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Was this your first time having surgery? If so, any other time that you have surgery, you want to mention that you had a really bad reaction to the anesthetic and will need meds from now on. I had a reaction the first time I had surgery and have asked for something since then. I hope that you continue to make progress in feeling better.

Sorry, but NONE of the gas medicines have even touched my gas. Now I have this weird almost burp that is happening. It hurts. I can feel a burp coming, but it won't come all of the way up. I finally put a heating pad on my shoulder (that is where my gas pain is) and that seems to have helped a little. I hope you feel better soon.

I know I started getting hungry Sunday night/Monday morning. I was really shocked because like rosemary3, I would always eat before I got hungry. I almost didn't recognize the feeling. I have also had head hunger though I was able to tell the difference.

Hi. It will pass, but it will pass faster if you can work yourself to do some walking. Walking really helped the gas move. Don't get me wrong, I still have some gas, but nothing near like it was. Since you were banded yesterday, that makes you a September Samurai. We have an entire subforum September 2008 Bandsters - Lap Band Surgery and Lap Band Discussion Forum. If you go there, you will read about several people who had surgery on the same day or just days before you. I think at some point we all have questioned what we have done. Just give it time. The more liquids that you can get in, you may start to feel better. You could be on the verge of dehydration if you aren't able to get much liquid in. Just get up and move slowly. It may take a few days, but you will feel better.

We can (and I hope will) continue to have our own subforum for anyone banded in September '08. We will forever be September Samurai. WooHoo!

Hi. I work as a technician for a telecommunications company. I knew that if my time off was going to be beyond 7 calendar days, I would have to apply for short term benefits anyway. They did give me 4 weeks. I was really shocked. I wasn't expecting them to give me anything. I have just been sitting in a chair myself. I tried sleeping in the bed, but that didn't work. I am on clear liquids until tomorrow. After that, I am allowed anything that can go through a straw plus sf pudding, low fat yogurt (no chunks), and thin potatoes. I am so ready for something other than broth. Not because I am starving, but because I HATE broth. :drool: I hope you feel better soon, and that they approve your time off. My stomach looks like I am at least 6 months pregnant. My port is the only spot that is sore. It really hurts to cough. I just worked up to 800 calories. I have been using myfitnesspal.com to measure my intake. I haven't had any pain medicine since Saturday. It just tastes too awful.:thumbup:

I even tried changing them to see if they made a difference. I haven't seen anything different on any page. hmmm

I was just going to say the same thing. Thanks.

Many blessings to the last of the Sepember Samurai! You all will do great today!

I will, if you will. I did ok with the liquid diet at first, but today I wanted food. I cooked dinner for my family and it smelled so good. During the liquid diet, I wanted food but none of it appealed to me. Today it was a stuggle to keep that food out of my mouth. I want to chew and swallow a real piece of meat. Not a protein drink. grrrr

I am less than a week post op so my incisions are still pretty new. I will say this, I don't know how much experience my surgeon had with people of color, but if the way they look right now is any hint as to what they are going to look like, I am NOT going to get to wear a bikini. EVER. My surgeon used sutures and glue to close them. They look so jagged and rough. They told me not to use anything on them for at least 2 weeks after surgery. All I can say is this, I would rather have ugly scars on a healthier/skinnier me, than to have a perfectly clear/fat stomach anyday!

Hi. You are not alone. I haven't even had my band a week and am wondering what in the heck am I doing? I am sure that it is normal to question such a huge decision like this. Also to quit smoking at the same time, that is so tough. Don't give up on your band yet. It is still so new to you. I don't know who your surgeon is, but my surgeon stressed that this is not going to be quick fix. It is also going to be a learning process. There is, unfortunately, no set amount of fill that they can give to get you to your sweet spot. Just keep going to your doctor. It will get better. Keep coming on here. The people here are going through the same thing as you. Keep your chin up. You can do this. We can all do this. You came in this with hope. Don't give that hope up so soon. I wish you the best of luck.

From my understanding, smoking can make it harder for you to heal. That was the less obvious reason that my doctor gave. Good luck to you.

I've done pretty good so far. I've not really had any pain (not even from gas). I'm dealing with head hunger, and my total lack of interest in my liquid diet. How about you?

Hey, we had the same surgery date. It makes me feel better to know that other people feel the same way that I do. I am so glad that I stumbled onto this forum.:cool2:

I tried the carnation instant breakfast this afternoon. It helped for a little while. I drank it for a mid afternoon snack because I just felt so empty. It only lasted about an hour. I made myself wait to have more soup. I made an appointment with a counselor that deals only with food issues. I can only hope that she offers some other tools to add to the arsenal.

I am curious to know how you dealt with your healing incisions. My incisions are itching so badly. I am one of those people that can't leave a mosquito bite alone, so I am really struggling to not mess with these.:thumbup: Did you find anything that helped with the itchiness?

Good luck to all of you having your surgeries tomorrow. I will keep you all in my thoughts.

Be blessed all!

My surgeon recommends the calcium citrate wafers from GNC. They actually said that the Viactiv chews have too much sugar and can get stuck once you have restriction.

Well, unless I am swelling again, I am definitely tighter this morning. I just tried to have less than 1/2 cup of "soup" and couldn't finish it. I am now extremely full. This is really weird. Thankfully I went slow with it, or I would probably be sick right now. I wonder why that seems to affect the band?

WOW! :thumbup:That is so awesome. It is so enouraging to see so many people doing so well with the band. It gives so much hope to the rest of us just starting out.

Hi all. First I wanted to say to NayRay that I am so sorry for you loss. I know words cannot express what you are going through. I hope that you are able to find the peace to deal with everything. I am 4 days post op and decided to schedule an appointment with a counselor. I am already starting to deal with head hunger. I am not physically hungry, but my mind wants something NOW. I want to try to nip this in the bud before it becomes a problem later on. I recognize what part head hunger played in getting me to this point to begin with. I have been trying to keep a journal to help me see what exactly I am feeling that causes me to want to medicate that feeling with food. I can see it, but I don't know how to fix it on my own. I hope that anyone else that has felt this way has figured out a way to cope without turning to food.

I have to say that all of you ladies are amazing! It is so nice to see everyone doing so well after surgery. Debbie, I really like what you said about helping someone out of their fat cocoon. That is so awesome! I can only hope that I am able to be sucess story for my PCP and surgeon. My PCP was never against the surgery at all, but I could tell that she wonders if I will be able to make a go of it since I was not able to do it on my own. I hope I can prove it to her and myself. I hope we all can. You all have a great day!

That is so awesome. I stopped my diabetes meds the day before surgery. I am hoping that I will lose my high blood pressure medicine at my next visit. :biggrin: