ErinRed

Welcome and good luck! I was banded 10 days ago already! Havent seen a big loss yet but know it will get here sooner or later! Keep us all posted on how your journey goes.

Wait, you said in your post your banding is 8-16 Isnt today 8-13!? Either I'm late or your early!

OK lets try again... HAPPY BAND DAY! Did I get it right this time?! Cant wait to hear from you.

I know how you feel honey! I'm not expecting miracles but you would think that after a week of clear liquids there would be some weight loss right! We just have to hang in there and it will happen. I am doing ok on the liquids, dont feel the urges to eat or chew anymore. In fact I am a little afraid of eating solid foods (maybe after two more weeks of liquids I will feel differently!) I feel so "full" and bloated all the time anyhow and cant imagine trying to eat anything. Oh well, we will get there. Erin

HAPPY BAND DAY! Hope you are having a great day Post and let me know how banding went. Thinking of you, Erin

Thanks for the advice everyone! I feel like I am walking enough, I am a nurse so I am on my feet alot during the day. Maybe I need to make sure I do laps around the unit after my yummy mug of broth!

I am on day 7 of my post banding clear liquid diet. I dont feel hungry or tired, in fact I feel pretty good...except for the gas. I feel like I am going to explode! Is this normal post banding? I feel so bloated and have not seen a drop on the scale yet which is quite discouraging in and of itself. Today at work the gas and bloating was so bad I felt like the incision site where my port is was going to open up. Infact you can see the port itself sticking out. I have had 2 BMs post surgery and they were so dang hard that I went ahead and took MOM, so now of course it is like water, no happy in between for me. I am now taking double doses of gasX. Anyone else have this problem? How long does it last!

My understanding from my talk with Dr. Miranda is that these foods are not off limits, just be careful and eat them in moderation. Remember to eat slowly and chew, chew, chew. If you find that they cause you pain and upset things then yes they are out for good otherwise just be smart. Moderation is the key. Of course take my advice with a grain of salt...I am still on my clear liquids. But on the same hand that means I just spoke with the doctor about 5 days ago so it is still clear in my head what she said. Good luck and take it slow. Erin

I bet that hurts.

Momof4, So glad to have met you and I am so happy you are home and had a good experience. I also am pretty bloated and have not lost weight yet. I must be the only person to be on clear liquids for over 5 days now and not seen a difference on the scale yet! We will both get there. So far the liquids have not been horrible, I am not hungry but I want to chew something crunchy. A hot mug of chicken broth helps take away that need and fills me right up. I get drinkable yogurt on Wed, yipee. Good luck and talk to you later, Erin

Momof4, So glad to have met you and I am so happy you are home and had a good experience. I also am pretty bloated and have not lost weight yet. I must be the only person to be on clear liquids for over 5 days now and not seen a difference on the scale yet! We will both get there. So far the liquids have not been horrible, I am not hungry but I want to chew something crunchy. A hot mug of chicken broth helps take away that need and fills me right up. I get drinkable yogurt on Wed, yipee. Good luck and talk to you later, Erin

So I feel pretty good still so far. I have that feeling like something is stuck in my throat, like mashpotatos or a big pill. And I dont feel hungry so much as just kinda empty, does that make sense? I cant believe I have not eaten since Tuesday and all I had then was soup and two rolls at the hotel. I cant belive it is 4 more days of only clear liquids! But I can do this, I know I can, I kinda have to now! I keep finding myself heading towards the kitchen to get something to snack on and then I remember...no more of that.

Just wanted to say Hi and see how you are feeling today! I know everything went great, but drop me a line and tell me how things are! Talk to you later, Erin

Girlfriend you look great but all I can say is ouch! I just had my band placed and I feel sore enough as it is, I cant imagine how it feels after all that tucking and pulling and cutting! I must say it looks like it was worth it

I was just banded on the 4th and have had this feeling ever since. I also get like little spasims in my throat, not painful but annoying and weird feeling. I figure it will go away after a few days...right? I think I am going to get some gasX today and see if that helps. I also dont feeling hungry so much as just empty, does that make sense?

Debbie, I should get home tonight at about 8-9. How about I give you a call tomorrow sometime? My number is , if you ever have any questions feel free to call me. Or better yet my email is I can check my email at work fairly often. I called in sick this week and then this was my Sat/Sun off so I will be back to work early Monday Morning. I have noticed that my port sticks out a little bit but they said that is because I am small on top, all my weight is in my butt and legs. Hopefully when the swelling goes down it is not as noticable. Talk to you later, Erin

Hello Honey Hubo111, I am sitting here at OCC post banding right now. Everything went great and so easy. You will be fine on your own! My stomach does hurt but feels like I ate way too much at a bad buffett (I know that feeling well and it wont kill me!) I had to stay the night here at the clinic because I have a little bit of bleeding into my skin which is not a big deal but I feel better being here. The hotel is pretty clean and their soups are a good dinner. I did not want to eat any big Mexican food meals the night before because of gas issues. They were over two hours late picking us up at the airport but that was due to traffic on the Mexican side. So after having fasted all day it was too late to go to the clinic to get my labs and tests done, this kinda upset me at first. But when we all got here this morning everything went so smoothly, it was in no way delayed by not getting it all done yesterday. I recommend getting the tests the same morning of your surgery, you just have to be at the clinic by 7a.m. Are you driving into Mexico or just to the boarder and then getting a taxi. Try not to stress to much, easier said than done. You are making the right decision for yourself. Kinda harsh not to tell your husband though...but we all have to do what is right for ourselves. I also did not want to explain my reasonings to others. My email is mangkon97@yahoo.com feel free to contact me anytime with any questions. Maybe we could come down together for our first fills! I live up near Sacramento so it is only a 90min flight for me to SanDiego. Good luck and hope to meet you some day, ErinRed

After meeting Dr. So I am planning 100% on coming back to OCC for my fills. He is the sweetest and most helpful one here. Dont tell my husband but I think I have a bit of a crush on Dr. So. But seriously I do belive the care I have received here is great and it will be worth the extra money I spend on travel to make it down to TJ and Dr. So Hope to meet some of you here one day! ErinRed

I would also like to be able to just drive myself over the boarder. Any special considerations I need to keep in mind? Do they let Americans just drive over into TJ? The clinic was literally just down the road from the boarder, but I must say they drive a bit wild here! Thanks in advance for the advice, Erin

So here I am at the OCC. I was banded this morning at about 0930. I am up and feeling good (not great yet). I feel like I ate too much at an all you can eat buffett and then got punched in the stomach. Being up walking is definately helping a lot. I just want to eat popscicles non stop. So far everthing has gone very smoothly.... Except the driver was delayed at the boarder and was 2hrs late picking us up at the airport so then they told us that even though I had been fasting all day (NO COFFEE!!!!) they would not take us the the clinic for our pre-sugical work up. I was worried this would delay the surgery in the morning but had no effect on that at all, I was the first to go back with the good doctors. Took a nice nap and woke up back in my room. Great team and Great experience so far!

Shelby you have done an amazing job, you inspire me RevyD You look awesome girlfriend! Where did you get your tummytuck and other work done? Did you go back down to Mexico for that?

Hi, I am actually going down to TJ tomorrow morning and then having surgery on Wed so I wont be there when you are. But I will reply to this post after and let you know how things go and what to expect. Everyone here that has gone through this already talks about how OCC was a great support to them, especially the ones who went down alone. You are doing the right thing for yourself. I also have held back from telling anyone, except husband and mom of course. I did not want to defend my choice to others before I even get down there. Not too sure what I am going to say after, might keep it private still and just say I am really cutting back on what I eat. Which is true...they just dont need to know how I am cutting back!

My flight leaves at 9am tomorrow! I wish it was today so I could just get it over with. I am definately going out for food tonight. And getting dessert! I will see some of you there tomorrow. p.s. tried out my protein drink today and it is actually pretty good and fills you up.