volcano lady

I had surgery Jan 13. Was set to go home on the 15th, but couldn't hold anything down after day 2. My doc ordered a CT scan on the 20th and found a laproscopic hernia. With all the vomiting, I had pulled in the small intestine at the jejunum junction and caused a block. Doc immediately went back in and corrected it. No more vomiting. I know you must be miserable. I hope yours fixes itself soon.

I had my surgery 12/31/08. I had a rough start (search and find my other posts), but all in all, I'm satisfied with Weber. He has been in bariatrics for awhile at Kaiser, so he has the confidence you'd expect. I have to fly from the Big Isle to Oahu to see him. What I like is that he let's you be in control with fills or no fills. He is liberal when it comes to eating solids after fills. This makes sense to me because only you know what you can handle. You need to feel the effects of band and what you are capable of. He takes time to listen to your concerns then answers responsibly. He is supportive and doesn't criticize.

In the 17 years with my present job, I have only been late once; car trouble. I had to call an administrator to warn them because I am a school teacher. I can't afford to be late by even ONE minute, so for that reason, I try to arrive an hour early. It's time well spent because I always have work to catch up on. :tongue2:

I don't know what sparked this rant, but I was there 20 years ago. Had to have those British Knights shoes at $80 with his B-day $. I was a single parent, we were poor. I had never spent more than $30 for a pair of shoes on myself and my feet had stopped growing! That $ could have been a new school ward robe. Now, I teach high school. I have 120+ kids. Some are wonderful individuals, many are a challenge, but I only see them an hour a day. I often count my blessings they aren't mine. With what's going on today, I pity you parents with teens. But keep your chin up, today I'm so proud of my son, he's 35. He came out OK, even though he still has expensive tastes, but its his problem now. :redface:

I very rarely eat out at all anymore, Domino's isn't even a fleeting desire, but I was curious about this because I teach a "Fast Food" lesson to HS students. I found what appeared to be reliable info because Domino's doesn't have this item in their online nutritional value link yet. The meal is intended for 2 people, but at $6 you know many individuals will make it their personal meal. This link is a pdf file stating the bowls are for 2 servings @ 700 calories each. check the second one on the list: http://www.yumyucky.com/All%20Pasta%20Combined.pdf This is from another "researcher" who believes a bowl to be around 1460 calories: That's Fit Anyone eating a whole bowl would devour around 1400 calories, 50 grams fat, 110% sat. fat DV, 62% carb DV, 90% sodium DV. On the plus side 52 grams Protein. Sounds like all one needs a day! Why waste your time on the small stuff?:party:

I'm tight in the morning. I can gradually eat more as the day goes on. By evening, sometimes I can really put it away, if I want. I'm debating on whether I should get another fill. Maybe even 1/2 cc? I want to get it just right. FYI, I have 6.5 cc in a 10 cc band. When do you stop?

I have many questions, most I believe are unanswerable or shall I say would be answered differently depending on who you ask, even within the same sect of believers. But I am already hearing answers to some of these questions asked by some already knowledgable people who could double for the pastor of the OP. Mine has to do with souls (as in saved because they are Jesus believers or not saved because they are not) Where are all the souls that aren't in heaven (or hell)? Are they with their remains? Adrift? Haunting us? Just watching us? Do they know what they are? Are they OK? Or what is it like? If you make it to heaven, can you visit earthlings? Would they really want to? Watch over us? How? Are souls shared, like if someone dies at or before birth? Do they go back into the pool to get another chance at life? If not, then there must a godzillion or more? Is heaven crowded? Or is the other place? Are souls conscience? If they die a non-believer can they change their belief after death to get to heaven when they realize their mistake? Will God still listen to them? If not, why not? Like I said, this would get many answers, I wonder what your pastor would answer.

Are you saying sin (murder, robbery, rape, being abusive, adultry, liars, etc.) is only forgivable in the eyes of God if one happens to be a believer of Jesus? So...all you have to do is believe and live your life in the most wretched way but it's OK because you'll get to heaven anyway???? patty, the more you share about your god, the more I'd really like nothing to do him. I could never put my faith in a god that was that vain. Sounds more like the devil. Think about it!

Calm down, we are NOT entirely Socialist. I say entirely, not because of a new government but because of an ongoing one. I believe we are a Capitalist society with a Socialist twist, and we have been for a long time. This is a good thing! Our taxes go to pay for "benefits" not only for all citizens, but also for underprivileged ones. Our poor and disabled citizens are examples of benefactors to this form of "Socialism". We could do what less generous societies do and have them fend for themselves (survival of the fittest), but we try to keep our citizens out of the gutters. Is there abuse to this system? Yes, but most recipients are truly in need of help. I don't mind sharing my wealth with them because who knows, I may be there myself. In earlier posts, I read a lot of anger and spite about people on the "dole". Since this economic crisis (let's just say the last year), there are millions more people standing in the welfare or unemployment line, unable to find jobs. Are we, as the American tax paying citizens that still are fortunate to have a job, going to tell these people to fend for themselves? Or are we going to lend a hand? This would be sharing the wealth. P.S. When certain companies have been offered bailouts to keep them afloat and they take some of this money to stuff excess $ in the pockets of those who are used to living high on the hog, you have an example of the worst reason to support "Capitalism".

I'm holding my tongue because I'm not an economics major. Even if I was, I think I'd still hold my tongue. Obama came into office with a plan to overcome this financial failure of the US, not only based on his research, but of many educated and knowledgable consulants. Maybe it will work, maybe not. Time will tell. To think doing nothing will fix it, is obsurd, that is what Bush was doing. Obama did not create this mess. I hope (I WANT!) this plan will work. To actually hope he fails is so unAmerican, because failure will mean disaster to so many more Americans and maybe the country. Do Obama's haters actually think results will be seen immediately? Give the guy a break, he hasn't even been in office 4 months. What I'm hearing here is Rush Limbaugh talk. He's an idiot and hateful! Why associate with his opinion? :thumbdown:

I'm wondering if the question "Is God real?" was posed because the author has doubts of her own. If not, was it to convert non-belivers to her side? If that was the intent, I don't think it worked, maybe just the opposite, as she really revealed no proof to his existence.

I can't help it, I have to make a statement based on this post. I only got to pg 4 and got bored with the monotony. What kind of fairy tale is this? "God's great love for us"? How is this apparent? Poverty, disease, homelessness, pollution, famine, birth defects, tragic accidents, floods, hurricanes, massive earthquakes, tsunamis, just to name a few. Not all of these victims are "pagans". Is He teaching lessons? Endurance? Why are some getting more than our share of misfortunes than others? Job's test? What kind of loving creator, as told in the Old Testament, inflicts floods, locusts, and famine when He is unhappy or jealous with our actions? What kind of loving creator would send zillions of children or other innocents to purgatory or hell because they were born to a culture that was oblivious to Him (your god)? What kind of loving creator brings people to life on Earth for the sole purpose of them to idolize him and if they don't, "damn you"? Someone in an earlier post said something like, " just be a good person". It was responded with that was not enough if you don't believe in Him. Well, is it better to be a terrible person all your life and on your death bed ask God to forgive you for your sins? Is that better? Then can you get to Heaven? Do I think God is real? It is for you pattygreen and others. I'm glad you get comfort in your belief. Me? Not the god you refer to, the "Christian God". FYI: I was raised Catholic. I still believe it to be the original and purist of Christianity. I feel all off-shoots are "cults"-religions that didn't want to follow the all the original rules. If you look at it, they are all the same basic belief but with different allowances. When I was only 8 years old, I had a problem with innocent, unbaptized babies not being able to make to heaven. For that, I began doubting this god.

I didn't start really feeling restriction until 3 days ago, my 2nd fill. You just have to be patient, it hardly ever works perfectly immediately after surgery. 1st give yourself time to heal, you may have swelling at the band site for a few weeks. Focus on eating properly and the right foods; how your lifestyle will be changing. Don't get discouraged, Celebrate everything positive, ie. losing a pound or two and keeping it off, wearing something you couldn't for a while, feeling stonger, not eating that cookie when you could, etc. Hang in there!

Thanks for all your input. Day 3, I woke feeling fine, drank some liquids and felt I should take it slow. I ate a small piece of chicken meat and felt "full". 3 hours later, I feel the same, like I don't need food. I'm not hungry. This will take some getting used to, but basically I like the cues. I'm happy to have finally arrived to restiction!

This is the day after my 2nd fill. Until now, I haven't felt much restriction. Now when I eat or drink, even just a small amount, I feel discomfort just under my breast area. If I bend over, like on all 4's, the pain disappears. When I straighten up, it feels OK for about 3 minutes then the pain slowly comes back. The best description of the feeling is tightness. Is this what restriction feels like? Fullness? Too tight?

Yes, it is normal. I'm in the same boat as you and will have another fill March 1. It takes time to find your "sweet spot". Some are lucky and find it earlier, some later. All our anatomies are different. Your doctor will probably add fills slowly until the right amount is discovered. Hang in there!

I was banded 12/31/08 and had 3 cc in a 10cc band. I was feeling some restriction. I just got my first fill 2/6/09. Another was inserted, so now I have 4 cc. Can anyone explain why I now feel LESS restricted? I want to eat more, but don't and am hungry all the time.

I'm in the same position. Banded 12/31/08 and 1st fill 2/6/09. I had more restriction BEFORE the fill and doing great! Having no restriction at all, I've put on weight since the fill and am having trouble getting another fill; I'm currently scheduled for March 13. I can't wait that long, I don't want to undo all my weight lose. OK, I could do better eating, I try, but I need this "tool" and it's not working at all. Bandster Hell!

Wow! I just got my Wii delivered today. I bought it on Amazon as a Wii fit bundle that included the console. It was a lot of fun and I had a great workout, but I can't figure out the ski jump, keep tumbling down the hill.:rose: For other Wii suggestions: There was another program called "Fitness Trainer" (I think), that had really high ratings, and I have also had a tough workout on "Dance, Dance Revolution", but it was really engaging. Perfect gift for myself because I have been having trouble getting enough physical activity.:tongue2:

LOL, no wonder my dogs have been behaving worried around me. My doc told me some people unconsciously swallow air and that's why I'm burping. Sorry doc, I don't believed I just developed this new bad habit. Burping does result in a comfortable release and I appreciate it.

For me, what kills the taste is the amount of times some things need to be chewed. When you get down to the swallow point, it doesn't taste the same anymore. It's like its butchered.

I burp all time; when my stomach is empty or full. Big fat, airy ones. They always bring a sense of relief and feel good. I'm able to keep most of them quiet. I'm glad to hear it is common. I used to justify to my DH if I hold in a burp, it'll just come out later as a fart :tongue2:.

My list (I'm sure I'll think of more later): Not avoiding old friends and family I haven't seen for awhile because of how big I am and not wanting to shock them Wearing pretty, sexy bras Wearing blouses where my upper arms show Having more enery and being more physically active Have more room in airplane seats Wearing some of my favorite clothes again Swimming when I go to the beach Though he's never said anything, making my dad pleased to see me smaller again before it's too late Having pants that don't wear out between my thighs Not having to stand so I don't break certain chairs Sleeping quietly and comfortably Making my husband proud Being proud of myself

My nutritionist made it very clear I'd be on liquids 2 weeks prior and after surgery, follow that with 2 weeks mushy. Whole food... 4 weeks after. So no wonder my surprise when my date got set. I discovered Dec 18, my surgery date was Dec 31. I mentioned to the surgeon's nurse that I'd better start my 2 week liquid preop diet. She said to wait until I met with the surgeon on Dec 23. He pretty much told me it didn't matter or not, just fast 12 hours prior to surgery. At my 1 week postop appt, he said to go ahead with the mushies. Soon I'll be on whole food. The nutritionist in the program is speechless, poor thing !