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hi petit - I am a good water drinker, and am now up to about 2, 30 mins walks a day at a reasonable pace - but tummy feels wobbly and vulnerable lol I have no appetite from the throat down, but my head is confused!

thanks Ready4change and yes i am ridiculously excited about this journey and feel like after supportinf the diet industry so well in the past 20 years i have earnt the right to to eliminate this constant battle. I know it wont be easy but i want a challenge rather than a battle. Best of luck to you

Thanks Pollyanna - you too!!

Deb - for me the only cure for the wind was walking loads - slowly but often and blaming the dog a lot - obviously! Peppermint tea is meant to help with wind too hope this helps

thanks all - so glad it isn't just me - thought i might be the only person on this earth who this wont work for!

Hi Brandi - I was Banded on the same day! OMG! no one warned me how nasty those first fews days were - i couldn't even speak properly for 2 days as my breathing was so shallow. It's weird, my surgeon never mentioned the shallow breathing and shoulder pain - and i thought there was something wrong with me - thanks Gawd for these forums, Today i am mainly feeling pain around my portal - not sure will ever get used to it feels like an alien strapped to my side!! Relieved the op is over as i am sure you are - excited about what is going to be a brilliant year X Saran

Hi all - has anyone else had this experience, i got on the scales 2 days after surgery - as a motivator for the horrendous pain i was feeling and the scales said + 9lbs!!! So of course, being rationale, I threw the scales in the bin and........ bought another set, Guess what?...SAME result! I almost cried. Can anyone tell me if this is normal? I am now day 5 post op feel a lot better then trapped wind feeling in my left shoulder and chest is easing. My incisions are a bit itchy today - which i think is a good sign no? I have the same protectiveness about my stomach as when i was pregnant - really weird!!! Let me know ur post op news Sarah x

I was banded on 20th March, sticking to liquid for 2 weeks then puree for 2 them lumpy! Wierd i feel no hunger from my throat down!! Even wierder i have put on 9 lbs since the op 5 days ago whilst eating under 900 calories a day grrrrr