☠carolinagirl☠

tricare prime north here (hub retired AF/25 years) very easy experience and tri care has been awesome to work with started process mid feb 2012 and banded june 2012.. wishing you best of luck

i try to eat as natural as i can (i prepare 98% of my food myself) that way i know what i goes in my food in my food i dont focus on low fat/fat free but i try to not eat any sugar unless its in my fruit but i do use peach ice tea mix so i do use artificial sweeteners

call your doctor and tell them and let them advise you.. from what i have read on this forum, maybe too tight and having a band is not being as tight so you cant drink/eat....((hurting yourself is far worse then not wanting to be unfilled....that should be the furthest thing from your thoughts now)...call your doctor TODAY

i never realized how important this is/was..once while eating with my ole man, i noticed he took a big drink after nearly every bite....i asked him why...and he said so he can make it go down and make room for more.....BOOM good answer...

you were always a handsome man but DANG, look at YOUwell done

bet you his folks was happy he learned how to talk.......

when i started my pre op, i had a book called band wagon, wrote by jeannie mcmillian..and it talked about something called head hunger...and after pm'ing her with questions (that continue to this day).....i learned that head hunger is true....to find out if you are truly hungry, drink something first and if that solves the issue, you werent really hungry, you only think you are....sitting in front of the tv, or bored or upset or whatever, can cause us to overeat/graze etc.....but you can control it......if you are hungry, for real, eat.......if you are just thinking you are, drink something (cold preferrably) and i bet that will solve this issue in 95% of the cases... and eating til you vomit or pb'ing is doing you nor your bad any good....that is just asking for trouble....need to get your head in the game...i say that because i had to get mine in the game....i was well over 300+.....it was either solve the issue or get bigger...i made my decision....what was yours?

dont be afraid they sewn the band onto your stomach and it would take a good bit to make it move in that fashion...why it is best to follow the dr's instructions in regards to the amount of food you eat, carbonation etc....to make sure this doesnt happen...sure some things do happen, but why worry about something that may or may not happen..... i am 13 months post, no issues (never stuck or anything) and there are plenty of others way longer than me with NO issues dont worry.....enjoy this new life you are beginning. (again)

prob alittle bit of both after surgery, for me, the swelling made not not want to eat and when i did do my liquids or mushies, i was (full) on very little. its a great feeling..enjoy it while it lasts..just keep doing what you are doing as it seems to be working great for you. best of luck

just start over do the band basics (eat alotted amount/drink alot/exercise/eat good quality foods) and believe in yourself..we cant change what was (done not done) but we can change what we do..today

very well said....i find i dont post as much anymore myself....mainly just blog mainly and revisit a few people whose posts i enjoy reading

i can totally relate misif something does happen, i will be grateful for i have had returned to me aka my mobility again..as with all things, nothing is guaranteed except gas prices rising..and with all things, its how we accept it and deal with it that matters..

if you really want to lose weight and are willing to do what the doctor advises you to do even when it gets tough, then you dont need anyone to talk you into it..you either do it...or you remain where you are or get bigger..you wrote you are not afraid to work for it...sounds as if you are by requesting someone to talk you into it.. any WLS can help, but unless you help it, none will work

i havent put you in time out in a long time........now that i can see my belly button, i have an innie too......and not too far off i plan to add a belly button piercing

i am about to finish (already home by susan mallery)......it is a 10 in my opinion here is what its about: After nearly a decade as a sous-chef in a trendy eatery, and fresh off a divorce from the owner, Jenna Stevens is desperate for a change. So when she spots a for-lease sign in her hometown, she impulsively decides to open her very own cooking store. Her crash course in business is aided by a streetwise store manager and Jenna's adoptive mother. But as soon as she gains a foothold in her new life, in walk her birth parents—aging hippies on a Quest to reconnect. Now Jenna must figure out how to reconcile the free-spirited Serenity and Tom with the parents who raised her and decide whether to open her heart to a man who just might be the best thing to happen to her in years. All without sacrificing her newly found dreams. In the end, Jenna will find that there is no perfect family, only the people we love….

mine was tender for about a month after surgery it was sewn into a muscle/skin and scar tissue is forming so its going to be somewhat uncomfortable...at 13 months post op, bending over can make me go oops, there you are...if in any pain for you, always seek your dr's advice

not sure about food but my dr told me liquid goes right through...(enjoyed reading the funnel explanation, a great visual for anyone)

i think its a good article..and it seems to be credible..like missy, my side of the family was on the large size...i will just say about me..i know is i got super morbid because i overate a lot and didnt exercise..

re-read the thread, most the of the people including ME feel bad for you and anyone struggling...if i could make you better i would....makes me sad that you and whomever is struggling so..if that makes me a bad person then so be it......NO one is saying your lying or full of BS .....if your injured, i wish you the best and i hope you get well soon or can.....there is room for everyone.....those with complications and those without...

you really should stop downing yourself by saying (you only lost 60 pounds)..that is an incredible feat... be proud of that