This is going to be a fresh thread for all the band buddies that got banded July 2013

I'm getting excited. Hubby (who is also a bandster from 2 years ago) took me out an got us each a new fitbit (logs your activity' date=' sleep time, calories in and calories out. etc... and he got us the matching scale called the fitbit Aria and we have made a day of figiuring out our new toys, then going to a gym to work out, and out to eat for a cup of Soup each. Then home in an effort to pull our house into the sanctuary we would like tot be when it gets close to our anniversary.

I'm so happy. I love my life[/quote']

Wow, that's great. It will be great to hand that kind of support! Congrats

I'm getting excited. Hubby (who is also a bandster from 2 years ago) took me out an got us each a new fitbit (logs your activity' date=' sleep time, calories in and calories out. etc... and he got us the matching scale called the fitbit Aria and we have made a day of figiuring out our new toys, then going to a gym to work out, and out to eat for a cup of soup each. Then home in an effort to pull our house into the sanctuary we would like tot be when it gets close to our anniversary.

I'm so happy. I love my life[/quote']

Very curious what you think of the Fitbit - Have been trying to decide btwn that and Nike Fuel Band. It has a pedometer, right?

Ok buddies... I am day 6 and I am still having the awful shoulder pain... how long does that last? It's almost unbearable... it feels like a muscle is pulling. I really want to try the charcoal stuff someone suggested instead of gas x to see if it works, but I'm having trouble finding it. Also.... after I was banded on July 18th, I woke up not I'm pain anywhere else except my throat. They said it was normal for it to be sore, but it's still sore :/ is that normal? I am also feeling like I'm having restriction (for lack of a better word) when I am taking full deep breaths... should I be worried?? Sorry to be such a bother...

Banded July 23,2013

did anyone else encounter coughing first night?

Banded July 23' date='2013

did anyone else encounter coughing first night?[/quote']

YES! It got better, but I definitely coughed and had some productive coughing also.

Ok buddies... I am day 6 and I am still having the awful shoulder pain... how long does that last? It's almost unbearable... it feels like a muscle is pulling. I really want to try the charcoal stuff someone suggested instead of gas x to see if it works' date=' but I'm having trouble finding it. Also.... after I was banded on July 18th, I woke up not I'm pain anywhere else except my throat. They said it was normal for it to be sore, but it's still sore :/ is that normal? I am also feeling like I'm having restriction (for lack of a better word) when I am taking full deep breaths... should I be worried?? Sorry to be such a bother...[/quote']

Your not at all a bother yes I would say its normal I was rebranded on the 15th and still have pain but I felt like all my ribs on the left side where broken. night time is the worse as I get really bad stabbing feeling under my left rib. Walking around might help also if I feel full it makes it worse. Take care.

Your not at all a bother yes I would say its normal I was rebranded on the 15th and still have pain but I felt like all my ribs on the left side where broken. night time is the worse as I get really bad stabbing feeling under my left rib. Walking around might help also if I feel full it makes it worse. Take care.

Does hurt when you take deep breaths sometimes? If you don't mind me asking, why did you have to get rebranded?

Does hurt when you take deep breaths sometimes? If you don't mind me asking' date=' why did you have to get rebranded?[/quote']

I started gaining weight 4 klo in a mth no matter how tight my band got nothing worked. So we did a barium swallow which found a rare backward slip which only happens to 3-4 percent of band patients. .

Testing

Ricksgal - I found chloraseptic lozenges helped my throat a ton. For me it didn't seem to get a little better day by day. It just hurt a few days (w a phlemy cough) and then one day I stopped.

Aviva -thanks! I am going to try that! Any experience with the deep breathing being a little difficult?

Aviva -thanks! I am going to try that! Any experience with the deep breathing being a little difficult?

a little, but not a ton. i was inpatient and the nurse checking in on me was all over me about forcing deep breaths and tho i was annoyed/in pain at the time i think it helped. what the medical staff told me was that at first shallow breaths can be common coming out of anesthesia and then with the pain meds you might be on - and then ppl may continue with shallow breaths b/c the muscles in their stomach are sore from surgery and the deep breath is expanding and stretching them.

is it more uncomfortable or outright painful? if it's painful i'd say call your doctor. it may be nothing more than healing, but hey - they just got paid a bunch for the surgery, they can answer a phone call

Finally found activated charcoal Aviva ... So excited hope it works

Hi everyone!

Banded 13th July in Birmingham, UK. Just gone back to work over a stone lighter & definitely feel loads better!

So glad to have found this forum, has definitely helped me through some difficult days. Felt like I couldn't cope with the big changes & because everyone said I was too young to make this decision I kept thinking maybe they were right. But you just know when you have no other choice don't you?

Want to lose 9 stone from now, just need to stay motivated. Just coming to the end of my liquid stage as well & have never been so excited about mashed potato! Haha x

Congrats bekie!! How old are you? Also what's a stone?