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Thanks.soooo much!! Im failing!!!! Xoxo ashley

I live in Lees Summit..:-) banded may 1 ..by dr malley..definitely need a buddy..or 2 or 10..lol... Blessings...ashley....email me..labeauemma@yahoo.com

Thank you for your responses....they are both extremely helpful....i really appreciate the advice and intend to follow it!! Xoxo

I was banded may 1 of this year...im only down 10 pounds...ive gotten 7 fills and one unfill..i was so tight i couldnt even drink water....since that unfill last month ...she only took out about a half a cc....i have eaten non stop...i eat until im miserable!! I dont think i need a fill, i just need to get my.cravings.under control....also i have a friend whose band..after 2 yrs..has eroded and she became very very sick and is having it removed tomorrow....i dont want that to happen to me. I read that over eating with the band can cause that. Please give me some advice on how to eat...it's like ive lost all focus ...thank you all so much!

Hey fellow bandsters..i hope you all are well!! This is mybproblem...we are on vacation..i havent eaten much because anytime i eat or.drink i have to run to the bathroom with diarreaha.and my tummy is bloated qnd big..i got a fill a.week before we left and was doing grea...t..i have 8ccs in my band which holds 14 ccs..i was banded may 1st. And have lost around 12 pounds.....i just took some pepto...this has been happening for 3 days...any advice??

What is "PBing"??

Im getting my first fill.tomorrow....sooooo excited because i have been eating a lot lately as i have no restriction...my surgery was 7 weeks ago today....

Anyone have theirs.done by dr malley here on KC?? He did mine on monday..may 1st......

Im sooooo sorry you've had a bad experience!! To everyone else..im glad you are all happy with dr mally and dr fearing. So far they have been wonderful to me...especially their nurses...always call me back with an ans to my questions...and Linda ..front desk..is awesome too!! I have mybfirst fill june 13th and i just can't wait!!! I am scheduled for a fill every 2 weeks for 6 weeks....im just sooo ready to lose some weight!!! Happy day everyone!!! Xoxo ashley

Ok..totally freaking out here....all of a sudden i can eat anything and everything!!! Last night i ate an ENTIRE thin crust medium veggie pizza from dominoes...i am craving everything carbs...i dont get my first fill until june 13....any advice?????

Wow!! This is just what i needed to hear....i am getting depressed too as i am 3weeks post op and feel like eating eberything in sight. And have been!!! Im soooo ready for my fill but now i see that i still have to fight the cravings and the urge to over eat....i love this support forum and i sincerely wish all of us great success on this journey!!!!! Xoxo

I am sooooo sorry!!! I am experiencing horrible pain in mybleft ribs...its just awful...i know its the gas but it sure feels like broken ribs...i cant even take deep breaths....just taking lots of simethicone and walking!!! Please let us know when you are feeling better..i will pray for you and myself. Lol..xoxo

I hope everyone is doing well!! I have to say that after feeling great..i am MISERABLE now...I am 10 days post op and habing a lot of trouble with digestion... My drs nurse said ghat it isbpart of the healing process for some patients and for me to to go ahead and advance my diet to include some fish amd soft steamed veggies and to try a product called Phayzime....amd of course to walk walk walk...and no dairy....jist walked 30 mins on treadmill....trying to pass gas ..lol..... Hope it all helps!! I hate this big, hard distended belly!! Xoxo

Hey everyone. :-). Ok..i have been following my drs instructions to the letter...i am on liquids and pureed food of today...so far i mainly drink 2 protein shakes with 27 g of protein each..i use body fortress from walmart...i add 1/4 banana....plus sugar free jello and now today some cream of rice....my problem is that my tummy looks like a basketball...im very bloated...still have very loose bms...i feel soooo bloated and uncomfortable..plus the scalr says ive gained 4 pounds after losing 16... Any advice??? Xoxo

Thank you all very much!!! I will up my walking and do the other things suggested....i just hate this feeling because i actually have felt great since right after surgery....thought i had escaped the painful gas stage ...guess it just hit me later... Cant wait til the healing stage is over...nest of luck everyone!!! Xoxo

Hi everyone....im 5days post op..and feeling great for the most part...the only discomfort i have is after eating...(.liquids.) .and drinking water...my tummy gets so distended and i look preggo....will that go away??? If so when?? I did walk on the treadmill for 30 mins tonite to see if that would help....any advice?? Is it gas?? Thanks....blessings to all. Xoxk

Sorry..

Hey everyone....i was banded on monday may 1st...on liquid diet of course but encourged to get a protein shake in....i did just that..i was able to drink 8 oz slowly only to have diarreah like 5 mins after if finished the shake....ummmm is that normal??? By the way..aside from that and being sore i feel great!! Xoxo

60 pounds lost is AMAZING!!!! MAY i ask.what your starting weight was??? Congrats ajd keep up the goos work!!! Xoxo

Thanks for the advice!! Today i am day 4 post op and i cannot believe how overnight i became soreness free!!! I even slept on my side last nite!! I feel great!! The only bad thing is the disgusting smelling gas....soooooo foul!!! Hope thT stops soon..lok

I meant to mention that the dr repaired my hiatel hernia too...would that make me sore??

Today has been the worst day as far as feeling bloated and gassy....i drank too much water too fast i guess cause ive been very uncomfortable since..even eating a popsicle makes me miserable.....the gas x strips have become my best friend....i know i am in the healing stage but when will this bloat/ gassy feeling go away?? Thanks all. Xoxo

Hey lisa!!!! Im doing great!! Just super sore and itchy....xoxo

Hey everyone :-). I had my lapband yesterday and today i am soooooo sore...my neck..tummy...ribs ..back. AND i have a tummy ache....maybe too much sugar free jello?? How long should the soreness last??? Thanks

Ok...so i am sooooo sore where my port is...i feel like i did 1000 crunches. Lol...oyher than that i feel great! I seemed to have escaped the horrible gas i was expecting.....i plan on neing on this site a lot. I've already learned so much by reading ya'lls posts...very thankful for this forum!!! I do havr a question: can i have a protein shake yet. Or do i have to wait 4 days??? Thank u all so much!! Oh ps...my weight before pre op diet was 264... Wt day of surgery 254. I am 5'8 and my goal wt is 150....xoxo