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Sashimi is my go to sushi food as well but I don't think I would have or could started there. I can do some rolls but I have to specify cut small and then put a lot of soy sauce on it. Maybe if you can, start with some cooked sushi rolls if that's your concern. Really be careful and chew well. It's great to go with friends (if you're comfortable with the risk of problems around them), then you can try a few different rolls, types without committing your lunch hour to one thing you may not like.

I have stairs in my home and there were no restrictions. Need to confirm with surgeon. As someone else said, you're barely eating anything that soon after surgery. It too a lot of effort, I got dizzy and lightheaded climbing my measly 14 stairs. That's a safety concern!

Sounds like your port may have flipped from what I've read from others who have posted similar issues. Not sure how that's detected - X-ray, or what but I think the only fix is surgery. Hope is was more of a nurse issue and not a flipped port.

Non smoker here so no answer for that question. Alcohol - you will weigh less and eat a lot less... Therefore for most of us our tolerance goes way way down. I used to be able to drink half a bottle of wine now a glass gets me buzzed. My vodka drinks have a lot more Water in them than before. Beer is difficult due to the carbonation but half a beer gets to me quickly. As the other poster said - be careful about over indulging. Too intoxicated to where you need/want to throw up is a bad thing. Just take it slow. Oh and the more you drink, the more you'll want to eat so that messes the weight loss efforts too in addition to all the empty calories.

In the end, to lose weight you need to consume less calories than you need. If I behave the weight practically falls off, when I give in to eat bad food I do stall out. Sometimes there's a loss on the scale and sometimes there's a gain. You will feel better the healthier you eat. Greasy fried foods make me sick (tastes yummy but I feel terrible once they go down). If you don't eat enough protein, you might lose a lot of your hair. Once you get in the groove, you'll learn that food really is just fuel for your body. Certain fuel makes you feel better and others may make you feel worse. Just think about your health though. The right foods will hep you stay satisfied longer too helping you to eat less. Carbs, at least for me, makes me want to eat more.

I have Dr. Ache (and Dr. Jessee) w/ Suncoast bariatrics. Yes they are in St. Pete but just right off 275 & ulmerton. Pretty close to Tampa .

Oh and I did have wls due to infertility concerns. Both my surgeon was well aware and my ob/gyn. All my tests for fertility came back normal so my doc said that I needed to lose weight and reduce stress. There's a forum on here for pregnant people . Many others have done the same.

I completely understand where you're coming from. I had a cyst removed recently that required me to be fully knocked out. I only researched to make sure my doc was a good doc. You already had that knowledge of yours. Many of us have paid several hundreds to thousands of dollars to get this done. With that kind of money on the line and our health at stake, most of us did out research for this life changing surgery. If suggest to try to stick this out as it sounds like it could be beneficial for you. Look at the links people posted. Try your best to limit your water intake during meals and keep in mind that if you drink you're reducing it's effectiveness. If you need a drink, go ahead and drink. Hopefully you're not going to be like some people that get sick when they drink. If I'm at a nice restaurant, I'll still enjoy wine with my meal. I'm just hungry in two hours. Lol

So in the next four weeks your really need to watch what you eat (yeah I know that's a duh statement). Check out myfitnesspal.com. You can log all the food and liquid you consume. My username is the same here as it is there. Look me up and add me as a friend. There are a lot of other myfitnesspal threads on this site so you can have more friends helping to keep your food accountable. You can also keep track of your weight there. So, here's my suggestions for where to start... This is based of my surgeons guide and may/may not fit your or other surgeons rules. Protein, protein, protein. Minimize/eliminate drinking during meals. Drink tons of Water all other times. Breakfast - I have an egg omlette thingy every morning (look up egg muffin tin meals for recipes - I just add bacon and cheese) lunch - usually simple grilled chicken and veggie/fruit. Afternoon snack - yogurt or cheese dinner - grilled steak or chicken with a veggie I'm boring and don't vary my meals much at all. I try to keep my calories between 800-1000 calories / day but I have a good fill and I'm still trying to lose. Good luck!! You got this

Disclaimer : this is from my doc for my surgery (had lap band), suggest to talk to your doc to see the allowances From what I was told, considering this is weight loss surgery you want to stay fuller as long as possible. Water will wash/push food through a lot sooner, this making you want to eat more, don't feel when full, eat more often etc. that was the rationale that I was told to not drink for about 30-60 mins after eating. They originally said an hour but I was having a hard time drinking my daily allotment of water. I 'can' drink while eating without any complications other than feeling hungry sooner. Again I had the band and this is my surgeons rules. I went through buyers remorse at the beginning but I'm glad I did it overall. 6 months banded.

I have the band but it was 6 weeks till I had my clearance. Might be due to the port that's stitched to my abdominal wall. Be careful. Even though you feel like you can do it, you did just have major surgery. Is suggest to call your doc.

We have had family in town this week and have really enjoyed eating on the patio every night. I wish the temp would stay this way through the summer. It's been beautiful

GF should hopefully get you mostly there. Maybe if you like fish state you're pescaterian. My work tends to 'cater' sandwiches. I can't do deli meats so I bring my food. To be safe, if suggest the shakes as the other person else commented.

Yep definitely call your doctor and follow their advice My surgeon only states that care should be taken with regards to NSAIDs. They are not off limits but I need to be careful. I get bad migraines and Tylenol doesn't do anything. I take NSAIDs for my headaches/migraines. Again follow your doctor.

Been there too. It is frustrating that you had the surgery and you want satiety now. Completely understand. It is better when they go slower as it's slowly teaching you how to eat too. I can still eat bread even at 6.4ccs but it's smaller nibbles and I savor the bite. Bread is not the tell all indicator if you're green or not. I think I'm a smidge below being actually green and I'm debating about another fill. I still have hunger pains more often than I had hoped but I'm also getting stuck a smidge more than I should. I just know I need to eat slower and chew more.

That's part of why I didn't turn in my force when it was recalled as it does sense the vertical movement. I put a bandaid over the contacts and have not had any problems. Lol

As usual, good post B-52. I'm glad you're back (been back for a little while now), but you were definitely missed when you took an understandable break.

Is that a prescription or an OTC supplement? Do you know your dosage?

I have a major medical type insurance and currently pay about $250 per dr visit w/fill. They charge first close to $500 but the insurance 'agreement' with them gives me a 'reduced' rate. I think I need a smidge more so I'll see my doc again, but it's getting expensive. I hate insurance and doctors who charge too much but I really like my surgeon.

I definitely hear you. I just haven't told anyone and still barely anyone knows about my surgery. I'm 5' 4". Highest weight was 214. When I saw my surgeon I was 208. After preop diet, on surgery day I was 202. Talk about second guessing big time. My 208 value qualified me to keep the insurance paying due to my high cholesterol. I had been trying to get pregnant for well over a year. Doc ran tons of different tests and everything was normal. Only thing that my doc thought was due to me being overweight and that was stopping me. I tried and tried to lose weight but it was barely budging. Surgery was Dec 16, 2013. I'm now down to 160! I would do it again. I've lost weight plenty of times but I love the reminder to not eat bad food or too much food. I have the band.

For me, some of them have been worse, but two of those causes have been due to dehydration and I was eating too much deli meat. We're supposed to drink A LOT of water. Well when you're also supposed to wait 30 mins to an hour after eating and not drink with your meals it's very easy for us to become dehydrated, watch out for that. The second trigger for me, was that to try to eat more protein on the go / quick easy lunches I started doing a lot of deli meat. I think the nitrates in that triggered my next round of migraines. They are starting to get better. I still get tension migraines but that's not due to the band. Good luck.

For me, if I eat too much or enjoy something carbonated my left shoulder / neck area will hurt. With the lap band it may push on that nerve that may trigger some pain. If it's more in your neck area it might be something different. What else have you done recently - picked up something, turned your head too fast, slept wrong?

First wedding was too big and too extravagant. We lasted 10 years but that was about 5-7 too many, well probably 10 too many. Also, by the time my wedding came it didn't feel like my wedding as I had done too much to please other people. Been engaged now for about 2 years. Told this one that we will not have a big wedding at all. Tried suggesting going to courthouse but he at least wants us to make the 12 hr drive to see my grandfather who is a minister. It would still be super small. Do what makes you happy.

Nah, some people are actually very successful without ever getting a fill at all. Many others are content with just 1-2 cc's. I think it depends on the individual and what they need to feel the appropriate amount of restriction to lose weight. Everyone is different. So if you're feeling full long enough, not getting stuck, etc you're probably pretty good.

I spray the tin down quite liberally with some spray oil. I liked the butter flavor from Crisco but the olive oil isn't too bad.