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RSG: Hang in there sweetie! You are gonna be okay! ~C

Hi everyone. I'm a HUNGRY ONE alright! I saw the doctor for my 2 week appt. today. All is going well (other than being hungry!). My incisions look great. I am scheduled for my 6 week appt/first fill on May 16th. I can hardly wait! I am down 16 pounds already and am amazed! People are noticing, which is weird because I don't notice it much. I feel good otherwise. I tried to get more food or move up the food chain part to stuff with some staying power, but no go. I am to continue on the path of mushies and such. My dietician did, however, say that if I need to I can add a 7th meal! LOLOLOL I really am not interested in eating that many times a day, I just want something to not slip right through my band! I'll be okay. I will get through this and will be a better Bandster for it! Hope all of you are doing okay on your new eating lifestyles! Kinda glad I'm not the only one who is hungry! ~C

You are gonna rock! It'll probably be a breeze for ya by the time it gets here! You've stayed in shape and have been riding so GREAT JOB! I hope the weather holds out for the TOSRV weekend. I am hoping we will still SAG for the ride, so maybe I'll still get to see ya there! WOOT WOOT~ ~C

:musical_note:I want to ride my bicycle....I want to ride my BIKE!!!! {{{sigh}}} I'm sitting here, looking out the window at the beautiful weather we are finally getting blessed with. I am off today, wishing I were out there riding my bike. I see the doctor today. I will have to ask him how much longer until I can start riding again. I'm jealous. So how is everyone? It's been quiet around here!:biggrin: ~C

I am better now that I was allowed to go to the mushies, but I don't stay full for very long. I know it's because it just slips through the band. I just am eating more often. I am tracking my calories though! I hope all of you feel better soon!

Yeah, I don't know either. I personally am starving!! I've been hungry ever since I got my band, darnit. I specifically asked about this because I didn't want to be hungry all the time. I know once I start eating normal food I'll be better off and hopefully with fills I won't be hungry. I don't know either. I'm not a doctor. I just wanna know for myself too. I would love it if I wouldn't be hungry! Thank you Kat for all your wonderful posts. You know I appreciate you and I read your posts with much interest! ~C

I'm not sure this is correct. I don't wanna be a 'know-it-all' and of course I most certainly could be wrong. My understanding is that ghrelin (the hunger hormone) is not altered with the Band. It is significantly changed/deleted with RNY as that part of the stomach is "cut off" from the rest. Ghrelin is highest before we eat (stimulating hunger) and is lowest after we eat. With the LapBand, there should not be any changes in hormone production/release other than what would naturally occur with weight loss. I had talked to my surgeon about this once before, but now that you say this, I will ask again tomorrow when I see him. :thumbup: ~C

It's called Stomaphyx. It is being used currently to correct RNY complications where they've stretched their pouches. It is experimental for a WLS by itself. There are some wrinkles to iron out yet, but the prospect is looking very good. It's a very cool little tool, and it used with an EGD scope so no incisions! My surgeon says there are many new options on the horizon in the Bariatric/Weight Loss Surgery arena. Many are still in trials. I think there will be lots of options for 'us' in the future. Maybe just in time for our bands to fail! LOL ~C

I too was given the Band over any other type of WLS because of my cancer. I'm so grateful that so many were looking out for me. The doctors wanted me to have something adjustable for "just in case" I ever needed to gain weight (right now I can't imagine that! LOL) green: I'm sorry about your diagnosis. Let me know if you just wanna chat. ~C

LOL Okay, that is too funny! I thought I was the only one whose shoulder was 'out of socket' for that job! I wll be looking for that NSV any day now!

Wow Stef, I'm sorry you are going through this. I didn't realize you were having problems to that degree. I don't mean to sound dumb, but how does that happen so quickly? Wouldn't stretching the pouch take time? Doesn't it hurt? Did you know when it happened? ~C

Your welcome! I swear I felt better immediately. I guess I just wasn't like so many who were fortunate enough not to be hungry! I was in Bandster Hell 2 days post op. LOL Anyway, I'm glad you're gonna call. Hope you get some relief. ~C

I can't remember what day you were banded? The 10th? I was on the 10th and was very hungry pretty much from like day 2. I followed the rules, but was miserable for until day 5 when I asked my doctor and dietician why I was so hungry. They both said "oh, most people aren't hungry, but go ahead and advance to"...blah, blah, blah. I felt so much better almost immediately. I am SO GLAD I ASKED!!!!! Please talk to your doctor. Just call. The worst they could say is NO!! ~C

Now THAT is exactly the kind of responses I get when I do that!! LOL My DD about died when I told her I posted that! Too funny!

TX: Great pics Stef! You are such a pretty woman! It's cool that you are so involved in bicycling!

ROFLMAO!! OMG that is so funny!

Yes TX, I'm feeling better! I am starting to feel how the band works. I am a little sore at the port site, but am getting through it just fine! Thanks for asking! Ummmm, I can't stand all those little acronyms either. My 16 year old daughter knows all of them. So just to be annoying, I regularly send her text messages with made up spellings and sign it. They are usually something like this: Diju tlk to ur coach? C U at home, ur BFF Mom! She usually calls me then saying, "what is wrong with you?!" LOL

I'm so glad to hear that Leslie! I was wondering how your week has gone. Hopefully you can have something more to drink/eat than clears and get walking!! I too was banded on the 10th. I am back to work and doing well. I am a little sore at my port site, mainly muscular pain though when I move certain ways. I am starting to feel the benefits of the band. There was a carry-in at work and I didn't eat any of it!! I stuck to my packed little itty bitty lunch and got full right away! So far, I just love my little band! ~C

Wow Nikki. That is probably the kindest thing anyone has ever said to me. You brought me to tears. Thank you so much!

I'll help you BG if you need me! Ohio isn't too exciting, but we have some history here! ~C

Why would your insurance cover all these tests for your pre-existing condition? If you truely had a LIFE THREATENING problem, you would worry about money and insurance coverage after you recovered!! I'm sure that many lawyers would be chasing you down to take part in the enormous settlement you'd be getting! I don't appreciate the use of the words life threatening when you are clearly not in that position. Life threatening would infer that you can't breathe, are bleeding to death, your heart has stopped, you are in shock, etc. It is usually imminent and if not addressed within minutes, you'll DIE. Ports just popping out of skin, punctured colons, and all this "more on that later" stuff is just strange. I really hope you wouldn't make up such craziness for a little attention.

I want to climb a mountain! Longs Peak to be exact. And I'd like to wear a T-shirt and underwear around the house and not be self conscious (I haven't done that for years!)!!!! oh, and lots of SEX! ~C

Please talk to your doctor!!! Sometimes they give you permission to move on and sometimes they won't. You should ask though, you never know what they'll say, but just don't do it without permission!!! I was banded on the 10th and I was STARVING so I called the doctor and the dietician and they let me move up from "applesauce" consistency to "pudding". Doesn't sound like anything big, but I gotta tell you I feel so much better today! I am very careful to follow the rules exactly and I am actually full on 2 oz. now! LOL Let me know what happens when you call your doc tomorrow! (wink) ~C

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Yous guys. HATE that!