Jersey Girl

Thanks for the good advice. I am down about 40 pounds since May, but I have started to eat too much easy junk like chips and Cookies. I get food stuck a lot when I am tense emotionally or hyper from working a lot. Am starting to get a bit discouraged, though I generally feel and look better. Nothing is easy, but I will keep plugging!

Hello! I was banded by NJ Bariatrics in Plainsboro on 5/22/09. I have lost 18 pounds since 5/1 and got a 2cc fill last Monday. Since then, I have had five serious episodes of food getting stuck. Today my son had to call 911. We were both very frightened.

I have been chewing the same way for 51 years now, and it is hard to having ultra-chewing come naturally. Today it was a small piece of beef. Extreme pain. Was stuck for 3 hours.

I am going on Thursday to have some fill removed and the band checked. I know I should be on mushier foods and I don't want to mess this up. Is 2ccs too large a large fill for the first time or should I just sweat it out and keep the greater restriction? Need help.:thumbup:

Sorry, no, HH! My doctors are Dr. Brolin and Dr. Chau in Plainsboro at NJ Bariatrics. A good setup. I have been satisfied with their team. Best wishes to you!

I called my doctor and he told me just to take a sip of club soda to try to "burp it out." Yesterday I was on yogurt, mostly. enjoyed the new Greek yogurt Oikos that is flavored with honey. It was good. Tried some tuna salad at lunch, but I guess I needed to chew that better, too. Started to feel that clenching senssation, so I stopped after two small spoonsful. Am learning to chew better. That stuck feeling is really, really terrible. I was frightened.

I will try raising my arms and walking around (hey, now there's a good look!) I want ths to work. I guess these are the lessons. Thanks for helping!

This will be a new beginning for him and for your connection. I know how much you care about DH's health. I wish you and him the best.

Got my first fill on Monday and have had two incidences of food getting stuck since then. Awful and scary! I was really in pain and felt like punching someone. Then, when it was over, it was over!

Any suggestions for this? Club soda helped a bit.

Well, we are packed and ready for DH's gastric bypass tomorrow. Please keep us in your prayers. I think his surgery is in the early afternoon so it will be a long day. I will check in when we get home.

Best wishes, patience, and prayers for a successful bypass for DH. It's a differnt path to the same goal. Get ready to look after each other! :wink:

I'm new to chatting and to the Lap Band. I just completed 1 month post band and had a mini-melt down in the doctors office. My weight loss for the month was 14 pounds. However, now I am at a plateau. One doctor is upset at me because I haven't lost 10% of my body weight since surgery. My surgeon says I'm making excellent progress.

I'm tired of people who think/say they are being supportive and talking about how the pounds will just fly off like nothing; while I'm still on pureed food and 5-600 calories a day. They aren't "flying" anywhere.

Any words of wisdom?:wink:

Certainly! I think your surgeon is right and that you're doing great! I also agree with Phyllser that you are probably not eating enough. As I understand it, you are in a knind of "neutral phase" of not gaining or losing until your first fill. You are supposed to be healing and maybe just losing a little bit. Please don't get discouraged. I was banded on 5/22 and have lost about the same as you. I have taken this opportunity to eat healthier foods and turn my whole family on to better quality eating. Tonight I got take-out Chinese and asked for everything to be cooked with minimal sauce and low oil. I did not tell my husband or kids. They didn't even notice except for saying that the food tasted "fresher." This is the beginning of a life change. Enjoy your journey to wellness. We are all here for you!:smile:

:wub:Hello, All!

Am celebrating my two-week anniversary of banding here in the glamorous Garden State! Feel okay. Took a week off then worked 1/days for three days. Some days I feel very high energy, others not so much. have only had one bad experieince so far - rice! Can't do it. Just forgot and took a few forkfuls. Not sick, just VERY uncomfortable and full. Lesson learned. Tried new Special K crackers - 19 equal 90 calories- with some cheese for a snack. Pretty good and crispy.

Hoping to be able to go swimming soon. Pants feeling a bit loose...

Looking forward to less of me,

Maureen

Thanks, Michelle! I am on my way! First post-op doc visit today. Looking forward to mushy foods!

Hppy Bandiversary, Michelle! What an accomplishment! I am sure that you look and feel great. Be proud of yourself! You will be young, and lighter, and full of life! Woo-hoo!

I got my band three days ago and am still uncomfortable from the surgery process - bloated and a bit stiff. However, I will press on because I want to be there when my sons (ages 12 and 14) get married and graduate grad school, and I want to go to Paris with my husband, and I want to read every book...

Michelle, I went to the diet ticker site and picked out a ticker, but I do not know how to attach it to my profile. Could you help? I enjoy looking at peoples' tickers, and I think that it might help me along, too.

Thanks!

Maureen

Best wishes on your upcoming surgery, Cappy! I am scheduled for February 17 at Princeton Hospital. I am approved and have started to eat and think differently, but I am still a bit scared about being able to manage the whole thing. I have read some posts, and people write a lot about "emotional eating" habits that linger like phantom limbs. I think that is going to happen to me, too.

Mostly, though, I am concened about my husband and son who are both far too heavy. I am trying to set a good example by doing this surgery and altering some patterns. That is my "full plate" now.

Thanks for being my first forum buddy. Please let me know about your progress.:thumbup:

Getting ready by trying to drink all this Water. I am blessed with a big tummy and a small bladder, but I am trying! Need support and am hoping for everyone's success.:rolleyes2: