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Great news Randy! I'm so glad to hear that!

Amy, I did wonder where you were! I'm so sorry to hear about Emily! My thoughts and prayers are with you guys! Glad she's getting all that good attention at the hospital. You guys take care of yourselves. Kim

LOL Guys. I know, we have issues! The magical spit bubbles have stopped, so this is a BIG plus. Maybe I'll tough it and and do Protein shakes and see how it goes. I really have so little time right now with work... a trudge over to Dallas just isn't in the cards. Heck - I made it through 2 weeks pre and post op like this, I guess I can do it again. Arghhhh. Ah well, I get to have blended up tortilla Soup AGAIN tonight. Taco Bueno - probably not the best thing for me, but it sure beats yet another Protein shake. Thanks for the feedback guys.... and yes, Janet, I'll see you guys next month... I'm jealous! Hope you all have a great time. Everyone seems so nice --- it'll be good for you guys to put a face with a name.

Hi Vines and Janet - thanks for checking on me. I didn't call the clinic. I'm so busy with work right now, that I didn't have time to go. Next week is even worse. This is just too tight though. Having trouble eating.. period. shakes work ok (although I have to wait for them to gurgle through). Anytime I try and eat anything with any substance at all -- like pintos and cheese from taco bell, for example, I get the worst golfball and slime mess. I do think this is too tight, but am hoping I can limp along for a week on Protein shakes until the work schedule lightens up. Anyone see a problem with waiting as long as I can get Protein Shakes down? Hey Janet - you guys have a good time at Jason's next week! I'll try and make it to the one next month.

The nurse who did my 2nd fill asked how I was eating... I said oh fine! I had a taco salad for lunch yesterday with the whole shell. She responded by asking if I needed to take pills for any reason. I said no and boy did she fill it up. Doubled - from 1cc to 2cc's. I'm with P'nut that I'd probably go easy... although my fills are free for a year, so I guess that makes a difference. My fill was done under flouroscopy... so they can see when the barium is draining through... doesn't seem like so much guesswork is involved, but I am having a little trouble with the fill so far... (only day 2 so I'll see how it goes).

Well hopefully the swallowing will be an automatic thing.... just in case though, I'll take hubbie's pillow so I don't drool all over mine.

LOL! I'll give this a few days to see how it goes... I'm grossing the family out making them look at what I can do now :-). Kind of fun. I'll keep that hot drink in mind. I'm kind of scared to even try to eat. Something about this spit thing is really wearing me out... Maybe I'll call tomorrow over to the fill clinic and just see what they have to say. I feel kind of the same way that if I can get stuff down (like the noodles), then I'm probably ok. Just a very strange phenomenon.

Dody - Congratulations! How exciting! Hope everything goes really well... how cool is Vanderbilt? Yea!

I don't have to spit at all... I just keep making bubbles. I swallow / clear my throat and it takes --- hold on, let me time it..... 15 seconds (give or take) to come back. I can wait up to 30 seconds but HAVE to swallow and clear my throat at that point. I can swallow... it just starts pooling in the back of my throat again. Ughhhhh....

Hey 3Loves! Thanks --- it is kind of funny... I'm making the hubby watch the bubbles. He even went to get a flashlight. How strage are we?

Hey Strawarts - I'm trying the hot liquids right now. Seems to be helping a little -- maybe. I also had some chicken noodle Soup - and I chewed up and swallowed the noodles. That went down just fine. When I stop drinking, the spit pool/bubbles comes back though. I've got a really full week and a half ahead of me with work. I have to make a 3 hour opening in my schedule and that would be very difficult. My fills / unfills (I guess unfills?) are free for the first year.... so at least that's good. I know this would be no fun coming up in the form of a PB - I remember your post vividly!

Surgery Center of Richardson... nice facility for fills under flouroscopy.

Thanks Sue. I was afraid that was what I would hear! Wonder what causes that? I can swallow and liquids are going down fine... it's just very strange.

Quote Feel2Young2B40: Absolutely agree. I spent 30 minutes on the treadmill and didn't even realize it! And - Laura is great. We do have lots in common! You guys out there find a workout buddy near you! It makes it "bearable"! Laura - sorry I missed you tonight... I'll see you this weekend. Have a good time with your last night of freedom! Kim

Kellie - Hope you're doing ok! I'm so jealous!! You take care of yourself and relax a while ----- but when you're ready, put up some new pictures for us! And for pete's sake - change that screen name .

Hi - Just looking for a little feedback.... I was banded in January. I had my first fill (1cc) a month ago. Since that time, I've been able to eat well over the standard 3/4 - 1C meal. I don't really get a "full" feeling like I've heard of. Not really hungry, but definitely nothing telling me not to eat another bite. I can eat most breads, rice and meat with no problem for the most part. I have problems with dry meats (like plain grilled chicken) or like today I had a bagel and did get the golfball and accompanying slime. I feel like I chew very, very well but these things will generally cause me to have the golfball. Here's my question.... I'm scheduled for a fill on Wednesday. I want to know if the golfball feeling with the bagel and dry meats means that I don't need a fill. The last thing I want is to get too tight of a fill and be sick. However, as I said, I can eat way more than the suggested portion size. I have been fighting with the same couple of pounds now for about 2.5 weeks. Any help is appreciated to help me make a more informed decision.... to fill or not to fill.

I have a protein shake every morning for breakfast. I've only skipped breakfast twice since banding - very strange for me because I never ate breakfast before. So, I really can't comment on whether or not that would cause me a problem. My problems happen mostly when I eat dense foods (like bagels, dry chicken, etc.)

Quote Morsaille: Brenda - Yea! Glad you found someone local and not at a terrible price! Yes, I'm feeling OK. Kind of strange though. I have eaten 1/2 cup of Soup and 1 Protein shake today and I feel like I gorged on Thanksgiving dinner (even when I'm not eating). Feels a little uncomfortable... strange anyway. Sharilynn - your weight loss seems optimal. I don't know about the throwing up thing - that doesn't sound so good. I know for sure that if I eat something weird - like triscuits last night for instance, I thought I was going to throw up - horrible golf ball - felt horrible. But then again I downed a whole taco salad including the shell for lunch yesterday. Maybe it's particular foods you are having a problem with?

Hi everyone, Great job on weight loss this week! There were some pretty crazy numbers in there! 9 lbs???? Maybe I'll cut off a boob so I can do that next week! I had a fill today and boy can I feel it. They doubled my fill from 1 to 2 cc's. Crazy stuff. Hopefully next week will take me into the 180's... this will be my goal anyway! Have a good week!

2 CC's now... GURGLE..... :clap2:

Welcome Kristin! Dawg - Feel better! Tess & DaisyBell - 0 is better than gaining! Heather - hope you had a good week. I was too lazy to go back and look, too! TheBestMe - definitely muscle!!!! Curves all week - good job! SkBishop - wow! Mystjin - great job on the 3 lbs! How to set up your ticker: 1. Go to www.tickerfactory.com 2. Click on weight loss link 3. Select a ticker ruler you like by clicking the option button next to the one you choose and then click NEXT 4. Choose a ticker slider you like by clicking the option button next to your choice and then click NEXT 5. Configure your weight tracker by entering you info and the click NEXT 6. You will see a message on the screen that says Done! Your Ticket URL is: (and then there will be a long string of text starting with http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/..... 7. Click your mouse at the beginning of this text (starting with the h in http and drag over the entire line of text. (make sure you highlight the entire line (URL) 8. Press Ctrl+C (hold these keys down at the same time) to copy the text you have highlighted 9. Go back to www.lapbandtalk.com and click the UserCP link 10. Click the link titled Edit Signature 11. Scroll down to the text box titled edit signature and place your cursor where you want your ticker to go 12. Click the icon called insert image - this is the one that is yellow with the two little mountains and sun on it 13. A window will pop up telling you to enter the URL of the image 14. Press Ctrl+V (hold these keys down at the same time) to paste the text you copied in step 8 above into this field. 15. Click ok and you're done! Your ticker should magically appear. 16. Click save signature and you're done - you can update it as often as you want by going to user CP, click on your current ticker and press delete - then repeat these steps to re-add. That's how I do it anyway :-). My stats - c191.5 (+.5)..... Arghhhhhhhhhhh.... Off to shower and then get a fill! You guys have a good day! Kim

Sus - that video was good. I stayed up WAY past my bedtime watching it though! Hey - went to the gym 2 days in a row now.... thank you Feel2Young2B40! May wonders never cease .

Welcome to LBT! Great info to be found here!

Hey Kiddos! Thanks for all the posts. I was so surprised when I came home and checked in tonight! Ok, I feel so much better now about going in for a fill in the morning! Wish it wasn't morning because like Kim (Kennedy), I'm full in the morning! I'll get up really early and drink a cup of coffee. That should help. Top things said here that make me feel like I could use a fill: 1. I heard slight gurgling after drinking anything. If I drink something cold - I can feel it stop slightly in the top pouch and then empty in to the bottom stomach. (martinigirl) - never heard gurgling, never felt the emptying from one part to another. 2. I never get hungry (tilly) - ummmm, yes, I do. 3. You cant eat a lot, maybe a side plate of food, cant eat bread (most people cant anyway) and are very full afte a very small amount of food, say a weight watchers microwave meal or a tin of soup. (tilly) - Ok, so I ate a taco salad for lunch and polished that off including the entire big ole shell thing that it was sitting in. 4. cant eat bread (most people cant anyway) (tilly) - I can eat bread, I can eat pizza.... I had a little trouble with a bagel and cream cheese. Last night I ate a turkey sandwich on white bread with no probs. 5. if you are fighting with the same 2 pounds, then it is time for another fill. (marebear) - I am for sure. 6. I've always been able to eat more than a cup full of salad or chili. As for beef or chicken, only a bite or two and slimeville. (harleynana) - thanks so much for this! It's exactly my problem.... I can eat lots - just not certain things. Brenda - I am more than happy to share the thread! I'll drink to that! Although a teeny little part of me feels very sad about that! :nervous Sus & Kim - I think it sounds like you guys are doing great! Sus - you probably shouldn't be hungry every three hours it sounds like, but geez - if you two aren't even hitting 1200 calories a day, why fix something that ain't broke? Thanks again for the feedback! Kim

Good luck! Hey - at least you'll be sleeping when you get finished! What in the world are you doing up so early? I know, I know, I remember.... Best wishes for a successful surgery and speedy recovery! Don't forget the gas-x!