yoco28

i was banded on 1*08*09 n that is a crazy pain, the worse! have u tried using a heating pad? it helps with the gas. when i was at the hospital that is was they told me n it works too! best of luck to u!

yoco28

hi, i was banded on 1/08/09 n it is the best thing that i have ever done! i started out by looking on the internet n finding a doc close to me, then i attend his semenar n went from there. best of luck to u!

yoco28

Well i got the metamucil n u have to drink it fast .it cant sit out long, so there is no way i can do. i tried puting it in my portien shake but it taste nasty n made it too thick. so i tried it in my water but it takes me all day to drink a 9oz bottle. so it got thick too. n i had to trash it. so i still have not gone in 5 days now. i feel the urge but NOTHING! i guess i will try that miralax. im off to the store again. thanx for ur info!

yoco28

congrats!!

hey im having the same issue! it has been like 4 days for me. and im 2 1/2 weeks post-op. my doc said take metamucil. have not tried it yet but will be going to buy some today! best of luck to u =)

yoco28

best of luck to u all will go well!!

congrats! n best of luck to u!

hi! im 2 1/2 weeks post-op when i first got home all i could do was take a couple of sips of warm tea. but then about 2 days later i started my protein shakes n it took me like a 1/2 hour to drink it. but i felt full. now that it has been a couple weeks drinking like curves the hunger for a lil bit. and i do get hungery but just cant eat as much. it is a mental thing, like im full but in my mind im still hungery. it thake time to get that out ur head. im still trying too! so i find myself after i eat i like to get up n do something like clean ect..... just to take my mind off it. i hope i could help u out any. but everyone is different. best of luck to u.

yoco28

congrats!! best of luck to u!!

congrats!! best of luck to u !!

stay focused......... we r all here to support u! best of luck to u!

congrats!!.......that is some thing we all must over come. im only 2 weeks post-op so i have not tried to eat out yet. but i know i will feel the same way! best of luck to u!

yoco28

congrats! it only gets better. im 12 days post-op n i feel like i never had anything done! best of luck to u,

yoco28

i had to stay over night. i felt fine there but when i got home the next day all i felt was pain from all the gas so invest in a heating pad it helps with the gas and i also got an electric blanket cause if u live in a cold state u will feel like u cant breath if ur cold. also dont forget the gas-x strips too. best of luck to u both. if u have any questions feel free to ask me.

yoco28@aol.com

IM 12 DAYS POST-OP AND I FEEL GREAT. JUST MAKE SURE U TAKE UR VITAMINS N U WONT GET THAT TIRED FEELING! BEST OF LUCK TO U!

YOCO28

I got banded 12 days ago.:ohmy: my body feels fine but i think it is my mind! :eek:i mean i love cooking for my family but when it comes time to serve them i get realy pis*** off:cursing:. and i start to yell. :angry:im wondering if it is because i cant eat that food no more or is it just that i miss sitting at the table with them? it maybe both. does this happen to anyone else?

yoco28

WOW.......U HAD ME CRACKING UP.......LMFAO............ IT IS SOOO TRUE!!

BEST OF LUCK TO U!!

YOCO28

i guess everyone goes through a stand still. but after ur fill u will be fine!! best of luck to u!!

what i did was i looked my sergen up on-line. and also his office has support meetings twice a month. so i got to talk with some of his post-op patients to see how it all went for them. best of luck to u!

yoco28

WOW IM SO TIRED OF SLEEPING SITTING UP!:w00t: I TRIED TO LAY DOWN LASTNIGHT BUT I STILL HAVE THAT PULLING FEELING. WHEN DOES THAT GO AWAY?:confused:OTHER THEN THAT I DONT HAVE ANY PAIN JUST A LIL GAS FROM TIME TO TIME NOTHING THAT A GAS-X STRIP CANT HELP..:thumbup: IM STILL ON MY FULL LIQUID DIET. N IM SEEING MY DOCTOR TOMARROW. THEN MAYBE I CAN START THE MUSH FOOD. CANT WAIT :tounge_smile: IT BEEN ABOUT 20 DAYS SINCE IVE HAD SOME REAL FOOD OTHER THEN LIQUIDS.:thumbup: BEST OF LUCK TO EVERYONE!

YOCO28

HI! IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME TO GET IT ALL DONE. I STARTED OUT IN FEB. OF 2008 N JUST GOT BANDED ON JAN.8,2009. WELL I HAD A LIL TROUBLE WITH MY HEART. THIS WAS FOUND DURING ALL THE TESTING THEY DO. BUT MY COUSENS HAD NO PROBLEMS SO IT ONLY TOOK THEM 6 MONTHS. SO IT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW HEALTHY U R TOO. BUT ONCE U GET IT DONE IT SEEMS LIKE IT WENT BY SO FAST...... WELL BEST OF LUCK TO U.

YOCO28

CONGRATS! BEST OF LUCK TOO!

YOCO28

JOANIE

SOUNDS LIKE UR DOING GOOD! IM 4 DAYS POST-OP N HAVE NOT TRIED TO SLEEP IN MY BED YET. I KEEP GETTING A PULLING FEELING IF I LAY DOWN. SO I JUST SLEEP SITTING UP. BUT THE PAIN GETS LESS EVERYDAY. TODAY I EVEN WENT TO THE SUPERMARKET WITH MY HUSBAND. BUT IN AN HOUR I WAS READY TO GET OUT OF THERE N GET HOME. BUT ATLEAST I GOT TO WALK FOR AN HOUR. TODAY STARTED MY FULL LIQUIDS. WHEN WILL UR START? BEST OF LUCK

YOCO28

JOANIE

I GOT BANDED ON THURSDAY 1/8/09. AND I HAD TO STAY OVER NIGHT. NOW THAT WAS NOT TOO BAD. BUT WHEN I HAD TO GO HOME IT WAS SO SO COLD OUTSIDE (LIKE 25) I FELT LIKE I COULD NOT CATCH MY BREATH. AND THAT IS WHEN IT HIT ME.:tounge_smile: I KEPT ASKING MYSELF WHY WOULD U DO THIS TO UR SELF. I COULD NOT HELP IT THE PAIN WAS INTENCE N I WAS TAKING SHALLOW BREATHS N CRYING.:thumbup: EVEN WHEN I GOT IN THE HOUSE I WAS STILL COLD. I RAN TO TAKE SOME PAIN MED'S N SAT DOWN WITH TONS OF BLANKETS N FELL ASLEEP. BUT AS I WOKE UP ALL I COULD SAY TO MY HUSBAND WAS GO GET ME AN ELECTRIC BLANKET AND A HEATING PAD. NOW THAT IS THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED ME.:w00t: IM NOW 3 DAYS POST-OP AND FEELING GREAT ALMOST 100%. SO JUST A LITTLE ADVICE FOR ANYONE WHO LIVES IN THE COLD STATES INVEST IN AN ELECTRIC BLANKET AND ALSO A HEATING PAD(USED IT ON MY BACK) IT HELPS WITH THE GAS TOO!!

AND ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT ON THURSDAY MORNING IN THE CHATROOM BEFORE MY SURGERY!!:thumbup:

THANX N BEST OF LUCK!

YOCO28

JOANIE

:biggrin:Tomarrow is my big day! Today I started my clear liquids before surgery. Im so scared. But I cant wait to get it over with. Its weird that I think to my self the if something should happen that I elected to do this to myself. But then I think it is either this get banded or die young cause im over weight. :confused:

Best of luck to everyone!!:grouphug:

yoco28