deb_ladyrose

For me nothing is any different... same protein shake, yogurt, salad with grilled chicken etc

I am 3mos+ out ( banded 4/9/10 ) and I just started having this problem last week. But like you it is EVERY day and I am hardly eating anything because of it. I talked to my surgeons office today and they say it is not band related.... I am not so sure. I have an appointment tommorrow with my primary physician.... we will see. But it is making me wonder if I did the right thing or not Good Luck I hope it ends soon for you

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I have been doing great no issues since my surgery April 9th. I have had two fills and lost 32 lbs. BUT last week ( Wed ) I started having dirrhea issues. It's like I eat and 30 min later I am running to the bathroom. I have not changed the way I am eating. So I don't understand what is going on. Maybe it isn't band related but I feel fine everywhere else. I am having to take immodium to deal with it. Example of my normal day : Breakfast Chowbani Greek yogurt lunch salad with grilled chicken dinner grilled chicken or turkey wrap with veggies and cheese snack more yogurt or a Protein shake or cheese I really don't think it is what i am eating but like i said this has been going on since last Wed and i am starting to get worried there is a problem. Anyone else deal with this ?

I am 5'6" and set my goal at 135lbs. This will put my BMI right in the middle of healthy range

I waited a little less than a week. Like many have previously mentioned the port area is the issue. Experiment and find what works for you. We did the same position a couple of times until my port wasn't so sensitive. Now everything is back to normal w/ no isssues :thumbup:

I was banded on April 9th. I have no restriction and can pretty much eat anything. Trying to make smart food choices and do what I am supposed to do. I am down 22 lbs since surgery but was hoping it would be more. I do not have my 1st fill until June 9th. Good Luck to everyone!

I can totally relate! I was banded on 4/9 and I am still freaking a bit. I feel something a little bit different in that area and start to panic. However I am now freaking for a different reason. The swelling from surgery must be going down because now I am starting to feel the hunger pangs. I even woke up Friday night in the middle of the night hungry. That scares me. It is nice to be able to come to this board and see that you are not alone. Hang in there.... you can do this because you deserve to be healty4life :thumbup:

That is awesome!!! Congrats to you.... and may you have many more smiles to come while standing on the scale :thumbup:

Keep on eatin' like that "skinny girl " LiveLoveLaugh and you will BE one before you know it and not just eating like one :thumbup: Thanks so much for your post!

Timbergurl thanks for your response. It got me thinking. She IS heavy as well ( however NOT as big as I am ) To be honest we have only gone out together to lunch 2x BUT now that I think about the "big picture " she is always talking about food and is always saying she is hungry. I guess I should of thought of that before but the first thing i thought of was the fact that she didn't want me to have the surgery. I also know that I will come across sabatogers and food pushers and was just asking some "experienced" banders their advice or how they handled the situation. thanks

I was thinking about getting this myself. Thanks for the post

Thanks for your responses...LiveLoveLaugh...great viewpoint I appreciate it

I have been doing the Protein shots but I can not get them down alone YUCK!!! I started putting mine in the blender with my Protein shake ingredients and I am able to get it down this way......no worries :thumbup: Good Luck

I am having an issue with my boss. She is already sabatoging me and I haven't even gone back to work yet:thumbdown: I have talked to her twice since surgery... the first time she told me i needed to eat and that she had just eaten Mexican ( which she knows is my favorite ) then today when i told her i was going to go ahead and take off the rest of the week her response was " I was just going to see if you would be in tomorrow because I am getting Boston Market " We are friends.... but I know she wasn't all that crazy about me having the surgery I know I am going to have to have a talk with her.... anyone else go thru this or have any advice? thanks!