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HI, Just wanted to post to all the females out there about Birth Control. I currently take a pill and although it is very small, I am worried at some point I will need to stop talking them. Has anyone not been able to continue taking BC orally after being filled a couple of times. I have only been banded 3 weeks and am supposed to have my first fill on Sept 24. Im not too worried about my first couple of fills just curious how some woman have dealt with this situation. Now that i am banded I especially do not want to get pregnant. I have a 6 year old son and we hope to be "trying" next november 2013. I want to really be selfish over the next year and focus on my weightloss before having another baby! Thoughts?

Thanks ladies.. I start puréed food tomorro, cottage cheese, oatmeal, eggs etc. Is this weird I am so excited to be able to eat this LOL! Seriously... I've all ready planned out what I'm eating and I can tell you how excited I am, but also just to be able to join the family at the dinner table without a bowl of soup in front of me. One step at a time!

Morning everyone! Just wanted to check in and say hi and thanks goodness it's the weekend, well long weekend for all the Canadian peeps. I was banded on 20-Aug and I feel good. The port incision is still tender but otherwise I went back to work after the first week and am feeling more and more like myself everyday. So my nutritionist has advised me of plan to for the first 5 weeks after surgery which is great. I'm currently on the full liquid stage until 4-Sept which consists of soup and protein shakes! Good god the thought of soup makes me sick to my stomach. I suppose that's how much I've eaten over the last week and a half. As of Wednesday I move on to the puréed stage for a week then soft foods for a week. Which means as of 19-Sept I can eat solids again. Seriously I'm not complaining and am following the rules but just wanted to he ideas as to how everyone has handled eatin so much of something until it makes you sick? I also haven't been drinking as much protein shakes as I should be I can only committ to 2 on a good day 3. I suppose I only have a couple of days left to deal with the soup situation.... Ideas?

Thanks for the tips!

M sure this has been discussed, but has anyone experienced hair loss after bein banded? I hear some stuff about that then heard of some youtubers and their use of Biotin. Anyone try it? I'm lookin for chewables?

I'm so confused how can you eat regular foods already? It's only been a week right? Can you be healed in that amount of time. I have 4 stages to go through. Day 2-5 fuilds, 1.5 weeks of full liquids, 1 week puréed food, 1 week soft foods then solid foods. I would be very careful what your eating just for your sake. I mean they stitch the band to your stomach I can't image those stiches like the ones on te outside are completely healed. Just be careful. I to be honest felt hunger for the first time today and am also to eat only 1/4 to 1/2 of food at a time.

Hey nayelli, I was banded on Monday soninguess that makes day 5. I completely understand how you feel. I was not hingreyvatvall the first 3 days. In fact I had to force myself to have at least 1 Protein shake a day. And the first one took about 4 hours to drink. Today is day 5 and I felt my first real hunger sign. Today I actually was able to have 3 Protein shakes and a bowl of Soup. Everyday gets easier.

I'm on day 5 and finally went yesterday but (this is too much info) is all water pretty much. Given I haven't eaten very much other than a bowl of soup and protein shakes I suppose there is not Much to come out. Today I went again and it was the same reaction just water! I suppose once I start added things into my diet agin things will regulate.

Hey peeps I defiantly am an avid gum chewer. I was banded on Monday and just wanted to get thoughts on chewing gum this soon.

Thanks ladies it is just so uncomfortable I feel like I have to burp and I can feel the air travel up an down. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day!

I everyone. I was banded yesterday and I feel like something is sitting in my chest but it feels more like air. Im thinking gas and in trying to walk as much as possible. It's just really uncomfortable. I try to burp but that doesn't seem to want to work as I just can't. I have the Gas-X chewables and I'm not entirely sure they work just yet.

I'm also in Ontario and banded yesterday!

Hi everyone. Thank you so much for all of your prayers! I'm home now an officially banded. Everything went according to plan. I actually feel as good as I think I'm supposed to. Very much on drugs right now but I'm good. I look forward to posting and receiving lots of information and becoming part of the family!

Hey everyone! Anyone in Canada? Banded or being banded?