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ghannouge

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  1. I have a friend of mine, i admit she is nuts, she has the craziest ideas, one of them was that she wants to do her OWN FILLS by HERSELF!!!! She was reading through websites and how fills are done and now she is totally convinced that she should do it alone, because she is unhappy with her fills and her doctor wont give her more than 0.5 each visit and the doctor will stop giving her the fills because she is loosing 4lbs /month. So now she wants her fills ALONE!... I have tried convincing her that its a bad idea, if anyone of you here knows the risks, please place your message and i will let her read them! Thank you.
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    What the h?!

    No Problem. tell me what he tells you as well. I will try to find another doc here as they are not that much! :smile2: good luck
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    What the h?!

    http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f78/not-acid-reflux-47853/index2.html Read this
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    What the h?!

    I have been reading about it now, many say they have the same issue, one said she had a slip! I think we should have the barium swallow. My doc said i should stop eating & drinking @ night, i did that but still the same problem happened! I really cannot sleep @ night just from coughing
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    What the h?!

    How long have you been banded? Its been 2 years for me, and i currently have this same problem! When i get a fill, i sleep, wake up choking, coughing, and many times, Water running from my nose, ONCE i saw the same cheese stuff, bas was wayy too sleepy to give it attention! How long have you been banded?
  6. Well i do not know how many CC's i have , but what i do know is that every 3 or 4 months i go to see my doc and i get one CC then the next day i go back and remove half a CC because i cannot swallow my saliva! Then for the next one month, i am chocking on my saliva when i sleep, or i vomit everything i put in my mouth, after that im back to normal! YES i can eat a whole burger but with ONE BUN only, and it takes me hours to finish it, but i eventually do finish it! NO i do not eat on occasional basis, but just when i really do not feel like eating anything but junk! I have maintained my weight for the past 6 months now, and i really want to loose more, but i guess my body is just tired from years and years of diets, so im taking things slowly! I love my band, but i hate it when i am with people who do not know i am banded yet i have to run to the toilet and vomit telling them that i am sick hehehhe So yeah, i can eat a burger with fries because i love it!
  7. I have been banded since one year and a half, and never had this experience before! I had a fill like 2 weeks ago, he gave me 1CC Extra (i dont know whats my total but maybe 8 or 9) but it was too tight for me, then i had an unfiill to half a CC. He pushed my port a bit to see if i was in pain and all was normal. Since then, whenever i slept, either on my back, on my belly, or my shoulder, i keep coughing, and then BAM involuntarily puking my saliva. I havent had a good sleep in 2 weeks and its killing me, i cough as if i have the cold or something! I hate my doctor, thats why i do not see him only for fills, he is materialistic and his checkups costs a lot and i seriously cannot pay 100 usd everytime i have to see him, neverless the costs of checkups if any. Is this normal? should this happen? Keep in mind that there are no other doctors next to where i live that do this procedure! Thanks
  8. I dont think im tight, because i can eat most of the time, and swallow, anyways, tom im going to the doc, wish me luck
  9. HI! i am considereing Brachioplasty (armlift) BUT i am afraid of the scars, you see i hate my band scars and i do not wear 2 pieces swimsuit because of my scars, and i really want to have an armlift so i can wear sleevless things, BUT to have scars i dont know!! are your scars still showing, my wedding is in four months, so i guess i should do the surgery soon, what do you recommend? thanks. LOVED your pics btw :biggrin:
  10. do you sometimes wish you did not have a band instead you had a sleeve?? I was reading on the sleeve website how easier it is than the band! What do you think? I mean, i love my band, been banded for a year now, but it gets painful at times when you PB or slime or just cannot eat that yummy food because you are afraid that you might throw up! Also, i have been reading the complications here and it got me worried! What are your thoughts on this? :blushing:
  11. Do you think that eating while you are not hungry is better than eating while you are hungry? I have not been feeling the urge to eat lately, and i have been loosing weight a lot! but im never hungry, i just eat to eat because im either bored at work or afraid to die from empty stomach LOL Should we eat when we are hungry or not??
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    How often do you weigh in?

    Excel Weight Loss use this website, click on the image that you want, ofcourse you must have excel on ur pc and u must know how to use it as some people don't. If u need to change the dates from 7 days to daily i suggest you message me and i will teach you how :biggrin: good luck
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    Pasta anyone??

    I can eat almost everything but bread LOL! pizza is a big NONO i only eat the toppings hahaah! I eat in small portions now, and most of the times i just hate eating :smile2:
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    Should you only eat when you get hungry?

    LOL! Funny :crying: are you mocking me
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    Should you only eat when you get hungry?

    Thanks:) Im still not hungry most of the times, and when i am hungry i barely eat! food is not my passion anymore and whats worse is that i have this acid reflux that is killing me! I guess i will have to visit my doc today:(
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    Acid reflux after fill?

    This was my question I have been banded for a year now! All is perfect until now! My band is not tight at all, and i can eat small portions of food and not get stuck! Recently in the past 3 weeks or so, when i am sleeping i wake up as if i was being chocked! I keep burping and swallow only salavia and a huge discomfort is felt not in my port but my throat! Yesterday, i also woke up alarmed and forced myself to puke, and only saliva foam came out! Remember this feeling i only have @ night when i am sleeping and wake up alarmed! I cannot go to the doctor as i cannot afford him this month (he charges 150 USD) and i am self pay all the way, also if he wants me to have tests i cannot pay them.. Seems we have the same issue, what did u do if i may know please :thumbup: thanks
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    How often do you weigh in?

    I weight myself DAILY when i wake up and i am pissed when i see the numbers go up and then the next day they go down :thumbup:
  18. I have been banded for a year now! All is perfect until now! My band is not tight at all, and i can eat small portions of food and not get stuck! Recently in the past 3 weeks or so, when i am sleeping i wake up as if i was being chocked! I keep burping and swallow only salavia and a huge discomfort is felt not in my port but my throat! Yesterday, i also woke up alarmed and forced myself to puke, and only saliva foam came out! Remember this feeling i only have @ night when i am sleeping and wake up alarmed! I cannot go to the doctor as i cannot afford him this month (he charges 150 USD) and i am self pay all the way, also if he wants me to have tests i cannot pay them.. Did anyone have the same issue, or knows anyone who has? Thanks
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    Did we go to the moon?

    If it was real dont you think they would have gone to the moon more often!
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    Is God real?

    If you did not understand what was meant from such a debate, then im sure no matter how much i try to show you what i have seen in life that makes me SURE that there is only ONE GOD, and we all worship, then im sorry to say this is what you believe and i cannot change your beliefs.
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    I'm FEATURED this week!

    Congratulationss!
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    Soda soda soda

    I hate soda now! I usually take like 4 small sips and thats it!!
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    Share ideas, What did you eat today ?

    one stick of Barbeque Kofta with hummos One cocun pudding 2 Cups of tea (i drink minimum 5 cups a day) :thumbup:
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    Is God real?

    An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with God, The Almighty. He asks one of his new students to stand and..... Prof: So you believe in God? Student: Absolutely, sir. Prof: Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son...Have you ever seen God? Student: No, sir. Prof: Tell us if you have ever heard your God? Student: No, sir. Prof: Have you ever felt your God, tasted your God, smelt your God? Have you ever had any sensory perception of God for that matter? Student: No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't. Prof: Yet you still believe in Him? Student: Yes. Prof: According to empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your GOD doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son? Student: Nothing. I only have my faith. Prof: Yes. Faith. And that is the problem science has. Student: Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor's brain? Student: Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain,sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir? Prof: I guess you'll have to take them on faith, son. Student: That is it sir... The link between man & god is FAITH . That is all that keeps things moving & alive.
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    Thank You!!!

    Well im 27 also, not married :thumbup: but i did my band one year ago and I LOVE IT! Also, sometimes parents can be hurtful and not know it! My mom always used to tell me , i should loose weight, im too fat, look at my love handles, or my belly, bla bla and i used to eat more! I had my band, and i told none of my parents and they think im loosing on my own LOL, Just to show them that i have the motivation :eek: Anyways, good luck :thumbup:

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