Update-doing so much better!

First of all....this is to Tina! Thanks for helping me through this...your talk on Sunday helped so much! So today is day 5 and I am feeling great...I believe the swelling is down, i can tolerate drinking more fluids, have lost 30 pounds since starting my diet before surgery...5 since surgery!( not counting the water weight) I can feel my band when I hickup...and there is some strange thing living in me now...lol..it controls me...sometimes I get tiny hickups right there in my tummy, or pouch or band...not sure yet....but they go away..I can feel the band when I drink, when I cough...so I know it's there...anyone else have those tiny clicks or hickups? It's kinda weired...but it doesn't hurt, it doesn't seem to affect anything, it might just heal, not sure yet. I got tons of energy, started walking, but found a walking partner as of next week and we will start walking together..whoohoo! I try to stay busy...and not cook yummy yummy stuff...licked my fingers yesterday when I had brownie batter ( grrrr) Just wanted to update

Gina, I am so glad you are doing much better!!! Don't worry about the finger licking. I catch myself almost doing the same thing...it's a habit we have to work on breaking. We are only human after all. As long as you didn't dump I just wouldn't let it bother you too much!!! Sounds like you are doing really well now. That's about how much I had lost my first week out. The water weight I lost then I believe it was like 6 pounds something like that. So we must be doing something right huh? Take care hon!!! Anna

Hi Anna, that's one of the great things about the band, we really don't dump, but we got other stuff to worry about like PB'sing ( productive burping) and sliming.(not 100% sure what that one is). I will just be glad to add protein shakes back into my diet, and then slowly other stuff like yogurt. I bought some babyfood even to help me..hahahhaha..and am looking forward to eating it! hahahaha Gina