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thank u so much...i feel better now...i am 2 month post surgery...just havent been able to get any time off from work to go get my fill til now....I am excited now

so I have completely fallen off the wagon...as in sometimes I feel like I never even got this procedure done...I got to the point where I can eat whatever and how much ever I want...I am going for my first fill next Friday...does anyone have any advice on what I should do to prepare? I heard someone about a pouch test? should I do that? and what exactly is that?..I dont want to go to the Dr to get my fill and I still am able to eat whatever because my pouch is stretched...I have no idea what to do...I am definitley disappointed in myself...but I am going to get back on track..just need some motivation and advice...anyone!?

Yup!!! Omg such pain!! It was horrible! I tried to eat a wheat tortilla and it just sat there...5 hurls and 4runs to the bathroom I still felt like something was stuck but everytime I stuck my finger down my throat nothing but spit came up. Horrid!

i am reading my story here...! I have lost 19 pounds preop and post total since 06/18/10...and i get my first fill on the 21st lol...crazy huh I have been scratching around the incision..seems to do the trick for me.

I had so so so much pain the 1st 4 days, do not feel bad..this will pass...I was banded on the 18th of June and never thought I would feel this great. I could barely move my body was so sore and full of gas pain the 1st week. Do not worry, Do not give up, and DO NOT lose hope...mark my words...you will be all better in no time

i drink all of my protein shakes with soy milk...also there is isopure which is like flavored water but its a protein ddrink....the coke thing...i just quit cold turkey 2 months ago...u just need to bite the bullet and just stop drinking them..its not going to be easy...but u can do it!...i lost 13 pounds on my preop diet...i know it had alot to do with the coke i stopped drinking.

woot woot!!! good job girlie

i cried the 3rd, 4th, 5th and I think even the 6th day...the feeling of regret was going thru my mind this entire time...I am now 10 days post op and I feel so much better...you will too..I promise ;D just try and not think about it..

i ate the mushy meat from a jack in the box taco...pretty yum!

prilosec otc seems to be working for me...thnk goodness...cause I was about to be very upset if I had to live with this pain for the rest of my life! I had my coffee and water when I woke up. Thought i was hungry, so I tried to have an egg...that didn't go very well..half a spoonful down and it hurt so bad, (I heard ur stomach is tighter in the mornings) ....protein shake is my new bestie! (dont get mad at me dfav)...I am starting to get really excited, now that I am sleeping and all my pain has pretty subsided. I feel like I have energy to actually go out and do something. I am ready to lose this baggage babee!!:smile:

nope..no fill..just on my 8th day...i ate eggs for breakfast...but its been hurting since the day of surgery. i think i might try prilosec otc...we shall see!

what is this pain in the middle of my breast bone? it hurts all the way to my back...i tried tums...gasx...is it indigestion? ive never had anything like this before and I dont know what it is....it hurts when i yawn or take a deep breath...

girl! I got a thick and chunky soup and pureed it...it was the best thing since filet mignot....and i didn't have trouble digesting it..and i was full after about 4 spoon fulls..it was great. im only on day 8...but ive been using common sense and eating stuff that doesn't puff up and chewing my bootie off then swallowing...no problems yet!!

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i felt hungry day 1!...im always drinking stuff to sooth my hunger pangs...

loving it!

yesterday was my first day back at work...slightly tired and still a sore...didn't bring enough juice and other liquids other than water to keep me sane....:thumbup: (lesson learned)...I got home about 330 sat down, dozed off and didn't wake til 7pm! I then went back to bed at 11pm and woke up right before the alarm went off at 4a...guess my first day back wore me out. :eek:... I went and bought a package of cream o wheat for dinner. It was the best thing ive eaten, in what felt like an eternity. It went down smooth with no problems. I thanked God at that moment. :tt1:

supposed to just be doing the clear liquid thing....I have for the most part, but I started eating pudding, and ice cream etc because I needed some sugar in my diet from feeling so weak. I took a think and chunky cambells potato and lean meat canned soup and pureed it....let me tell u, it was the best thing I have tasted in a while..and I had no problem digesting it!!..

i also kept mind a secret...just family and few close friends...i was dieting before the surgery and everyone knew...so i am assuming they will think its just that...dieting...if they ask i will tell them. i cant believe u got into a car on day 2!! i would have died trying to do that! i am starving..i wish i wasn't hungry..it would be so much easier

yes i feel dizzy too...your not alone ;D

well today I washed clothes, walked around walmart. bought some myplex protein shakes..(which are really good)...took the trash out...and found out my 4 year old has cat scratch fever...so Im stressing about him now...how do kids get into so much dirtiness lol...tomorrow is my first day back at work, I must say I am excited!..Its kinda like the first day of school with new clothes lol...I have lost 4 pounds since friday...guess thats about a pound a day.. I feel way better than I have these 4 days..Im expecting tomorrow to be even better! Just ready to start my diet with real food and get on this road to health. I cant wait!!....my back still hurts kinda and my incisions are still sore, but Im hoping that will go away soon..:thumbup:

i can not wait!!!...

How sad is it that the kids were making pizza today for lunch, and the smell literally woke me up from my nap. My mouth immediately started to salivate and I started to cry. I am getting depressed and its only been 4 days...My fiance, bless his heart, leaves to eat.,,so he wont eat infront of me. He calls it a road trip lol.... cant wait to eat food....hurry up Friday!!!:smile2:

Its 3am and Im going into day 4 post op. I feel so much better today. Other than the non stop hunger pangs, I am pretty good. I am moving around alot better now. I even took a hot bath yesterday. I am still afraid to get my incisions wet, or even try to wash them. I think I will do that tonight. I need to take my cymbalta, its been 5 days. i am so scared it will get stuck

so it doesn't help I have 4 kids that love to eat! I want to eat like they do! i will never take being able to eat for granted as long as i live. so i ate a pepperoni pizza roll...u know the tiny ones? i chewed and chewed but it still kinda hurt to go down...I will just follow the drs directions from now on. I really feel sick and weak...sucks:confused: