DeLarla

Beans? I SUCK at cooking beans. Jess, send me your bean recipe. I'm buying a pressure cooker this weekend. Thanks Puddin, now send me directions to make a meatloaf in there.

I had almost everything your're describing except rashes behind my ears. Could it be hives? If so, the Xanax will keep you calm. But I had red bumps (tiny little blisters) all over my belly from the bandages that I was allergic to. Plus, my incision was leaking due to a port infection. I was told to keep the area clean and dry, which was pretty stupid considering a leaking port is wet. If the area gets warm or red, it might be infected. If the wound heals over and fills with Fluid, that most likely means the port is infected. Let's hope it's just allergic reactions and hives, which are much easier to treat. Have a nice Xanax nap :confused:

I was raised on a pressure cooker and didn't think they were around any more. I never thought of cooking a meatloaf in there. How'd you do that?

I had that same hard scar tissue, like the size of a grapefruit. But now it's only the size of a golfball, so mine is getting smaller.

It's tomorrow... hurry and tell us how you are! Good luck, I hope this solves the pain problem you had with the band!

My doctor's English wasn't good enough to explain why he didn't fix my hiatal hernia, but he told me I didn't have it any more. I'm not sure if the band placement shoved the hernia back in place, but I haven't had that awful pain since I woke up from banding. I'm still pain free since band removal, but I never did get the right story from my Mexican surgeon.

Good luck, you are an amazing little thang with the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen.

I lost almost 80 pounds with my band before it eroded and was removed. I probably would have been banded even if I had a connective tissue auto immune disease. It was worth the gamble.

"It created a connective tissue disease. BINGO - that was the term I was trying to remember! People with connective tissue auto immune diseases are not supposed to be banded (according to my surgeons.) My Mexican surgeon (Lopez) knew I had Sarcoidosis, AND HE SAID BEING BANDED WILL HELP MY DISEASE. I have nodules on my lungs, which make it hard to catch my breath. I can breathe now that I've lost 80 pounds with the band. DeLarla's band complications were in no manner related to Sarcoid Disease. My port wound became infected while all my other wounds healed perfectly. If any disease would have caused one wound to be infected, then all my wounds would have been infected. According to Inamed 2 years ago, there have been no documented cases of band complications due to Auto Immune diseases, but due to what Archermom was referring to with "silicone breast implants either causing connective tissue disease, or connective tissue disease causing breast implant complications," Inamed added the warning against band insertion. I suck at discussing medical issues, so somebody please re-write what I'm trying to say to clarify it. Both Dr. Lopez and Dr. Kuri (Mexican surgeons) know I have Sarcoid. Neither blamed my auto immune disease for my erosion. If my Sarcoid caused my erosion, what should we blame all the other erosions on considering nobody else has auto immune diseases. Like Leatha said, losing weight has helped both of us live longer and healthier, and either one of us can become really sick from our disease at any given time regardless of the band.

When I was still banded I used "Colon Cleanse" that work fabulously with no problem to my band or my surgeon. You can feel the pill pass through to the bottom before taking the other half. I never had problems with things sticking in my pouch though, so I felt pills go through to the bottom. Any health store carries it (or similar products.) They're a little hard to take since they're big pills, but you break them in half. Start by taking one with Water. Next day take 2. Next day take 3. Once you poop like a horse (they worked overnight form me) you back off by taking 2, then 1, then none. Now I do it about once a month. Nothing feels better than pooping like a horse.

Happy belated bandiversary, Nyk! After all those frustrations and struggles, 80 pounds is a huge, huge gift. I sure hope it means more dresses and getting prettied up, you deserve it.

Okay, I just watched it but I don't "get" it. I'm not a Trekky (did I spell that right?) I always thought the original Star Trek was a spoof. Is this a spoof of a spoof, or is this like a serious sci-fi deal? It's a cool looking trailer even though I'm not in it. Nice still shot of the girl's butt in the tiny skirt. Please explain what I just watched (and why I'm not in it.) Can I have your autograph?

AAAmom, don't be sad - it's not healthy. If we can't laugh, we'll cry. Why the heck do you think I'm so funny? I think God gave me extra padding to protect me. I was dating a guy for a couple months when he suddenly mentioned my weight. Before that day, he completely accepted me for who I was. We had a sexual relationship, but nothing oral was going on yet since I consider that a deeper, more intimate expression of love that we hadn't gotten to "yet." I guess he got tired of waiting and one night just blurted out, "Do you know why guys date fat chicks?" I wasn't about to let him know how horrified I instantly became, so I played cool and said, "Why?" He explained that fat chicks gave the best blowjobs in the world since they're so desperate. I acted really cool and laughed it off and made an excuse to end the evening. My phone rang off the hook for a month, but I never spoke with him again. Problem is, some men are so stupid at matters of the heart that he probably didn't realize how bad that burned.

This one happened to my sister-in-law, who is a very big girl. She was cleaning the house one of those extra long t-shirts (like a dress.) Before she knew it, my 4-year old nephew took a running start at her, pulled up the skirt and played hide and seek under her dress for LIKE A HALF A SECOND before coming back up totally green and saying "PHEEEWWWW." That's got to be one of the funniest things I've ever seen in my life, but if I were her, I would have died on the spot. She was mortified and embarrassed, but kids are so innocent, and how could we NOT laugh at that when the lil guy was plugging his nose?

It's been over a year since I've thought about this topic, but I do recall a discussion I had with Inamed. They said there was no proof that certain auto immune diseases could cause band rejection, but they were using information from past breast implant rejections in this same type of auto immune patient. I'm having a hard time coming up with the right words, but something like, "If breast implants reject due to the disease there's a greater chance other foreign implants will reject." Don't quote me, but DO search this site since there's a whole great discussion somewhere.

I cheated and was afraid my surgeon wouldn't do the surgery. When I told him, he was very empathetic and said, "Don't worry Honey, the band is going to help you from now on." Shrinking the liver makes it "easier" for a doc to place the band, but my doc went forward even though I hadn't lost any weight during my pre-op days. Good luck, and congrads on only slipping twice!

Hey new gals, another reason people don't see you is because there are so many new posts every day. If you want to keep your thread "live" so others can see it, we do something called, "Bumping a thread." All that means is you have to type a response to put your post back at the top of the list, otherwise other threads will show up on top. So I'm bumping this since LBT is busier during the week. Soon you won't be able to keep up with all the friends you meet here! And just so there's no confusion, Blossom's passing had nothing at all to do with the band.

I’m thinking anyone who says, “yuck” about a vagina must be too young to understand how LBT is the only place in the world where we feel physically normal. Could you imagine talking about inner-thigh rashes, “aprons” or “fupas” in a hotel lobby or in the office lunch room? Now, back to our regularly scheduled Vagina discussion. Since nobody else said it, leave it to the mouth (that would be me, duh.) I have to work my vaginal muscles more often than I care too since I used to tinkle when I sneezed. I thought it was just due to age, but my girl parts got just as weak and floopy as my arms & ass when I hit 300#. When I say, “I just wet my pants from laughing" I wasn't kidding. Now that I've lost weight and gained some muscle, my Vagina, I'm able to squeeze my giblets while sneezing so no piddle leaks out. If that's too personal to discuss here, should I tell my mail carrier? Perhaps a stewardess? I'm very angry at my Ben Wa Balls because I should have them mastered by now but they keep falling out. Cooter push-ups are just as hard as regular ones.

Hey you! Hang in there! Some people get banded like they had a cavity filled and bounce back to normal. Then there was me - UG! But it will get better. Be careful though, because some of us felt better after a couple days, but then felt much worse for a few more days before getting all the way better. Have someone rub almond oil in your feet and brush your hair. Get spoiled, k?

Ladysplenda, either send me a PM with your address, or request a catalog through my site. I'd like to know which 11 women voted against a vagina thread? We might all be laughing, but how the hell else are we supposed to discuss the subject? I can't even quote the "correct medical terminology" as given above without falling off my chair, that's damn funny. My husband likes my gina the way it is. He thinks having sex with skinny women is like, "Screwing a bag of antlers." But, my FUPA isn't as meaty as some women's, I suppose. Maybe that's because I'm a shaver, so I don't have all the poof. I'm going for the full Brazillian this summer! By the way, is everyone doing their Kegels? And a one, and a two, and sqeeeeeze, and hold. Gimme 100.

I had similar concerns about my auto immune disease, and the warnings are only related to a specific type of auto immune disease. This has all been discussed in great detail, so I won't go into a whole explanation. But do a search here at LBT and you'll see what I'm talking about. Or, check for all my posts from about a year ago, or search for "Sarcoid" or "Sarcoidosis" since that's the name of mine, which may lead you to those discussions. Not all surgeons are familiar so do your homework.

It never seemed like too many people were having bands removed till they all end up in one thread. Anthony, I'm sure there's a difference between having a band removed compared to having an eroded band removed, which may be the reason for a longer hospital stay. When my eroded band was removed they had to repair preferations, so I stayed longer and had a rotten time of it. And yes, I still have restriction. I just don't respect it the way I should. What's that thing we all say??? Oh, "I'll quit junk food tomorrow."

Sunta, try sipping warm liquids. My 5 surgeons all wanted me on clear liquids for a week, meaning apple juice, broth, Jello, Gatorade. Many of us were instructed to avoid thick Protein drinks till our 2nd week. Also, the band is often much tighter in the morning, so don't force yourself right away. It's important to keep hydrated, so maybe suck on ice cubes or frozen pops. I used a sports bottle to drip one or two drops of liquid on my tongue (my husband called it my Polish IV since I'm Polish.) It took hours to finish a bottle of Gatorade, but at least I knew I was getting some liquid in. While many people breezed through band surgery like nothing, others (like me) had a really rough couple of weeks. My savior was an extra large heating pad for the aches and pains, and constant walking. My husband pampered me, but if you don't have anyone to take care of you then just forget about everything for a while - no laundry, dishes, mail. Relax, take it easy, walk and "listen" to your body. If you're really worried, don't feel bad about calling your surgeon - that's why you paid him. Hope to see you on the healed side soon. Peace.

Thanks, Dody! Things get slow on the weekends, but I promise lots of people will jump in soon. Did you ever start a thread in the Introduction forum? If not, why not tell us a little about yourself, like where you live, surgeon, kids? Sometimes those things will get the ball rolling. :scared:

Yes, please.