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ok, so i am really going to put this out there in hopes of getting some support/advice/you-poor-thing/it will get betters....lol maybe even a buck-up cupcake or two...just having a hard time the last couple days. i feel like crap. it has been one week since surgery and i just feel like crap. usually, in the mornings, i feel pretty good. but by afternoon, i just want to curl up in a ball and cry. my stomach hurts. i am sip sip sippin all i can, which is about nothing. i have these weird burp/hiccup things that are kinda stuck, but will occansionaly come up..either way, it hurts. gas-x isnt working. tums isnt working. i had an allergic reaction to the damn adhesive on the bandages covering my incisions and now i have big red welts across my stomach that hurt/itch. yes, i am being a whiny-ass baby. i know i wont feel this way when i am feeling better, farther out...i know i can make it. but right now, i am thinkin, WHAT HAVE I DONE? i know my mind is playin serious games with me. why cant i deal better? i knew this was gonna be hard, but not freakin like this. my does my stomach hurt so much? why am i so tired? well, thanks for listening to me whine. i could go on and on, but this has been embarassing enough...

every passing day finds me feeling better and better. i am not as tired in the afternoons, not as sore. all my incision are healing nicely, i have some drainage from the port site, but they said that is normal and expected. today i am wearing jeans! i hadnt yet b/c they irritated my one incision when i sit and i sit alot at work. but, today, i did the rubber band trick from when i was prego and its working great. besides they are falling off already! even when i have them butttoned right, they are big! i am so excited. already thinking of all the new clothes i will get to buy. :whoo: i start mushies in a few days. i am surprised that the liquids havent been as hard as i thought. dont get me wrong, i have had my occassional melt down and wanting of "real" food, but its ok. i am ok. i am good. i am losing!

good to know... my dh will be home tonight!!! yippeeee..... better keep to the easy going lovie dovie stuff for now.....see how it goes...lol thanks for all the responses

hello everyone. i live in wyoming. i have been married for 2 1/2 years. i have 3 kids...an 8yr old stepson, a 7 year old son, and an 8 month old daughter. nothing like starting all over! she was a surprise to say the least...but wouldnt change it for the world now that she is here! we have 5 horses, 2 cats, ok, 3, since we seem to have adopted the little wild one, and 1 dog-he is a blue heeler/border collie mix. i am so excited to get this extra weight off and regain my confidenence riding again. i miss the old me! when i was thinner i could ride and ride w/ no problems. now i am extremely worried all the time about everything jigglin that shouldnt and it makes it not as enjoyable. there are only a select few who know that i had this surgery-my dh, my mom, my 2 sisters, and my best friend since high school. i get unbelievable support from my mother. thank goodness, cuz i get none from my hubby. he is who he is, but i still get upset about it. oh well though. between my mom and this place, i will make it. nice to meet everyone...

(in general, i know everyone is different) and how can i tell when its going away? is that why i am starting to feel hungry now? and i am SO freakin thristy, this sip sip sip thing doesnt seem to keep me hydrated. any suggestions on what to try?

ok, so i was banded on the 4th. today i am extremely nauseated and have dry heaved a few times. i am freaking out. i am so scared that i am gonna hurt something. i think i am nauseated b/c i took some pain meds this morning....what can i do? i have a call in for my doctor. please please if anyone has any advice!!!

yes, i am seriously lovin his new song right now. there are so many more...josh turner, dierks, billy currington, brooks and dunn, and on and on... but i must say, that george is king! i hope to see him in concert...i would then be complete..lol.

my m-i-l makes this at big family bbq's, just slightly different. she uses raspberry jello and also adds in (frozen) raspberries. very very good! i hadnt even thought of this! thanks!

george strait, gary allan, kenny chesney, rascal flatts....

well, last night i had some cream of potato Soup, minus the chunks of course. and when i say some, i think maybe like 6 spoonfuls. but omg it was heaven. and i felt better. i also went for a walk, and, although i was huffin and puffin after, it was good. i am feelin kinda better today. not so desperate. still have the hiccupy things, wtf is that? but last night i burped some hellaious burps and, even though they kinda hurt, was SO relieved! i also figured out last night i could drink a little more w/ each swallow then i was and i was ok. that has been a huge relief today as well. last night i mixed a little white grape juice w/ Water and it was really good. kind of a nice change. every time i got up with the baby, i drank a few swallows. i have some belly achin today, but nothin like yesterday yet. oh, i have a question...i was kind of lactose intolerate before, but now am really really bad. anyone had soy milk? any suggestions which ones to try? that lactaid crap isnt helpin AT ALL! no wonder i feel dehydrated..the rate at which it goes in and it just comes right back out! lol. glad to hear i wasnt alone in my misery. i know we can do this fellow tenacious ones! buck up cupcake, and keep on ridin..... hope everyone else is having a better day

i am one week post-op. i have this very quesy feeling pretty much all the time now. i have been sippin, trying not to swallow air. any suggestions?

i had been using gas-x strips but didnt think they were doing much...but i think i will try again. with any luck it will. thanks for the reminder!

i get this icky pukey feeling and it feels like i need to burp but cant. it really makes me feel just bad. any suggestions? walking doesnt seem to help. i am still on clear liquids, and have been super careful not to drink fast or gulp. it sometimes feels maybe like hearburn too, but the tums dont do anything for it. is this just a soon-after-surgery type thing? anyone else experiencing this? please help. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

but i seem to work up a sweat doing relatively easy things, like changing the baby, or getting ready for work...hope this goes away!

i was banded on the 4th too, but my problem is the opposite! i just go and go... sorry i cant be of help. and if anyone has any suggestions for me?? not to hijack your post....sorry!

how is the taste? which flavor do you use? i am having a hard time gettin in my protein...so far the shakes i have tried taste like crap! i think its a head game too...any suggestions would be great!

please please, drink all you can. i got dehydrated. i cant explain to you what hell it was. i thought i was gonna die, wished it, more like it. everything hurt, i was dizzy,super tired, and did i say how bad everything hurt? yesterday and today i am sipping all i can and am feeling much better. i wont let that happen again!

good to see everyone doing so well. i am still pretty sore around the port incision. the other incisions are itching like crazy, so thats good=healing, right? omg, at times its driving me crazy, lol. a few small words of advice...DRINK DRINK DRINK! i got dehydrated and yesterday was utter hell. i hurt so bad all over, was SUPER nausated, dizzy, and just felt like crap. i was seriously thinking, WHAT HAVE I DONE? i took some anti-nausea meds, sipped all i could all day, and slept. i feel so much better today. but am gonna be damn sure i drink enough! that was horrible and i dont want to go throught that again. on a good note, today i, carefully and gingerly, picked up my sweet baby girl for the first time since i got home. i have held her since then of course, but i picked her up myself today. a little pain, but not bad. good luck to everyone!

i worry about needing a tummy tuck and a breast lift/augmentation. as my doctor was going over things pre-op with me he said to be sure to give myself at least 18 months from surgery before i consider any additional surgeries. he also said that to help the skin be sure to exfoliate (sp?). he said to scrub problem areas very well to help skin to renew. dont know how well that will actually help, but sure isnt gonna hurt to do it! my plan has been that if i do need any surgeries i have to maintain my goal weight for one year before i get it/them. its the deal i made w/ myself and w/ my dh. cant wait to get there!

when i talked to the doc yesterday he was really worried i was getting dehydrated. i sipped fluid all day, forced myself, and took some anti-nausea meds and slept and slept and slept. and then slept somemore... my hubby would wake me up, make me drink, and then i was out again. must have been what i needed. i feel much better today. and i plan on drinking, sipping ALL DAY! i havent felt as bad as i did yesterday, i dont think ever. this morning i have had some gaterade, tea, and protein drink. thanks to everyone that responded. that was scary yesterday. i even started thinking, WHAT THE HELL HAVE I DONE??? but i know, after i am healed and filling back to normal, this will be the best thing i have done for myself!

i also posted this in another spot but havent received a response and am in panic mode big time! ok, so i was banded on the 4th. today i am extremely nauseated and have dry heaved a few times. i am freaking out. i am so scared that i am gonna hurt something. i think i am nauseated b/c i took some pain meds this morning....what can i do? i have a call in for my doctor. please please if anyone has any advice!!! what can i take for the nausea? usually i would eat crackers...not something that works w/ my liquid diet. i am trying to sip tea, not helping either. my heaves arent bringin anything up, just these really loud belches and some saliva. what it if i am hurting something? how will i tell? omg, i need to calm down, but cant! someone please please respond while i wait for my doctor to call!<!-- google_ad_section_end -->

ok. this prolly sounds stupid, but i never really had heartburn before. what does it feel like? right now i get this incredible pain in my chest that takes my breath away for a few seconds and then slowly subsides. i had some pain like this when i did the fluoroscope (sp wrong, i know, sorry). it really really really hurts. gas x doesnt seem to help. would tums or something like that help? i am not sure even what the pain is. anyone else experiencing/ed this? thanks!

i can just be sitting here and it hits, or when i stand up after sittin/layin down...could it be gas from the surgery? i am only 4 days post op..thanks!

but i am not eating anything! i am on a liquid diet right now, but this happens even when i am not drinkin anything!

so here it is, 4 days post op and i feel pretty good. i am a little more sore then i thought i would be. i have four incisions, and only one, the big one, where the port is, is sore. each day gets better. i was sure to get up and walk for fear of the damn gas moving into my shoulder (i have had previous surgeries), and i walked and walked and still there is sits. so i have been moving my arms and shoulders tons, prolly look like a 'tard, but it helps. i am drinkin lots---have a 2 week liquid diet and then onto mushies. so far its not bad at all...i am more worried i am not gettin enough in, especially the Protein. i am going to order the flavorless kind today, to add to yogurt and Soup and whatever. when i was in Mexico, the doctor had this protein soy juice..omg, it was so good, but i was told you cant find it in the states...i am gonna look into ordering it online. it was so good, much easier to get in protein that way i think! just wanted to say to everyone and touch base. i will post more later...i am a bit behind here at work after missing those 2 days last week!