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Home now full of gas uncomftable. I'm hurting but a little

Walk, walk walk, and gas x strips helped me! Good luck, it will get better. When I walk I also roll my shoulders or move my arms above my self. Good luck!!

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Walk, walk walk, and gas x strips helped me! Good luck, it will get better. When I walk I also roll my shoulders or move my arms above my self. Good luck!!

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Home now full of gas uncomftable. I'm hurting but a little

I know you are in pain but try to walk around as much as you can. Gas X strips worked. The first 3 days were rough but it gets easier each day.

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Well I am glad you are okay I still have gas pain slowly moving around the house I can't go outside because it is so cold and I am afraid to get sick. I am so hungry tho I am stick of Jello and broth I wish I can start on my second week diet now but I won't see my surgeon until Thursday I can't wait. I am just trying to relax at home and counting down the days until Thursday. Hang in there girl we got this.

I have been having this itching feeling in my throat and had to cough and sneeze several times, that pain I would not wish on anyone. I got out of the house today with my husband and was able to go to the video store and walk around. Going to for sure try to sleep in my bed tonight. I hope your gas pain goes away soon. I hear you on not wanting to eat jello and broth anymore. I'm so sick of the same stuff, but I'm hanging in there. At least your appt is on Thursday. Mine isn't until the 16th. I'm hanging in there. We are both doing an awesome job.

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I have been having this itching feeling in my throat and had to cough and sneeze several times' date=' that pain I would not wish on anyone. I got out of the house today with my husband and was able to go to the video store and walk around. Going to for sure try to sleep in my bed tonight. I hope your gas pain goes away soon. I hear you on not wanting to eat Jello and broth anymore. I'm so sick of the same stuff, but I'm hanging in there. At least your appt is on Thursday. Mine isn't until the 16th. I'm hanging in there. We are both doing an awesome job.[/quote']

My itchy feel in my throat went away Friday I guess because I was eating ice like crazy. Today I woke up with bad hunger pain it was so bad it woke me out of my sleep. I had a water bottle by me so I took a sip to see if that would help. It didn't but eventually I went back to sleep. I freak me out so I called the hospital and they told me to drink more fluids because they are not going rush my diet. I understand and respect that. I have one more day left until I see my surgeon and my momentum is still strong.

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Ok this is it. I'm so nervous. Can't sleep been awake ' date=' only slept 3 hours.[/quote']

I hope everything is going good for you and that you have a speedy recovery!!!

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Home now full of gas uncomftable. I'm hurting but a little

Take it easy and rest. When you do get up to use the restroom try to get a little walking in. It does get better. Wishing you the best!!!

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Walk' date=' walk walk, and gas x strips helped me! Good luck, it will get better. When I walk I also roll my shoulders or move my arms above my self. Good luck!![/quote']

Congrats on getting your surgery. I hope your recovery is fast!!! It's crazy going from pre op to post op.

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Thank you for your best wishes . I have benn walking in circles inside the house.my dog thinks I'm crazy.lol. My throat is killing me. Thank you for letting me vent with you guys since I choose no to tell nobody to talk about it. My husband been a great help

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My itchy feel in my throat went away Friday I guess because I was eating ice like crazy. Today I woke up with bad hunger pain it was so bad it woke me out of my sleep. I had a Water bottle by me so I took a sip to see if that would help. It didn't but eventually I went back to sleep. I freak me out so I called the hospital and they told me to drink more fluids because they are not going rush my diet. I understand and respect that. I have one more day left until I see my surgeon and my momentum is still strong.

That's good that the itchy feeling in throat went away. I'm going to have to try the whole ice thing. It's crazy, because I swear I'm more hungry now after surgery than before. Honestly I have just been sleeping a lot. I think our bodies just need rest. Have you been getting in 8 cups of Water every day? The last two days has not been good for me as far as water intake. Stay strong, you got this!!! Good luck at the dr's!!!

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Thank you for your best wishes . I have benn walking in circles inside the house.my dog thinks I'm crazy.lol. My throat is killing me. Thank you for letting me vent with you guys since I choose no to tell nobody to talk about it. My husband been a great help

Lol, my dog looks at me crazy to. I recommend some throat spray especially if you feel the need to cough. This is the best place to vent seeing as we all are going through the same thing. Yay for all the husbands and wives that support their spouses through this hard but incredible journey, they really deserve a BIG THANKS!!! My husband is my rock even though at first he did not want me to have this surgery. I told him I needed to do this for me, my health, and just to feel better about myself. He understood when I explained it to him and has been very supportive since.

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Sorry I haven't posted on Monday or Tuesday. Something terrible happened on Monday. My husband is military and we live on a military base. I woke up Monday morning to fire truck sirens, so I looked outside and noticed that they were across the street from our house. over the course of the day I noticed the husband get arrested and crime scene investigators come and then the FBI then the worst fear I had came true, they brought the body of the wife out covered. Every time I would fall asleep I would have nightmares and I didn't really eat much or drink much yesterday. This couple just moved in less than a month ago and they have three kids and now he is locked up for murder and these poor kids lost their mom. I know this has nothing to do with lap band, but it really makes me sad and scared that this could happen on a place that is suppose to be more safe. I really can't sleep much. This just really hit too close to home. Sorry I just really needed to get that off my head.

As far as my post op I'm feeling much better today. I'm finally in my bed and I'm down 4 pounds. I'm at 254 with a starting weight of 270. I'm proud of myself for my accomplishments and look forward to the scale dropping some more. My incisions are real itchy so I guess that's a good sign that they are healing. I can't wait to see the dr on the 16th. I'm looking forward to moving to the next stage, but a little scared that my weight loss won't be so good when I can start having puréed foods and then soft foods. I guess I just really need to be on top of my calorie intake. Thank goodness for my fitness pal.

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Sorry I haven't posted on Monday or Tuesday. Something terrible happened on Monday. My husband is military and we live on a military base. I woke up Monday morning to fire truck sirens' date=' so I looked outside and noticed that they were across the street from our house. over the course of the day I noticed the husband get arrested and crime scene investigators come and then the FBI then the worst fear I had came true, they brought the body of the wife out covered. Every time I would fall asleep I would have nightmares and I didn't really eat much or drink much yesterday. This couple just moved in less than a month ago and they have three kids and now he is locked up for murder and these poor kids lost their mom. I know this has nothing to do with lap band, but it really makes me sad and scared that this could happen on a place that is suppose to be more safe. I really can't sleep much. This just really hit too close to home. Sorry I just really needed to get that off my head.

As far as my post op I'm feeling much better today. I'm finally in my bed and I'm down 4 pounds. I'm at 254 with a starting weight of 270. I'm proud of myself for my accomplishments and look forward to the scale dropping some more. My incisions are real itchy so I guess that's a good sign that they are healing. I can't wait to see the dr on the 16th. I'm looking forward to moving to the next stage, but a little scared that my weight loss won't be so good when I can start having puréed foods and then soft foods. I guess I just really need to be on top of my calorie intake. Thank goodness for my fitness pal.[/quote']

Happy one week anniversary we did it! I am sorry for all the drama that is surrounding you right now but try to take it easy. I will pray for the children that lost their mom. My incisions are not itchy yet but I know they will soon. I wish I can use my fitness pal on my phone but it uses a lot of storage space I really need to update my phone but I have a Nook so I been using the lose it app for now. I can't believe we are a week out! Congrats to us

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Congrats on your week bandsary

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    • Alisa_S

      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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      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

        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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