

Hi Everyone. Thank you Phranp and all the others who inboxed me or friended me. Thank you for appreciating me being myself. I have to be me whether I'm online or walking around in my everyday skin. I wanted to tell you guys that I have totally conquered the Lion in my belly. And the cure for it was exactly what i posted. Eating home-made food from scratch! Today i'm 13 days post op and 13lbs lighter than I was the day of my surgery! YAAAY Me. And since I've been eating my granny's delicious food I have felt awesome and energectic.I saw my doc today, told him about my indescretions that almost sighted a riot! lol He laughed at me and said "Take care of your band sweetie hang in there a couple more weeks for me then you can have any of that in small moderation." He says he's ok with 4 doritos in 3 more weeks!lol He said matter of fact I can have 6! So he made me feel a lot better. He didn't trip so why should i. Although I do believe I was the first to admit it to him. He said what I was eating was great and to keep it up.(excluding the temporary lasp) He also told me that when he says full liquids and mushy food he means anything that i can get to turn into liquid in my mouth before I swallow and that included soft mac and cheese,eggs, spaghetti in marinara sauce just chew chew chew. He told me that week 4,5&6 I didn't have to worry about chewing so much and that i could have... wait for it...A tender steak and salad on week 6! I'm so excited. Here's something else that surprised me, he said that I could drink water after my meals that I didn't have to wait. How bout that? I thought that was a universal lapband law,but apparently not. Anyway I'm pretty well content right now with my real mashed potatoes, soft noodles fresh butter beans and peas from my granny's garden along with fresh sweet potatos. Yummy. Thats what I'm eating and i'm sticking to it. Oh I also found out that Ice cream is not a cheat food!!!!! Goes down real smooth on a swole belly according to my doc! of course you know you gotta measure it out ,choose like churned the good lowfat no sugar added. Its some good choices out there now. So guess whats new on my list? lol I just knew in my heart it shouldn't be this horrible and that I just got to get creative which I did well my granny and aunt did but it worked y'all and my doc was please. So Good luck to all! Lets keep it Kracking!

Yeah I've noticed that its awfully noisy in there since my surgery. How I notice that its hunger pain is because I start feeling really nauseated if I dont eat something. I'll drink something first then after x amount of time if its still going on i have to eat. I posted somewhere else though that It has gotten better since I've been eating the food my Granny makes from scratch for me. The Pains aren't as harsh. I wonder if the already made or processed food was bothering me? I wasn't use to eating soups and broths out the can. I don't know what do you think?

Hmmm think I'll try it with strawberry sometime too. I think they said greek yogurt because I notice its not as much sugar in it as reg yogurt.

Hey Babs sounds like your Mom rocks too!lol I know can you beleive the sodium and sugar in all that pre-made stuff! I think it may have also contributed to me not feeling well. Since I had been watching my weight I had been doing a lot of cooking but when I had to go on this band diet I was eating all this store bought food,and I was not feeling well. The minute my granny and my aunt start cooking my food themselves I start feeling way better! I've been eating there food for a couple of days now even my energy is up. People listen to me and Babs Its something to the real food thing!lol Happy for you Babs!

Hi Eda I'm so glad that you felt encouraged.That makes me happy and it makes it so worth it to endure all the not so positive comments!lol I sure hope something turns around for you so that you won't feel so bad about youself. Maybe find some new friends or a group of people that will offer more understanding and not criticism,idk. I'm so used to not caring what others think of me but I still make it a point to only keep company with people who make me feel my personal best or least encourages me to to keep striving to be that. Harsh critical people no matter how much they love me I don't hang with. Best Wishes Eda

Hi all I keep hearing you guys refer to protien shakes. What are you guys drinking? And does it taste good? Or make you stay fuller longer. My Doc has not told me anything about any protien shakes with whey or anything like that. I was only told to stay away from diet shakes.... OAN Something I have notice is if I eat real food that you prepare from scratch at home it does seem to tame the lion more. More than already prepared foods. If that helps anyone. what I mean is homemade mushies like beans, sweet potatoes,real mashed potatos, homemade soups,etc... I told my Granny her food seems to fill my belly up better and not hurt me so guess what My grandparents who live 30 miles away from me bought me fresh homemade mushies today!lol(my doc said it was all good food!) gotta love em. Somebody loves me.(thought it was a cute story to share) Tip Get your granny,mommy aunt whoever is the good cook in the family to prepare you some good stuff to eat. Down 7lbs! Yaaay. Instead of eating soup or broth from a can have someone who has the time make you some from scratch. Plus It will make you feel special during this difficult time.

Ok here is my new concern. I got my band 4-28-11. Since right now I'm experiencing what you guys call Bandsters Hell. This is my new question. I'm starving most of the time but at the same time I really dont have an appetite. I get irritated that my stomach Is growling but when I go to eat I lose interest in the food really fast. And no matter what I eat it doesn't taste good. Sometimes I stop eating before I'm even full i just dont want the food. This isn't good because after a short while i'm hungry again. Yesterday my Granny fixed me some awesome food that I could have, it actually tasted amazing but i just couldn't eat much although it was the most I had eaten since the band. What I'm wondering is why since I'm so hungry dont I have the appetite to eat a lil more or at least enough to keep me substained? Any input concerning this topic would be great.

Hi Cocoabean as far as I know I didnt have a hernia or anything repaired during surgery I did however have to have some type of biopsy 2days before my surgery. During the UGI they found some type of growth in my tummy that needed to be checked out before I could recieve my band. I did have to be put under in order to have this done. In the back of my mind I wondered if thats why my pain seems to get a lil extreme especially right after the surgey. Thanks for the encouragement. I will say this. I am so tired of eating and being hungry. lol Although the food my granny fixes for me does seem to stick with me longer. Ready to get over this hump.

Healthy candid yams use splenda instead of sugar, light butter cut down by a 1/3 of what you normally use, vanilla, nutmeg a little cinnamon just a drizzle of honey all of this is for a whole qurt size pot. Remember Fresh sweet potatos make its own juice. cook til done then blend til smooth. yummie! just an idea. for all the Mushy Eaters that like healthy soul food! lol had to figure out ways not to "Cheat" If you're pass the mushy state slice and cook til done. If you like them firmer when they soften in there own juice turn down low and let simmer til they stiffen up.oh I do like to add just a pinch of salt to my healthy version just for taste. since i had to replace the sugar for splenda.

Ok Let me start off by saying Instant potatos are gross no matter how you fix them!lol My doc said real potatos so go for it!lol Now my Doc also said Real fruit juice and skim or 1% milk. I emphasize My Doc ,because I realize that everyones doc is different. But my Sis had a dif doc than I at a center of excellency and she had the same rules as I. Make Real Mashed potatoes Babs!lol Just thinner smoother season them good tho. I like yukon golds!lol my np wanted me to just stick with the potatoes any style potato soup even. Use full recipe just blend blend blend. Just remember I guess I have some restriction since I cant eat a lot in one setting.

Hey tryingtolose What I think is horrible is the fact that having one soft shell taco made you feel that bad. To me thats rediculous especially if you was hungry! and if you're on the same diet that they have the rest of us on then I'm sure you were very hungry. But Even worse than that is the responses you got just from eating a taco! If you keep listening to some of these people you're not gonna do to well because Having a taco when you're hungry and deeming it as bad food is just soooo wrong. I'm sure you're old enough not to have to sneak food if you're old enough to drive youself to get it. So who do you have to answer to other than yourself. What I think people gotta to understand is its ok to have different food as long as its in moderation. I didn't read where you bought a 6pack of tacos and scarfed it all down with a diet coke. You said u had 1 taco. Next time i think i would be like "I'm going to have 1 taco from tacobell and enjoy it and go on enjoying the rest of my day and my diet." Or just substitute it for something else. that day. Just dont do it everyday allday. Lighten up and those of yall giving her this mission impossible advice yall need to lighten up also. Trust me tryingtolose they eating more than tacos!lol

No can do my doc told me to do real fruit juice and milk.