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Hey Becca!!! My doctor focuses more on carbs than fat so I am allowed real mayonnaise and I put relish in it as well. I am going to get a carton of eggs and have my husband make his fantastic egg salad tonight! I still have two bandages that I have to leave on until Thursday, my port and the one in my belly button. I will be glad to get them off. I think I am actually going to have to go out and buy a couple of 22's! I was standing in the kitchen today and my husband came up behind me and pulled my pants down while they were still zipped!!!!! After I smacked him I was thrilled that he could do that! :cheers2:

Same thing here, I had a large hernia and since it was repaired I have not had any heartburn, acid reflux, etc. Of course, I just started real food a few days ago and haven't eaten near the amounts I used to so that could have something to do with it as well. But my doctor said that I wouldn't have anymore GERD.

Nuff, It might be advisable to find other "non-food" ways of celebrating. This is the kind of mindset that ends up causing problems. Not to mention it doesn't help your weight loss at all. Just a suggestion.

I had to have a liver biopsy done about six years ago due to having Hep C. When they came back with the results, the only thing wrong with my liver was that it was fatty. (Fortunately) Consequently, when my doctor told me that I had to follow a low carb diet (30 gms a day) for at least three weeks prior and then clear liquids for two days prior, I made sure I followed it to the T. I am happy to say that I have a picture of my liver (have one of my band and my hiatal hernia as well) and it is text book looking. Nice, red and small!

It was very important for me that my liver was in perfect shape for my surgery. My doctor showed us pictures of the liver of a patient he had to close up. It wasn't pretty. It was bruised and bleeding just touching it. He said if he had lifted it, it would have torn into. That's all it took for me to stick to my diet to the letter!

Unfortunately I don't know much about the Swedish lap band, just the Allergan band. I have heard with the Allergan band that you can take out alll of the fill, wait for a couple of weeks and then start filling again. Supposedly, this results in a feeling of starting all over again with fills. Like I said, I have heard this about the Allergan band, not sure how it is with the band you are talking about. The only other thing I can suggest is the possibility of either getting another type of band or the sleeve? I'm sorry to hear that you are having such difficulty.

I think I appreciate what I eat more now. I am only ten days out and just started on things like mushies and very moist meats a few days ago, but everything I put in my mouth now is a sensation. My first food after liquids was tuna fish and you would have thought I was eating filet mignon. It was soooooooooooooo good! Last night I had a chicken filet with BBQ sauce on it. My taste buds were dancing! Before my band I would just shovel it in and then feel guilty afterward for eating so much. Now I savor each bite and take much more pleasure in eating. The funny thing is, that is what I thought I was doing before.

I'm very sorry that your surgery didn't go as planned. I know it is hard to recover from a surgery like that. "Buyers remorse" is normal for all of us. The combination of anesthesia and pain has a tendency to be depressive so that doesn't help. Just try to focus on recovering right now. The reasons why you got the band will come back to you as you see the scale moving downward.

Everyone is really different. I had my surgery on Thursday (also had a hernia repair). I went to a get together at a friend's house on Saturday night and while I just sat on the couch, I was done after a couple of hours and went home. If I had HAD to go back to work on Monday I could have but I would have still been quite tender and not real clear headed. Tuesday would have been better. Today I am ten days post op and almost completely back to normal. I am doing house and yard work, riding my motorcycle, playing with my dog, etc. I sometimes get a little soreness in my neck/shoulder if I overdo it (that's from the hernia repair) but otherwise I'm doing great!. Unfortunately, there is no way to know how you will react but it appears the average is about four to five days. Some can do it sooner, others later.

Hey Randy! So far so good with the egg. Have had it for breakfast both yesterday and today. Was a little tight today but it went down well. Actually most everything is going down well right now thankfully. Last night for dinner we went to a BBQ place, I had a grilled chicken filet (probably about 5 ozs) with BBQ sauce just to help moisten it up a bit, about 3/4 of a sweet potato and some green beans. I know that will change when I get my first fill. I guess everytime you get a fill you sort of have to re-figure out what will work and what won't huh? Looks like we are going to get some weather tonight and tomorrow before a brief cool down. By Thursday temps are supposed to be back up into the mid 70's again. God I love Florida.

Hey guys Several of us from another forum I am on have started a yahoo group for us banded bikers. Feel free to join us if you like! Email to (take out the spaces LOL) Bikerswithbands-subscribe @ yahoogroups . com Don't worry though, I'm still going to be here haunting the place! LOL Went for a long ride yesterday, first a charity ride then went and met some friends at a roughneck biker bar in downtown Jax. The weather was so perfect I even got a sunburn!! It's been a while since the sun has been that intense and the weather this warm. Going to be great weather for the 500 today down in Daytona as well! Talkk to you guys soon!

Hey Becca! I thought you looked familiar!!! You wrote to me over on OH!!! Glad to see you here! Yes it definitely helps to have so many people together who were banded in the same month so you can compare notes and progress. Everyone is so great and supporting here! Welcome and make yourself comfy!

You go Amanda!!!! I love those surprise NSV's!!!!!!

Happy Band Day!!! The liquids will definitely get old, but two weeks will be gone before you know it. Make sure you read the posts over in the food section for liquid diet suggestions for ways to break up the monotony of liquids. Best of luck to you!

LOL, okay yeah, that wouldn't have gone over well with me either! I think you handled it quite well. I am fortunate to have a very patient and loving husband. Lord knows he has to be with me! He actually gave me a bell to ring when I need him. I just used my cell phone and called him though! :thumbup: Glad to hear that you are finally getting some rest and that your tummy soreness is starting to fade away. You will find it improves daily!:biggrin:

Congratulations Lesly!!!! Sounds like you are doing perfect!!!!!!!!!! Just rest right now and make sure to take little walks and drink your Water. Welcome to bandland!!!!!!

One more thing, you may want to view one of the two surgery videos available in the General Lap Band heading. It is stickied at the top along with Frequently Asked Questions and such.

The surgery is invasive as they have to work inside of your abdomen in order to perform the surgery. Sometimes a hiatal hernia repair is required as well. While they don't have to cut the stomach, they do cut a pathway around the upper part of the stomach for the band to feed through. Then of course you have the port stitched to the muscles of your abdomen. Once they place the band, there is a lot of swelling. Also, it takes the band some time to get set around the upper portion of your stomach. Any surgery is traumatic for your body and it needs time to heal inside even though you may feel fine on the outside. It is important to follow your doctor's instructions so that the band gets positioned and secured properly. Any abuse early on in the healing process can result in considerable problems down the road.

We sold some stock that hopefully I will be able to make back in about a year (made about$1500 this week). I do wish I had thought about the miles card. That's a spectactular idea!!!! I plan on doing it when paying for my husband's dental surgery and my plastic surgery after I lose all my weight. Thanks so much for the info!

Are you going to be in Daytona???

That tunafish could taste so unbelievably good and that I could get full on half a cup of it!!!!!!!!! I broke the rules by 12 hours and had my first food (mushy) tonight. My tastebuds were dancing!!!!!!!!!!! You would have thought I was eating steak! I did take my time and ate as slowly as I could for being famished LOL. I chewed chewed and chewed until it was completely pulverized, and then I would wait periodically to see how I felt before proceeding. I stopped at about a half a cup and I probably could have had more but I didn't want to push it especially my first meal. Tomorrow morning before we go on our charity ride I will have an egg, two if I can get it down. Again, I don't want to push it, especially right before going on a ride. I also had an NSV! We went by Open Road Leathers to look for some new chaps for me as my old ones (the ones I bought in November!) were getting way loose on me, especially around the legs. Now, you have to know that they don't size chaps like regular clothes. Don't know why but they run WAY small. So the chaps I got in November were 6X (ugh) despite the fact that I was actually 2X at the time. Well, today I got into 4X chaps!!! Two whole sizes! I purposely got them nice and tight so that I would be able to wear them for a while before having to get another pair when I lose more weight. I normally wouldn't even bother getting something like this until I have lost all my weight but I wear my chaps even during the summer as it keeps the engine heat from burning my legs. Oh! I took off the steri strips on the three small incisions today. They were starting to come off anyway and they were annoying me. One of them probably wasn't quite ready to come off but I just put Neosporin on it and covered it with a bandaid. It will be fine in a couple of days. The other two, my port and the big blob of cotton in my belly button are under waterproof tape and okay like they are. Dr. Cywes wanted them to stay on for two weeks. I'll see what those look like then. I did a lot of running around today, brushed down the pool, washed my motorcycle, did a load of laundry, emptied the dishwasher, pulled some weeds and stuff. So I am definitely feeling back to my normal self with the exception of some isolated and periodic soreness in the muscles where my port is. I'm very excited about eating real food again. I can't even begin to explain! I feel like my journey has really begun today. I am starting to eat like a bandster and lead the bandster way of life! :biggrin:

That tunafish could taste so unbelievably good and that I could get full on half a cup of it!!!!!!!!! I broke the rules by 12 hours and had my first food (mushy) tonight. My tastebuds were dancing!!!!!!!!!!! You would have thought I was eating steak! I did take my time and ate as slowly as I could for being famished LOL. I chewed chewed and chewed until it was completely pulverized, and then I would wait periodically to see how I felt before proceeding. I stopped at about a half a cup and I probably could have had more but I didn't want to push it especially my first meal. Tomorrow morning before we go on our charity ride I will have an egg, two if I can get it down. Again, I don't want to push it, especially right before going on a ride. I also had an NSV! We went by Open Road Leathers to look for some new chaps for me as my old ones (the ones I bought in November!) were getting way loose on me, especially around the legs. Now, you have to know that they don't size chaps like regular clothes. Don't know why but they run WAY small. So the chaps I got in November were 6X (ugh) despite the fact that I was actually 2X at the time. Well, today I got into 4X chaps!!! Two whole sizes! I purposely got them nice and tight so that I would be able to wear them for a while before having to get another pair when I lose more weight. I normally wouldn't even bother getting something like this until I have lost all my weight but I wear my chaps even during the summer as it keeps the engine heat from burning my legs. Oh! I took off the steri strips on the three small incisions today. They were starting to come off anyway and they were annoying me. One of them probably wasn't quite ready to come off but I just put Neosporin on it and covered it with a bandaid. It will be fine in a couple of days. The other two, my port and the big blob of cotton in my belly button are under waterproof tape and okay like they are. Dr. Cywes wanted them to stay on for two weeks. I'll see what those look like then. I did a lot of running around today, brushed down the pool, washed my motorcycle, did a load of laundry, emptied the dishwasher, pulled some weeds and stuff. So I am definitely feeling back to my normal self with the exception of some isolated and periodic soreness in the muscles where my port is. I'm very excited about eating real food again. I can't even begin to explain! I feel like my journey has really begun today. I am starting to eat like a bandster and lead the bandster way of life! :biggrin:

Mac, you only had surgery two days ago. Now is the time to rest and heal. I slept a LOT the first few days. If your body is telling you to rest then you rest. You will be able to walk more after about day five or so. For me, when I would wake up, I would sort of haunt the house LOL. I would make the loop several times then go lay back down, check my email then fall back to sleep again. Listen to your body. Walking around does help you to heal and feel better but so does rest. Yeah, the Clear Liquids weren't doing much for me either. Jello was good because it at least had some consistency as were popsicles because they were so nice and cold. I know it's touch now food wise and believe me, it doesn't get any easier as the swelling goes down and you begin to regain your appetite but you will get through it and you will succeed!

Good luck Glynda! Today is your day and you will be fine! You are in my thoughts and prayers!

Now if that isn't an endorsement of the band I don't know what is!!!!! Had one five years ago and is going to get another one? That's great! I hope by the time I am done losing that I will be able to run a marathon! LOL Can't even fathom it right now but maybe someday. Good Luck!