Barb119

Thanks to all of you who posted about the "all of a sudden, can't get enough" thing with peanut butter. As soon as I finish this message, I'm going to throw away what's left, so it won't be here calling my name so loudly. I appreciate all your comments about stuff I just never thought beomg a problem . . . sliders . . . I know I can't have ice cream in the house because it would be the super slider of all time. You've helped me a lot!

I was banded Jan. 12 and had my first fill on Feb. 26 . . . so far, so good, but just before getting a fill, at night, I cannot stay away from peanut butter (and I don't mean a tsp or two). It's a terrible craving. . . anybody else have this weird thing going on, or with some other type of food? Can't understand . . . maybe I'm not getting enough protein with my meals???

Just wonderful to read about everyone's success since banding. Keep up the good work!!!!! :thumbup:You all inspire me!!! THANK YOU! I got my first fill last Friday, the 26th, and so far, so good. I have a 12cc band, and got a 5cc fill . . . my doctor did this under a floroscope (sp?) and didn't take too long to find the port and judge by the speed of the barium going down how much of a fill that I needed. Hoping that getting almost half full for the first fill isn't a bad thing, but I really like and trust my doctor, so maybe I'm worrying needlessly. Today I return to regular diet, so hope I'll get full really quick and will go over the diet/food guidelines as I really am afraid of anything getting stuck. Did anyone else get this much of a fill for the first time? :biggrin:

CherieLynn: THANKS so much for posting about the green bean getting stuck . . . I don't get my first fill until this Friday, 2/26, and since I've had no restriction since the surgery swelling, I have been eating way too fast, not chewing enough..... want to avoid what you experienced . . . thanks for sharing . . . so I can focus on small bites and chewing. :wink: Also, welcome to those just beginning to post, thank you! . . . you all help me so much!!! :eek:

Lalmom: Compared to how I'm doing, you're doing great with the exercising and your food intake . . . I was banded on Jan. 12 too and after I went to soft foods, I think I've gone downhill since....not controlling my portions and the hunger creeps up. I guess I just wanted to feel like I did for the first 2.5 to 2 wks...not hungry and only able to eat small portion until the fullness began. So I see my doctor this coming Friday and will be asking for a fill, although I understand some doctors don't do fills until six weeks post-op.....OMG, hope my doc is not one of these!!! I understand your frustration and am going to try and pattern my eating/exercising after your good example! Keep up the good work.

Thank you so much for your message. Your words hit home! I appreciate it so much and will regain the confidence I've had in myself up until now. I really hope for a fill when I see the doctor but I've heard that the first fill might not come until six wks post-op. I know I have to deal with whatever is ahead of me and try to make better choices, which I've been pretty good with . . . looking ahead seems to be the key and basing choices on what will be rather than what is at the moment. So, I'll work today on getting this "pity party" finished...maybe starting by getting dressed and leaving the house, walking around the mall or something. thanks again! and congratulations on the terrific job you have done as you're almost at goal....GREAT!!!!:thumbup:

Banded on Jan. 12...have been happy since as I was losing weight (24 lbs. post pre- and post-op) but last night I couldn't get full enough....had beans, cheese, salsa, onions, l/f sour cream...two servings...and now I'm just really down and feel like crying....had the Carnation Instant Breakfast this morning and now feel like I shouldn't eat anything to combat my screw up last night....see my doctor on Feb. 12; hunger and no restriction...is this bandster hell? How do I get out of it? My depression is awful; I don't want to leave my house. If you've gone through this, please tell me how you handled it. I feel like a failure again.:sifone:

Hey . . . there is a Jan Band Journey group under the social heading for those having been banded in January . . . you might want to check it out!

I'm fairly new here....banded on Jan. 12....my surgery was a breeze, hope yours is too! Only had to take pain medicagtion once when I first got home; no nausea. Just really sore for about week and a half . . . I am feeling great now and looking forward to my first fill. Wishing smooth sailing for you.

Hey Cristina . . . know what you mean about hunger as you wait for your first fill....I was banded on Jan. 12, so we both about three weeks out since surgery....I see my doc on Feb. 12 and I'm hoping for a fill. My meals aren't lasting hunger-wise as they did right after the surgery and I can eat more before feeling full. So, good luck to you and keep posting. This site has provided me with so much info and it just feels good to share with others who are going through the same stuff. Cheers! Barbara

Hey BetsyB: Definitely room for many more January bandsters!! I'm fairly new to this site also; was banded on Jan. 12; and see my doctor also on Feb. 12 for what I hope will be a first fill. I'm beginning to get hungry too, so the fill can't get here fast enough! I've lost almost 20 lbs. since December; how about you? I'm not exercising, and think it would be a lot more if I'd do this....it's in the plan!!! This change in our lives is definitely a journey, so we all need to make the best of it! :confused: Let us hear from you.

Hello CMyers! I'm in Georgia too. . . near Athens, and was banded at Emory Midtown Atlanta on Jan. 12. There's so much info here, so there's no need for me to lose sleep over a question I have...I just come to this site. Sounds like you're doing well with 30 lbs. gone two months post-op. Keep up good work, and please do not say that you're set in your ways (I'm a couple years older than you) and we got the power to do what we want...even make those changes!!! It's good to discuss things with people in the same boat!! I cannot do this except with my sister and a couple of friends, so the support of this site is really important to me. Please keep posting and let us know how you're doing!

Hello . . . there's several of you just banded or about to be this next week . . . good luck to you all. I was banded on Jan. 12, so I'm new at this. The actual surgery never was a main concern of mine (guess I've had too many already), but the pre- and post-diet of liquids (clear, then clear/full, then etc.) Now I'm on soft food and things are going well. One of the problems for me is not keeping up w/what I'm eating....I'm eating very little, and hardly have a real hungry episode....little meals several times a day seems to work. Looking for get first fill on Feb. 12. :cursing: Also, under Community on main page, there is a JAN BAND JOURNEYS group...think about this as well to see how all of us banded in January are doing,and of course, let me know what's going on with you! Cheers to all. :scared2:

Hey Ash23... I also have sleep apnea, diagnosed about six yrs. ago. Prior to diagnosis, I snored like a freight train and was so tired regardless of the number of hours I slept. I would almost go to sleep as soon as I got home from work; wake up for a while then go to bed. The really low energy and tiredness was awful. Within two weeks of using the cpap machine, I felt great. I sleep in it close to 100% of time (except when my nose is congested, then I use spray to clear up before bedtime). The CPAP takes some getting used to, but sleep apnea is a serious problem as it affects all your major organs and left untreated is not a good for your overall health. Losing weight will certainly help and might even eliminate your apnea. My doctor and I are hoping this is my case, or if weight loss doesn't do it totally, he says that just an appliance type thing that goes in my mouth at night is a possibility. Getting banded and getting this weight off is being done primarily to reverse my sleep apnea. Please hang in there, cheer up,and just go with right now....as you weight goes down, you may reverse the apnea too.....let us hear how you're doing. Sorry to be so long with this. You'll be okay. :biggrin:

My surgery was Jan. 12 . . . my doctor said 7 days on Carnation Instant Breakfast, and nurse said 7-10 days on it, with one drink within an hour of waking up, then every three hours until I hit 1000 to 1200 calories....did this fairly easily and I think it helped alot. It's like a head start! Good luck!

Hey Sunny Day, red wine (as it's known for being healthy) or vodka and Water, then add drink mix (bring your own no sugar drink mix, i.e., Crystal Light, Hawaiin punch etc.). Yep, stay away from the regular mixed drinks...way too much sugar on top of the alcohol calories. I'm newly banded and on two occasions, I've had this. Right or wrong, there's lots of social occasions and that go to drink just makes sense for me (or, of course, abstain w/water and lime/lemon) Good luck to you!

I think you will be alright with such small additions and plus you've lost weight no doubt, so I wouldn't worry about it, as on my pre-op, I screwed up big time for one meal, and it didn't affect me as I lost weight anyhow....just my opinion, no medical knowledge backing it!!!! Good luck!:w00t:

Hey Tabitha...welcome to the group. I was banded on Jan. 12 and did a nine day liquid diet, and I think that period with no real food (exc. 3 times I screwed up slightly) has helped me since surgery . . . was on two days clear liquid, then clear/full liquid, for three, and tomorrow starts pureed/soft for 7-10 days....YOO HOO!! Never thought I'd be this excited about such!! Take care and do post often....hearing from others helps me lots!

Skippy C: you will be just fine! Don't worry . . . for me,coming out of the anesthesia was bothersome and the pain bad, but it didn't last long with the meds I was given before being dismissed.....went in at 8:00am, was home by 2:30 including hours drive from hospital. Today, three days post op, I feel back to normal, except for soreness and swelling in abdomen! Can't wait to hear from you post-surgery! :thumbup:

Hey all, I was banded on January 12, so now two days post op . . . only problem for me is the abdomen soreness and getting my crushed meds down :thumbup:, only been hungry a little bit; will see doctor on Feb. 12...don't know if I'll get a fill or what . . . thanks to all who've posted....and good journeys to everyone! :tt1:

Thanks for sharing your surgery experience . . . and you're already back at work!!!! Great! Please keep posting on here on we can all keep up with each other . . . the good, the bad, and the great (note, I'm leaving out "the ugly" --just not thinking negative right now!!!)

Hey Dawn . . . absolutely band buddy!! Guess after banding, we can move our postings to the "Jan Band Journeys" location. Just-Ice had posted the link in an earlier posting!!! Having and giving support on this site is really important to me, so I welcome my new friends! Kikoman . . . thanks for posting your surgery experience . . . I'm wondering if my surgery is at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, what time will they let me leave the hospital . . . a friend is driving me, so having an idea on this would be good . . .

I am getting real anxious right now . . . . Tuesday, the 12th, I'll leave home around 5:30 a.m. to go to hospital for my surgery at 8:00 a.m. It has taken me close to two years to make this decision and I'm ready . . . I've been on liquid pre-op since last Sunday with three mess ups...two not bad, and one just crazy, but back on track today and will be until the surgery . . . I went to grocery store yesterday to get things for post-surgery, and as I went down the aisles, it was real sad like I was saying goodbye to good friends....is this crazy or what? I know that one I get on regular food, things can be added back . . . but it's just knowing the quantity will be decreased so much.........and the thing I'm afraid of is being hungry and somehow being less than successful....anyone else with these thoughts....it's the "what ifs" that I'm dwelling upon.

Hey KIKOman . . . like the logo a lot . . . do you know how to post it to our thread under the community groups? I don't, so maybe somebody can do that for us . . . . We've got an excited group which rubs off on me in very positive ways! Keep the posts coming . . . !!! Good luck to all! :tt1:

Hey Mandy, my surgery is Jan. 12 so I don't know what I'll be feeling like just a few days afterwards, or otherwise, I'd be glad to exchange numbers and talk . .. hope someone else will offer to do this for you . . . please stay in touch and let us know how things are going for you -- pre- and post-op. GOOD LUCK!