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Hi there, I have been experiencing a burning pain in my mid-section several hours after eating (3 different times now over 1 month). I was banded Sept. 3rd and had my first fill on Oct.8th. The first time I experienced this I had eaten sushi w/ wasabi. The wasabi didn't seem all that spicy so I ate it with each bite. 20 minutes later I thought I would die! Then, yesterday afternoon, I had some pineapple fried rice with sweet Thai chili sauce. After I got home, over an hour later, I felt a lot of burning discomfort! I had not had any problem eating and was fine driving home too. Tonight I had cheese and crackers for dinner- (sweet Thai chili flavored cheese) and a lean cuisine w/ a little pepper jack mixed in. That was at 7:30. It is now nearly midnight and I have been awoken by the familiar burning pain and nausea too . I am guessing that this means I must now avoid spicy foods. How sad for me! Can anyone offer any advice or share similar experiences with me? As a newbie, I'm a little scared.
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If you have a Walmart near you there are these little vials of Body Fortress Whey Protein "shots" in the dieting section. 26 grams of protein and 110 cals. Fruit punch flavored and I add them to water twice daily and it really takes the food craving away! Just be careful to not go over 2/day as too much protein turns to belly fat! But these work for the 21 day liquid diet post-op!
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You'll make it Tag! I have to share that my one thing that helped the most pre-op was sugar snap peas. I bought them by the bag and ate about 12 - 15 oz a day! They are green so they meet the diet requirement and don't require any dressing and are so helpful for snacking when you just need to be eating! In fact I ate so much that a bunch of people at my office started eating them too and we loved it. Also- if you have a Walmart near you there are these little vials of Body Fortress Whey Protein "shots" in the dieting section. 26 grams of protein and 110 cals. Fruit punch flavored and I add them to water twice daily and it really takes the food craving away! Just be careful to not go over 2/day as too much protein turns to belly fat! But these also work for the 21 day liquid diet post-op!
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My head hunger is the only real issue I have faced when things that others are eating have smelled/looked super good. I have been in a couple situations where I watched laongingly while others enjoyed their food...and I nursed my soup... not fun, but that's why I generally go home straight from work and try to keep up on my liquids (esp w/ protein) which is the major helper!
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I have not felt weak exactly...but I have tired earlier than I expected. For instance I used to walk a 1.5 miles each afternoon with a group of gals. We started a shorter walk..and I still had to rein everybody in and head back eariler than I expected..I was feeling peaked. But again..I [pay super attention to my body and try to anticipate things before they become problems.
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My one dirty lil secret was that last Friday I was cooking chicken for my family and it smelled SO GOOD... finally I took a tiny bite, chewed it like no tomorrow and then spit it out...twice. It was definitely worth it. But I do try to not do that. I just want to be successful and so I really control my envireonment and am pretty frank with folks about why I do what I do...
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Yep. 10 days. My main issue has been head hunger. I have been adding these whey protein "shots" to my clear liquids and they have 26 gs of protein and that helps ENORMOUSLY! Sometimes I ask my hubby or sister if I can just smell their food...but I make the effort to NOT put myself in situations where I am tempted... It's all about control.
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Well I was also super nervous before I got the band, but once I landed in San Diego, all my anxiety went away and I am SO PLEASED with myself. I am still swollen but can't wait to go to the doc's tomorrow for a weigh-in and check-up....I probably could rest more as I have have been feeling so good that I may have overdone it a bit yesterday. Otherwise, I am happy!!
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I got it last Fri, the 3rd...today is my first full day w/out the pain meds so I was NERVOUS when I woke up at 5 am...lay in bed for a while, but when I finally got up, it was no big deal at all! I am excited, yesterday I mainly had head hunger but I use the powdered Special K Protein stuff in water and haven't been really hungry. Also, I walked A TON after surgery so had little proble...
