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I'm just glad the band is around my stomach instead of my neck. I've been sneezing all evening. Can you imagine if that was a bandster barf? I guess it's a bandster sneeze! You are right, it will wait until I'm around someone. Ever see a dog when something is up their nose? They sneeze over and over again? I feel a bit like my Shih tzu right now.

There are people that take 10 hour flights home two days after surgery from Mexico. Flying shouldn't be a problem.

I went to a bandster lunch a few months ago where a newbie was there getting ready to have her own surgery. I took ONE bite of a baked potato and had to run to the bathroom three times. I finally left the restaurant in shame. The only time I've had to leave a restaurant after barfing three times and a newbie was there. Wow... great thing for a noob to see.

Here you go: (o) (o) Whoo hooooo!

I voted for 5-7 days a week but not sure if mine counts or not, I don't really eat breakfast as I wait until I am hungry and that's not until 1pm or so. So if you figure that is breakfast, then daily.

I do that if I eat crap food. Once I start crap food I'm history for the day. I'm hungry all day long. If I eat good carbs it doesn't seem to bother me. One Frito and I'm a couch slug chowing away for the day.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f11/researching-mexican-doctors-101-a-43575/ There are two doctors with very poor reputations but if you do your research you shouldn't have a problem.

Absolutely. I use Matrix 5.0 chocolate with Water and two shots of Da Vinci Raspberry s/f syrup around 1PM or so. That's 120 calories. I might have another around 4PM, then whatever I want for dinner. At first there was head hunger but no stomach hunger. Now the head hunger is gone for the most part. If I loaded it up with bananas and other assorted carbs then I'm REALLY hungry later. But with water and S/F syrup I'm not the least bit hungry.

Not me, I don't eat until I am hungry. I have no problem managing my weight. OP... the reason for being tighter in the AMs is because of a Fluid shift in your body. When you are in one position all night (flat) it changes the fluids in your body. When you stand up and walk around it changes. If I am thirsty and want a lot of Water in the mornings I run for about 10 minutes and I'm good to go. Also, there is a mucus plug in your stoma that forms when you don't eat or drink in some time. I'm sure that contributes as well.

Usually it only took giving one bad grade and they usually cleaned up their act.

Are they freshmen?

The fiber crackers? Yeah, while they are shooting out your nose. I kinda forgot about that when I put them in there. (whoops)

Did it once with Fiber crackers. BTW... that box I sent to you? Might wanna pitch the fiber crackers.

During bandster hell a certain amount of self control is necessary. The band does not do everything for you. The band will help with stomach hunger but head hunger is all up to you. If you aren't hungry, don't eat. Period. We all go through it and now is when you start learning to deal with it.

240cc is the same as a cup.

Well, as long as you don't mind seaweed shooting out your nose, it's not all bad!

Better yet, I am pretty sure a piece of lettuce is still stuck in my sinus. Blahhhhhh.... I'm not liking this.

Did you guys get down to reality at all or was the topic of Mexico even discussed? You know, every single time I go to Mexico I am embarrassed by some ignorant idiot that doesn't know how to behave in public let alone how to represent their home country while in the country of another. They are insulting, childish, uninformed, ignorant, and not having the least desire to learn a bloody thing when it comes to truth. But yours is even better... two shining examples of US bariatric medical care! HA!

We were looking for you on R&R the other day! Come back!!! The big issue with NSAIDs is that it doesn't stay in your pouch. If you were to take an 800mg Motrin and it got stuck that might not be great. But if you were to talk to your doc about liquid Motrin and 8oz of Water as a chaser, he might not have a problem with that.

I don't know, I kinda think everyone here over reacted to the issue. One person was making a suggestion and another took it as a slam. I think maybe everyone could lighten up a bit and realize people are only offering opinions and if you agree, great. If you don't, great. It's an opinion, nothing more and everyone has a right to theirs.

If my nails don't go through a glove that thing won't! But it would be up higher where a glove wouldn't cover it.

Nope, not due to weather since I live in the desert. I am a nurse. All kinds of gross things could get in there.

Hmmmm... the store is open for another hour. Nawwww, I'll go look tomorrow. I need someone with me or I'll let them talk me into just about anything.

Hmmmm... can't say as I would want anything on my face but my wrist... that's doable. I am thinking about work though. I'd have to keep it covered 100% of the time. That's not cool.

I think one of the reasons I want to do it is because it's tiny. I have had to wear big fat bands on rings and such because of my big fat hands. Now they aren't so fat and a tiny petite little stone would work where it wouldn't have worked before. Maybe that's one reason I want this. It's not a tattoo, I can remove it myself if I want. I kinda sorta think I might do this.