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Kaylaspence93    6

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So This is My First Week Of Being Banded, i Like it, But i Don't. i Think I'm Going Through A Phase, My Body is Confusing Me, I Feel Hungry But I'm Not, Like When i Haven't Eaten Anything Practically ALL DAY, i Still Can't Eat. And My insides Feel Weird Like The band is Floating Around Or Something. Lol. Has Anyone Felt These Feelings Before, Or is it Just Me?!

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clw126    15

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That's how I feel. I was banded on the 4th. There are moments where I am so mad I did this cause I just want something other than liquids! I also feel like my organs are moving anytime I shift or roll laying down. I also feel like I'm having a heart attack everytime I burp.

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Kaylaspence93    6

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Omg! Me Too! i Was Banded On The 5th. And Yes, This liquids Thing is Really Challenging, but i Have To Make Myself Look At The Bright Side. The Only Thing i Would Like Right Now is For My insides To Sit Still An Stop moving Everywhere! Lol. This is Really Agitating, And i Can't Burp, it Hurts Too Bad!! -___-

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a1990    55

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I can't burp , I Just got banded on the 3rd and I am so ready to be back to normal I'm still pretty sore ,are y'all sore??

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mas79    15

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Everything you all are feeling is perfectly normal. Just continue to stick to your diet and you will all heal correctly and do fine! I am 5 months post op and have lost 50lbs and I felt just like each of you in the beginning. I had a hiatal hernia repair and it took awhile to be able to burp without pain but it finally does go away.

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Kaylaspence93    6

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Normal Yes i Am Soooo Ready For That! And Yes i Am Still Sore, i Can't Really Lay Down. i sleep in A Recliner. Smh

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Kaylaspence93    6

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Normal Yes i Am Soooo Ready For That! And Yes i Am Still Sore, i Can't Really Lay Down. i sleep in A Recliner. Smh

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clw126    15

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I'm not really that sore. I'm ready to sleep on my stomach though! Did any of you try gasx? I read something about it on here but haven't tried it.

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Kaylaspence93    6

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Yes, i Tried The GasX Strips. They Did Help A Little.

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ElleG    394

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Hang in there! It gets better with time ;)

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Lmi346    17

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I was banded the same week as you..the only thing thats bothering me so far is the discomfort.I don't really feel so much pain or floating I'm just uncomfortable sleeping...I am also sleeping on a recliner..I'm tired of it already...I got my steri strips removed today so hopefully i'll be back to "normal" soon.

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Joy1961    134

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Im getting mine on Wed. Cannot believe this is actually happening. I have 2 sons getting married next year and i want to dance at their weddings. And i dont mean slow dancing only!!!

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MiniMi    1,468

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I was banded on the 5th. The bubbles that come up remind me of a break room Water cooler. Once they start they just keep coming! It is really difficult to get calories in and water is hard too but I'm doing good otherwise. No pain meds or nausea meds needed...but gasX is a must!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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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.

        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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