??? For the banded Ladies

I was banded 4/21/11 and am currently having my monthly. I have a full feeling but I havent eaten anything. Is this normal?

Cece

CeCe I wish to heavens I had your problem .  Durng the week before my period and the week of my period I struggle so much to keep from eating Im always hungry !!!!

this is the only time I struggle with this and wanting to eat all the time. 

I never feel full that time of the month.  If I don****ch myself and put the brakes on I would eat all the time especially the week before my period *sigh*.

I let my head hunger get the best of me during this time its awful . The only time I really struggle with the band is this time of the month its awful. :o(

Being post menopause I cannot speak from experience, but I have seen other posts to the effect that TOM can make your band tighter and I think it has to do with water retention...I get tighter in hot and humid climates because I get edema and have to be careful.  I think the effect is the same, though the cause is different.

I get tighter when I ovulate and when I have my TOM .

Whew! Thnx ladies, I thought I was imagining it....

Cece

I don't think you're imagining it.  When I was still menstruating, that was one of the signals I had that my cycle was approaching.. I'd lose my appetite for a day or two before hand.

Makes sense it would happen with the band.

Im so jealous of you guys lol

I am usually tight the day I start and the next day then it passes..

I too am tight WITHOUT FAIL every month 2 days before TOM and it goes back to normal the first day of my period.  It still trips me out, but now that expect it I can manage accordingly. ;)  Try drinking something hot in the mornings to "prime" your band for the day if you wake up tighter than usual.