judych

... another comment from me.someone was asking what the book was that i bought? recipes etc etc for lapbanders?? well, here is a site where im sure you can find the book to buy. have a look if you are interested in what it has to say. i havent checked it out yet myself. I think that some of you are already using this one. www.bandbuddies.com.au or just .com judy

thanks Lisa...no worries. im glad that you did share with me/us. there is always that to consider, no matter what age we are, and what weve had done.i will remember what youve had to say.... and i think i will keep a diary of the pain, see if it estabishes a pattern. if im concerned then i can show the diary to the dr.

Rocky900.... yep.. i hear you. i had some more soft jubes today... a strong craving for sugar. thats it. no more for me. moving on now. im not normally a sugar person. My body is really trying it on at the moment... and my mind needs a good kick as well. lol.i can imagine the hunger pains walking past like that and the wonderful aromas. im like that with meat thats baking. Especially chicken.. dear oh dear. lol. my saliva buds are working over time even now and ive just had lunch. lol.

amen... what a wonderful support... i dont think we would get this anywhere else. thanks to everyone for being committed to sharing. it means a heck of a lot.

cakegirl... i will try this myself. thanks a lot.

im tired all the time as well, but im not fit. Plus im 66. post surgery has taken its toll on me. Ive been watching out for the pain today. Im getting it when im hungry and if Ive over eaten or eaten too quickly. At the moment im inclined to think its very sensitive and its alerting me to hunger as well as other eating problems. Ive just had lunch... baked Beans, a little mashed potato and some home cooked tomato with herbs. i had a half cup. i even timed myself between mouthfuls, using my watch. Now, im over lunch and waiting to see if the pain comes back on. So far its o.k. Its very sensitive though. thanks for this info Lisa.. all input appreciated. If im concerned once i start on proper meals i will mention it to my referring dr. She will know what to do to test it.

im about the same time out as you from surgery and feeling the same way. i feel disappointed with my self as well. thinking about it today i realize that our minds have to come in line with our stomach... lifetime habits are hard to give up... but with some perseverance they will go. How often are you having your meals? could you increase your ''solid'' pureed foods to perhaps slightly smaller meals but more often, say, at least four times a day? this is just off the top of my head right now. im hungry after a meal , like you. are you on meats yet?/ could you increase the amount of meat you are having? have some chick peas in with your veges as well?/ these are the same issues im grappling with right now. i have a book on handling post surgery and it does suggest to help alleviate hunger pains that we can have up to four even five smaller serves of solids a day. What do you all think?? is this viable?

im not sure what it is either... could it be indigestion?? is that possible?? but im only eating small amounts. I did feel better last night restricting my meal more... perhaps it was like indigestion? only, i get traces of it when i drink as well.. its like its there in the background just waiting to flare up?

Yep.. im nearly a month out now and ive had a bad day. the emotional and mental changes are significant. i guess we just have to accept that we will have some ups and downs with it all. i know exactly how you feel. Last night i was sorry id ever had the banding done. i feel differently this morning though. i was tired yesterday and just wanted to pig out again, simply because it was a bad day. i slept that off and this morning have had a good look at that aspect of my life. Im glad its behind me.

hi... thanks scorpiolady for the encouragement. i cant always talk to my hubbie the way i can here, he doesnt understand. Yes, i tend to forget about the surgery. i have to be kinder to my body i think. i forget im 66.i did post about my visit with the nutritionalist. the book i bought was...""knife, Fork and Band "".. by Sally johnston. its got over 100 recipes and other info to help specifically on the lapband journey, and its a beautifully bound book. The recipes, from what ive seen are very down to earth.. just the way i like it. Also, the recipes are great for all the family, i hate having to do two separate meals at the moment.. or at least prepare them differently. i dont know about you but im getting increasing cross with the huge plate fulls that the family are woofing through before i even get down to start my little bowl. Does anyone else have this?? Ive only had coffee so far this morning... its just after 9am.. and i have a touch of pain back in my shoulder again. its not indigestion, unless i had too much coffee?? what do you think??

HI everyone. im coming up a month post op now. I had my first appointment with the nutritionalist the day before yesterday which was very interesting. she explained a lot to me. i bought a cook book as well which is really good. ive been extremely tired the last 48 hours. its as if everything has caught up with me. Anyway, the nutritionalist has put me on to thicker pureed foods, including meat, which has made a difference to how hungry i feel. she said i was over due for it. I have a couple of questions . One... does anyone feel general soreness right across their abdo up really high, just under the ribcage?? from right to left?? im not sure what that is but sometimes its really noticeable. Also, i have pain off an on up in my shoulder when i eat... sometimes when im not eating. It can get bad. When i mentioned it to the nutritionalist she said it shouldnt be gas this far out. She thinks it could be indigestion.. im not sure . Ive read stories here about people have these issues for quite a while after surgery. Also, she explained really well how the eosophagus works, in two separate perastaltic motions, to push a mouthful of food down into the pouch. This explained really well to me why the 20 second chewing time, more for more solid food, plus waiting at least 20 seconds for the food to be pushed down into the pouch. any quicker than that and the food just backs up in the eosophagas. I also have cut back on my serves. i have a much smaller bowl now.. a smaller spoon. I had chicken last night pureed with some potato and spinach, with a little gravy and it was really nice. I was satisfied after having my tea. Yesterday was ******* for me. So tired, couldnt have a lay day, had to keep going .(my grand daughter was here for internet schooling plus I was busy helping my mum unpack her clothes in the local retirement home ( she has just had her second major surgery in 8 months on her hip)... and i put two soft jellies into my mouth before i even realized what i was doing. i was appalled. I think it was because i felt so off. Anyway, i slept 12 hours. i needed it. Its early thursday morning now and im about to go for a walk. I do feel abit better today. Ive slowed down a lot with weight loss. in 2 weeks ive lost 2 lbs. i didnt mind that. We had easter in that, plus i havent been exercising yet. im hoping to get up to 2 lbs a week some weeks. i have a fill coming up 9th may. I guess i want to know.... who else has the soreness where i described?? and who else has the discomfort..gas?? in their shoulder when eating?? anyone ??

FBS?? can i ask?? whats that ?? im getting some pain in my left shoulderblade when i eat...

hi there.... im now post op. im nearly four weeks now. not having a good day today probably the worst ive had so far. i had a huge day yesterday in the city , drove both ways, four hours driving nearly... had to shop coming home, got home later, had to unpack and cook tea. you know the drill. today im just washed out... not good at all. I did see my nutritionalist yesterday for the first time though and it was very interesting. She explained very clearly why it is that we have to wait in between mouthfuls. not just masticating the food well but there is a rythmic rythym that goes on even in the eosophagas. very interesting. got lots of info, good recipes and bought a book for lapbanders with great recipes in it. Apart from all that... i was over tired, watched movies until the early hours because i couldnt sleep. Then a busy day today as well.... i hope im feeling a lot better tomorrow. this sucks.

..and me too. Im feeling rather depressed right now... partly because of what i did. im just so tired... i hope i dont have any more days like this.. Catfish, im between three and four weeks out from surgery. Right now i wish i didnt have the band in. i know i will feel better tomorrow.

can i suggest?? there are some awesome bathers , with wonderful designs, and are one piece that are out now... either that or you just get used to the port. Perhaps you are more aware of it than others are?

Catfish... i know how you feel. today ive been tired, working most of the day, and accidently, when helping my mum unpack her things, got two jelly soft jubes coated with suger and i ate both of them, before realising that i felt strange in my stomach. Then i remembered !! just goes to show how sometimes we can slip back, especially in the early days. i know that with those two jubes todays effort has gone . grrr... no weight loss today. i hope that its not too long before we instinctively know that we cant , no matter where we are or what we are doing. For me it was scary.. it was the first time that Id done it.. ive always been very aware when cooking. i think it was the fact that i wasnt in the kitchen that i forgot.

if the stools were black and 'tarry'' then definately talk to your dr.

this is very interesting. i live furthest south in Australia and we are subject to huge highs and lows with the barometric pressures. there is a high incidence of arthritis here in our st ate as well. So, having experienced body aches and pains from it i know how it can affect the body. its been a while for me .. just over three weeks and im still getting some gas pain... and our pressure is up and down every day. Thanks for sharing this one.

are you just on clear liquids?

yep.. ive woken up more than once about middnight. i just get up, make a cup of beef broth and then go back to bed. it works everytime.

dare i say it?? lol.

lol.. see what i mean? that should be fRiends... lol.

.fit in my60's... i accidently deleted you from my fiends list... im having some issues today. lol. sorry about that. can you send me an invite as a diet buddy on myfitness please?? and your email addy ?? im not thinking all that well , fighting the flu right now.

i know exactly what you mean. when i think about it i get nervous. its a stepp learning curve all the way. a real challenge.

i must watch out for this one. im not sure if its on our shelves or not. i dont usually have breakfast cereals. thanks for this.