shoegirlia

I am having this problem now. Persistent hacking cough that my family doctor can't correct with antibiotics and cough medicene. I am starting to think it is band related. What was your outcome?

I am having this problem right now. I thought it was a summer cold so I went to my family doctor but now I am wondering if it is something band related. I have this terrible hacking that has been going on for three weeks. What was your outcome??

I keep these and a 1/4 cup measuring cup in my purse!!!

My doctor gave me a card that he wrote on that says I have a medical reason for needing to order kids meals. I show that at restaurants when they give me crap for ordering off the kids menu

HA HA!! THis is very funny to me because I work with all men and they had an intervention with me because they thought I had an eating disorder:thumbup:

I am confused and looking for details. Had a fill today because I have been stuck at the same weight for 2 months. I have been getting sick periodicially (about once a week) but I thought that was due to me not chewing well enough. I learned during my barium drink today that my pouch has increased in size about 20% since my last visit. I am very frustrated because I have been following the rules. I keep a freaking measuring cup in my purse in case I go out to eat... So is my pouch being bigger considered slippage?? Because if so, they filled me today.. Should I be concerned and ask them to unfill me to correct it? I am really confused...

If the tea has caffeine, then yes you are drying yourself out.

WAY TO GO!!! I am at the 6 month mark and am over halfway to my goal with 80 lbs of me left in the dust. I flew on an airplane last week and I could not believe how much of the seatbelt strap I had to tighten. Before- I would just pray that it would click so I wouldn't have to ask for an extender :thumbup: It was awesome!!!

(Sorry but reading this and a couple other postings makes me want to give a reality check )You are asking someone to cut you open and install a foreign object around one of your major organs. Call me crazy but this is major surgery!!!! People have died from having a lap band put in. Why would you want to do anything to risk a bad outcome? You should follow whatever your doctor tells you to do to the T. No excuses. My doctor scared me enough for me to respect the procedure and his requests. The only thing cheating does is increase your risk of complications. They don't give you restrictions just to be evil- they want you to have a good outcome. Yes every doctor is different but follow what YOUR doctor says as s/he is the one cutting you open. If you can't/don't want to follow instructions, you should postpone the surgery and re-evaluate why you wanted to get it done in the first place. I have been on only liquids for a month and just switched to mush foods a couple days ago and I can honestly say I haven't cheated once even with the holidays. Yes- it sucks and that doesn't make me perfect, it makes me dedicated to doing my part to ensure I limit my risk for complications as much as possible.

My doctor sat me down, like he does every patient before surgery and made me tell him why I was getting this done, beyond just loosing weight. What will weighing less allow you to accomplish? What would make me want to make such a drastic choice? It was a very emotional conversation as I gave him my reasons and he said now everytime you are faced with an urge to make a bad choice, remember the reasons you just said and ask yourself how that choice will help get you there. I know some it is psychological BS but I have found it really works There isn't a magic potient- you have to make the right choices on a daily (hourly or minute by minute) basis to make this thing you had installed inside you work. Everytime you want a cheeseburger- think of what made you get the band and ask yourself how a cheeseburger is going to help make that goal happen? No one's perfect but keep your eye on the prize, whatever that is to you, and the choices will get easier!

Hang in there!! It gets better. I agree with the walking recommendation. Walking, heating pag and gas-x mostly did it for me... I did have to re-visit the pain meds on day 4 when the gas pain became unbearable but it does go away. Mine morphed into more annoying levels of pain in my back and shoulder after day 4. But it never reached the doubling over in tears level it did on my fourth day.

I was on full liquids for two weeks prior to surgery. My fill liquids restricted milk products. I could drink propel, protein shakes (40g per day), gatorade, chicken broth and restricted amounts of jello (1/2c per day) and no sugar added fruit juice (1c/day). the goal was to make my liver smaller, not to loose weight.

My nutritionist also sd it is impossible to get all the protein that you need a day just from food. I drink one each night with milk right now. I get 22 grams of protein from one scoop which I mix with 1/2c skim milk. it is chocolate flavored and actually tastes pretty good. 116 Calories from the powder with 3g carb. It is called Maximum Protein and I get it GNC.