peanut2772

I find myself eating fast but I do not notice until I am finished... I only noticed this today I’ve had the worst heartburn with nauseous feeling and a sharp pain in lower left side of stomach.. and lunch was at noon. Has anyone else had this gross feeling? I’ve also noticed that I do not wait the complete 30 minutes to drink after eating... bad habits seem to linger. Since I’ve noticed these issues today I need to stop these habits!! I hope it’s not too late
Lapband placed: 8/2011
Lapband removed: 3/2017
VSG: 8/2/2017

Thank you! Today is a better day! Throwing up is absolutely no fun and of course the main concern is causing any damage to the insides....


Lapband placed: 8/2011
Lapband removed: 3/2017
VSG: 8/2/2017

I haven't had that exact experience but I am two weeks post op and have thrown up twice from a medication that I take. It felt horrible and also like I did some kind of damage to my stomach, but my doctor assures me it's fine. If you are worried or start experiencing other symptoms I would just give your surgeon a call and see what he or she says. Good luck and I am sorry you are going through this!

I am 5 weeks post op and starting to feel really good about myself again. I 24. As a young woman, I always had curves but they were all in the right places but about 10 yrs ago, it became harder and harder to loose weight and the old tricks(including diet pills) became less effective. About 4 yrs ago I was diagnosed with a begin pituitary tumor which caused my body to produce excess amounts of prolactin(hyperolactinemia). Essentially your body thinks your pregnant. Even though the condition became controlled with medicine. Losing weight remained an issue and I slowly creeped up from 185 to 214over 4 years and just couldnt get out of the 200s. Fast forward to today, I'm down 18 pounds post op and starting to notice results. I attended an anniversary party yesterday and was able to wear a medium. I bought the same dress earlier this summer but needed an extra large. And at the dinner and in general I'm able to skip past the rice,pasta and potatoes and make those healthy choices of baked chicken or fish and veggies and salads etc. And its not hard; it has become a way of life for me that I have been able to embrace. So excited about what my new weight lose journey will bring! I know it will take time but I really feel like I can do it  
Sleeved 8/10/17 HT: 5'2
HW: 214 SW: 212 CW: 194 Goal: 155

Nothing has changed in that regard for me. All I want is chocolate and carbs when I'm PMSing. lol!

I find that I need to eat more during my time of the month. I tend to eat small meals more often during my time and make sure I'm making the healthiest choices possible. I did speak to my nut about it and she stated I may need more nutrition during my period and to listen to my body and up my calorie intake and Protein intake during the that time. It's worked for me thus far.

Oh and honestly vsg feels more natural! I remember washing dishes and my wedding band slipping around on my finger that's how I imagined the lapband inside of me slipping around.... :-/ and sure enough it was doing that too.. I went to bed every night hoping relief would come soon to remove that appliance from my insides and so glad I did!


Lapband placed: 8/2011
Lapband removed: 3/2017
VSG: 8/2/2017

I kinda crave but my body craves red meat. A few days before I start I seem to be hungry more and all day. Good thing is I still follow the eating plan. No drinking with food & vice versa. I don't overeat or try to stuff my pouch. Sweets, well I never craved sweets that much. Here are some things that helped me during this time of what seemed constant hunger and any craves:
-Peanut Butter cheese crackers in my office I only eat maybe 2 at a time (during a 24 hr period), but I keep them handy
-No sugar added fudge pops & sugar free freeze pops
- Increase Fluid intake
- When craving red meat - I cook a burger (like a slider size) even with this size I can only eat half! I make an open face burger. I add whatever veggie I want on it and can tolerate. NOTE: other than this I don't eat red meat just my preference.
-Milkshake? I take my Premier banana flavor and put it in my Ninja with some ice to fluff it up and make myself "think" I'm having a banana shake.
As I stated a day or so before my cycle starts, I'm hungry all day as if I was an expecting mom so I listen to my body and I have healthy Snacks. Like I may have 5 grapes...2-3 hrs later a couple Peanut Butter cheese crackers...few hour later a piece of Protein etc etc...
So eat! Smaller, healthy, frequent meals not exceeding your daily calorie intake and drink more fluids as well. Always check with your nutritionist for the best plan for YOU. You also don't want to get into grazing all day.
Before surgery I use to gain at least 5lbs during cycle but when it's over I would drop that and maybe another pound or two. This was due to all the bloating etc, but now I didn't gain anything and actually continued to lose weight during my cycle. This is just my experience & not a how to book lol.
You are not alone, I'm sure we all experience it. The thing is to continue to make healthy choices.

Very good actually. Today is day 5. I started feeling a lot better yesterday. Gas pains are gone. Incisions are fine. Fluids are going down well. No real complaints.

I had a band place June 2011, lost 100 lbs., and then began having complications all to gain the weight back. Not only did I gain the weight back, I gained two different sites of horrible pain, both the band and port. The port site was almost too much to bear. I had my band revised to a sleeve due to complications last Thursday and so far, I feel such a sense of relief having that contraption out of me! I have had an excellent recovery and jokingly asked the doctor if he actually did the sleeve.. Hoping to make the best of my second chance! I'm having a hard time not overdoing it after surgery!

I had surgery Thursday (9/7/17). Band removed, hiatal hernia repaired, sleeve in place - all at once. There was a lot of scar tissue around my band. Dr said they almost decided to stop at band removal and make me come back in 6 months. Luckily for me, he pushed thru and did it all at once. I was on the table almost 3 hours. Everybody else in my group (sleeve only) was in the OR for only abut an hour.

Saw my dr today and he has released me to regular foods nervous about it yet happy to be off of puréed.. for dinner tonight I had Trader Joe's Cole slaw and Trader Joe's carnitas about 3 oz in total with a splash of lemon juice and it went down fine.. could it be that I felt no restriction because I'm a previous lapband patient? I really tested the waters

Eyeshadow ladies! I had this problem when I had the band surgery (it's out thank goodnesss) but you will lose hair inevitable... take your Vitamins Biotin wash your hair less times a week but use eyeshadow that matches your hair color and blend it on on your scalp this way when you're out in the sun it's not as noticeable.. it's only temporary.. Hair loss sucks but will regrow


Lapband placed: 8/2011
Lapband removed: 3/2017
VSG: 8/2/2017

I believe if memory serves me well (previous avid coffee drinker here) coffee is too acidic and will irritate the new stomach. It also may cause acid reflux.. I follow a few sleevers on insta( they're about a year out) and drink coffee from Starbucks Peet's etc mix coffee in their premiere Protein which I tried on the preop diet and bleh..
chat with your dr see what they recommend! Good luck![emoji256]
Lapband placed: 8/2011
Lapband removed: 3/2017
VSG: 8/2/2017

So it gets difficult with dense food?
I'm worried something is wrong with me
3 weeks post op and it feels like I'm getting my Water Soups and egg salad down no problems



Lapband placed: 8/2011
Lapband removed: 3/2017
VSG: 8/2/2017

This is awesome!! Thank you for sharing! I'm reading a lot of band to sleeve conversions at same surgery. I'm so glad that you're kicking @$$!!!! Keep up the good work! I'm looking forward to the same. As far as surgery with band removal I'm on the same page. Surgeon said bandsters lose at a slower pace and I was okay with that but you have given me a boost cause you're almost at the 100 mark and that's a huge deal!!!!!
I started at 230 and I can't get past the 201 number on the scale it's driving me nuts along with weighing myself every morning..
Good luck to you!!!![emoji813]️


Lapband placed: 8/2011
Lapband removed: 3/2017
VSG: 8/2/2017

Wow my peeps! I love all of these ideas!!!!! Thank you so much [emoji4]


Lapband placed: 8/2011
Lapband removed: 3/2017
VSG: 8/2/2017

No kidding?!

That's awesome! Best of luck and fill us in on your journey!

[emoji5]


Lapband placed: 8/2011
Lapband removed: 3/2017
VSG: 8/2/2017

Haha, Dr Ortiz at OCC is actually where I'm going

I had my LapBand placed in San Diego. But I know Dr Ortiz via my sister as he placed her band. I was so impressed with him personally and his facility that I started getting my fills there. I knew when it was time for revision, that he would be my number one choice.

Hello all! I had my lapband placed in 2011 and after pregnancy in 2015 band didn't sit right too many complications with eating/drinking.. my surgeon removed it this morning and I feel great!! Waiting for stomach to heal before walking down the sleeve route..🥀

I had my band placed In 2009 and did very well until this year.

I'm shooting for a single surgery for revision on Sep 9, 2017. One of the reasons I chose Mexico was because I thought they would be more likely to do it in one shot. The other reason for Mexico is I have a relatively low BMI (32) and no comorbidities.

I never thought the single versus dial stage option was for a better weight loss outcome. It's my understanding that some doctors think the 2 procedures is a little safer. I think otherwise, I prefer the idea of getting cut open and anesthetized only once.

I've never heard of ez sweetz I'll have to look for it at Safeway or google it.
Thank you!

Try adding sucralose (Splenda) and cinnamon to taste. Delicious!
Are you familiar with EZ-Sweetz? It's liquid sucralose and mixes wonderfully with yogurt and everything else. It may seem kind of pricey for a small amount but a little of that stuff goes a really long way. I love it.

I have added protien powder. Also sugar free preserves or jelly. It's only like 10 cal for 0 sugar in a tbsp.
Also, Oikos Triple Zero (black containers) are really good. They are flavored or vanilla but are amazing and not sour at all.

Canned pumpkin and some pumpkin pie spice! This the season....

Sent from my XT1254 using BariatricPal mobile app