missymobaby

Just got back from my 2 week post op and since surgery ive lost 13 pounds!!!! I can now move to mushu foods!!! I may truly have lost a little more because im bloated from being on my monthly!!! They said everything looks great and to not focus on calories yet just protein. I feel so good about myself right now.

Well, as the title says, I started my period over the weekend. Sorry if it's TMI but it's facts. I have absolutely NO energy and I am 12 days post op. I am so sick of protein shakes, soup, sf jello and sf popsicles I could scream! I go to Dr. on Friday for my 2 week post op and i'm supposed to get moved to mushies then. Surely that will help! Wont it? I'm really having second thoughts on what I have done to myself. I want FOOD so bad! I am not a good one to go without food while on my period at all. Any one have any suggestions or even words of encouragement? A lady down the hall who knows about the surgery said I look like I'm melting cause I've lost weight. I don't know how much because I don't have a scale at home but I hope she's saying that being true and not just trying to perk my mood. Hate this:( Just want to whine and cry but i can't because I did this to myself.

So im 10 days post op and had been feeling decent. Today i was getting up off the couch and felt excruciating pain at port site and it felt like it popped or something. Now im really sore. What could have happened? Did my port flip or detatch? Please pray neither of those happened.

I was banded aug 23 and feel the same way! I want to sink my teeth into something also. And i cant stand much more of the shakes and strained soup is about to drive me nuts!!!! I feel you, Jason, i do.

Lol no def not pregnant. Thats been fixed for 15 yers. Lol

I am still on liquids so they wont let me have yogurt. I dont think im hungry at least it doesnt feel like it. I feel better now not as nauseous but now my port is bothering me and last night ibwas picking stuff up off the floor and dont know if that has anything to do with any of this.

Im 8 days post op and today i woke up nauseous with pain on port side. Dont know why im sick to my stomach havent cheated off the liquids or anything. Any ideas or has anyone else had sick feelings for no reason?

Thats thebonly pain meds i was given

......am I sore I was banded on Aug. 23 so I'm 6 days out and I thought since I just have a desk job I wouldn't have any problems but was I wrong. I guess all the up and down and sitting in my chair vs. relaxing/reclining has made my surgery area SORE. Not the stitches but my inside muscles. Haven't had pain pills for about 2-3 days now but I think tonight before bed I might have to take one. Coming back to work might have actually been good for me because it has forced me to do more than being at home laid up afraid I'll do too much! I've only had a couple (right after and a day after surgery) of "Oh my gosh, what have I done to myself" moments so that's good. Still trying to get Protein in. I'm working on my second 20grms now. Not easy, let me tell ya! Not easy for me with the Water either. But I'll keep trying. Now that I've tackled my first day back to work, SURELY the 2nd day wont be so bad. Will it ? Love this site, it has so much information and people are so helpful and nice. Ohh and the air/gas seems to be MUCH better today. Still feel it, but not like before so for that I'm thankful

Yeah im not using a straw they just said that as a reference. I know i cant use a straw.

I finally went to the store ans got some tomato soup and it tasted SO good. Got different soups instead of broths ans now hopefully i can get thru til i get moves to mushies which sould be sept 7. Also drank some skim milk without protein and it tasted yummy too. I did fine on the protein pre surgery but juat cant seem to gwt it down post surgery.

Im not hungry but know i need to get protien and fluids in. Thats my only concern. I have to call dr in the morning to schedule my 2 week appt to get stitches removed and will be asking more questions regarding what i can have. They said if u xan drinknit thruba straw u can have it. Well i can drink a lot of things thru a straw so im asking about sf pudding and oatmeal and stuff like that.

Ok so i had surgery on aug 23 so im only 3 days post op but im already sick of the liquod post op diet. Im on full liquids and while i am not hungry one bit im trying to get fluids in. Im drinking water and water with crystal light, have beef broth and chicken broth, skim milk with protein added and sf jello and sf popsicles. I am not doing well on protein. Is there ANYTHING else i can have or do. Liquids are pretty limited cause i dont know what else to do. Suggestions?

Wow maximus!! You guys r awesome getting banded the same day. Who is taking care of whom?? Glad all is going well. Im feeling better since ive been hone from the music fest and has rested and taken my meds. I know everyone heals differently. Glad that we all have this site to go to for referwnce, venting, and encouragement. Everyone keep up the good work!!!!

So i had surgery on aug 23 and today my church put on an outdoor music festival and i went ans even though i sat most of the time and only walked a little i am exhausted and sore. I probably shouldnt have stayed the whole 5 hours. Just took pain meds and about to go to bed. Guess im not as young as i used to be. It did feel wonderful to tae a shower today thoufh.

Sore but each day better

I had surgery yesterday and have the chest pain also. I think they said its from the air they inflate us with. It gets better. At least mine is. Its still there but better. Now i just mainly have the pain in my abdomen like ive been punched a million times.

Oh and apparently they repaired a hernia i didnt know i had.

So i was banded yesterday:/ my abdomen is so sore. My left shoulder is killimg me from the air they pumped but its better than yesterday. Im trying to drink, well sip, but not wanting anything at all. Im tired of laying on my back but when i lay on my sides it feels like my stitches are pulling. Ready to be pain free and able to get on with thia journey.

So, I go in tomorrow morning at 7a.m.!!! I'm really starting to get nervous now. I have confidence in my surgical team and more importantly, in GOD, that I"ll be just fine but still have the jitters. I know that's normal. But wondering what to expect after surgery. Will I REALLY feel sore? Just so many things going on in my mind but I know by this time tomorrow I'll be banded and on my way to a healthier, skinnier, me. Don't know if I'll feel ok to get on here tomorrow but can't wait to share my experience later this week. Prayers are appreciated from all:)

So I had my final pre-op appt. yesterday before my sugery next Thursday, the 23rd, and I have lost 11lbs. since July 2!!!!!!! I was so excited and very emotional!!! I couldn't believe it! It really makes this liquid diet and the exercise all worth it. Gives me motiviation to continue on. However, my mother and my friend both asked that since I could lose on my own if I was still going to go forward w/ getting the band. I, of course, told them YES because that tool will only help me. The main reason I lost was due to liquid diet. I still need that tool to tell me when I'm full and to help. Still ecstatic over the 11lbs It felt amazing getting on the scale. Never felt that before when getting on the scale. Usually numbers went up or stayed the same but never DOWN!!!! Ahhhhhhh I can do this!!!

not diabetic

My dr. doesn't require a pre-op diet but wanted to do one anyway to ensure a less fatty liver and ensure a smooth procedure. So I've been doing protein shake for breakfast and lunch and the first night did chicken broth but last night decided I would do still no sugar/carbs and ate dinner of 1/2 c unsweetened applesauce and a boiled egg and a grilled piece of pork w/ no bbq sauce.

So day 3 of my pre-op diet and I think I'm having carb/sugar withdrawls. This morning as I was at my little blender from GNC mixing up my