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Just had surgery in Dec 08

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I just had my surgery and I am always so hungry...I have not had a fill yet and the doctor says I get the first one in 4 to 6 weeks. I have lost 6 pounds and im very frustrated with the pain where the insicion is. Has anyone else felt this pain? Thanks:blushing:

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lacasst    1

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Hi there!

Hang in there! It is very rough in the beginning.I'm almost 8 weeks out now and am finally really to start to feel "normal" again.I too had alot of pain & hunger in the beginning.It gets better and easier.

I'm still sore from time to time at my incision site and do still experience hunger but nothing unbearable.I have only had 1 fill of .5cc.And am due to see my doc on Jan 14th for another fill.I've lost almost 40 alltogether,they made me lose before surgery 10 lbs.

One thing I'm learning is this is a "learning" experience.And you will figure it out.Just hang in there one day at a time and soon the weight will be coming off and you too will be feeling great!!

Keep reading the website & asking lots of questions,,there is alot of valuable info here!!

Take care & know your not alone we've all been there!! :)

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I like you am hungry most of the time too. I had my surgery on Dec. 19th and will get my first fill on Jan.21st. As far as incision pain, the only problem I have had is I have a knot up under the incision where they put the port in. I am not sure if this is actually the port or maybe where it is healing around the port??????? I don't know. Is it easy for you to feel your port when you feel around? Is this the incision where your pain is coming from?

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Welcome to bandster hell! This is the period when you have to stick to the plan that your dr has given you. It will be awhile before you feel real restriction from your band. You will feel hungry and you have to find ways to work through it.

Even though you feel hungry make sure that you follow the plan that your dr gave you. Stay on liquids, move to mushies and regular food as directed. You want to protect your band and let it heal.

I found that after the first couple of fills I would have good restriction for 4-5 days and then things would really loosen up again and I would be back to sheer will power.

As far as the pain, make sure you take your pain meds as directed. Over time the pain will subside. Make sure you are up and moving and drinking your water! That seemed to be the thing that helped me get through the first couple of weeks.

Congrats on your band!

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Welcome to bandster hell! This is the period when you have to stick to the plan that your dr has given you. It will be awhile before you feel real restriction from your band. You will feel hungry and you have to find ways to work through it.

Even though you feel hungry make sure that you follow the plan that your dr gave you. Stay on liquids, move to mushies and regular food as directed. You want to protect your band and let it heal.

I found that after the first couple of fills I would have good restriction for 4-5 days and then things would really loosen up again and I would be back to sheer will power.

As far as the pain, make sure you take your pain meds as directed. Over time the pain will subside. Make sure you are up and moving and drinking your water! That seemed to be the thing that helped me get through the first couple of weeks.

Congrats on your band!

Thank You all for making me feel better...:)

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I just had my surgery and I am always so hungry...I have not had a fill yet and the doctor says I get the first one in 4 to 6 weeks. I have lost 6 pounds and im very frustrated with the pain where the insicion is. Has anyone else felt this pain? Thanks:blushing:

I am in the same boat with you! I called my hospital nurse and they allowed me 1/4 c of Protein shake 3x a day and that has helped me a lot. I actually have some energy now! I would call and ask your doctor tomorrow- everyone's doctor is different, but my doc said I should not be suffering. Doesn't hurt to give them a call!

~Steph:thumbup:

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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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      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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        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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