Wendyz3

I discovered that one of the few games, air hockey, that I ABSOLUTELY LOVE to participate with my children and anybody who wants to take me on, in an arcade causes some serious brusing for me. I am black and blue around my port area and it has been over 2 weeks since I last played. I am wondering if one of those "back support" braces, turned around to cover my front might work - what do you think?

I was told by my doctor that there are little "feelers" at the tops of our stomachs and that as an overweight person, it clearly took a lot more food to reach that point than a slim person would. Thus, with the band around a small pouch at the tops of our stomachs, any food there reaches our "feelers" sooner and then proceeds to send the messages to our brain that we are full. Sounds good to me :cheeky

I don't think that is petty at all - I would love to be able to hike and rock climb WITHOUT my knees whining and crying and aching with every step! Excellent goal!

I have not dry-heaved since I took the Pepto Bismol. When I vomited, something actually came up... yucky, I know and I am sorry, but...thank goodness! Although did sleep a bit and just got up to see if I could hold my head up and get some of the truckloads of work done that needs to be done. I also called someone from my church to come and give me a blessing so that I can feel better and.... get some work done... ucky.. is all I can say p.s. Also waiting for a return call from doctor.

Thank God that you are okay! I can only imagine what else might have gone wrong had you waited. So thankful that you are okay.

Oh my word! Uggg... I am in a dorm room on a college campus 2 hours from home and almost 3 hours from my doc's office :nervous I asked a colleague to get me some Pepto Bismol - she did and I took the prescribed amount - now I am just praying OMGosh I feel really awful and have like 3 math manipulative lessons that can be used in a second grade classroom and 4 language arts lessons based on some book that i can't decide on and most definitely cannot focus on due tomorrow.... and 4 reflection papers (2-3 pages each) that are due on Thursday. All of this is making me even more ill, if that is possible! OMGosh I feel really sick - my head is spinning and this room is making me sick (walls are covered in dizzying red bricks and am posted at the rear of the north campus pizzeria - so you can only imagine how it reeks) OMGosh.. here I go again....

I have had no fill since I was banded 6/21/05 and cannot get a fill until August. I have tried to drink some Water and it is making me nauseated too... uhgggg....... A stomach thing... maybe.... who knows because nobody else in my family is sick

HELP! What is going on? I am wretching and dry-heaving and NOTHING is coming up, but I can't stop it! My head is spinning.... Today, I had: 1 Protein shake for Breakfast (I had to drive 2 hours) 1 "energy" drink 1 liter of Water 1 Cup of Potatoe & Bacon Soup (lunch) More water... and then..... vomit, vomit, vomit and NOTHING - then like hour after dry heaving - actually started to vomit "stuff" up! HELP!

I know the feeling....

OMGosh! I know - nothing like eating something that looks like it has ALREADY been vomited up for freakin'-ever! Me too girl - got old fast! But hang in there! You are doing fabulous - besides, I was told if you lose too much too fast - there is little if any chance that your skin will not hang! I was banded one day after you and I think that I have only lost 15 pounds or so. I have not weighed myself at my doctor's office and do not have an appt until at least early August :guess not sure of that is good or not because I have restriction now. Anyway... congratulations and just keep plugging away - you are doing fan-tab-u-lous!:banana meanwhile... I will try and do the same:cheeky

Thank you everybody who responded. I will work on eating slower and finishing up at the first sign of a hiccup.

Does anyone else have hiccups on a regular basis after you have eaten? No matter what I eat, whether it is yogurt, or broth with instant mashed potatoes in it - I get these really bothersome hiccups.

Then... perhaps some congratulations is in order for me... lmbo.... j/k :speechles

LOL - that is hilarious! Maybe you can share with them my reason for this... I figure that God gave us these "people" as family because He knew that we would not choose them as friends! LOL So.... we get to love them and their faults and hope that they keep a lovin' us back

Mine is in this same location and sometimes, when I am full, or swollen, not sure which, or why... it feels like a baby head stuck up in my ribs, just like my children did when I was pregnant with them. I knew it was because I am "vertically-challenged" and they had nowhere else to go but out and up. Anyway, to make a short answer long - it has not bothered me, just feels like I am pregnant sometimes.