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I have a friend that was banded six weeks after me and I give them all to her. What about finding a banded person that can pass them on to another banded person when she's done?

It is very common. I think many feel the same way and totally relate to what you are saying. Just give it time, it's a new habit to learn. It will happen.

Yep, a sales pitch from someone that doesn't even realize they have been selling their doc x3 in one thread alone. 'nuff said?

HA!!!! You are too funny!

Have to add... I suspect you do work for him as 100% of your posts are pushing him. You write about nothing else here on a support board.

Hmmm... all the people that go to him must not post on the internet. Honestly, I've never heard of him. BTW, do you work for him?

When it comes to nutrition your body has plenty of stores for nutrition. It won't affect anesthesia in the least if you have been doing a pre-op diet. The more weight you lose the easier it is for your doc to work around in your abdomen. One incision is for a trocar that holds your liver back. If you lose weight it is easier for the surgeon and safer for you.

eggs are *really* hard for many bandsters. I would suggest not eating them until your stomach is strong enough to PB. Really, it's NEVER a good idea to PB but it is sooo important not to PB while healing. Anytime you vomit/PB don't eat or drink anything at all for a few hours, then finish the day with liquids only. Not even soft foods, just liquids.

Bread is evil.

Congrats to you! That's fantastic! Feels good, eh??? :eek:

Congrats to you!! Be sure to come back when the gas pains hit. We can't do much about it but we can empathize. :eek:

I just calculated your body weight/age on a site that figures out how many calories that you need daily just to maintain your current weight. JUST to maintain and not to lose or gain you'd have to consume about 2300 calories daily. So if you are not losing I'd suggest tracking your food on something like Calorie Counter, Diet Tracking, Food Journal, Nutrition Facts at The Daily Plate or FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal because I have a hunch you might be taking in more calories than you realize. If you really were taking in about 1200 daily, you'd be losing weight at the rate of about 2 pounds weekly.

Ohhh! Exercise! When you exercise pounds melt off and you feel like a big Chocolate bar melting in the desert sun! Exercise speeds up the entire weight loss process. Go for it!!!!

The only problem with that is that it can cause blood pressure issues. I still vote for weights of some sort.

HA! With your sense of humor you'll do GREAT with a band!!

That's not really how it works. If it is removed after hitting goal the vast majority of people regain weight.

Faith... Sheesh! Do you realize you are 25% to your goal???? Congrats!!

Interesting question, I'm curious now as well. I have another question, at what point does obesity prevent the same? Is there a BMI # that prevents one from joining? # of pounds overweight? How does that work?

This is an interesting question. My doc just put me on Luvox (similar to prozac/zoloft) to stop PBing, nausea, vomiting, etc. He said the drugs work by changing the nerve impulses between the stomach and brain. I thought it was just tricyclics (Elavil, Sinequan, etc.) that did that but my thoughts were incorrect.

I drive to Nogales, Mexico (not a safe city AT ALL) at least every other week and volunteer for three doctors there. A trauma surgeon, an Internal Medicine Doctor, and a GI specialist and volunteer time providing medical care to those that couldn't afford medical care in their own country otherwise. I pay for all my own travel expenses, etc. That's the main thing I do, what do you do? It isn't just Mexicans, it is a great number of countries that are flocking over here. Yes, I think it will make a difference to tell people what the problem is like on the border states. Nobody is going to work on this problem until people from the midwest start screaming as loud as we are on the border states. By that time enough people will be screaming that something will be done however, it will likely be too late to undo a great deal of damage by that point. I'm not of the thinking that if we pretend it isn't a problem it will go away. We need to let people in other states know what they are going to experience as time goes on. The illegals aren't slowing down, they are coming here at record rates. When the rest of the country experiences what we do on a daily basis, then you'll see something done. Those on the border states will just sit back and remind everyone that we tried to tell you. What in the world makes you think I'm not doing just that???

I agree with you. I think if an employer is hiring illegals because they are cheaper than hiring legal US citizens, put them in jail. Put them in jail for a long time, fine them heavily, and sock it to them. It would only take a couple of employers going to jail and people would stop the practice of hiring illegals for the most part if they know they are next if they don't stop breaking laws.

The "hatred" I display is a sheer frustration for the result of the problem, not the people themselves. I outline the problems we live on a daily basis and you call that hatred. To each his own, I guess.

Do you even understand the issues being discussed here? I'm guessing not since you have nothing to add but insults. Nothing original, nothing of value, just slams.

Ohhh, MM.. don't feel discouraged! You just had surgery recently. Some people have restriction with the band alone and some don't. For some working on an empty band is like driving a car with flat tires. It will work but not well and you won't get far. Losing any weight during bandster hell is a GOOD thing!

HA! You know, the hospital I went to has now devoted a section just for my doc's patients. I swear it is because they wander up and down the halls burping and farting as they do their laps after surgery. I just know that is why the keep 'em all in the corner wing. :confused: