OMG!!! Dinner Party Disaster

NicoleW8ing · May 16, 2008

Yikes! Glad to hear it turned out okay, and thanks for sharing your lesson with us all.
BTW, I've never seen a carpeted bathroom either :thumbup:

My grandmother's house has all 3 of her bathroom's carpeted. It's nice especially on a cold morning so your feet stay soft, warm, and snuggly.

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happytobebanded · May 16, 2008

Yah that is " our " worst nightmare lol I had it happen while out to lunch with my friend. I barely made it to the bathroom. It was funny when I got back to the table I told my friend who I know would NEVER aprove of my surgery that I thought I was getting the flu ... she got very nervous of catching it and called me a few days later to inform me that Yes she did catch it from me lol Talk about funny lol:lol:

Chrisann · May 18, 2008

My bathroom has a tile floor, and I have a bathroom rug near the shower and sink, but not near the toilet. The tile can be quite chilly when you come out of the shower.:sad:

Anyway, I feel for you Heather. I PB'd right at the table, put a napkin to my mouth and out it came. The people I was with knew about the band, so were just staring at me. Well the slime still came up and now the running joke is I can slime at will.:thumbdown::smile:

WestCoastFatGuy · May 18, 2008

Last Friday I went to a friends house for dinner. We have a rotating, women only, dinner engagement amongst friends on Friday nights. No one knows that I am banded other than my husband.
Well, everyone knows I am dieting. It has become obvious in the weight loss. Although for some reason the early, bigger losses were not noticed by people as much as late, smaller losses. Perhaps the smaller you get, 5-10 pounds lost here and there really shows.

For many months I have been eating little, avoiding bread and sweets, saying that I am dieting and that I ate a little before I came so I'm not very hungry. The only item I really indulge in is tea.

Well, last Friday I had a small piece of homemade thin crust pizza. I ate maybe 2-3 bites worth and maybe 2 bites of salad . . . and I got stuck for the first time in front of all my friends. I tried to look normal and everyone kept talking (avoid the deer in the headlights stare if you know what I mean). So I said excuse me (it is a little hard to talk when you are stuck) and I go to the bathroom. I knew a pb was coming so I helped it along . . . this means opening my mouth over the commode while standing so that gravity helps the slime and what have you escape. I was gone a good 5-7 minutes.

So no big deal, time to breathe a sigh of relief. I was gone for a while but nobody seems to notice much other than me because people are in the midst of conversation.

So I sit for a while and push the food around my plate a little, I know I won't eat another bite. I don't feel very comfortable but I am not in pain. I take a tiny sip of hot tea hoping that it would help with the soreness and it was a HUGE mistake. All of a sudden I need to get to the bathroom as fast as possible and I dare not speak before leaving the table. For the first time since being banded, I vomited. I barely had time to close the door. Not all of it made it into the right place either and I found myself shamefully cleaning the bathroom carpet as well. :thumbdown:

So I come back for the second time and everyone is glancing my way. I said my stomach has been upset today since lunch, perhaps my lunch disagreed with me. Then the joking starts about being pregnant, etc.

Well . . . I survived it. I guess the lesson learned is that now that I am at good restriction, I have to be really careful about untested foods. I may not want to try something new for the first time with a group of people that don't know my "secret."

The decision about "ratting yourself out about the band" is a very personal one. I weighed my options very carefully given that the business I own requires me to visit the office of doctors and hospitals many times per month. I have very good relationships with all the medical professionals at each facility.

Ultimately, I decided that I would be up-front about my surgery.. and to my surprise EVERY SINGLE PERSON has been nothing but supportive. Even during my plateaus (when they always ask me how much I've lost)... they give me encouragement and remind me that losing the weight slowly is much preferred to losing it quickly. They have been soooo incredible and have helped me every step of the way. In fact, my relationships with all the doctors and their staff has actually IMPROVED since I revealed my decision to have the lapband. They just want to me be healthy and to stay that way for as many years as I can. They view the lapband as being a crucial step towards me doing so.