katie78

totally normal, I felt that way for about a week or so, worst pain ever! Like a belch that wont come up! It'll pass, I swear. Good luck!

I"m going to be banded in about 3-4 weeks, and was wondering if either of these is a must? I feel like it might be since the mushy stage and protein drinks? What did you all use? Or are using now?

So i was banded 4-23, and have had zero compl. I had a fill June 19, and that also went off without a hitch. Felt pretty good restriction, and have had no problems, the only thing I've not been doing is chewing well, but haven't had anything get stuck. Well, I went back Thurs. for a second fill, and he ended up saying no, b/c i had lost 4lbs. since June 19, and thought I was doing great, and didn't wanna overfill. Ok no biggie, I'll wait. So Friday night I wake up to aweful reflux, and this is like stabbing pain reflux, which i have had before banding, but I haven't had it at all since being banded. It lasted a few hours, which it never has before...so I'm getting a little worried, I finally took a Pepcid and within an hour it subsided. THEN, all day yesterday everything i ate felt like it would get stuck, I never PB'd but it was like a throbbing heaviness right below my sternum and it would happen after a few bites, and then slowly subside after about 1/2 hour. Is what I"m exp. random tightning? B/c I didnt get a fill, I'm confused. I know fellow female bandsters have said that certain times of the month their band can all of a sudden tighten for a few days. I'm worried b/c of that lack of good chewing, I've made my band slip, I'm not sure of the symptoms of a slip but the reflux bout really scared my since I haven't had it since being banded. Can anyone shed some light on this? I"m thinking of calling my doc and see what he thinks, in fact I just left them a message to call me back, b/c this is weird, esp. since we didn't do a fill thursday. I don't get it????:smile:

WOW! I never would have thought that! Whats even weirder is that for the past 2-3 days my allergies have really flared up! I'm going to go take my meds now and see if that helps! Thanks so much!

I'm 3 months post op, had one fill, 2cc's, and due to get my second fill Thursday. After the 1st fill I never felt "great" restriction but I could tell a diff. Well I feel/know I"m eating too much, thats why I called for a second fill. I can eat a six inch subway turkey sand. If you had good rest. you wouldn't be able to eat this right????? I AM still losing though, but I'm worried that am I stretching my pouch by eating this much? (I don't eat this much all the time, just sometimes) I plan on asking my surgeon Thursday. The bad habits are pop! I didn't drink pop for 2 months, and ever since I took a sip, I love it once again. Again, it's not everyday, but I can def. tell that i can't eat as much when I'm drinking pop, and I know the food is the most important. Do anyone indulge in a pop once in a while? I really wanna cut it out again alltogether b/c pop is shit for your inards, I know this. Any help would be great!

OK I was so nervous! i didn't know what to expect, so of course I'm sweating as i start to lay down, I can't see the needle probably better that way! I asked her if they numb the area and she said no, we usually dont have a problem. I"m thinking WTF? Now I'm really freakin! Anyway, needle goes in no problem, just a pin prick. BUt then the feeling around and pushing, ouch! Finally got it, felt a POP, and thats what she wanted. So I got 2cc's but in my band, and I'm doing liquids for two days and then adding soft back in slowly, no problems though so far, it was the anticipation that killed me the most, now I know what to expect it wont be so bad next time! I only lost about 4lbs. since May 8th, they said yep thats good, it's down and not up and thats what we care about! SO I have to look at that as a positive!

I know some of you have used him, what does he require before operating? How did you like him? I"ve heard his really nice and one of the best. Just wanted any feedback about him, I have a consult appt. 3-6-08, I'm SO excited!

Sometimes I can eat a lot other times I cannot. Just had my 1st fill last thursday, so it s almost been a week. And After a few bites of something, I'm done, I feel satified. But throughout the whole day, a few bites doesn't keep my calories up, it's like nothing. So I feel like sometimes I'm keeping by body in starvation mode, what can I do? I mean COOL, I can only eat a few bites, but sometimes I want more and I can't, OR I"m really paying attention and feelinglike I'm done, HOWEVER, I am a bit hungry a few hours later and this is where I'm confused on how this is supposed to work. Any help?

Two things, one, it said that based on my height and weight and that I want to lose 1.5lbs a week, that I should consume 2700 calories a day??????????? WTF? Isn't that a lot? Or no? Also it's a little confusing to use, you just search what you ate and add to list? Anyone else use this? Any tips?

Hey I'm up for it! And I"m right in Lindenhurst Sarah, you are in Grayslake? We should meet up, do you have kiddos?

I too was banded 4-23, and just had 2cc's put in my band last week. I feel more restriction a week later, weird huh? But I guess we are all at about the same weight loss so far, 20lbs. for me, I thought I was lagging behind but it seems I'm doing ok after reading your posts. It's frustrating I know! I'm like OK, when is this going to happen???? I think people at work look at me like, "why isn't she losing more?" And i have to keep reminding myself that this is diff. than bypass and it's not going to fall off. Hang in there, we can do this!

OK What would you do. SO we are out for my bday last week and we are at a local bar with some friends from work, my brother, hubby and brothers GF. Had a cocktail, getting hungry and ask if anyone wants to split something. So Nikki and I order these killer french fries, which I knew I would only have a few but that was cool with me, it was my bday right? Well, this girl we all work with knows how much i love these fries, and everytime I went for a bite, she's yelling across the bar, "Stop don't do it! It's b/c i love you!" HA HA HA! Mind you we all were drinking and you know how that can get, but seriosly I wanted to slap the shit out of her! What would you all have done? There's alcohol involved, I work closley with her and I was just in shock! I kinda laughed it off, and was like stop it, stop it...... How embarrassing! I wanted to die! How would she like it if everytime she lit up a cigarette I ripped it from her mouth and said, "It's cuz I love you!" I swear if this shit happens again, don't know what I'll do! How can I handle this stupidity??????:confused_smile: It would be different if I didn't work with her, but I don't want things to be weird, KWIM?

That is my ONE regret of the surgery, telling people! There are some heavier girls at work that were looking into it too b/c I was, and we were all going to do it together. Well, I'm the only one who went through with it, the other two chickened out. So it got around, and man oh man do i regret how it went down. Oh well, cat's out of the bag now, now it's just time to set everyone straight, b/c they are really dumb and insensitive !

So most people in my fam. are fine, but I NEVER should have told people at work. I work at a sslon, and so I work with some younger very fasionable women, it actually keeps me feeling good and wanting to eat right around them.....but if one more skinny little b**** asks me, "SO, how much have you lost this week? You look great!" OK Yea, thats nice, but who asks that?!!!!!!!!!!!! AND one girls came in at the end of me eating a subway turkey sand. and didn't see that 3/4 of the bread I had just rooled up to throw away, asks me, "did you just eat all that????? UH...........no, jesus christ I was so peeved! I never should have told anyone there, they all watch me in the breakroom, and if there are treats, which normally there are, b/c it's always someones bday, I walk in and some will say, oh katie the cake was terrible and they'll move it away from where I'm sitting! I just now hate that they know! How can I fix this???

I'm 6 weeks post op, and not due for my fill until the 19th, I was chewing REALLY well in the weeks post op, but as things got looser and food went down fine, I know I don't chew as much as I should and my bites are big....is the chewing for when you have a fill and so things don't get stuck?

I have yet to have my 1st fill, not until June 19, and can pretty much eat anything, and I feel like I'm getting lazy with my chewing, is this bad? I kow I should be in the habit now, b/c once a fill happens, I know I'll need to be chewing better and more. But I also feel like I'm eating too much, I"m still dropping weight slowly, but I know I'm eating too fast and then I get that OH CRAP! I'm too full, and wondered if it's bad b/c my pouch could stretch??? I don't wanna do any damage this early in the game, banded almost 5 weeks. I feel like a failure b/c I was doing so well, and my portions feel like they are out of control, but it's good food, not bad or fried. Is this just the bandster hell before my fill? I just don't wanna stretch my pouch.....is it over time, or overeating a few times can it stretch?

Thanks guys, I feel a bit better, I feel like I'm just eating a lot more than i did two weeks ago, hopefully my fill will help, and i'm going to get in that protein! I just don't wanna fall back into old habits KWIM? You all are the best thanks!

OK I"m freaking out that my band has slipped. I don't even know if it's possible to have a slip this early and w/out a fill. Everything has been FINE up til now. Since yesterday, I feel very AWARE of my stomach. It came on all of a sudden. I'm getting full really quickly, feel very bloated after I eat, almost painful bloating. I know I'm not eating too much, and if I was eating too fast, I would think I might be in some discomfort but it wouldn't last this long????? And I feel like something is squeezing down on my stomach and it's creating a lump in my throat, I can drink water and liquids fine, but as it goes down, it makes me really bloated after only a few sips. I can't tell if this is like indigestion, or reflux, my reflux feels like a heart attack. I don't know whether or not to call, I don't feel like it's an emergency, just really feels weird and kinda uncomfortable. I didn't have anything yesterday that would warrant a slip, the only thing I can think of is that I haven't been chewing as weel as I know I should be. But I don't have a fill, and have become a little lazy, can anyone please help?? Just freaking out here a bit....

So everything is looking good he said, started me on mushie food, basically anything I can puree in my mouth is OK, Just nothing raw yet. Here's some things he said that I'm confused about, I also had my 10mo. old with me, so I felt preoccupied.... 1. He said he wanted me to wean out the Protein drink the next couple of weeks???? Is it b/c extra calories? With a cup of milk, it's only 200cal. OR I know the band isn't designed to constantly have liquids, and he wants me to start getting my protein from solid food? 2. I told him that i get pretty full fast, about 3/4c. But I get hungry after about 2-3hrs. He said i need to eat more protein in my meals. So I asked him, will I get my fill next time? He just said if you need it we'll give you some, if not, we won't. HELLO? I need to feel full longer!!! So I think I'll request a fill next time. 3. He said to add unflavored Protein powder to my food, is that different than drinking a Protein shake? It'll still fill me up more? 4. I feel so lost, I didn't get 270lbs. by eating small portions and healthy food. Right now, I feel like crying b/c I don't know how to eat healthy! I mean I feel like I look in my cabinets and know what I would fix preband, but now, I feel stuck. I know there's more healthy foods out there and recipes, but where do I start? I feel so overwhelmed...

Thats two weeks, did you mean the 17th? I think I can do either, I seriously need some support and help with my eating, i feel lost....

Hey Flower! YES! Dr. Denhan is the best, just had my two week post op today, went well. I have Tricare Standard, hubby is military. Where do you live? A couple of bandsters who live locally get together often, Round Lake Lake Villa area. We'd love to have you join us! We all met at a monthly LapBand support group meeting at Vista Health Center In Lindenhurst. If you are interested, I can give you the info....do you have a surgery date yet?

I'm new to banding and just started mushies. I am really watching portion size, but for those of you that KNOW how much you are taking in a day, do you really have to take the time to read everything, count the calories to make sure you are within range? I'm sure stuff you eat over and over you would know, but I'm talking about eating out...etc. OR do you just eat pretty much whatever and cut the portion size way down? If this is what I have to do, whats the best way to count the calories, should I get a scale too? Obviously I NEVER did any of this or else I wouldn't be in this fat boat, so honestly I have no idea what I'm doing....can anyone help?

LOL, seven days post op I went back to work in the public, and MAN I was a gassing mess! But it's GOOD! Better out than in! It's totally normal, just have to let it run it's course!

I've seen post like this before , I wish i remembered this answer. I had lost almost 20lbs. since surgery, 4-23, and now in the last few days, after adding in cottage cheese, refried beans, lasagna w/out pasta, I've gained about 2 lbs. I know that weightloss between now and 1st fill is a bonus, but what gives??? I know there was an explanation to this b/c I've heard a couple other bandsters have the same problem. PLUS, I get full really fast, and am also scared to eat too much, so i know my portion size is small, but maybe too small? Maybe my body is still in starvation mode? What do you think?

Pearly~ We were banded the same day and I totally agree! A smashed to all hell boiled egg with a tad of light mayo and salt and pepper was the best thing I ever had. I feel almost 100% except for port pain. I feel for these new guys b/c I was right there a week or so ago, I couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel, and thought oh shit what did I just do????