Debbie3sons

We bandsters are all explovise in one form or another , I just hate that after I drink or eat it happens A LOT so I think everbody I know that knows me is used to it or they have excepted it so it will come & go I try to muffle the sound though lol but sometimes it's like a rattling muffler when I walk and know it doesn't stink , so I joke and say my s--- don't stink lol, but sometimes we have air bubbles that have to get out of are bands.

If I knew how to upload the pics I would maybe you can tell me how I even tried to post a pic from my sons 4 g phone but I Really don't know how, I am very computer illarate so please make it detailed how to so I can post thankyou Debbie3sons

I had to be on clear liquids the first week , or just broth , at least that's what the Papers the Doctor gave me said and so did He then I could do a little juice watered down , I don't know if your Doctor gave you the lapband diet but you can look it up on line and print it out also maybe it will help.

There r no dumb questions on this site as we all get used to the life style of eating and changing r bodies , yes u do lose weight at the begining cause most Doctors put u on a restricted diet , then some stick to the restricted diet and some ease into a more substance way of eating , I gained a little after surgery then I plateaued for a couple of weeks , then by my fourth fill I REALLY noticed a different on how much I could eat my Surgeon waits 2-3 weeks before each fill at frst he waited a month to give me my first fill so I could heal I went from 276 in july to 226 in Jan , just remember ever body is diffrent and this site is very helpful , remeber there r no dumb questions on this site and if their is something we can't really help with then u can always ask ur Doctor to make sure.

Every Body is diffrent some may never need a fill while others need more and others need less u will know when u r , I just had my 4th fill bout two weeks ago and I now can only eat the small amount before that stuck feeling starts to come over so I stop and then I know not to eat any more and I seem to be fine , but my head hunger is still there but I know it's not stomache hunger otherwise I will make my self sick.

My Surgeon also said nooooooooooooo carbonated drinks not even if it's water , he also said not to shake the fizz out or let it go flat then think I can drink it , and I used to drink a LOT of soda I really didn't care for sparkling cider or sparkling water , but soda was really hard to quit but I hd to in order to be banded and after I didn't want it anymore cause I want to be at goal weight and be able to walk without being out of breath or having to walk with a cane , I have acomplihed at least two out of the three , I can breath again and have been off a cane for bout 3 month's now and people realy pay attention when u have these problems cause their noticing I am walking better and not breathing heavy or having to stop short distances , so all this is making a difference.

I had a high bmi I was banded Sept 2012 but I have always had thyroid issues since I was 17 , it went away for a while after I had my first child in 83, then right before I was banded I went thru all the test and my inactive thyroid had came back so I am still taking the medication untill I hit goal weight , yes it's been slow however when I hit the goal weight I am going to have my pcp order labs & get a full physcial to see if it has gotten any better , I weighed 276 in july I am now at 226 and still hoping to lose more I am not rushing it tho cause I don't want the weight back on , so when I get to my goal u see I said when , then I will ask for the lab work, and my weight really flucuates no matter how healthy I eat and how much protein I get, hopefully this helped .

Wow u go girl awsome for u , now I and others know we can do it u celebrate with a piece of ur fav dish weather it be surgar free or ,protein or non fat lol i'll be there some time , so I just want to thank u for the talks on the forum and the updates .

The two weeks are awful but I was able to eat a very lite salad at night with ground turkey and lemon juice for dressing , but I did it , however I was grumpy and didn't want to be around anyone cause I felt like the cartoons wher if I looked at a person I wanted to just chew them up lol also it seemed like every commercial on t v was about food or I would have to smell what they we're cooking so that didn't help but I did make it through , it's rough at first but you get thru it if u really want just follow the post op receipes and what the surgeon says and u will b alright .

Did the Surgeon fix or talk to about A hiatial hernia , I know I didn't even know I had one till My surgeon said he was going to repair it , so when he did my band he also did the hiatial hernia now I don't get heartburn and I don't have the pain I used to in my pelvic region , I also don't gag at a word my kids or anyone would say which was( coagulition ) I don't know why but I would gag and sometimes even vomit if anyone used that word , now I can deal with it and it doesn't boter me , maybe u should talk with the surgeon that did ur band and ask him cause who knows what could be causing it , well as I have said before this is just a suggestion also let the band surgeon know what u can keep down and what u can't , then go from there I hope this was helpful .

There is Support group in Orange County at Chapman Hospital I think ther is also one at U C I in Orange county by the Block , I do know there is one that meets at Placentia Linda I think either once a week or once a month u can find info if u go to Dr. Oliaks site even if he is not ur surgeon, I didn't know so many people we're that close to myself I have been looking for a support group I live in Lahabra , down by Brea Calif most people hear of Brea , but not Lahabra I am also real close to Fillerton ,Calif wow hope we can maybe find or get a group going, would be nice.

Just goes to show we are all different and unique in our own ways , your wife sounds like a petite little woman , wow I just want to be at 135 lbs and I would be happy and she is only a 122 lbs . well good for both of u still going through this together somewhat for us bandsters it's just a lot harder than the norm that's why I said unique lol

Just keep in mind MODERATION is key and only take a few bites also chew every piece very slow , please don't over do it unless u want to be in pain and of cours we feel guilty after we eat it , but then we just get back on track so remember where u were before the band and where u want to be after the band, this is just a suggestion u know u and I know me I have a 14cc band and have 91/2 cc filled in it till this Wed. then I think I am going to ask the Surgeon to fill my tire a bit more .

Did u ask if they had any that we're sugar free or low in Calories or high in protein I love peanutbutter cookies or the coconut ones but I know it's a no no for me so I try to keep frozen yougurt & nuts around so I can get my sweet & salty I mean either sugar free or non fat frozen yougurt cause then I think it's Ice cream and I can have some fruit & nuts with it yumm so good but I don't think I will buy any girl scout cookies of course if I did I would just say to the hose ther's cookies and they would be gone in 60 seconds so I wouldn't have any trouble cause I wouldn't get any lol like most sweets in my house Oh did I mention I have teen age boys.

Put lots of pillows behind u to help u out & when u start to feel uncomfortable then move one by oone or if sitting up haelps u sleep better then do that a lot of us had the same problem and make sure ur taking ur pain medicine the Doc gave u it will help u sleep also I know my liquid helped me so I hope what I said might help .

Execellent I bet u can't believe it when u look at ur own pics I bet u just have a big grin from ear to ear and u deserve to be smiling keep it up in Feb. it will be 6 months for me and I just keep trying so thank you for the before and after pics.

Thank you for posting this up I for one appreciate the info and support from positive people on here , I have not been able to find a support group close to where I live so I appreciate this site as it has helped me so thankyou .

Listen to these people , but don't think u ever get rid of the gas some of us r pro at belching specially after we eat or before so let it out and don't hold back , some of get stuck episodes and can't stop belching for bout 5 to 10 min so just take it easy but do try to wlk maybe around for 5-10 min and see if it helps , after surgery that's why they make u walk cause they fill r bellys with air dutring the procedure so keep on belching just wait til u get the other gas lol sometimes , but try to take the suggestions they help.

Post as urs just makes me work even harder and now I know I can be there in a year , so THANK YOU much hopefully I will be at my goal weight in a year or less also I stopped using my cane bout two months now and people r starting to ask oh no more cane so they r noticing , well deserved u look good keep it up .

Please keep posting I love to laugh and everytime I read ur post I crack up so I geuss I am using some musles to exercise lol I heard laughter u also burn calories so please keep it up.

Lol do u have a belt to tighten up the shirt or just pull it back so u and us can see how big the shirt is on u now I know my bra straps r starting to slip off my shoulders and I have a favorite pair of shorts but I can no longer wear them outside cause I might offend the neighbors if they fall while i'm walking , I like that u have lost 80 lbs , I was banded in Sept and have lost 50 , so hopefully I can do it u have given me more hope thanks I have 91/2 ccs in my big 14 ccs band so maybe I will get more of a fill when I go to the Docs again cause he is really good with me , he even asked me at our last appt if I wanted 3ccs or 1/ 1/2 ccs or just a half cause I was doing good , a few stuck episodes and only one slime so I guess that is o k , well good for u anyway and thankyou again for posting I like to read thes cause it REALLY gives me hope and helps me,

I know the feeling right before I eat my stomach gurgles then after I eat abut a 1/2-1 hr. later I have to let go from the gas that builds up lol so I try to stay far away from people cause It just comes & goes lol it has a mind of it's own it seems like , but I am good after that and full for the 4-5 hrs. after I eat , but I do know that I am losing so something is working.

I see it took almost 2 yrs for u , however , u did it and that's what counts I really can't stand the plateaus but I,m trying to deal with them but I like all the positive and I bet u REALLY HAPPY as we all r for u and it gives us banders hope , so I want to thank u for ur up & down stories good for u , now hopefully it will be my turn in a year or should I say by Sept of 2013 lol I am not sure I need a fill cause I am getting full quicker and seem to b full for 4-5 hrs so iI guess it's working.

Right above one of my incisions my bra hits so it feels like I have to itch and adjust all the time and it's right above my port whichis a little to the side and mine is a front closure , but for the first 2 months I wore a sport bra so I wouldn't have anything irritating me but now it's just once in a while and untill I get to my goal weight I am trying not to buy any clothes , however I have lost 50lbs n 5 months and my bra straps do slip off my shoulders lol so I adjust., just like I'm adjusting to losing weight and eating.

I don't have the acid reflux or gerd any more since the Surgeon put the band in & repaired my Hiatial Hernia so I Haven't had this problem any more I am so glad cause I was tired of living on tums or prilosec and my pcp even had to prescribe a little pill to help with it before it was done cause I had it like evey night just thought I woild let u know , now I'm so glad I don't have to worry abut the burning sessation.