mjbf

I've had my band 9 mos. now. I cravve ALL the time a cheeseburger. About every 6 wks. or so I get one to try & I CAN'T!! I cannot get past the 1st bite! I just cannot do BREAD or GROUND BEEF! i want SO bad to eat it--and I savor that wonderful smell! Oh Well.........

WoW! I wish I had known this before my surgery 8 mos. ago! Sleeping was AWFUL! I would sit on edge of bed & just fall over on my side & wherever I landed was where I stayed for the rest of the night! Glad you're passing this on!

Oh man! I was given liquid oxycodone & I had to get off of it within 24 hrs.! I couldn't even think or make sense of anything! It was awful! I was put on liquid tylenol, which did NOTHING, so for days I was in pretty bad pain! Maybe your doc can find something you can take that will help you! Good luck!

I am very embarassed to tell this. About 2 mos. after I was banded, I DID throw up at the table at Red Lobster & I was mortified! I could NOT control it at all! It just kept coming & coming! I was starving & ate shrimp cocktail too fast & without chewing enough! From then on, I carry a "sick bag" which I get online at www.sicksaver.com. These have saved me many times--at restaurants , in the car, etc. They are well worth it & now I would not EVER be without them! I still do, however, scope out the restroom & will sometime even ask to be seated close by! It is all an ongoing learning experience! Good Luck!

When eating out, I usually get the "veggie plate"--veggies are usually soft and go down easily. Also, I order fish (but not fried)--almost all restaurants have fish on their menu! Sometimes I find myself even craving it! Great protein source!

I take Zyrtek daily. I take the gel form--they are very small and easy to swallow.

YES! YES! TAKE VITAMINS! I didn't take any vitamins for 5 mos. after I was banded and my hair started to slowly fall out! I started taking them and within 2 wks. my hair stopped coming out! I also added extra iron.

I have had the same problem--my surgeon suggested I take OTC MUCINEX. I take one every morning and it has seemed to help!

When dining out, I stick with fish AND I always make sure to have a table close to the "facilities"! I have had several "stuck" episodes & have been SO glad to have been close!

That happened to me also! I was very hungry and ate too fast and didn't chew well enough. It was AWFUL! Now I don't allow myself to get that hungry! I also carry "barf bags" in my car and purse! Eek!

My experience was the same as TODD NYG's. Just went away on its own after about 5 days--but my upper chest and shoulders really hurt! Good luck with everything!

I CANNOT eat any kind of bread at all! I have tried and tried but can't--it's the only thing I really cannot get down! Good luck!

I had to change surgeons because I have a 14cc band and my surgeon wanted to only put in 1 cc at a time EVERY MONTH!!! I changed surgeons to one that got me up to 8.5 cc's on the second fill!!! I would have NEVER lost weight had I not changed! Think about it and do what you have to do! Good Luck!

Is it OK for us to eat coconut? I've heard pros and cons.

When I have gotten stuck, I'm the same as you--I don't eat for about 24 hrs.--just protein shakes! I just don't feel up to par--no pain, just an "ucky" feeling. The funny thing is, I'm not hungry either!