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Thanks!

I was banded in Sept. 2010 and I drink about 2/3 of a pot (black) a day with no ill effects. YMMV, of course.

I was Type 2, got banded and went low carb. Now I'm off all my diabetes meds and feel great.

+1 to what Dave said, and he definitely needs to consult doctors on this. From personal experience, belly fat can interfere with testosterone and contribute to ED. Given all the other health issues that he has, banding will probably help - if his doctor says he's healthy enough for the band. It's certainly helped me in that department.

You'll get used to it pretty quickly. The frustrating part will become dealing with waiters who just can't seem to grasp that you don't want anything to drink, not even water.

There's some argument that caffeine stimulates the appetite, but I haven't noticed it. I generally drink about half a pot a day with no ill effects.

Ditto on the hiccups - and I've noticed that I get a headache almost instantly if I eat too quickly.

Try Mega Red (I think it's krill oil) - the pill is about half the size most of the fish oil capsules I've seen. It's more expensive, but the size works for me and blood work seems to show a positive result.

What ElfiePoo ^ said. If you pay attention to your post-surgery diet, you may end up dropping your diabetes meds. I was diagnosed Type 2 a couple of years ago and put on Metformin and Amaryl. As I dieted during the ramp up for my banding, I was taken off Amaryl due to good blood numbers, then my Metformin dose was cut in half post-surgery, and as of last week I am now off all diabetes and blood pressure meds. Banding is not a magic bullet - you still have to eat right, but the band gave me the edge I needed to get the ball rolling.

Funny that her co-worker is struck her, funny that I'm taking it so seriously, or funny macing the b*tch? It IS serious. Bullying in the workplace, even over something as trivial as a pretzel, is serious.

She also has no right to strike any of the people she's "helping." If she does this to a client, one of them WILL sue. Lord knows I would if she did it to me.If she felt comfortable doing this in front of others in the breakroom, it WILL happen again. You need to report this to HR if only to protect yourself for when it happens again. You can then say you informed your employer of the problem and it persisted and you were only protecting yourself and your rights. There is NO excuse for this kind of behavior whatsoever.

This is not rudeness. This is assault. This person has NO RIGHT to touch you, certainly not to strike you. You need to report this to your human resources office. A verbal insult or rudeness could be handled with a word in private, but this is beyond that. And then, if it happens again, mace her (in self-defense, of course) and call the police.