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The gas that cause pain in your neck or shoulders is the left over Carbon Dioxide from surgery that they were unable to suck out. It is not inside your mouth, throat, tummy, intestines. It is in the same place your intestines are but on the outside of them. You cannot burp them or fart them out! Gas X cannot reach them. Warmth, walk stand move. Take some liquid motrin. No pills. Your surgeon should have prepedd you for this.

Well at least you see it as an addiction. It most certainly is. However one thing here and that is this, ready? here goes. "It is not goodbye to food" You will be experiencing the addiction every time you walk past the fridge or what ever the triggers are for you. Get ready because this is what I talk about when I say "working the band". Every Day in every way you will get better at it. If you ever need help just ask. 626 675 4143

You hit it on the head! The lead at Getbandednow.com Is A Fellow of The American College of Surgeons., his second is a sharp up and comer, his third yes there are three in there with you is a internationally recognised speaker on womens nutritional issues and weight loss as well as a full surgical Nurse and a full Anethesiologist. Also you can make appointments with them and they will call you back. The best! They teach. They care. They are there 24/7.

Also see if it washes down easily using warm water like tea or cool clear water.

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As I lost the weight I breathed easier. One night I noticed I was in bed and did not have the mask on! It just got better and better.

God I have been bombared by folks asking about the Stretch . I would be glad to share but call me cuz I type to darn slow. 626 675 4143 I am in California.

HAHA! Surprise!

I would try a piece of candy the same size as your meds. See if it goes through or not. 626 675 4143

Thats My Birth day! Good for you. Yes I know that they call back and thats great. Its just that if the Doc is in surgery all day as most of the large patient base dr.s are then there is no time for aftercare. I recomend Dr.s that have thriving practices already. Balanced practices where the dr.s is in his office seeing patients certain days then in Hospital other days. Balance. The key. Once you have the band in you its then all about support and aftercare. Matt

OK OK I will be gentle.

Yes it helps to shrink the liver. But there is a bigger issue here. YOU! After banding you can still over eat and over drink. Do a PB here and there and head back to the trough! Its absolutely imparative to get your head on straight. wanna chat call me 626 675 4143 After this two week diet you will have a medical implant that restricts food from flowing freely into your tummy. Whatcha goona do? Don't beat your self up. But get serious. This is the attitude that causes many folks to lose on half of their weight and many others to not lose even that much. If you need some good old fashion training on how to work your band Call Me. I will not be gentle but I will be honest. You will benefit. Peace Matt

CPAPS are better than sex. I think.

Its a woman thing! I was absolutely wonderfull. No problemo.

HAHA! This is just too funny. OK so lets see now just where is the pain? And the gas you want to expell the normal way is located where? HAHA! Get the picture?

Ok Lets see you have pain and called your Dr. to see what to do right? Or you went to get the meds that he sent you home with for just this ocassion. No? I am being a jerk I know. Its just that this dang gas pain is common but so often the patients has no idea what to do about it. OK first use heat. Second walk and stand and move. Thirdly Never ever ever use a pain killer that has not been smashed into teeny tiny bits. Try liquid motrin. Small amounts. I have a patient/friend that took two tabs of Motrin and the pills sat in the restricted area and caused serious inflamation. She did not know that the pills did not disolve so later she took two more. The Chain reaction of inflamation then swelling caused her to almost lose her band. We unfilled her and she gained every pound she lost back. BUT she did not lose her band and she is much wiser now. Again never take hard pills.

I stopped breathing 100 times in a four hour sleep study. After losing 100 lbs I don't use it (CPAP) anymore Thank you Jesus! woohoo! Matt

Excellent! You go my dear. Now thats what I am talking about!

OK chill this is a no brainer. More than likely your whole life you never got 40 - 60 grams of raw protien. You will be fine. Relax that is the key to this be still. Figure it out then act. Potato soup is not much on protien my dear its cream and salt and fat. ( and so good) but its food choices like that , that undermine your banding program. Ice cream is another OMG! So good but again it takes up valuable real estate. You have less than 8 oz to put food into. Real food. Protien, Water, maybe some dry toast, crackers, dry tuna, etc. OK? Get the Idea? Matt

Its just small gas bubbles that were not removed at time of placement of your band. The gas is not harmfull and disapates in a few days to a week. But the bubbles cause nerve ending to signal the brain something is in there that should not be. we call this "referred pain" Thats is the bubble may be in your tummy area but it is referred to a shoulder. Does that help ? These are things a good surgical team will cover. Or at least they should. You should go into this with a tremendous amount of knowledge and preparation. Starting to figure out what you have done after you are home is just crazy. I would be happy to help you any time. k? Matt

Working the band means using it the way it was designed to be used. Most surgeons these days don't have a clue or should I say they don't spend the time with patients to teach them about band physics. The secret is this thing called "a stretch"!

We tell patients to try for two weeks. We suggest yogurt and water. This cause the liver to let go of fat quickly there by making band placement quicker using less General Anethesia and less recovery time overall. Its part of the Safe Protocol. Its what we pay the Dr.s for. Don't shortcut this stuff you are the only one that will suffer.

Weightloss without the clear water equals stones. They really really do hurt.

Yes Gall bladder is a definite suspect. You must drink all the water when losing weight. Like two quarts a day or more.

OMG! OK lets see if a fella can be helpfull here. Uh, your new tummy can hold 6 - 8 oz at max. If you swallow no more than an ounce at a time and do it very slowly then all will be fine... How was that? Tactfull? In good taste? oops sorry..