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Congrats! You look AMAZING, and quite a cutie hubby too. You should be very proud. btw, what's a bodybugg? I have not clue :smile2:

I constantly feel like I need to burp but can rarely get the burp to come out. Has anyone experienced that? Talk about painful, I feel pressure building under my breastbone.

Today I took some cream of potato Soup and thinned it down a lot with chicken broth, then strained out the chunks. It was yummy!

I'd also suggest providing things that aren't odor~riffic, nothing worse than having yummies wafting & lingering through your house for hours or days. Have things like fruit & dip, veggies & dips, meat/cheese/cracker tray. If you are on soft foods, maybe make parfaits with sugar free pudding and sugar free cool whip. I know you can at least have pudding, not sure about the sf cool whip. HTH

Wow, you've had quite a journey just to get to the beginning of your journey Congrats on making weight, sounds like you were really self motivated and did a great job! Here's to you and your journey ::::lifting my virtual glass of clear liquid:::::>sip<>sip<

Merry Christmas to you! :thumbup: Be sure to post a pic of yourself in your cute new outfit!

You guys are great! It's so comforting to know that I'm having normal feelings. Last night I was almost to the point of screaming "get it out, get it out, get IT OUT!" Today has been much better. Sticks, I also felt like there was something in my chest, I ended up coughing up phlegm this morning (difficult to do btw, I practically had to force it up) But just that has made a big difference. As far as Protein drinks, my Dr. recommended the Kellogg's Protein Water drink packets. I haven't tried them yet, but I suppose its worth a try. day two post surgery & plugging along.....

I just came home today, and have been pretty much been just on the verge of nausea all day today. My nose is dryer than the sahara desert. I have no desire to eat or drink anything, but am sipping on broth and Water. I feel like my guts are revolting on me. Did anyone feel like "ohmygosh what have I done?" Maybe I'm just emotional, I haven't really slept since surgery and came home to a sick husband to top it all off. Please tell me this gets better :smile2:

Chicken broth and water has pretty much been in for me. I don't like flavored drinks, so, yea... broth & water.. but on the up side both are tasting really good

hey LibraryChick, we are LAP-BAND® twins! I just came home today as well, were you banded yesterday also? My stomach is growling like a 500 year old house with a poltergeist and bad plumbing. But I just don't have the desire to eat. I think I'm actually getting hunger pangs, but I'm not sure what is hunger, what's gas, what is surgery pain....:biggrin:

I would sometimes "swish and spit" or suck on a few ice chips. It is to hard to quash the feeling of needing a drink, for sure. I also hear that when you chew gum you are swallowing air, which is not good.

I would have posted this as a poll, but I couldn't figure out how to. Anyways I'm wondering what the puke percentage is. Sick question I know, but I'm just trying to figure out what to expect.... How long have you been banded and, Have you thrown up... Everyday? Every few days? Maybe once a week? When trying new foods? Only when you've accidently eaten wrong, like too fast or too much You haven't thrown up since you've been banded, knock-on-wood

That's exactly how I felt, one more sip and it was all coming up. They made me try to swallow as much of the crystals DRY, and then gave me a tablespoon of Water to try and chase it down, ugh. I started my liquid diet that same day, so the barium buffet was pretty much it for me that day. I am Sooooo glad that part of it is over! I would gladly do another week or two or liquids over the barium/rock crystal/barium cuisine. >ack<

First of all... WELCOME! Expect lots and lots of information! It can be a little overwhelming, but you can always come back here to the boards and ask all the questions you'd like :willy_nilly: I've found that message boards, with people going through exactly what you are going through, is an invaluable way to get answers and support.

I'm on day 3 now and am peeing like crazy too! I'm not allowed Protein shakes, just Clear liquids... but I must confess, I have been cheating... with celery! I told my husband its so bizarre to feel bad about eating celery >sigh< But it tastes so good right now and it's really settling my urge to chew. Today the headache seem to have gotten better, and the tiredness seems to be ebbing more... I'm actually having periods of feeling a little high or euphoric even...??? Anybody have that too?