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Hey girls! My cousin is a plastic surgeon and he said that Retin-A from Johnson& Johnson is good for under eye circles.

I had my fill yesterday and can only eat 4oz. every meal. The only thing is that at 3:PM and 9:00PM I need a snack. I had a sugar free pudding and was very full at night. I had a fruit shake as a snack at 3:00 and was full,of course. I need the fruit,I don't want to have low blood sugar again. I don't know if this is OK or not. Does anybody eat between meals?

I make fruit shakes everyday. Papaya helps too. I became regular after having those shakes.

Julie,you look absolutely wonderful! I like your muscles too! I just got my first fill yesterday and I'm resricted! Yes!

Great job! I only lost 14lbs. Today I had my first fill,let's see how it goes.

I also dreamt that I had cake and cookies and was so happy when I woke up. I did have a piece of my son'r B'Day cake. This is the first time I cheated in 5 wks. and my stomach hurts.

Oprah probably changes her accent to make the person she is talking to feel better. Or to relate to the person. When I talk to my Latino students, my accent and mannerisms change. When I talk to Asian or Russian students,my hands don't move that much and my facial movements are different.

I have Empire BCBS and the whole journey was from July 2007 and my surgery was Nov. 5th. It took long,because my primary doctor took forever to write the letter. BCBS approved me in 20 hrs.!!! I didn't have to do any pre-op diet,but then again,I'm exactly 100lbs. overweight. Tomorrow is my first fill. You can do it!! Just follow the packet they give you and stay on top of the doctors.

Me too! I couldn't buy clothing for the Plus size dept., because they would be too big on my shoulders. I'm 5.1" I said that I'm not going there again. I was a size 20/22 after I had my last baby. So I went down to an 18 XL and never went down. I did not lose weight before the surgery,because I'm exactly 100 lbs. overweight. So I had such tight bras,tight clothing and wouldn't shop because I knew I was having surgery. Now my clothing fits and hopefully I'll go down to a 16 after my fill.

I always know that I'm full when I feel this fullness around my waist and when I stop eating and get up, I give this loud burp. Then I know my body is telling me enough! Also if I bend down to pick up something. I also burp when I'm chewing gum. I need to chew gum to get the saliva moving in my mouth, since I can't drink anything after one hour.

I also have papaya enzymes chewable tablets that help just as pineapple juice. I read it here on this site and always carry it in my purse. I will have a fill on Tuesday and haven't had a PB yet. Everybody is different.

I have 4 boys; 18,16,14 and 5. I told the older ones exactly what I was going to have done. Two of them told me that it was cheating! I sad it wasn't that easy. The 18 year old had a bad dream one week before and hugged me and started sobbing and wouldn't let go off me. The 5 year old knew that Mami was going to go to the hospital to get healthy. He hugged me around my head for many days and has never jumped on my stomach again. In the beginning the older ones kept saying: How much can you eat? Can you have that? The other day I woke up and my tummy looked smaller and I ran to my kids to show them. My husband is very encouraging and buys me food that he finds has much protein. I'm happy I told them.

Everything will be fine and try to talk the least as possible to the people that don't support the operation. I did thatna dthose people keep asking me how I feel and I feel great! They can't believe it!

My fill is December 11th too! I am only eating 3 times a day and one jello snack. But I am almost eating 2 cups. Everyone can see how much weight I lost,but I don't think I lost more than 12lbs. since surgery. We'll see on Tuesday, can't wait. Good luck to you guys!

I had this the night before Thanksgiving, my operation was on the 5th of Nov. I thought I was having a panic attack,so I took an Ativan and my whole body was shivering for half an hour. It is low blood sugar. when that happens,take some orange or apple juice that has sugar, put it under your tongue and it will work right away. Then drink half a cup.The nutritionist told me to have some fruit with my meals. Since I can't fit fruit and protein sometimes,as a snack a make a fruit shake with splenda once a day and it stopped. I was worried that I was the only one. Then I realized that it wasn't a panic attack,because my heartbeat was normal. I hope this helps. Bella.

My first fill is also December 11th. I'm also eating more,but I have never cheated. I had my first salad yesterday and it went well.

The same thing is happening to me,but I'm getting a fill on December 11th. I also realized that I'm getting my period soon,that is making me feel hungrier and I'm eating a bigger quantity. I've never cheated yet. I was banded on Nov. 5th.

I'm 4 wks. out. If I am hungry my stomach starts growling and making funny noices. On the first few days it felt weird and now I don't feel those weird things anymore. Don't worry about it,you can't have stretched your stomach in three days..... The real weight loss will be after the fill. This week you'll be losing a lot of weight,then it wil slow down. You will eat more,but then you'll exercise.

Good luck Cristasha, Of course you are too young for a cane... Hopefully you'll have to throw it out!

khoffman; I took 10 days off. I'm an adult ESL teacher. I did start on my translation job I do from home on the next day after coming back from the hospital in my pajamas and would go to sleep several times during the day. When I went back to work I felt weird,but sat a lot. Now I'm fine,but my students know that at noon I have to eat or else my stomach starts talking to me.

I think it's up to a week post op. Try gas x strips. Easy and effective.

I suffer from migraines too. They are tension migraines. I am 31/2 wks. post op and I haven't had a headache since! I also suffer from panic attacks and I haven't had one since.

I haven't had any panic attack since my operation. I don't know if it's due to not drinking caffeine anymore.

MIstyone, I take lexapro too. No problems there.

Foofy, I wanted to take hummus to school (I teach ESL), but I'm not sure about the garlic breath. I do have a toothbrush and toothpaste in my desk drawer hmm!! I am eating the home made kind without tahinni,because otherwise it would be too many calories.