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I think that is why DD and I are so close now. She tried pulling all that cr@p and it was me thinking "been there, done that" I knew every trick in the book and I wasn't going to let her make the mistakes I made. I am very proud of her now. She is an RN and dropped all her druggie friends after H.S. who are all big losers now with basically no lives. It was worth all the hell she put me through.

The best thing about DDs growing up are grandbabies! My grandson is going to have his first birthday next month and he is just starting to take his first steps. He is so adorable! My DD was hell to raise between age 13-18 but we are very close like best friends now. She made me a thing at those paint your own pottery places that says "My Mom My Best Friend" last year for mother's day. It made me cry.

where do you get this? I have never heard of it.

You might still have swelling that has not gone down. As you lose weight, the band will loosen on your stomach. You may not need a fill for awhile. Don't get one until this is resolved. Also, try warm liquids like soup. Warm opens the band. Cold clamps it down.

Where are you in Arizona? I am going there next week for 10 days. I have met some really nice bandsters from the Phoenix area and I want to make some more bandster friends from that area.

Oh darn, I have to order some of that stuff. I would suppose with shipping, it just would not work out if I can buy it for $4 a bottle. No matter where I get it though, I am going to have to pay shipping. What is it you don't like about it and what did you find that's better. I need to find a good clear Protein when I have my revision surgery,

Yes, you are over filled. This is nothing to fool around with. It's dangerous. Call your doctor and tell him. They can either do an esophagram to see how well things are moving down, or just remove a tiny bit and see if the problem continues.

Helene, I am glad you made that decision to not go and get your dad. You definitely need to take care of yourself , since nobody else is! I really dread when the time comes that my dad can't live on his own. He's doing very well for 90 but I know some small thing could happen and change that in a moments notice. I really don't want to move to Arizona and he hates it here. It's big problem.

I really can't say, as nobody as ever asked me about it. I have been in several long term relationships as well as married twice. I never even thought about it until I saw that tube of lube that started this whole thread. I am so glad my bf has never approached that subject too, I must add. Even though some women on this thread have reported that it can be amazing, I am with your wife on this one. It sounds painful and no fun to me!

Helene I am so glad you're okay. I hope you can get some rest. Please just keep telling people that you just had major surgery and nearly died. You need to be assertive here and I know it's easier said than done, but certainly you can explain that your body was starving for months and you need to recuperate.

Those are the prices for Dr. Aceves. I don't think anyone in the US is any lower. Dr. Aceves is a fabulous doctor and the hospital he practices at is like a 5 star hotel. I have several friends that have gone to him and have nothing but good things to say.

I guess we got moved. We have a new spot on the main page where it will be easier for people to find the rest of the slow losers. Looking forward to hearing from everyone!

They are really cheap at Walmart too. I keep them in my purse in a different smaller bottle and they are a life saver the few times I have had to use them. They taste good too!

i am having a revision to a sleeve. I am sick of the band. It's been a big problem for me for awhile and I want something where I don't have to keep going back to the dr.

I do believe the sleeve surgery is 9500 and the revision from band to sleeve is 12,500.00. I am pretty sure that is correct. that is what they told me when I scheduled my surgery.

I am having him do my revision surgery from band to sleeve. He is a very good doctor. I know somebody who knows him personally and you will be in good hands. In my opinion, he would be the only doc in Mexico that I would recommend. He has a great deal of experience, and the hospital he works out of is wonderful . I know several people who have gone to him and they all loved him, his staff, and the hospital.

I would say if you take it with plenty of Water, you can flush it through your band into your regular stomach. I take all sorts of capsules and some of them are pretty big. I take them with warm water, as warm things open the band.

My surgeon told me it had nothing to do with banding.I told him he was crazy. I know someone who had her band removed because it was so bad. Mine comes and goes. I definitely have it after I eat but it does go away. After banding, I had it for months. At first I thought it was bursitis but then I realized it had to do with banding. I never had it after surgery, it started a few months after. It was gone for a long time, but it's back since I had a new fill. If it's really bad, you can get some fill taken out, but I would say my experience has been that it will go away when you lose a little and the band loosens.

Thanks Alex. Everything seems to be working great. Keep up all your fantastic work. LBT rocks!

I am having a revision because I am tired of the band. I am tired of fills and unfills. I can never seem to have the right fill. Plus I hate my port. It sticks out of me like an egg. I have scar tissue from my port to my band that makes it hard to bend at the waist. I am happy to be getting it out. I am happy I got the band and lost weight, but I wish I would have known about the sleeve back then. I keep hearing about complications from people who have had their band for several years. I just want it out. With the sleeve I will have surgery and be done with worrying about restriction. I have been using Miralax for the constipation. I use it every other day instead of every day because it's really expensive. I also take a stool softner every eay. I try to eat things high in Fiber, fruits and veggies , yet this is still a problem for me.

Did some of you miss Alex's big notice that he posted? He said LBT would be down for 6 hours while he moved it to a new serves. After it's moved, we shouldn't have problems again for a long time, he says.

mac: Did you have a favorite of the unflavored? I would pm you but I think anyone reading can benefit this way. I have heard that the unflavored really does have a taste and it ruins whatever you put it in. Did you find that to be true? It would be nice to order what I need all from one place, if that is at all possible. I am going out of town soon, so I can look for a GNC while there for some of the Isopure. I can buy that at my doctor but he usually over charges on stuff that I can get elsewhere. So you're recommending Vitalady.com for the clear stage? I am not too worried about the liquid stage past the clear stage. I bought some muscle milk light which I really like, and I love the Peanut Butter choc whey Gourmet once I get past the clear stage.

Everyone I know who has had revision has new scars. I don't know why they can't go through the same spot.

There is a big difference between the muscle milk and the light muscle milk light. The whey gourmet Peanut Butter and choc. is 120 calories 2 grams fat 3 grams carb

That seems like a lot of work to keep implanting them. I have a patch that I change twice a week and it's bioidentical as well.