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Pork is not a mushy, it is a solid. Mushy foods : Refried Beans oatmeal Cream of Wheat Scrambled eggs Cottage cheese Hummus anything you have to really chew is a solid

Yes cranberry juice is considered a clear liquid

Drink lots of cranberry juice between now and your surgery. Cranberry juice works great for bladder infections

I'm happy for you Vines, Good for you not letting the scale dictate your success with your band. It's eye opening to see all fo the changes we go through , not just what thescalesays. Thanks for posting it, maybe more will be like you and not get discouraged when they do not see thesclae moving i nthedownward direction. My sclae had not moved in a long time but everyday the same people who see me all the time keep asking if I havelost more weight. Evewn though thesclae is not moving my body is changing and I'm losing inches which to me is much more important then what thesclae reads.

Nykee The first 6 weeks is all about healing not about weight loss. Eat whatever mushy foods you want. Eat whenever you feel hungry, notthink you are hungry but truly hungry. The band is with you for a very long time now, you have therest of your life to work with the band..right now is the time to focus on healing. ANy weight you lose during the first 6 weeks is a bonus. I did not exercise until afterthe first 6 weeks. I wanted to make sure my incisions were all healed and my port was secured in as well as my band. I did notwant any concerns of my port flipping or my band slipping. It is also normal to be able to eat alot, you have no fill yet, the fills arewhat make you eat less. The band is designed to be filled to work at its best capacity. So it is normal to not lose weight wqithout a fill and to be able to eat anything and everything without a fill. Dont get doscouraged if you see a slight gain when you transition from mushy to solids, that is normal and to be expected. Dont weigh everyday either, sure sign to sabatoge yourself if you do, you wil drive yourself batty. Good Luck

When is your vacation? When do you get to start solids? If you are on solids while on vacation you can eat anything..a healthier choice is always better however.

Muffin, great detective work I know it holds true for me, If I eat carbs in the morning I crave more carbs and am hungry all day long, same goes with sugar for me. I keep my carbs and sugar intake to a minimum and only eat them late in the day so I do not graze all day. More Protein, less carbs & sugar keep my hunger under control.

Shoulder pain is most likely where the gas has settled. Walk Walk Walk....it is thebest medicine.

I was banded by Dr. Ortiz also..I had gas pains. Walking is the best medicine. Walk as much as you can. Lying down doing nothing makes it worse. Heating pad also helped me as well as Gas X but walking first and foremost!

I was told not to exercise until the 6 weeks post op..for 2 reasons, 1. to make sure Iam healed and that band has anchored in and my port incision has a chance to build up scar tissue to avoid a flip 2. To make sure I was on solids and have enough calories to work out. They did not want me working out while on liquids. You have the rest of your life to exercise, get healed first.

The good thing now versus pre band is you are realizing you are eating totally out of emotional stress and anguish.. Now the hard part..to not give in to stress or frustration. You are in control, no body else. ....do not let the moods, actions , words etc.. of others make you deviate from your plan and your motivation . Then they win and you lose. Screw all of those people with their attitudes, words and threats. You are a stronger person then that...Take back the control! Keep telling yourself I'm not going to binge today because of someone else's actions! I'm going to be strong and do this for me. I deserve this.

Very hard to find a US doc who does fills on the Swedish Band or any other band other then the Inamed band they are out there but far and few between.

Lou, it is very hard to stretch your pouch with no fill so dont worry there, also you will have a hard time feeling any kind of restriction eating those softer foods. For me alot of my restriction comes with the foods I eat, solid Proteins like chicken ,beef etc..give me great restriction but softer foods like cheese sliced lunch meats, mashed potatoes offer me no restriction. Restriction also comes from getting your fills which you have no fill so it isd quite normal ot not feel restriction If you feel there is an emitional eating problem, go and tal kto someone find theanswers. It is true we must do some of the work with the band to be successful. We do have to changesome of our ways,, no doubt about it, the band is no magic wand and the lbs do not fall off. Hang in there maybe once you start getting your fills your eating habits will change . I know for me when I am filled just right my obsession for food goes away, it is great! Even if I feel the urge to ea the crap food the bestthing is with my current fill level I dont eat much of it. You are not a faliure, you will succeed. DONT GIVE UP!

From all I have seen and heard Dr. Ortiz has a beautiful facility in Cancun. I had my surgery with Dr. Ortiz in TJ and was very pleased. I was able to have my husband stay in the same room with me the enitre time other then when I was in for surgery. Even at his new facility in TJ my husband was able to stay overnight with me in my room.

If it were me I would not go on any jerky rides. It would be my fear my port would flip since I have not healed all the way from surgery. This is just what I would do.

Yes this may be the case on theYahoo boards but I can assure you that each and everyone of the moderators on this board do not work for any Dr's and that is a fact! I'm not even a moderator and I know it to be true. Once you are here long enough youwill see for yourself that none of the moderators here work for any Dr. Hell one of the moderators here doesnt even like her original Dr!

I had bouts of nausea post op for thefirst 2 weeks too

Sending you ((((BIG HUGS))) Babs! Hope each day gets easier and easierfor you. Just think of the end result, flat tummy and tight thighs YAHOO!!!

Prettyone, what Dr. might that be that you are referring to? I'm curious because the moderators here need to be aware of it if that is truly the case and take care of the situation

That is great news, you are doing a fantastic job, Congratulations to you. I'm very happy for you Keep it up!

Im fortunate all 3 of my boys ages 17, 13, 11 are skinny as rails, and tall they are built like their father and have his metabolism

The pain in your back could be gas,many bandstrers experience that either in their shoulders or back soon after surgery. It is trapped, the best way to get rid of it is to walk walk walk.. and yes it should be getting better but you had the Jello episode that aggravated things, which most likely caused more swelling in the area that was all ready swollen

It is most likely pain from the swelling from surgery. I had that heavy pain in my chest, sternum and diaphram for a couple of weeks after surgery. As theswelling subsides it gets better, but you most likely irritated youresophagus during your episode last night, so stay on those liquids which could make the pain seem worse. If your band slipped this soon out of surgery, you would most likely not be able to get anything down without vomiting it back up, my guess is you are still very swollen and more som from the episode

Great Job, Congratulations, It definately pays to not weigh everyday It is so nice to see such downward movement in the sclae knowing you have not weighed in a long time

Your 8 weeks post op Its early in this journey, don't fret. A flipped port is no big deal if that is the case for you, it gets fixed , you get filled and move on. Try not to let the bumps in the road discourage you. It has been 15 motnhs for me and in that time I had esophagitis for 3 weeks in November ( liquids only) then in April I had bowel obstruction and had to be unfilled for 2 months and had to have surgery for my bowel obsrtuction. Things happen dont lose your focus, it will take time but you will get there , remember this is not a race, it is a lifelong journey. The weight is never going to fall of sorry to have to say that but it is the truth. , it will come off slowly and gradually when your filled right and doing the right things. Hang in there, DONT GIVE UP! A question though, if your Dr. does her fills under flouro, didnt she not know she hit the port on your first fill? This is why they use flouro to see the port. Does she not use barium after the fill to see the barium flowing through the opening after she fills you to see if it worked?