Amanda Mae
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Does anyone drink a lot of liquid at meals to get things like bread down?
Amanda Mae replied to New2011's topic in Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories
same here .. I end up throwing my dinner back up if I drink while I am eating... The doc said that drinking while you eat breaks the food down faster and allows you to eat more defeating the purpose of the band... -
Had a great time at the Cambridge International picnic today....it's always nice to spend time with my work family!!
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Been up since 11:30 yesterday... time for bed so that I can be well rested for the Cambridge International Company Picnic tomorrow!!!!
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I had my first fill today... it was definitely interesting. After trying to find the port five different times - yes five pokes with that needle - they got out an ultrasound to locate it. Then he poked me three more times ... he said if he couldn't find it was going to have to make an appointment for me at radiology in order to get the first fill. Luckily, on the last try he finally got the needle into the port!!! My stomach is actually somewhat tender this evening. Like a few others have posted, I had to sit up with the needle sticking out and he had me drink Water until I felt the restriction and then pulled just enough Fluid out to let the water pass through ... he ended up adding about 2ccs of fluid in addition to what was already in there. I can definitely tell a difference tonight and hope that this level of fullness continues.
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jimmy just blocked CMT on our satellite receiver .. he was really mad at the music awards we just finally caught up on watching
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well... we did it ... me and Jim Reed survived Senior Week 2011 and had a great time with Chelsey Helm, Bethany Lynn Lorson, baby Billy, Vanessa & Sierra ... have a safe trip home!
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Busy weekend ahead 16-20 page paper due on Monday.. planning on 5Sing the kitchen and I'm sure whatever else comes up ...
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I haven't had my band very long but I would think they would take some fluid out. I had my first fill last week and at first was doing good but this week has been a struggle keeping down dinner. I seem to do ok during the day with breakfast and lunch but I have thrown up my dinner everyday this week - usually because of whatever meat. Do you think maybe we aren't chewing enough? The other thing could be fluids - I know you aren't suppose to drink a 1/2 hour before or a 1/2 hour after - would that contribute to the trouble?
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I think it will all work out ... my husband wasn't happy either - he didn't want me to have surgery because of the inherent risks that come along with it. I had a friend staying at the house to help me the first day to try and minimize the impact it had on my husband. She said the whole night I was in the hospital he was worried and kept saying he didn't know why I had to do something so extreme. Now that's been about 5 weeks, his support is great! He bought me a salad spinner for my birthday to help support my new choices and has been making helping me to make healthier choices - he's even given up is soda at work everyday and replaced it with Sobe Life Water Zero. Hang in there - your husband is probably just nervous ...
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I had my first fill last week ... for the first few days I didn't have any problems but today I can't keep anything down. I have been trying really hard not to drink anything a 1/2 hour before or after I eat but have slipped up and that seems to be the times I ended throwing everything back up. Could this be the problem?
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I had my first fill last week ... for the first few days I didn't have any problems but today I can't keep anything down. I have been trying really hard not to drink anything a 1/2 hour before or after I eat but have slipped up and that seems to be the times I ended throwing everything back up. Could this be the problem?
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I have 6cc in the band ... hopefully next time will go a little smoother
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Picked up fresh juice imported from Chile yesterday ... Chilean pinot noir and Chilean Cabernet are fermenting away