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hopingtobebandedsoon

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Everything posted by hopingtobebandedsoon

  1. Thats what i did put my goal at a size 11/12 in pants not the scale weight..once im able to fit in a size 11/12 jeans i will be one happy camper!
  2. I am the same way, all though i can eat way more i still only eat a half of cup of food 3 times a day and maybe a snack..ive been working out 4 times a week it really helps me this is truely your will power part of being banded, i get my first fill july 17 hope it helps.....good luck everyone.
  3. Wow hope u r okay..i go for my first fill next week and now im getting nervous!!
  4. Im 3 1/2 weeks post op i havent had a fell yet..im still eating 1/2 cup a meal three times a day..starting last week i have really been hungry those small meals or just not enough..im going off of pure will power...help me here is this what ive been hearing is bander hell?
  5. i had my surgery june 18th me and my husband has had sex several time but now it seems like im so tight each time like im a virgin all over again, anyone else experience this?
  6. Everyone doc seems to be different. because i was told liquids 1 week post op 1week soft foods 2 weeks semi solids then solid foods, so i say do what your doctor tells u cause we all know all doctors tells us different...good luck
  7. I havent even had my first fill yet, guess its still possible to get stuck huh???
  8. i think i may have gotten food stuck today, does it feel like somethings stuck in your chest or throat? i didnt slime but i did vomit, i was banded june 18..so does it sound like i was stuck to you all, cause i really dont know how i feel...
  9. i had those same feelings im 3 weeks post op 23 pounds down and loving my band already...it will get better good luck to ya.
  10. Good everything is going ok so far,welcome to the banded world..im 11 days post op and really have had no complaints so far loving my band already!
  11. i was able to work out a week after surgey as tolerate per my surgeon!
  12. how do you know when your food isnt moving through the band and stuck? im newly banded 11 days post op
  13. thnks everyone i love this site everyone is so good at responding
  14. i am 11 days post and notice that one of my incisions is kind of hard is this something that is normal, anyone experience this also?
  15. Yes it will get better the first 3 to 4 days was very hard but it will get better before long u will be use to the shakes and wont think about food, i just kelp telling myself its a mind thing and it got so much better, hang in there u can do it!!
  16. im 10 days post op and eating soft foods i am able to eat a 1/2 cup of food per meal some days, anyone have back pain after eating? is this a sign that im full?
  17. I am 9 days post op and doing everything my doc tells me to, ive heard that eating fast can cause slips, what r others thing im trying to avoid any complications with my band!
  18. i felt full to after drinking the first couple of days but by day 5 i was good, i just take really small sips!
  19. I am so excited between my 1 week pre op and 1 week post op liquid diet i lost 20 pounds, i am so ready to start working out and using my tool, also excited i start soft foods today!!!
  20. i was told i could shower the day after surgery just let the water and soap run down your belly and dont take a bath for 3 to 4 weeks.
  21. today makes 5 days since my surgery i dont have alot of stomach pain, but woke up this morning with lower back pain, anyone have this?
  22. i am 5 days post op, the pain is mainly goin but today woke up with lower back pain, anyone else experience this?

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