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Thanks so much ladies! When you sign up as a customer, does Watkins say they'll send you a catalog directly? If so, that's nice! They haven't sent me a catalog request, so they must be sending them for me. If any of you haven't gotten them in week's time, please let me know!
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Im 4 months post op sleeve and started having a dull pain about a week ago on my left side, it feels like i can feel my stomach cramping, has anyone experienced this?
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Pain drinking anything...3 days out
rdharri replied to addiesbigdaddy's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I have to crush all of my pills and open any capsules for 8 weeks. The Protein is harder for me but I wouldn't describe it as pain. I can do liquids but it is easier with warm broth, warm decaf tea, or half Water with half juice. Sample and see what is best for you. I certainly don't have all the answers but it seems as though liquid would be more important in the first few days. I'm on day 5 and I may be further post op than you. My surgeon said to walk and sip at the same time to make it easier. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-T377A using the BariatricPal App -
Is My Weight Loss Too Slow?
thinoneday replied to LeeLeeLosing's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
We all are different, so we all will lose at different speeds. The slow way, I feel, is the best way cause your skin has time to catch up with your loss. . . are you exercising? Drinking all your water? Limiting fruit juices, sodas, carbs, etc. . . are you obessing over the scale? that will usually kill you right there. . . get rid of the scale and only weigh about once a week if that. . . good luck your doing great. Also, before surgery could you have lost 41lbs in 3 months by yourself? So you see, your doing great! -
Hi there, I was banded on July 27 with Dr Coburn. I have only lost 22 pounds since I started Optifast on July 6 up to August 8. I am really feeling concerned that this is not working. I have actually gained a half a pound since Aug 8. This is not what I signed up for. Physically I feel fine but emotionally I feel out there. The cost of the surgery was huge and part of the cost was the after care. I have called the center two weeks post op and was told the nurses would call me back but they have not. I feel like I am trying to do this on my own and I can't. Sorry this is sounding like a rant but I am feeling depressed. I read this website and all I see are people's weight loss tickers moving down down down and I don't know if that is going to happen to me. Has/is this happening to anyone else?
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Since I can't send a Christmas card to EVERYONE....
oceancity4me replied to jessicakolman's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Happy Holidays to you as well. You are doing great! How was your first fill? I have 3 weeks until I get my first fill. -
Victoria I think that depends on the individual. My firstfill took a week to kick in but my 2nd fill I felt instantly. Take it slow..
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I think I am going to lose TO MUCH weight !
BLERDgirl replied to Scottyd1264's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
@@Scottyd1264 - Dude you are going to make yourself nuts! Relax, follow the program and stay in communication with your medical team.You are fine. This is normal. At some point you may even experience a stall. Try not to borrow trouble. -
I think I am going to lose TO MUCH weight !
Babbs replied to Scottyd1264's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Worry not! Your weight loss will slow to a more 'normal' pace after your initial large losses at first. The weight always comes off fast at first, then usually your body puts the brakes on in the form of a stall, then the losses even out a bit. It's actually pretty rare for people to lose 'too much weight'. Most of the complaints are they can't seem to get the remaining 10-20 off the closer they are to goal. You'll be just fine Good job! -
Visited the surgeon today!
laurileet replied to RoseQuartz56's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Congrats on your the visit with your surgeon. I have mine next month and I cant wait! Just like you I got so elated when I got the date for that meeting, and I finally allowed myself to think forward to the AFTER surgery part of my life. mine has been a 2 year journey to get to this point, and I just couldn't allow myself to get pumped until now. feels so great! I've told my employer that what I 'expect' is - i'm down for the 1st week. MAYBE work part time the 2nd week. and likely return full time by the 3rd week ( I have a desk job). -
POST OP DAY 5 Well a couple of things that I have noticed thus far I’m able to tolerate the liquids just fine but I’m not drinking much protein, it feels me up and makes my mouth super dry,and then I cramp even worse. I have been doing 2 much I live upstairs on the second floor and have to walk up and down to get to my car . I have had a few sleepless nights where I only napped for about 30 mins to an hour, so I have started taking the max dosage of pain meds allowed by the doctor. Somehow I even brought home a superficial blood clot in my right arm. It’s not a DVT so it should go away on its own in a couple of weeks. My mood has been pretty bad at times because I’m still in a lot of pain and I’m one of those people that just has to be doing something or I get to anxious, and my anxiety kicks in. I do not have any hunger pains the gas pain is starting to decrease now but it’s still there. Overall I’m starting to feel better and hopefully soon I will be able to get back on track with what the dietician and the doctor want but until then I’m taking it easy and doing less at this point is more comfortable for me, then straining and stressing myself over everything else. This has not been an easy journey for me or my wife she is 30 days post op and I know my last week at home has made her see me in a new light, and I hope she will just look over my bad habits, and love me regardless.
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Try not to throw out the Old just because we're New now...
smryan commented on gamergirl's blog entry in Gamergirl's Blog
Awesome post and a great reminder. I'm less than a week from surgery and will remember these words - thanks for that! -
encouragement and support wanted please!
BabyGotBack replied to ~c~'s topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I know what you mean. Everyday I have to just make myself get up and do something! Once I get going for about 2 weeks, I love the enegy I have and keep it up. I am 2 days into working out and already feel extra energy. It is good to keep yourself accountable to people on this board. I have people on 3 threads keeping me accountable and I can't lie!! So, it has helped me! -
Advice Needed On Moving Past 6 Month Stall
Was a humpty dumpty replied to ava2011's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I am starting my 6th month and have 30-40 more to go, I too have stalled since New Years. Don't give up! Have you tried myfittnesspal.com? It does help keep track of everything you eat. -
Advice Needed On Moving Past 6 Month Stall
coops replied to ava2011's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
ava2011, frustration is the worst part of this! and 4 weeks with no movement is certainly frustrating. However, Lissa makes some great points...are you getting smaller? Take measurements as they can show a more accurate figure than the scales. When I stall, which I do frequently I tend to lose inches. I haven't lost a lb since the end of Oct but I've lost nearly 2 inches? - I am 19mths out now BTW! In the early days, and around the 6mths marker, my weight loss froze too...but I got smaller and dropped clothes size. This might just be a time for your body to readjust again...try not to get too stressed over it because I can tell you, from my experience, is that you will lose more. Have a look at Diva's bootcamp... that might help you kick start the weight loss again. Good luck and let us know how you get on =] -
VIDEO UPDATE Week 1 lapband What I'm eating..
jessicakolman posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hey guys. I made a video to let you guys know how I'm doing. I've recently been switched over to mushies!!! Yay!! So this video update of what I'm eating and whatnot. Enjoy! YouTube - LapBand Day 6 - So far what I'm eating - 11/19/09 -
Head Hunger - Binge Eating Disorder
Cheeselife replied to Jennifer Ostermeier's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I'm at the beginning of my journey, surgery in a couple of weeks. Something which is helping me is viewing myself as a friend in an abusive relationship, with food! I can be my own friend, and it helps me face those urges to get back in touch with my old flame, inappropriate eating habits! Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk -
Head Hunger - Binge Eating Disorder
Jennifer Ostermeier posted a topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I was diagnosed with binge eating disorder in 2008. I thought I had really "dealt" with it, but turns out it was only the tip of the iceburg! More about my journey here. I started the gastric sleeve process in May 2015 at Northwestern University. I have been impressed with the doctors, the nurses, the nutritionists, and the recommended psychological evaluators for surgical approval. In late October I was approved for surgery. With that approval came fear. Fear that I needed to make sure I had completely dealt with the hidden binge and overeating addict within. I needed to face the fact that there were many times that I was stuffed beyond fullness and I couldn't keep away from another handful of M&Ms. I am a month into an intensive outpatient therapy for disordered eating. I am kicking this thing in the ass. Next week I go in for endosopy to prep for surgery once I am released from therapy (in the next 2 weeks or so) I am happy for the journey and have really learned a ton about my head hunger and the self defeating stories I tell myself about the impossibilities of certain "glittery" foods. I'd love to hear about ways you have dealt with food addictions, binge addictions pre and post surgery. Both success and failures. -
good luck to you. I hope to be banded by Christmas. What a present for me and what a way to start the new year. I go for my psch eval this week. I was supposed to go on the 2nd, but I missed my appointment. Needless to say I was not at all pleased with myself. I'll check in from time to time to see how you are doing with your journey. Take care.
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Notes - Tom has gotten the best of me this month, I must get my head screwed back on straight. I had a binge fest last night, ate too much. Never PB'd but ended up sliming on a 1/2 of brownie - yuck. Then late night,had some nachos, and ended up waking up with acid reflux a little (the nachos still in my pouch because went to bed right after I ate them). I also ate 2 bowels of cereal, and a bowel of soup. A complete pig last night. This morning, the alarm went off to go exercise, I turned it off and rolled back over, couldn't even get out of bed. So mad at myself this morning. Now I must go exercise tonight! I will not miss a workout session - I will not do it! I must go exercise! I must I must I must! Driving into work this morning, I had a long talk with myself and told myself I need to get my head back into the game. So today, its back into the game, no more binging, no more excuses! M1 - Caramel light frapp. M2 - 3 oz of baked fish and 1/2 cup of salad with spritz on dressing (1 cal per spray, had 5 sprays) M3 - laughing cow cheese - light - 1 oz M4 - 3/4 cup of turkey chili with 1 oz of cheese M5 Exercise #1 - (3:00 pm) 20 min on Elliptical (HIIT) - 210 calories, 1.62 distance, upped the resistance to level 4. My legs are burning! Exercise #2 - UBWO (9:30 pm) Exercsise #3 - Yes number 3 - did 30 min on treadmill, 4% incline, 3.3 mph, 248 calories, 1.82 distance. Wt this morning - 189.2 (geeze - I'm going the wrong direction!) I'm not weighing again until Sunday! Friday is my 4 month anniversary (with the band) and Sunday is my 4 week BFL update. So, I will weight Sunday for both ocassions, and take my 4 week BFL picture and measurements.
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Ok i was banded on jan 18th im doing pretty good im down about 40 pounds i got my second fill a week and a half ago and i think its a good one i get full very quick and feel satisfied my question is How small of a bite should we be taking ??? small like you would give a baby ? i have been using a small shrimp fork but every time i take a bite i get this heavy chest feeling stuck but not really.... i have never pb'd or slimed or thrown up but that chest thing hurts for about 3 or 4 seconds i have slowed down inbetween bites but maybe not enough ?????? any suggestions would be awsome! i was thinking maybe i needed an unfill im at 1cc in the smaller size band. i would :eek:hate to do that seeing that i finally do not feel hungry all the time and i have to remind my self to eat!
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Just need to vent...
karaserene1985 replied to MissyG's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I feel just like you! I had my last nutritionist appointment on February 8th., I had everything I needed to submit to Insurance at this appointment. I hadn't heard anything from my center of excellence a week later so I emailed the bariatric coordnator. I asked her what my status was as they had everything they needed to be reviewed for a week already. She told me that the nurse practioner looks at the files in order they are received on the desk and at that time mine was next to be reviewed. She said the nurse practioner would review it and then it would go to transciptioning and then needs the surgeons signature and then could be faxed to insurance. (I also have UHC). She stated that once it is sent to insurance I would receive a letter in the mail. It has been another week and still nothing. I took the extra step to call my case manager at UHC to get the 800 number and fax number needed to open a case for me and fax directly to my case manager. Speaking with my case manager she stated that once she has everything she can make an approval within 24 to 48 hours. My problem right now is that is has been 2 weeks that my center of excellence has had all my paperwork ready to send to insurance and they still have not sent it. I know it has to be in the order received on the nurse practioners desk, but really how long does it take to review my file, send it to transcriptioning, get a signature and fax it..... I am getting so annoyed... I'm going to wait until Monday and if I have not received my letter that it was sent to insurance I'm going to be very angry. All this waiting has really made me lose my motivation. I'm finding it harder to stay on my diet and work out.... I almost feel like whats the point.... If I at least had my letter that it was sent I would feel stronger and see a light at the end of the tunnel.... I find this no fault of UHC. They have been great throughout this whole process answering every question I had, and returning my calls. It is just my center of excellence that has had there own rules and requirements that I had to wait longer and who is holding up the process.... Anxiously waiting! Kara -
Well I turned in all my documentation to the surgeon last Monday, it was faxed on the 15th. We waited, nothing from UHC. My bariatric coordinator calls the nurse case manager Friday, no call back....Monday, no call back...Tuesday, no call back. Today I call the original person I talked with at Bariatric Services to find out two of my documents are magically missing and that my case manager was out on Monday and is now training a new employee and that is why she has not bothered to call us back. I was so excited yesterday because we were so sure I would have my approval by then and I had my NUT, Counselor, and Exercise guru meeting yesterday. I could have had a March 9th surgery date, now it looks like I will have to wait till March 23rd because my surgeon is out of town on the 16th. I am SO disappointed. When I talked to my nurse case manager the first time she was so positive, said if I had my stuff together it would be a quick approval and now she can't even be bothered to return a phone call. I know it's only two weeks later, but that seems like an eternity. I just feel like crying, I have worked so hard to make sure all my stuff was ready and together so things would go smoothly and now this is happening. I have gone through losing the job I loved (5th grade teacher on her tenure year, proration is just GREAT, huh?) which prolonged my ability to get surgery due to having to change insurance, FINALLY getting a new (much lower paying) job to have to wait more because I had no sick time and a horrible schedule that would not allow me to do my 6 month diet. I finally see things coming together and this two week delay feels like a year. Sorry to be such a downer today, I am just so, so disappointed. With losing my teaching job and also continually dealing with the disappointment my infertility causes, this next disappointment is just hitting me hard today.
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PPI's, ulcers and old stomach questions
green*eyed*girl replied to itsmekarenlee's topic in WLS Veteran's Forum
Yes, I can see that coming. I will see my GP in a week or two and I will ask him, but honestly I do not think he will have an answer as he is not a bariatric surgeon or an expert on this field. The next time I will see my surgeon is going to be in October, hopefully he will have some answers... When are you going to talk to your surgeon? -
I didn't plan on telling them other than gallbladder surgery (that was removed too). But the director wanted me to go to Haiti the week I was to return, a month out. There was no way in hell I would go to Haiti within six months, so I had to tell her the full extent of my surgery but made it clear she was not to share this info and as far as I can tell she, nor my supervisor have. Sent from my SM-N910T using the BariatricPal App
