nayray13

just looking for people in immediate area to buddy up with for exercise partners...if anyone in these areas, please let me know...thanks

how did you choose between lap band and the gastric sleeve? i was set on the lap band, until i read news reports about the problems people have long term with the band after 5-10 years...now i am worried...can you tell me what was the deciding factor for you? thanks

still sore...and very prominent? i was just curious do you feel your port? mine feels huge...there is a big lump under my skin, but i feel something hard but its really big, and its still sore....2 months today since surgery...is it supposed to be big? i thought it was kinda small from what i saw before surgery... and my port is high up on the right side...right under where if you wear a underwire it presses the fat down on the big plastic feeling lump, causing it to be sore...does this ever heal enough to go away or is the placement just wrong and i need to ask for port revision?

i think my doctor gets the band confused with his bypass patients...he tells me to take 5 minutes between bites, and never eat more than 4 oz, and eat only 3 meals a day...no pills for 2 months... and if i feel restriction then there is something wrong, that it's a myth about restriction... my friend in mississippi says that her doctor says eat within 20 minutes so you feel full...eat every 2 to 3 hours so you can stick to the 4 oz...she could have pills right after surgery if they were small...and that if restriction is a myth...why have the surgery? what is your opinions about these 2 totally different methods? does this sound like my doc is treating me like a bypass pt(which they do a lot more than banding) or is this normal for banding? plus he only wants me to get adjustments every 2 months...i just feel that is way too long...i have had one fill and have no restriction, so i am basically dieting now....

thanks...i know everyone says do what your doctor says to do, but i do better with the way her doctor says to do...i had not lost any weight after surgery until i started doing her way this week...finally lost 2 pounds...

i wish i had seen this thread before starting a new one about my port...duh... mine is high up and on the right...it sits right under my bra line and it stays sore, cause it presses the fat down onto that area...very aggravating,,, i wear a sports bra at home but can't do that out in public... also, mine feels so big...i mean i feel something under my skin in a huge area is that normal? i mean from the center its a palm size over under left breast...is that normal???????

hey guys...i was supposed to have my 1st fill 11/26, the day before Thanksgiving...but the nurse forgot to call and reschedule my appt...cause my doc went out of town...so i had to reschedule for december the 10th......i am kinda glad...because i was still really sore...only slightly sore now...i got poison sumac from washing my husband's hunting clothes...still have it...that makes 6 weeks of itching...and they had me on steroid injections for 4 weeks...so i have not lost any weight, but am so thankful that i have not gained because steroids make me so hungry and usually i gain 15- 30 pounds on them...they have my sugar sky high...like 400...and they impede healing, which explains why i was still sore...so i hope to get my fill on wednesday...a little nervous, some folks say it hurts and some say it doesn't...guess i just have to wait and see...good luck to all of you that have had it and the one's waiting to have it...

i am a gulper...started off sipping, but now at 3 weeks i can drink 250ml in 1 swallow, then i wait a few minutes and try to sip the rest...i dunno if i am hurting anything or not?????????????i can feel the cold go down to the bottom part of my stomach so i am guessing that i don't have any real restriction when it comes to water...but after i get a fill that may all change

hey for all you folks that are eating what you want (my doc has very strict rules, like baby food thru week 3 and 4) my friend gave me same advice, she had surgery in different state...one question that i have for you guys, is what amounts are you eating? cause i cant eat as much as i did before the band, but i cant lie, i don't know what that really says, becasue i could eat "A LOT" before the band...so what is not too much after the band? i get my 1st fill day before thanksgiving, Nov. 26th...would really like to know if yall are measuring the food or eating until you're full or just satisfied...i have ate enought o cause a chest discomfort 3 times, am trying not to ever do that again...just do not want to stretch my pouch, so any feedback is appreciated...thanks

hey, i need to get a therapist to help with my addiction to food...i am trying to find some kind of hobby that will distract me from food...my band is fairly new as well, banded october 16th. i have been eating stuff like broccoli cheese soup, spinach soup, chicken salad, or one of my smart one meals blended in my magic bullet. i have had 2 scrambled eggs for breakfast, or grits...but i have eaten more than the 4oz...with no problem...now i do get to a point that i have a dicomfort, or tightness in my chest if i eat way too much, and have learned not to do that...but i am terrified that eating more than the 4 oz will cause, my band to slip and cause my pouch to stretch...so i am going back to trying to only do 4 oz but more than 3 meals a day, going to try 5-6 small meals and see how that does. i have not lost anything after surgery, all before on liquid diet. my friend had this done 2 years ago, lost over 100 pounds, she says after your 3-4th fill you will do really well on weight loss and actually have restriction. she says we dont have restriction right now, but that she stuck to the 4 oz 5-6 times a day because it prepares you for when you do have restriction...so i am trying, but its hard, because i would not have had this surgery if i was good at will power, i need the restriction to prevent me from eating too much. and probably a therapist to help me as well...

hey guys, as you can tell by my ticker, i started off a samurai and got changed to pumpkin at last minute, had to do the liquid diet twice, 20 days...so i have lost all of my weight presurgery, none after surgery....i am still sore at my port...but doing ok. i have a lot of head hunger, and i have eated too much at times...i have an uncomfortable tightness in my chest when i do...so i am learning the signals to look for before that feeling. i have not been taking any of my normal meds, my bp is lots better, and my sugar is better, but i need to start taking metformin again, because of my PCOS...but waiting for my 1st fill...will be the day before thanksgiving...am on a 20 pound weight restriction for 2 more weeks, but just have to get back to work...my coworkers have said they will help me with any heavy lifting, so thats a plus...but i am so excited about healing up enough to do an exercise challenge with yall...i need motivation to exercise...am doing bare minimum right now, but anyway...luck to all of us...nay

hey guys...had a problem with computer and have been off a while...everyone is doing soooo great....i know i am behind you guys...had my staples out wednesday, 29th...the only thing that is sore on me is the port...its located upper right side b/n sternum and bottom of ribcage. i have not lost the 1st pound since surgery...actually gained 1...i am only going to go by the doc's scales...he said i was doing fine that since i lost 27 pounds on liquid diet(done twice=20days of liquids) that i probably would not lose any more for a while...and that is ok with me... i can eat pretty much what i want...b/n cup and 2 cups depending on whether its soup or something with more consistency...i do get a feeling of ok that's enough, not i am full, but enough...and if i eat one more bite, i get a pain in my chest...just uncomfortable fullness. my 1st fill is november 26th...day before thanksgiving..that kinda sux, but oh well...he only does fills about every 6 weeks... i am a little nervous that i can eat as much as i can, but glad that i can't eat more than i can if that makes any sense??? husband being supportive. i am going back to work monday night. he has me on a 20 pound weight restriction for 2 more weeks...i begged him not to put that on my work release, because they would not let me back to work with it...so i asked evryone at work if they minded helping me do lifting for a couple of weeks and they were really cool about it...but i think what if a patient starts falling, i have to catch them...so i just have to make sure they don't start to fall, i guess... i feel like crap that i am eating more than they say we can, but i am really trying and have virtually no restriction, so i am proud of me... i looked on the chart at doc's office...i started with BMI of 45=severely morbidly obese...as of wednesday, i am BMI 39, obese classII....never thought i would be glad to see i was just obese:thumbup:

hey teri, i am still on restriction, but as soon as i am off...i would love to join your exercise challenge...good luck to those who can do it now...

i was told not to take pills at all for 2 months....no question....and today where i got to coughing so bad, my port was killing me, and my husband came home and had some toradol from where his tooth was pulled...i popped 2 pills before i thought about it....and still didn't think about it until i had a funny pain in my chest...then i freaked out...is there anyone who has taken pills whethr it be on purpose or accident, and it's been ok or bad? when they told me to put my pills away so i wouldn't accidentally take them, i did, but i thought who in theri right mind could forget that? me that's who...i am really nervous that i might have hurt something....any suggestions? water went down ok...felt the cold hit my belly all the way down

ok guys, i know i am behind yall a little bit, but it has been 7 days since mt surgery today...i have been passing gas ok i think, no realmajor pains just normal stuff...but ;ast night, i had been having this on/off again pain in my left shoulder...i got a tickle in my throat and got to coughing, got up and took some cough meds...but i couldn't go back to sleep cause that on/off again left shoulder pain has become just unbearable...i am out of liquid lortab and the liquid tylenol doesn't touch it....is this the "gas pains" everyone has been talking about? and if it is why did it wait a week to start hurting so badly? i thought gas pains started right after surgery...i am a wuss i admit it, but this has me in tears....yall tell me waht's going on please? love, nay

i get mine from vitalady.com where i get my flavored protein powder as well...the ones i got are $7.49 each 750ml bottles and i got the pump squirter to go with it...but they have so many flavors to choose from is why i went to her, plus our nutritionist recommended the flavored powders from there....i got eggnog for the holidays, PB, English Toffee, White Chocolate, and Praline...but there were so many to choose from...i put those in my iced coffee when i work at night, my plain flavored protein powder for a change...so many uses. plus at vitalady they sell the flavored powder in sample size so you can try it without getting stuck with the whole can in case you don't like it, also lots of flavors....and way off subject but they also sell this air freshener that is all natural made of orange oil...if you like citrus/ orange...it is really strong, and only little squirt to really smell good...

congrats on fill ladies...how was yours debbie? hey terri...hope the 4th gets here soon 4 ya

thanks yall, i finally got some sleep last night, and i slept in my own bed for the 1st time...probably could have sooner, but was scared hubby would accidentally roll over and throw his arm around me out of habit. and cause horrible pain...but he left last night going to illinois to bow hunt... this morning around 6:30 that pain hit me hard in my shoulder again, so i just got up and got on treadmill...helped...so thanks for the reassurance and advice....love, nay

REALLY???? my doc had me terrified to take pills!!! they even told us the story aout one peron they did bypass on that died taking a pill...i have been scared to death...i didn't know if they didn't want us to swallow pills cause they could get stuck or if it was because it made the stomach churn and the stiches could come loose...yes they told us that....thanks for sharing, i was in a panic...husband leaving for illinois to deer hunt and i was thinking "oh crap".....:smile:

well the coughing has been going on all day, no matter what i take...very painful...but the bad shoulder pain finally eased up, so i am not so scared...it started in my chest and moved to my shoulder....that's why it scared me....oh well better now

how many ounces did yall take in on full liquids? i am a little confused about mine...i think i am supposed to work my way up to 4 ounces which i have, and that includes my 1 oz apple juice, 2oz strained soup, and 1 oz of sf pudding....that is supposed to be for 2 weeks....was anyone else's different than that? thanks, nay after that i have to sip on 12 oz of water for 3 hours, and then i get an 8 oz protein shake over 2 hours....

before the preop diet and surgery i went more than once a day. had surgery 16th, and started wondering about the fact that i have not went yet...knew about the meds causing constipation...so for my water intake, i have been mixing the citrus flavor benefiber packets in my water...i finally went today twice, no constipation, no problems, no pain...

hey, my surgery was the 16th...i have a pain that starts upper middle chest, like when you swallow air when drinking something, and it radiates to the left shoulder...i don't have to drink anything for it to happen...just comes and goes...also...i notice that i get really short of breath at night...i have to prop up on pillows to catch my breath so to speak...anyone else have this problem?

hey slim...you can never give TMI...hehe...:tt2:when you had your p'bing episode...was it like i have heard...slimy? or just stuck...? did it hurt? or just uncomfy? it worries me a little that there wasn't really a warning leading up to it, just a hello, here i am kinda think, ya know?