nursewallace

Thanks everyone. Feeling much better. I took gas x, hydrocodone, and phenergan. Went to sleep sitting up last night. Today I'm just going to go back to liquids. That pain scared me yesterday. Dr said bc of my liver biopsy as well that I'm still swollen. So no mushy foods for me for awhile.

I am sorry. Just take it easy. I can't give you any good advice. Have you spoken to your surgeon? It sounds like you may have over eaten. A cup of mushy is a lot of food! Best wishes, karen..aka..kll724

Lol I'm Asian. Asian food is pretty much all I want to eat. And lots of Chinese food is healthy. Stir fry without heavy sauces is healthy. Home cooked Chinese is not smothered in sauce, so ask if they can use a little bit of oyster sauce or soy and keep it 'light'. I will have stir fries at least once a week and honestly, stir fries done right will have minimal sodium, lots of veg, Protein and very little fat.

old my ASS......YOU are a success and 84 years YOUNG and gorgeous inside and most def out
an inspiration to us ALL

Congrats. Just had my last Friday and I'm still not hungry. Forcing myself to eat mushy foods. I have a lot of swelling as well bc they took biopsy of my liver. So that could be y I'm not hungry. But much success to you on your journey

I was banded on 2-7-14. Been on liquids until yesterday. Today I think I over did it. I ate one cup of mushy food every four hours. Now I'm in soooo much pain. Sharp pain in back and side. It's def not gas from surgery. I was scared to start mushy foods. Felt like it was too early but dr told me to start it so I can start my solids soon. Has anyone ever had this pain before? Please help...I've had the pain for 3 hours now. No relief

plications is the folding and stiching of the stomach, kinda like the sleeve.
What you folks are experiencing is "bandster hell". You get a little restriction after surgery due to the swelling of the stomach. After the swelling goes down, you have to follow a strict "diet" until you get adequate fills to give you the restriction you need. After each fill, you might feel some restriction and think you have hit the "green zone" and then the restriction ends up going away or dimming. Eventually, you do hit the green zone and it stays. Good luck and keep reading.

I was dieting by choice my dr and dietitian got together with me and we put together a plan and a goal for me to lose 100 lbs before my surgery. I went for a weigh in on Thursday and I've lost 123lbs so far! It's been a long almost five years trying to get this lap band, I'm glad that soon I will have it and I can focus on my goal weight!

Wow. Thank you all for your advice and support. I needed the perspective of people who understand and have experience with this. I have to say this journey is more interesting than I ever could have imagined.
My husband is overweight. I understand that he is envious and having a hard time with this. I would probably be the same way if roles were reversed and I will have to try to be more sympathetic. It was interesting at work today. One of the janitors walked in and stopped to compliment me. I couldn't help it with as low as I was feeling after last night I burst into tears. I thanked him and told him how much his compliment meant to me. Poor guy. I think he thought I was crazy. I am going to embrace those compliments and keep my thoughts to myself at home.
Madame Reverie I really appreciate the time you took with your lengthy post. So much good advice. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

My husband is the only one who knows about my surgery. I had dinner with some of my friends last night. They were discussing how they need to lose weight (I was unusually quiet). My one friend said well I am just going to have gastric surgery and take the easy way out and the other said yes!
And that is why only my husband knows.

I know this is going to be tough, because you have all this excitement and new found zest for life.. But in order to minimise the reactions.. which appear to be all negative... you're going to have to limit how much you squeal and bounce around with excitement.
If you can stand in your husbands shoes: Is he overweight himself? Is he seeing these massive changes and wondering how he fits in to this any more? Is he being a bit childish and resentful, because nothing this exciting is happening to him? Is his ego taking a bit of a bashing? Is he fundamentally fearful he's going to lose you and resentful that YOU are the one who changed your family's dynamic?
Your children's shoes: Are they just bored to tears of hearing about it? Are they, too, a bit miffed that they haven't got anything this exciting going on in their lives? Are they feeding off the negativity coming from your husband because they, too, might recognise that YOU are the one who changed what they knew and upset the applecart because of the change in family dynamic?
You have every right to want to sing from the hill tops - but a little appreciation of how they are viewing things, might be useful. It might not change their opinions - but by talking to them gently, attempting to understand their position, you might be able to temper your enthusiasm for your new path (which might make them feel like you're leaving them behind) and try and find ways to integrate them and make things more inclusive.
Humans don't like change. None of us do. When we choose to make a change in the form of this surgery, we're already 3/4 of the way to embracing all the good things that happen. Rarely we look at all the potential negatives. I would hazard a guess your husband is resentful. Your kids are bored and reacting to your husbands negativity. The friends are probably a little jealous of the excitement in your life, because they don't have the same in theirs. It would be interesting to hear if your friends are there to support you in your current difficulties with your husband.... But, and before you try broaching that subject with them...
All of this boils down to people who are sitting their thinking 'what about me?'. I know this is crapadoodle, because everyone feels they have the right to be happy and the right to be supported and damnit, the right to be excited! Sadly, most people are a little bit selfish and whilst they're seeing you happier by the day, they're not feeling so happy. They probably feel that they need more of your attentions and sympathies for their circumstances..
Try talking to all of them. Don't mention your surgery at all. Ask them how THEY are doing. If they become animated and engaged, you know that was the problem. If they don't, then you might be looking for something else. With the husband? You might want to tread carefully with that one and not mention the surgery for a while... As awful as it sounds, do a bit of ego soothing for him and see if this garners a positive reaction. If it does.. Then you know what it was.
Sad as it is, you might have to keep your excited Carlton Banks dancing in your smaller trousers in your room, just to yourself and for a little while. Just until the waters are calmed and their reserves of emotional generosity are topped up enough to give you what you are after and what you fundamentally deserve.

Way to go!!!!! Awesome news.

This might be TMI...but we all get excited about going down a clothing size, right? I've just purchased the smallest underwear I've been able to wear since about age 9 and a whopping 3 sizes since my surgery. Women, we KNOW that's a big difference. Woo hoo!

" I may not be where I need to be, but THANK GOD I'm not where I USED to be." -anonymous.

I thought I would start a new thread consisting of inspirational quotes..... I've been collecting several over the last few months, and I read them often. Please feel free to add any that you have read that you might be willing to share. Quote for today....
NEVER EVER GIVE UP. YOU ARE STRONGER AND MUCH MORE AMAZING THAN YOU THINK.

My insurance did not cover. I went with Dr. Wright because he works with True Results, and they will do surgery for under $10,000, including a year of followup. Since I had a hernia on the preop endoscopy, insurance paid for the hernia repair and I paid for the band--so only $4800. I think that was worth a better and longer life! I feel like a totally different person.

Yessssss!!! Got approved by my insurance today, meeting up with Dr. Wright on the 19th of November. However, I am excited, nervous, anxious and did I say nervous!? Any questions you all can think of that I need to ask Dr. Wright? I wrote all my questions down, but just wondering if I forgot anything. Ready for my new journey.

I had surgery with Dr.Carcamo and true results on Feb 5th. So far everying is going well, I have lost about 22 pounds since my pre-op diet. I would love to meet some more friends here! I went to support group meeting with TR, but there were only 3 of us there. I was slightly disappointed. I hope everyone else is doing great!
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No popcorn for now or nuts of any kind, i ate small qtys and after i ate them it fell like they were stuck. I had such pain in my left boob area under the rib. We thought i was having a heart attack. Trust me i love popcorn and eat it plain. I dont use the pop secret kind anymore i bought one of those air poppers and a microwave popcorn bowl. Love the real thing. And no chemicals. I eat popcorn every day!!