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If you're out of shape, the elliptical might be too hard for you. I bought a very expensive elliptical but don't get much use out of it since I can't go for 15 minutes without my heart pounding out of my chest, while I can easily use the treadmill for an hour or more without going into cardiac arrest.

If I could, I would. My entire eating problem happens after the sun goes down. If I could match your goal, I wouldn't need surgery. :rolleyes2:

What's that thing they say? An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure? Remember, the hare got there before the rabbit... it will happen. Chill.

Great, now I'm horny.

And... I had such horrible disgustingness exiting my backside with rumbling in my belly that I thought I contracted a foreign disease & went to urgent care. The doctor didn't even need a stethescope because she heard the rumbling bouncing off the exam room walls. She ran every test for all sorts of stuff, which all came back negative. It was really gross and uncomfortable, but it will get better!!!

All sorts of things are to blame, from extreme caloric intake to the anesthesia, surgical stress, your body is detoxing from all that fat & sugar, etc. I was horrible for 2 days after, then had 1 good day when I was so excited to be feeling better, then whammo, the 4th day was the worse. The good news is that after a couple days I improved in leaps & bounds. Hang in there!

It's pretty normal to feel okay right after the surgery, but then to feel horrible several days later. I had the same problem & met a lot of others like you. Hang in there.

"where IS the evidence 'a woman's touch' WOULD be better?" There is no evidence that a woman's touch would be better. But there's nothing but evidence that men have run us into the ground. A few decades of personal relationships, relatives, friends, co-workers and neighbors is enough proof to me that women, on the most part, take care of about 80% of the household. Don't get me wrong, I know some awesome men that do much more than their wives, but they are far and few between. I can safely say about 80% of men I know are laying on the couch watching TV while Wifey's doing laundry, feeding kids, paying bills, yapping with girlfriends on the phone, painting her toenails, planning menus, clipping coupons and unclogging the bathroom sink all at once.

I was voting for someone else last week, but I had a dream about hunters vs. gatherers and woke up thinking of basic psychology and biology. Men are inherently physically stronger, but women are the organized multitaskers that are called on to clean up big messes. Women have been cleaning up after men since the beginning of time and doing a damn good job of running households, schools and cities. This place is a mess and needs a woman's touch. How many people that are voting for Obama have read any (one?) of his books? He's a nice, honest guy, but he needs backbone and is more of a follower than a leader.

My band was removed because of erosion, and I will never be able to get another band according to my team of surgeons (too much damage/scar tissue.) I felt like a science project the whole time I was banded and was glad to have the contraption removed and wish I'd have done a gastric sleeve or bypass instead. Like I said elsewhere I didn't exactly have "medical" symptoms but I certainly felt different in the Digestive Department. While banded, food and liquid passed a certain way, and I was accustomed to the sounds my stomach made. Once eroded the gurgles were way off key, they lost their rhythm. It wasn't painful but something felt really wrong. I still had restriction and PB'd the night before band removal. My doctor indicated a port infection most likely lead to erosion since he was removing a lot of bands from people that had port problems such as port revision, flipped ports, pulled ports, infected ports. He also believes that a tiny nick on the stomach during surgery can go unnoticed, something so small that the doc will ignore. The smallest infection from the nick grows bacteria that can't ever be stopped, not even with antibiotics. The infection makes its way up to the port, and the rest is history. I simply woke up one day feeling really strange, an eerie instinct or intuition that had me make an appointment for an endoscopy that confirmed I eroded. So many people that don't have a clue are posting their beliefs on erosion so I wanted to share some facts. Ports should never be replaced or treated with antibiotics once infected, and there's no indication that we cause our own erosion. I see that a lot here, and it's not true. This isn't up for debate, either, because everyone has different band/erosion experiences. It was a great way to limit portions but I never thought it would last forever and really wish I'd gone straight to a bypass/sleeve instead. I said the same thing 1000 times, that I wanted something reversable, which is pure nonsense considering I never wanted to lose 100 pounds temporarily, and that's what the band did for me. Hot, now not. Hindsight, damn.

I don't do anything on a Double Dog Dare, it's gotta be a Triple. I say mornings are best, otherwise you have a whole day to make excuses.

Lynn, posting on the Internet that you personally know what most surgeons believe is dishonest and arrogant. Do you actually know most surgeons? As far as rumors, asking Ortiz, who I personally know, to drop me a line, isn't spreading a rumor but helping him prevent more damage to his reputation; he's a nice guy that should be given the chance to defend his name. As for me trying to scare people by posting accurate information, you better grab hold of reality because a very large and growing number of port infections continue to lead to erosion, and erosion undetected, among other complications, can lead to serious problems and potentially death. Your own surgeon can tell you how bad things went for a very popular Mexican patient coordinator who went too long before getting an endoscopy and was brought back to life more than once during the removal process only to be left struggling for a normal life. If this scares you or anyone else, then elective surgery of any type isn't for you. Complications happen, which is why there's an entire section at LBT for sharing informative stories like this one. Go play detective with your friends and you'll find plenty of bandsters at LBT whose port complicatons lead to erosion. Or just stay in the dark with your eyes closed.

Even though I had a pretty bad case of erosion, the surgeons said it wasn't an emergency to remove it right away. They explained the process of erosion is so slow that it doesn't actually cut into your belly, rather your belly sort of grows around the band. Tissue grows around it the band like ivy on a vine or moss on a rock; well, not really but hard to put in words. For someone to say they can't remove it sounds really wrong. They did have to make a lot of repairs to my stomach as they removed the band, and it the surgery wasn't any fun, but you need a 2nd opionion for certain. The worst part of removal was being wheeled through the hospital heaving and shivering to do the post-op barium swallow, but I'm glad it's out. I haven't gained everything back because I still [seem to] have a pouch and restriction from the scar tissue that at least offers a little assistance, and I can't eat volume like preband.

I've been ignoring this thread, too scared to see what the hell you people were up to! But today, instead of waking up hung over, I took the dogs to the lake & hiked an hour. We probably climbed 3 mountains! My buddy challenged me to do some marithon in March, which I thought was a joke. But she had the nerve to say she'll see me in the gym at 5:30 a.m. tomorrow. Me growing wings and flying to Mars sounds more reasonable than doing a marithon of any kind! What's this Couch to 5K thing? I don't even know what a K is (some metric measurement or a new cereal?) You people scare me... Dare me to join, I dare you.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/hospitalized-2-wks-post-op-dr-said-future-erosion-likely-48045/ Here's a post indicating a doctor said "future erosion likely" based on surgical complications. Sounds like her surgeon is keeping up with things.

<p>I want to say something encouraging but afraid I'll come off the wrong way, so just know lots of people are thinking of you and feeling your frustration & glad you pulled through.</p>

Maybe this is already in play, but to be able to quote just a portion of what someone says, instead of quoting the entire post, would significantly reduce space... I think you get what I'm trying to say, anyway!

The more threads I read about complications, the more I see people getting accused of being trolls, multiple screen names, hiding as patient coordinators or posters making up stories that aren't true. Why so many defensive detectives on this board ready to pounce? It doesn't matter who the surgeon was since this type of thing could happen during any type of surgery, in any country, with any surgeon. Tallywag, if you do come back, I hope your wife pulled through with a full recovery.

I'm going to take your husband's side for a second because you have to remember, men think differently than women. He probably doesn't realize how hurtful his words are! Men want to fix things, and if they can't fix them they say stupid stuff (ask anyone who has been married 20 years.) There are things we discuss with spouses, then things we discuss with friends and support groups. My partner said some mean things during the banding process but later apologized for being mean for spouting off for the simple reason of frustration & not understanding what I was going through. Do you think he loves and worries about you or really being an ass?

I splurge on a new black leather bag ever 2-3 years since that's how long it takes to get one broken in just right. I adore the handbag section of Nordstrom but it can take months to find the right one, and I'll go as high as $500 if I know I'll have it for life. I just spent $250 on a Brighton that I used for a month but decided I hate it - too big for me - so it sits on a shelf wondering what to do.

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This one's such an easy solution! Just get one of those coffee mug warmers. It's a little plug in device that keeps your cup warm that you can get at any drug store or on-line.

I was never in any pain, other than my shoulder/back from anesthesia, and I used two king-sized heating pads that gave me about the only relief I could find. For me, it wasn't painful. It was just misery, bloating, nausea, dry heaves, diarrhea, fever. Really disgusting feeling, but no pain.

It is so hard for too many people to understand why we need to go through such drastic measures. When I was banded it was the first time I didn't have a bottomless pit so I naturally shed a lot of weight. I ran into the same attidudes of, "Why not just diet?" It would start discussions of food addiction & bad habits, and as it turns out, just about everyone has something they wish they had more control over, whether it be spending money, smoking, Starbucks, whatever. Now I have a little tough love for you that someone slapped me with a long time ago. Remember that it's not your wedding, it's not about you. Like you I have also never kept one of those goals, so just take your health day by day and keep the rewards close to your heart without letting anyone trample them.

There's nothing wrong with seeking information here but your problems really sound like something you should speak to your doctor about right away. If he blows you off, remember, the squeaky wheel gets the oil. Weeping with some wounds can be considered normal, but that open wound is like a welcome mat for infection, plus your other problems should be monitored. Wishing you lots of luck & healing here.