mattie7632

I was banded 12/27 and I'm starting to feel the same way. I heard getting the first fill will make a difference since right now while the swelling has gone down we don't have anything restricting our appetites.

OMG!!!! That is crazy! Of course you will lose weight, you will be starving!!!!

I agree with some of the other posters here Lauren. They're right, the majority, who are successful have gone on living their lives and aren't sitting on the computer posting frustrations and concerns. Mostly you are finding relatively newly banded folks like myself, who might not feel the greatest yet. Right now, honestly I don't feel good, sometimes wonder if it was a mistake, and all the above you might have read about. But I remember the 2 people who ultimately led me to this decision. One of them was about 350 lbs 2 years ago, currently in about a size 8, the other was 235 and is about 100 lbs today. They have long forgotten the little frustrations of being newly banded, and so shall the majority of us given a little time. Best of Luck

Not a strange question at all! Yes, I get burps out of the blue, and the hiccups a lot. Not quite 2 weeks post op so I haven't yet figured out what they are signaling, if anything.

I have a friend who no longer needs diabetes and one other med, but I forget what it is. Is that what you meant?

The name of this forum is lapband TALK. If it was so important for me to call my doctor I would. Take a look around, this forum is filled with questions that could be directed to one's doctor if necessary, but that would defeat the purpose of registering with this site wouldn't it???

I'm not supposed to take any meds or Vitamins unless I can chew them. This is a problem because I take high doses of a specific fish oil for skin problems, amongst other things. I've had to switch to a liquid fish oil that judging by the label, should be more effective if not better, but it's not and some of my symptoms are starting to return. Other than that, I can take any meds so long as they are in liquid or chewable form, no other restrictions. But let me tell you, crushing vitamins and pills gets old real fast!

Thanks everyone! I think I get the idea and I hope my body will let me know if I made a wrong choice!

Oh my gosh! I think you take the cake! You poor thing that's too many broken appendages!!!!

Oh my goodness, I'd probably be telling my husband that when he looked like he did in college then he could pass judgment!! But we all deal with our spouses in our own way, I hope yours isn't causing you too much distress

I get the hiccups a lot now also, after I eat or drink. There seems to be no correlation with what or how much. This morning I took a sip of a protein drink and had the hiccups a minute later. Go figure. Oh well, hiccups are better than fat right?

I lost my handouts of what I can eat for the 4 weeks post surgery. I remember this: Week 1-Clear liquids DONE Week 2 -Full liquids (but did not include foods, only Protein drinks) IN THE MIDDLE OF Week 3-??? Week 4-Introduce real food, but not fibrous veges or red meet, no Pasta, no breads Does anyone know what the week 3 diet should include? I know it involves some mushie foods, but not sure what the diet is actually called to google it and get more deets. THANKS

I'm sure I will feel that way too, it's just not quite what I expected. I'm not disappointed though. And unfortunately, I understand why doctors have to "make the sale" in our mixed up world. Anyway, I'm sure in a few months all I'll be thinking of is weight loss too and when someone asks me, it probably won't occur to me to tell them how starving I was at first!

Well my opinion is an educated one. If you work in and understand insurance you would realize what's already happening in the industry and how in the long run it will help nobody. But as usual, most Americans are concerned with me-me-me and what they can get off someone else, so right now the delusion is that this will help you.

how funny! Yeah I've had some nice trips and slips myself......I always thought it was my shoes...I'd prefer to just think that

Hi! Well the honest answer is....you don't feel full. The pre-op diet is very tough. There are not many options you can get out of broth, Jello, popsicles, diet soda, broth, jello.....LOL. At times you feel like you are starving, I won't lie. I just kept putting in more jello and broth, more jello and broth......GOOD LUCK, and just think, this part is the worst and it's only uphill from here....or downhill when looking at the scale

Welcome to the world of insurance. It will only get worse if/when Obamacare completes.

Why are you so amazed at our surprise about being hungry? WHO tells you that? Not the surgeons who want to make the sale, not the bandsters who only tell you how much weight they've lost. Yes, it was QUITE the surprise to find how extremely hungry you are when you are told "you can eat about 6 bites and you are full"..NEWS FLASH FULL MEANS NOT HUNGRY....."and the full feeling lasts 3-5 hours." So yes, this is a surprise to say the least. Doesn't mean I wouldn't do it over again, but I would put it as a CON to this procedure that I should have been aware of beforehand.

That's got to be discouraging. I don't understand why you don't have restriction. My surgeon says we should only be able to eat about 6 bites and then be full for up to 5 hours. I'm not on a regular diet yet, so I don't know personally.

That is awesome, and I love egg foo yong so as soon as I can eat it, we're there! And I'll have food for a week I imagine!

Wow, you really explained that perfectly. Feeling full in your chest, but not your stomach. Well at least not full like we are used to. My stomach feels "satisfied" while my chest feels full, for a few hours and then I'm pretty hungry again. I guess that's how it is for skinny people though!

I'm talking a poll!! My surgeon said that chubby bubby's are accident prone. So, are you or were you "accident prone?" Does your mother worry more that YOU will get hurt, and not the others? Does your husband call you "Grace" even though your name is Jane? How bout it, let's hear about it! Are you clumsy? My answer: YES

I think I am going to make a post and take a poll to see who is "accident prone" LOL!!!

Amber - my surgeon said that a side effect of being tubby is "accident prone" LMBO, which I am. So, I guess the moral of the story is.....we are going to get less clutzy!!! You think it's possible? I'm having my doubts personally.......

Wow, that's genius. If I still needed to quit, I would so be getting one of those!