Oregondaisy

Most people do love their bands at first . That's until the complications set in. Why don't you do some research on the sleeve? There are no fills, no unfiils, no possibility of port flipping, erosion or band slippage. Once you start having complications, the band gets very expensive. go to the sleeve section of this board and read everyone stories about why they got a revision to a sleeve and go the the complications section of the board and read all the stories of the trouble people have had with their bands too.

what kind of work do you do that you sit around all day? Tell your wife she would enjoy the support once she gets her sleeve and teach her how to find us. I bet she will be glad she did.

That is so great! With the band I always ate the veggies first even though we were told to eat protein first. If I at the protein first, I had no room for veggies and that was not okay with me. I can't wait to get off clears! My incision was completely closed up last night. I washed it with the wash cloth with hot water and it opened again.I was glad I think it's too early for it to completely close. It's a week today.

You're lucky Susan. Dr. Aceves did not use any of my same spots. The one the surprises me is the incision right between my boobs. That is pretty high up from the stomach and all the rest of the incisions.

I didn't know Jillian had a book. That is worth looking for.

I wonder how many chips one would be able to eat since we get full so fast. It would seem, not enough to do much damage considering the size of our stomachs.

I wish I was not able to gulp large drinks of water since I am not supposed to .It's very difficult for me to sip and watch the clock until I can have more.

Vegas Angel, does the protein powder you bought at Albertsons change the taste of what you put it in. I am worried about my friend that is getting sleeved tomorrow. She is really a picky eater. another question- does it smell weird or gross. She said food tastes bad if the smell isn't right.

Get the book called The Beck Diet Solution. It's not a diet. It's a method to stop binge eating and overeating in general. It helped me a lot. Yes, the band will stop hunger, but it will not stop head hunger. You know that feeling " I want something, what sounds good?" That's head hunger, not stomach growling gnawing starving hunger.

It's yummy and I am bummed that I am on clear liquids right now and I can't have it until Saturday.

I am not voting because I don't really care which of those 2 go against Tara. She deserves to win just for never falling below the yellow line. I would kill to have Jillians arms too. I should break down and buy one of her DVDs

I really want to follow the rules. I know and trust that Dr. A has done enough sleeves to do a perfect job on me. I don't want to take any chances of messing anything up by advancing early. I can live through this. I am not getting carbs, so really it makes no sense to me why I feel this knawing hunger. Usually when you are carb free, the hunger goes away. I only put the protein powder in apple juice once and that was 50% less sugar apple juice. The rest of the time it's been Hawiian sf punch, and crystal light. I used the K20 protien water once too but I don't think that has many carbs. I am at my dd house at the moment or I would go and ck the box.

We have a poster of Jill at our gym. On it she says that for the show, she keeps her weight at 115. She said she likes to keep in at 120 when the show is not on because she feels better. I never knew she was gay!

I know, but Susan and Elizabeth said they felt like they had to force liquids. I feel like I have to force myself to wait. I have to leave my Water in the kitchen instead of next to me or I would drink a 20 oz bottle in nothing flat. I was only on clears for 24 hours with the band surgery. Then full for 4 weeks. That was easier.

I always got the hiccups with the band when I was done. I can't wait to feel full again. If I didn't trust Dr. A so much, I would really think my sleeve was done wrong.

It's just downright weird. WasA keeps telling me not to question why things are going so well, but I would really like to feel full and not watch the clock so I can have something else.

Is it unflavored? Does it taste funny? I have a friend who is getting the sleeve next week and she is a really picky eater. She is really worried about how she is going to get the protein in if unflavored protein powder smells or tastes funny. I don't have a sense of smell so I think that might be why it just tastes like whatever I put it in.

I am starving. My stomach feels like it's gnawing inside. I really don't get why I can drink as much as I want, as fast as I can. WasA said it could be because my esophagus was/is dilated. I really have to force myself to slow down and not just drink my entire clear liquid Protein down all at once. Same with Water. I would really like to just suck down and entire 8oz glass of water. It's really difficult for me to sip and go slowly.

When you are on the liquid stage, do you need to wait after your have your Protein clear liquid before you should drink Water? Maybe this is why I am so hungry.

I was in the hospital 3 nights. They took the drain out the night before I left. It was not a big deal at all to take it out. The scars pretty much look like band scars. Three of them are not nearly as long. I already answered your question in another thread about weight loss.

Yes, weight loss is faster with the sleeve. With the band, it might take 3 fills before you even feel like you have a band. Most doctors do fills 6 weeks apart. The nurse I spoke to when I had my surgery said he lost 100 lbs in 6 months. The difference with the foods you can eat is with a sleeve, you can eat most anything. With a band, once you have restriction, there are many many foods that people have to give up or they throw up. They won't go through the band and it's painful when things get stuck until you throw it up.

The problem is that I can't stop once I start. The day I found out my dad broke his pelvis, one of our clients brought in a bag of dove Easter eggs. I ate the entire bag over an hour's period. I was "just going to have one" They were dark chocolate and I like milk chocolate better, but that sure did not stop me!

WasA is right. I was afraid too. I had pretty much no recovery with lap band. I had it on a friday and went back to work on monday. I thought this revision surgery would be different, but it was just as easy. I am going back to work today, less than a week from my surgery date. I could have gone back to work sooner, but I thought I might as well stay home since I had major surgery. I am not in pain and have not been since the Wed. night. Wed. night my left shoulder hurt. My surgery was Wed.morning. I haven't felt nauseous, sick, painful, weak, or anything. I feel like I always do, other than I have major head hunger! I would say being on the liquid diet is the only thing slightly difficult about this surgery. Honestly, I think being terrified to tears is not necessary. I was a big worry wart myself, but this surgery was a breeze.

I bought GNC unflavored protein mix and I mix it in anything. I have mixed in apple juice, K Protein water, crystal light, etc

I think all junk food should be banned from the office. It's different for instance, that my co-worker is a skinny tooth pick. She always eats lunch at her desk, and always has a bag of chips for instance. That does not bother me. What bothers me is when my boss, who loves to bake, brings in cakes, pies, Cookies, etc, and is constantly saying "have some. I made these to share with you" I put a sign up at Christmas time that said "Daisy has gained 7 lbs and she is not happy. Please do not offer any in between meal any snacks"