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I was banded Feb.18 2008 I have lost 94 pounds I am 7 poundsfrom goal.Has anybody flown since banded?

Hi! I am 57 and I had lap-band 2-18-08.I live in Alabama my surgery is Andrew DeWitt in Birmingham.I have lost 62Ib it has not beem easy.I don't want to scare you the problems I have had have been my fault.Old habit's are hard to break.I get in to much of a hurry when I eat and do not chew well enough.I love my band I just have to remember to slow down and chew chew chew and chew some more.You have to chew your food almost like baby food.What is hard is when you are out with other people and they eat fast and you are just getting started and they are finished and ready to go.As you know down here in the south in the summer time take home food will spoil if you are not going straight home. You will be find you just remenber all the band rules chew drink 64oz water walk 3 miles a day and last but not lest protein.

A few days ago I tryed to eat breakfast a piece of cheese toast it went down okay.Later on I got sooo sick voitming and slimming I was sick all day and that night.During a voitming spell I heard a pop sound.Since then I can't eat much I can drink. Has anybody else had this problem?:smile:

I need advice a few days ago I tried to eat breakfast a piece of cheese toast.It went down good I thought the rest of the day I was sick slimming and voimting . I was voimting and I heard a pop sound and I haven't been able to eat much since.I can drink and swallow my spit.Has anybody had this to happen?:smile:

Please don't give up! With the band you can start over.I was banded on Feb.18 2008 I have lost 60 lbI am not bragging.I to have gone back to old eating habits.Ice Cream has been my problem.It started in the beginning when I got some food stuck! My sweet husband felt sorry for me and got me some ice cream.Well that was a mistake I have a lot of days when food doesn't want to stay down so I eat ice cream and I have no problem with it. I would have lost more buynow if it wasn't for ice cream.Just writing the words make me want some. This is what I am doing to keep me on track.I am wearing 16 jeans I brought a pair of 14 jeans so that I want to get in the 14 by fall I have to leave off ice cream.Remenber nothing.nothing taste as good as slim feels!!!!! If you are not walking start I have to to lose weight.I walk 3 miles a day 4 or 5 days a week.Also drink a lot of Water you know the rules.By the way I am 57 years old 5'2"I weighted 237at surgery .I now am at 177. let me hear from you you can do it!

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Hi! I have had esophogial spasms for years.I have to get my esophosas streached about once a year.I was banded Feb.18,08 and for two days I had spasma I know how you feel it really hurts.My doctor had me to get a egd and my esophoses was streached know more pain.