Dr. Gerald Kirshenbaum - Considering Dr. Kirshenbaum

[minidriver 0]

Just got word that I GOT THE JOB!!!!! YAY!!!!:cool2::wink_smile::thumbup::tongue:

I won't be starting until probably Labor Day because the teachers still need to work out their schedules. but still!!! YAY!! I am VERY excited!!:glare:

that's FANTASTIC!!! Congratulations. You must be thrilled!

And your students can watch you get thinner and thinner over the course of the year . . . .

[Mal 0]

congrats lotza!

[minidriver 0]

Okay, this fill business is pretty cool. For lunch I ate about a third of a cup of very mushy chicken salad that I made. That was about 1 o' clock and I just now started getting hungry again. I feel like I did the first few weeks after surgery where eating was not really on my mind much. Hope it lasts for a bit!!! YAY!!!

[munchkin392 1]

Yay, us! How tall are you? I'm 5'8".

Well, you have a few inches on me. I am 5'3". Hence the nickname Munchkin. (Okay, I confess, I am really like 1/2 an inch shorter than that but I like to round up like most short people do!) :w00t:

[munchkin392 1]

Okay, this fill business is pretty cool. For lunch I ate about a third of a cup of very mushy chicken salad that I made. That was about 1 o' clock and I just now started getting hungry again. I feel like I did the first few weeks after surgery where eating was not really on my mind much. Hope it lasts for a bit!!! YAY!!!

Yup, restriction is the bomb!!!

[munchkin392 1]

Just got word that I GOT THE JOB!!!!! YAY!!!!:party::w00t::eek:

I won't be starting until probably Labor Day because the teachers still need to work out their schedules. but still!!! YAY!! I am VERY excited!!:w00t:

Woo hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

[bahotmomma 0]

Just got word that I GOT THE JOB!!!!! YAY!!!!:thumbup::w00t::eek:

I won't be starting until probably Labor Day because the teachers still need to work out their schedules. but still!!! YAY!! I am VERY excited!!:thumbup:

Yeah Lotza, that is great news....:thumbup:

[munchkin392 1]

Dee & Shelbi-

I worked for four hours last night on my old med-tele floor that I worked on when I was first out of school. Oy!! I have gotten spoiled working in the ICU!! 7 patients plus an admit was coming right when my relief came!! It was way too much paperwork...so it's official-I think I will always be a critical care nurse!

[munchkin392 1]

Soo.....I got flirted with today. It's been a long time since anyone flirted with me like this guy did! :w00t:

[minidriver 0]

Yup, restriction is the bomb!!!

Yup, I'm digging it. I can relate about the height thing . . . I'm 5 3 and a half, but I always call myself 5 4 for good measure.

[minidriver 0]

Soo.....I got flirted with today. It's been a long time since anyone flirted with me like this guy did! :w00t:

SWEET!!!! I wonder if anyone will ever flirt with me again? Even when I lose weight, I"m still old. Sniff . . .

[BellaPerdente 0]

Hi guys,

I got my first fill scheduled for August 13. Yeah!!!!!

Mini, how much fill did you get? I hope I feel like you do when I get mine. Weight loss has stopped. I even gained a pound but I feel so constipated. I took some Milk of Magnesia and it helped a little.

Lotza: Congratulations on the job.

Can someone send me a copy of the post-op diet. I can't find mine and I always like to refer back to it? THANKS!

[minidriver 0]

Hi guys,

I got my first fill scheduled for August 13. Yeah!!!!!

Mini, how much fill did you get? I hope I feel like you do when I get mine. Weight loss has stopped. I even gained a pound but I feel so constipated. I took some Milk of Magnesia and it helped a little.

Lotza: Congratulations on the job.

Can someone send me a copy of the post-op diet. I can't find mine and I always like to refer back to it? THANKS!

Bella, I got 2.15 cc. Not very much, but so far so good.

I also gained a pound right around 3 weeks, and then was stuck for a good week or so. Don't get discouraged. I think it's pretty normal.

[BellaPerdente 0]

Mini, when did you start solids? I am three weeks out and I started trying some stuff but chewing very well. I am now getting scared that I may be doing some harm. How do I know if I have stretched the band or if has slipped? I have read on other posts that it is easy to have band slippage if you do not follow the post-op diet very carefully. Is there a way the fill doctor can check if everything is ok.

[minidriver 0]

Mini, when did you start solids? I am three weeks out and I started trying some stuff but chewing very well. I am now getting scared that I may be doing some harm. How do I know if I have stretched the band or if has slipped? I have read on other posts that it is easy to have band slippage if you do not follow the post-op diet very carefully. Is there a way the fill doctor can check if everything is ok.

I started at three weeks out. I just started with some of the stuff I had previously been "mushing" (canned chicken, fish, etc) and ate really slow. I don't think it will cause damage. My understanding from Dr. K. is that you don't want to throw up - that's what causes the problems. So take everything really slow and make sure you can tolerate it.

But that's just me. Anyone else want to give some advice here? Frankly, I found the written instructions a bit vague with regard to WHEN you should start mushies, solids, etc.