xavier
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I've hit a wall ....
xavier replied to sixtythreenova's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Sounds like it may be hormonal. But on the other hand, below 1200 a day and you can go into starvation-prevention mode. I would say make sure to get 1200 and make extra sure to get 70gms of protein every day! Good luck! -
I love the premier protein drinks from costco...160 cals and 30 gms of protein in a little milk carton. Isopure is sooo bad!
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I am too tight in the morning for solids and I am a vegetarian so protein is a concern. I drink a Premier Protein (from Costco) every morning. It is 30g of protein and only 160 cals. Tastes great. I don't like the taste of MM but maybe I'll try the lite version and see, Thanks.
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I sometimes have protein ppwder in oatmeal or in grits. Some days just a protein drink.
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LOVE Dr. Bounoua! She is my fill doc and she's just the nicest little lady with the cutes french accent. She has a way of doing your fill (you chug water while she fills you!) that put me at my sweet spot in one try! Highly recommend her!!!
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I had my surg in LA with Dr. Oliak...LOVE him hes great but a 4-5 hour drive for me when traffic is GOOD! So I found Dr. Farida Bounoua in Santa Barbara for a fill...she's wonderful. A cute little lady with a French accent! She billed my first visit (awesome fill) as an initial consult so insurance would pay. After that, I dont know...worth ANY price! LOVE her and her staff...got my sweet spot right then!
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Donuts are not worth it....what's your food that's not worth it???
xavier replied to blahblahblah's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Wow! This is a great thread because I see I'm not alone in being a bit of a slow learner after a painful incident. Its like I always have to try it again! Right now I am so tight I have to wait for every bite of solid food to go down before taking another...I can't ever eat more than a half a cup! Oh, and yes, I have had rice from a Thai restaurant leave me thru my nose! That's why I have ziplocs in my purse and in the cars! LOL! -
Hey! I saw your post in a thread about a bad xperience with a donut. Why not go to Sacramento for a fill? I had my surg done in LA and I live in Pismo beach(4-5 hours or double if bad traffic) well that's just my two cents...good luck!...I finally got hooked up with a doc in Santa Barbara (90miles) and I can do it in a morning.
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Two fills is unlikley to be enough!
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How many pants sizes did you go down after TT?
xavier replied to Cherishthepast's topic in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Are you hoping/expecting to be at goal by then (your TT) or is it ok to be, say, 10 pounds to go and hope they take that off? I want to get one too and I hope to be at goal by spring but I really dont know too much about it! -
fda lowering the bmi requirement possibly
xavier replied to mperkerson's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I think it would take years for an FDA decision to translate into an expensive change for the insurance companies. Yes, they save money because you dont end up with more or worse co morbidities but that is called prevention and they have generally never supported that. Scrape up your pennies, get a loan, whatever...I self-paid and it was the best thing i ever did...wish I had known about it or that it was available much sooner! -
Sorry to jump in here since I am a girl but I think you need a fill. The fact that you have to have liquid in the morning doesn't mean you don't because I was like that but I could and did overeat at night! I also PB'd quite often and now that I have had a fill I realize PBing is more a factor of not chewing well than your fill tightness. I was at 5cc in a 10cc band and my doc tells me I'm lucky I never gained weight all this time. NOw I got 1.7cc more and I am back to eating tiny portions which stuff me like Thanksgiving dinner used to and keep me full for hours! Good luck, and again, sorry I dont have testicles...
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i hope it is only irritated and swollen! I really think all of us should have anti emetic (no puke) meds prescribed just in case of something like this because that puking is not good for us.I think u should do a few days of liquids and maybe some antiinflam meds like tylenol or advil to help it calm down...then mushies, then real food just like post op. If your doc was close (I'm in the same boat as you for distance) I would go in now...Good luck and let us know how you are doing!
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I think you're right to put your question here and i hope you get some good info but...I would tell this to your Doc just as you have said it here and see what he says. My Doc has his NPs do all the fills (they are great and I have never been stuck more than once!) so maybe he could arrange it or even recommend someone else. Good luck, those fills are important...I know because I neglected them, thought I was fine because I maintained, and now with a big fill losing weight is so easy I want to laugh!
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POLL: how much fill in a 10cc band?
xavier replied to restrict2008's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I would say I have perfect to tight restriction and yet I could eat a LOT of slider food. I avoid those as much as possible. I love refried beans with greek yog but it goes right through. Orzo (tiny pasta that looks like rice) with olive oil slides through even if I dont chew that much.I eat foods that fill the pouch (1/2 cup approx) and make me feel stuffed. I stay full for about 4 hours.I think I could eat ice cream or shakes all day. -
A lot of people get free fills for one year. I sometimes wonder if that's why some docs space them out to two months apart since there is no financial incentive to keep filling you when you want. You will know in a week or two at the most if youre good or need more fill! I think some people use the term productive burp because it sounds loud but mine I call a yak and its quiet so I think I could do it under a restaurant table and no one would know...havent done that yet but I never leave home without a ziploc bag!
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1st fill 2days ago-still hungry-eating same volume
xavier replied to kab1278's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I finally went to a local doc for a fill because my surgeon's office was just too far so I never went! She said 5cc in a 10cc band is like not having a band for most people and I was lucky to plateau instead of gain it all back. She gave me 1.7ccs! She fills you WHILE you are chugging water and when you stop because it cant go down, that's how she says she knows its right! So now I am nearly 7cc in the 10cc band and life is awesome...some trouble with solids in the morning (no big, I need the protein drink anyway because a am a veg) and the rest of the day TINY meals which must be chewed to baby food! Nearly no hunger at all!! Why didnt I do this many months ago?? -
Agree on the hot liquids, at first they seem to be all that will go down in the morning!
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Thanks for the honest story. I am considering TT and scared of course but it sounds like you felt it was worth it if you are willing to go back.I will have to see how bad the boobs look when at goal, for now they are good but who knows. When I am at goal I dont want to hate my body so if it needs sucked, tucked, lifted, whatever, I will prob do it!
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First Fill Tomorrow - I Have a Quick Question
xavier replied to xine1225's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I have always heard nothing for 2-4 hrs before fill. Would advise ultrasound over fluoro to find port...no radiation involved! -
Yeah, that's what really shows your strength...the fact that you do know the dark side!! You just look amazing....that darn tiny bowl should be on your business card because you really owned it and it represents you in a way....you rock the bowl!!
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You look like one of those skinny girls who has never known what its like to be or feel fat...I mean that as a huge compliment! You have worked hard and it really shows!!!