Nana~

Pre op: I had to have my 1st consult-Do the Ins. thing (30 day wait)- Go see a therapist (to make sure I was wanting to lose etc.)-Go to a dietary class-Take all sorts of blood work (not sure what they tested for)- Go in to get my gal bladder checked out ( to see if came out when I got my band)-Schedule my surgery apt. On surgery day I got up Hubby drove me 3 hours to Victoria TX to the hosp. We arrived at 4:30 am where I paid my 250.00 dect. they put my family and I in a room. Came to hook up Iv's and at 7 am rolled me down to surgery- gave me "night night" medicine. I slept I woke up in my room with my family, I went to the bathroom the nurse helped me shower they fed me a creamy liquid meal ( cream of chicken soup-non sweet tea-milk-custard pudding) Then My Dr. came into check on me.I was wheel chaired down to get my Barium swallow test. Then I was released and on my way home at 5:30 pm same day. I was very sore the first 3 days then started riding my bike again. (taking my kids to school- 1 mile)

WOOT! That is so awsome Wheetsin! Congrats! I know it's a great feeling seeing that "I need to lose" number fall! I'm so happy for you!

That sounds REALLY good. Has anyone had any issues eatting this? I hear alotabout bands and eggs dont mix. I havenot tried it too scaredbut I LOVE quiche and havenot had any in nearly 2 years!

I have left my (nearly)12 yr old girl w/ my 9 yr old son to go to the Grocery store to get bread etc. not shopping shopping. They did fine My son plays on the video games doesn't even miss me. Also I carry my nextel and she can walkie talkie or call me at any time, and She does I get lil beeps saying can I have (whatever) to eat? or Can you buy me some (Blank) while your there etc. In our old neighbor hood I did see something that really bugged me. We would ride our bikes home everyday and there was a little boy pre-K maybe what 5 maybe 6 yrs old. Left to walk 1 mile (Alone) to our street where they lived and when he got there everyday mom and dad were at work and the used their cell phone as a babysitter everyday. This little boy would be outside playing and his phone would ring and he would take off inside to talk. I figure he was suppose to be inside so he would run to answer the phone. I dunno I just think 5/6 yr olds shouldn't walk a mile home alone to a empty house

yes, thats what I did! I was grilling chicken tonight whern I decided to core and herb 4 apples (1 each) I wraped them in foil and grilled them! OMG yum! I got my apple core thingy at target out of their 1.00 bin lol wanted to use it and came up with something yummy! I'm prolly not the first to ever do this but its new to me thought I'd share! My kids called them apple sweets hehe Im going to go crazy next time I grill I just knowit!

I read on here about peoples losing 10 pounds a month. (and They encourage me) I lose about 3-5 pounds and I'm very happy to lose it slow as long as I lose lol. I'm happy your back on the losing side LOL and I hope to join you soon! Doing okay with my new fill so far Been empty for a few months and I gained back like 12 pounds :second:

My hubby has a Dr apt on friday for high blood pressure on friday , I will ask about this then! Thanks He sorta has a off and on switch when helays down he is snoring with in 5 min. and when he wakes he is still exhausted so I know something is going on. And his HBP the dr says his heart never rests, maybe he isn't resting at all he just well passes out andgets up tired. I will def. ask about this.

is this something I can ask my family Dr. about getting tested for my hubby? He gasps air in his sleep. snore- nothing- then gasp. I think he may have this and it scares me. I wasnt tested for this for the band, So I dont know about it.

1. how long have you been banded? 1.9 years 2. rate your level of restriction: 1.4 ccs just got fill yesterday very tight right now :second: on liquids today. A. NONE (fill or no fill you can eat whatever) B. Little (occasionally you will have a hiccup, your eating the same or a little less than pre-op) C. Moderate (have some restriction but not much!) D. Moderate/CLOSE to sweet spot (have good restriction but still need a little more) E. Sweet Spot!!! (perfect restriction) F. Too Tight (need/want a unfill) G. Too Tight (DONT WANT a unfill eating mosty liquids) 3. how long after you wake do you drink your first liquids, are they hot or cold: ASAP normally cold then maybe some coffee 4. how long after you wake do you eat your first food, is it solid or mushy? if it is mushy, when is your first dense protien solid? Maybe an hour after I wake, normally a mushy I eat oatmeal Cereal etc. First dense meal lunch 5. does your restriction change throughout the day? a. slightly tighter in the AM looser in the PM b. pretty tight most of the day- small SOLID breakfast and lunch, loosen up solid dinner c. pretty tight most of the day- small liquid/mushy breakfast and lunch, loosen up for a small solid dinner d. tight all day, if you dont make sure you are constantly drinking you will get tighter, have to REALLY work at getting food down. loosen up slightly with a careful mostly mushy dinner 6. how often do you PB? I have not had a pb in 1 month when I was too tight everyday at every meal... 7. is it mostly Slime/Saliva or is it the offending food or liquid that comes up? Slime, but when I was too tight I would "Cough" up my meal food 8. why are you PB'ing? a. i forget i am banded and try to swallow stuff whole (oops) b. i ate something dry c. i didnt chew good enough d. i chewed good but the texture didnt agree e. i sometimes do with first liquids of the day f. i am eating beyond the pouch capacity thats all for now. thanks for your participation!

I'd call and ask your Dr. Depends on his he has you on just liquids or Clear Liquids I would think. I know when I get a fill "MY" Dr says 1 day of liquids and I can eat cream of chicken Soup but I eat it from the can, and I ate it all day yesterday lol cause I just got my fill. Again call your Dr or their nurse, all Dr's have differ rules. Nana~ I LOVE HONEY CHICKEN!!! I cant go to buffets any more its a waste of money for my 4 or 5 bites lol, I order it to go from our local place~Hubby and I share 1 meal 6.00 kids share a meal 6.00 instead of buffet 9.00 each and 6.00 each kido

I like the hot and sour soup that comes in the herb packets near the Chinese food isle~

Heya, I just finished my first tribal belt! Its so pretty and loads of people have given compliments on it. It is too big for me though and I'm going to sell it...My prob. is as the maker you always see what could have been better not what turned out great. If you want to take a look and let me know what you think...About the belt itself and what it may could be priced at I really appreciate it! Vines if your near your advice as a dancer would be great too! http://www.trufolk.com/ It's under Tribal creations. The site is under construction still. Hugs~

29K I paid 1500.00 out of pocket

Ello! I think you may mean gentlespirit, I'm the one selling stuff on Ebay She the single mom who can really use some help, I'm just in a tight spot at the moment. I've never filled bankruptcy or anything so I couldn't give advice on that but I can give advice on ideas to get you thru a tight spot I appreciate the thought though very much~ I sell things on Ebay all the time its where I sell my cloaks and stuff, I also run a Donation site for my plastic surgery fund (see my sig) Big hugs~ Nana~

whaaa? LOL we do have a place here for that called hippie Hollow! Never been though~

cinnamon and suger and a bit of nutmeg just sprinkled the mix on the inside core not pack it full, wraped it in foil and when they felt like a potato I pulled them off. They were VERY full of flavor very little herb goes a long way. My kids really liked them alot!

I guess I just need to get this off mt chest, I'm a wreck right now. It is really hard for me having a son 9 yrs old who can't sit still has fits, lies, I don't know if he is the bully or the bullied. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Is anyone out there that can help me sort? Our son went from a walk out of class student to a A a/b student on Rit la 20 but his behavior and attitude hasn't changed at all. He has a big mouth and nothing to back it up, he only has 2 friends in the neighborhood the rest are who ever biggest friend kind of crap. They always start fights and call him names then he'll say something and can't back it up with his fists. He lies to us he throws things when mad I'm just lost! Today our son came home w/ a black eye. They had a sub driver and none of the kids sat in their places. Our daughter says he tried to sit in the seat behind his when the lil boy pushed him and says "no don't sit here" Dar said there's no where Else to sit and sat down and the lil boy punched him in the eye. No report was made the driver did nothing. I called the school and I know tomorrow I'll get the normal Dar prob. started it crap. It doesn't matter who started it no report was made, and he was punched in a eye that he has had surgery on and will again very soon. Even though I don't think he did start it, the kids on the bus are always trying to get kids to fight. I'm so happy school is almost out! Just makes me want to go back to home schooling them!

Thanks guys, I guess I'll just grin and bear it for the last week of school and be prepared for next year!

Heya! I make costumes and cloaks my site is Trufolk.com I've been redoing everything so it's under construction still Here is a belly dance belt I made, I'm doing a Goddess line this one is for "Freya" This was my first hand embroidery ever! I'm working on a Kali" belt now. heres a pic This costume I sold it was too big for me now but you get the idea. and this is one of the color cloaks I make :success1: there alot more I need to take photos of and put on my site maybe I'll do that this week.

nope, but I can! give me a bit to put a photo together

Hehe, your too funny! I like wearing the tankini's because when I'm standing I'm covered and when I sun I fold up the top and I look so much better laying down anyways LOL all the fat sinks inwards

I too was told 3 times a day no snacks, isn't it funny how everyone is told differant! It makes sense though pre banding thats what I did to diet.

Bump! Okay so where is Vines at? anyone know?

I got a bill from my Dr. for 10.00 so I dunno lol I'll take that bill in tomorrow (I had to reschudle) because I overslept and its a 3 hr drive Ins lady at Dr office said that even so people have had that letter, Aetna only paid 25.00 of the fill...So that leaves me with 150.00 fills I guess dunno we'll see what happens tomorrow!

when I had my surgery I had UHC PPO I had no issues getting the surgery done. Jan 1 06 our work changed ins providers and we picked aetna. At first I was told no coverage for my follow ups. Now after reading the other post about Artna now covering Banding wls, I called this AM and found out that Ive already met my 200.00 yr dect. and Aetna will cover 80% of my fill visits! woot! Now my Dr is out of network so I have to call my works HR and get a transition of care form and get Dr to fill out this will make me receive in network medical benifits from my dr. ( 80% of my bills paid) So Im doing that now! So instead of 175.00 a visit it will be 20% of 175! THANK GOODNESS! Cause Ive been slacking on the Dr Visits because of the cost!!!!