asr2468

Hi everyone my name is Alana, I am from rockland, ny and am using dr Rivera. I go into surgery Monday for Lapband! I'm nervous and excited !!!

Hi fellow January bandsters! I haven't been on in forever! I'm down about 53 pounds! I love Lapband life!!! I (knock on wood) haven't thrown up or had a stuck episode. I was filled at surgery to 3 cc and maybe up for a fill next Friday. Hope everyone is well!

Hi all! I'm a little over 3 weeks out of surgery and in about a week and a half I go in for a phase change and I'm meeting with the nurse practitioner as well. I have a few questions the first is in order to actually gauge if your in the green zone or before you get a fill do u have to be on solid food? I was filled at surgery to 3ccs and am on soft food right now. Secondly, as far as restriction goes I've lost about 24 pounds since surgery and can tolerate my 1 meal a day of 3 oz of Protein and 2 shakes... My question is I eat but am able to control the amount I eat. While I'm eating I never get to a point where my band tells me I'm done I actually tell it . I kinda act like I better stop now because in an hour I may regret this. I'm eating all the right stuff but am not sure if I'm supposed to make sure I get the 3 oz in or tell myself that was enough and stop. Today I actually used a scale to portion out 3 oz of tuna and when I looked at the amount I thought omg that's a lot! I ate slow but wanted to see if I could tolerate the amount recommended by the doctor. Of course I did not force myself to eat it but 2 hours later I'm ok... But if I had had 1 oz I could have told myself I was fine... Does this have anything to do with needing a fill? I do stay full or am really not hungry but have no signals except for an hour after ( as I've learned) I could get nauseous so that's why I kinda tell myself that's enough the nausea only happened once now that I tell myself ur done... Any advice?

One of may fav foods and one I'm allowed on my soft food phase are eggs. However I went to the diner and ordered 2 scrambled eggs but ate about 1/3 of an egg. About an hour later I had a dull pain as if I had taken to big if bites that subsided another hour after. Prior to this, last Thursday, I had a hard boiled egg which I made into an egg salad... An hour later I became soooooo nauseous not vomiting but way nauseous... I'm wondering if eggs are something that I'm not able to tolerate with my new lap stomach:) just wondering if anyone else had this or has advice.. I'm just a bit surprised that eggs are something I would have trouble with.

So it's not that I'm going to feel the full I felt preband its the being satisfied on the correct portion and what the right things? Why do people say the soft stops let them know they're finished? I don't have that?

I absolutely agree with u and I too struggled quite a bit w my emotions and facing the true addiction I had w food. I'm only on soft foods I'm 3 weeks out from surgery and at my phase change I was totally disappointed by the realization of only getting 1 meal back a day as appose to 3. I felt duped... And then realized a). I can't even eat more than one meal of actually food right now and . Trying to assume what the next food allowed is is what got me into this issue w food. Ill be the first to admit that now I see I have an unhealthy emotional attachment t to food, and together my band and myself are dealing with it. I left the dr office on my phase change mad that they hasn't prepared me for what the stages of healing are.. Mad at myself for not realizing to ask... And really mad that this mental game was all about food I'm not even hungry for and forgetting that in 2 weeks I had lost 20 pounds! I'm only 3 days out from that phase change and those feelings and I've realized I don't need to know the next phase.. When it comes it comes (march 5). What is more important are the habits I form now at meal time and listening to my body when I eat. As a person who is overweight and obvious addicted to food I can say I'm finally changing my thoughts and habits and laying the good ground work for the next 60 years with my Lapband and maybe that it took a phase change melt down to make me see it Now that I've said all that the bottom line of it was I feel you Im here with you we are all in this together for the same reasons and having support will help us have strength.

So I'm almost 3 weeks out and struggling with my emotions. The first week was not soooo painful just uncomfortable. The next two weeks I was on Protein shakes. I didn't expect to be on them for 2 weeks, then finally a phase change! The change consists of soft foods for only 1 meal the other two meals are shakes. I went into this knowing I'd have to heal and get adjusted to limited food, and that for a while I'd be on a scripted menu. My situation is mentally I feel sad. It could be my control issue and the way I've used food as a way to express my emotions. My nurse practitioner said its normal since many people who have had the Lapband have an emotional attachment to food. I know there is light at the end of the tunnel but was just wondering if anyone else had this experience as a new bander? Any advice or similar stories would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for letting me vent:)

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Did they give u nausea meds? I was so nauseous after surgery I couldn't stand up to take an X-ray to make sure the band was positioned correctly. Every time I stood up for like the first few days the nausea wave hit me. Totally normal, just rest if u do throw up u need to call ur doctor

I am only two and a half weeks out I was banded January 28, and although im just a few steps ahead of u it absolutely does get better!! Just hang in there get ur necessary liquids and remember most people on this forum have been in ur position we are all here for u!!! You can do this it gets so much better

Thanks guys. It's passing now I guess I just really need to focus more on listening to the band. This journey has been so intense because I'm now realizing what a crazy relationship to food I had. Ill slow it down !

Hi guys I'm 2 1/2 weeks out of surgery and today was a phase change from full liquids to soft solids. I ate over an hour ago and ten minutes ago became nauseous did anyone else have this? I ate 1 egg and a bit of cheese and didnt drink until a half hour later. Should I be concerned?

I was just told this am by a coworker who had it about drinking something warm. Truthfully, I thought i was imagining this feeling.... I was wearing a pair of yoga pants one day and I was fine and comfortable ( they r super high rise and I was banded the 28th of January). The next day I put on another pair same style and it was like to much pressure on the band area (or where I imagine it is) one of my wired bras had to be take. Off. Cuz I felt the pressure again... Is this in anyway the morning tightness .. Cuz the first time the pants were put on in the afternoon second like 645 am for work

Hi everyone ! I have a question/ something I just need to get off my mind. My doctor didnt require a pre op diet. Although I did try (kinda felt guilty so many of u had to do it so I tried too, minus mcds the sat and sun before surgery:)) I lost 7 pounds before the surgery. After surgery I was on Clear liquids for 1 week And at day 5 began Protein shakes. At my first weigh in which was about a week later from surgery I lost 14.4 pounds. My doctor did explain how he believes taking all the junk out of the body and building up food by slowly reintroducing fats carbs and sugars. So I began my 2 week Protein shake diet with the required 60 grams of protein per day. I went on the scale today and saw maybe MAYBE a 1 to 2 pound loss. Now I know w the band that's typical of weight loss per week but I feel kind of defeated and sad that all I'm drinking are Protein Shakes and I've only lost a pound?!? 14.4 in a week is great would have taken me over a month on weight watchers, but I feel kind of upset. I know my band isn't a magic solution but if I'm just having these shakes which are 100 cal 17 grams of protein etc why such slow loss? Sorry if I seem like a baby about this I can become a bit obsessed w the scale numbers but I needed to vent without someone replying " well what else r u eating then" lol thanks for all the support everyone is constantly giving it really is quite motivating:) Alana

I physically cannot drink more I'm almost at my need of 60 g of Protein at 51 g . Today is my fiancées birthday last Sunday was mine, I've been strong and I'm getting through the obsessive food thoughts I'm not hungry anymore since I've only had Protein shakes. I guess I never realized the addiction I had to food I seriously thought I was in control just was a bit lazy... I felt sad today because I felt like I couldn't make my fiancés birthday extra special by being with him for whatever he wanted to do or go. Last week I could sit while someone ate, this week not so much. To see him so complacent to go to lunch w his friends for his birthday instead of me I felt sad. This isn't forever I introduce mushies on Saturday but I've missed the food enjoyment of my birthday his and next valentines day:( I should also mention how he supports me and when I tell him this he of course tells me he just loves being with me and relaxing but I feel I missed out of making the day special. Even more ridiculous is the emotional crying I went through for 20 min. I feel like an alcoholic at a winery or a person who can't use there legs but is listening to people complain about how they are sore from walking all day.... The emotional roller coaster is messing w me baddd and Im a bit disappointed in myself for it....sorry this is so long just need to vent u guys are such great support!!! Thanks

I know that 1-2 pounds per week is typical and is good but I guess I thought since I'm so deprived from food that the loss would be greater since I literally have 3 EAS shakes a day and 64 oz of water

I was banded on January 28th my doctor likes to give his patients some restriction I have 3 ccs go back march 5 or so

My doctor filled my to 3 ccs day of surgery

Thanks again, I don't know what I feel but I feel like having a new toy I can't play w cuz I'm in liquids then I start thinking Ive come this car on shakes why stop? I will say mentally, this phase is sooooo confusing its emotionally draining. I go from missing food to not being hungry to not thinking ill ever eat again lol. Then the scales said minus 2 and I haven't eaten in 2 weeks..... I get what everyone is saying and I thank you I just worry that my body is ok and this is what it will take to lose even a pound that's was worries me

R u filled at all? It sounds like ur to tight ..

Thank you all so much it keeps me strong and motivated and especially like the toddler analogy ... Because as u said my toddler always does eventually fall asleep and gets there by protein shakes

Congrats! I've been wondering what does a fill actually feel like? When they put fluid in do u feel the band become tighter? I haven't even felt something around my tummy my only pain has been soreness at incision sites

Your lucky, I hope that happens to me. I was banded in January 28 and on feb 1st began a two week protein shake only diet. I wouldn't say I'm hungry but I just want food, I am chalking It up to the "crazies" w food leaving my head:)

I was banded on January 28th and what I can say about the moment I woke up in recovery to right now is being sore. It does get a lot better right now it feels like a bruise but before was insane. My gas pains weren't to bad it was just the soreness that hurt so bad on my skin from incisions !! Feel better just relax:)