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Fyi, Miracle Noodles are gluten, carb, calorie free and have the texture of a rice noodle, but fill you up if anyone misses pasta or ramen etc. They take on the flavor of the sauce you put on it or broth. I ordered mine online. Hope this helps someone.

Has anybody had this happen or am I just crazy. For the last four days I have had trouble eating and keeping food down, but the temp have been anywhere from 1 to 20 degrees. Today the temp is 38 degrees and I haven't had one stuck episode today, except for a little sliming this morning when it was still in the teen's. Does the extreme cold weather affect your band?

Good Morning October Bandsters! I'm sitting here in the doctor's office waiting to get my second fill. Had my first fill (5 cc's) Dec 2nd. Lets see how this goes . I'm hungry and ny belly really growling.

Hi, had my band inserted on the 8th August. first weigh in and i had lost 1.2 kilos. looking forward to my first fill in 4 weeks.

Was scheduled for LBS last Thursday. After the prep I arrived at the hospital, and was told the DR was sick . My surgery is rescheduled for Wed with prep tomorrow . Howling do most people have to take off from work post surgery. I have an office job sitting at a computer

I've been thinking about this a lot. And then, the other day, I bought a book called The Body Book, by Cameron Diaz. I know, I know. Cameron Diaz? Skinny, pretty, actress? But it is a really good book so far. Very easy to read. She breaks nutrition and food down into simple, easy to understand categories. Explaining how your body uses food and the types of things you should be looking for in the foods you eat. And why you should avoid processed, junky foods. It really makes you think about the quality of the fuel you are eating every day. How, when you feel tired and cranky, that so much of that is cased by poor food choices. I know a lot of what she's said (even if…

Hi Guys! I was banded in November of 2011, I had lost a total of 130 pounds before I began to have complications. Last October, I spent my honeymoon in Dominican Republic, I got very sick while on my trip and was non stop throwing up. When I came back to the states I began to have complications, acid reflux, throwing up in my sleep, stuck all of the time. I ended up in the emergency room in November and was completely unfilled. When I had an upper GI, they could see that my band had slipped and I had the pouch over the band (Forgot the medical term). The past four months have been crazy for me and I had been unable to have a follow up until today. Once again the Upper G…

Okay so according to the scale this morning I'm 2.7 away from my first short term goal of -25 lbs. I have been stuck in the 230s for what feels like forever! Yesterday I saw 231.0 but it was midday and I had already eaten. Today I just woke up and haven't eaten yet... I weighed at 227.6! Awesome! And yes I weigh almost every day... Don't judge, you know you do it too! It helps me keep on track. Anyways... I think it's lying to me! I haven't seen this weight since pre-pregnancy with my angel which was 2 years ago! Idk

I was banded in CR 6 weeks ago. My plan was to get fills at the Fill Center USA location near the Twin Cities (Minnesota), but sometime after I scheduled my surgery and before I got home from CR, the location closed! The nearest Fill Center USA is about 900 miles away. I'm desperate to find a place in Minnesota. I tried calling Dr. Baker because the Lap Band site listed him as accepting outside patients, but his office never got back to me. If there isn't anywhere in MN, I'm willing to fly to Milwaukee or Chicago (metro areas) because airfare isn't too expensive. Please, please, please help.

Hi all. I got my first band in 2005, and reached goal weight within 12 months. My band was an original J &J, and had 5 ml capacity... And basically, I had restriction from day 1. Fast forward 7 years... I woke up and realised I had no restriction. No pain, just no restriction and felt hunger... Something I'd forgotten! And I fed that sucker. went to the doctor who refilled... Back again a week later. Tried again. Various X-rays, barium X-rays, gastroscopy, a port replacement and then, finally... 12 months later, a new band. 5 months in and I'm losing weight, but this band is so different. Im down about 44 lbs, but I'm suffering reflux and have only a small fill.…

i had my port replaced in december and all is well so far. idk if this is the place to ask... i have been having lower abdominal pain for almost a week. it began in the lower left side, now it's in the front. super low. almost like menstrual cramps to the max!!!!! anyone else experience this? i feel like poo! it's making me not want to eat. my husband keeps telling to go to the doctor. we don't have insurance, so that's my last resort. thanks in advance.

1 spaghetti squash, halved lengthwise and seeded. I do season my squash with seasoning salt, black pepper and a pinch of dill 1 clove garlic, minced 1 1/2 cups chopped tomatoes 3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese 3 tablespoons sliced black olives 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil 1/2 cup of mushrooms 1 tsp of olive oil Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet. Place spaghetti squash with cut sides down on the prepared baking sheet, and bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a sharp knife can be inserted with only a little resistance. Remove squash from oven an…

Okay all after a year of never getting near the green zone I need help. Due to a leak in my band I never got proper restriction, now I have been getting fills since the correction surgery. I am 5cc in a 11cc band since last Friday and boy can I feel it. I can drink a liquids very slowly and sometimes it causes a little discomfort, I have only been a able to tolerate pudding, chicken noodle soup (mostly broth), mashed potatoes, and small bowl of cereal anything else I eat hurts me I can feel a pain in my esophagus) I didn't know if this is how it would feel since I've never been close to this feeling before. Hoping someone can shine some light on the matter whom is in the …

I'm fours days post op and I'm having bad esophagus contractions or spasms even when I swallow my own saliva or burp.. They are painful. Is this normal. I never had reflux or gerd so I am not sure what this is.. They said they didn't put any fluid in my band but I swear I restriction with clear liquids going down. Please respond with anything you think will help.. I'm starting to go into spazz out mode.

Is it a normal accordance that I'm now one day short of my fill of1cc(so now I'm 5ccs) and I am still only on liquids and very very littlest that....I am burping much more than usual.... i am losing about a pound a day ....have an appointment in a week to check my incision from my port flip...... any opinions?

I still see posts from people who love to say "the lap band didn't fail you...you failed the lap band" to some forum members unable to lose with the band. I'm here to tell you they are wrong. What most bariatric surgeons don't tell you is that the lap band DOES fail in some cases. My own surgeon didn't tell me this little fact until I went to have mine removed and only then did he tell me there are a small number of people who *never* get the appetite suppressant effect from the band no matter how tight it is. My band was put in just before Thanksgiving 2009. Over the next year and a half my doctor and I struggled to find a point where I'd get the appetite suppressi…

Hey all. Just scrolling through the forum for some motivation. I've been banded for about 8 months and am down about 50lbs. I lost some motivation and I returned back to my old habits, not eating as much as before but all the wrong foods. But happy that I have not yet gained anything since. Head hunger is killing me. But getting back to to 'best present ever' I believe that the band was the best thing I've ever done. Sometimes I regret getting it but that's only because I can't eat starters, main and dessert. But then I realize I don't even need all of that food. Its amazing how we can survive on so little. Every time I see an obese persone I just want to hand them my d…

Hi all haven't been on any groups for a while, lost almost five st , by being banded, by shaw somers my question is how much over my size 8 band can l go?

Hi... I was banded in April of 2012. I gained some weight over the holidays and back being out (about 15 lbs). However, I can still feel restricted, get stuck and can pb. So I don't necessarily need to be tightened but was wondering that if I stretched out my pouch, can i shrink it back up but going back on an extra strict diet like the pre-op liquid diet and Protein shakes for a while? Does anyone has any advice or input on this? A little concerned as I will never go completely back to where I was and am discouraged on the weight I've gained. Thanks

So this maybe a silly question, but do most bandsters have some liquid taken out after they've met their weight goal?? Because it would seem that if you continuously loosing weight, it would keep going and going past your goal and past healthy weight, and then you would become underweight and maybe even sickly... But if you do have some fluid take out so you can maintain instead of lose, do people tend to gain weight back? Or maybe that's how you know too much has been taken out and then you would get a slight fill again?? I'm not at my goal yet...another 30-40lbs to go, but I was just wondering what the future holds for me. Thank you

How much weight on the pre-op diet did you/have you lost? Thanks!

Is it ok to drink a slurpee from 7eleven?

Prior to LB surgery, my highest weight was 340. I am now about 219 and I exercise A LOT Prior to surgery, I had some bilateral knee pain but that's about it (I'm hitting 50 this year). The last couple of months I have been experiencing some back pain. I don't know if its because I'm carrying a lot of extra weight up front (boobs and belly skin) or if I'm over doing the exercise. Has anyone else experienced this? I thought losing weight would help any pains you were having? Any suggestions?>

Im just curious how many fills people have gotten to get to their green zone. Ive had 4 now and I still feel like I need another one but I also feel like im having a lot of fills. Im doing good on my weight loss (lost 45 lbs since September) but I still feel hungry in between meals. Ill eat and get full and then an hour later be hungry again. So it would help if I knew of other peoples experiences. Thanks in advance!

Over the last 2 weeks I've gotten to know some REALLY nice folks here on the site, and the support here is just fantastic. I would love to meet some locals to the Orange County area .... Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Anaheim, Costa Mesa etc. I have not received my band.... I'm still in the approval stages but I thought there must be someone out here in Southern California that has been banded and wants to share their story and their wisdom to someone closer to home. Here's hoping, :)

Hello i am trying to find a dr that does fills as i have moved down from cairns, was having major issues with my band throwing everything up hated my band so much, went to see a dr in boronia and he checked my band and said in my 7 mil band the dr in cairns actually put in 7 mil so no wonder i was throwing everything up and my body was in starvation mode for a long time . So i had all my fill removed and let my stomach settle but now i am putting on weight again and before it gets out of control i would like to have the right amount of fill put in and finally get rid of this weight So anyone know of a good dr that does fills around the point cook / weeribee area ?

I know this sounds like a silly question but can someone describe the green zone for me? I'm thinking I may be there or at least close to being there but I'm not sure. I'm losing weight but I'm also watching every morsel of food that goes into my mouth because I'm terrified not to. My insurance required a 6 month supervised weight loss program and I went from that immediately into the liquid pre-op diet and then surgery and the post-op phase. During the post-op phase, I followed my physician's orders which advances the diet pretty quickly but I've also learned to watch what I eat rather than just eating whatever I want in smaller amounts. I had a fill last week and I've n…

Calling all upcoming bandsters... I just wanted to start a thread where everyone can post their surgery dates and we can start to compare notes. I am scheduled for 9/12. I have ALL my pre-op stuff next Wed & Thurs, including psych eval, sleep consult, lab work, 4 hr nutrition class, and pre-op appt with surgeon. It is going to be a couple of very full days. My parents are coming for a visit the following week, and I don't plan on telling them about the surgery, so I am rushing to get through all of that before they get here. How is everyone else doing getting their pre-op stuff scheduled? Here is the list of September Bandsters: I'll try to keep it updated …

Was banded 2 19 13. At one year check in I have given away 90 pounds. Would love to get off another 13. Weight loss has slowed down but is steady. Only lost 7 pounds in the last 3 months, but still going in the right direction. Have been asked twice to speak at groups of newcomers seeking surgery to tell my story and how I have achieved the success I have had. Good look to those of you out there banded on 2/2013.

Hey guys Please tell me your opinions....I got my second fill 9 days ago. After liquids the first few days, food didn't go down that well, some better than others. Today at lunch I had a taco salad with no issues....felt great again. dinner I became stuck again like I have been with almost every meal. Had a small piece of chicken and got so many stuck moments until I said forget it..... Is this dangerous? I called my Dr and they said to try and let it loosen a bit more with extra liquids or come in for a unfill. It's hard, because some meals I feel fine and others it's the worst feeling. I have never thrown up due to this but I'm starting to get scared these stuck epis…

Currently I'm 250 lbs. ideally I would like to lose anywhere from 100-120 lbs which is close to half of my weight. Has anyone done this? I need some encouragement. My surgery is on the 23rd of this month... Hope I'm not setting myself up for failure by this goal.

When you reached your "sweet spot" how many ccs were in your band?

I am 29 going on 30. Got banded in August. Weight loss has not been rapid one because not in the green zone and secondly I'm only 5' 0 so they said it will lose at a slower pace. I just wish there were monthly meetings for people that have had this done. If anyone knows where there may be one please let me know extra support never killed anyone (isn't that the saying) Thanks everyone

So spring is almost here.. in 20 days to be precise. it's a big day.. it also marks the first day of my last year in my 30's.. and i find for the first time in many years i'm not afraid to add another year.. i'm finally looking forward not only to the change in season's..(Yes i do believe we have them in AZ) but also the change in me.. Was at a retirement party yesterday saw a lot of folks i haven't seen in a while... could not get enough of hearing my god i hardly recognized you... So what is every one looking forward to with the change of seasons..

Does anyone here have this? Basically, it's a stomach condition related to GERD and IBS, which mimics the symptoms of an ulcer when there's no ulcer present. I have had this and GERD for over 20 years. I've had every test for it. Every time I'm told there is nothing wrong. My heartburn and related GERD symptoms have been gone since I got my lapband. This other flare up has thrown me for a loop. I just assumed that my surgery was going to cure that, too. For me, a normal flare up can go anywhere from a week or several weeks. There is no cure. I drink a lot of Gaviscon, and just wait for it to clear up. I'm just wondering if anyone here has had this before and then after th…

I just found a zero calorie, sugar free, fat free, carb free, cholesterol free, and gluten free salad dressing and I think it tastes great. Condiments can really add a lot of calories to meals, and a healthy salad can become unhealthy just by adding full fat and calorie dressings. It's called Walden Farms and I found it at Wal Mart https://www.waldenfarms.com/products/dressings.html

Had 4, count em 4 ccs put in my band today! I was so surprised lol. On all liquids for 24hrs of course. Did a barium swallow with the needle sticking out of my belly and things went through fine. Is this a normal amount for a first fill?

About a month ago my dr emptied my band (lots of issues... No known cause) well I think I need some juice put back in my band (haven't lost a pound since then). But, I am afraid to! Even though EGD showed nothing wrong I still have a burning in my chest/shoulder/upper back when I eat or drink. Not always.. But more often than not. And heartburn, holy cow call me dragon lady! I can light a fire a block away somedays. Other days I am perfectly fine. Agh. If I had a crystal ball life would be soooooo much easier!

I haven't been able to find any members in Dothan, AL I am new here and looking for support near me. I will be banded within the next 2-3 months. I have a few questions about the doctor here in Dothan. Is anyone in Dothan?!?!?!?:frown:

As you are all likely to know, there's been a lot a backlash about Slimband in the past week or so, especially since Yau resigned. As a TLBCer, I've been told that I'm no longer being supported by Slimband nor are they going to provide treatment in the future, for fills, defills, etc. I was told that they were looking to refer us to another clinic. I sent an email to Slimband to request more information about this and in the past they have always been prompt with their responses but I have yet to hear back from them. I'm sure there's a lot of people concerned about what's going on but I'm confident that TLBCer's and/or Yau's patients are not their priority anymo…

I had my first fill yesterday. Got 4.5cc. I'm on liquids for 24 hours then back to regular foods I guess. I'm wondering, I don't notice all that much difference, though I must say the bite of hamburger I pushed in my mouth and swallowed yesterday (yes I know it wasn't liquid I just wasn't thinking) without chewing well sure put up a fight for about 30 minutes...I'll not be doing that again anytime soon you can bet your money on that. I'm hungry, and though I can't eat as much as I could before the fill...I still feel I'm eating more than I should...yes it was tomato Soup....but I was expecting to only be able to eat like 1/4 of the can instead of 2/3. Will it/can it…

OK folks...here's the god's honest reason why I chose the band. I expected it wouldn't work. I was sure it wouldn't work. Nothing worked so why would a friggin' piece of plastic work? I was getting the band so that I could remove it in six months and continue my downward spiral towards being wheelchair bound and likely suffering a premature death. So...when people talk about being in the right frame of mind to tackle this process and be successful, I was so not one of them. I was awfully cranky during the pre-op phase...and then sick and tired of the monotony of post-op liquids. Thinking about having to watch every little thing that went into my mouth was overwhel…

So I posted last week about the reflux that appeared out of nowhere, and how I was going to have an unfill but then talked my doctor out of it and had him give me Carafate instead. Yeah, so, it's not helping, and the reflux is worse now. I haven't hardly slept for two days because I can't lie flat without choking and aspirating bile. I can't eat without pain, it even hurts to drink. I'm going tomorrow at 1130 to have some Fluid taken out of my band. I just don't understand it. I had my last fill in December and I was fine until last week, so over two months. How the hell can the band get tighter on its own?! I'm frustrated to say the least.

Tonight I did what I thought was impossible! First, to put in in perspective: the Couch to 5k program starts you off with alternating 90 sec. walking with 60 sec jogging in week 1. I could barely make it one minute when I started!! Today I just finished week 5 day 3, which means I ran 20 SOLID minutes on the treadmill!!!!! I can't believe I did it, and it wasn't bad at all!! Just days ago I was struggling to finish 5 min blocks, then 8 min blocks. I was doing more than the people around me in the gym. I haven't ever felt that before! I nearly cried when I was done! But no, to Celebrate, since I had run 3.5K, I said screw it, and ran and walked even more and di…

I have bein feeling Alil depressed Cuz I feel like the few pounds that I put on might lead to me going bak to how I was .. I'm thinking so much lately. . N not feeling my self. Wen I first started my journey one year ago . I kinda felt alil bit depressed but my Dr said that it was normal Cuz of the weight lost.. it's like my brain does wana corporate with my body.. Cuz I'm not satisfied at times!!

I wanted to contribute this after reading someone's post this morning. Before you get your band you should have an idea of what you hope to gain from this procedure. Sure, most of us had to go through a psych evaluation in order to be approved. But let's be honest here...who didn't know what answers you SHOULDN'T give on the questionnaire? It's easy to trick the test, you can't fool yourself though. Let's be clear, my life has changed in ways that I could not have imagined and the fun part about all of it is that I didn't seek it. I, like many people on this forum chose to have WLS to get healthy and not much more than that...those of us already in love with life wo…

And I want it now! Lol I know there are other posts here about bandster hell but I needed to add my own complaint / needing support. I was banded on Dec 16. I've had my first fill about 4 weeks ago. I won't get my next fill for two more weeks. I want to eat everything. It doesn't help it's nearing that tom. I'm stressed at work so I want salty crunchy snacks and now I also want chocolate whatever. I called to see if they'd do a fill earlier and she said no... Per schedule for 1st and 2nd fill at 6 weeks and 12 weeks post op. I still feel like in strictly on a diet without 'much' help from the band. I'm feeling frustrated.

I am scheduled for lap band surgery tomorrow. I am both excited and scared.

Had my last fill on 21 October 2014 and managed to lose the last of my weight and I am delighted to say the least. However I have suffered with bad reflux since the fill and as much as I hated it I have just had a 1 cc until. Wish me luck guys I don't want to put any of this weight back.

Since last night ive had a pain above my belly button sort of on line with my port lump if you know what i mean, i feel rather nauseous also. Ive taken pain killers and mebeverine incase its gas but its not gone away! Can anyone help?