54Shirley

Go to AllStarHealth.com they should have what your looking for if not just buy a shaker bottle for the powder. Everything is seasonably priced, and all shipping, no matter what you have bought will be $5.95. Take a look,they have a lot to choose from. I know because thats where I shop. You can also check out ebay they have allot to pick from. But check out the website i gave you first. Good Luck, Shirley. I just came from ther and they carry RTD, but you can get over 1 1/2 ls for under $20.00 A lot of different flavors including cake batter. I still enjoy a shake for lunch.

This is the first I ever heard of this....... Usually people suffer from GERD. I suffered a slip, and trust me you don't want to go there. Do yourself a favor, and go see your Dr., even a slight unfill followed by liquids is a good thing. Your in this for life ! Adjustments are Adjustments, whether you go up or down is part of the game, and it is necessary. You could take a pill, get stuck, and swell up, and need to be unfilled for a while. Thats the band, a Life of Maintenance by your Dr., but you already know this, and if not, you do now. Check it out with the Dr. but please do something.

I just suffered a slip that caused me to DIE, and after 4 minutes of chest compressions they jolted me. That brought me back. They explained in x-ray that they see more and more now that the band has been around a while. "What did you think your the only one !" Well i figured low numbers, and he laughed and said we see more and more, but your lucky ! Your still alive, most die from the slip. I thought I was going to faint, what I truly loved, killed me. So if your having problems, and your not happy with your results, see your Dr., and tell them how its working for you, and how you feel, before you end up like i did. In other words do something about it instead of complain. Or the outcome will be do to your own decision. To th person that started the thread: do your research on which band has the potential for less of a slip.

Well I live up in Northern, Michigan, and was sent to a big Medical Center in Central, Michigan. Nevertheless,,,, no one there does Bariatrics. So I have to wait until May 1, and see my surgeon, but this is very painful. They are to get all reports, and film, and if they think that I have to go in ahead of time,,,,, then I have to go "thats fine by me"...They should me that I have 2 bands connected by plumbing. The bottom one is failing to open, and it is grooved in, this is what caused all the bleeding. The Lower Left Lung was gone on x-ray, it was being smothered by the stomach that slipt, and stayed swollen threw the band. I'm glad its a little better buy now, and on occasion, I can even get a breath in there. Thats how they ruled it a slip, because everything came up threw, and it would unswell, then the position of the band. Thanks for asking Jean. Shirley.

Jean: I took a swallow, and it felt like a swallow, but something dropped down, and something moved up, and stayed in place. The next thing I new I couldn't even keep water down, and then it went to coffee grounds, to pure raw blood. When they stuck a scope down the stomach, and said their was a obstruction, they pumped off 1/2 a canister of BLOOD.

All I did was Swallow some food, and I felt it slip.

I was sent back because i couldn't breath. My Dr. wasn't sure as to what happed to the lower left lung, but on x-ray it was gone. So i went back to the E.R.. The band en-strangled the stomach so that it popped up threw the band, and cupped itself around the lung. The X-Ray Dr. remembered me, and was glad to see that the stomach was dropping back down, so no reason to TAP the lung, because whatever little Fluid is there,,, will work itself out. But the 6 seizures in a row with no medical problem in that area, and a normal MRI. Even the Neurologist new there was nothing wrong with me, and it was a result of the slip. Keep in mind: were talking about a lady that worked out 3x a week in the gym, 800-1200 calorie a day diet, not a care in the world, only our future in our economy. Now I need a cane to walk to the bathroom, Push Fluids only, from the CPR and the Paddles I feel like I have been kicked in the chest by a mule,Black n Blue everywhere, I lost my License for 6 months, and I'm Homebound. All this changed in a flash. I'm still a firm believer in the band for a life change, and control, but please do your research, and go with one that works. That 4cc band was a dynamite band ! But 50/50 odds that it will fail or won't is just not worth the after effects to me. Do yourself a favor people, and pick a different size.

I was banded on 11/31/06 and its had its ups and downs. but you would have never caught me saying anything until now. I would highley recomend a different size band. That band was dropped here in the states do to being defective, and I can believe it. The Thursday before GOOD FRIDAY I was admitted into the Hospital for a slip. The band was strangled the esophagus, wich was squeezing on all the nerves, wich caused a serious of seizures. "no I don't have a seizure disorder" after the 6 th. one my Heart stopped, and I died, they started CPR then Jolted me back after 4 minutes. I'm GLAD to still be here with no complications either. I was told that the old 4 cc band is a 50/50 chance that it will either fail or not after 5 plus years. To the above people that it has lasted, I wish mine did to, but its not ment to be. I feel like I been kicked in the chest by a mule, and I'm Black, and Blue Everywhere, so yes i hurt, but i'm very lucky to be alive. If I could give you a piece of advice, I would say pick another size, and save yourself a headache, and heartache. I have to make arrangements for complete removal, and I feel like i'm having my heart cut out. But I got a second chance, and i'm not blowing it. So avoid the problem period, and don't pick a band that was dropped by the FDA, get your moneys worth, unless you like to gamble. I was offered the new band, but I didn't want to get cut again. I should have done it.

Have you tried you protein shake, and see if it washes it down? Its worth the try.... Stay on fluids then for a while.

When I was in the Hospital for a slip, my nose bleed continuesley. It took 3 days to stop, and they have no idea why it happened.

Still,,, I wish you all the best, and success....

you need to keep track of your calories, and go slow. I didn't here a Protein shake in there, and thats a must.! Go to myfitnesspal.com and open a account, its free ! You can keep track of calories, and exercise, and it will record your calorie burn. I like to stay under 1200 calories a day. I'm losingintime on that site, and i can friend you in. This will help your problem, but you must follow a plan.

Put in a call to your Dr.,or if it gets heavy,, go to the E.R..