Suzzzie.

I LOVE BIG MEDICINE!! GReat show. I was wondering if they only did the bypass, then on some other thread either last night or early this morning I found someone on here who was banded by them.

Mert - I see that you are a patient of the Dr.Davis-es. I watch their show on TLC and LOVE it! I thought they only did RNY? DO they do bands too?

BigBaby! I love the exercise ticker! I think I need one!

I agree with BigBaby! I take ONE Flintstones vitamin daily. Also for calcium, I take 2 TUMS twice a day. I think I have forgotten to take them a couple times, but mostly all is good.

Beckie! You have me so worried about mine now! Should I have it checked?

Thanks BIG BABY. I DID sleep in bed last night! I am normally a left side sleeper, but can't lay on that side very long due to pain. Slept on the right side just fine though. My Port site seems a bit more tender and swollen this morning. My back is a bit stiff from not being able to toss and turn, but overall it felt great to be in BED!

I'm doing good. I totally skippe the mech soft foods phase and went into regular foods. Shouldn't have... Cause now I know I can eat anything. Grr. Last night went out with friends and had tortilla chips with spinach/artichoke dip. Then I had a ceasar salad. Then I had a buffalo chicken wrap. Uhh, I was stuffed, as in Thanksgiving day stuffed. I didn't eat it all though. I couldn't. And everyone else was eating dessert and some were wondering why I didn't want any - (only one of them knows I have the band). So today I had pot roast with potatoes and carrots. A bite of the potatoes kinda got stuck, I had to take a sip (and I mean SIP) of water to help it down, but otherwise I was fine. CAN'T WAIT UNTIL I HAVE RESTRICTION!! Update on my weird left side pain - I was just begining to think that maybe they cracked a rib during surgery, and then today the pain seems to have moved just a fraction. So now I'm thinking maybe I still have some trapped gas in my abdominal cavity? Is it possible? I've been banded for just over 2 weeks now. I've been lounging in bed in the evenings before I retire to my recliner... I think tonight is the night I will attempt a whole night in the bed. We'll see! Ya'll seem to be doing mostly good... I see several of us are entering Bandster Hell. But we're getting close to fills now - I think it's Toni that already had her first fill... Its so very exciting!! Hope everyone had a great weekend.

Lol. So do you want the port deep, or not? You want it deep enough to not see it,. and yet you want a small needle? Can't have it both ways!! And I really have no idea how far down it is. I;m 16 days post op and my whole port area is still swollen and hard.

Every morning I fix myself a smoothie of sorts. Kinda my own invention. Haha. I take 8 strawberries, a FF yogurt (Vanilla or Strawberry), about 8 oz skim milk, and a scoop (or 2) of chocolate protein powder, and blend well. Makes a pretty big serving (I sip about half of it on my way to work, and then finish it a couple hours later for a 'snack'). I think its about 40 - 70 gms protein, depending on if I use 1 or 2 scoops of the protein mix.

Chicken wing dip?? Do you have a recipe? I LOVE Chicken wings - and anything with that 'buffalo' flavor. Yum!! OK, I'm totally feeling you and Heather on this NEED A FILL thing. I've only been banded 2 weeks and can eat anything I want! Granted, I do get full faster...and i mean FULL as in Thanksgiving Day full. Its insane. It IS an addiction! Its so hard! I was seriously considering doing a few days of clears again! My tummy hurts so bad cause I just ate Roast beef with potatoes and carrots. I chew well, but a few bites still got stuck. This happened to be before the band though. I'm just so frustrated with myself!!

That is the *first* thing I cheated with too!!

Mine is numb too. The nurse told me its because they cut through nerves, but that they will regenerate and soon enough well have sensation again! BUT I kinda like being numb - haha.. at least THAT doesn't hurt!

I think I'll go for about 45 minutes each gym visit (elliptical or tredmill) x 20 visits = 900. (Is that right? I'm bad at math!) LOVE the chart! Thanks for doing that!

Valzie - That is too funny! I could totally see that happening!

I would like to get to the gym at least 20 days in July. I'm typically an elliptical kind of girl, but haven't been to the gym since pre-op, so we'll see how I do!

OK, a real update on me... Tomorrow marks 2 weeks post op... and guess where I'm sleeping? - The RECLINER! STILL! I am not sure whats going on, but I still have so much pain in my left side (not even near and incisions). Its like a really bad muscle cramp. Drives me insane. It bothers me at home and at work. I can lay in the bed for short periods of time, on my back - propped up on pillows. I can occationally lay on my right side, but the cramps start in so I have to get up. Its very weird, I haven't heard anyone else complain of it. And I'm so so very jealous of those who were banded after me and they are already back in their beds without any problems! Wahhh!! I am also still very bruised around my port site - the IV site, and the spot where they gave me the Lovenox (blood thinner) injection. Its crazy! OK, enough whining. My weightloss has slowed... Ok, stopped since I started pureed and mushies. I'm cool with it. Actually this morning I had gained about 2 pounds. BUT I am still in the 360's which is way better than the 380's. :eek: I'll take what I can get. My biggest motivator into getting the band was to not ever reach all the way to 400, and I have succeeded that already. I'm very pleased. I have still only told very few friends. No one in my family knows. I will probably keep it that way. I love my family dearly, and I don't like keeping secrets, but I just feel like this is something personal that I did for myself. The friends i have told are ones I tell EVERYTHING to. Hah. Actually, one of my friends I only told the day after surgery. She is my one and only truely thin friend. She is absolutly gorgeous and has a perfect body. She is also brilliant and in medical school. Anyway. I was nervous to tell her, even though she loves me and supports me, because I was afraid of being labeled as the fat lazy girl. I dunno. Guess I have low self esteem. She was pretty hurt that I hadn't confided in her sooner, especially since she is in med school. The frist week was rough, but now we are cool again. Keep posting everyone! I check this site about 3 times a day looking forward to your stories and wisedom! (sorry for the book I just wrote...)

Toni I would LOVE the gory details!! haha!

I would be upset if they took pics of my tummy and showed them off - no matter WHAT was on it! That is unprofessional!

No WAY! I'm so jealous! I BEGGED for pics, they wouldn't take my camera in the OR due to it not being 'sterile' - WHATEVER! I work ina hospital and NOTHING is sterile! Haha. Doc said he would try to get pics from the camera thing on the probes in my tummy - NO PICS! I was kinda upset about it. Lol. I still don't even know what kind/size my band is. I need to remember to ask when I go for my fill! I'm so happy that you are doing well! It amazes me thta people get up and move around and can type after surgery! I couldn't even WAKE UP! I was falling asleep on the toilet and leaning against the wall in the hallways at the clinic, and everything. Lol. Congrats to you!

Let us know what you find out Kathy! I would love one, but have to hold off until the end of summer (I'm poor.)

THats awesome Lucy!

Lol. As I was getting off of work tonight and the next shift was coming in - they had bags of food. I asked what they were having and they told me hot dogs with all the trimmings! They has sour krout, ketsup, mustard, relish, cheese, chili, etc... I about fell over! NEVER has a freaking hotdog sounded so good!

I would be up for an exercise challenge.

Oh Heather, you are just too fabulous! :confused:

I started to feel hungry about a week out, luckily small amounts fill me quickly!