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My Dr told me that straws give you more gas. I learned accidentally that it does, about a week post surgery my hubby handed me a drink w/a straw. I wasn't thinking, I just took the drink and started sipping away. About halfway through I realized and took the straw out but the gas was already there. I was just thinking it was so close to surgery maybe that's why it made me so bloated and gassy. Guess not. I have also discovered that gum is also a nono for me

I doubt he's going to be mad. Why did you stop your meds?

When can you begin to use a straw again? It kinds grosses me out drinking off a glass in a restaurant but I used a straw once by accident (about 2 weeks after surgery) and was completely miserable.

It's been 5 days since I have written and well as the top post implies, it has been an EXCITING 2 days. And not in a good way. My daughter has a dog named Tank, beautiful white pit bull puppy, he is about 6 months old. Well he has been feeling punk the past few days, and my daughter was very worried. She doesn't have the money so I told her I would pay for him to go to the vet. We figured he just had garbage gut (he LOVES to knock over trash cans and see what booty they have in store) Well a fecal exam later and he has parvo. Talk about freak out time, they wanted 500 dollars up front to keep him and shes in tears. I'm trying to call Bret to get the ok to use the funds, she gets a hold of her bff who works at another vet's office, and they said for 200 deposit they would keep him. Now the only problem with that is we are an hour away...and of course they close in 45 minutes. I think I broke every speed barrier to get him to that vet's office. Now what has me freaking out is she brought him over only 2 days before this, and he and my newest addition were playing, and they were in the same kennel. My baby Tildy is current on all her shots, but she only had 2 of the parvo shots, she was scheduled to get the third one next week. I called my vet and we went and got the shot today. Plus her rabies and bordetella. And we set up the appointment to come back in three weeks to get another booster to be on the safe side and to have her spayed. She is 3 days from the day of exposure and I have to watch until Monday. If she shows no symptoms by Monday she should be good to go. She's being her usual active self, but I am soo paranoid I am afraid I am over watching her. We just got a call from the vet, Tank is reacting well with the medications, he's alert, he's active, and he has not thrown up since yesterday. (He never had the diarrhea, thank God) and they are moving him from ISO to another area (its still isolation but a little more friendly) He has to be kept calm because he has tried to remove his IV now twice from being excited. So we are guardedly optimistic. If he keeps improving the way he's going, he will be able to come home by Thursday. But he cannot go ''visiting'' for a looong while. Yesterday we bleached my entire house. Twice. We also bleached my front steps and back steps and porches. Today I did the back yard... and I have not finished it yet. But I got most of it. I have to go get another water hose and I also have to go get more bleach. I have a large back yard and so far I have used 1 and a half big bottles of bleach on the area's I can reach with the hose. I still have to do my front yard and the rest of the back. It's also 90+ degrees outside so I think I am going to wait a little longer to let it cool off. I let my dogs out (I have 5 total, but the others are all over a year old and up to date on all their shots) and I kept them in the area that I had already sprayed. Now its time for lunch...haha the real reason for my blog. That my dear friends is 8oz. of Chef Prepared Turkey salad with Cranberries (thats what the little dark things are, its not rabbit poo) I was very skeptical at first but omg it was really tasty, and only 215 calories according to MFP. I am still boycotting the scales, I do have a NSV. I have a pair of capris I bought a while back. They are size 20W and they were suuuper tight. I have them on right now and they are LOOSE! Anyways I will keep you updated TTFN

It took me about a week, I am 19 days out, and my incisions are sore sometimes. Especially if I bump them. But otherwise I feel back to normal. I can tell you that the first week I was on clear liquids I felt dizzy and nauseous, but when I started the solid liquids I felt a little better, when I got to mushies the dizzyness and nausea went away. Good luck!

I was banded on 6/6 so don't feel like the lone ranger, I feel like I can eat like crazy too. I follow my portions and I log every lick, nibble, bite, chew, whatever into My Fitness Pal. I also make sure I take small bites and chew chew chew! I am consuming on average between 900-1000 calories a day. I use my phone and set a timer for 30min from the time I take my first bite and I make my meal last the entire 30 min (I'm doing it now actually) after the meal I set the timer again for 30min so I know when I can have that first drink. I feel full with the amount of foods I'm eating but at night, that's when the cravings set in. Lol I have started crafting, knitting, going to bed early whatever to work through the late night need to graze. Good luck!

Happy Happy Joy Joy!! Another day and no nausea, no dizzyness. I honestly believe I needed real food, not just liquids. And I swear I will never eat another potato again for the rest of my life! lol Potato soup, mashed potatoes.. etc. You actually burn out of it. I am now concentrating on getting in my protein and not really worrying about the calories. I have been keeping a tab and as it stands I have been eating close to 1000 to 1100 calories a day. Which is way less than what I was eating before. I kept a week of just plain eating on My Fitness Pal and I was consuming anywhere between 2200 to 3000 calories a day. So I think what I am consuming is pretty good. I just need to get over my fear of beef and fresh veggies. I have been reading on the forum about the ''getting stuck'' and its scaring the hell out of me!!! I know its inevitable, but its giving me a panic attack and I have not even got stuck yet. Just the thought of it freaks me out. That much pain? And no way to make it go away? PB's (still don't know what that means) and projectile vomiting, foaming at the mouth, slime... I am not sure if I am going to become a zombie, die from asphyxiation, or crawl into a freaking corner and just cry. Seriously the more I talk about this the more panicked I am getting. I knew all about this before I got the band, but I think now that I have it and the fact that it could happen has finally set into my mind IM SCARED POOPLESS!! I guess I will just have to cross that bridge when I get there, but I have been given some good advice. DO NOT DRINK WATER TO TRY TO ''UNSTICK'' YOUR FOOD. It will make you feel worse. One member told me that their dietician told them to make sure to have some ''fizzy'' drink on hand, and to be standing over a sink, a toilet, whatever when you consume it because its gonna come right back up. Ok... I am stressing now enough. I think I am going to go to bed. I am posting a 4 part picture of what I ate tonight. Hope you enjoy it

I have been banded since June 6th, and I can tell you what it feels like to me. Normally I don't feel anything. I feel fairly normal. I do feel hungry, but when I eat which is very very freaking slowly, I start to feel very full. That's what my ''restricted'' feels like. If you get very full you feel very restricted. If you get over full you get sick, and it hurts. I have never gone to that point, just to the point of feeling satisfied and not hungry anymore. But I can tell you feel like you do NOT want to put another bite in your mouth. Not because you are overly full, not because you feel stuffed, I cant explain it but I just dont want to eat anymore. I feel comfortably full and saited.

Legs up??

Projectile vomiting? Is it Ok if you do? Fizzy drink, like carbonated water or sprite? Sorry, I'm now just stressing about this. I'm a big whimp when it comes to pain and I'm afraid I will have a panic attack and try to force myself to throw up.

I keep reading all these horror stories about what it feels like for your food to ''get stuck'' and I am terrified. I know everyone goes through it at least once with the band, and so far I am extremely lucky and have not had this distinct pleasure yet. (I was banded June 6th) So my questions are....... How long does the food stay stuck?? (I know its different for everyone, but just a general guideline is what I am looking for) Is it an hour? 30 minutes? All day? A few minutes? What do you do to get ''un-stuck?" Drink Water? Eat ice? Walk? Sit in a corner and cry? After you had an episode of ''stuck'' what should you do? Back to a liquid diet? liquid tylenol for pain and swelling? Ice to soothe the swelling? I can truly say this is something that is beginning to stress me out a little bit. TIA

Lord all this talk of what being stuck feels like and what happens is scaring the crap outta me!! I have been banded since June 6th, and I have had the sensation you are talking about utkscvol1, it scared the crap out of me then, but I got up and walked around and let out the biggest burp, and I felt much better. Hope you feel better!

I have to ask, did it hurt?? I have wondered if the numb the area before giving you a fill, etc..lol I'm kinda nervous about that. Good Luck!

I use my fitness pal and I just set the calories and not worry about the rest. I will look and see what my protein intake is but usually I just set my calories and go with it. Good Luck!

OMG I am in such a good mood! The past 2 days have been really good! How's everyone else doing?

Well, everyone is going on vacation, going to the water parks, going somewhere. Me I'm here at home, no plans, no money. All my vacation money went to this surgery. It's going to work damn it! I'm kinda worried I didn't stay on that "food plan" that the hospital gave me. I kinda pushed it up a little bit. Ok by a lot actually. I am logging my food, every sip, every bite. I'm not going over 1200 calories, and when you factor in how much my stomach actually holds I'm really not even eating that much. More like 1000 calories. DH and I just ate at Luby's. I wish I would have taken a before and after food plate. I did take a before.. Well the after pretty much looked the same almost. And I am full. Take a luann plate and cut it in half and that's actually a little more than what I am eating. Lol. I'm full but not uncomfortably. The burping is what's getting me lol I always thought people who burp were like ogres, now I'm like Fiona! I'm making Shrek look like a gentleman! Haha! I am so bored, I think I have cabin fever, IDK what the summer version of that would be, but that's what I have. I had fish again for dinner! This time it was baked salmon and leftover squash and peas from yesterday. This made me FULL!! Salmon size is 1/2 of a small strip (about 2 oz), 1/3 cup peas, 1/3 cup squash. I'm proud of myself too, I remembered to take all my vitamins! yeah me! I'm now getting ready to go to bed, I hope tomorrow is just as good

Lol I cheat. I chewed my smoothies lol I know there is nothing there to chew but I chew it anyways! Today I had luby's, and I had fish, navy Beans, and mashed potatoes. Lol Omg my plate looked like I didn't even touch it. And it was the luann! (baked fish, all they had was some almondine so I scraped the top off and had half of the half. Lol But it was food!

Do someone want want to explain to me WHY I am craving salad? Anyone? Between salad and fish, that's all I can seem to think about. I see that Wendy's commercial where they are eating a salad and I want to climb into the TV and beat her with a rubber mallet. (I don't like that red headed actress anyways, she gets on my last nerve) I am eating smushies, but I swear if I eat one more potato anything I am going to scream. Ok I am done.

Well today is a good day so far!! Yesterday I kept an eye on my blood pressure all day, and every time I started feeling dizzy I went and checked it. It was running 115/76 or 123/77. In that range, which makes me happy because that was without blood pressure meds. My pulse was a little high, but at the same time Yeaaaah on the blood pressure being low! Today I woke up at 10!! That is soo unusual for me. For the past 6 months I have been an early riser, not because I wanted to, but because that's just how I woke up on my own. So today was a total treat to me. Although not to my animals. The chicks and ducks were ready to be let out of their pens, and the dogs were ready to be let outside to go potty! I ate 1/2 cup of cottage cheese, Yummm!! And for lunch I made en egg omelet. My first real ''food''. 2 small brown free range chicken eggs, 1 tbs of heavy cream, about 1/4 tsp of green onion, 1 tbs of pre-cooked bacon, and 1/3 cup of mozzarella cheese. Took me almost 40 minutes to eat it but I did Sloooww and steady wins the race! I am now in my 30 minutes of no water after eating. I got 15 minutes to go. and after I eat I don't feel dizzy, which is a total plus! This evening when it cools off some I am going to go outside and transplant my lavender, my rosemary, and maybe some of my German and lemon thyme into some smaller pots so I can bring them in and out of the house. Right now they are sitting in my outside raised bed garden, and the sun is doing a number on them. Ahhhh summer's in South Coast Texas. I am also thinking this evening I am going to make for dinner; pork chops, fresh green beans from the garden, and some grilled squash........ I personally will be having 1 cup of split pea soup blended into oblivion. I might even make some home made bread... mmmm maybe not. I don't want to push myself too hard. I'm feeling good right now, I don't want to jinx it. I hope everyone has a great day!

Hey everyone, sorry I have been so wrapped up in myself I have neglected this group!! Hows everyone feeling?? Nervous? Excited?? I have been blogging like crazy kinda proud of that. I never write daily and I have been trying to write something every single day. What have you changed about yourself other than your diet?

Ok I feel like a total failure today. I'm lightheaded Yesterday I felt great!! Today I am right back to the light headedness When does this get better? I am going to look into the vertigo meds that were suggested the other day, but I was soo happy yesterday, I felt absolutely wonderful! I woke up feeling great, ate some cottage cheese, then boom... the vertigo/light headedness sets in. SMDH.. Ugh! But on the plus side...kinda, My shorts are usually very snug, but yesterday I could pull them off and on without even unbuttoning them! I was like YEAAAAH!! So this morning I figured I would hop on the scale (after my bm of course) to see what happiness the scale was going to show..... NOT. A. DAMN. CHANGE. I know, I know. This is an NSV. Before the shorts were snug on me and I had to unbutton them to go to the bathroom, now I can just ''pull them down'' and they are loose. That is a good thing, and yes you can lose inches without losing weight. I know that. It's just frustrating because I feel I hardly eat ANYTHING and it's not showing where I want it to. I think I am going to go back to using myfitnesspal so I can keep track of how many calories I am eating. Oh and to top it off, we have no water in our house. The city that I live in decided that we have a leak somewhere in my neighborhood and shut the water off. No warning, no nothing. Just don't flush!! Boy I am just a ray of freaking sunshine this morning huh? I will try to amend this post this evening with something positive that's happened today... but until them BLAH!

LOL its nothing special. I just got the sugar free chocolate from Walmart in the ice cream mix package, it says use x amount of chocolate sauce, and that was sugar free too, the only thing I did use that was not too diet friendly was whole milk, It just tastes funny with 2% or less.

Today I made a HUGE FEAST for Fathers Day!! I made; ranchy bacon potatoes, baked beans, corn on the cob (in the husks, straight on the pit) chicken leg quarters, ribs, and 2 different types of sausage, (pork with venison and pico de gallo sausage), home made chocolate ice cream (sugar free!) and turtle ice cream cake. There was also buffalo ranch dip and chips and fresh brewed ice tea. I had 1/2 cup split pea soup blended in my bullet and 2 bites of the potato ranch dressing chewed, chewed, chewed, chewed, till it was mush. (there was no onion or bacon in the 2 bites, just potato) Then about an hour later, after I cleaned up the entire kitchen and put everything up in the refrigerator, I had 1/3 cup of the sugar free chocolate ice cream! I am pretty damn proud of myself because ribs and chicken are my two most favorite bbq items. Especially since I made the bbq sauce and seasoned the ribs and chicken, but I resisted. I considered taking some bites of each, chewing them up and spitting them out (I know that's called dumping), but I didn't do it!! Yeah me! Now I am sitting here watching Rediculousness and feeling pretty good about myself. I am so nerdy. Anyways I hope everyone else had a great Fathers Day!!

Lets start with yesterday, I went to Houston with the girls to get parts for Bret. We hit traffic coming and going, so we spent a lot of time in the car. We ate at my favorite place, Panara Bread. I am pretty proud of myself, I had clam chowder. About a cup of it with no bread. But I was not thinking and when I did my drink I forgot about the straw. So I was sore from sitting in the car for so long and gassy from the straw. Not a good mix. I actually went home and took some gas-x and some pain meds I was so miserable. Now I wake up this morning and I was hungry. So I went and got me some yogurt and ate that slowly. Plus I'm drinking my water and IDK if its the water or if it was the yogurt, but I feel nauseated. Maybe I need to get up and move around, that might make my stomach settle down. Who knows. I am just tired of the dizzy feeling that keeps coming and going. I have always hated feeling light headed, and this is not cutting it. I think I am going to go get me some chewable multivitamins. I originally had a liquid multivitamin, and it was very very NASTY and strong. Just the smell made me feel ill, and that was before the surgery. I could not imagine trying to take it after. I also have to start getting ready for Fathers Day tomorrow. I'm not sure what I am going to get DH, but I have a general idea. He wants a BBQ, and I'm not looking forward to that, I'm trying to think of things I could actually eat. lol Since I am still on the stage 2 liquids I am thinking SOUP....sigh. Right now I think I would kill someone for some fish. Just some baked fish, I literally dreamed about it last night!! But Next week makes week 2 and I can go to smooshies. So I am looking forward to some potatoes, or some eggs! Hope everyone has a great day! And to all you awesome dad's, HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!