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of course i over ate before surgery, but im still battling that when im hungry feeling i want to eat the fridge for appetizer feeling. Thats the hardest part for me, but now i have learned that pain and vomiting was absolutely not worth it!!!!!! everyone learn from my mistake please! its not worth it!

i was praying this day would never come, due to my irrational fear of vomiting. The fat guy inside my head made me eat to much lol and i paid the price... Oh the pain and discomfort, the vomiting was actually a blessing. The whole episode lasted for what seemed like a half hour until i guess my stomach had gotten rid of what it needed to , to chill out. I feel much better now, just sad because dinner was so good oh well lesson learned! DONT GET COCKY and eat to much like me!

so i was just banded on may 23, 2012 and im doing great! finally the gas pain has pretty much gone comes and goes depending upon what i eat. I have been trying to eat really healthy, alot of veges, and stir fry type meals with some chicken thighs thrown in and i like my cheese. I have been eating much smaller portions but i still am finding my self getting hungry etc. Just wanted to see if other people had this before their first fill? i think im hungrier because the swelling in my stomach is probably minimal if at all so i probably opened up more. Im not eating alot of food, just more then i thought i would be banded( thought i would eat like half a cup of food and be full ), although some days i feel it and some i dont, i guess its just the adjustment period.

oh i know lol i dont mind passing wind at all, im actually quite please with the increase in quantity and quality i mean what guy wouldnt be, but the not burping thing is getting to me, i really want to just stick a tube down my throat into my stomach like a vent haha i wonder if i will ever burp normal again

im a fairly blunt person when it comes to conversations about anything and everything so im just going to spit it out but im not trying to be gross. I was banded wednesday 5-23-11 and all ive been able to do is basically fart and ALOT, i can barely burp. I mean sometimes i do burp but they are so little its like a infant burping. I feel like i need one of those just funneled 2 beers burp but for the life of me i cannot make it happen. Ive been taking the gas ex strips etc. Has anyone else experianced this?? meaning one route seems to be working over the other etc? or just not able to burp like prior?

banded wednesday, still have all mine, but some are partially on, my surgeons office said they will just "fall off" when they are ready, so i figure either he will remove them when i see him tuesday or once they get to the point of barely being held on ill just remove them my self.

i was banded wednesday and still having gas/bloating. Its not bad its more or less just annoying i cannot get my self to burp no matter what i do, but gravity has been helping remove the gas if you catch my drift. i would give anything just for a room clearing burp right now, hang in there!

actually starting to feel alot better, thank god!

thanks i just feel like its never going to go away, my anxiety takes over which doesnt help

ugh man am i in pain! this was my first surgery and boy is my stomach, or atleast the abdominal wall hurting. standing up my gut pulls down and makes the pain worse. i just cannot wait to get over the healing process and be better. i feel like i have to burp but cannot, trying the gas x strips for the tongue only had a thing of jello today so that hasnt helped either. Hopefully in a few days things will be better. anyone else have these issues?

tomorrow May 23, 2012 i have to be at the hospital at 545am for my realize band! So many mixed emotions, i cant believe the day is here, i cant believe i finally decided to go through with it, i currently weigh about 455 and am 27 years old. I hope everything goes well tomorrow and i can finally start to enjoy life and get out of this hellish trap being morbidly obese my entire life has held me in! NEVER EVER LOOKING BACK!

hey everyone....so heres the deal everyone around me is having the gastric sleeve operation done. I am starting to feel like the odd man out. The meeting i attended a few weeks ago i think only 2 out of 50 were banded if even that. I fully understand all the risks of the surgeries as i have been researching them for years. I also understand ultimately it is up to me since its my body but my main question here is: 1) How many people here are 100% satisfied with the band? 2) Is there anyone else who wish they went with another option, if so why? 3) have any of you had any slippage issues? 4) How common is vomitting, and if you seriously watch what you eat and pace your self can you avoid it entirely? i would like peoples input who have already had the surgery as i feel i am now at a cross roads in my decision...as of right now im scheduled for May 23, 2012 for surgery. HELP!!

Ok so i met with the nutrionist about 2 weeks ago and she told me to start a meal replacement diet. For the first week replace one meal a day with a protein shake, then on week 2 start with 2 meals a day ( im a big guy ). My probelm is for the last 2 weeks have i been completely faithful to it, no, but as everyone on here knows im sure you too have also not stuck to the diet 100% as it becomes almost a task after awhile. That being said, i think my biggest dilema is the actuall " not eating" part, ive never just drank my meal before to be honest i dont like it at all. I know i could also eat some things with the shake as it is only 30 grams per shake, but i dont know how much i should eat with it as well. I am going to try to get a hold of her sometime this week, but was just wondering if anyone had any pointers. FYI im just replacing my breakfast and lunch, and this week im determined to really stick to it.

Hello all, i today just started my pre-op diet which as of now is just a Meal Replacement diet until i get closer to surgery date ( May 23 , 2012 ). As of today im substituting one meal a day with a Protein shake and my dietitian wants me to next week start replacing 2 meals a day. I will be keeping a very detailed blog about my jounrey for all those who are interested, i will post on it as often as i can. My goal with the blog is to give anyone who is thinking about it or behind in the progress i am my personal step by step process, feelings, thoughts etc. Its going to get very detailed with progress etc as time grows closer and will continue after surgery. For anyone who is interested here is a link to my blog, not much there now but i recently just started it! ( the title is a refference to the movie " Step Brothers" ) http://teabaggedyourdrumset.blogspot.com/

MY FAVORITE rish recipe which i make from time to time is broiled/baked cod! I usually get two nice sized fillets ( not currently banded, but in process) spray some non stick pam butter spray onto some tin foil then i use emerils SOUTHWEST seasoning and generously coat the top of the fillets and i cook them at about 350 for like 20 minutes or until the fish starts to flake apart without much effort, i personally find it delicious i tend to only like white type fishes, but have only tried this with cod, dont know how it would be with flounder etc..goodluck!