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October Bandsters?

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destynee1    417

destynee1
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Good morning LB Fam! I was banded on 10/23 and I'm hungry!!! Is this normal??? Geesh, this isn't fun. To heck with these liquids, I'm ready for a piece of fish or chicken! Even a piece of fruit. Boy oh boy, this is a test of my willpower.

Girl.. don't I know! I was banded on the 22nd. so we are a day apart. and I am so over liquids! lol. Ice cream has always been my downfall.. I don't even want that!!! I just want food! healthy healthy food! lol. Im hungry :(. i love Soup and im sick of Soups too >< lol

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MiniMi    1,468

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I was banded Friday the 26 October did Zumba today I might pay for it later

Hello! We're you cleared for that type of exercise? I only say that because there are numerous complications that can happen from exerting yourself before your band and port are anchored good by scar tissue. Can you call your doc and see? I'd hate for a slip or a flip to happen.

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roxa    15

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All I have to say is props to those of you saying that ya'll didn't need pain meds. I feel like a whiney baby. Lol. I usually handle pain pretty well. Who knows, it might be my period added in the mix. Idk.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using LapBandTalk

I take my pain meds right on the dot. Sometimes I want them sooner and have to wait. I'm in a lot of pain so don't feel whiny!

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ShellyBellyIowa    78

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Yesterday was the day...October 30th. I am not in too much pain but when I sip I burp:( anyone else have that?

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Msbritt    45

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Yesterday was the day...October 30th. I am not in too much pain but when I sip I burp:( anyone else have that?

That's surgical gas. I am 6 days post op and stay burping.

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FatGirlFitGirl    179

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Hey Yall. Had surgery October 29th. Wondering how much bruising is normal?

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Banderina    69

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Im 8 days post op..and Wish I could burp! Ugh its bugging me..feels like a lump in my throat and Im not happy about this! :(

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Mara005    70

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I added another recipe to my blog (in my signature), this time with pictures!

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MiniMi    1,468

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Hey Yall. Had surgery October 29th. Wondering how much bruising is normal?

I looked like mike Tyson had a go at my belly! It was BAD!

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jlbachmann    25

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Hey Yall. Had surgery October 29th. Wondering how much bruising is normal?

i thought someone had beaten me with a ball bat. I was banded 10/8 and I still have some bruising.

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soreadynow    36

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Hey Yall. Had surgery October 29th. Wondering how much bruising is normal?

It all depends on what they gave you and how they did the surgery. I was given a shot of heparin before surgery. I was banded 10-12 and I still have a bruise where they gave me the shot. It's also really close to where my biggest incision is and the most tender area. I go for my first post-op on Monday and get my first fill so hopefully they will be able to tell me how much of it is normal.

Congrats on banding :)

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colleeb    5

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Im 8 days post op..and Wish I could burp! Ugh its bugging me..feels like a lump in my throat and Im not happy about this! :(

I was banded on Monday the 29th so that means Im only 2 days post op and I cant burp either its coming out the other end but I can not get a good burp outI need to be burped like a baby

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roxa    15

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Yesterday was the day...October 30th. I am not in too much pain but when I sip I burp:( anyone else have that?

yes off and on. I blame a lot of it on the gas though

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roxa    15

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It all depends on what they gave you and how they did the surgery. I was given a shot of heparin before surgery. I was banded 10-12 and I still have a bruise where they gave me the shot. It's also really close to where my biggest incision is and the most tender area. I go for my first post-op on Monday and get my first fill so hopefully they will be able to tell me how much of it is normal.

Congrats on banding :)

I have a lot of bruising. Very red around some of the incisions too. Something I will have to keep an eye on

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jesbowne    19

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2nd day post-op....banded on Halloween!! Not feeling too bad and tolerating my full liquids pretty well. Down 22 pounds from my seminar starting weight.

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    • Alisa_S

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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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      1. LeighaTR

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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

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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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      1. summerseeker

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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.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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