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Had my Surgery Tuesday morning at 8:30am. Released from hospital after swallow test on Wednesday at noon and was back to work Friday at 11pm. WOuld probably had gone back to work thursday nite but it was one of my off days.

Hiccups tell me STOP now. If I don't I am uncomfortable for at least an hour. Sometimes I begin the PB routine which, next to sticking my finger in the light socket, is my favorite thing to do. I have been fooled a few times...where I hiccup once and then no more so I take a few more bits and holy cow I want to find the highest bridge. So thru trial and error I have learned. Hiccup to me is like a cop with a ticket book...I'll give you a warning mister if you stop. otherwise you get the ticket and pay the piper

Grace you absolutely right. My Dr told me that there was nothing they could do for the pain from the injected gas and as you were told I was too....move around. Just sit and be in pain. Move and it gets absorbed. But in defense of those who talk about Gasx and the like. A lot of Banded people have an increas in "Natural Gas" and it may start right at the time of surgery and thus the confusion. Remember when you are eating properly Having gas is natural...Its part of the digestive system. I love my band and all that has come along with it

Beer is probably the one thing I miss most. Not that I drank alot before surgery but always enjoyed a good cold one on a hot day. I spoke to my Dr about drinking beer and he told me he has patients who have no problem and then some do. So i set up my own experiment. Flew to Vegas...$263.00 round trip. Stayed 3 nites free as Harrah's has me on their sucker list. An honor I brag about...lol Played $300.00 in video poker machine waiting for drink lady to come by so I could get the "FREE" beer. What the hell wasn't going to spend $2.00 on a beer back home that I may not be able to finish. Half way thru the bottle beer I realized this wasn't going to work out. Good decision I didn't pay for that beer as I dumped out more then half the bottle. So I went to the bar to get a candberry/vodka to drown my sorrows. Put another hundred thru video poker machine. Bartender started talking to me (since he had no choice...was at bar alone...) I was telling him about my beer problem and he suggested I try a beer from the Tap since it is less carbonated. So I order one and while I was sipping it I put another $100.00 thru machine. Hit a two grand on a Royal flush(playing .50 cents). Was a good sign. The beer went down just fine so tried a second. Better then first. So I spent the next day with my friend that lives there and didn't spend a dime. Next day I had one more tap beer while I spent $200.00 on Three Card Poker. Caught my 1pm flight home. Si I spent $863.00 gambling and flight. Won $2,000.00 and came home with $1137.00 profit. Not to bad. Now I'm looking for something else to experimant with in Vegas. Bottom line is I can't drink bottle beeer but can enjoy a brew from the tap. Sure glad I didn't take the cheap way to find out and purchase that $2.00 bottle beer in Detroit

I just started drinking a Drink Called ZipFizz. Its sold at costco and there are 20 tubes(used with 16.9 to 20 oz bottles of Water. Its citris flavored and is very good. Has a bunch of stuff in it thats good for you. (If I wasn't babysitting My Grand daughter I'd grab a tube and list everythi ng here. It really helps take the edge off the day. Just don't drink it before bed cause it gives you energy and you won't sleep. Also remenber any thing that is a liquid in form at room tempature counts towards you Fluid intake. Ok went to google and looked it up: Zipfizz Healthy Energy Drink Mix - 20 Tubes The Healthy Alternative to Sports and Energy Drinks! Zipfizz is an all-natural, berry or citrus flavored, effervescent drink-mix powder that delivers a powerful charge of micronutrients to the body's fuel system. It contains no ephedra or other artificial stimulants. Most people experience an immediate, revitalizing burst of energy after taking Zipfizz. Zipfizz is healthy energy in a tube! Give your body a rush of Vitamins, minerals and key amino acids to protect the immune system. Zipfizz has created an advanced formula that provides a significant amount of vitamins, fewer calories, lower carbohydrates, superior taste, variety and unique packaging! Simply put, it's different because it's good for you! Use Zipfizz as a morning or afternoon pick-me-up, or enhance your training by taking it before, during, or after a hard workout. Because Zipfizz contains no sugar, users will experience an increased energy level for up to 2 - 3 hours with out the sudden "crash" associated with other energy drinks. Add one tube of Zipfizz to a 16 - 20 oz. glass of drinking water. 0 sugar 1 carb 5 calories Vitamin C 500 mg Vitamin E 10 IU Thiamin 0.38 mg Riboflavin 0.43 mg Niacin 10 mg Vitamin B6 2.5 mg Vitamin B12 2500 mcg Pantothenic Acid 2.5 mg Calcium 60 mg Magnesium 100 mg Zinc 2 mg Selenium 5 mcg Manganese 1 mg Chromium 100 mcg Sodium 60 mg Potassium 940 mg 20 servings

I work midnights. The two nights prior to my surgery were off nites on my schedule. I had the surgery on a Tuesday morning and was sent home on Wednesday morning. Went back to work at 11pm on Friday nite. I really could have gone back on Thursday but I had several fellow employees that wanted to work for me so I didn't have to use vacation time and they insisted I stay home till Friday.

Lisah....I had to chuckle when I read this. I'm not sure I would have had the band if I read this. Just want new people to know the needle doesn't go into the stomach. It goes into the skin and then the port....I fear needles as it is but I have never had a fill that I felt. Sure that wouldn't be the same if it went into the stomach...lol Wheetsin. I too liked your post. It explains it with very little left to understand

I will finish reading this thread but if someone else has already replied with these thoughts then I apologize for the re-peat but I had to respond at this point. If my child was doing math homework and they wanted to use a calculator and I said no because I as the parent know that the purpose of the homework was for them to learn without the use of the tool. Would I be wrong in not letting them use "thier Tool" to get thru this homework. In MHO I would say I would be right in not allowing it. My uncle recently passed away and now my aunt is moving to a condo. She has offered me any of my uncles tools in the garage before she gives them away. I found that he owned many more tools then I ever thought and many of them were never used. Still in original box with receipts taped to the box. Now I'm talking over $10,000.00 worth of tools. The reason I was so shocked is because he never did any thing around his house. He always hired others to do the work. The Question I can't get out of my head is Why would anyone buy tools they don't plan on using. This past June I was going to Vegas and I always struggle with all the buffets there. So I asked my Dr to tighten me a 1/2 cc. He talked to me about learning control and he agreed to only add 1/4 after he realized that I have not been having any weight loss for a period of time. So actually he didn't tighten the band for me for a vacation purpose but for a long term betterment of my health. I lost 4 pounds that trip and since have lost all the weight I picked up and now I am at my highest weight lose and I would not give back one single pound just to be able to taste something. Others here have already said it and I agree...Your can taste anything with a small bite. If you like it you can come back for a second small taste later. Its all this tasteing and returning that got all of us to this point in the first place. We all have different reasons for selecting the lapband over the other surgeries...But if you reason is so you can manipulate it when you want then you are better off getting real serious with a W/W or Jenny Craig program that you can walk away from and return to. This is what I tired for years and found that I had trouble returning after I was away for anytime. You may find after haveing Fluid taken out for a vacation you will have trouble wanting to return to get it put back in till you have gained more then you expected or wanted to. What ever you decide for yourself I do wish you the best and hope you do achieve what you want.

LOL Several people have PM and asked. Since everyone here is honest none of them have posted the answer and claimed to have known it. My hat is off to you. PRINCE PRINCES PRINCESS There you go.

Hi I'm Greg and I am from Harper Woods (sub of Detroit). I was banded on 8/10/04 and my sleep apnea is gone now. And I had a severe case of it. Well come to the board and hope your surgery date gets here soon.

. Sue I can agree with you on this with one exception. Most of us that do not have problems with the band always say its a piece of cake to have it removed. We are talking about under conditions where no complications have arisen. If for some unknown reason I just want it out, it is a simple proceedure to have it removed. But once complications set in I'm sure your correct about it being more difficult depending on the complications. I have all the same reasons for the lapband that shell04937 posted along with a few other resons. Mostly I wanted the band because even though the food is delayed to the stomach when it gets there it is broken down and absorbed naturally. With the other surgeries supliments are needed and other health problems arise. I have a friend who had the GB and we compare notes all the time. She has many other problems that I do not have related to her surgery. I relaize we are all different and what may be good for one is not for the other. But I am glad I choose the band.

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I am a 911 operator and I work midnights 11pm till 7am. Soon to be changing to 12 hrs shift 7pm to 7am. But I may move to the 7am to 7pm. I love midnights and always traded my shifts when I was a cop to work them....very few bosses and BS on midnights.

Nobody told me you could resume that stuff after surgery....Geeez

The saddness of it all is that most young people today do not know what Dec.07,is the anniverasy of. I hope and pray that we never forget what happened 5 years ago, and that God continue to watch over all his people and to allow the wounds to heal. And peace to prevail. I also thank God every day I was not the President of this Great nation on that day. AS there would be a lot more uninhabitable land in this world.

Now remember this is a guy's suggestion. Give the cooking duties to your husband if he thinks he can do any better in stopping that smoke alarm. My wife is half Italian and Half Mexican....She can cook like no other person on earth. She can't reduce the amounts she makes because its against her religion to do so...lol. but she does know my portion sizes and and if I don't package up future meals she will for me and we freeze them. It works fine for me under most circumstances. My problems is just grabbing one package when I head to work.

I alway ran slow on purpose in Gym class. Some of the girls were much better looking from this point of view. Ok Ok truth be told. I was the chubbie one. But when I got to the police academy I came in third in the class in the 5 mile run to pass.( don't be cute folks there were 62 cadets in the class not 4) I was never so proud of myself. But I don't rememeber any of my teachers ridiculing me or any other students. But I'm sure I would not have liked it. Second place in my class was a female officer...re-read my first line

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I've been married for 33 years. I'm not allowed to have an opinion....although I did sneak in a vote...Phew didn't get caught...Life will be good for one more day.

I enjoyed his shows and his love for the wild life. I agree his actions were not the best involing his child...but can any of us say if the camera followed us that we won't be caught for a brief moment that others would be willing to attack us for. TOM might try any other station but CNN if you want a good sleep....lol JK Love the news station myself. I work midnights and the TV in my office only gets CNN or the weather channel. Since I can look out the window its always on CNN

Nursekathy2u It wasn't hard. Just walked up to the counter and asked the Sports Book guy to out $50.00 on Dallas for 2007 Superbowl. Mousecrazy. How much would shipping and handling be on $50.00 worh cheese dip....lol

Trisha, I second your comments. I was hungry after surgery but my Dr did tell me that would happen. They won't put anything in the band until the area where the band was placed has settled downa dn the swelling from the surgery goes away. Once you start the fill process you will feel the restrictions

Ok Mr Know-It-All. What word in the English language is singular until you ad an "s" which makes it Pural....(ok now here its the trick part)...BUT when you add a second "s" its singular again??????

Boy am I going out on the limb here: DETROIT PISTON............FIRST PLACE THIS YEAR. Accomplished DETROIT RED WINGS.......FIRST PLACE THIS YEAR Accomplished DETROIT TIGERS............ON TRACK TO BE IN FIRST PLACE THIS YEAR. DETROIT LIONS..............THEY WILL BE IN FIRST PLACE THIS YEAR. nursekathy2u....I am the worlds worse in picking teams to win anything. I place lots of bets in the Vegas sports book and what ever team I pick losses. SORRY but in June I put $50.00 on Dallas

I couldn't get on at all this morning. Keep showing www.lapbandtalk.com/hacked and then went to what I thoughtwas a German Site. I have a good (well I thought so) firewall and since I use a router that acts as additional protection...But still had this trouble. Came on this afternoon and all was normal.