Deb W

Julie It was such a pleasure to meet you yesterday. Sorry I wasn't very talkative, but I'm horrible with goodbyes, although I'd have been fine, but darn him, he hugged me and that was it....I cried. Anyway, it was so nice to put a face with the name. I do hope you are doing better and finally on the road to recovery. Let's keep in touch girl. Take it easy and rest......I'm so proud of you and what you have gone through and still you are determined. That speaks volumns.

Yes....that was me. We live in Western Kansas and all we have here is WalMart. I bought my Protein drink at the local WalMart. It has 52 g of protein per 2 scoops. I'm going to miss him too. When he told me he was leaving, it broke my heart. I felt so bad. I'm kind of scared.....he comes out here, so saves us a trip to Denver, now what are we going to do. Not sure if I'll like the new guy. Guess we will find out. You can email me if you'd like. debbiew_56@yahoo.com Deb W:smile:

Hi. I had surgery with Dr. Mel too, mine was 5/23/08. He is good, but doesn't answer questions very well. I had a terrible rash about 6 days post op. It was bright red, from head to toe. It hurt so bad. He took me off of the Protein shake until the rash cleared up. My PCP gave me some steroids to take and some meds for the itching. After about a week, it was gone and I resumed the Protein Shake. I was so afraid I was allergic to the band. It'd be just my luck. But, not sure what it was, thinking maybe it was the anesthesia from surgery. Also, he wants you having between 50 to 90 grams of protein a day, so you are getting way too much protein if you are drinking 3 shakes a day. What I do is I mix 2 scoops of the protein shake with 2 qts of sugar free lemonade and some ice cubes and sip on that all day long. I also add Benefiber, to get in my Fiber for the day. For the pain that you are experiencing, I too think it is acid reflux. I was told that you will have acid reflux after the surgery for awhile. I don't remember off hand who told me that. I never had it. I do experience gas though. I rarely suffered with it before surgery, but I certainly do now. I think it is the fiber supplement causing it, so I'll tolerate it. Hope I have been of some help to you. hang in there. It gets better :thumbdown: Deb W from Kansas

Surgeon: Dr. Melniczek Location: Lakewood, Colorado Date: 5/23/08 Closer: Glue incision #: 5 type of band: Emmi????? Overall cost: 9K self-pay

I am 2 1/2 weeks post op. I was doing good and lost 20 lbs. Then last week on one of my weigh ins...I was up .4 and then the next one up .6 and then the next one up .2 and the next one up .4. What gives? Up 1 1/2 lbs and I haven't change my eating. I'm still sipping on my protein shake throughout the day. I don't eat between meals. I'm more hungry now, but I just sip on my shake. I'm freaking out here. I kept telling myself, I was ready for a fill, but Dr. says it might be up to 3 to 4 weeks yets. Now I'm really freaking out. Should I go ahead and go to soft foods or stick to the pureed foods and eat more protein? :):scared2:

how do you change your current weight so it will track the weight loss?:tongue2:

Thank you Amanda. I needed to hear that. It took a long time to put the weight on, so you are right, it will take a while to take it off. Thanks for your comment. It helped a lot. Deb

I am 2 1/2 weeks post op. I was doing good and lost 20 lbs. Then last week on one of my weigh ins...I was up .4 and then the next one up .6 and then the next one up .2 and the next one up .4. What gives? Up 1 1/2 lbs and I haven't change my eating. I'm still sipping on my protein shake throughout the day. I don't eat between meals. I'm more hungry now, but I just sip on my shake. I'm freaking out here. I kept telling myself, I was ready for a fill, but Dr. says it might be up to 3 to 4 weeks yets. Now I'm really freaking out. Should I go ahead and go to soft foods or stick to the pureed foods and eat more protein? :thumbup::tt2::scared2::thumbup:

i was banded on the 23rd of may. I haven't had any trouble, other than a terrible full body fiery red rash. found out that I'm allergic to the Protein Drink. Today, I've discovered I'm more hungry. Think my swelling has gone down in my stomach, thus being more hungry. Can't wait for the first fill. Still 2 weeks away. I'm still thrilled that I got this done. I've lost 17 pounds thus far. :biggrin2:

I need some help. It is 10:30 a.m. and I'm starving and my dr. said absolutely no snacking. I am allergice to the protein shake, so can't do that. For breakfast I had 2 poached egg whites and 6 oz of yogurt. No I'm starving and it is another 1 1/2 hours before my lunch break. I'm drinking water....but I'm starting to get the shakes.....H E L P :cursing::Dancing_sad::ohmy:

Thank you. V-8...I'll have to stock that in my fridge here at work. It also doesn't help that the girl in the next office is warming up her lunch and it smells soooooooooo good.

I am 10 days post op. My surgery was 5/23/08. This is the first time I've been this hungry. I'm still on the pureed food plan. Thank you all for your suggestions. Water JUST ISN'T CUTTING IT this time. :cursing:

Hi. I am new to the boards. I received my band on 5/23 and so far doing well. Only problem I had was I broke out in a fiery red rash and was so afraid I was allergic to the band. My surgeon reassured me I was not allergic to the band, and we decided after visiting with my PCP also, that I am allergic to the Protein drink I was consuming. Rash is gone and I feel great. Looking for buddies, support, recipes, and hints/ideas. Good luck to all Deb W:biggrin::cursing:

I was wondering....how do you put the weight loss tracker on your posts? I'm new to this site and trying to figure things out. Deb:mellow:

Had mine May 23rd and I'm so happy with it. Still a little sore on the left side and can't bend over too well, but I'm still thrilled. Already as of 5/31, had lost 15 lbs. YooHoo