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Name: tanya Age: 39 Weight/size on 7-29: 192, size 20 Goal weight/size 8-30: 180, size 18 Exercise goal: walk 30 mins 5 days a week, attend Water aerobics 3 times a week. Dietary goal: stop chocolate! Personal goal: quit focusing on scale and focus on clothes Banded: 6-30-11 Weight loss since banded: 18# since day after surgery. Yay I'm. So excited to join my first challenge.

Pre surgery I was 204, after surgery I was 210. I am now 192. The clinic scale only had me at a 8# weight loss. Frustrating!

I love My Fitness Pal . I use it on my adroid

Has anyone started the august challenge? I'm interested in a challenge and am excited to be in one.

My surgeon is about an hour away. There is/was a Dr in town where I live but his office was rude to me so I decided to go to Dr Johnson. I am glad I did go to him since the Dr that refused me is now moving out of state and all his patients now need to look for a new one. Anyhow my surgeon is excellent, his office is also a center of excellence. He has given me his pager so if I have any problems I can call him. He is available anytime except when he is in surgery. His nurses are also wonderful. I feel he is worth the drive and feel blessed by God that it did not go to the office here in town.

Thanks!

I want to do the challenge. How does it work?

I have six, five small ones and one large where the port is. I'm 2-1/2 weeks post op and the only one that still hurts is the port one. They do itch though.

wow what an accomplishment!

Thanks! I feel much better now. And the pepperoni does not really puree to well. Had to chew till mushie in my mouth.

I'm two weeks out and I've started to eat pureed food and it seems like I'm hungry all the time. Tonight I had some pepperoni and half hour later some grilled pork chop. My Dr said I should only eat 3- 4 T but it just does not feel like I'm full.I'm worried I'm stretching my stomach.but hoping it's just that I have no restriction.

Do you have the Realize band? I was thinking of this type of band but my Dr called me night before surgery to tell me that the tubes are getting disconnected from the access port and that he suggested the Lap Band.

My Dr suggests a little warm coke cola. Not at mushies yet but also scared of getting stuck. My Dr told me that if I follow the rules and chew really well I should be fine. I also have a baby spoon and dish to remind me to take small bites.

I am 5 days post op, June 30, and started the protein shake. I also am still having gas although getting better. Worried what the protein will do to my insides. My thoughts are I'll get worse gas. My shake only has 23 grams in it.

Glad to know that I'm not alone on the chew & spit stuff. I was banded a week ago and just craved flavor. I've only don't this twice but with a few doritos. I just suck all the flavor and spit. Over 4th of July I licked the season off a grilled brat. I'm not hungry just really bored of clear liquid diet. t h

Thanks for all the replies. Been two days on protein shakes and so far good. My only complaint is having to take 2 hours to drink 8oz. Gets kinda nasty.

What do you take for heartburn? I got malox antacid and gas relief. Wondering if okay to take.

Talked to Dr and he is not concerned. He said maybe it's caused by drinking to much at once. So I'm back to my 1oz med cup. Also getting prescription for it tomorrow. Whew!

I see him in two days. I hope it does not cause complications. I'd hate to have issues in my first week. Maybe it's not heartburn. I've never had it before.

Yay! You go girl!.

I did not realize that the shoulder pain was related to gas. I was banded on 6/29 and the shoulder pain only lasted a few days. Until yesterday I was so bloated it hurt. Tried gas x but no relief. Now today my intestines are very gurgly and make me uncomfortable. I know all this will pass and am excited to be on this journey!

I am three days post op and on the clear liquid diet. My intake was 42 oz yesterday and 52 oz today. I got those down easily but do not know how I can get the 64 oz I need to do from now on. I am drinking 1 oz every 15 mins. My Dr said it will take about 16 hours to get 64 oz in. I'm stressing about this. Any comments are appreciated. Thanks

I changed all my meds to liquid or dissolvable tablets.

Was Banded just yesterday, June 30 2011. Surgery went well and so is recovery. Pain is not too bad, feels like a burn when I need to take my pain meds. Great Dr and nurses at Unity hospital in Fridley MN. Also liquid intake is also going well. Got my timer going off every 15 mins. All in all I amd very happy with my decision. Tanya