LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

The one thing that I miss soooo much is drinking with meals. I am so thirsty I can hardly ignore it. Then I have to wait 1 1/2 - 2hrs for a drink!!!! I can never remember to drink an hour before my meal because my meal times are not planned. I guess I need to plan EVERYTHING. I am so "NOT" organized and it's gonna be so hard to keep track of time. Maybe once the kids are back in school it'll be easier. Once I lose the weight, can I drink w/ meals again?

Hey ya'll have a person who wants to know about a Dr. Jose Rodriguez in Acuna Mx. Anyone ever heard of him?

Was wondering if any one with the band has every taken diet pills. Before I got the band I was taking a diet pill that gave me engery (did not keep me from eating) Now that I have the band I don't seem to get hungrey but don't seem to have enough engery.

I work in an office that has nearly 30 women. Having this surgery was like a domino effect. Since I had my surgery in May 05, two others have alreay had theirs, and two others are going through the insurance approval process. Has anyone else experience people close to wanting this surgery?

I am sure this question has been asked and answered somewhere on this board...but can't find it. So, when we BP that is different than a "normal" burp, right? I ask because I am only 8 days out and nearly every time I eat I burp....it's not gross, nor does anything come up....just a burp or two. I call this my STOP you are done eating burp!! Any comments?

Just wanted to pass something by you when I had my port revised I had local and deep sedation in other words I was semi alert but I heard when my doctor was giving the fill the other doctor who was a resident said # look at that needle it must be three inches long imagine that going into to you# should I say something to my doctor or just let it go I was kind of upset by it. let me know

Like many other people considering the band, I am scared of the surgery. I've never been under before.

What medicines can i take for this? I saw the list of the NSAIDS and i was wondering if i can take the chlorasetic? Throat spray? Does tyenol make one? I am suppose to go back to work tdy and i feel like crap! Kristen

I went in for a fill yesterday & was told that I have a 3cc band & that I now have a total of 2.5cc in. I haven't heard of a 3cc band. Has anyone else? I don't really feel more restriction but I am finally getting the "full" feeling. Praise God!! I am being good & drinking a protein shake that I made in my personal mixer (thanks DeLarla!) right now.

I am two weeks post op and am very hungry. We are on vacation at the beach and I have four kids to still cook for plus hubby. I am now eating solid food really chewed up. Is this o.k.? I feel that I am cheating and will not lose weight. I haven't been on a scale in five days so I do'tknow is I have lost or not. Should I stop eating normal food chewed really well. I am only two weeks post op. I shouldn't be filled for 4 more weeks. What do I do. I feel fine, except that I am cheating myself. Help. Is this normal to eat so much mushie food? Thanks, Buffy

Tonight I am going to have my first real food since being banded. I must admit I'm kind of scared. I've cooked the chicken "to death" as my husband puts it, so I know it will be tender and I'm having French-style string Beans which should be no problem. But still, I'm worried something will get stuck and I will vomit and my band will move and I'll have to start all over again!

I got my approval today!!! My surgery date is 9-23-05!!! I am going to be a September bander!!! Yea@!!!! I am like jumping up and down here, my coworkers think I have goine around the looney bend. :-)

I'm 3 weeks post op and I'm going horseback riding tomorrow. I didn't ask anybody (MD) if I could... I'm not really sure what I can and can't do at this point in recovery. I just think I'm well enough to do it. Can anybody think of a good reason why not? We have a dog that has been gone for a week and he licked up some chlorine (sp?) crystals (as a guy who was working on our pool spilled some) and I want to go ride the places where I think he might be. He might have just gone into the woods and died????

It's almost exactly a year since I was banded, and while I thought I'd be under 170 pounds by now -- we all have our fantasies -- it's been a rewarding year, except for some "female trouble." I've been going for lots of gyne tests and biopsies over the past two months, and (on the advice of two specialists) will be having a hysterectomy on Oct. 3. After a quick search on LBT I realized that several women here have undergone this surgery either before or after banding. Anything I should know that hasn't been posted elsewhere (e.g., on Vera's thread)? I'm not as freaked out as I was when I had an enormous cyst along with a tube and ovary removed years ago, probably becau…

Ok, Thursday was my first fill. I was filled with 1.8cc with a 4cc band. I am eating very slow, chewing well and measuring my portions - I am a paraniod newby Tonight I ate a piece of catfish and 1 1/2 fish tacos. The catfish was about 4-5 ounces???? I didn't "feel" restriction really. I am not drinking with meals. What do you guys think??? Does this sound right to you, or do you usually eat much less?? My Dr. did tell me that everyone is very different in terms of the fill amount, size of stomach, amount of fat around the stomach ect..... so I know that can be different, but how about the amount everyone is able to eat??? Thanks for the input - boy wha…

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Tracy and I are meeting for lunch on August 30th at 11:30am at TOSHI in Sherman Oaks, CA. Anyone wanna join us?

Sorry, I'm new and don't know all the lingo yet. What does "NSV" stand for? Holly

I couldnt help it-I was hitting the 1 day sale at Mervyns and Pennys for my daughter and I couldnt pass up this cute dress and I said screw it and tried it on and it fit!!!A 16!!! Niiiiiice.Its a great fun summer dress that is cute.Now I need to find somewhere to go-lol.

I just got back from Taco Bell with my son. I ate a bean burritto, I tore off half the shell so it was mostly just beans and cheese, and I feel sooooo sick. It's like I ate a six course meal or something. How long will this last? Thanks, Sandie.

Ok I was got a fill on monday. Today is Thursday and here i am sitting waiting for Little Miss Hurricane Tropical Storm Katrina. Am I crazy or does the hurricane make me feel more restricted? My chest is so tight and i cant get anything down without tightness. My imagination or is this a possibility?

I was banded in Mexico buy Dr Rumbaut, He suggested that I used Dr. santiago Horgan for my fills. Does anyone know what he charges?

Today I recorded my food consumption on Fitday.com and after dinner things were looking pretty good. So why did I then go and eat more? I wasn't hungry:( . But I felt compelled to eat; I have a pain in my chest because I ate a sandwich and several biscuits on top of my dinner!!! I feel like an idiot. If it didn't start hurting I would not have stopped eating. I know that up until that point I was doing great - for someone without a fill - and I thought ‘Wow this is starting to come together’ and then ..... BOOM!!! The rebel in me kicks in and takes over. 'You are not doing the right thing again are you?' she says, and I try to throw her off the scent, but she knows, t…

I was given Heparin (blood thinner) prior to surgery 2 1/2 weeks ago in order to prevent blood clots. Shortly after surgery I began to spot and now it's been 2 1/2 weeks later and I am STILL on my period. Did anyone else have this problem and if so how long did it last?? Thanks!

I returned to school today. I have lost quite a bit of weight since my friends and professors last saw me. It felt good to say hello and sport 70lbs of weight loss. It felt better than sex.

Well, I am a bit offended, that nobody noticed I was MIA, he, heee... I was unable to log on, I didn't remember the darn password and then when I entered my username it said my email address wasn't recognized and oh well, luckily I had Miss Penni's email address and she asked Alex to help me. Thank you both to Penni and Alex, my heroes. Well what's going on with all of you, actually I know, I've been reading, but haven't been able to post. You all don't know how hard its been to not be able to put my two cents worth. Well I'm here and I'm soooooooooooooo happy. I still don't have gross pics for you all of my scar, so you'll just have to wait until I can get a hold of some…

Are there medications (OTC or prescription) that banders are not "supposed" to take? Thank you!

I had a fill today and the dr told me liquids for two days but he didn't say clear or full. Does anyone know?

I'm still in the preop process and hope to be done in November. I'm an operating room nurse and it is a very physical job,almost like construction work. I lift,push,pull all kinds of equipment and patients. How long do I need to take off work? I hope three weeks is enough. Any thoughts? karinsky

I'm 14 days post-op and the swelling in my stomach doesn't seem to be going away. How long does this last?

So, i went to lunch with some friends yesterday, they all wanted Chinese. Chinese buffet at that. So i payed my $10 and proceeded to put food on my plate. Well, not even half way threw my plate, i was done, KO'd, out for the count. It cost me $10 to pick at a plate of food! Has anybody else had this problem? iamcanadian

Hello all, I have a few questions and need some advice. I was baned on the 5th of August and I had a question about ice cream. I took my kids to friendly's the other day and I wanted to have ice cream too. I ordered sugar free vanilla with sugar free hot fudge, was this a better choice, or should I have gone with something fat free? Someone told me that sugar free is not always better as it means more fat. Now I am upset with my decision and feeling guilty that I ate it. Pre-band I would have eaten a big sundae filled with peanut butter and hot fudge and of course not sugar free. I guess I am feeling a little guilty because in the first week I lost 21 pounds, but a…

I am really nervous I go for my pre-op visit tommorrow. I am anxious as to what we are gonna talk about. My surgeon does the lapband as an outpatient procedure. I know about having to sip Water and do a barium swallow before I leave the hospital. I am soooooo nervous and excited!!! I just can't wait. Even though I know that the weight loss isn't as fast as with RNY I will be happy just to lose weight period. I too am kinda nervous about how I would feel if I don't lose as much weight as I am expecting. I see alot of folks on here that have been banded for 6 months and have lost sometimes just 8lbs or 20lbs. I want to lose more than that with the band. Maybe it is because …

Is this chat thing not working? I would love to chat live with you all!!

I have heard from a bypass patient, that when he was doing his research on surgery that he found organs can grow attached to the lap band device and with sudden movement can cause ripping and internal bleeding. Anyone know anything about this?

Got another turn down today. Now they say they will cover gastric banding but not Lapband it is not FDA approved.YES IT IS and it is the same thing AM I WRONG. ladysplenda

Has anyone ever gotten filled all the way to the limit of what the band holds? What happens if it gets to this point?

OH MY GOD! Got the call from my surgeon's office and I am AUTHORIZED! Woo hooo!!:banana They are going to schedule me for the end of September, right now he is trying to get the hospital closer to my home to allow him to perform Lap bands there instead of making me go into Boston. I am so excited! :knockedou I will be banded so soon!

Anyone else have pain or problems taking a full breath after surgery. I almost felt like I have a bruised lung or something. Is this normal? I asked my Doc when he took the stitches out but he really didn't have much to tell me.... pouts

Hey gang, I have been worried that won't be getting enough Fiber in my diet post band. So I created veggie bundles last night and I am here to tell you they are fantastic! (it probably has been done on here many times before, but I was so excited about it, I wanted to share.) Even my 8 year old daughter ate one and fell in love with it. She wanted to take two to school today. I took jicima, zucchini, red and green bell pepper, baby carrots, spring onions and a raw sweet potato and just did finger length slices of everything and then took three thin slices of turkey(made some ham ones as well) and put a mixed combination of the veggies on the turkey and then rolled it u…

This is a second-hand story, so take it with a grain of salt. My cubicle buddy at work has a sister with the band. He told me that she became very very ill with a Vitamin D deficiency. He said she should have been taking supplements but did not. She is only now able to walk again, but lost her job as an attorney because her short-term memory has never completely returned. I thought this sounded horrifying, but yet he seemed to believe it was all preventable. Now obviously we need to be eating right, but I wondered if any one knew about other experiences like this, or if maybe you can let me know what your doctor told you about taking vitamin supplements, getting the prope…

Not yet banded. I have a large bust and must wear an underwire bra,does this ever rub on anybodys ports? karinsky

We are all meeting at Rudy Tuesdays off Arrowood. Please let us know who will be joining us so we can get a head count. Also Angela from Dr. V's office will be meeting us there. (She said she has it on her calander and hopes to be there.) Alright ladies who is going to be there???? I WILL!!!! I can't wait!!!!

I just have a question...is everybody really exercising whole heartedly? I just cannot get motivated. I realize I need to but I am soooo exhausted after work. Is anyone losing without exercising?

at 4 pm-hope this one gives me good restriction-I cant eat meat really with the 1 fill I have but I sure can eat chips and stuff like that-ugh.I need to find a good combination.

Hey ya'll I am going to kick the caffine habit. I started Sunday with only drinking water (propel counts for me) I realized that I have a habbit with caffine. Ilove Chi Tea and Mt. Dew. So maybe this will help with the weight too. Although that is not my concerne. The last time I did this I had a headache for three days. I think it was the de toxing. I felt wonderful after day four. I wonder now why I ever started drinking Caffinated things again. So I choose water because I know there is no caffine I won't cheat. Anyone want to join me? I could use some support buddies.

Well, the letter went to UH on 8/12 and I have confirmed that they have recieved it and it is under review. Everybody say a prayer! I want this so badly for myself. It looks like I could be a September bander!!!! BRING IT ON!!! :-) Keri

Ok ya'll....a little back story on me....I dated someone for seven years and about a year and a half ago we broke up. It was devastating. Left me upside down. A year and a half later I haven't dated anyone. No attention from men. Weight higher and higher and higher. Well, now, almost 30 lbs gone from the band (and a lot left to go) and an amazing person has come into my life. And I'm FREAKING out. He's so amazing and I have zero self esteem. He really likes me and I feel like I should run away. People said to watch out for the band, that you carry yourself taller...that you get more attention. Holy crap. I feel like I've only made a dent in this issue. Am I…

I am 5 days post-op and using fitday.com finding that I am eating only about 400-600 calories a day....I am following my nutristionist clear liquid diet. Is this enough calories? The scale has only moved 2 pounds down since surgery...just curious what your experience was immediatelty after surgery??!! Thanks

Hi Angeleyes, I noticed you were banded in Provo. I just flew back home from Provo yesterday. I have some questions for you. I'm wondering if your MD does fills for people banded in Mexico. Eventhough I don't live in Provo anymore, I visit there often and it may be a good place to get fills??? I read that you were once looking into being banded in Mexico but ended up getting it in the states. How did you get them to do it w/ low BMI? I didn't even try very hard to get it here because my BMI was low and my health was too good, other than the extra 40-50 I was packing : ) Just wondering : )