judy58

Try lots of cranberry pills and lots of Water. Ii take cranberry ust to avoid the ut infection.. It works!

Have you tried pure Protein Bars? Chia seeds or why diet fruit and vegi mix? They have all helped me.

Well congrats on ur weight loss so far..... I do a lot of coughing in the morning...I try my best to control how hard i cough because I just got the surgery on 3days ago.... My Dr. told me to drink warm Water and that it breaks up the junk in ur throat....

Feliciea,

I think you may have to much Fluid in your band. Congrats on your weight loss, its not easy!!! Hardest diet i have ever been on, but the best thing i have ever done!!

Judy58

ok...I had my band for 3 mos. now, and so far I lost 23 pounds. Everything is going good except for the night time coughing and gaging that won't stop until I let something up. I don't eat or drink the 1/2 hour before bed, so I'm not sure what it is. I get this tickle in my throat about 15 min. after I lay down, and start coughing so much and so hard that my throat fills up with flem or liquid and I have to run to the bathroom and let it out. Once I let it out I can go to sleep. Now it happens sometimes during the day. What is this, does anyone know, please let me know what I can do, don't want to get no filling taken out, I'm doing so good. Please respond.

Hi Jess,

Congrats! My name is Judy, i got my band last August. I had a lot of the same discomfort you have! You will feel better.. it took me a good week to feel better. First 2 weeks are the hardest. Its VERY hard not to eat solid food for 2 weeks! It will go by fast, you will feel great soon. What a feeling you will have when you get close to your goal weight.. I was 232 when i got my band, now i am 164. Going for another 10 lbs. Just remember all the pain you feel will be gone soon. Good luck to you!

Hi there, my name is Jess and I'm new to the forum here. I was banded this past Monday (yay!) and now that it's Thursday I'm finally starting to feel a little better, even went to the beach and did a walk today. BUT, I'm having this feeling in my abdomen like a gas bubble of fullness is constantly there. I can't burp, and also my left side seems to be hurting a lot, especially when I breathe in deep.. like a stabby sort of thing. I know this is probably normal, but I guess I'd just like to read from others to help me get some peace of mind.

Also, I'd love to make some BandedFriends online or in real life. Both people that are newbies like me and ones that know what they're doing and have been around for a while.. I'm 26 and live in the Los Angeles area, been wanting to do this for about 4 years now and finally met Dr. Carson Liu, who was recommended through a friend...

Also, anyone else having problems sitting/getting comfortable? i find that sitting up pushes on my belly button area and is quite hurty.

okay, thanks for listening to me ramble!