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I have learned not to weigh myself daily. There are too many differences and it depends on the time of day you weigh yourself also. I weigh myself about once a week now and at the same time of day. There are days where I dont pee as much as usual and I know have drank a lot of water which then makes me gain weight on certain days, then the next day I pee like crazy and I would be down a couple pounds. Try not to dwell on that 1 pound. Think to yourself, what have I done that would have caused this pound gain, what havent I done? Think about the fluid input and output, are they equal? Try not to stress it too much. I only lost 10 pounds in my 6 month preop diet. I am very proud to say though, had a weigh in yesterday and a fill and I am down 32 pounds!! FINALLY.. Sorry, had to brag. I stayed at only 20 pounds down for the longest time, I was so excited to see that loss.

I dont know after the band what it is like. I have PCOS and have had MANY ultrasounds. For the external ultrasounds, they just ask me to have a full bladder when I get there. Now the internal ultrasounds, I just have to have an empty bladder. Good luck

Well froggi, everyone I know that has been through this, Jeannie made the first call. Jeannie called me, then Dr.Kaplans office called me. Same with my mom, Jeannie, called mom, then Kaplans office called. I received my letter before Jeannie and Doctor Kaplan, and they would not let me schedule any appointments until they had the letter in hand. I dont know if they are doing it differently now or not, but that is how it has been for all the people I have talked to. My went to Lidnsey last week, Kaplan on Monday which is the day she starts her preop and then Jeannie next week sometime. Me, Lindsey was out of town so I went to Kaplan on a Tuesday, Jeannie on a Thursday, and surgery Monday. I got t do it fast because I had already done my preop diet and did not need an EGD. Hope all goes well, it WILL go fast though.

You dont need to wait for the letter to make the appointments. Once Jeannie calls you and says you have approval, that is when to start everything and usually when she calls to tell you that you have approval, she goes ahead and makes the appointment with her. Oh well, good luck. Mom goes to Kaplan Monday and surgery will be 2 weeks from then. So they are looking at the 3rd for her.

good for you froggie. so when do you go see Dr. Kaplan?

knowing her, she will probably find a reason not to go

My goodness, I think all of us are getting weighed in Monday. I will be there at 12:30. So far Im planning on going to Zumba.

The psych they had me go to was Dr.Dunn. Hopefully enough people complained about him that they found another one. Someplace in Marietta delt with his billing. My appointment is 12:30 Monday. Im the same way, stay hungry, no weight loss. Now I did walk 1/2 a mile on my treadmill today, lol I had to hold my shorts up. Im kind of scared of what he will say to me. I did send an email to Jeannie telling her how upset I was last month and still am over it. We have been playing phone tag since though.. I sit in class and my stomach just growls up a storm. It is so embarressing, I mean here I am the fat girl and my stomach is growling.

Im not sure how he does the bill I know that someone else handles it. Mine was so messed up and crap it was rediculous. Finally, once I got insurance to pay him, they paid a little over $500 and I had to pay the rest. But one good thing was if I paid it off right then, I got a little discount. Hey, any discount helps. I dont even think that visit was worth $50, its awful. Anyway, have fun LOL

Heck, the psych doesnt ask the questions, they are all on paper and they are multiple choice! I felt like I was in school. They are very stupid questions at that. He told me that I have trust issues especially with men. I forget the other things he told me, it was pointless. Oh yeah, said Im depressed.. YA THINK??!! Ive only been taking effexor for about 5 years now and can cry at the drop of a hat. LOL before I was on effexor, if someone looked at me and said Hi, I would start crying.

That pysch eval is such a waste! He wasnt worth $700 by far! Kd, do you go this coming Monday or the next? I go for a fill on the 20th.

We served Yogurt as a full liquid at the hospital. Now custard, I would think would be more pureed then liquid.

I feel like I should be doing something today, like going to Zumba, but NOOO its a holiday lol.. Ok so I got on my scales today and they said I was down 5 pounds in a week. Before I got too excited, because my scales are known to be wrong even though they are weight watcher scales, I went to the Banding center after school to weigh myself and those scales said I gained a pound! that really sucks! On the brighter side, I measured myself last monday and then again today and I lost a total of 1 inch WHOO HOO! Im really starting to see it with my clothes. My mom goes to see Dr. Kaplan Monday and they told her that her surgery should be 2 weeks from then.

Sounds like you have a kidney infection. Does it burn when you pee? I had a Kidney infection and my kidneys hurt so bad. That was actually one of the tests they did was tap my back around my kidneys and see how bad it hurt. Sounds like you need to call the doctor and have a Urine Test. Dont play around with it, a kidney infection can make you very sick and even put you in the hospital if you let it get bad enough. Call your doctor ASAP and tell them what is going on. Some doctors will let you just do an urine test without seeing him if you call the nurse line and tell them what is going on.

IT will be so nice having someone in the house on the same diet I am on. The will help bunches.

Mom got a phone call from Kaplans office today. They are ready to get a date for her surgery. YEAAA

I was scared half to death to eat a salad. I was banded in July and finally about 2 weeks ago tried my first salad. IT WAS SOOOOO GOOD! Thing is, you have got to chew it up really well. CHEW CHEW CHEW.

Im feeling great. I think it was just a bunch of irritation from being stuck. They are going to try a protonix instead of nexium, so hopefully that will help the reflux. We had chicken the other night and when mom made it, she made sure it stayed moist. Oh it was soooooo good. I make sure I OVER chew now lol.

Well that stinks. I had talked a friend into going with us Monday. Maybe we will go walking in the park instead.

Well I got my Upper GI, and just as I told them ,nothing was blocked I just have Reflux. We are going to try changing my meds from taking 2 nexium a day to taking 1 Protonix a day. Hopefully that works. Sorry I didnt make it to line dancing last night. I thought I posted it but I dont see my post....After doing the Upper GI, I thought it would be best to stay home. That Barium does bad things to me, if ya know what I mean. I will definitly keep going to Zumba. Well I better get ready for school, I dont wanna go lol. I was supposed to think of a topic to write a process essay on today and I havent thought of anything yet. oops.

Have you tried Crystal Light? It gives you a little variety. 5 calories per 8 oz. I LOVE tea and was raised on tea with sweat n low so that wasnt too hard for me, now I will admit, every now and then I just need a sweet tea. I have also been drinking a new drink that I have found, I dont know if it is all that new or not it is new to me. It is Low Calorie Snapple Kiwi Pear. only 10 calories for the bottle and 1 gram of sugar, its not too bad.

I guess we should watch what all we say lol... You are were talking about having cake for your birthdays, I was 2 weeks out from my surgery to the day so I got to enjoy a couple bites of pudding for my birthday. whoo hoo. Man, you just had to bring up coldstone. Icecream is my comfort food, of course I dont get it anymore:frown:. MMMM MMMM a cup of birthday batter icecream of coldstone would be good about now....MAybe Ill just go to the freezer and get a thing of weight watchers ice cream:tongue2:

This is going to be so much fun, everyone getting together and all. It helps motivate me to do something when someone I know is doing it also. My Upper Gi just showed Reflux. So that is good. I use to work with Brenda, she is a real sweetheart. Ive tried to call her a couple times now today with my ugi results, Brenda must not be in today. I probably wont make it to Line dancing tonight either thanks to having that ugi today. That barium you have to drink does bad things to me lol.Think I better stay close to home. I remember doing to Electric Slide in Junior high school all the time. Dont know if I remember the steps or not though lol.

Bread always gets stuck anymore. Im a bread addict so that has been the hardest thing. Chicken is my favorite meat, hopefully this was just a flook(spelling) that I just didnt chew it up and it was dry. I can eat chicken breast everyday and not get tried of it. Now, a good hamburger is good from time to time, but I mainly prefer chicken. I go for my upper gi at 11:45. I told her I feel fine today, just having reflux and Im HUNGRY. So that is a good sign, the reflux could just be from taking all my morning pills on an empty stomach. Who knows, maybe I need to change my reflux medicine. I have been on 2 nexiums a days now for about 2 years. I guess we will find out. I have learned to say, "Everything is perfectly fine" lol. Well I need to get ready to go to class. thank goodness I wont be missing English Composition, Im struggling enough in the class. I am going to miss Pre Algebra, but that is ok, Im doing well in that class. I will let you know how it goes today.

Insurance pays most of it, then I pay the rest. Ive called everyone for help with the bill and all of them want me to make at least $25 a month. Good grief, what part of UNEMPLOYEED full time student dont they understand. Unemployeed meens no income people. Sorry, Im just in a venting mood tonight. I should be writting an essay right now that is due tomorrow. You're right Kyla, at first it feels like Im choking, but I can breath just cant talk. It was a piece of chicken from dinner, I knew I just should have just had some dry cereal or something. I know the Upper GI will come back with mild to moderate reflux, that is what it always says. I have had many of them even before the banding. But I guess I need to go ahead and have it done to make Dr. Kaplan happy. I will say, I dont think I will ever open my mouth about stuff again. Unless Im dieing, I dont think I will complain about anything anymore. And I really didnt complain, I just asked if this was normal.