Well, I have no idea WHY this worked so well today, but since it did, I wanted to pass it along. I am having a bad "stuck" day today, where almost nothing I try is going down right. It's a month since I was banded, so I'm still on soft foods, but still have some issues. These days have been a frequent ongoing problem since the surgery, and I've found that by the end of the day I'm near tears from the frustration, hunger, and inability to fix the problem. This afternoon I made myself a cup of tea when I started to notice some low blood sugar signals. I had a few bites of applesauce while the tea was steeping, and then sat down to sip the tea. Well, it's about an hour later now, and I feel so much better! No more shakes, the hunger is gone, and I no longer feel like crying. I love hot tea anyway, but I've never noticed it having this effect before. (Note that I HAVE tried applesauce before, but never with the tea, so it could have been the combination, but definitely wasn't the applesauce alone) Anyone else have this happen?

Kristine

Texas

Banded on 11/12/07

I havent been banded yet, But my Dr said that if you feel "Stuck" or uncomfortable, to drink something hot.

Glad you found something that worked for you!

I agree it was the hot tea. I also haven't been banded yet, but my friend had problems eating in the mornings and Jessie Ahrons (or something like that) that wrote one of the books on lap band did a fill on her one day and she suggested that she start out her day be drinking something hot... coffee, tea... whatever because that will loosen things up.

Wow, that is a good idea, I find that I am more "restricted" in the mornings, so I just have a protein shake for breakfast, then go from there. And as far as low blood sugar goes, I had that problem for awhile because I was still taking my meds, and of course eating less, so it was a pain to deal with. Luckily for me I am off all of my diabetes, and high blood pressure meds. I was surprised to hear you say that you feel like crying when you get hypoglycemic. ME TOO!!!! I thought that that was the weirdest thing. Good Luck