Credo

Hey there, i found the best protein ever - BSN Syntha-6, 2.91 Lbs., Vanilla Ice Cream. They have other flavors like strawberry, cookies and cream, but the vanilla is definitely my favorite. I got the website and name from a bodybuilder trainer in FLA, and it is deliscious. My boys drink it and i cant keep enough of it in the house. I mix it alone or with Hood Calorie countdown milk product and a tsp of instant coffee, with ice cubes for a great coffee slushie. Oh the website is bodybuilding.com and they make great protein! Hope that helps :tt2:

I make my own... i use a cup or so of milk (calorie countdown hood milk - low carb, good protein) or i use water, then ice cubes, a scoop of vanilla protein powder, dash of vanilla and a tsp of instant coffee and mix with hand blender til slushy. sometimes put a dash of cinnamon on top. Found it in a book and adjusted it to my likes. Yum!

I had a pain that i was sure was kidney trouble after eating, about 3 months out. Started out after/during supper as a "stuck" feeling, too big of a bite, whatever you want to call it... but it settled into a bad left flank pain that i was sure was going to turn into kidney stones or some other horrible thing. Turned out to be nothing. Had my bloodwork done, no kidney issues, hasnt happened again.

I paid a $2500 up front fee at first visit. Not billable to insurance, out of pocket completely. It was required at first visit and only refunded if you found your insurance wouldnt cover. If you changed your mind you only got half back. Plus endless $20 copays and labwork copays and upper gi copays... seemed endless for awhile, but its been 5 months and has settled down.

I am 3 1/2 months post lap band surgury, doing pretty well the first two months, lost 36 pounds, only 8 of which came after the first fill at 6 weeks post op. Not doing as well now, the restriction is better, which i thought would be a good thing, but i chew really well, and still end up with pain when the food gets stuck. not all food, just some foods. this week got really sore and went back to soft foods because it seemed tender. so this weekend, i ate a hamburger patty, chewed really really well, thought it was going well, at the very end of eating it it started to feel wrong. like i couldnt swallow spit, so i was readying for the regular stomach pain til the food got thru my port. well this time it was really sore, and like i said, came on late, and then settled in my left flank. I see enough kidney stones in the hospital that i am thinking this is a kidney stone pain. :cry never had those before, is this a by-product of my surgury? I am for the first time starting to doubt my wisdom in getting this done. :think any words of wisdome out there? anyone else get kidney stones?

Oh good grief! I just posted a new question about kidney stones then read this one... yikes. I dont drink enough either, have been drinking more coffee than i was at first and definitely more protein. my dr has me drink protein shakes, total of 100 gm protein a day. have left flank pain... i see him monday and will ask questions.. so sorry to hear of your pain... thanks for sharing it tho, so the rest of us can learn...

Hi everyone, I am Credo and was banded in early October. I am about 6 weeks out now and really am glad i chose the band. I had my first fill this week - one cc inserted into my 4cc band. I think that means my band is about half full, tho the dr says it can take more than 4 cc's. I really feel the restriction after this fill. Everythign but really soft stuff is getting stuck, not badly but i feel it, on the way down. Chewing alot slower and eating softer foods. He said to give it a week before i formed an opinion on how full it is. i guess it can kind of adjust that first week. I didnt have much restriction at all after the surgery so i am kind of glad to feel it now. I have lost about 28 pounds, and i think i got a good start from clear liquids before surgery and for 3-4 days afterwards, then full liquids then brief mushy foods then on to real foods with in a week or week and a half. I was hungry! So there is my intro, glad to find the site... credo:biggrin1:

Hi Jim, glad you are here, i am a newbie also. I guess you got your question about the forever part answered. It stays forever unless you want it out for some reason (complications, getting pregnant, just dont want it on anymore). I have not met anyone who wants theirs off. I have had mine 6 weeks and cant imagine wanting it out. My support group has every age but under 20 in it, so you are not really the old guy :-) Our oldest fellow in my support group is really feeling the benefits. His meds are down by 3-4 pills a day, diabetes (or high blood pressure, cant remember which) is better, arthritis is remarkably better. He is poster child for old guy bands My out of pocket costs were about twice yours, and it was worth every cent. Good luck!:clap2: Credo