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herestoanewme    6

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I was banded on the 5th and I had my 2 week post op appt today and I am down 14lbs. I've been on soft food for a week, gained 3 lbs back and finally got those off and down a couple more.

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herestoanewme    6

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Oh, I was also banded with gastric plication

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tdh78    8

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4/26/13 right around the corner. Been on this liquid diet must admit I messed up a little last night, but am back on track. Its just count down from this point lot of emotions going on. For the most part very excited to be joining those of you who have been banded already. Just ready to stop going up and down with my weight and walk up and down stairs in my home with out breathing heavy. Ready For A Good Change. GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU THOSE BANDED AND THOSE OF YOU WHO WILL BE BANDED SOON. MAY GOD BLESS YOU ON YOUR JOURNEY.

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Granny Bee    14

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Down 15 pounds from the pre op diet. Leaving for the hospital. Sooooooo excited!

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Chris_tina83    37

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Down 15 pounds from the pre op diet. Leaving for the hospital. Sooooooo excited!

Good luck granny!! It'll be over before you know it!!!

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lilmispcl    298

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I was banded on the 5th and I had my 2 week post op appt today and I am down 14lbs. I've been on soft food for a week, gained 3 lbs back and finally got those off and down a couple more.

I was banded on the 5th too! I am having a hard time with the soft food stage. I feel like everything is so full of carbs or sodium and I feel like if I eat Im going to gain. I definitely feel like the weight came off easier during the pre-op diet when I could eat chicken and lean meats.

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GoldiLocks66    13

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How do I get rid of this gas! I was banded today and I'm miserable

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gg83    74

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How do I get rid of this gas! I was banded today and I'm miserable

Try gas x chewables.. That's what I use and it works great for me... Also use a heating pad that was my best friend the first few days! :)

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GoldiLocks66    13

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My shoulder and neck hurt so bad it just about made me pass out. I've been doing Gasx but it doesn't help. On the heating pad now

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gg83    74

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I hope you feel better! Sorry gasx isn't working!!

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msthang95    7

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With the sholder pain try walking around and i use gas-x as well as a heating pad for my back and I pack for my stomach..hope u feel better

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marlena_marie    50

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How do I get rid of this gas! I was banded today and I'm miserable

I was banded on 4/11/13 and I had the same gas pain as you describe. Mine got so bad that I called the center where my surgery was done to ask how to get rid of it. I think I cornered the market with buying gas-x and anything else that claimed to get rid of gas and bloating....lol. Finally the call to the center was what I needed. They informed me that the gas was not of the intestinal type and therefore, over the counter meds would do nothing (wish I had called before I spent almost $30 on different types of gas meds...lol), they said the only thing that would relieve it was walk, walk, walk and more walking along with some arm above my head exercises and the heating pad in between times. Well, I walked my rear end off and the pain eased a bit every day. Low and behold, it took five days, but the pain is completely gone. The walking even helped with the belly swelling I had. Hang in there.....it does get better!!!

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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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    • 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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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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