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Glad to hear you have an answer to your symptoms!!!! You will feel so much better when its over... Take care!

Count me in... Let's pick an official report in day!!!!! I suggest posting a starting weight by Friday... what do ya think? We can put all of ours on one post like before. I need to know what is a neti pot?

Do you smoke it? LOL!

I've walked by it a few times... just don't want to do it! UGH! I'm trying to figure out what body part I can have surgically removed to equal my weight gain so I can break even!!!!!! LOL!

It really does sound suspicious of cdiff... yes it can be jelly like mucous and foul smelling. Word of caution, if it is cdiff you shouldn't take immodium, not good to keep infectious stuff inside. It usually responds to the right antibiotics. If left untreated could lead to infective colitis. I would call your PCP and just check it be safe. Just can be ruled out with a stool culture... we see alot of it in the hospital. Take Care!

Yikes! That doesn't sound good!!!! LOL!! I have been a very, very ,very bad girl... I have absolutely no restriction, and am out of control!!!! OMG!!! I am afraid to get on the scale!!!! The holiday family drama has begun!!! I guess you never completely have bad coping skills under control all of the time. Maybe I need to switch to alcohol instead of food!!!! My family is NUTZ!!!! I don't know if I can do it!!!! (I won't bore you with pages and pages of insanity... just know its BAD!!!) Next year, maybe I'll just leave town!!!!!

I would definitely call your doctor and insist on being seen... also I would insist on a stool culture to rule out Cdiff. It can cause the miserable symptoms your having. Keep your self hydrated!!!!

I started my exercise program when I weighed 364 pounds...now, down 70 pounds, I do the treadmill pre-programmed for interval walking for 35 min. I started just walking for 15 min at a time, now I use the programs on there for a change on venue!! Also, I do this recumbent cross-trainer (seated stepper) as a warm up for 1000 steps to limber up. Use the weights that they have shown you too every bit helps. I have MS, and balance issues so I am limited in some of the things I will put my body thru... but you can't go wrong with walking or biking!!!! Get an ipod, load up good tunes and away you go!!!!!!

I am so sorry to hear that you've lost your dad. I seen another post from you, and this seems like it went very quickly. Do not expect too much of yourself for now. Just getting through the day is going to be enough of a challenge. Give it some time, after the holidays are past and try to refocus on your lapband journey then. You have been and are still going through an exhausting event now. It's normal to not care right now, it will get better slowly each day. Prayers and hugs for you and your family.

Also could be some reflux issues and an irritated esophagus. Avoid NSAIDS (advil) they will eat you up inside and make it worse. I am surprised that your lapband doc is having you see someone else... seems like it should be in his specialty to investigate your symptoms. My surgeon does endoscopies and would order testing himself. If you need your gallbladder out, wouldn't he be the one to do it?!?!?!? I mean, he put the band in!

Okay... I am starting the day off on the right foot. Back to the basics. I am meeting with my life coach today and I am going to re-focus my energy and get back to the task at hand. I am afraid I will spend the holidays scooting by and not losing, just self indulging. I don't want to be passive, even though it would be easy to use the holidays as an excuse!!! I've been here before the band, almost looking at being halfway, and feeling half way to nowhere... it's hard to know that the journey is long and ongoing. I think I am just feeling overwhelmed or something... hopefully my coach can straighten me up this afternoon!!!!! UGHHHH!:angry_smile:

Hmmmmm.... sounds so very frustrating for you. I wonder if you would benefit from an upper GI to check band placement...wonder if its slipping, or just too tight?? See what your doctor suggests. It shouldn't be like that, and I'm afraid you will get too discouraged soon. While we all seek to lose weight, we certainly don't want to be miserable while we do it!!!!:angry_smile:

I am just wondering if you are experiencing swelling after your PB episodes? When you PB is it on solids or liquids at first??? It must be something like that to explain the variable episodes?!?!? Do you go back to liquids for a couple of days to give it a rest, then advance slowly to full liquids and then soft? Hope you feel better!

I am nervous too about baking this year... I am going to stick to one kind that my family likes, instead of making a bunch of my favorites!!! I have never met a cookie that I didn't like!! (LOL!) I am even asking Mr. Claus to be health conscious when filling my stocking this year!!! I have noticed now that I'm over the flu, I really have minimal restriction and can eat anything... not good for me. I really have to be careful, I don't get a fill until 2nd week of January. (YIKES!!)

OOOPS!!! LOL It's Hope and me that match birthdates !!!!

Rhonda- WOW!!! You are a real inspiration!!!! How fantastic!!!!! Fenton- Glad you're getting internet in your apt to keep in touch!!!! Hope- congrats on your 50 pound mark!!! Harley- Good for you wearing your new dress!!! Glad you wore it proudly!!!! Sugar- My birthday is April 15th too!!!

Way to go Sugar Bean!!!! We are proud of you!!!! :cool2::cursing::wub::hurray::tt2::thumbup:

Today is a new day!!!! Start anew!!!!

I am so excited... I went to the uniform shop today and purchased some new scrubs for work in a size 2X!!!!!! Just think I actually used to wear size 4X!!!! :biggrin::willy_nilly::)

Hi. I have had 2 fills so far, and I have had some discomfort that reminded me of the initial post op discomfort, up under the ribs into the left breast. It got better by the next day. I think there must be a nerve that runs by there that gets set off sometimes, especially if I over eat!!!!! Take Care!!!

AHHHH! Finally back in the flow of traffic after this damn flu!!! Got out to shop and cooked today!!!! Dressed with makeup on!!! Gee, almost a human being again!!! I am on vacation this week, hope to knock out the rest of the shopping this week. I was able to eat real food today, back to normal pre flu restriction which was needing tightened, so I will let the doctor's office know and tell me what to do, I would prefer to reschedule to be safe and get my money's worth of fill when he does it!!!

I have a 89 year old grandma... same thing, what do you buy?!?!?! My husband and I spent a month in August cleaning and painting and putting up new curtains and blinds... that felt good to do that for her... but when it comes to purchasing a gift, its hard!!! She turns 90 in January and I am planning a party for her and putting together a picture slide show, so I have her birthday covered, but Christmas, hmmm.... another story.

Wow, I am slowly on the mend... ate chicken Soup and Jello yesterday, but am feeling really bloated and not normal that's for sure... I must have picked up one hellofa bug!!!! I am not one to get knocked on my butt, however, this has seemed to take the wind right out of my sails!!!! I am scheduled for a fill on Tuesday, I will definitely call and cancel it!!! It will be a while before I'll need on of those!!!! I feel pretty restricted now, which is new from this episode!!! Sugar... you are doing fantastic!! Glad to hear you bought yourself a treadmill. I am still (before getting sick this week) doing interval power walking at the gym. I've been using the pre-programmed incline settings. I do 1 mile uphill and 1 mile flat... its a really good sweat!!!!

Happy Black Friday to all of you Thanksgiving Day survivors!!!!!! I can honestly say that I ate nothing yesterday other than 2 popsicles, gatorade and drank Water at a snails pace!!! My Thanksgiving Day started at 1:30 in the morning with violent waves of nausea and cramps that left me attached to my toilet for hours!!!! Yesterday was a blur, I still have a pounding headache and no appetite, but the nausea and cramping is gone for now. Not how I intended to start my holiday shopping season!!!! Enough whining for now!!!! Sounds like everyone did well with the holiday eating!! Happy Shopping!!

By the way there are signs of donuts this morning that DH brought home.... but he only got some for himself this time!!!!! I guess he listened to me, I'll have to make sure I give him some positive re-inforcement!!!!! (LOL!!!)