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I had the 6mth supervised diet and at first I was disappointed, but looking back it was a blessing. There's a lot to learn about the band, a lot thats sometimes not covered in seminars and sometimes too much too fast and you forget. But after 7mths of being on these boards everyday gave me the best education. Even ppl not doing well can teach you something. The time goes by really quick, so take advantage of it. Best wishes!

The perks of owning a band.lol

Stress has always struck my stomach my whole life and now my band takes part in it too.lol. I have read that a lot of ppl feel stress in their bands.

Congratulations! Follow your Drs orders and you will be sooooo happy.

Great post! Keep up the good work.

Oh you guys are so distrusting! Think I'll send my bank acct # if you don't want money. He's a lawyer for heavens sake, if you cant trust him, who can you trust. btw I havd some property in S Florida Im trying to sell

There's probably a few reasons Dr is trying to pursuade you against LBS one being money and another is time, which breaks down to money also. They make more money on other WLS, plus there's little after care . LB patients need to see the Dr for fills and check ups once a month. Plus, yes, a lot of patients (not all) fail from non compliance. BTW the fail with other WLS too b/c of the same reason. You don't change your lifestyle, you are not going to do well with any WLS. If you are serious about LBS and have done your research, I would suggest you find a different Dr who will support what they are doing. There's plenty of them out there. Whatever you chose I wish you the best! PS as far as the lady who is skinnh and Dr can't access port, she must have a flipped port or an incompetent Dr. Find a different seminar and read post here. Good Luck!

You should be proud, congratulations!

I wish you the best! Keep us posted on progress. Congratulations on a better job too!

"can't keep most regular food down" sounds like you're too tight and I've heard many say that will stop weight loss and even cause weight gain. Just a thought. I hope others will chime in on this.

IMO, Any weight loss surgery is going to take commitment. Did you commit yourself to the band? Will you be able to make dietary commitments to the sleeve. My sister had gastric bypass, lost a lot, but didn't make the lifestyle change ,I call commitment and gained all the weight back. I wish you well on whatever you decide.

This is a great post and great discussion! I was in the lazy convenience catagory. Instant gratification.

Everyone is totally different on this but my DR said on average between 4.5 & 7cc, some more, some less.

I hope I don't offend anyone, but my granddaughter see's many Drs and the only time she has trouble is when she see's a NP. I know there's good and bad in every profession, but when a NP continues to not see there is a problem, its time to insist on what my daughter calls "a real Dr". Sorry this went on for so long, but glad you're seeing the surgeon now.

Thoughts & prayers with you Shellee! Please keep us posted.

I've taken my pills whole,right after initial swelling went down. No problems.

She all she needed was a little b i t c h slappin,lol just joking Just try and stay calm msrhonda, everything will work out. It is a learning process that takes time and patience. We're all in this together.

To get me through those times I tried to keep myself very busy. All my drawers are cleaned out, closets clean, laundry room repainted etc... I would also fill in the in between meals with sf hot chocolate, decaf tea and lots and lots of water. Good luck!

Fact is if you over eat you are going to PB or throw up. Really try hard not to miss meals. Get some High Protein Bars for such days. I know for a fact that weight comes off better when you eat 3 meals a day.

Walking is the best medicine for gas, heating pad any other time.

Great post Cheryl, I think everyone should read it too.

You go girl! I saw that post and realized that person knows nothing about you. I'm glad you're not giving up on us, though I wouldn't blame you if you did, but I sure would of missed you. Every time I welcome a newbie and tell them there is a lot of inspiration here, you are the first to come to mind, along with some other great ppl. I believe the one's that call ppl "know it alls", "preachy" are just jealous b/c they haven't treated their bands well and they make excuses. Time for them to take a good look at themselves. Thank you for staying!

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your banding! Everyone usually goes through that "WTH did I do to myself" at the beginning.lol You will find a lot of support, knowledge and inspiration here, so post often. Best Wishes!