Christine631

hello. I am 5 months post-op and have been experiencing sharp pirecing pains in the port area. It sometimes hurts if I sit or bend in a certain direction. Is it from doing crunches at the gym? Could I have damaged it? I know it is sewn in but has anyone else experienced this? It feels like a knife stabbing me for a brief second or two. I am calling the doc today.

Hello all. My name is Christine . I live on Long Island, New York and was banded on November 16 also. I have lost about 18 lbs. I am now on soft foods for 3 weeks. I am supposed to eat 6 small soft meals a day. I was wondering what a daily menu is for you. Please share. I am hungry and I think I eat way toooo fast. I also have chosen to eat a few bad foods and need to go back on track. My shoulder pain is gone and boy did that hurt! another question.. I plan on going back to teh gym (Curves) ,,, anyone else going back? That seems the only way i can lose weight is to exercise at least 4 times a week. Lets help each other get through this. :confused:

Hello all! May name is Christine. I live on Long Island, New York & I was banded on November 16. For about 13 days after surgery I was NEVER Hungry(I thought that it was great and lost 18 lbs.) And now i am always hungry! I thought I was the only one that felt this way! Thank God for this posting! My fill date or if I need one (I will also demand one) is december 28th. I so badly want this to work. I hope we can chat here often so we can help all of us get through this together. I was told that I should have 6 small meals per day. I am supposed to be on soft foods but have taken a few bites of pizza the other day, a few sips of a cholocate shake and have felt sooo guilty! I know I am fighting an addiction and I should take it day by day but it is so hard! I am guilty of eating too fast and need to try to eat slower. What do u all do to eat slower? Can you please share what a daily menu is for this stage? Thanks! I am going back to the gym this week so maybe that will help. Take care all and please keep in touch. :confused:

Hello all. I was banded on November 16. I am now on mushies too. I have tried slices of very thin roast beef and it went down well. I probably shoudnt have had that, right? I need help with portion control. How do u work that out? Are u eating 6 small meals a day? Please give me an idea of ur daily plan. I have not been so good. I even ate a few bites of pizza and feel soo guilty. But I am taking it day by day. I need some support. One good thing is that I am heading back to the gym this week. Thanks! ~Christine in NY

My surgery is November 16th! I went to pre-op at the hospital today.

I have been eating broth with a lil pastina in it...My Dr. said we could. And I have been drinking unjury protein shakes. Which shakes do u drink and how many a day?

21 lbs! great! I will find out how much I lost on Friday. Wow , u have to do 2 weeks?? I am on my 4th day out of 7 and I think it is bad! What are u eating???

Has anyone started the pre-op diet yet?? Ugh!

My surgery is on the 16th..... Dr. Geiss.. what about u?:eek:

Hi Candle.. when was your surgery? Do you go to the support meetings?

Any one having Dr. Geiss perform their surgery? My surgery is November 16th!

My dr. is also Dr. Geiss. You should go to his free support groups the first Tuesday of each month at the North Ritz catering hall. (It is held downstairs) It is very informative! Good Luck!

Anyone else...in NY?