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I attended a medical program and the speaker was a gastroenterologist. The particular talk was on chronic constipation, however the weight loss topic was broached. He said in a room full of medical specialists that LESS than 5% of people who diet will be successful WITHOUT surgery. That they will not get it off and keep if off for even as little as ONE year without surgical intervention. THAT was my epiphany!! Thats when I knew I HAD to pursue surgical options. I would prefer to have RNY since it is permenant and is without erosion or slips, but I do not qualify. So the next best thing Hopefully better is the band! Good Luck in you decision- I just found it interesting that the GI professionals acknowledge it !!!!

Its going to be soooo much fun!! I can hardly wait.

Dairy and a thinner person. The really thin girl in our office 5'6" 115# if you are standing next to her you can hear Water hit her stomach. You can hear every rumble her stomach and intestines make!! They dont call them luxury cars for nothing- the extra insulation to sound proof vs a kia!! Im still going for the kia look- Ive had plenty of years as a luxury model. Plus I look forward to actually wearing a sweat shirt or pullover for the warmth!!

What great advice- I m pre band fat and afraid of the scales, isnt it funny that post band you loose the fear of the scale!! It becomes an intresting time consuming device. LOL

Thank you Carlene- It bugs me too. I noticed my posts are the only ones "edited reason: spelling".

that is SOOOOO reassuring to hear!!! Im hoping for the best. Thank you

mcw dont you have to do liquids for a few weeks first before mushies?:omg:

AMEN, If I had will power I would be thin. Its that stress binge or anxiety binge that gets me in trouble. Im hoping in the long term pain avoidance will be a great teacher to stop bad habits. At present I am not disclosing b/c I dont want the constant attention of "how much have you lost " James fill us in!!

Anyone who was preband here care to share your post band feelings on how the band affected your emotional eating? anyone else plese add- my emotional eating is boredom- im addressing that.

No one has come out and said- but it sounds like the pain if you take one too many bites is a good treatment for helping the head hunger calm?! Any one have any insights- I recognize pre band I have to deal with this demon forever. It scares me ALOT that once Im banded quantity is no longer an option, I guess I have to focus on enjoying the taste and feel of the few bites I get? HELP!

They make my teeth sensitive!! Air, liquid, hot cold, They kill my teeth. I can do every other day or every 3 days but not daily. I wonder if you get the same result doing it less frequent.

It all depends on what is covered by your plan. Your specific plan details what is required, and the only way to know that is to call them, or go online. Its not as easy as X ins company covers X procedure. They are all different and depending on what the employer was willing to put on the policy.

Do you have any steri=strips or butterfly type bandages? If not use a bandaid and tape upward to relieve the pressure from the site- that will help decrease scaring as much as anything right now. After it has healed, start rubbing it twice daily with your facial moisturizer and it will lessen the scarring.

I'm a little concerned about one of the incisions. I was closed with glue and the surgeon (as competent as I think he is) revealed AFTER the surgery that they'd only been using the glue for a few days. The glue looks good on four of the incisions. Its that fifth one, the big one, that concerns me. This biggest incision, even right after the surgery, just didn't look closed enough to me. But I didn't get a good look at it until over six hours after the surgery, which is too late to improve how well a wound is closed Glue has been used for years. Dont worry they use it to close spinal incisions, chest skin closures after open heart, all types of cuts and if they felt it needed re closed or more glue you have 24 hours to do a closure!! I hop you feel better soon!!

You will be beautiful! Be sure and post pics. Best Wishes!!

I heard that helped as well as b vits also Glad you have had hair regrowth!!

there is alot of great information, sometimes in and about other not so useful. Stay with the positive posts in the General questions and lapband support. Good Luck on your journey!

This is on the Robert Raumbart sp? thread. He is in Mexico, You dont recommed mexico, so have you used him? Do you have a band- there is no signature information.

you have to paste it in your sig area, then preview, it will show you what it looks like, then save

ANYONE ELSE WANT TO JOIN US?!!!! Next sunday 9/10 1pm at white rock rink and yes we will plan to do this weekly or biweekly so feel free to join us!! We can decide on how often later. This will be a great face to face exercise/support!!

Congratulations James!! Let the losing begin!!:biggrin1:

I'd like to add: Oreo cookies The Food network hershey with almonds any chocolate for that matter the inventor of margarita and appletini mixes Mrs. Bairds when they are baking!! La Madelines tomatoe basil soup cinnabon I could go on for hours thats why I'm fat!!!!

At the end of tired old mans he was unjustly punished!

I JUST ORDERED!! last week they were and I got several ! Now it looks like they have a tasters pack so you can try a variety of kinds. Sorry! they had a great thing going!

WELCOME!!!! This is a great place to come and get support. I have had all my questions answered, I now know what to expect, and even have a list for the surgeon before I go home from surgery!! Common questions: where do i get a ticker? click on mine and it will take you to the tickerfactory, create one then cut and paste it to the signature feature. I used the bb code, then preview and your done after you accept it. Dont forget there is a search feature on the menu bar for things you think of and want to read about. PM me if you need help!!