judych

the size should be the size of the fingernail on your little finger. This appears to be the rule for all solids.. and then chew, chew chew.

goodness me... it has been hectic for you there. I hope everyone in your family have recovered now. i reckon you havent had time to even think about your banding.. Great news that your weight loss is steady. it sounds like its incorporated into your busy lifestyle now without any hassles. thats good. wonderful that you are off one of your b/p meds as well. you are right, its worth the expense to get your health back.

thats wonderful news.. so happy for you.

i want to check her out on youtube... what would i type in??

im so restless all night that im all over the place. lol. but, it was a few nights, even a full week before i felt comfy on my tummy. i dont sleep on my tummy but like to just lay on it a while. How on earth could you sleep forcing yourself to lay on your back? it would be hard Im thinking.

im praying for you. what a bummer this is.. praying that its not a slip . let us know as soon as you can... ((( hugs ))

how did you prepare the cottage cheese and egg salad?? i would like to make some for myself when im on pureed. im making notes all the time.

Elizabeth.. how awful and how unprofessional can one get?? they would have known that what they said wasnt a private conversation. If it were me.. sorry. i would have had a real go at him, and the others as well. Im glad that you are taking this reasonably well. i think its appalling ethics myself. Patient confidentiality is paramount, no matter what you are having done.Its a good job that you are being banded elsewhere. Ive not told anyone apart from my husband.. who had to know, and my youngest daughter who knows how to keep confidentiality. Anyone else?? no way. i live in a small town as well where everyone knows everyone elses business. I wasnt really obese, just over weight. However i had really bad joint issues ... osteo arthritis. It was crippling me. Lots of joint sugeries over the years. Also fluctuating blood pressure which was unstable and making me ill. when people see me out and about they know ive put on weight but im not classed as being obese. but, having said that, my general health was in a bad way. No one seeing me out would know this. So.. if anyone knew of my surgery i know what the talk would be... and it wouldnt be constructive, thats for sure. I hate gossip. i dont gossip in our home or elsewhere. what others do with their lives is their business. I expect them to have the same respect for me... but of course they dont and wouldnt. I think this is why i would react to a dr if he was out of line like yours was. I hope im not venting too much. Small towns and gossip is one of my pet hates. lol.

its brilliant.. !!

thanks for this. i would have to try and get it in a soft cover i think.... i will check it out.

now this IS interesting. lol.. Our barometric pressure has just dropped to billio... its very gusty wind and showers here. Im suffering with gas in my left shoulder today. it hasnt been around in a while. Im 17 days post op now.

Eliz... im so sorry this has happened to you... but it is better to have appendix out of the way first. you dont want anything to complicate your recovery from band surgery. Im in Australia, so im not a ''springer'' im a '' autumner''.. lol.. it doesnt matter in the least. im looking foward to all your posts as well as everyone elses.... you will learn a lot more over the extra time that has been given you. I hope that your recovery from this is very fast.

what sort of pureed foods are you enjoying now?? its a good question you asked. im interested to know what my family can enjoy with me as well. I dont have any more ideas to share right now. One week out from surgery is soon for Pureed foods... im over two weeks and have to be very careful about what im introducing. ive overdone it with my soups. put too much into them, even though they are still liquid, i think they were too spicy. Anyway, what have you been enjoying so far?? im looking forward to more solids myself.

its a fantastic article... ive just written down some notes on it. thanks for sharing this with us.

this is so true... and thanks for putting in these wonderful scriptures. i appreciate them. judy

i must have some swelling still because im restricted. i was done on the 23rd and no filling at the time. i have to be careful swallowing liquids even.

what a great idea that system was in place to make things easier. i imagine it must be time consuming coming back across the border. Im in Australia. I was thinking of going to Mexico for the surgery from here if i couldnt get a referral here.. fortunately i got one here. The biggest drawback for me would have been trying to maintain with fills. Our city isnt all that big. not that many drs here who do lapband.

me too..

i agree.. the first few weeks are just for healing, and exercising self control.ive over done it with liquids. i didnt think it was possible . by lunchtime ive started to get gut pain... like intense wind. then as the afternoon goes by the pain moves up under my right ribcage. really bad. then there is general soreness in the area of my pouch as well. i had to retire really early last night. it felt like gall bladder might feel... but not sure what side the gall bladder is on... anyone?/ anyway, i had a good think about what i was having in my soups. Id started introducing salsa... med. id started , yesterday, introducing some chilli.(a 1/2 teaspoon in about 2 cups soup) i think that was the straw that broke the camels back somehow. So, this morning, im back to bland liquids again. trying to get everything to settle down. Has anyone else had this problem?? when i had my post surgery appointment with the dr i talked about using salsa in my soups and the dr didnt mind at all. perhaps its just a weakness ive got.. and its showing now?/ Any advice or experience on this one, please??

i was under the impression that with liquids you could drink more frequently. its the solids and the thicker liiquids that you need to wait after having. is this right, those of you out there?? im still a newbie.

congratulations !! now you will feel better each day. How was the trip?? did you find it was easy coming home?

JanB23... i have been wearing size 18 as well. i dont have any trousers here that would be any other size. Im so pleased that you are losing weight. I need to ask everyone. Who has a swollen tummy in the afternoon with more gas?? anyone? my trousers are o.k... elastic waist of a morning but after lunch it swells up, gets some pain and i have lots of gas. i feel like getting into my nightie in the afternoons. Anyone else here have the same problems?

can i ask?? what is couch to 5kg program?? im clueless. lol. by the way, what a fantastic effort youve made.... way to go.

im in the same 'boat'' only my problem is that i have arthritis in my hips. after my surgery my feet, ankles and knees responded beautifully. So did my pelvis. now, after two weeks post op, my pelvis/hips are starting to grab me again. as a result im finding it harder to do the walking that i know i should be doing. im still on fluids with some solids introduced, but still soup. What can you suggest for me? initially a great weight loss.. about 13 lbs. most of that was unhealthy fluid. Im wondering if there are any really good books out there to buy that arent too complex to understand?? im going to have to learn how to ''tweek' my metabolism without the heavy workouts. by the way, im nowhere near any gyms. apart from swimming and walking i have nothing. two artificial knee joints does make things a bit harder. So.. do you know of any good books ??... any info appreciated very much.

wow...that is so good. as you are telling us about it im imagining myself in the same situation and loving it. lol Im an aussie...i wonder what the differences are between american and aussie sizes.??