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Everything posted by yoco28
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2 weeks post-op checkup
yoco28 commented on sil's blog entry in Has anyone been band by dr. Bell or dr duffy yale newhaven hospitalcongrats!!
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Antici (Consta-consta-consta)-PATION!
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
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Day before Surgery
best of luck to u all will go well!!
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Bloggity blog blog
congrats! n best of luck to u!
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Pre Surgery
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
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My journey progress mentally & physically~banded 3 months
congrats!! best of luck to u!!
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liquid diet
congrats!! best of luck to u !!
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The beginning of a new life
stay focused......... we r all here to support u! best of luck to u!
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Testing my new lifestyle.....
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
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Post Op 6 days
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
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8 days yeah
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
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8 days yeah
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
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Why Me...........
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
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Why Me...........
I got banded 12 days ago.:tt1: 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?:thumbup: yoco28
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surgery thurs and not doing so good
hang in there it will all get better soon i was banded 11 days ago n i know what ur going through! Best of luck to u!! Yoco28
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I may be fat, but I'm not stupid...well, not THAT stupid.
WOW.......U HAD ME CRACKING UP.......LMFAO............ IT IS SOOO TRUE!! BEST OF LUCK TO U!! YOCO28
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Feeling the Blues
i guess everyone goes through a stand still. but after ur fill u will be fine!! best of luck to u!!
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Help!
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
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Getting Banded Monday, need some encouragement!
I have only been banded for 8 days n it is the best thing that i have ever done for myself. I mean the first 3 days r hard but ur fine after that. I think it is few people with issues from the lapband n it is people who dont follow what ur told to do. The only reson a person might vomit is cause they did not chew there food till its mussey in there mouth or they over ate. So it is all how u go about ur lapband follow the rules n u will be fine. Best of luck to u! Yoco28
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7 days post-op
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
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7 days post-op
WOW IM SO TIRED OF SLEEPING SITTING UP!:thumbup: 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..:cursing: IM STILL ON MY FULL LIQUID DIET. N IM SEEING MY DOCTOR TOMARROW. THEN MAYBE I CAN START THE MUSH FOOD. CANT WAIT :thumbdown: IT BEEN ABOUT 20 DAYS SINCE IVE HAD SOME REAL FOOD OTHER THEN LIQUIDS.:redface: BEST OF LUCK TO EVERYONE! YOCO28
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Just getting started!
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
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-28 lbs!
CONGRATS! BEST OF LUCK TOO! YOCO28 JOANIE
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Monday - Day 3
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
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Post-op and omg!!
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