Banded X3 weeks tomorrow. I think it's all going well. Down 17 lbs. Despite having to be pretty active, more than I had hoped, I feel pretty good, Tired a lot (can be attributed to other things too though), but otherwise good. I have one question though, after I eat, ANYTHING even liquids, I have a light to medium pressure in my chest and feel like "fake" burping a lot. I don't think I am getting stuck, I think that would hurt more, and things seem to be going down just fine. After two weeks of pre-surgery liquid diet which went very well, I was only supposed to be on full liquids PO one week, then mushies one week, then normal but well chewed, which I am doing mostly, with mushies still too. I have been able to eat everything I have tried and felt fine, can eat quite a bit still too, about half to 2/3 of what I could eat before surgery. Just wondering if that is normal, or if I should be worried. This isn't the post surgery gassy tummy which I had and has subsided, nor is it the stopped up bowels which I had and have resolved, it's been there since I got banded and is there pretty much constantly, and gets a bit worse after surgery, feels like it is at the bottom of my throat. Just makes me want to pretend burp....SO WIERD.

On another note (and here's where any Men or otherwise squeamish folks might want to tune out). I had read somewhere that the presurgery and post surgery diet induces a sudden drop in estrogen which can cause emotional symptoms similar to baby blues (which I havn't had much of) and other cycle issues. I have severe PCOS in part due to my weight (or my weight is due to PCOS who knows which) and havn't had a natural period in YEARS. So on day 4 presurgery diet, I started spotting. Stopped 2 days post surgery, and started again today. ANYONE ELSE HAVE THAT ISSUE???

I did not have the women issues, but have read many times on these boards about women who are pushed into periods right after surgery, even if they are taking BC.

Congratulations Amanda, you are perfectly normal post-op! Everything you described happened to me and I have read about it happening to others here on these boards.

I've lost 130lb in almost 12 months, so I am guessing you would be happy to be declared normal.

My cycle was screwed up the month after surgery. I use Nuvaring for birth control and to control my PCOS, so I was used to my cycle being pretty regular. After surgery, my period was late, and when I got it, I bled for almost 2 weeks. I was so freaked out I went to my GYN, but she said the stress of surgery coupled with strong antibiotics threw everything out of whack. I haven't had any problems since. My PCOS has pretty much resolved after losing so much weight, so you should hopefully see some improvement too!

Just want to second that you seem to being doing just fine. I had the same experience with chest "pressure" and feeling like I had to burp. Keep up the good work!