CarynW

Im 6 days post-op and I hear ya. I'm starving. I had my protein/coffee/milkshake this morning around 7 and it's 923 and i'm ready to knaw my leg off. I drank the same thing for my pre-op diet and was FINE! Now i'm starving.

There's many reasons to bleed during pregnancy and since you stated that they were light and only a week and a half apart, that could have been implantation bleeding or a few other things.

I just stalked your profile and see that your 23. So, yah, how about that pregnancy test!? LMAO

Not sure how old you are, but ummmm, have you taken a pregnancy test!?

For everyone who is post-op now, I also started a thread in the post op section titles "Calling all A11s!".

I'm from the 11th also. The gas pain is horrible. Yesterday was bad, today is slightly better but I didn't rest much either. I figured the walking around running errands would be good. It was but I over did it and by 7 I was freaking DONE! We were at a friends house for a surprise bday party and I had to have hubby bring me home, I just couldn't get comfortable. Funny, I have not farted at all since thursday, only burped and it hurts like hell. Well I came home, choked down some nasty liquid vicoden, heated up a bag of water, grabbed a popscicle, took some gas x, sat down kind of leaning against the arm of the couch,, which is the only way I'm comfortable, and all of a sudden I'm a farting machine and Ive never been SO happy about it! Lmao! I'm so hoping to be rid of the gas pain by Monday when he goes back to work and ill have the kids alone again.

Congrats to all the new bandsters! Mine was last night, they didn't get to me until about 630 ish I think. Procedure went fine, I woke up with a ton of pain in my abdomen and nothing even touched it. They gave me dilaudid, which only marginally worked. Around 930 I got up and my mom got me dressed. Went to leave and unfortunately couldn't find my cell phone. We tore the place apart, and long story short, it was stolen. I don't know if it was the staff, or another patient's family who was in recovery with me. I am so effin pissed. They were very nice and concerned and the one girl said they would replace it. I called the insurance today and i'll have a new one tomorrow, but I am holding the surgery center 100 percent responsible for this. I have an HTC Evo, NOT a cheap phone, and I use it at work and for school, etc. It's my lifeline! Gosh i'm so upset! Next step is to call and make a police report with that city. It's completely disabled so they can't do **** with it, even if they reset it. Whoever has it has total access to all my pictures, videos, contacts, calendar, EVERYTHING. Oh, and my MUSIC! Dammit! Just remembered that. Aaaaacchh! Anyways, this morning I was in A LOT of pain! Seriously, I couldn't keep the liquid vicoden down, it is SOO nasty! It's made me vomit twice! It's now 1230 and i'm actually feeling a hair better. The gas pain isn't as bad anyways. I'm hoping by tomorrow to be functioning again.

I'm at the surgery center waiting right now, my scheduled time is an hour away, aaaack!

After my first csection, I did the same thing, felt a pop and had burning pain in one spot forever it seemed. The doc said I most likely pulled on an internal stitch and that it would heal fine. It did, but damn it hurt for days! That's probably what you did!

Regfern, I thought the same things you did about how it will change eating and drinking with friends. Years ago when I quit smoking, I would think there's no way I can do.this, what am I going to do when my friends and I are sitting around chatting and smoking, I won't be smoking, ill just be wiring there!, ill end up caving! Now, 8 years later, I still sit around outside while my friends smoke and it doesn't bother me one bit, I still sort of enjoy the smell even, gross I know! It will be the same with food I assume. Even now, on my protein diet preop, I don't miss eating everything with them, I'm not craving anything since I'm so full of protein, so its just the habit I've got to break, and like any habit that takes years to form, it will take time to break it.

I'm another 11th-er here! Lost 8lbs so far on the high protein diet and i'm actually liking it! Crazy I know, but I feel so healthy only eating veggies, lean meat, fruits and protein shakes/bars.

Oh, and it's not because i'm ashamed, it's the fear of failure or lack of meeting other peoples expectations!

I have only told my 5 best best girlfriends about it, my partner at work (I work on an ambulance, and he's a good friend and spends 12+ hours a day with me!), my husband, mom and cousin. I haven't told everyone, especially work people because 1)I don't want my work knowing until afterwards, and 2), i'm not really open to harsh judgements. No one really knows what my battles are and why this will work for me, kwim?. I'll be taking 3 months off work from sept till dec, due to school so i'm super apprehensive because I know there will be a big difference when I go back (even if it's only 30lbs, it will be obvious on my frame), but i'll tell people then. I definitely can't announce on FB at all unless I want everyone at work to find out.

My appt is the 11th, so i'm still pre-band, but the way I understand it is this: Before lap band-my portions are out of control. I'm amazed at how much food I can eat and still be hungry, or hungry again an hour later. I started running about a year ago, starting wtih the couch to 5k program. I completed it and can "run" about 2 miles without walking. However, I can only run about 18 minute miles (10-12 is average!), and I have plantar fasciitis in both feet, which basically means my damn feet hurt all.the.time, if I don't wear "good" shoes and even if I do, if I walk a lot, like shopping or anything else pretty much. I quit running about 2 months ago and haven't had as many issues with my feet, which has been nice because I was running, it was awful, every day pain and I could never even THINK about wearing flip flops. What i'm hoping for AFTER: First off, I think the 2 week partial liquid, high Protein diet i'm on to shrink my liver is fabulous because I feel like it's breaking my food addiction. I know I wouldn't be able to maintain this forever, so I still need the band, but i'm surprised at how much I think about food and want it even when i'm not hungry! So i'm feeling great on what's now the 4th day of my protein diet and have not cheated at all. So after this inital "Breaking the habit" diet, when I DO go back to eating regular foods, which won't be until 4 weeks AFTER the band, i'll only be able to eat a half cup of food at a time, at most. I already eat healthy and do not eat a lot of sweets. After band, as my butt gets smaller I am hoping it will be more comfortable to bike and I fully intend on starting riding bikes with my kids. If my feet get any better then I want to start running again, but only for stamina and as a supplement, so that I don't hurt my knees or feet again over time.

Yay! Today sucks. I want to eat. I feel depressed and don't want to go anywhere or do anything because EVERYTHING reminds me of food. Feels like when I quit smoking 8 years ago. Trying to fill my time with things but too down about it to want to do anything. I have tons of food here that I would love to munch on but won't, absolutely won't, so i'm doing well in that aspect at least. But this sucks. I just made myself a chicken salad for the first time, and it's pretty darn good, I'm hoping that will fill a gap.

Hello fellow August Bandsters...I really think we should come up with a name for us and a roster? I'm lame like that tho! HAHA How about the A11s??? LMAO! Ya know, the A for august and 11 for 2011!? So anywho, I'm Caryn, 28, starting weight is about 240 (fluctuating between 238-245), I have 2 kids, Trace, my boy, is 6, and Codi, my girl, is 3. Husband is Ryan, married 8 years. Today is the 3rd day of pre-op. It's partial liquid, high Protein. Yesterday I baked a gigantic mulit layered cake for my friends birthday. I didn't lick as single spoon, bowl or beater! Go me! We went to dinner and then the bar. I brought my dinner of tilapia and veggies, we went to a seafood so that was fitting, lol. At the bar I had a rum and diet coke, which is cheating I know, but I really wanted a drink! A beer woulda been great but I refrained. Anyways, I made it through the night with only that minimal infarction, so i'm proud of myself. Been 239 since Thursday, which is actually good because I am rarely the same weight 3 days in a row, so I must be about to lose. Oh, and my awesome husband is doing it with me! Not the band, but the pre-op diet. I swear he's already lost 5lbs....MEN!

Your doc didn't give you a paper that said what you can eat? Mine is high protein partial liquid. It says protein shakes, veggies, salad and more protein shakes, as well as water and liquids.

Lots of us! Yay! I start a high protein partial liquid diet on Thursday!

That's good to hear! The reason I was resistant to anything like this is because of the LOOONG term success. But I can only take one day/year at a time I guess.

So, i'm sure i'll be successful in my weight loss journey, but I stress about the ability to maintain that. You never hear about the 5-8+ post op people. Is it easy to maintain for life!?

Thank you, I was a bridesmaid and my friend did my hair

I'm thinking muscle milks, Protein Bars and fruit will be what I take to school. This might sound crazy but I am stressed about munching during study sessions. I used to snack on Cereal (but way too much) , or if we had good veggies in the house I would cut up and munch on those, I'm worried about what I can or will be able to snack on when I'm studying. I'm thinking sunflower seeds? I know I need to wean myself off that habit but I swear it helps me concentrate.

Ya'll may remember me posting, asking about how much time to take off work. Well, I scheduled the surgery for Aug 11 and I'll have exactly two weeks off work, like exactly, i'll go back to work the night of the 2 week mark. HOWEVER, I have to start school the 18th. One week later. It will be one day, then 3 days off and then 4 days of school and I would start work again the night of the 4th day. I emailed the director and asked if there would be heavy lifting the first week of school (the very first day, prior to the start is just an orientation, so sitting, maybe walking around), and he said there's no lab days till the very end of the month, and even then, no heavy lifting. I'm so relieved! I am still nervous about starting school full on 9 hours a day 11 days after surgery, but I am pretty strong and healthy now so i'm hoping recovery won't be so bad. I've had two c-sections and within a week of both, I was feeling great. Am I nutso!?

My surgery date is Aug 11th! I am excited and just want to get the first few weeks over with!

MIne was a joke. A 1 minute phone call from the psych asking if I ever wanted to commit suicide, am I bulemic, anorexic, etc.