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how did you know your band slipped? did u have some symptoms?

I am only 11 days post op and i have this feeling for the past couple of days. before this i felt perfect, no pain at all. then during the weekend it just out of no where became very sore from my port (the right and above my belly button) and around the front of my stomach. it hurts to bend and stretch. it feels like i have done bunch of sit ups. i got really scared and googled it, most of what i got is that the port is sewn onto a muscle and that its healing and i have probably over worked it. the only work out i could think of that i did was picking up my 25 lb toddler nephew. i was putting him in and out of the car seat and carrying him quite a bit. it didnt hurt while i did it, but that night it was soo sore. i feel better thinking thats what is it, but i also can feel something above my port. like i can rub my stomach and feel the port sticking out, then right above it it feels very firm. im not sure what it is, i am assuming its the muscle that its attached to. i pushed on it, but i dont feel any pain or soreness. hmmmm...

I meant me, and I meant the full liquids is NOT much different. Sorry I was typing from my phone

Hi lila, I was banded 3/12, and today was my first day back to school too. I was exactly like u, skipping breakfast and only eating when I was starving in class. Well today during my science test my stomach let ms and everyone in class know that I was hungry. So don't worry it'll tell u. That was at a 2 pm class and I hadn't eaten breakfast. After class I came home and drank an atkins drink. The full liquids is much different. But u can drink anything and eat soups. Before it was just broth, but now u can eat creamier kinds. I'm going to make potato soup tonight. Also I'm eating sugar free pudding, the little snack packs are just 60 calories and taste pretty good. Good luck!

i dont know from experience, since i have only had the band for a few days, but my friend has had the band for over 3 years and she still eats almost everything she did before. She just eats LESS of it. i asked her today because i was worried that id miss food too! i asked about pizza and she said of course she still eats pizza, the thin crust is easier to eat though and she said she sometimes has trouble with chinese food. so ya she can eat pretty much everything still. but of course, everyone is different. i just hope i can still eat my fav foods, even if it is just a few bites.

i use "myFitnessPal." it does about the same thing i guess. i like that you can type in what youve eaten and it lets you search for what exactly you ate. then it remembers it for other days or meals.

maybe you are lactose intolerant? which means the milk in the shake is whats giving you the diarhea. i am lactose intolerant, so i mix my own Protein shakes with lactose free milk. (mootopia is lactose free and it has extra protein in it). I mix it with "carnation breakfast" mixes.

Hey i am from corpus christi. I will be banded in less than 2 weeks. My doctor is Glenn Griffon. He is the best in Corpus Christi! He takes patients from other doctors too. His office number is 361-985-9500 Good Luck!

Thats true, my moms friend got banded in Mexico. Good to know. Lol when you live in CC you'd rather not be here during spring break. It's crazy here. Plus I'm visiting family, I love Dallas!

We would probably wait a couple days. Ya I'm not really thinking about how I'd feel. = we have family up there and my grandpa is sick so that's why we are visiting, so the most we would do would be driving from hotel to house to nursing home. I guess we will wait and see how I feel. I usually sleep the whole way there so if I can sleep comfortably I'll be good. Thanks!!

Ali is absolutely correct. I am still in my two weeks pre op and once in a while drinking a diet dr pepper, because it fills me up and stops my stomach from growling. but i know i can give it up (iv done it before) and HAVE to now . I have become a fan of decaffeinated ice tea sweetened with splenda. btw, my dietician who has the band said that if she is really craving a coke, she will open it early and leave it out until it is flat, then drinks it. I dont like flat soda, so that wont be good for me though. good luck!

I am having my surgery Friday march 12. This will be the friday before my spring break. My family wants to go to dallas for spring break. (That is 8 hours away). Would I be able to travel that soon after my surgery. I would think as long as we stop and walk around to avoid blood clots, i should be okay right? I am going to ask my surgeon to be sure, but i just want to know your experiences. thanks.

Oh I see. Thanks! I couldn't find anything on the internet about it. Ya the dr said I was one of his smaller patients. Thanks again!

i went to my pre op appointment tuesday and my surgeon drew, on my tummy, where the incisions will be and then where the port will be. He then said something about more than likely using the smaller port on me. so, just curious, why are there two sizes? and how does the dr determine which size is right? thanks!

so today...my mom called the doctor's office to ask a question about my surgery. They said they will have the doctor call her back. Well he just called back, answered my question... then mentioned that HE is having surgery on his ARM this wednesday! which means that his recovery will go right through my surgery date. So mine will probably be postponed to the following week. IM SO MAD! now i have to do this diet an extra week, and its not even for sure when it will happen. I almost dont care about not eating since ill just lose more weight, but i was just so happy to have it done! now im not even going to be a "feb's funky bandit" =[

I am on day 4. I am shocked that it hasn't been that bad. For some reason I haven't been very hungry. I can't even force down all 5 carnation drinks. I can barely drink 3. And they taste pretty good. I like the popcicles a lot. If I actually feel a little hungry, I eat chicken Soup broth. I think I am very lucky because I know a lot of people have a hard time with this. Maybe it's because I have done a 40 day fast a couple years ago. I also have my parents support, they are dieting with me. They are Trying hard to eat mostly liquids (though better liquids than what I can have, and they cheated today for valentines day). But thank God, I'm doing good! I hope yall have good luck continuing your diets!

congrats! you look so pretty!

I am feb 25th too! your diet is different then mine though. I started mine yesterday (so thats 2 weeks long) and i can only drink Protein Drink mixes (carnation breakfast), sugar free Jello, sugar free popcicles, and Soup broth. ONLY!

you are lucky janellody, im just too scared to ask lol. thanks northern mist, i will probably do that. ill have yesterday be my last pill so that everything will be done with by my surgery. =] thanks!

im worried about that too! im on birth control and i think im supposed to stop it before surgery, so i would more than likely be on my period on the day of it! i hope it stops before then!!

thanks! i will start the sugar pills next week, so maybe once i get there i will stop. i have never been on bc nor ever stopped taking it, what happened when u stopped taking it? im assuming ill have my period during the sugar pills, but if i dont start a new pack will i stay on my period or will it just stop? i dont want to be on my period during my surgery =/

#1. Surgery date? Thursday, February 25 #2. State you live in? TX #3. Doctor/Surgery Center? Dr.Griffon/Bay area medical center #4. Insurance or self pay? 90% insurance (THANK GOD) #5. Age and height? 20 and 5' 4.5" #6. Current weight and goal weight? 246 lbs and 135 lbs #7. What was your deciding factor for having this surgery? When I was put on High blood pressure medication and my dad got diabetes. #8. Do you have the support of family and friends? my mom has always supported me because she having the same problems. My dad was always against it, even though he was overweight, he thinks we can all do it with just healthy food and exercise. but finally after seeing how much it meant to me, he finally supports me now. I have only told one of my best friends and she has been so supportive as well. #9. Concerns and questions? I am just worried about being on birth control. I started bc a month and a half ago because of hormone problems and miss periods. my surgeon hasnt told me if i need to get off of them before the surgery, i dont know if he knows i am on them. now its 2 weeks away and i dont want to mention it because i dont want my surgery to get postponed. =/

I think clothes is a great goal! my short time goal right now are size 18 jeans that i used to fit in about 2 years ago. Since then i can never find perfect fit jeans. So i cant wait!

oh really? i really hope i can at least wear retainers! thanks! and ill let you know =]