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I've got similar feelings - got banded last Tuesday. I've had a heavy feeling in the middle of my chest which I attribute to gas. When I burp it disappears and then builds up again after a while. I'm a champion burper at the moment. It comes up with no control on my part. Sometimes it gurgles up and I have to be careful not to accidently burp in front of clients. :cursing:

Funny story - My op was last Tuesday to have the band put it - my sister had her's removed last Wednesday because it had slipped. They told her to wait 12 months before having it replaced. She had her's for 4 years. She got a vomiting bug (we think food poisoning from seafood) which made it slip.

I had my op last Tuesday and I can sleep on my belly again. Have been for the past couple of nights. Just depends on how long it takes you to heal.

I'm a firm believer in self healing. I told the surgeon I was going to have the perfect op and I did. I started visualising a week or so before hand. Even waiting to go into surgery I was already visualising that all my incisions had healed and I was better. I had the op on Tuesday night, out of hospital 12 hours later and back to work 24 hours later. The dressings came off 3 days post-op which made me really itchy. I stopped using panadol a couple of days post-op too. The only thing I'm struggling with is the irritated throat from surgery - woke up with no voice after op and it's not much better at the moment. I have been going to bed earlier at night though to make sure I've been getting enough sleep to help healing. I only had slight shoulder pain the night of the op and none since. I've been burping like a champion though. I nearly burped in front of a client yesterday because it just came out and had to quickly turn around to try and muffle it a bit :thumbup:.

There are lots of things that can make you constipated. Changes in diet, medication, being dehydrated. It's not a good idea to start relying on laxatives because they can have an adverse effect on your system. You have to start taking more and more of them to work. The best option would be psyllium husks. I prefer metamucil when I need it which is based on psyllium husks. Have some once a day for a few days. Because it's a natural fibre it's a lot gentler on your system than some laxatives.

I've had a couple of women at work notice that I've lost weight and ask me and I just say 'oh, I don't know - I could have.' I haven't told anyone except my sisters and my Mum about the band because of people's reactions. I work in a majority female workplace and it can be pretty bitchy at the best of times. When it really becomes obvious I'll have to think of things to say but I still won't tell them it's because of the band.

Even though I've read that it's not supposed to happen to lap band people, I think I had a serious case of dumping today. I went to kmart today and ended up buying some lemsip sachets. I've had a sore throat since the op on Tues and thought this might help - never had them before. The box doesn't tell you much, just that it contains paracetamol and some sucrose, glucose and saccharin with lemon flavour. Anywho, got home and had one sachet. Within 2 minutes, I had massive stomach cramps, nausea, sweating and had to get to the toilet ASAP. I felt ill for about 3 hours afterwards with multiple toilet trips. Not a pleasant experience and wouldn't like to have it happen again.

Depends on what you started out like as to how it bounces back but I'll be a TT candidate down the track because of the way my belly is now.

It's settled down a lot today. I think it might have been a bit of reflux that was making me think I was hungry. I went and got some mylanta today and it seems to have fixed the problem. The surgeons list for the first two weeks is any Fluid you can sip through a straw. Protein supplements, thin Soups and broths, drinking yoghurts, fruit and vege juice. Today I've had some watered down apple juice, peppermint tea, cuppa Soup and cordial - over 2L worth so I'll just keep on keeping on.

Only got banded yesterday - less than 24 hours ago and I woke up hungry and still am. WHAT THE? I feel I could go for a drive to Maccas to get something to eat. Maybe I'm still dehydrated from yesterday. I've also got a bit of reflux happening. Maybe that's what's making me want to eat.

Tarring everyone with the same brush when she's talking about herself??

The title says it all. I rang APRA back Friday and said my application was approved. YAY. Rescheduled operation for 25th. Only 1 week delay.

I wouldn't be so shitty if it wasn't for the fact that I am the first person through my surgeon that's been told to change 1 word on the letter in all they years they've been doing it. Every other person they have given the same letter to hasn't had a problem and been approved immediately. I now have to cancel my operation as I am supposed to pay for the op tomorrow and that's not going to happen now.

If they haven't told you by now and given you the pre-op diet info then probably not. My sisters surgeon didn't require her to. All surgeons are different but they would have told you by now if you had to.

Hi all So, I've been waiting anxiously on APRA to assess my claim to release super for the op. After 5 phone calls over the last 2 weeks I finally got my answer today - no, we need more info. APRA requires that the Dr's letters state that you are suffering a 'life threating illness', so the surgeon wrote 'life threatening obesity'. Anywho, I was told to get another letter stating life threatening illness. I said it states life threatening and gives the name of the illness. I also attached my discharge notice from hospital from November when I almost died. The response from APRA? Our assessors are not Dr's and you need to write illness and they don't know medical terminology so they can't read the discharge notice. WHAT THE? So I need the Dr to write another letter changing the word obesity to illness. The people at APRA who determine whether or not I can have a life saving operation have no medical training so can deny an application over 1 word. I rang the surgeons office and the secretary said that is the first time one of their letters has been declined over the use of the word obesity instead of illness - they use a standard letter for every client. So, if they want letters, tomorrow I'll be faxing through 4 all stating 'life threatening illness' - one from the surgeon, 2 GP letters and my vascuar specialist. Oh, by the way, I asked to speak to the assessor and was told no and then asked to speak to a supervisor and after being on hold was told the supervisor has said the same thing so I wasn't allowed to speak to the supervisor. Obviously the people who sit on the other end of the phone have no idea how they are playing with peoples lives.

Hopefully on the 18th. I'm starting to freak out that the funds won't be through in time and I'll have to reschedule. I've organised everything for over easter as work will be closed for a week so I'll only need to take minimal extra time off. Keep everything crossed for me that the money comes through in time.

I got on a pair of scales today and I've lost 7kg in 12 days on optifast so it's working. 3 opti meals a day - been eating heaps of the chocolate bars cause I can chew them and tend to fill me better and minimum 4L water a day.

Hi all I tried looking this up on the net a few weeks ago and couldn't find much. Apart from them saying it can cause hair loss and constipation. Definately not something a girl wants to hear. Anywho, I suppose the 2 main things I've had at the moment is: 1. Foul taste in my mouth. I suppose you'd call it a metallic taste. Have to swill heaps of Water and the occassional sugar free mint. Not as bad second week though as first. 2. When I need to go to the toilet I have to get to one fairly quickly. No constipation problem for me So, anyone got anything else to add to the list of undesirables. BTW, Still got all my hair - pity it didn't make my face hair fall out (damn PCOS :tea:)

Not me. My Dr said only 3 opti meals a day. Nothing else unless I'm starving then I can have some veges but only if I really really need to. I've been surviving ok on just the 3 opti meals a day except the past 2 days I've been really hungry.

The Dr's are more concerned what's going on inside. So long as you've stuck to it it should have shrunk your liver which is all the Dr's concerned about pre-op to make the surgery as safe as possible for you. Everyone loses at a different rate and they know that.

I've been really hungry the past 2 days and I drink a tonne of water. At least 4L a day. Must be something in the air - I caved in last night and had some veges and again tonight. But I'm loving the optifast chocolate bars. Love, love, love them.

The only thing that I really don't like about optifast is the metallic taste in my mouth from time to time. Sure makes you drink loads of water to try and get rid of it.

Call me weird but I prefer my diet coke room temperature and flat. I'll buy a bottle, shake the hell out of it till it's flat and then drink it - been doing that for years. So my sister who's banded thinks I shouldn't have a problem drinking it after the op if I want - mind you I do that with any soft drink I have.

Chickie - you look fantastic - where did you get you TT done? I'll be looking at that in 12 months or so.

Are you thinking of Macleods?