sweetpea0202

Sorry to hear of your lost. Sending prayers your way..

I'm in the same boat with you. It has been months since I logged on to this site also and I have fell off the bandwagon with my band. I went to a fill appointment for he first time in 2 years because i can eat way more than I should. They did an X-ray on me and come to find out I have a dialated pouch, so they took fluid out. I'm on 3 days liquids then 3 days soft foods just like it would be if I got a fill. I have to go back in 3 weeks to get it checked to see if the pouch goes back down to normal size before they give me a fill. I need to find a support group to because I totally fell off the bandwagon hard.

My doctor has us go back on liquids for 2 days, then mushies 2 days and then on to soilds. I had my 2nd fill today..and OMG I'm hungry just doing liquids:drool:

Oh i know how you feel. It was 4 days after my first fill. I went over my granny's and she made pork tenderloin. When i ate earlier that day i was fine and when i started to feel hungry again i went to finish my plate. Well the piece that i had on my plate was a lil dry and i dont think that i chewed the piece well enough. OMG the pressure in my chest was sooo bad. My mom knew that i was feeling bad. i too tried to walk around to get it down, but that didnt work. Lets just say i felt better after i threw up 3 times. :redface: Now...i chew chew chew, and leave dry meat alone.

Congrats girl! glad to hear you are doing well!

Yea I got my issue of Essence. It was nice to see that really the whole magazine was catered to plus sized women.

CONGRATS hun!! Glad to hear that your surgery went well. As for the gas pains:cursing:. Girl...I had them bad too..(remember the post where I was whining..lol) try milk of magnesum, it helps. I took some as soon as soon as the 4 hours was over from the last dose. They will go away soon.

CONGRATS to both of you!! Take it easy.

Dr. Benavides is a wonderful doctor also. Him and Dr. Felts are actually in the same office. Like steve said below, they both have alot of experience. Some of the other doctors in Dallas that I've heard of are Dr. Wade Barker and Dr. Marsden (sp?) But again I will give props to my Doc...Dr. Benavides:thumbup:

My friend told me that some people will not treat you the same after you lose the weight and won't be the fat friend anymore. She also told me that the ones that are not your true friends you might lose. I was like if they weren't my true friends, then i don't need them anyway. why would someone want you fat and unhealthy and not be happy for me when I'm doing better for myself. Don't worry about it...be strong and move on with the new sexier you:cool:

Stay strong, we'll be praying for your safety and the Gulf Coast

LOL.. that's cute! I'm feeling much much better now. I think that I finally popped that gas bubble on my side some time last week.:w00t:

Congrats!! I know that you are excited. I would say just go in calm, the surgery is not bad at all. I don't know if your hospital will supply this or not, but make sure that you have a pillow to put across your tummy. You'll need this when you get in and out of the car and I know that I sleep with mine on my tummy. I also use it when I have to sneeze or walk with the first few days after surgery. It helps a lot. I had my surgery on the 11th and I still use my pillow. The way our desks are at work my stomach may rub on the desk so I use it there too. Make sure that you just relax after surgery, I found it comfortable to sleep on the couch. Also make sure that you have loose and comfortable clothes to wear, you don't want nothing to tight on your belly. Make sure to get all your proteins after surgery. I know that at first I didn’t get all mine in because I wasn’t hungry, and didn’t feel like drinking that shake, but try to get them in. Also try to walk as much as possible I know at first you're not going to feel like it but it helps. Everything will be fine, soon you'll be on your way to a new you!

Thanks for the advice you guys! I've noticed that my side gas likes to come when it's time to go to bed. Walking has helped and I also bend over the side of the couch and that helps. Aww ATLSpeedy, I didn't mean to scare you. Everybody doesn't get the bad gas pains. The Mylanta has been working ok but I do think the combination of that plus drinking hot liquids and walking, helps with getting the gas off. You would thing with all the burping I've been doing that the gas would be gone by now..lol Good Luck with your surgery Tuesday. We'll be praying for you.