alykat

Hi there... boy, your problems sound very familiar (as I type this)! I had the operation close to a month ago. Today I was starving, and had no choices other than to have a ham and cheese sandwich on wholegrain bread. I had a quarter of the sandwich, ate it very, very slowly and had lots to drink. However, hours later, my stomach is doing the cha-cha...gurgling, nauseous and burping (horrific burping in fact!) and I have also had the runs. I had this a few days ago as well when I had like a spoonful of humous with a very small piece of cracker. Immediately I PB'd (bizarre experience...it happened so fast!) and it literally took me 24 hours to get through the upset stomach, including diarrhea. Obviously the food I am eating (which I would have thought, considering I am eating it slowly and chewing very carefully) would be ok by now...or at the very least, what I expected to experience (and what I am experiencing, which is not fun or pleasant at all!) is not what is indeed occurring. I am getting increasingly worried that I simply will not be able to eat normal foods. I have slowly tried to incorporate a bit of more normal food this past week...and the other times I have, I have been fine. It seems to be very hit or miss. I would certainly also be grateful if anybody else has any thoughts on this. Got to go to the loooo now (yet again!) Alykat

Hello, I just had my band on July 12th. The first week seemed a lot easier than this past week. I seem to have a rather concerning bump where one of the incisions is (not the portal). Has anybody else had this? I know I am paranoid! So, I would appreciate hearing your experiences.