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I had my surgery in Mexico with Dr Ortiz who also uses the Oasis Hospital. The hospital is small but very nice.It is all done in pink, the rooms hallways linens bathrooms but it is nice. The nurses there are awesome. They all speak perfect english and they wait on you hand and foot.I never needed to ring my nurses button once. You will find your care there will be better then here in the US. If you are taking someone with you just know that the hospital cafeteria is all vegetarian. There is no meat! My hubby is a huge meat eater. I new this ahead of time so we brought some Snacks with us for my hubby. There is also a Domino's pizza close by that he walked to one night to get pizza. I hope this info helps Best of Luck to you Michelle 4/6/04 265/244.5/160ish Dr Ortiz
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Hello Anne and Mel: Thank you for your kind words. In regards to fills, I've had one (1.5cc). I'm on the fence about having another for now anyway. My restriction varies, somedays I can eat just about anything and can eat till I want to stop (taking in consideration that now that volume now is markedly decreased) other days the band stops me cold after a bite or two. I am now able to reconize that first signal of slight discomfort, another bite will make me extremely uncomfortable. I find that most of time if I wait for a burp, I can eat some more. Hubby, on the other hand can make himself burp (a skill that even as a child I couldn't master) so he always consumes more than I can. I hope this doesn't sound too gross. I feel satisfied after eating. I do still have the head hunger, after 40+ years of eating what I wanted when I wanted it, it's a ongoing battle,but, a battle I'm gonna win. On old diets, the scale would hardly budge, so I was easily discouraged and would begin to overeat. I have this wonderful tool and I tell myself that. Losing weight really helps me stay focused. My cheating is at a minimum, sometimes I go a week or two without cheating. (by cheating I mean chocolates or ice cream) I have put myself on a caloric range of 800-1200 per day. I get almost all my water in and have added protein drinks to make sure I get in the protein as I am a vegetarian. I still get hungry, but, most of the time when I grab for something it's only a habit (head hunger). I'm a snacker, but, now I try to grab for the healthy things. I joined Curves back in Feb (I met a woman online who had the bypass and we work out together and have a blast) and I am now walking my two large dogs which is a good upper and lower body work-out. Good luck you two, please let me know if I can help in anyway...................Gabby
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Hello all: So it's day 24. I went back to work 2 weeks after surgery, I wish I had stayed out a couple more days, still had a little port pain. As of today I am down 24 lbs. I can eat anything that I ate before, so far. ( I am a fish eating vegetarian) I am reconizing the signs my body gives me when it's full. One more bite and it feels like I swallowed a shoe box. No vomitting or PBing. I just got done shoveling the sidewalk, a feat that would have left me gasping and feeling light headed, it was a breeze today. The people at work are saying something looks different, most say I look younger. Most of them are unaware of the surgery. Because everything I own has elastic it all fits loosely, but, no change of size yet. So far I LOVE MY BAND!!!!! I can also see it's a work in progress that requires work on my part. Meaning that the treats I love can come back to haunt me if I indulge. I bought some sugar free peanut butter cups and one is the last thing I eat (it's my little reward ). I'm still having trouble getting in all the protein and water, but, Rome wasn't built in a day. I am so thankful for this second chance, somehow I could justify cheating on any diet, because I felt so deprived, it's so different now, I have no desire to sabotage myself. I am going to have a fill soon (2 1/2 weeks). I can't wait for summer........I've started to look at bathing suits and do alittle dreaming, not that Sport's Illustrated is gonna call me anytime soon. It's just that now it's about fitting in......not standing out. Good luck to all.........may God bless .....Gabby
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Hi Nancy - Please forgive me that I do not remember you are a vegetarian (I doubt I ever will, so please do not become too exasperated with me! :confused: ) I am 100% with you on the calorie counting thing. I only use fitday to get real with myself. I do not, no way, no how, track everyday. I don't care to be focused on that either. I do have to disagree with you about though. Counting calories without the band does nothing for your hunger level, and would have been unlikely to give you any kind of long term success. Being banded manages that overwhelming drive to eat - the trick is to get your hunger level set at the proper place. Not so low that you're starving your body, even though you don't feel hungry, and not so high that you are consuming too much fuel to lose weight. That is the only reason I occasionally check in at fitday - just so I have a ballpark idea of what I'm consuming so I can judge if my plateaus are regular body resting periods or due to excessive caloric intake. I also am not one to lecture about liquid Protein calories. The volume required to stretch your pouch enough to give you the "full" feeling can be easily obtained with lo-cal veggies and tofu. There are lots of ways to manage your band journey successfully, and I think Protein shakes are a viable addition for many of us. Many bandsters do not agree, but if I am successful in what I'm doing I tend to tune out the naysayers, no matter how experienced they are. The "rules" are only a starting point, a place to touch base when we get into trouble to help give us insight and possible solutions. Aside from that, we all find the way that's best for us as individuals.
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As usual, you make a lot of sense, Donali. And according to those guidelines, I probably need to take in more, not less, calories. Protein is a challenge because I'm a vegetarian. I drink Protein drinks to help boost my protein grams. I know most people don't believe in drinking calories, but it's only 80 calories and it's the only way. I eat cheese, yogurt, nuts, etc. but they don't have nearly the protein quantity of meat. I will do Fitday occasionally on your advice, but in general, I am not into counting calories at all. If I wanted to do that, I could have skipped the band thing entirely. I am definitely not losing as fast as some, but I am reasonably satisfied so far. And I guess I'll skip the fill for now. Thank you. Nancy
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FYI - I know for sure that red meat thing is an RNY rule. I bet it is just one of the many that got automatically transferred to the band by those docs who are used to doing the RNY. I had not heard of that "rule" about red meat until well after I had been banded, and I've never heard the bread "rule" until now. lol I eat both. Love that red meat, even though I am a vegetarian at heart... :sick
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I'm surprised that nobody answered your question yet, so I'll try to. Technically, anything is "Ok" within reason, depending on the diet your doctor or dietician wants you to follow. A lot of people try to avoid carbs, but so far I haven't because I am a semi-vegetarian who doesn't like meat very much. I get a lot of my protein from meat imitations like Gardenburger and Morningstar Farms. I am at 2 ccs fill and still have not found anything that I am physically unable to eat. There are just some foods that require very careful chewing. For example, I need to chew bread carefully or else it seems to expand in my stomach and hurt. Basically, I'd say that I eat most of the same stuff I used to eat, but now the quantity is cut in half (that's subject to change if I get another fill, but so far so good). For example, where before I could easily eat an entire bagel, now just half of a bagel is enough to make me feel stuffed. Or I used to be able to eat a big bowl of cereal, but now I'd estimate I can eat about 1.5 cups of foods such as cereal. Of course, I avoid all liquid calories and don't eat very high-calorie foods such as chocolate candies or milkshakes. That's probabyl the most radical change to my diet...before I thought nothing of snacking on chocolate candies, but now I realize chocolate has way too many cals in such little servings.
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Since I am a semi-vegetarian I try to get some fiber from veggies. I like to use Gardenburger's line of products (soy meat substitutes) for protein and fiber. Even thought they're softer than most real meats, I find them very filling. I also bought some Benefiber (a tasteless fiber supplement). It really helps if you're feeling constipated from lack of fiber.
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I am new to this site so I can't figure out the part about this being a private conversation. . .anyway. I will be banded the week after next. Feelings: Strangely, not too many yet, but I just got instructions from my surgeon today about what to eat pre-and post-op and I guess that got me starting to feel a little nervous about really saying goodbye to using food as a crutch. And I feel a lot of anxiety about the no bread part too. If it weren't for bread, Pasta, and the fats I put on them, I'd be thin today. I have to force myself to eat Protein. I'm a vegetarian, more or less. I don't like veggies unless they're raw. So I am imagining a difficult adjustment. As far as telling people goes, I feel healthy and calm about it. I am normally a very private person, but I have told my family (I'm very close to them and they will be with me), my boss (had to in order to get the time off) and my close friends. But I have also told a few people I'm not quite as close to at work, but people I trust to be quiet about it. I figure sooner or later the word will get around at work. As far as scrutiny goes, I feel people watch what I eat very closely now. It can't be too much worse afterwards. I just don't tell people who I feel are going to ask me many questions or who are going to try to lecture me. Shame? I've lost my weight before twice and re-gained it. People who know me know I've tried and I've worked hard at it. I'm going to continue to work hard, as are we all. I'm putting shame behind me. BTW, I'm not a counselor, but I'm a social worker. Close. Nancy
