shellyj

did you notice this after stretching or reaching? i have heard of people reaching and causing their stitches to pull free. or maybe if you sleep on your tummy the pressure aggrivated the healing area and caused it to swell? when do you see the dr again? i'm sure you will but show and ask him/her.

i love all of the above but heres another... had a really bad day yesterday (boyfriend i went with boyfriend to dr. re: bladder cancer test./ ended up having to schedule surgery. stressful) anyhow he couldnt eat the day before so after his testing and dr apt he was ravenous so we went to lunch for his favorite comfort food- pizza i ate some. later that night i ate some BBQ, macaroni and cheese, cornbread and then we had had a hot fudge sunday. (i know you must be wondering why i put this here) so heres the cool part...i log my food intake on fitday and even though i was in a horrendous binge mode i only could pack in a whopping 1825 calories! now thats pretty impressive to me cause i was miserable from the food i ate yesterday (emotionally and semi-physically) the sunday put me in chocolate overload it seemed MUCH sweeter????? today i am dealing with my stresses and not eating through them!

just wanted to let everyone know that oprah is doing her show about about WLS surgery and sagging skin on thursday. could be interesting!

WOW. me too... except the fill... i have 3.2 cc in a 4cc band and need a smidge more...

they are featuring a guy on extreme makeover who lost 200 (?)pounds in a year. i think it will be on next thursday. does it come on more than once a week?

how did i miss this post? tonia- I AM SO GLAD EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT FOR YOU!!!! i COMMEND you on checking this out so quickly! i have read lots of posts where people write pain off as a fluke. GET IT CHECKED! i need to work on this. i like to get that 'last bite in' i need to get a smaller plate i guess!

WOAH... that just made me realize since my last fill i have not snacked between meals ONCE!!!! i guess i just didnt realize that food was taking a different shape in my disstorted notion of what eating throughout the day is!!! i have always had a snack after dinner so i 'wouldnt go to bed hungry' i did have an atkins candy bar after dinner last night but that was purely a *TREAT*. i CANNOT believe i havent eaten after dinner since this fill- havent even thought about it- much less felt like i was missing something!!! HOLY COW! I LOVE MY BAND TOO!!!!!!! :D

i have a tv radio at work and i was going to listen but got busy and forgot!

hi! well i was on period when i had the surgery and yes it ws panty-less and they let me wear a tampon. i agree it should be in the handouts they give! i had to ask my male dr! i still dont know if i had a catheder (sp) but if i did i am glad i was :knockedou knocked out! because i WAS NOT looking foreward to someone getting upclose and personal for the surgery!

that sounds great brandi!!! i am making myself drink 32 oz of Water before i eat breakfast, then another 32 oz before lunch (still drinking lol) that keeps my mind occupied instead of thinking about food! and then all afternoon and night i drink artificailly sweetened drinks. does it hurt when you eat first the first thing of the day? what about when you eat meat. its like i can feel it sitting on top of the band! weird! not severe pain just discomfort! michelle

hey brandi! i had my 4th fill last thursday and i to have RESTRICTION!!!!i am so exited about that! i do think i need a little more. i dont stay full as long as i think i should! i am going back on the 20th for another fill. i have been eating chicken with no problem. when i eat Breakfast in the morning it hurts a bit. i have been having 2 scrambled eggs with cheese. (started the atkins diet) but i am eating WAY less than before! i CANNOT wait to get on the scale!!!!! have you tried any solids? i love restriction!!! this is what i have been waiting for!!!!!

i dont have to see one as a requirement. i think it would be a good thing if they did require it.

thanks i will definitaly post with my next loss. i hopefully will be under 300. i am at 307 now. i am tryuly enjoying the restriction!!!!

i have been banded since 8-18, i have had virtually no restriction since first week of banding, i have had 4 fills. i am at 3.2 cc. i have lost 13 pounds since banding. i am closer with this 4th fill and think it will only take a little more. i can feel solids stop in my pouch but they only take about 30 minutes to an hour till they slide on down. i have read alot of bandsters saying the tighten up after a few weeks? my dr said the oposite that i might loosen up after 2 weeks? i have fill # 5 scheduled for 11-20 (exactly 2 weeks from 4th) and i only want like .1 cc to take me to 3.3 cc maybe 3.4 (will discuss and see how things go) ALSO how long should i stay full on say a peice of chicken? how will i know what perfect restriction is? i know im getting closer. it is a NEW feeling to have the food actually get held up in the pouch- before it just went right through. i have not pb'd since with new fill!

the difference is the inamed is 4 cc and is hard plastic the swedish band is 11 cc and is softer has more give? this is my understanding of the difference. i think the 11 cc band is supposed to better because there is more adjustablitly.

hey firegirl! sushi is probly a good food to have last meal syndrome with! its gotta be pretty healthy. i have always been afraid to get food piosoning from it!

hey alicia, my man didnt like seeing me in pain either!! i would warn him that you are going to feel like total crap that first day- you just had surgery!!! i agree with alexandra- knowledge is power. the only thing that eased him was doing his own research!

i didnt see it either.

i am pretty sure you could eat it. you could probbly find out now by ... getting your sushi. then take a tiny bite and chew chew chew. does the food breakdown alright? by breakdown i mean can you chew it to where it is just mush no chunky particles? if you can you will probably be able to eat it. the rice may be iffy. you could always disect your sushi and eat the parts that you can get down safely.

hey kelly and MEGAN yall may want to check these out. i have read them all but find when i am struggling if i go back to the part in their journal where they are dealing with the same issue i am it really helps! http://www.geocities.com/robinh26/lapband.html this one is awsome! she has lost 145! http://www.myagb.homestead.com/ another goodie...not sure how much she lost i think 100 http://www.fisherchristine.addr.com/band.html she has just lost 100 lbs as of this month!!!! in 10 months!!! http://www.geocities.com/karlak68/ another good one who is now pregnant! http://www.employees.org/~kirsten/ this girl has lost 85 but hasnt updated her page in a long time!!! i am sure she is down more now! http://www.geocities.com/laylaburd/AGB/laylaslapband.html

http://www.thekarmalounge.com/myband.html love your new pic kelly!

donali when i eat, i wait an hour till i drink, by then the food that i had eaten has already 'passed' through and i am hungry. i think a little more fill would keep the food from passing so quick keeping me full longer and chubblebubble i said above i have only lost 13 pounds since banding. this is without dieting at all. if i had been dieting this whole time i am sure i would have lost more. i have the 4cc band, my dr does the same way to make sure all the fill is/was still there. i had 1st fill of 1.6cc - 2nd fill 2.2 cc 3rd fill 2.6 cc and 4th fill 3.2 cc Alexandra i am wondering if i should wait a little instead of getting filled on the 20th. i wish my dr had done all my fills under fluro! i agree on the goal being to not be hungry. the issue is i get hungrier at night and am able eat more i wonder if a little more will help! i will wait till atleast next week before i decide to cancel or keep my appt. i hope when i go back to the dr and get weighed i can report a good loss.

this is what i have eaten so far... the amounts are pretty small so i wont list those... egg quesidilla grilled chicken breast cole slaw 1/3 slice of pizza more chicken green Beans sausage more chicken cheese as you can see- pretty much anything with LOTS of chewing!

http://www.chowbaby.com/10_2000/fastfood/fast_food_nutrition.asp that is a link to a website that will give you calorie, fat, carbs, and sodium totals of most fast food restaraunts. i know some banded people have to eat fast food. this may help you judge what are better choices. (i try to avoid it) i was able to spend an hour online adding up the calories of my old favorite binge foods (SCARY):speechless anyhow if you need it here it is. if you want to freak yourself out on how much you USED to eat here it is!

hey barb! if you look at the band it is very small so even if you are not rectricted the contents of you stomach would have to pass back through that small opening. i had a full stomache when i vomited and NO restriction. i'm talking like being able to eat a 6 inch sub every bite with no drinking- the only thing that came up was about 1/4 - 1/2 a cup of food. please post to us what your surgeon says and in the mean time i hope you can stay unnauseated! is that a word?