After 8 months of insurance hoops and appointments I FINALLY have my date!! I'm October 8th and my partner is October 1st. Anyone else here October bandsters? I'm getting very excited!!

Has anyone experienced a gain when they went to mushy?? I went up 1.5 in a day! And was too afraid to weigh myself this morning cause I didn't want to see if that happened more - I'm only day 2 mushy- not eating much at all.. 11 days post - down a total of 20 -or I was - til that freakin 1.5 lbs

Has anyone experienced a gain when they went to mushy?? I went up 1.5 in a day! And was too afraid to weigh myself this morning cause I didn't want to see if that happened more - I'm only day 2 mushy- not eating much at all.. 11 days post - down a total of 20 -or I was - til that freakin 1.5 lbs

I wouldn't worry to much about that.. but what are you eating and how much? also.. exercise will help with that greatly!

Ok all.. I think I am doing pretty well, pain wise etc.. but It is very hard for me to get water down, i get bloated so fast and today I should start my shakes back up and I dont know how I am going to be able to do that and drink water. I have some pretty bad pain in my chest area when I breathe occasionally. Today started to let some gas out.. yay!! but that pain in my chest area is pretty bothersome.. any of you get this? think i will buy some gasx today.

Ok all.. I think I am doing pretty well' date=' pain wise etc.. but It is very hard for me to get Water down, i get bloated so fast and today I should start my shakes back up and I dont know how I am going to be able to do that and drink water. I have some pretty bad pain in my chest area when I breathe occasionally. Today started to let some gas out.. yay!! but that pain in my chest area is pretty bothersome.. any of you get this? think i will buy some gasx today.[/quote']

I had all the same problems. Just drink as much as you can, walk, and use your breathing thing that they should of given you, if not then take like 10 deep breaths and hold them for a few seconds every hour. It'll help the chest pain to go away.

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Thanks Fallon! I didn't get a breathing thing.. but the deep breaths I'll do that! didn't you get a hiatal hernia repair also? Didn't even know I had one but it makes sense because i'd have heartburn all the time and chest pains and was like ...geez what the hell is this!

Thanks Fallon! I didn't get a breathing thing.. but the deep breaths I'll do that! didn't you get a hiatal hernia repair also? Didn't even know I had one but it makes sense because i'd have heartburn all the time and chest pains and was like ...geez what the hell is this!

No worries, deep breaths do the same thing. It's uncomfortable to do, but I promise it'll help. The "breathing thing" (I don't know the name... Someone help me out here! Lol) just measures how much air you're taking in, it's just a little plastic device. And no, no hernia for me! Hopefully you'll be skinny AND heartburn free, huh?!

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No worries' date=' deep breaths do the same thing. It's uncomfortable to do, but I promise it'll help. The "breathing thing" (I don't know the name... Someone help me out here! Lol) just measures how much air you're taking in, it's just a little plastic device. And no, no hernia for me! Hopefully you'll be skinny AND heartburn free, huh?!

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Spirometer!

http://baptisthealth.net/weight-loss-surgery-blog/2012/02/13/fitness-myths-and-facts/

Found it on some hospitals website. Lol.

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lol thanks!! and omg the breathing does help tremendously!!!

one week post op!!! yesterday and today I have had some incision pain at the port site. I really dont want to continue taking my pain med because i just finally went potty yesterday! lol. any other suggestions? would just plain tylenol help with incision pain?

I feel a bit more pain today... started to let out some gas finally.. I haven't burped at all and the chest area is what hurts the most for me.. but it wont come out. I have gasx extra strength.. but I haven't taken it yet, wanted to know if it was ok to take extra strength.. they didnt have regular.

one week post op!!! yesterday and today I have had some incision pain at the port site. I really dont want to continue taking my pain med because i just finally went potty yesterday! lol. any other suggestions? would just plain tylenol help with incision pain?

Maybe, but are you sure that it's the medicine that made you constipated? I know it's very normal to not go near as much on the post op diet. I didn't go til almost a week after either and I've only gone like 3 times since surgery on the 12th. Lol, TMI, but whatever! If you're having pain, take something! You'll heal much faster! =)

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one week post op!!! yesterday and today I have had some incision pain at the port site. I really dont want to continue taking my pain med because i just finally went potty yesterday! lol. any other suggestions? would just plain tylenol help with incision pain?

Yes Tylenol will help.

Did another EKG today & passed so my surgery date is still the 30th .. Just did my 1st day of liquids.

Did another EKG today & passed so my surgery date is still the 30th .. Just did my 1st day of liquids.

Wonderful!!

I wouldn't worry to much about that.. but what are you eating and how much? also.. exercise will help with that greatly!

The first day I ate like a half cup of potatoes (i've figure out that was bad) - and some cottage cheese! I'm a few days in to mushy now and haven't stepped back on the scale yet.. my DR told me to stay off of it for a bit haha- but I wanna know so bad-