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Gosh, this could be a number of things. Have you heard from your doctor yet? Please keep us posted on what he's choosing to do - AND the results. Many of us have expereinced this, but it was after a fill. Im with the others about sticking to liquids/soft foods until doc has a chance to see whats going on. hang in there...

Hi Chicken! And WELCOME to LBT! So glad to have you. SO youve lost around 36 pounds in 2 months? ...and youve JUST had your first fill??? WOW! Youve done exceptional! :clap2: Most of us started losing a big amount after our first fill - so youve gotten a great start! Glad you are here, and again, WELCOME!

HI, and WELCOME to LBT AND Bandland!!! I couldnt understand your first question, could you Please repeat it? the different foods for the different phases are located on this link... http://lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=3995 and about the dizziness... hmmm, Im wondering if you are dizzy because of lack of food. Have you asked your surgeon about this? How bad is the dizziness? again, WELCOME to LBT! Hope to see you around!

Penni, I am SO SO SO sorry to hear of your loss. ((hugs)) Not being physically with your daughter during this time of miscarriage is probably the hardest! about the video... I read your question and immediately I thought of you videoing your belly... THEN I read what Crystal said, then Betty agreed. Thats 3 votes for the same idea. Im thinking that its kinda like American Idol - they want unique, different, special... but NATURAL! And the idea of sharing about you being an RN was a great thought too. Youre gonna get it - I just know it. :eek:

I havent heard of coughing causing PORT problems, but - I HAVE heard of excessive coughing causing a slippage. BE CAREFUL!!! and get some cough syrup. Its alot cheaper then band/port replacement surgery! Hope you feel better soon!

LOL, how funny!! So now there's a light at the end of the tunnel. You are so right - VERY glad you didnt wait til March! How long before the the blood test results to come back?

can you buy these at Walmart?? if so, what section?

Kim, do you serve that over rice? I just checked my cupboards and I have all the ingrediants to make it. And it seems like something my pickey family will eat... except for the mushrooms (which I eat out of the cans - yummy). Ill let you know If I wouldve had salsa, I wouldve made Jenna's chicken chilie.

ok, where's that smiley face where the jaw drops??? OMGawd! GIRL!!! you look beautiful! and I L O V E the new hair. short and sassy! Keep up the great work! We should be going home in late May. Hope Ill be able to recognize you!

Dee Dee, chips and dip for me are like krypton for Superman. My mouth is watering just talking about'em. mousecrazy, I *thought* I was the only one that gorged on cerel in pre-banding days. I was going to put that on my original reply, but thought others wouldnt understand.... *sigh* thank God I cant do that anymore.

we're waiting.... :biggrin1:

pre banding = Cookies, cakes, any junk food actually. post banding = chips and dip. Sometimes I eat this for a meal. Not good, I know.

I suggest contacting your NEW insurance comp. and finding out what (or IF)they pay for lapbanding and its maintence (fills). 6 months after banding, I changed health insurances. The new one doesnt cover banding or maintance for it... while the old one did. With this being said, you may want to ask your surgeons office what the cost for a fill is - cash price! Thats the way Im having to go these days.

are you talking about green tea? thats what me and Dee Dee are thinking of. Ive had green tea several times during my banding. Its not harmful, and for me, wasnt very effective. Ive head that it was a great antioxident though... ??? but didnt do a thing for my weightloss.

if anyone deserves to do this - its you. ((hugs)) just remember, were all in this together! and I agree, this forum is exceptional. Thanks from me too, Alex!

Brave woman! :star: :star: I have pics just like this and when I look at them I wonder, "gee, did I really look like that?" ((btw, is the first one with Rachel? What a beautiful baby!))

Welcome to LBT AND to bandland! Hope to see you around often

Just checking on you and Chris...... how are things going post-zapping?

Sorry if it seemed we were complaining.... but if we dont tell the problems we are having, he'll never know! Thanks Alex. Things seem better

Yeah, you got it! Mine says that I have 2 unread - but I click on the link and it says, "No Pager Messages to Display". Ill wait a few and check again. What about a pop up window to let us know we are being paged? I didnt get anything like that.

ok, its different now... the pager thingy. I see that Alex is on-line. Maybe he's here to help! Hi Alex!

Betty, that was ME that sent you a pager message! You were my "guiney pig"... lol I used the double grey blobs at the top right corner of a post - next to the alert button. Do you see it? Ill send you another one....

Hi Dovie, I had first health insurance when I was banded. They are really a great insurance comp. to deal with. If your doc has your charted weight during those months of getting your maintance med's, then most likely, your doc's office can use that as a "weight program". You need to talk to your docs office FIRST! First Health may accept this along with a detailed letter from his office. good luck.

Hey Mandy, just wonding how things were going??? please update us! we are all concerned. ((hugs))

The one I had talked to me about food choices. As if over weight people do not already know this stuff. "And when you need to snack, choose an apple instead of a bag of chips" blah! What a joke, but it was just another step in the right direction for "approval"!