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I second that!! :grouphug: Happy Turkey Day everyone!

I've gotta say, that was the worst part of the whole thing. Mine was liquid and damn near explosive for 3 days. :grouphug:

Well said Ginny! I'm so happy that things went well for you!

Yikes, tomorrow is the weigh-in! I've gained. :sad: I swore I wouldn't gain during Mushies, but I've gained. :crying: But I refuse to adjust my ticker down!

Thanks!!! I've been in Planning Overdrive the last few days. But I'm proud to say that today is my 3 week Bandiversary and I feel like a million bucks! I really don't even feel like I had surgery, except for when I bend over and try to pick up something slightly heavy - then I feel the strain and remind myself that I'm only 3 weeks post-op. But I really do feel fantastic. Now the only thing I have to worry about is - Uncle Floyd is bringing his girlfriend and his daughter. I didn't plan on extra people!!! We don't have enough seats at the table! :scared2:

You really should call your doctor about this. My doctor says the first week back to normal food should be "soft foods", but every doctor is different.

Hahah, yea I don't care what caused it. It's gotta be one of the most horrendous things I've ever experienced in my life. It wasn't just once or twice a day. No no, it was all day, gosh at least once an hour but probably more. It was terrible. I'm not glad someone else had that problem, but I'm glad I'm not alone, haha.

An ass-hose is basically liquid poops to the highest degree. I'd say that my experience with it was almost uncontrollable! Take the code for your ticker and paste it into the "Signature" spot, which is in your User Control Panel, on the left it says Edit Signature, you can paste it there and it will show up every time you post. You can find your User ControL Panel in the drop-down menu at the very bottom of the thread below the Quick Reply box.

OMG I suffered from this same thing from Day 2 through Day 5 at least. It was sooo terrible. I'm so sorry you're dealing with this! I had to fly home with it! I was so gassy, and I couldn't let anything out the bottom half because I was so afraid I'd mess my britches. :wub: As it was, I ruined two pair of panties and one pair of lounge pants before I even left the hotel on Day 3, LOL.

What are your questions??

Any ideas why this person's account was suspended? Strange

Is it Billy or Will? Or how about Willy? :tt2: Tomorrow is my 3 week Bandiversary. So far so good! I'm on Mushies/Purees right now, but Thursday (TURKEY DAY!!!) I get to start soft foods. Hurrah! After surgery I was on Clear liquids for 3 days (but didn't have an appetite so it didn't matter) and then Full Liquids for 11 days (still didn't really have an appetite, haha). Then I started the Mushies for a week, which is where I'm at now. Starting to get hungry now though, dangit. I've been indulging in Fat Free Refried Beans with chunky salsa and shredded cheddar, baked golden and bubbly, topped with sour cream! :thumbup: By Day 2 post-op I was convinced that I'd made the best decision of my life. Recovery was a breeze. It was so much easier than I thought it would be. I don't know if I'm in the minority on that or not! My scars have faded to the point that it's really hard at first glance to see them! Except for the bigger port scar, the rest are unnoticeable. I've had cat scratches that took longer to heal than these bad boys! It took about 3 days post-op before I could sleep on my side again (with a pillow undernath for support). I had surgery on a Wednesday and went back to my desk job the following Monday with no problems - though I was working from home those first 2 days. Still, I sat at the desk for several hours at a time without issue. OK I'm typing a book here. Ask me any questions you want, send me private messages if you want - I'll tell you anything you wanna know! I'll even tell you about the unpleasant side effects those antibiotics had on my lower half...:w00t: LOL

Well, I guess what I meant was I tried to wait until I felt hungry - which to me is an empty feeling. I never really knew what it was like to be hungry, ya know? I always just ate when I thought it was time to eat. I had a packet of Weight Control Banana Bread oatmeal for breakfast at 9:45a, but it took me until 10:30a to finish it. Then at 12:45p I thought I was feeling hungry again, so that's when I got the chicken salad. Maybe I wasn't really "hungry", which is why 8 bites filled me up? I don't have any fill in my band right now, and I'm pretty sure the swelling is all gone. Drats, who knows?? This is tough! Figuring out what's real hunger and what's just the instinct to eat?? It's so tiring, I need a nap...

UGH, this is so frustrating!!!! :cursing: I'm on mushies and currently on Day 20 post-op. I found this really excellent creamy chicken salad at a local deli, so that's what I've been eating for lunch this week at work. I waited until my stomach felt literally empty, and I got my chicken salad. 8 measly bites, and BAM I'm so stuffed I can hardly swallow normally. But I'm still hungry! My stomach is growling, I swear! I guess the chicken salad is sitting in my upper pouch (which is a good thing, because I feel full) but my lower stomach is empty and having a field day with all the gurgling noises. I seriously feel hungry, and at the same time I feel full. I can't stomach another bite without nausea, but I feel like I should keep eating. This is such a horrible feeling!!!! Please tell me this isn't standard practice for the lap band, and that this kind of feeling will go away? :cursing:

Wow, 2:26am??? You should be in bed young man! You just had surgery, get some rest! How are you feeling today???

That's great!! :tt2: I really do love Bon Jovi. I saw him in concert back in March, he came to town with Daughtry. Talk about a beefcake show :thumbup: They did a duet to "Blaze of Glory" and I almost died! :w00t:

I felt like this too - for about 7 days. Then I started feeling hunger, though even once I started feeling hunger, it didn't take much for me to get full. Now I'm 19 days out and I get hungry every 4 to 5 hours, but I'm definitely eating less at meal-time than I did before the band. But I know that this is normal, so I try not to get too upset about it. I won't get good restriction until I've had a few fills, so for now I'm happy where I'm at. But I still have to seriously control myself on the weekend!

Bon Jovi "Living on a Prayer" ~ It doesn't make a difference if we're naked or not! I just love Bon Jovi!

YAY!! Congrats Billy!

Oh goodness, if you click the "All Time Funniest" link - woohoo are those hilarious! It's a huge list of them! R.E.M. "Losing My Religion" ~ Let's pee in the corner. Let's pee in the spotlight!

LOL :w00t::thumbup:

Iron Butterfly - I'm the God of Velveeta, baby!!! :ohmy: :thumbup: So I found this website, and holy crap I can't stop laughing. The Archive of Misheard Lyrics - KissThisGuy.com Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love" ~ Might as well face it, you're a d*ck with a glove! J. Geil's Band "Centerfold" ~ My anus is the center hole!

Me too! Slight discomfort is all I felt, and that was only the first day or two. I was up walking, and really had no problems to speak of. Getting out of bed first thing in the morning was tough for a few days, but that's just because my muscles in my stomach were tight and I needed a little help. I'm told that I can attribute it mostly to my age. I'm young, so my body tends to bounce back faster than someone, say, twice my age. But I don't know if there's any truth to that. I've been screaming since Day 1 to anyone who will listen to me - The lap band is the best decision I have ever made! :thumbup::thumbup:

UGH! :thumbup::cursing::ohmy: I am so good during the week when I'm working. Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner. No snacks. And I'm not even hungry, that's the shocker. I still have restriction from surgery, whether it's swelling or something else, I don't know. But during the week I'm really great with my eating plan. Then the weekend hits and I blow it all to hell. I'm not hungry, but I eat anyways. A little here, a little there. I'm eating way too much on the weekends. I've been on full liquids and mushies the last two weeks, but I'm still eating much more than I should. It's like I'm bored so I eat. That's always been my problem, and it's obvious I've still got the problem. What the heck am I gonna do? I need to find a hobby fast. :cool2::cursing:

Don't feel bad! I've only lost 9lbs and I was banded Nov 5th. And, every pound of that weight I lost in the first 6 days post-op. So trust me, you aren't alone. It's been very discouraging to me not losing any weight in 2 weeks, bouncing back and forth between the same 2lbs. Driving me nuts!!!! But I also know that the first 4-6 weeks are for healing, so we shouldn't even be thinking about losing weight right now. Don't worry, we'll be losers soon enough! :thumbup: :cool2: