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Hi all. I was sleeved 4/4/17 and have plateaued and just upset w myself. I do the protein first but maybe not enough water. I don’t know. I would like to figure out my macros and try the keto diet. mi75 or Biloxigirl any suggestions? Please and Thanks
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How are you feeling Annette?
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07/07/2014 Band going to be removed on 07/31/2014
fusionbell replied to AnnieGT's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Hi Annie. how did surgery go? How are you feeling? -
Ok, so I went to the MD office and saw the PA. She said she didnt want to remove any fills nor give me any fills. I was given Protonix for now and see how it goes along with eating mush for the next week. She said it could have been food that was sitting in the pouch for awhile that may have caused the heartburn. So lets hope the meds work and go from there. If i still feel this way come next Monday, they will want to do an endoscopy. So hopefully it will all be good!! thanks guys!! xo
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HEY EVERYONE, HOPE YOU GUYS ARE ALL WELL....SINCE YESTERDAY I HAVE BEEN HAVING SEVERE HEARTBURN, WITH A LITTLE DISCOMFORT FEELING IN THE CENTER OF MY CHEST INTO MY BACK. I SPOKE WITH THE DOCTOR YESTERDAY AND HE SAID IT SEEMS THE BAND IS TOO TIGHT SO WE NEED TO REMOVE SOME FILL. I HOPE ITS ONLY THAT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT IT TO BE A BAND SLIPPAGE. IF IT WERE A BAND SLIPPAGE, ID FEEL WORSE RIGHT? I DON'T VOMIT AND THERE IS NO PAIN WHEN EATING, OTHER THAN FEELING RESTRICITION. I AM NOT SURE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS FELT THE SAME FEELING SUCH AS HEARTBURN, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I AM GOING TO MD LATER TODAY TO FIGURE THIS OUT, BUT JUST NERVOUS.
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That's what the Dr said to me on the phone, that it could be that its too tight. But i was fine last week when i had it, and then a few days later i felt it a lil heartburn and thought it was because i forgot to take my meds, lol. Then yesterday it was all afternoon after having tuna salad. I was getting so nervous and he said it could be that its too tight. so we shall see in a lil while.
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i honestly don't remember having heartburn when i first got banded, but i think it is from the surgery and the adjustment of the band being implanted. You can take antacids, which i know i lived on for weeks due to bad gas pains. i think that was my biggest complaint the gas pains and the shoulder pain. but suddenly i have bad heart burn and it won't go away and its making me nervous. i guess we will have a de-fill today and go from there. we shall see what the doctor says. i hope you feel better...but def take some mylanta or something.
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BANDED 11/29/10, ONLY LOST 10 LBS....WTH...
fusionbell posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I am getting so frustrated with only having lost 10 lbs...I flop from 201-203 on a regular basis. I have 2 fills so far, and my band has 4.5 cc's in it...Its very discouraging to think i went through the surgery and i should have at least lost 20 lbs by now, at least. Others that were banded with me the same day, have lost well over 25 lbs. I eat my Protein first always, 3 meals a day...drinking Water,, and even started walking...I did Zumba for a month and gave myself tendonitis in my hip and knee and ankle from trying so dagg hard...lol.... Very frustrated... -
BANDED 11/29/10, ONLY LOST 10 LBS....WTH...
fusionbell replied to fusionbell's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
WOW!!!!!! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR REPSONSES....IT FEELS GOOD TO KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONLY OUT THERE STRUGGLING.... I would love to food journal and weigh my food, i just don't have enough time during the day to do so...i do find however that i know the portion sizes by judging it from my hand....I am just so busy working and juggling sports with my son, that i am always running around...i do find that i am not staying full as long as i thought i should be....certain foods do get stuck on me, so i chew even slower bites....and take my time... i have 4.5 cc's in there right now, and going again in like 3 weeks for the additional visit. i am walking because i bascially zumba-sized myself into tendonitis and can't do it anymore but i do alot of other stuff around the house and the walking everynite helps...little by little... what do you guys have through out the day, sometimes i get stuck on what to eat...especially when i am at work..so many food choices and just don't know what to have.... again thanks you guys for being there!!! -
i am trying not to get frustrated but sometimes its just so hard and say why did i do this and why aren't i losing more weight...i dont expect to come off all at once, but maybe a lil more a week would be great. if i am losing inches i certainly dont even see the change in clothing...still same size pants and shirts. even tho i lost 12 lbs...ughhhh...lol
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frustrated that the weight is not coming off.....since 11/29/10 only lost 12 lbs....3 months and nothing more...
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OK, SO THE LAST 2 DAYS I HAVE FELT THIS PULLING ON THE RIGHT SIDE RIGHT NEXT TO LARGE SCAR WHERE THE PORT IS. IT FEELS AS THOUGH ITS PULLING AGAINST MY SKIN. NOW I KNOW THAT OR AT LEAST I THINK THAT THE PORT IS NOT STITCHED TO MY SKIN. IT BOTHERS ME WHEN I TURN OR DO SUDDEN MOVEMENTS OR WALK IT FEELS LIKE I TORE SOMETHING. ITS VERY WEIRD. ANYONE OUT THERE HAVE THE SAME FEELING? I ALSO STILL HAVE THE SHOULDER PAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DIAPHRAGM WAS IRRITATED BY THE WIRE FROM THE PORT. THAT IS WHY IT IS CAUSING THE SHOULDER PAIN BC OF IT TOUCHING OR RUBBING THE DIAPHRAGM. IT HAS SLOWLY DIMINISHED WITHIN THE LAST 2 WEEKS, BUT STILL FEEL IT BUT NOT WAS BAD AS PRIOR MOMENTS. AY YA YAY.....I WAS EXCITED TO HAVE THIS PROCEDURE DONE AND NOW I DOUBT IT BECAUSE OF THESE LIL ISSUES. I AM DOING GREAT WITH WEIGHT LOSS, SINCE 11/29, I HAVE LOST 13 LBS. THERE WAS NO PREDIET INVOLVED EITHER. SO NOT BAD I GUESS. SLOWLY BUT SURELY. BUT I DEF KNOW THAT I AM SEEING THE DR NEXT WEEK BUT I AM GONNA PASS ON THE FILL FOR THIS MONTH ESPECIALLY WITH THIS PULLING FEELING.
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PAIN OR PULLING BY PORT SITE
fusionbell replied to fusionbell's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
fluffytofabulous: the pain is not always there, and i ate well over an 11/2 hrs ago...so i would think that the pouch is empty....does anyone think it is related to the pulling of the port as well? i dont know...it sux sometimes to have to wonder what all these aches and pains are..lol -
PAIN OR PULLING BY PORT SITE
fusionbell replied to fusionbell's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
also, the pain in shoulder can occur even on an empty stomach.... i had a ct scan done and all was great other than them thinking that the diaphragm is becoming irritated from the wire......i also do get some pain in the middle of the stomach area as well. right in the middle of the breast bone not left or right . is that common as well? -
PAIN OR PULLING BY PORT SITE
fusionbell replied to fusionbell's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Thanks Rchavez101 and fluffytofabulous.... it just started yesterday and didn't know if it occured while sleeping on the belly or stretching.....i don't feel it while sitting but when i get up and move about i do feel it. ughhhh the things u have to deal with to have to lose weight. did they perform a test or anything to look at the port to see if there was a hematoma? i mean i feel the port so its there and not floating around. now the abdomen belt, what does that look like and does that help you with moving around???? can this issue occur again? i put a call into the the drs office so we'll see what they say...now Rchavez mentioned he was poked with a needle and blood came out, so was the blood inside the port, was it absorbed into the port?? so many questions, i just wanna feel normal...and these are little things to worry about ... -
DOING OK, ALTHOUGH THERE IS PAIN BY THE PORT...DID I TEAR SOMETHING, IT FEELS WEIRD...I CAN FEEL THE PORT BUT SUDDEN MOVEMENT CAN BRING THIS LIKE PINCHING THERE. UGHHHH
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hey yes the gas x does help to a degree and so does the moving around which i have been doing...do you feel the port when walking around like a heaviness? when does the shoulder pain go away?
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Nov 2010 bandsters
fusionbell replied to vickieolv's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Thanks, i was banded 11/29...and felt like why did i do this...am i crazy...but i am getting used to it, although the gas pain has to go and it is lodged in my shoulder and it gets very painful and annoying.... -
i also was banded 11/29, and feel did i make the right decision, but it is only the first week....lets see how it goes and give it a try..i think the benefits are worth more than anything else. i have gas and sharp pain in the shoulder, and can't burp as much either...i just chew gas x at night and hope and pray it goes away...lol
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HI there i was also banded on 11/29/10....i feel a heaviness by the port when walking, hopefully that will go away. still have the sharp pain in the shoulder they say is gas so i continue to take the percs at night to help me sleep...when that will go away is left unknown. i don't eat much as well because im afraid of getting the stuck feeling. still on mushies tho but trying a bit of everythin
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Getting better, but still have the gas pain in the shoulder which is a real pain in the you know what....taking the meds as prescribed just hope this goes away soon!
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Hey everyone....i am newly banded and only 5 days post op- ...I have killer pain in my shoulder which i was told was normal and could last up to 2 weeks..its a stabbing pain, so i have to deal with it really. I take the codeine provided but only at night time....I have also been doing the walking but when i walk i feel a heaviness by the port, is this temporary or what? I feel like i have to hold up my side when walking. I have also been wearing a sports bra to help and it does just a little bit. Getting up from laying down and or sitting position, i feel achy in the mid section, i guess also from surgery. I just dont want to walk hunchback like forever, or is this also just from the surgery? I also feel like food doesn't taste right, lol...I am not sure if that has happened to anyone else. Maybe its just me. I am still very bloated from the surgery too. I also feel ugh, did i make the right decision or am i feeling these feelings because of how i am feeling? lol
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NEWLY BANDED - NERVOUS NELLY
fusionbell replied to fusionbell's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
@ THSISME - i am taking the GAS X but ur limited to 2 a day...so its kind a hard. But i am doing the walking, but again hard when i feel like i have to have my hand there the whole time. But that's ok. THIS TOO SHALL PASS, right? lol The shoulder pain is horrible, so and taimes hinders me from even walking anywhere. It hurts to yawn and breathe. -
NEWLY BANDED - NERVOUS NELLY
fusionbell replied to fusionbell's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I have been on mushies from the day i got home from hospital per the dr. I guess as i have been reading, many drs have different rules huh? lol i am still having things like jello, pudding, protein shakes, mashed potato (1st time yesterday), soups like tomato and chicken and split pea and butternut squash...i am still very bloated. The stabbing pain is horrible. ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!! It was there off and on like day 2 and then day 3 and ever since its getting worse. Thankfully Codeine helps. But i am only taking it at nite. I am walking to a degree and holding the port isn't so pretty when your walking outside. lol -
SO WE WERE BANDED ON MONDAY THE TRADITIONAL WAY OF 5 INCISIONS, CAN ANYONE RELATE TO THIS ON HERE? IF YOU WOULD PLEASE DESCRIBE UR ACHES, PAINS, GAS PAINS, BACK PAINS ETC, I FEEL THE BAND AND ACTUALLY SHOWERED TODAY AND FELT IT BY MISTAKE, IT SORT OF FELT WEIRD THAT IT IS RIGHT UNDER MY RIGHT BOOBIE....OUCH.....WILL THAT GO DOWN ONCE YOU LOSE THE WEIGHT SO THAT YOU CANT SEE THE LUMP FROM THE PORT? UGHH GEEZ SO MANY QUESTIONS...I DO FEEL MY BELLY RUMBLING ALOT...AND I MEAN A LOT...GAS DOES COME OUT BUT NOT ENOUGH FOR WHAT SEEMS TO BE IN THERE RUMBLING...