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I am finally back at work. I am open only for 5 hours today and I am still wanting to go home. Still not doing all that well and today is 8 for me. How is every one esle doing? I have lost 13 lbs. though! I see a doctor on Monday can't wait to see what he says. Good luck every one! I can't wait to start a new healthy life!

Thank you armywife and others. I called my new doctor and asked what I should be eating since I will be a patient. My husband is 100% supportive and was in Mexico with me and I nor he never ever saw any one about what I should eat or not or was given any written instructions. I am a reactive person, I knew I needed the band. Went and got one with out ever seeing this site. I was having complications all day when I received my band the evening before and was released at 4:15 am. Yes I knew that I shouldn't have eaten what I ate because of this board and a book that I bought. I have taken such good advice and have been doing well eating what I should. I have lost 12 lbs. with out any more waffles, ceral or "The BIG MAC." I am learning a lot from this board but as I said I am too soft hearted. Most people can blow off other people's comments but I seem not to be able to do so. So with this in mind I am not going to read any more threads from this post. I am so sorry that it has turned out this way but it is best for me until I can figure out how to let people that I don't know not to effect me. Even when they were being harsh and had done some things they shouldn't have done, made others upset and stop posting on other threads, I should be able not to let it upset me. I should have maybe looked at her post a different way and chuckled and learned. I thank the people who stuck up for me and the people who gave me support.

I never said that I couldn't do it because I will. So I thank you for your words of encouragement. I think I shed a few tears because It is stupid to let an experienced bander who made lots of mistakes along the way to make me upset or for that matter any one that I don't know. If you met me you would know how different I am. I have a very upcoming business in Kansas City and I am an extremely strong person just too soft hearted. So I pulled up my big girl panties and enjoyed the rest of the evening! Love the info about GNC I will be on my way this morning!

I am lying in my bed crying over some comment from a person who doesn't even know me. How stupid! She may be a long time bander but if you read her blog she has not been perfect. She shouldn't make a comment like that until she has read the whole thread. Now I feel like I comitted band murder and never can recover from it.

SHOULD I TAKE OFF the post of WHAT I DID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM EATING BIG MACS BEFORE I WAS BANDED. I HADN'T HAD ONE IN YEARS. THE ICE CREAM AT NIGHT IS WHAT GOT ME SOOOO FAT! I haven't touched ice cream in 2 weeks! Yes, I made a stupid mistake that you are harping me on and I admitted that and have been extremely upset over it as some of my posts stated! I don't even hardly remeber eating it. I ate some of the meat and gave the rest to the DOG!!! If you check some of the calories in creams soups they that don't have as much protein and have more calories. I feel like I should never ever share again!

Josh I am glad you posted. I guess it is a mother hen thing that i was worried about you. Glad to see you are doing well. I don't have a port site. Do others? Gosh, if you have to get enough protein then you can't eat anything else hardly, right? That is 3 low carb/high protein slimfast to get your 60 grams of protein needed. So then how do you eat other things? So confused!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am not restricted at all either. So if you are not suppose to have a drink with food an example would be Slimfast (isn't that a drink) and then some soup or applesauce. So when do you have your protein drink?

Don't be afraid embrace it. Your life starts changing in ten hours. You will be fine just some what sore when you wake up. Yes my husband too can sleep very well and I feel lonely at times too. Now go Night Night and think only postive thoughts as you close your eyes.

I was banded July 4th. Still not doing as well as I thought. Still coughing up blood in my phlem. We would Bajanor but so many didn't speak any English that my husband and I are waiting to see the doctor Monday. My chest hurts, along with my side. The pain is still there but mostly worried about the blood that I cough up. We told Bajanor I was coughing blood but they didn't undrstand even through they knew I was having complications. Any one esle doing this? I am not even able to work yet either. I have lost probaly over $1,000 just in the last couple of days. I hope evey one else does well and doesn't get scared!

Susan, I stopped eating solids. I am following Weight Loss Surgery with the Adjustable Gastric Band for what I should eat now. I was not getting enough protein hardly any and that is what caused weird cravings that i hadn't had in years. I can't imagine doing liquids for 3 weeks. This book says that you can have some soft foods on day 7. Days 13 til 15 you can add fish, toast and crackers, pasta and veggiees that are well cooked. He is a doctor thta wrote the book. I am so confussed I don't know what to do. I guess every one's diet is different. I am seeing a doctor on Monday. Feeling better but there is still blood in my phlem(sp?). I will not be able to work even tomorrow. It is unbelieveable I can usually make very good money and now there has been nothing for a week! I just think of The Secret and I will be fine. Hope evey one is doing very well!

Then after you put them in pudding did you chew the pills? Congrats on no meds. I see you even have started a posting for mentors that is awesome! I did sooooo much better today. Went with what you said on the protein made a huge difference! Thank you so much!!

I found a group today and they met the second Saturday of every month so I have them on my calender. I am also getting invited to met with a group from this board that are building a meeting group also. Today was much better. Started out with having protein and that really controlled my cravings all day. So now I know. The only problem I have now is taking pills whole. I can't stand them if they are ground up and put in apple sauce or juice. I am still not up to par I think with other people. Thanks for helping

Awesome! Did you have any restriction after surgery? I have none which is upsetting. I have lost 10lbs so far before and after being banded on July 4th. You have done so well. Can you give me advice about having no restriction and also I have a BBQ to go to on Friday and I still don't feel well. What were you able to eat following surgery? Thank you Kindly!

Did you see the post with the Lansing thread? above yours. It would be neat if we all go together on a thread in the same area.

I live in Lee's Summit! I was banded on July 4th in Mexico. I am 44, married, have 2 kids, and my sister is getting Lt. Colonel (sp?) this year. I have 60 pounds to lose. I have lost 10 so far. I own my own business. I have been fighting with an eating disorder since my early teens was even skinny for many years and then I found the love of food. My son is 12 and my daughter is 17. I have known my husband since he was my sister's first love. I ran into him 10 years later with my sister and she kinda set us up. I live in the downtown part of Lee's Summit which is fabulous! How far is Lansing?

I usually tell every one evey thing that I know. I am usually not secrective at ALL. Maybe I should because I will not be able to eat the way I used to and I don't know. I am afraid maybe people thinking I should have dieted instead of spending the money. I am just so worried about things all the time and didn't realize this and have taken meds upon meds trying to help nothing did to stop the eating. I show an eating disorder counselor for over a year and no it didn't help still gained weight. I really liked her though. I wonder if there is some out there that specializes in this? I am going to find out. I had a Slimfast this morning and I will see about other drinks. How many do you drink a day? I found out you are suppose to get 60 grams of protein so that would mean 3 right? Thank you!

I had surgery Friday night in Mexico. Right out of surgery I was in so much back pain they gave me something for that. Saturday I am not progressing like I should. I was not passing gas. Still in lots of pain but in my front not in my back anymore. I am still coughing up phlem (sp?) that looks like there is blood in it. Told them this in Mexico and they said it wasn't. Woke up early this morning still not hardly passing any gas even with Mylanta Gas. I am miserable hard to breathe and plus I have no restriction. I was given antibiotics but was not told on how to use them and since they are in Spanish threw them away. My 5 insicions look good. They did a test in Mexico which I drank barium and said there was no leaks. Has any one else had these problems?

Could it be from red jello the night before that is in my mucas? I will be moving up my doctor appt. for follow up if they will see me. Today I am better. This is just harder than I thought. This board has helped me in so many ways already. Found out a few things that I was doing wrong. Thanks for all your well wishes!

Hope you are doing well Josh and every one! I was banded 5 days ago still sore but feeling better. I hope I can work tomorrow. I think it is a little slower healing than I thought too. I thought it would be a piece of cake. You have to look at the hole picture. A week until you a feeling good is nothing compared to beating yourself up day after day for eating in a way you shouldn't have. Do you remember waking up in the morning regreting what you did the day before in the way of food? Now we are not going to have to face that so a week of taking it slow will be easier. Think positive thoughts as you go back to sleep and rest.

Goooood Luck to you all. You will be fine. The surgery flies by and it is all over. You will get something for the pain so you will feel fine just sleepy. It goes by so quick tomorrow is day 5 post band. Can't wait until we all start getting our fills!

Thank you both for all your help. I have been up for hours being upset. I was only getting around 10 or 15 grams of protein. Bought Slimfast but that doesn't have enough in them. Now I know where to get ideas. I will really pay attention tomorrow what I put inside my body. The Big Mac wasn't that good. I ate a little and gave the rest to my toy white poodle, Lola. My family has been invited to a BBQ Friday night with my husband's family to celebrate a 95 B-day. They don't know that I was Banded and I don't want to tell them and I am still not feeling well and I am freaked out about that. I want my husband to tell them I am not feeling well because I am so huge now and another can't eat what they are having. I have only told 2 close friends. Was going to get it done earlier. My Mom made the commet "Why don't you just tape your mouth shut". So now I haven't told anyone. Even lied about why my businesses were closed. We all are going through long journeys. Mine is just starting, having to face what bothers me. My husband was gone along time with my son last night or longer than what he said. I was going to sleep but stayed awake and worried because he was not back when I thought he should be, so then I ate. Why does just little things like that make you eat? About your rental properties. My sister has some too. She sold hers but kept 1 that stayed rented and was easier to manage. Have you read The Secret? It really helps. Try that and see how things goes. I am starting again on focusing on what the book says. It helps so much. Thanks again and happy banding!

No he didn't, I had my surgery in Mexico. Didn't get any care directions and a lot of other things I should have been told wasn't. Would I be able to tell if the band moved? Wouldn't it hurt this early? I read it on here today that you can't eat solids. So I feel really bad. Upset with myself.

I guess I ate the Big Mac because I was on liquids for 2 weeks and not getting enough protein. If I was able to control what I was eating before getting the band then why would I need the band? My surgeon said as I was going into surgery that I was calling out for ice cream. I am an addict for food. So I am not perfect I have a problem and with the complications of surgery, owning my own businesses and NOT being able to open them because of the complications, my son being disabled, my daughter flunking out of summer school. my sister's daughter who had a baby 7 weeks ago and leaving the baby with others and then my sister trying to move back into her house that was just fixed because of a fire, not finding any doctors to help me here for my complications, not having the money to pay rent on my businesses and my house payment. cause I used that to help pay for my band and with me not working nothing is going to get paid. I guess my eating disorder got the best of me and I am sure it may again but I know for 1 thing NOW I have a tool to help me when I start getting my fills. So I now know why you can't eat solids for awhile and I will make sure I am getting protein. So hopefully I can ward off the callings.

I am in no way an expert this is just my opinion and my experience. I had surgery in Mexico at Bajanor and I would never ever no way advise any one else to go there. I didn't even get to met with a nutritionist, they gave me a box of anit- biotic and pain medicine with no directions and the both boxes are in Spanish. So to say the least I have no anit-biotics to take and I am grinding Advil or taking it hole. Almost no one spoke English and it was very scary when they started putting meds in my tube when I am very allergic to morphine and deludid, both are pain meds, to get me ready for surgery. No forms had been filled out asking me about my health. I signed one consent form and it had words mispelled. Had and still have complications and NO doctor that does Lap Bands will help me, my husband and I were calling this morning. So tomorrow I may be in the ER and have that bill to pay for. I had to travel back home 7 hours and the ordeal started at 4:15 am, had to cross the border (not easy) catch rides and go to the airport, fly and then drive home. Had my surgery Friday night complications all day Saturday and then I was off that Sunday morning. So it may be cheaper in Mexico but the care I am sure is much better here in the States. You wouldn't be sleeping with holes in your comforter and pillows. If you asked for a band aid or jello your nurse would know what it is. I felt like I was in a clinic for women's health.

So I have been post-op since July 4th. I have none absolutely no restriction. Has any one had this?

I am glad I read this because I haven't been following the diet because I was able to swallow pills. Being able to swallow pills and having no restriction I had a waffle and then a bowl of ceral. Today I went and had some of a Big Mac. I have no feeling of being full, just very bloated from the gas of surgery that was on July 4th. Why don't I have any restriction even from what you are suppose to have from swelling?