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I know this sounds funny, but yesterday was my first post-op visit!!!  Lost 12 pounds!!!  Ok, so I am finally allowed to have shakes - yippee!!!!  Here is the thing, about 1 - 2 minutes after each sip, I feel the shake going down and you wouldn't believe the sound it makes.  I am sure that if someone was here, there would hear it and comment.  Also, i feel full and i am only half-way through my morning shake.  

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Eileenja

As your journey progresses you will notice all kinds of funny sounds coming from your stomach and from your throat. It is the stangest thing and sometimes comical . My family gets a kick out of the sounds I make now. Luckily for me I have not been anywhere in public where people have noticed, it is mainly at the dinner table with my family. You are normal

The sounds that come out of you are so funny sometimes, my kids have a ball with them and the funniest thing happened the other night, I leaned over to kiss my husband good night and this really loud gurguling came from my throat, we started laughing so hard, he said he didn't know he could cause such an uproar in me..

LOL... oh yes! We all have funny sounds, but none is painful... just noisy - but not very distracting! Just the sounds of food digesting.

Yeah, I make all kinds of sounds, DH and I have lots of good laughs about them!

I should charge kids to listern to my band.

Most days it sounds like I have swallowed a frog. Riibbbbbbbiitttttttttt

I used to make all kinds of sounds..

But I dont now??

My boyfriend and I used to laugh about the noises too, but now that I'm single and dating, it's really starting to annoy me! I hadn't really had the noise problem for a while, but at the beginning of March I got a very slight fill and for some reason, the noises are back with a vengence! I don't suppose anybody has any tips for calming the beast? My date tonight is making us dinner at his house, so I won't have the din of a restaurant to cover the noise =(

I now have "reverse burps" where when I open my mouth to say something I will suddenly have a huge intake of air and make a VERY loud OP noise. It's pretty funny. I've also had the experience where I will make sounds like a bath tub draining...

My boyfriend and I used to laugh about the noises too, but now that I'm single and dating, it's really starting to annoy me! I hadn't really had the noise problem for a while, but at the beginning of March I got a very slight fill and for some reason, the noises are back with a vengence! I don't suppose anybody has any tips for calming the beast? My date tonight is making us dinner at his house, so I won't have the din of a restaurant to cover the noise =(

I am so glad you brought this up Marie. This is one of my BIGGEST fears. I haven't dated in two yrs & after I am banded am sure I will want too. I am very worried about the noises & trying to explain them . I don't want to tell people I am just starting to date that I am banded. I hope someone will have advise for us.

I never eat on dates until I am closer to them anyway..

ok i am single and thought i was the only one who worried about this too. Also get really worried about the PBs. AHHHHH. All u bandsters fess up and tell us how to stop this before we prebanders have learn from experiance. I think it could be fun if people told some funny embarassing dating/band related stories.

I'm so glad you other singletons out there are going through the same thing! Ok, I just started seeing a new guy. Our first date was a lunch date, and I ordered soup and ate like 3 bites. So of course he was kinda wondering what was up. Then when we were making plans for a second date, he mentioned something about going out to dinner, so I just came clean about the band so I wouldn't have to sidestep the issue through another meal. And he was totally cool about it (thank goodness!). So our second date was Friday night, and then Saturday night we hung out and I swear, every time I'd take the tiniest sip of water my throat would start making that gurgling funnel noise! It was so embarrassing! I wanted to kiss the guy, but I couldn't drink enough water to get rid of my nervous cotton-mouth and it was just a horrible, uncomfortable cycle. What's a girl to do??

Oh honey! im sorry. At least u came clean before the gurggles!!lol I dont want to tell anyone after i get my band. I will be a closet bandster, and of course once i date someone and things get serious i will come clean, but ur story makes me worry. I have read all the posts on closet bandsters, but there isnt a thread for us sinlgle girls and tips to help...common girls fess up!!!

I just laugh about it. I'm not dating anyone because I have an exclusive contract with my DH... Oh, and for me to joke about bodily functions is a HUGE step for me. Growing up we were not permitted to have bodily functions, or appear to have them anyway.

I find humor to be a great weapon/tool.

Man, I am not saying I am upset or anything but I haven't had any bodily noises at all! It's like the band isn't even there! I don't notice an increase in farting or gurgling noises. Am I wierd?