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Thegirlnextdoor    0

Thegirlnextdoor
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Hi Everyone,

I was banded on November 3rd and I came back from the Hospital last night. The surgery went well,thank God!!! When I first started the program,I weighed 285,the day of surgery,I weighed 261. I have so many questions,I don't know where to start lol. First of all,is it normal to have no appetite ,which I have none. I've been sipping on Water and off and on a Protein shake. I have very little energy. Is this all normal? My other concern is ,all this talk about possibly being constipated but my problem ,is the opposite. I have had runny,watery stools(sorry if this is tmi),is this normal as well? Thank you for any input.

Where can I get so little weight trackers that everyone seems to have ?

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bandelle    0

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First of all, Congrats!

I was banded on 10/6, so I'm a little ahead of you. I was not hungry for the first three or four days. After that, I got a little bit of an appetite, but a little Protein shake would satisfy me.

I added a little Fiber powder to my shakes to avoid the Constipation thing. As for being a bit loose, you have to remember, you're only taking in liquids and most likely have been for a week or more. You may also have a lactose issue, especially if you are making your shakes with milk. A lactose enzyme pill can help with that.

Your appetite does come back, I am in bandster h-e-double toothpicks right now. I can't wait for my first fill. I was hoping to delay it until after the Thanksgiving holiday, but if my surgeon says I can have a fill tomorrow when I see her, I just may do that.

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Hello - you almost are the girl next door, as I'm in Maine. I'm Sharon and was banded on 6/24/08 - it's been a wonderful experience and so glad that I've made this decision. When I started the pre-op diet I was 250.6 - this morning I was 210.6 - It's been a very slow process - that has become a journey. I've had 3 or 4 fills - my band holds 10cc's and I have 61/4 cc's in my band now. I could probably use some more restriction, but as long as I'm loosing and eating small amounts....I might hold off, as I don't want to overfill the band.

Good luck!!!!

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I was banded November 3rd as well!! I feel the same way but I have a lot of gas and bloating. I've been constipated so I'm going to be adding Fiber to my Protein Shake. I'm working on getting in the Protein, it's hard when you can't take that much in. Good luck keep me posted!

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Hi Everyone,

I was banded on November 3rd and I came back from the Hospital last night. The surgery went well,thank God!!! When I first started the program,I weighed 285,the day of surgery,I weighed 261. I have so many questions,I don't know where to start lol. First of all,is it normal to have no appetite ,which I have none. I've been sipping on Water and off and on a Protein shake. I have very little energy. Is this all normal? My other concern is ,all this talk about possibly being constipated but my problem ,is the opposite. I have had runny,watery stools(sorry if this is tmi),is this normal as well? Thank you for any input.

Where can I get so little weight trackers that everyone seems to have ?

I was just banded on the 29th, so not far ahead of you. I have not had an appetite yet. At first I didn't have much energy, but since I have been getting in my Protein an Water I have it back. And like you I had diarrea, which started the day after surgery. I called my surgeon and he put in a prescription to take care of it. So everything you are going thrue is normal. Today is one week since my surgery and I have very little pain, just in the port area. Maggies:shades_smile:

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Losing_It_In_Texas    0

Losing_It_In_Texas
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Hi Everyone,

I was banded on November 3rd and I came back from the Hospital last night. The surgery went well,thank God!!! When I first started the program,I weighed 285,the day of surgery,I weighed 261. I have so many questions,I don't know where to start lol. First of all,is it normal to have no appetite ,which I have none. I've been sipping on Water and off and on a Protein shake. I have very little energy. Is this all normal? My other concern is ,all this talk about possibly being constipated but my problem ,is the opposite. I have had runny,watery stools(sorry if this is tmi),is this normal as well? Thank you for any input.

Where can I get so little weight trackers that everyone seems to have ?

I was banded on 9-22, so I am definitley no expert but the first few days after surgery I too had diarreah (sp?), but then I became severly constipated which has only just begun to right itself. I wouldn't worry too much about loose stools as long as you are staying hydrated...don't wanna get dehydrated. I got my ticker from The Ticker Factory but you can do a web search for weight loss tickers and there are lots of other websites for them as well.

Best of luck with your new band!!

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I was banded over a year ago (July). My stools are related to what I eat and to stress to a degree. The loss of appetite is a wonderful side effect of the band especially after a fill.

I've had 5 fills for 9.5cc total in my 14cc capacity Inamed VG band. My band is very tight right now!! And I'm exactly where I want to be. My appetite is low, my ability to overeat is severely retarded, and the speed with which I am forced to eat is almost annoyingly slow. Good times!

For example, I eat one egg for Breakfast and I can't handle anymore. For lunch, I might have something like a $.59 crunchy taco. Two crunchy tacos if I'm really hungry but I might start to sweat from eating that much at one sitting. dinner is about a cup (equivalent) of whatever is waiting for me when I get home.

TickerFactory.com for the weight tracker thingies. Follow the instructions for pasting the "code" into your signature on your profile page.

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I got banded on the 3 rd. as well. Be happy that you can use the bathroom cause it is better thennot pooping. I have not gone at all it sucks. I was not hungry the first day but of course I was drugged up. But when I got homw I was so hungry. I sipped on Water and shakes but last night I couldnt take it any more so I ate a bit of Peanut Butter. It helped a lot. This morning I started with water and half an egg. which by the way took for ever to ate. I know this is not the way the Dr. wants us to do it. But people are different and I was wake and dizzy. Now with that 1/2 egg I feel great. Just hang in there it will get better.

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      Oh yeah, something I wanted to rant about, a billing dispute that cropped up 3 months ago.
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      Thank you everyone for your well wishes! I totally forgot I wrote an update here... I'm one week post op today. I gained 15 lbs in water weight overnight because they had to give me tons of fluids to bring my BP up after surgery! I stayed one night in the hospital. Everything has been fine except I seem to have picked up a bug while I was there and I've been running a low grade fever, coughing, and a sore throat. So I've been hydrating well and sleeping a ton. So far the Covid tests are negative.
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      Still purging all of the larger clothing. This morning, a shirt that I ADORED wearing ended up on top. Hard to let it go, but it was also hard to let go of those habits that also no longer serve my highest good. Onward and upward!
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