Oregondaisy

A lot of people take different things. Those fiber with Vitamins are popular. psillium husks are fine as long as you drink plenty of Water. Most people banded seem to battle constipation, so something needs to be done to get the extra fiber.

katy I do believe it's listed as an acid reducer. It used to be a prescription here but most of that stuff is over the counter now. We need to find out the generic name for you, as I think the brand name may just be different for you.

I wasn't allowed out of bed even to shower. the nurses came and gave me sponge baths. It was gross. I was supposed to ring for them to use the bed pan but I used the bathroom even though they told me not to. I had to have stress tests every day. I did have a big tv though. that was way before the days of lap tops. my son will be 25 next month!

I spend a lot of time in the chat room in the evenings sometimes. There are people that only chat and never post which I find strange. I am lucky I only work part time. On the days I work, I hardly sign in here. I have never even looked at face book. I use myspace to post my pictures of my grandbaby so other people can see him.

SnT I am glad you got the unfill. Being too tight is miserable. Ambien does not make me walk in my sleep but it sure makes me talk in my sleep. My bf said last night I said "you'll like it there. They have gobstoppers" I have no idea why I would say that. He bought me a box of gobstoppers and I told him to keep them and that I don't even like those. weird. LJM, you are bringing back so many memories for me of when I was locked in the hospital for 5 weeks waiting for my son to be born. I am so thankful I never had a neighbor.

Right now, I am very loose. It's almost like I have no band. I don't want to get another fill because I really don't want to have to go back to having to chew so much and taking tiny bites. My fill is loose now because I have lost the fat pad around my stomach. When I was in the losing stage, I usually drank a protein drink for breakfast. Sometimes I would have a package of weight control banana oatmeal with some skim milk over it. Lunch depended on whether I had any left overs from last night's dinner. Sometimes I had salad with some chopped up chicken breast in it. Dinner was a piece of meat cut up into itty bitty pieces and some veggies of some sort. I ate things like meat loaf, most of a pork chop, and a lot of chicken. I am single so I can eat what I want. I don't have to cook for anyone else. Feel free to ask me if you want more details. I usually snacked on low fat string cheese or a sugar free fudgesicle or popsicle in the evenings. I always drink at least 64 oz of water per day.

Katy I really hope you get some answers soon. I can't even believe you're going through this and they can't find out why. It has to be so frustrating for you. If you're unfilled, you should be able to drink a protein drink without any problems. I can't wait to hear what you find out. Big Hugs to you (((Katy)))

I have a real problem with yeast infections and everything I have read on the subject says to get rid of carbs in the diet. Carbs feed the yeast. As much pain as I have been in lately, it's easier to say no to carbs knowing it will cause me more pain.

That's the way I feel too. I have been married twice and have had several long term relationships and nobody has even suggested this to me. That is why I am soooo shocked that some people ( not only on here, but on another message board I read) actually enjoy it and say they can have an orgasm from it.

I have never heard anything but wonderful things about him and his staff. My surgeon is local, but some day in the future, I plan to have my band taken out and have Dr. Aceves do a sleeve for me. Everyone I know that has gone to him absolutely loves him, his staff, and the hospital he works at. I know a nurse who has observed him in surgery and says she would not go to anyone else.

regarding restriction: You can eat, but you can't eat very much. If you don't chew your food well, you feel it stuck where the band meets the lower part of your stomach. You need to take tiny eraser sized bites and chew until there is nothing left to chew. If you're having pain, you're not chewing enough. If you are chewing enough, and still having problems, you're too tight. Regarding getting your fill back slowly: When you are too tight, it's a great stress on your esophagus. Your esophagus needs to rest. It can't rest when the fill is so great that it's being stretched.

Okay, the deal is that you will feel full on much smaller portions once you have had the right amount of fills. As long as you don't eat junk food like cookies candy cake and ice cream, this time you will not only lose weight, you will keep it off.

I don't have a face book page. I can barely keep up with my myspace page.

Flying always makes me tight. I don't get it. One time the first night I got to my dad's house, I had this dream that I unfilled myself because I felt so tight. Katy, I hope you get some answers soon. My surgeon will not band anyone over the age of 70. I know he has made exceptions, after doing a lot of testing on the person.

LJM. I hope all is going well. Maybe we will hear the wonderful news that you welcomed your new little bundle of joy into this world!

You know, I am not sure which side of the bed is his or hers. He is a very macho guy and I seriously doubt it was used on him. I would actually call him homophobic. We are really good friends and when I first got together with my bf, she suggested some toys I should consider purchasing. She brought out her container of toys and showed me different vibes and what not. I have house sat at her house before too and I have slept in their bed. That toy container is right next to the bed. It's like a big kettle with no lid not a toy box. I've never seen a strap on in there, and I somehow I don't think she would hide it when she knows i am house sitting if she doesn't bother to hide the container. She usually shows me whatever she gets when she gets something new and wants to show it off. She has those parties where people can purchase those toys too.

You know, sometimes we can't smell our own gas. I have passed some and I couldn't smell a thing and everyone around me was yelling "who farted?!" Of course, I denied it, but I think they are silent but deadly at times. Sometimes they are even far from silent. I think the beano helps but it does not get rid of it completely. The phrase There will be no more gas is a lie. I will look into ginger tea as well.

I am 2 years post op and the gas has not gotten better. I have now started taking 2 beanos with every meal. I think it's better but it's not gone. Don't eat anything with that sugar alcohol in it or it's usually listed on the label as malitol. That stuff will give you enough gas to float away. Does the ginger snaps just help with the smell but not stop the gas?

I didn't even know you made a tv commercial!

From what I have read, since the G spot is behind the pubic bone, from the right angle, it can be reached this way. It doesn't make any sense to me at all, how you can orgasm this way, but enough people have said they not only can, but have had fabulous orgasms that way. I've read this on other message boards and some women will say the orgasms are much better this way. It's very confusing to me.

Yeah, the doctor can remove it with a scope. We had a girl who swallowed gum once and had to have it removed that way.

Thanks. I would sure like to know how it's possible to have an orgasm that way. It makes no sense to me. It's not that I would want to try to have an orgasm that way, but the whole thing just mystifies me.

Katy I am really glad to read that you are going into your surgeon. Something is not right and you need to find out what that something is. It's so not normal not to be able to eat or drink without problems. I hope he finds the answers for you soon. I struggle all the time and my weight goes up and down. I want it to go down and stay there. Something that helps me stay on tract is to remember these really cute pants I have that are tight on me. I can get them on and zipped, but they would be too uncomfortable to wear. There is a book I have called the Beck Diet solution. It's not a diet. It is supposed to teach us how to stay on track. It says to make 3x5 index cards and post them around the house and some in your purse that you can look at any time. Put a thought on the card like "I want to look good for the cruise" or whatever motivates you. When you are tempted by food, drag the cards out and read all the reasons why you want to lose weight. Then really applaud yourself if you are able to resist the temptation, with self talk like " I didn't have that cookie and I am doing a good job staying on tract today" I don't know if this will help anyone, but maybe someone will find this useful. This book has been helpful to me and I got it on Amazon for only $9

Brandy, you get the cold icky weather there in the winter. In the summer, I always wish I lived in Eugene. It's in the 60's here in the summer too. I have to go away if I want warm weather, like to Eugene. I am going to have to do a search on Patty Green.

I have heard that our bodies treat sf just as if it were sugar. They may have less calories, but it keeps the sugar cravings going. I guess our brain just thinks "sweet" even if it's sugar free and less calories.