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Michelle, I am so sorry to hear about your erosion. Best of luck to you and I will send a prayer your way on the 28th.

Ok, you guys can stop talking about how much fun you had!!! Every time I try to plan on coming something comes up. I am still hopeful that one day, yes one day, I will make it to the support group. Dont give up on me yet. To each of my Maryland Banders, Have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving.

The walking will help. You need to go up and down stairs if you have them. As soon as you start burping the feeling will slowly go away. Main thing here to remember is dont wait til you get really hungry to eat cause you will have a tendency to eat too fast. Chew, chew well. I've got this new thing going on, I notice I am tighter in the evening. It usually helps if I drink something warm an hour before I eat. Good luck and I sympathize with you cause it is a terrible feeling.

Well, lets see, we have 2 Maryland lapband things going on that week. Since you guys are closer, I am going to try to make this one. Can you get an address for the Red Lobster please?

Pat, I am surprised at you. I am still smelling your little joke or was that me that let something out!!!LOL!!!

Sound like you had a blast. Great NSV.

Yeah, I am a U of MD graduate and terp. I love crabs and in the summer I eat them every weekend. As a matter of fact, I love all seafood. Yummy, it goes down quite well.

Welcome aboard Baron Patrick. Good luck on your quest.

Kat, Congratulations. Good luck to you.

Last week I went to Chicago for a seminar. When I got there I could barely get anything down but it got better as the week went on. Now I have returned I am even tighter. What happened? Has anyone else experienced this or is there something else going on with me? One other thing is that I am sore where my stomach is. Not when I touch it but if I cough, laugh or hit a bump while driving. And help or info would be appreciated :cry

LSasha, Great to hear you are finished and finally in Bandland. You dont have to worry about bugging me, I loved talking to you. I wish I had a person to bounce stuff off of and really a lot of the gals in this group talked me thru a great deal. Good luck to you and hopefully you will PM me soon!!!

DJ, Just be careful when you first eat. I was so tight I had two forks full and was about to lose my mind, serious backup. Have a good trip.

Thanks for the info. I talked to my doctor yesterday and he said he had no explanation why this would have happened. Alex, I am going to take your advice and try to lose a couple of pounds.

I think you are your worst critic. Your hair looked great and you didnt look like you gained any weight. Give yourself a break. You're georgeous!

Happy Birthday Delarla. And make sure you do something very very naughty. Whatever it is enjoy!!!! :Bunny

Happy, happy Birthday Betty.

GREAT for you!!! You are going to feel so much better.

I will definitely try to make this one.

Has anyone ever gotten filled all the way to the limit of what the band holds? What happens if it gets to this point?

Kyleighp, How many cc's are you up to with your fills?

Barbara, Try the tuna and egg salad. Mix it with low fat mayo (add a little more than you normally would) and some sweet relish, salt and pepper. You can also fix the chicken salad like that too but I had problems in the beginning eating the chicken salad cause it was a little more to consume. I didnt eat crackers at all til I went to the regular food stage. I eat the low sodium Ritz cracker and usually only 4 or 5. Good luck to you.

Babs, I hope everything speeds up and you recovery fast. I know you will appreciate everything you have done once you get past this pain and your body heals. Just remember there is gonna be a really new you under all that stitching!

Ok, so what time do you want me to come over to test for you???? LOL!!! sounds good.

Put off doing weekly exercise (oh, no did I say that!!!)) NIQUP

I took off 2 weeks but could have gone back earlier. So I think you will be ok with the 7 days. You may feel a little tired the first couple of days so I hope your boss is understanding. Your liquid diet will consist of any liquid that can go thru a straw. However, do NOT use a straw they cause air for lapbanders. You can have apple juice, cranberry juice, tea (non caffeinated), Protein shakes, lots of Water, carnation Breakfast milk. I even pureed up some of the cream of kind Soups and mixed them with the milk to thin them out. You can have sugar free popsicles. Depending on how long your dr. puts you on liquids after that you will move to the mushy stage. It gets a little better. Me and scrambled eggs with no sugar applesauce were really good friends. Also, egg salad, tuna salad, chicken salad with lots of mayo. Mashed potatoes with spinach in them and a sprinkle of cheese were good to. Good luck.