Grider

Yes I asked the dr when they prescribe the meds what will work with band.

The world will go on... I decided tp follow in a different journey and happy with it. My sis is same height and can't make 100 lbs unless pregnant. It is what it is. I try to join the party and events but pick the better portion of healthy food.

welcome back!

I had pains spasm, twitches and pulls. walk water and I did- maylox and milk of magnesia- which took most of all that away.. and I was surprized by that. Next week, better days will come/ hang in there

I found this post today -- maybe it will help someone else? TAKING PILLS You may have to crush or break up some of your medications. But you can not do this with all kinds of pills. So go down your list of pills with your physician to make sure that it is OK. Large pills can get stuck in your stoma, and you may throw them back up. Remember to take your pills on an empty stomach and follow them with food. This will help push the pill through the band and avoid an irritated pouch. If you do it the opposite way, food in your pouch will not allow the pill through until it dissolves. The risk or irritation increases in these cases. Never take medications directly before lying down at night. This does not allow enough time for the pill to pass through the stoma and empty into the larger stomach

how much water are you drinking per day?? i did milk of magnesia for 3 days and finally... thought i'd die,, but then stayed under control- milk of magenisa each week n now gonna do miralax daily... you might wanna call reg dr.

I ate tuna today- eggs- beans whole wheat toast and no pain or discomfort- it might be the chicken, I ate it or 4 days in a row as I made a bach and then reheat. The constipation seems to be better but NOT when I have these episodes,,, seems like i just turn into a block of cement. I am OFF the chicken for while and see what happens. It had been a while since I had eaten chicken,, so maybe that's why pain is back. and I will slow my pace and my bite,, and hopefully get a grip on the new way of eating.

FROM my googling research tonight this is what I found There are several reasons to have pain after eating: (a) Eating too much. When you stretch the pouch you may experience pain. This is your body warning you that you have eaten too much, especially if you have pain in the left shoulder. This means the pouch is stretched. Remember, the volumes we express are not the minimum to eat but the maximum. Successful patients eat a portion and walk away. Do not eat until you "feel full." Your band will slip if you chronically overeat your pouch. (Eating too fast. When you eat too fast you can cause pain in the pouch. This also leads to eating too much. Successful patients eat slowly over 15 to 20 minutes. Unsuccessful patients tell us that they don't have time to eat -- and yet manage to get more calories in than they need. Eat slowly. Slips happen when patients eat too fast. © Eating too large a bite. Slow down. Take your time. Put nothing in your mouth larger than the fingernail of your smallest finger. If you eat too large a bite things can become stuck. If you eat too large a bite it can become lodged into the pouch and cause discomfort and lead to a slip. Eating with Lap-band weight loss surgery: When food becomes stuck It will feel like a golf ball underneath your breast bone. You may be in pain. You may not be. You may "slime" and produce a lot of saliva in your body's attempt to dislodge this. Things that become stuck: chicken is the worst offender, especially chicken that has been microwaved. Re-heating chicken tends to make it so that it will be too tough. This means microwave dinners, like Lean Cuisine, are not a good idea. Chicken with other things that get stuck are also a culprit -- chicken and rice, chicken and noodles, or chicken and tortillas or other bread type of products. Breads, Pasta, rice -- all can become stuck. Vegetables that are fibrous -- humans do not digest the methyl cellulose in vegetables. So, cut the vegetables so that the fibrous material does not sit in your pouch obstructing things periodically. Best way to not get things stuck: Avoid the problem. Chew well. Eat slowly. Do not overeat. Avoid dry chicken or re-heated chicken -- or avoid chicken. If something gets stuck: Stop eating. If it burps or vomits up -- good. IF it is stuck for more than 20 minutes then do not eat for 24 hours. Instead go on liquids. Once something is stuck for a while it will cause the stomach lining to thicken, so you will be prone to have things stuck. To help get things unstuck -- stand up, walk, jump. It will pass. If it does not -- we may need to take Fluid out of the band. It will pass. I need to make time to eat somehow at work -when I am home -in mornings-- rushing here n there,,, I am always rushing,, no wonder, I prob do the above things, because I can, I thought with one fill, this did not really apply yet, but then I pay dearly in stomach pains.. OK! time to stop to eat... This is a hard one my family has always scarfed down food and I have as well. back to school...

I dont feel bad after milk/ cereal but i might stop morning coffee with my meds,,, maybe too much to begin the day.. maybe im irritating my puch from the start.

Great job!! you will be so pleased when you reach your goal.. I have been going to gym but scale still put. it will happen

Good for you- I too had to force feed the gym but it is getting better. Its the routine of getting clothes together and towel etc,, I live on higher floor, so i bought this shopping thing with wheels and another duffle bag for pools tuff,,, and i have 2 to change... I dont have a washer or dryer in unit, so I can just swap out and take with me in am/ and when I return along with lunch bag etc etc etc, feel like the bag lady.

Thanks Im trying to eat sorta normal.. proteins and some veggies/ whole wheat- every week it's different. maybe the whole wheat is no longer tolerated? I wonder if i need more water to keep tummy happy? I do not feel like its gerd, but do I burp- maybe i need to go back to mushies and let my tummy calm down for a week. I'v been pla ying the milk of magnesia and mylanta duet for a few now. I got to get my stomach in sync.

I seem to have either gas pains or maybe i cannot digest certain foods maybe not chewing enough, going slow enough? I seem to do real good then- there is a wrench thrown into the gears and I have a bout of pain, gas, constipation, burping? but no throwing up or anything like that-- this is before and after eating- hunger pangs? Then I eat, and then discomfort? Dr. only wants 3 meals a day,,, no snacking? anyone? And this is not constant, once or twice a mo? Only had one fill - so..?

Me too-

NITE grazer- I am not hungry till after dinner. and matters not what I eat -the munchies come on like if I was smoking pot. SO there is nothing in the house except some raisin bran cereal- which I will do 1/2 a cup now. I did have some carrots and some wholewheat oven baked crakers,,, but have tried NOT to buy anymore. Living at the gym more has helped. Now i come home beat and do not wnat to even move from the couch to get a craker. I think changing the routine is what is helping me. Good luck!

I did not get a 2nd fill either. So i guess i must work harder to drop the next 5 lbs. - congrats!

I am desperatly trying to get a gym buddy, the one i go to seem pretty friendly compared to any I ever went,,, so i'll keep trying. defentely helps to meet up with someone... I did get a great response on the MFP site -and now we have a circle of banders, welcome to join us there. Accountability to some one helps.. Good luck!

you must take pictures of self to see the difference, my thing is clothes, I see how my old clothes droop on me, and I am only 28 lbs out (but also 4-10)... My belly still big- so maybe you are only concentrating on one area of your body?I think also the inside is been broken down but the skin and make up of body still the same. My arms still big, but now flabby,, still look big, just no fat in them. so I still look the same..need to sculpure my body with exercise.

I am hanging around the thrift stores, we got some real good ones - many things still have tags on them.. I am changing too fast to spend that much money. what I got 6 weeks ago just took back to the thrift store. in fact today i took 3 large black bags full of clothes. Found some brand new skinny jeans for 3.99 yipeee- they fit! this has got to be the best motivator!

I think people like the miralax, i did what my Dr told me- milk of magnesia cherry flavor- cheap, works great and still have to use it on occasion and I am back on pribiotics, I bought a pill crusher at wally world and eat with something FAST. and yes lots of water,, thtas hard for me in winter, but im trying.

Sorry you had to have gall bladder removed, hope you are feeling better. BUT you have 9lbs is to go WOWEEE congratulations!! Maybe that's why my surgeon is going slow, and as long as I'm loosing every month, I will get there, I just need for warm weather to come. The blood work came back depleted of vitamin D- they gave me pills, hope this gives me more pep- but I am ready for that SUNSHINE- feel better Dawn- you will make it !

Shapes Largo/Clearwater here,,, would LOVE a buddy for accountability! be so much more fun.

Are you hungry after that? I just re started the gym thing and i leave starved

whoo whoo congrats!!!

I still eat too fast but my portions still pretty good. I did not get my 2nd fill as I had lost 5 lbs so he has happy- I wasn't, but maybe ill lose 5 lbs more.before next mo? least the gym is becoming a part of my life and hopefully with summer near -i will really drop with pool n beach etc and eating fruits etc --just a whole different enviroment for me. I am ready to sweat the lbs away/