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I had surgery with dr kuri and wasnt told to lose weight but from reading on here virtually everyone was-you are told to go on a liquid diet or somehting along those lines.I believe I wasnt told to lose weight simply because mine was done so quickly-spoke to him and 5 days later I was in Tijuana with a fistful of cash and ready for action.lol.Good Luck
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alatina replied to alatina's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
well the truck has arrived and dropped off the supplies-he first went to my brothers and gave each person their bag I made-he says they were ecstatic. Each bag had an air mattress,pillow,sheet,pillow case,shampoo,soap,toothbrush,toothpaste,deodorant,4 poptop lunches,bag of chips, 3 underwear,3 socks,2 shirts and 2 shorts,6 bottled waters,bag of Cookies,notebook,pen,10 stamped envelopes and a $5 phone card. -
ok I know this may be pushing it but here is what it appears is truly needed at this time for my alabama run. -they REALLY need toiletries like shampoo, toothpaste,toothbrushes,razors and deodorant, mens underwear to fit whatever size goes with the jeans Ive listed and mens clothes-think we r set on womens clothes need mens jeans or shorts mostly 34/36/40 with length being 34-also tshirts for large men(they say they can all wear these so...)and also poptop food-seems the cracker and chicken/tuna or ham salad packs are a good way to go-easy poptop and filling-lol.Bottled water is always a good thing.
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ok for me the slooooooooooow weight loss I have had is very frustrating-I was banded April 27th and have only lost 35 pounds-I know some will say this is great but for me I could have and did do this myself many times in shorter amount of time-yes I know that that they say the slow and steady will keep it off but I dunno.....plus Im not keen on the limited food intake-im sooooooooooooooooo sick of chicken salad I could scream but for me I cant eat rice,beef,breads,pork,pastas you name it so for Protein its chicken everyday-now dont get me wrong I like(d) chicken but every day for lunch is workin my nerves-but this isnt the case with everyone. I am a Inamed 10 band and am filled to 4 cc I think which is my max I believe which makes me even more frustrated.Also for me I cant go eat anywhere as I cant eat hardly anything without coughing a good bit of it back up as Im full after about 2 tablespoons so I eat very little and no one likes to go out with someone who never orders anything-lol.
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TY everyone and latest list of needs for Victims
alatina replied to alatina's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
maybe if interested you could volunteer at your local soup kitchen(usually a catholic church is a bit better before jumping in head first-lol)its just good to do something for someone-it makes it seem if all is not hopeless and you can make a difference.Its 2 am and Im bushed cause I have to troll the stores really late to get good meat deals-lol-just got back from krogers where I got balogna for .49 a pack-lol but I did get a great deal on huge cans of tuna which Ill make tomorrow-got 7 cans for about $2 a can-I HATE tuna to me it is the nastiest smelling/tasting stuff.I decided to double do lunches this week for them since Ill be gone for next 2 weekends I believe. -
ah I say itll be fine (98% sure) and have fun on your cruise and lounge by the pool for me.
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hey he is right near me I live by the willowbrook mall-anyone on my side of town and want to be my movie buddy and general hangout with gal?)
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gosh everyone does better homework than me-I didnt look for fill doc til I got home but then again I called my doc on a thursday and had the surgery that wednesday so didnt have much time to blink-lol.Too bad he didnt work out payment plans either-had to rustle up some cash ASAP-lol.
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alatina replied to alatina's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
tryin to make up for being a heathen in a former life ) or maybe not so former-lol. Actually my mom used to have us doing this from a young age-she wanted us to know how fortunate we were so we would go to an area that was low income about the 3rd week of the month because it was when their food stamps and government issued stuff had run out and we would hand out sandwiches and such to the people in need-I was youngest of 7 and my mother was very big on never forgetting no matter how much you think you dont have you have EVERYTHING compared to some-very true indeed. -
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alatina replied to alatina's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
ok well thanks to the generosity of many but today was mostly thanks to Penni-I went to target and got a ton of stuff for people.I hurried a bit because time got the best of me and today is the day I feed the regular homeless-lol-that sounds bad I mean the people that live here in houston all the time and are homeless-most live under the Pierce elevated-well every friday for quite some time now I been going done there with sandwiches and any stuff I can round up-people tend to donate around holidays but usually its slim pickens rest of year so I have to feed them alot of pb&j -I get the bread from outlets at 2 for $1 and last night I got hot dogs and salami at Randalls for next to nothing-the hot dogs were on sale for $1.99 a pack and they had $2 off coupons so I got 10 packs for free then the salami was $2.49 a pack and had $2 coupon so got 12 packs of that at .49 a pop-very cool eh?So anyway I made salami and hot dogs for every one-that was alot of stuff but way easier to make than pb&j as it was just meat on bread and hot dogs dropped into bag with bun-I had to go packets of mustard so was easy breezy compared to other days-lol. Anyway thanks sooooooo much everyone and if anyone is local to me Im always lookin for someone on fridays to help me make and pass out stuff.) -
I too was a dr kuri patient -went smooth.
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I wasnt told no rice that I can remember but after 2 occasions of eating it Its just not worth it to me-it becomes a barrier and blocks all else and never goes down and eventually spits itself back up-eeeeeewww
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Think Ill fast thru lunch also-lol:beard
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Oh My Goodness!!!!! I AM APPROVED!!!!!
alatina replied to my_genre's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
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she doesnt sound like a friend at all-friends dont judge you and certainly dont try to make you feel like s**t-Im with Delarla-weed this crap out girl.
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Im so glad she didnt take 2 also-Im sorry to hear this but so glad she is alive-wow-this must be scary for everyone.Hope all works out well.
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yeah it seems to depend on each persona and varies greatly- For last 2 days all Ive eaten PERIOD is a cup of yogurt with granola and 2 pieces of ham-I am only eating when hungry and I havent been hungry-I was always a boredom eater and havent been bored-lol.
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TY everyone and latest list of needs for Victims
alatina replied to alatina's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
wonderful-thanks and even though no one finds my North Dakota property appealing-lol-I am inviting every one of you who helped me to come out there for a weekend when its done and bring your families and we will have a bandster/thank you weekend in my big ole converted school.Cook out-watch movies on the big screen etc.... -
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alatina replied to alatina's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
great-thanks and im more than happy to give ya'll my cell number if you need it-just PM me -
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alatina replied to alatina's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
WONDERFUL! Thanks-the cut off date is September 30th but honestly if things trickle in after then I will do what I can to get to them or donate to the shelters-I am PMing you-GCs are great but I know alot of people dont want to go that route and like I said before you can paypal me the funds which a few have done and I am more than happy for that. -
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alatina replied to alatina's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
so far just me as he isnt sure whats going on right now and the person who has donated the truck to take everything we collect here to Fairhope has donated it for 4 trips.No need to apologize-if its helping someone somewhere Im happy-Im just trying to make sure my hometown area is covered thats all-thanks everyone. -
yeah i tend to be in the group who tells no one-only people who know are my SO,1 sister(who can keep a secret like a steel trap) and 2 close friends-thats it-period.
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just curious-is your friend also overweight and possibly financially unable to do it herself?Sounds like she is jealous that she cant get it done maybe. I have a friend whos been acting like that lately and yesterday I asked her straight out what her problem was and she said nothing and I said well since surgery you been being a bitch and it seems like its over the surgery-after much debate she said yes she guessed she was-we worked it out and now all is cool-had to call her a snotty bitch a few times but hey what are friends for?lol
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im a flintstone chewable-take em every morning-kinda tasty actually-lol.
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yeah im hoping so-never been to those 2 islands our wedding was postponed so sadly we r going during a hot ass time but itll be nice.