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unopadre

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About unopadre

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  • Birthday 01/01/1962
  1. Happy 51st Birthday unopadre!

  2. Happy 50th Birthday unopadre!

  3. unopadre

    gas

    i was recently banded. i'm still on liquids. i'm experiencing a lot of upper-digestive gas (burping). it's unpleasant and a tad uncomfortable. i'm taking gas-x, but it does not help. is this a common problem for new bandsters? bill
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    Slippage - Need Feedback

    i really don't understand slippage. if the band is attached to the exterior of the stomach in a belt-looped fashion, how can it slip? can someone help understand how it can happen?
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    Pre-Op Diet

    my pre-op is 5 protein shakes a day and light steamed or raw veggies if i need them - for 2 weeks.
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    Pre-Op Diet

    i'm here too. and, like willowba, my b'day falls in the middle of the liquid diet. i think that is making me feel more deprived than i normally would. i've done liquid diets in the past, but none has been as hard as this. keeping my eye on the prize - this temporary deprivation will be worth it in the end.
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    feeling full

    i'm on the pre-op liquid diet - so i am very aware right now of the satisfaction i usually get from "feeling full." guess i am a volume eater. i'm counting on the band to give me that satisfaction - just with a much smaller amount of food. has that been your experience? or will i be hungry all the time? as a 40-something 350 lb. guy, i'm particularly interested in the experience of other men - who tend to be volume eaters (at least according to the nutritionists i've consulted).
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    Gerd????

    i was really surprised my surgeon didn't request an endoscopy. should i press the issue?
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    Members Being Banded In March 06

    i'm scheduled for the end of the month. start the pre-op diet next week. how is everyone staying healthy? avoiding colds, flu, etc.
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    ekg, echocardiogram before surgery

    thanks everyone. just wanted to make sure it was standard operating procedure (no pun intended). i originally planned on bypass surgery, and there was a litany of pre-op tests, but i guess that's because it's a more involved procedure. thanks a lot!
  11. 44 yr. old male here. surprised my pcp did not order a pre-op stress test or echocardiogram. he seems satisfied with the ekg. blood pressure is in normal range. should i ask for more? did you have more heart health tests before surgery?
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    band v. bypass

    are you happy with your weightloss so far?
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    band v. bypass

    how many of you wish you had gone with a bypass rather than your band? how many have scrapped the band and gone for a bypass? i've read some regretful posts. before i get my band, i'm wondering how common is this regret among bandsters. thank you.
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    Why do we allow temptation?

    discouraging to a pre-op bander. i thought the point of the band is to reduce our interest in food, thus allowing us to avoid high calorie foods like cookie dough, or to at least enjoy them in severely limited portions. if the band doesn't accomplish that, what's the point of it? sounds like we're back to the old diets we all failed at. what am i missing?
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    Gerd????

    like your dr., my surgeon says my gerd will be gone.

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