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We served Yogurt as a full liquid at the hospital. Now custard, I would think would be more pureed then liquid.

I feel like I should be doing something today, like going to Zumba, but NOOO its a holiday lol.. Ok so I got on my scales today and they said I was down 5 pounds in a week. Before I got too excited, because my scales are known to be wrong even though they are weight watcher scales, I went to the Banding center after school to weigh myself and those scales said I gained a pound! that really sucks! On the brighter side, I measured myself last monday and then again today and I lost a total of 1 inch WHOO HOO! Im really starting to see it with my clothes. My mom goes to see Dr. Kaplan Monday and they told her that her surgery should be 2 weeks from then.

Sounds like you have a kidney infection. Does it burn when you pee? I had a Kidney infection and my kidneys hurt so bad. That was actually one of the tests they did was tap my back around my kidneys and see how bad it hurt. Sounds like you need to call the doctor and have a Urine Test. Dont play around with it, a kidney infection can make you very sick and even put you in the hospital if you let it get bad enough. Call your doctor ASAP and tell them what is going on. Some doctors will let you just do an urine test without seeing him if you call the nurse line and tell them what is going on.

IT will be so nice having someone in the house on the same diet I am on. The will help bunches.

Mom got a phone call from Kaplans office today. They are ready to get a date for her surgery. YEAAA

I was scared half to death to eat a salad. I was banded in July and finally about 2 weeks ago tried my first salad. IT WAS SOOOOO GOOD! Thing is, you have got to chew it up really well. CHEW CHEW CHEW.

Im feeling great. I think it was just a bunch of irritation from being stuck. They are going to try a protonix instead of nexium, so hopefully that will help the reflux. We had chicken the other night and when mom made it, she made sure it stayed moist. Oh it was soooooo good. I make sure I OVER chew now lol.

Well that stinks. I had talked a friend into going with us Monday. Maybe we will go walking in the park instead.

Well I got my Upper GI, and just as I told them ,nothing was blocked I just have Reflux. We are going to try changing my meds from taking 2 nexium a day to taking 1 Protonix a day. Hopefully that works. Sorry I didnt make it to line dancing last night. I thought I posted it but I dont see my post....After doing the Upper GI, I thought it would be best to stay home. That Barium does bad things to me, if ya know what I mean. I will definitly keep going to Zumba. Well I better get ready for school, I dont wanna go lol. I was supposed to think of a topic to write a process essay on today and I havent thought of anything yet. oops.

Have you tried Crystal Light? It gives you a little variety. 5 calories per 8 oz. I LOVE tea and was raised on tea with sweat n low so that wasnt too hard for me, now I will admit, every now and then I just need a sweet tea. I have also been drinking a new drink that I have found, I dont know if it is all that new or not it is new to me. It is Low Calorie Snapple Kiwi Pear. only 10 calories for the bottle and 1 gram of sugar, its not too bad.

I guess we should watch what all we say lol... You are were talking about having cake for your birthdays, I was 2 weeks out from my surgery to the day so I got to enjoy a couple bites of pudding for my birthday. whoo hoo. Man, you just had to bring up coldstone. Icecream is my comfort food, of course I dont get it anymore:frown:. MMMM MMMM a cup of birthday batter icecream of coldstone would be good about now....MAybe Ill just go to the freezer and get a thing of weight watchers ice cream:tongue2:

This is going to be so much fun, everyone getting together and all. It helps motivate me to do something when someone I know is doing it also. My Upper Gi just showed Reflux. So that is good. I use to work with Brenda, she is a real sweetheart. Ive tried to call her a couple times now today with my ugi results, Brenda must not be in today. I probably wont make it to Line dancing tonight either thanks to having that ugi today. That barium you have to drink does bad things to me lol.Think I better stay close to home. I remember doing to Electric Slide in Junior high school all the time. Dont know if I remember the steps or not though lol.

Bread always gets stuck anymore. Im a bread addict so that has been the hardest thing. Chicken is my favorite meat, hopefully this was just a flook(spelling) that I just didnt chew it up and it was dry. I can eat chicken breast everyday and not get tried of it. Now, a good hamburger is good from time to time, but I mainly prefer chicken. I go for my upper gi at 11:45. I told her I feel fine today, just having reflux and Im HUNGRY. So that is a good sign, the reflux could just be from taking all my morning pills on an empty stomach. Who knows, maybe I need to change my reflux medicine. I have been on 2 nexiums a days now for about 2 years. I guess we will find out. I have learned to say, "Everything is perfectly fine" lol. Well I need to get ready to go to class. thank goodness I wont be missing English Composition, Im struggling enough in the class. I am going to miss Pre Algebra, but that is ok, Im doing well in that class. I will let you know how it goes today.

Insurance pays most of it, then I pay the rest. Ive called everyone for help with the bill and all of them want me to make at least $25 a month. Good grief, what part of UNEMPLOYEED full time student dont they understand. Unemployeed meens no income people. Sorry, Im just in a venting mood tonight. I should be writting an essay right now that is due tomorrow. You're right Kyla, at first it feels like Im choking, but I can breath just cant talk. It was a piece of chicken from dinner, I knew I just should have just had some dry cereal or something. I know the Upper GI will come back with mild to moderate reflux, that is what it always says. I have had many of them even before the banding. But I guess I need to go ahead and have it done to make Dr. Kaplan happy. I will say, I dont think I will ever open my mouth about stuff again. Unless Im dieing, I dont think I will complain about anything anymore. And I really didnt complain, I just asked if this was normal.

I soo frustrated, upset,scared.. Right now. Last night about 8:30 I got stuck BAD. It took 4 hours before I felt comfortable enough to lay down, it took 30 mins before I could even speak. I emailed Jeannie today and she just called me and told me "You know, we need to talk about why you are having so much trouble with your band." I didnt know I was having a lot of trouble. I had the flu or something a week after my surgery and then this. The reflux has really picked up right now and that is all. Im not vomiting or anything like that, just reflux. I still feel like I have something stuck in my esophogas though. I told her it is probably just irritation but I have to have a Upper GI tomorrow. This makes my 3rd one since surgery. Kyla, when you get stuck,if you get stuck, where do you feel it? Mine feels high like in my throat when Im stuck. I dont want this band out, I dont want an unfill, I just dont know what to think right now. All I can think to do is cry. SURELY he wont do anything major just for reflux, would he? Ive had bad reflux for several years now to the point that at one time I had esophogialitis (spelling).. Another thing is, I cant afford to do anything more. I already owe about $1700 in all my bills, and that is kind of hard to pay seeing I am unemployeed. I just dont know what to do.. I just want to go curl up and cry..

I have never heard of having to have a coloscopy. I do know my doctor wants us to have an EGD which is the same them except they go down your throat, to check for a hernia.

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Well mom had 3 months of diabetic training and they thought they could get by with that for the 6 months diet and just add 3 months with lindsey. Well turns out you have to have 6 months of exercise documented also. So she was doing the diet in the diebetic clinic but not documenting exercise. Plus, I had 2 Chinichillas and they were where they treadmill is and due to her asthma, she was unable to walk on the treadmill with the chichillas. Turned out that I also became very allergic to them so I had to get rid of them :tt2:. Anyway, she just had to do 3 more months and hopefully they will approve it this time. She doesnt know when she is going to have it done, she is hoping this month or next month.

yeah for Froggie. They are turning my moms papers in Monday also. I keep telling her she has got to get off the coffiene now and start working towards the preop diet. She has done the diet once but was turned down, not they are trying it again. It only took mine to go through in about a week. Bad thing was, they sent me the approval several days before they sent it to Dr.Kaplan and I had to wait until he got all the paper work before I could do anything. I was like calling the office daily to get it set up. WVnascarfan. Sorry you are having such a rough time. I had A LOT of stomach pain and nausea after surgery also. Jeannie told me to try warm liquids. So I sipped on Hot tea and that actually helped. You may want to get some suppositories. I know they arent the most pleasant things in the world, but if you cant get the pill down, you should try that. I had a lot of dry heaving also. I know what you are going through. Take Care.

Thanks, I will try to be there. Its open to everyone right? Jeanie doesnt have to tell us which ones to come to does she?? When is the next meeting?

just a little FYI incase you didnt know... Wendys 5 piece chicken nuggets 230 calories. That is WITHOUT dipping sauce. Sauce will add anywhere between 45-160 calories a pack depending on which one you use. McDonalds 6 piece nuggets 250 calories. Mcdonalds selects chicken strips 630 calories Chick-Fil-A Chicken nuggets,8piece 260 calories.4piece stips 310 calories Burger King Chicken tenders 5 piece 210 calories

Something that my doctor told me and it worked was to drink warm liquids. Like hot tea and stuff like that. It actually works. They told me that the cold liquids would irritate the stomach during that first week or so and to stay with room temp-hot liquids. After they told me that and I tried it, I could not go back to cold stuff, it would just make me sick and the warm liquids soothed my stomach. Just a little though. The pain in your left side is more then likely the gas they pumped your stomach up with and also the band messes with a nerve that causes a lot of left shoulder pain. Best thing to do is to keep moving and I used a heating pad also. Good luck :crying:

It depends on the type of closure they use on you to how long you must wait until you shower. Your discharge instructions should tell you if you have to wait or not. I had glue and steri strips and I was allowed to shower the next day. I didnt shower for 2 days though because I was too sick and weak to shower.. Just let the water run down your belly and that will be fine, dont rub it. If you have some betadine around your incision that you want to get of, do it very carefully. Shower should not be a problem, just dont do it while you are home alone just in case you get light headed or something.

Ok I gotta brag. Even though I am not seeing a difference in the scale, my clothes are getting baggy. I put a pair of jeans on today that I havent had on since last winter, and you know when you put a pair of jeans on right out of the dryer you have to stretch them and do squats and stuff. Well at least I did, I didnt have to do that with these jeans, I just put them on and they are actually a little baggy WHOO HOO.. Its weird that Im not dropping the pounds, but my clothes are getting baggy. Maybe it is all in my head or something I dunno, but I think my clothes are getting big. Just wish the scales would show it.

well I dont know if feeling stuck and spasms are the same thing but when I get that feeling, it feels like I have swollowed a softball. My esophogas feels like it could blow up.