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hi. I lost 70 pounds by the end of my 6th month with the band. My doctor left Long Island and I haven't had a fill since then. I needed another fill in july, august and sept, but had no doc and after searching I finally found one. I have an appt for next week. MY problem is now i have gained back almost 15 pounds! I am so angry because we were left without a fill doctor! I feel abandoned, and was tempted to call the DOH. Anyways, I have to travel 30 miles on my lunch break to get a fill. I have the large VG band, and currently only 4.8cc. I can eat anything...I can't wait for next week! I want to lose all I have gained and then some! By christmas I want to be down at least 30-40 pounds. thanks for lending me ya ears! andrea

SO I have been having sharp pain in my port side just below it...then the pain intensified over a few days and spread to my flank and back.... I went to the surgeon yesterday...I tested positive for a kidney infection...on friday if the pain doesnt get any better on the antibiotics, I have to go to have a CT scan. His thereoy is this...my port tube may also be wrapped arround fat or adhered to a muscle. if he sees the problem he will go in and take care of it. if he finds nothing, i can have him do an exploritory lap and if still he sees nothing he said that there is a chance he will have to remove the band because my body can be rejecting it. I would be bummed to lose the band...I only had it since Jan 22 and have lost a total of 52 pounds.

My doc pas pushing for the r n y also but i took the band.... ultimatly the decision is yours...you are the only one to make the choice for yourself...life is a little more flexible with the band and the recovery time is quicker with the band...

it is a website www.lowcarbfrinds.com... South beachis great and they too have a web site....you could join WW and do the core program...my doc recommended it

try the low carb friends website... alot of low carb foods....also south beach type recipes as well. Weight watchers also has good low fat low carb recipes...the core program is a good diet to follow...

Breakfast is easy... a slice of turkey with a sloice of cheese rolled up... cottage cheese with a little puree fruit, thin slice of smoked salmon with reduced fat cream chese on a bagl chip is also tasty... stallone pudding is good to. andrea

When I get the munchies I eat soy chips... a few does the trick...crunchy, and 7 gm of protien for the serving... another good thing is 2 reduced fat ritz crackers and 2 tbsp of cottage cheese or the lughing cow light cheese

Hi all, Haven't posted in a while. Here is what has been going on... 2 weesk ago I made stuffed cabbage asian dumplings...they were so yummy...but one of the cabbage leaves got stuck , and I went into spasms...this was a wek after my first fill... My doc took out 1.5 cc and I felt better immediatly. It has been 2 weeks I was supposed to go for a fill last week but wasn't feeling well..that time of hte month thing. This week I am supposed to get a fill but my doc had to cancel. It is ok though because I am losing weight and I don't feel hungry. I prob can go for a fill next week. So far I have made my Mini goal. I have lost 50 pounds by my birthday! I was 354 pounds prior to surgery and now I am 300.5 pounds. I was a size 32 now I am a size 26/28, and can fit into some 24's! Ok so that is my news... andrea Banded on Jan 22 2007... weight before surgery 354 or 350 depending on which docs scale... current weight 300.5 3/28/07 1st mini goal of 50 pound loss met on 3/27/07 2nd mini goal 15 pound loss by May 17th... current excercize routine... 30 min walk at lunch 2-3 days a week 30 mis personal training 30 mins 2 days week 30 min cardio 3-5 days a week

Try oure protein drinks. they come in 5 flavors have 35 gm protein, 1 gm fat 1 gm sugar and 1-3 carbs. It is the best one I have tasted so far. I have tried muscle milk light which is ok, isopure is gross, a few others. Also the sly stallone puddings are good too.

OK where to begin... Lets see feb 28 was my 10th anniversary and we had a party to celebrate. Thre was a ton of food and cake...lots of cake. I ate mostly hummus and taco dip. I figure that had the most protin and least fat of ev erything. I cooked baked ziti, taquitos, pinwheels, etc... well no one took the leftovers home so I wound up eating it during the week.:phanvan This past sunday my nephew was Baptized and of course we had a ton of food. This is more then 2 mos after the lap band was put in and I was outta controll! I have been eating every 2 hours like a cup of food or more and my stomach was still growling for more. My birthday is in 3 weeks and so I opted to have my band filled today. We are having a party for my birthday as well! 35 years. Ohh not to mention a party on St.Patricks day! So I had the fill done. They had to "find" the port! tHEY STUCK ME 10 TIMES! Ouch! i'm still sore from it. They put in 3.5cc. At least I haven't gained any weight! :clap2: I was surprised because I have been eating carbs and junk the last 3 weeks! I have't been tothe gym in like 3 weeks either. I am lucky that I haven't gained and should take it as a one time grace period and get back to doin this thing right! I am on liquids for 3 days and puree for 3 days before I can eat. I feel like a tightness arround my neck but I had that after the band was placed as well. So here are my stats: 12/28/07 preop 350 1/12/07 preop 345 1/16/07 preop 343 1/22/07 banded 343 2/1/07 post op visit 328 2/9/07 nutritionist visit 322 3/6/07 first fill 3.5cc 318

My favorites are light or fat free cream cheese with smoked salmon and tomatoes all rolled up. Salmon has 8gm Protein cream chese has 2gm...10 gm of protien in a small snack! Someimes i put it on a bagel chip. other favorites are hummus and raw carrots cottage chese and fresh melon

Ok so on tuesday i was feeling good. I wasnt hungry, went to th gym and worked out for an hour. I had a lean body shake and started to feel a little nausiated so I stopped and drank Water. I felt better. I has a yogaurt which ent down wel, and a string cheese which also went down well. I had sweet potato puree and was fine. I ate supper at 6pm... a veggie berger and some tater tots (i know tater tots is a no no I only had 9) 4 hours later I started to feel nausiated, then my body tried to vomit..4 times...only thing that came out was water. :sick Then the other end started working full force and had the D word. Yesterday I had more of the same. The nurse at the Surgeons ofice said it might be a virus and just take clears and gatoraide. Tody I am a bit nausiated, and still run to the bathroom every hour(the runs) and sticking to gatoraide. My tummy is rumbling for food but I am afraid to eat anything. I think I will stick to clears. I have pain in my left side which I expect is from the surgery, and may have pulled a muscle while vomitting. I took childrens tylenol for the pain as well. Is there a possibility of slippage or something stuck? I am able to keep down the gatorade though i am taking small sips at a time. any help would be appreciated ----pooh---

I have a hiatal hernia. The doctor repaired it at the time he put the lap band in. you dont need the rny...my surgeon told me sokmetimes the henia might make reflux worse, but honestly after the surgery i have no sign of reflux, thanks in part to the hernia repair.

I like lean body. the low carb one. Very nice taste...light

Ok so I need some help here. My surgeon is on vacation, and basically I have no real guidelines to food etc... So here is the problem. I am 3 weeks post op(starting 4th week today), I have lost 28 pounds as of the 2nd. Then on the 9th I went up 3 pounds! I don't get it why? why? why? I ask Why? Ok maybe i need to excercize? I joined a gym today. I did the walking work out at home. Here is what I ate today: Breakfast 1 slice of low fat swiss, 1 slice of low fat turkey, 2 low fat ritz crackers water 8oz Snack = 1/2 protien bar Lunch: 2oz chicken, 1/2 large mushroom, 2 mini mozzerella balls, i strip flat bread toast water water water Snack low carb yoguart 4oz Supper: 2.5 oz turkey meat ball, 1 tbsp non fat mozerella snack other half of protien bar water water water snack 4oz fat free milk, sugr free cookie 4 mini ok so it is alot of food...but I am hungry... I cant get my band adjusted untill 3 more weeks! I don't want to gain back what I have lost. WHat to do?

Hi I have a thyroid problem since i am about 18. My surgeon never mentioned it being a problem. My PCP said it will be a problm as i lose weight the dosages will have to be changed to suit the weignt loss. thants all i know. I had the surgery, and did well without too many problems. I ws potassium depleated and the morpine made my oxygn levls too low, byt thats about it.

ME me you missed ME! Jan 22 07:)

ok so I commit...or may be should be committed to a psych ward? hahaha...Here it is 20 degrees with a wind chill of -10 and I get my partner myself and our 5 year old child all bundled up to go walking after supper. Yes thats right we were the only crazy people out there walking tonight! The up side wa comming inside and having hot chocolate...sugar free for me and regular or the other 2. Is it me or does the lap band get tighter in the cold weather? andrea Banded1/22/07 Dr "V" LI NY

So my surgeon says that the most I could hope to lose is about 130 lbs with the lap band! What? is that true? :omg: I would think that you can lose more then that even if it takes a few years? I didn't gain it all overnight I dont expect to lose it over night either! (in the original message i posted the doc toldme 30 pounds...that was a mistake 130 is what he said) Andrea 350 starting weight 1/22/07 322 weight now 2/1/07 299 mini goal 200 short term goal 170 long term goal

My surgeon uses 2 sizes 10cc and 12cc. I have a 12cc...which right now feels like I have o band because I am almost 3 weeks post op and I can eat anything ... Banded1/22/07 Dr "V" LI NY

I didnt have to do a liquid fast for 2 days. per the surgeon, 12noon the day before surgery you had to start clears. I didnt realize that and I went out and had pare ribs and potatoes for supper. I freak out when I got home, and called the surgeon. He told me not toworry that I can even eat a little more until 12mn. He didnt require a bowel prep either. Surgery went fine for me. andrea

Hi there. I was just banded on Jan 22. Was just wondering if anyone in the area was out htere?

i started the program 2 weeks prior to the surgery and lost 10 pounds. I was told to follow the core program for bst results ith the lap band. Right now I am only 9 days post op and on puree foods, but yes i will follow the core plan

Hi there I used nurtrisystem. I had no luck with it. It made me so gassy, and I always felt hungry!

no i dont think it is a port infection there is no redness or swelling at the site. I think It is just pain.