NeenBand

Hey all you old school Bandlarians, I'm one month out now. I can eat one cup of food at a sitting. Comfortably. Not feeling "stuffed". Is this normal?

As a vegetarian, I eat a high amount of carbs and am losing weight. It's not the carbs that made me fat, but the fact that I ate enough to feed a football team. I was on Atkins for 2 years once and developed diverticulitis from it. I also could not sustain that way of eating and as soon as I ate carbs, I never saw weight pour back on so fast. WOW. In all my dieting years, I never had such a rebound and then some than I did from that diet. But there again, I didn't lose weight because I ate too much on that too. :nervous

Ahhhhhhhhh the sweet bliss of relief. I called the surgeon and they said go take your Aleve, but don't make it a habit. 20 minutes later I was able to function again. Thank you all for responding!!

Thanks all. SOmeone said it would harm the band, and it says no NAISDS in the instructions. Penni, that works the best for me too. IRT K@T: Thankee

Hello all, I've been fighting one of my hormone headaches since waking. I used to take Aleve for them, but since banded I know thats a no-no/ The Tylenol just isn't cutting it. Would takign an ALeve be such a bad thing? Ugh.....

Yes, Rescue Remedy in a pinch, but I have found the best essences for animals from Green Hope Farm. http://www.greenhopeessences.com/

lol itelntx, you "got it". To thebestme and yourself, yes, I am sleeping on it . I'm a left side/belly sleeper and always wind up there. I had no idea the port would be so "sensitive". This is forever sensitive, isn't it?

Is a link to your website in your sig considered advertising? I have not done it, but I have a website that I sell my art on. I've thought of putting it in my sig, but would that be considered inappropiate advertising?

It's not easy. I don't always hit my mark. Especially since the protien drinks flare up my IBS.

Okay, just a question/observation. My port has more discomfort at night and in the morning. It keeps me in a light sleep. As I move around and the day goes on it feels much better. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

I have PCOS and although the weight is moving off, I can gain it back quickly, just like before. So vigilance is key.

I can relate to your discomfort. What everyone said here, rest and walk, and drink plenty of fluids. Heating pad and Tylenol. Believe itor not, it slowly gets better.

Tricia, I am thank you so much. *hugs* Like babs suggest it may be the protien drinks. Everytime I try to drink either Isopure,

p.s. Will Inamed be paying for it all since it is defective?

Trish, your taking a frusterating situation and making it a positive. Alll the best for a new lease on life with a new band.

Awwwwwwwww.. How poignant and sad is that? Rocky seems like he was meant for you. I work a lot with animals in therapy and they do mourn. I had a beautiful grey tabby named Daisy. My black cat Sam loved Daisy and looked up to him (Daisy was a "him") and they were buds. When Daisy died at 8 years old of kidney failure, Sam roamed the house for weeks, looking in Daisy's usual spots for him inside and out. Looking at me and crying as if to say "Where is Daisy?" Sam became so depressed I had to start giving him Rescue Remedy and it lasted for months. Sam has not bonded with another cat since, and I have 4 others.

I was going to make corn chowder tonight and take my portion and put it in the food processor. Is it still a no-no even doing it that way?

What a beautiful baby. I have heard many times from parents of DS children that they are a blessings. So loving and joyful. I hope it is that for your sister too.

I just wish I could get on some. I need them, but my body won't tolerate them for some reason. My doc is even stumped.

thebestme is right, aloe is a godsend. I used to drink it all the time when I had bad GERD and diverticulitis pre-banding. I've picked it back up again since being banded. It's very healing to the entire digestive tract. From the esophagus all the way downtown.

It is getting better, thanks all. This is such a learning process. What's normal, what is too much, etc.

Pam, I am experiencing the same thing! My boyfriend keeps asking me how I like it and I'm still in shock and aawe that a cup of food makes me feel as full as when I ate 1/2 a cake. People who are not obese have no clue how amazig that feeling is to us.

LOL Thanks Captain Jack. :-)

Wow. Can it re-tighten if you go back to liquids? I'm currently taking in about one cup of mushies a meal. Is that normal? Is that too much?? One cup seems to make me feel full. I wonder if "full" is good thing though? It's hard to be a newbie. :-) My next question is, what can they do if your pouched is stretched and won't go back?

Hey is it normal to feel discomfort in the port area when breathing in? I'll be one month post op on the 13th.