*slim*

Ok, so if it is a hallucination, it is a mass hallucination :-)

Well, I did see black text. What is going on? Is my lack of nutrition causing some major hallucinations? Or is something strange happening on the forum?

And all I see is black text.

I am so sorry that you are having so much trouble. I hope that they are able to figure it out, and get you all better. Keep us posted on what is going on. I will say a prayer for you.

:out:Ok, this is making me think that I am going nuts. Did you see very tiny red letters on my other post? Of course, I don't now, but....

Ok, that was weird. I was posting and it showed up another color. Or am I hallucinating?

I lost my color and my font. When I look at my options, they are still set the way that I set them, but not working at all.

How awesome for you! I am POSITIVE I need to do South Beach!

Me too.

Posting just to say all of your replies are just normal sized now. None of the new options appear to be working at the moment.

Apparently it is no longer working. All of my changes are gone. Was it causing too many problems, Alex?

Right up to your sleeping on night 10, you could have been describing me. I am on day 10 and tried to sleep in my bed last night. I cannot sleep on my back because of this feeling of pulling something. Nor can I sleep on my side for the same reasons. I haven't even attempted to turn onto my tummy. When I tried to get up from that position...OMG that hurt! I had to slide around like a VERY pregnant woman to get up without feeling like I was tearing my port out of place. I know it will get better for all of us, but my goodness I wish that I knew when. I don't even HAVE a recliner. Instead I have this really uncomfortable queen Anne type chair with an oversized ottoman from another chair. That other chair would have been perfect for sleeping but it is so huge that we couldn't move it to a room big enough for both the chair and ottoman.

Zyrtec is over the counter. It took about a day of taking them both for me to be close to normal. You only have to take the Zyrtec once a day and then I took the Benadryl every 4 hours. I also drank a lot of water to help flush the medicine out of my system (I don't know if that actually did anything or not, but it helped to ease my mind). I got the idea from a friend that had really bad hives (they never could determine the cause). She went to an allergist that actually had her taking a combination of 4 different allergy meds (they all worked differently) to calm her system. As long as she took them all, her hives stayed gone. When taking just the Benadryl didn't help me, I decided to add the Zyrtec. I hope you feel better soon.

I am glad that you are feeling better. I am feeling pretty normal myself. I still have shoulder gas discomfort. I can get up from any sitting position without pain, but cannot get up from laying on my back or side in the bed (go figure). I guess we will continue to make these baby steps until one day, we can't even remember what the time after surgery felt like (I hope anyway).

I did have that problem, but it was from the pain medicine. My doc wouldn't prescribe anything else and simply told me to take Benadryl. I took Benadryl along with my regular dose of zyrtec. That finally took the edge off, but Benadryl alone didn't do it. Are you taking the maximum allowable dose of the Benadryl?

My doc said 3 meals a day because with proper restriction and following the bandster rules (50% protein per meal), you should not be hungry in between meals. He also said do not lay down for 3 hours after eating. He said it will stretch the pouch, but also lead to reflux from the food still in the pouch. Reflux can equal band erosion later.

My doc said to get 48 to 64 oz of fluid a day. According to my doc, this does include all of your broth, Water, Protein drinks, etc.

I'm 10 days post op and still uncomfortable laying down. I tried again last night. Laying on my back is impossible, and after laying on my side I feel like I am about to tear something trying to get up. I ended up rolling like a pregnant woman to get out of that posistion. I haven't really felt a burning sensation. If it is really bothering you, call your surgeon for peace of mind.

My surgeon said pretty much the same thing, I could drive 24 hours after my last dose of pain medicine. I had surgery on a Thursday and was driving that Saturday night. The only thing about driving that bothered me (and still does at my port site) is hitting big bumps in the road. If I see the bump in time, I brace my stomach like I would to cough. You just have to do what is comfortable for you. For me, I didn't have a choice. I was only able to arrange transportation for my son the first 2 days.

I am ten days post op and still have some discomfort in my shoulder. It actually comes and goes now. I have less discomfort after walking. The gas-x strips really didn't help me. I kept taking them, but I noticed after walking maybe 5 to 10 minutes, I would start releasing the gas (TMI I know). That would bring immediate relief. I hope you feel better soon.

Ok, I made this yesterday. I could make myself sick eating this. This is so good! I had to blend it to baby food in order for me to taste it, but I know if it was that good to me then, when I can make it and still leave chunks....OMG!

I am only on day 10, so this is actually from my surgeon's perspective at this point. Because you have not had a fill, your band isn't working for you yet. It is there, but you will have as much appetite now that you had prior to surgery. Until then, any weight loss or maintenance is sure will power. You are doing the right thing by working out. It will help you to burn some of the extra calories that you are able to eat. What my doctor suggests is to continue to follow the band rules (i.e. small bites w/chew chew chew). They said that because you are eating slowing and giving your body time to feel the food, you will still get full faster and on less than pre-band. Also, just remember, Wednesday is around the corner. Keep yourself active and away from the food. Find a low fat, low calorie snack (protein Water, Protein shakes, etc) to help curb your hunger until you get to your sweet spot (which may not be with your first fill). I hope everything works out for you.

Hi. I was banded a few days after you. I am glad that you found this forum to get some information and support. If you go to this link http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f9/lapband-food-stages-lists-suggestions-3995/, it is a very good guide to the food stages found under the Food and Nutrution forum. It matches very closely to what my surgeon here gave me. I hope this helps you. Have a great lapband journey!

Hi. Drink lots of water to keep the sensation of fullness. Also, don't watch TV (too many food commercials). Good luck!

Hi. Congrats on your new start! Welcome to the forum.