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Just wanted to know how the recently banded have been doing? So far I have not had a whole lot of trouble with the gas. I have been sipping on broth and Protein Shakes. Still a little sore but it is slowly easing. Hope eveyone has a safe and merry Christmas. I know us newbies will be drinking our broth for Christmas dinner I just keep telling meself this is only one day and it will pass quickly.

A holiday hug to eveyone

Karla;-)

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Hi,

I had my banding done on the dec 20th. I have been doing ok. Was hard Christmas but ok. I am going back to work tomorrow thank goodness/ I have had all this house i can stand. I have my protien shakes and Jello. I hope every one had a safe and Merry Christmas.

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I had mine done on the 9th, I'm doing well. I feel totally normal again now, I lost almost 6kg during the liquids phase, started mushies last Thursday and since then my weight has not budged an ounce, although I guess to get through Christmas (we had 3 christmas dinners to go to ANd a birthday dinner) is pretty good going, I never would have managed that before.

I suspect my fast weight loss ride is over now though and it's going to settle down to slow and steady so its time to stop jumping on the scales everytime I happen to be in the bathroom.

I've had no trouble eating very well - I can manage about a cup at a time, no desire to snack between meals and I've been getting in fruit and veges and overall eating better than I have in a long time.

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I hope your felling better ladysplenda. I will make sure I drink my Water that has been hard to remember. I am keeping myself busy and forget to drink my Water like I need too. Take care.

K

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I had my lap band done on 12/5/05. I go for my first adjustment on 1/12/06. I'm concerned though because I don't have that "full" feeling like most describe to me. I feel like it's my normal tummy and I'm just on a major diet. Did anyone else feel like this? I had dry heaves 3 times in the hospital-ended up staying overnight because I was too sick to drink Water. I'm afraid the dry heaves caused the band to "pop loose" if this possible? Any thoughts? Suggestions? PLUS-I just realized my adjustment is being done at a surgery center-I hope my insurance covers this too?

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I had my surgery done on 11-15 and my first fill was two days ago. Before my 1st fill I too was feeling like I could eat anything without any ill affects. Since the fill it has been a different story. I can really feel the restriction. I think that your fill will really help your state of mind and your appetite! Good Luck!

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GloryRain, the thing is, until you have a fill you have absolutely NO RESTRICTION. You may have had a little swelling from the surgery, and yes, the band is around your stomach, but it's about as tight as a hoola-hoop would be. Until they start filling it, it is just THERE. Once the swelling has gone down you could pretty much eat as you did before the surgery.

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I had major restriction till week four.I feel like I can eat more just have not.I wish my fill date would get here.I do not want to start regular food without it. Surgery Dec 1st Fill----------------------------Jan 16th

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I was banded on 12/01. I just started solids and I'm still adjusting to chewing a million times before I swallow. Tonight I ate a small wrap and ate too fast. I had pain and the sensation to burp. Eventually I had it come up like slime a couple of times and I feel fine now Other then worrying about possible damage I may have caused.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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