One Month Out

Well guys and gals, my "good" computer's hard drive "died" and so I have not been able to post for quite a while. This will be quick because I am still without my good laptop. I'm down 13.5 lbs now and back to "regular" foods. I made the mistake of trying to eat bread the other night and paid quite a price. It apparently got "stuck" and I felt like I had eaten something really sharp and it had gotten stuck in my esophagus. Then it felt like my stomach was trying to throw it back up, but my body didn't want to let it come back up so I was there fighting this seemingly unending battle with my stomach. I was trying to throw up thinking this would end my pain, but my body had a different plan. I guess all those years of fighting throwing up caught up with me. I even tried sticking my finger down my throat with no relief. The pain eventually went away, but my stomach is still sore. Yesterday, I started with what I believe to be the stomach flu so my stomach still hurts, but I am really unclear if it is due to the food getting "caught" or the bug. I stayed home from work worried that I might have another bout of as Stewart calls them the Hershey squirts. I truly hope that this is a bug and not some side effect of my surgery. I will weigh again tomorrow, assuming that I am well enough to return to work. I should be, I'm feeling much better now. I had my 4 week post op appointment and my first fill on Thursday the 18th. The doctor said I was eating too many times a day, and that I should shoot for only three meals a day. At that point I wasn't sure what the band was going to do now that she has filled it, so I didn't really ask any questions. I wanted to wait to see what I could eat. Turns out I can still eat about 6oz and I am still getting hungry every 2-3 hours. I'm going to call her this week to see if she wants to do anything.