secretgarden38

Angel I feel you I don't feel the restriction and I'm already on my soft diet, my surgeon is also the same way; patients on Monday's or Tuesday's therefore my first fill will be in 2 weeks, I want it now

Hi everyone , well with my diet intake I was able to eat fish and mashed potatoes . My first real meal felt so good.

Also, has anybody had issue with gases I'm taking beano now but my first day back to work I was gassy all day I hope this is not permanent.

I don't feel as of yet restriction when eating, I do feel like my hunger is kicking again however I am thinking that once you have your 1st fill that is when you are going to be more restricted

Also, when eating or sometimes after does anybody get the shoulder pain? And I continue to have hiccups

Hi , I was banded on may 10th and I have been taken pills since that same day no problem, plenty of Water before and after and it should not be a problem however I have heard of people having issues, my surgeon actually wanted me to continue taking my meds as normal, my pcp said to stop them due to the diet since I suffer of diabetes 2 , I am so happy with my sugar levels the surgery is starting to pay off

My port site does not hurt at all, however I still feel weird around the area, I actually feel pretty normal so I can return to work tomorrow . Also, I am so happy I ate egg whites and grits today finally some real food. I am so nervous about doing something to the lap band that I keep switching sides to sleep, I really can sleep on my back all night that good , do any of you suffer of diabetes?

Angi,

For the meds definitely check with your pcp, because my surgeon had told me to keep on my diabetes pills however my pcp told me to be off of them for a week and then will see, I can tell you I been taking any of my pills whole and not mushed up, however I do it with plenty of Water and at least I have not had any problems. Just fine after taking them.

I can't wait to start next week with eggs, mashed potatoes . It is like the light at the end of the tunnel. With me specially the cheese addition is going to be great ; I also go back to work on Monday however I will be working on a project on my laptop for work in the weekend or today

Sorry Amy posted that before I checked the threads. Meds - yes. I had to stop taking my Tylenol extended release for my fibromyalgia because it can't be crushed. But my Blood pressure meds I just crush and Pepcid same way. The multivitamin and Calcium are chewables. I am now mixing my BP meds in yogurt just started that today. Moved up to runny grits and puréed Soup today but boy was it ever good and satisfying. Who knew I could eat 4 tbls of something and feel full lol. I initially weighed in last Monday morning fully clothed w/o shoes at my gyn's office at 270 now in nightgown down to 251 of course with nothing but liquids what would I expect! My goal weight is 140 annd I am 5'2.5" so now I have to get active. I am walking just a little need to get a good pair of walking shoes so I can be comfortable and get serious about it!

That is great nursemarti regarding all that weight loss, you are already able to eat grits, i want to as well however per my diet guideline I'm suppose to start until Monday ; can't wait to be able to eat eggs

No muscle spasms however I am trying to walk around to avoid pains or more gases, by what I have been reading walking even in small amounts helps to alleviate the shoulder pain and gases

I had to take med pain at around 5am because my stomach seem to hurt, cramps and my shoulder. Then I slept good. Popping sensation, well what I can I say that when I kept hearing noises in my stomach I would take some gas relief drops and then that worked

At first it did not let me register saying the username was taken; I came back out and tried to log in with the info and it worked hope this helps

Hi I'm Jennifer I also got banded at may 10th , I am surprised that Im almost not even wanting to take my pain meds, the surgeon said as needed

Yes milicon drops, works wonders I take them every morning or when I feel like bloated and it helps get the gas out

Today was the first day I got upper left shoulder pain however walking and rotating helped to get rid of it

For the gas what helped me was getting gas relief drops for infants, plus im taking beano, I just had my lap band surgery on May 10th these were recommended by the surgeon I had it with