judych

thanks honk. i just rang the dr and they have fitted me in for thursday the 31st. that will give me enough time to help settle any inflammation down that might be going on. i hope that i only have a small amount taken out. i dont want to stop losing weight.

yes. i had about three small mouthfuls of it. i was aware of it though but it wasnt painful. so the tenderloin was that tender?? thats not good either. ive chewed about fifty times on a small piece of meat and it still wont go down well.

thanks Karen.. i hope our results are what we are looking for as well. YOu are doing so well. Walking for that long every day is wonderful. Somethings wrong here with me, im so distracted and on the go most days its hard to fit a walk in. My dr said that i was getting enough exercise anyway.. i hope he is right. Well... last week we pulled up carpet from our loungeroom... six quares worth. lol. that was a major undertaking. then i was in the city with our son, helping out with you can guess... just everything had been put on hold for me for when i visited. lol. that lasted three days. now home this weekend im cooking, cleaning ,picking up after, washing for two men and believe me they are untidy. They think they live in the bush.. lol. So, at the moment i am getting enough exercise. i would like to be able to just have a leisurely paced walk now and again though . Perhaps in spring. we have winter here right now.

i just crush my meds. i also take a capsule so i empty that into my coffee of a morning. its better if you can crush your meds. that is.. providing that you are allowed to do that. id ask if i were you.

it sounds like bile to me... i would ring drs rooms as soon as possible. do you still have your gall bladder? has there been much pain? it does need to be looked at.

...speaking of meat tenderizer... can you tell me what the Japanese use to tenderize their meat and chicken?/ i had about two mouthfuls of chicken that was used in stir fry, about three days ago. it had been tenderized and i coped really well with it. i was thinking of doing it for myself. Does anyone know what it is they do? or can anyone suggest a website i can look at??

o.k... to me it doesnt sound too bad right now. just take the time for it to pass through. im no expert though, and im goign through some issues right now. CAn you share with me what having a slipped band felt like? what were your symptoms?

did you actually vomit from it?? ive had so many near misses lately with vomiting. im just realizing now that it was just about to happen each time but i narrowly missed going through it. How bad was the experience? im having some issues right now. i may need to get some fill removed. Ive found that roast pork, at least until i had this fill, was a meat i could eat and tolerate well. Im baking roast pork now for the family. it will be interesting to see how i go with a mouthful tonight.

oh -oh...lol... can i ask?? not the dreaded slime?? ive only had a mouthful of rye toast... not any more. can i ask what happened with you?

lol.. boy.. i think you need a clone machine. lol. i think you are doing a marvellous job. Way to go. REgarding the steri strips and your skin reaction... i had that as well. in fact i came up in watery blisters that were huge. plus a very red inflamed area around each one. It took a few weeks for the reaction to die down. i was using calamine lotion on mine and it helped a lot with the itch. theres not a lot else you can do really. dont try and remove any blisters or skin. antihistimines are good... plus a lotion like i used is very good. i still get a bit itchy, 2 months out, but i can have a little scratch now and its not hurting anything. Good luck. i hope your mum is better soon. my mum is pretty much full on at the moment as well.

yep. it happens sometimes... the info is different from each professional. just keep up with what you are doing. it wont last.

thanks Skyvic. this has really thrown me. i had 3 ccs put into an empty band... and its not been right ever since. i can hold down liquids and mushies, and some chick peas and baked beans, a fried egg and a little bacon but not much else im afraid. i dont want anything to upset my progress. do you think its safe if i just go on mushies or liquids until the 30th? i live a long way from the city.

hi there. ive been banded now for 2 months... im in Tasmania. do you want someone who is closer to your banding date?

hi all. Ive posted already about being tight, not being able to eat meat and other issues. WEll, i kept a small portion of smoked cod from last nights tea. i thought i would have it for my lunch today and see how i go with Soup tonight as i seem to be tighter of a night. I had about five small mouthfuls of fish. Chewed well, waited. Then the discomfort started up all over again. Ive been getting this nearly every meal now...not quite so bad at bfast time but faint in the background. . The discomfort builds, i feel everything churning around. it comes back into the eosophagus, i start to salivate, get the hiccups,, all that sort of thing. Throughout this i need to swallow a lot. i feel like im swallowing air . its very very painful. i feel quite faint im so unwell. Anyway... (TMI... im sorry. lol.) ive just been through another episode. It kept getting worse and then projectile vomiting of mucus. i just had time to reach the loo. i just hate to think if it happened to me out somewhere. I feel better now. O.k.... so do you think id better go get some of the fill taken out? im worried now that my eosophagus may be inflamed. after all, its a daily ocurrance now. this is the first time i have had to vomit though. Ive decided to ring the dr in the morning. I have to go to the city on the 30th. i will make an appointment to see him then. Meantime its back to liquids i think. I cant got to the city before the 30th... so do you think just liquids from now until then? all input gratefully received. thanks.

i want to say how thoughtful you are... keep it up. She is going to need you in the days and weeks to come. Try not to be overly concerned about things going wrong. This surgery is done so many times now and the overall results are excellant. im sure that your girlfriend will recover from the surgery well, and then once she starts on her journey of weight loss it will be a wonderful period for her. Stay on this forum if you can. A well informed spouse, partner is a godsend. If you have any more questions dont hesitate to ask. We are here for you both.

thanks Karen... how is it all going with you now?? Im having difficulty with meats since my first fill. i had 3ccs into an empty band about ten days ago.

i agree with others replies here, you must have some swelling from surgery. A lot of us here have had it. i had it and had much the same problems that you are experiencing. Dont stress about it, just drink what you can when you can. YOu cant do any more than that, and time will heal, the swelling will go down, and you will find you will be able to tolerate a lot more liquid. good luck.

i have a pain come into my left shoulder when im getting hungry, or when ive eaten enough. actually i dont mind at all because its another tool that i can use.

yes, so would i. my skin has never been any different over the years, despite my health issues, and ive had a lot. This time however, im noticing it . Anyone else out there had issues with their skin drying out?

if it were me, i would be opening them up, or crushing them, whichever you need to do, and adding them to the Protein drink with yoghurt. ive done that with meds that i couldnt take naturally and its working really well.

this is wonderful... it must be a wonderful feeling to know that you are now getting somewhere . i can imagine how you must be feeling now. congrats to you and i hope your weight continues to fall away like it did.

i wish you all the very best and please continue to post as we want to know how its going with you. judy

im interested as well. im 66 and my skin isnt as resilient as it used to be. this is one reason why i dont want to lose more than just over a pound a week. ive noticed though that where my skin was oily... and was a real asset as i got older, that its starting to dry out more now. has anyone else had this?

im aware as well of my port. its right near the waist band of my trousers, but as i lose more weight the soreness is going. I would encourage you to not stress over things that might happen. As long as you do everything you know to do to look after it, there isnt anything else you can do really. There is always a small risk whatever the surgery is, and we know that when we are banded. try and be optimistic about it... after all, the odds are in your favour that you wont have any issues at all.