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I hope I put this in the right section I am finding it impossible to eat soft foods? Eg: Mashed potato I can't eat it as soon as it goes in it comes out just as quick I can no longer drink smothies,cereals I can't even eat custard nor thicker textured Soups BUT I can eat most crunchy things?? I can't eat meats I can't eat vegies I am really getting annoyed at not being able to eat these foods.. Do any of you guys have the same problem?

How does this work? I just had a mouthfull of chocolate milk and it wasn't sitting right so I had to vomit the thing is it came out clear This is my first drink for the day. So how is it that my sick was clear lol ?

Hi Wheetsin thanks so much for replying , I'm in Australia so I can request a blood test at anytime That's exactly like me when I was bigger I had no problems with my cholesterol at all. The dr said It could be something I have inherited but for me there is no way I can find out if my parents had high cholesterol. My mum was on alot of pills so it could be a possibility.. My sister said she would go get bloods taken and I will ask my brother also so how there test come back I can either rule it in or out.. Out of everything I never imagined that would come back high

Can what you eat the night before interfere with the outcome of the blood test? So I had a blood test done and the results came in and I couldn't have been more shocked, Everything came back low for starters which I was prepared for BUT what shocked me was my cholesterol it came back high I " Normally " have a pretty good diet I don't cook in oils, I don't have any animal fat apart from what I put into my coffee and very rarely eat cheeses ect , I don't eat take away's and the list that he gave me of things to avoid I don't eat. I'm not overweight anymore and I excersise not a fanatic but I do enough. However.... I did have a bowl of nacho's the night before just a small bowl, I was told to fast from midnight onwards I had these at around 6ish.. I am wondering if this one little bowl could have uppered my cholesterol? I would have thought it would have to be something I do constantly to make it so high it wasn't a little bit high it was 5.9 high

Ahhhhhhhh lol you learn something new everyday .. I've never tried the V8 juice before but am willing I definatley need to have something to replace what I'm lacking.. Thanks guys it's a PITA lmfao sorry had to use it :girl_hug:

Hi Laurel W and Welcome,It's such an exciting time.. This site is amazing it's helped me with alot of questions there is always someone who can answer you.. And the support here is unreal.. Good luck with your journey matey.. Hope to see you around

Hi Ya WASabubble Butt :girl_hug: I have no idea what PITA stands for? lol

I lost very little in my first month where as alot of people lost it fast and furious within the first month but come 2 months later and I started losing it faster.. I know it's hard to not have weight loss expectations but remember your body is just getting use to your band, Slow and stready wins the race.. And hey you have weight loss since surgery you should be excited with that;) Chin up matey try not to be so hard on yourself

It's driving me nut's all these crunchy foods cannot be good for me.. Never thought I would say this but I am dying to eat some vegies and meat, Just something a little more solid and fulfilling lol Thanks for responding onlygo I appreciate it

Acid reflux is very possible with the band, I suffer from it here and there.. But it's always good to get these things checked out by a dr.. Good Luck

Awwwwwww isn't there anyone who is/has gone through the same thing as me?? Somebody...Anybody?

Good luck with your surgery, Wishing you amazing success, As for suggestions having someone rub your back and shoulder after surgery does wonders also you might have a burping sensation but won't be able to burp so having someone to pat your back helps with that.Also a spare pillow on hold so you can squish it up against your belly if you need to cough.. Other than that rest up and take care.. Good luck again with the surgery how very exciting for you WoooHooooooo

My surgeon presses in on my port to give me my fill I've never had an xray , I got a fill 3 weeks after my op still being a little tender and him pressing in on it wasn't very nice.. My port is right near my port scar a tiny bit to the left of it.. I can feel it at all times

I was banded last july and I have had 2 fills well 3 but needed an unfill on my last, My surgeon tried putting in 5 ml?? But now I have 2.5 in

Sounds different lol I don't think we have them over here ( Australia ) unless they are called something different.. Thanks for letting me know though

Lmfao @ marjon9 What is grits btw??

Thanks am doing so now

Ok I may look stupid here but what exactly is RNY ??

I found out I was pregnant and sadly this is no longer to be :cry I know that everything happens for a reason but I just can't help but think this was my doing I know that most women in this situation feel this way:cry I went to my dr when I found out I was pregnant to get unfilled as I was concerned I wouldn't be able to provide all the nutrients for the baby he told me everything would be fine and I wouldn't need an unfill. So I took my drs advice and went and bought myself a multi Vitamin and also a pregnancy vitamin. During the 2 month I started cramping this lasted on and off for 2 days this was my first pregnancy and had no idea what was going on then I had some slight bleeding so I took myself off to the drs for him to tell me I was miscarrying :cry :cry Instead of getting support from my partner he blamed me and said if I didn't have the lapband this wouldn't have happend and that I should have been firm with getting the unfill and that it was lack of nutrients that would have caused this.. What a huge slap to the face I did this so I would find it easier to fall pregnant!! I hate him for blaming me I know his hurting aswell but to blame me for something like this is just wrong.. I can't stand to be around him :cry But I would hate myself even more if there were any truth in this matter??? I took all my Vitamins and the pregnancy vitamins and tried my hardest to eat right, I gave up smoking continued with light excersise done everything by the book. I looked into pregnancy and the band and the success rate was unreal. I'm sorry ppl I know this isn't the place to be airing my dirty laundry. Im not looking for sympathy I just wanted to get it off my chest and maybe for someone to tell me that it had nothing to do with me having the lapband :think

gailannr, He has O+ And I have A+ ?? I asked the doctor if he could determine the reason to why this had happend and he said he couldn't give me a definate reason

Im so overwhelmed right now thank you all so much for taking the time to share your words with me, I don't have many people I can talk to about this so I appreciate this more than you will ever know. I honestly do understand that everything happens for a reason and as sad as I am about this I am also releived that it didn't carry out to the point where I could feel her/him kick because then It would really sink in that I had something growing inside me?? That sounds odd but I hope you know what I mean? I'm alot luckier than those who have to carry their baby to term and then to lose them I just couldn't imagine that my heart breaks for these women I know his hurting and that his angry I just can't handle him putting blame on me and I don't know what I can say or do to help him when his making me resent him for what his saying to me. It's like he doesn't even want to know me and keeps pushing me. First night he wouldn't even come to bed with me. Now his distant like I have the plague. I just don't know what to say or do? I know his really hurting and it hurts me seeing him hurt the way he does especially when its not his character to show any emotion. Sorry I did not respond to you all individually but please know that I appreciate every single one of you for taking the time to respond to this and have read all of your comments

Hi and welcome to the forum, Im not part of a study but welcome all the same

Oh wow this is so sad I can't believe some of the people in this world I can't get over how cruel people can be and it's such a sad reality that shit like this does happen. I was never teased about my weight not by family nor strangers ( not that I know of anyway ) So I can't begin to imagine how you guys feel or felt:( What gets us down only makes us stronger Big hugs to you all and Im so sorry that you guys had to go through such cruelty..

Don't be down on yourself, Trial and error sooner or later you will figure it all out.. I've had my band for 9 months and still can't get it right.. For a month I was PB'ing almost everyday, I found that drinking before I ate was a big no no I wont have a drink 45 minutes b4 or after I eat and something like that really helped me out. I still get the occasional stuck even when I have tried my hardest to follow all the rules.. Good luck matey hope you can figure all this out

I suffered from gallstones horrible painfull things they were. When I had gallstone attacks there was no way In hell I was able to lay still the only thing that eased the pain was a really hot bath or a trip to the emergency department. The pain from my gallstones use to sit right where my rib cage joins ( the butterfly ) but did niggle into my back also. It use to start in my back and make its way to the front.. I had my gallbladder taken out b4 I had my lapband because I was told change in diet could actually make it worse It's best to take yourself down to the dr's just to be on the safe side Good luck with your surgery