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I survived with sugar free popsicles and bahama Bucks thin ice sno cones. Gave me some variety and counted as my water. Try different proteins also because I have some that taste like lemonade, razzberry, and grape or some that taste like Pina Colada or Orange Dreamsicle. It helps to have that variety.

People are usually rude when it comes to weight loss surgery. They have their minds made up about it without educating themselves and unfortunatley a case like your is an "I told you so moment". Don't worry about them becuase they aren't important. Hopefully they will get you to a good band doctor that can help.

honey this is anything but easy!!! This is just a tool but you still have to put the hard work in. I chose not to tell anyone but my bestfriend who had lapband before me and my husband. It is hard to keep the secret because people always want to know why I'm not eating much. I didn't want the judgement or to fail and be judged even more. I have lost 50 pounds in a year but I was a low BMI bandster so I am very pleased with my weight loss so far.

I could have unlimited amounts but I turned to sugar free popsicles more because I am not a big Jell-O fan. I ate boxes of sugar free popsicles though.

I had mine on a Wednesday and drove home (6 hours) Thursday then work on Monday. I wasn't even groggy after surgery. My husband said it was about 30 minutes in surgery and 45 minutes after I woke up until they discharged me. I walked every hour all over that hotel. It was not bad at all. I was nervous to and wanted to back out but you will regret backing out.

With the band anxiety or stress definately makes it worse for me.

Yes... I go through this when I get sick or before my menstrual cycle. I always go back to liquids (warm ones for me) and give it a week to see if it will go down. Use Mucinex for the thick sinus drainage and my band doctor says take a benadryl for that thick flym every night and last time it was severe congestion so he said use pseudaphed. I have had a few times that it wouldn't resolve and I had to get some fluid removed from the band. My doctor everything gets irritated and swells and the band gets tight. I always get reflux when my band gets tight and a night cough with the tightness in my chest/throat. It is very miserable!!! Stay hydrated.

Internal bleeding usually looks like coffee grounds so I would bet it is a hemmorhoid, a rash, or a little skin tear from wiping. Constipation is a problem for most at some point. I use Miralax and it is very easy on your tummy.

I have had that happen before and I was to tight. Sometimes you can go to liquids for a few days and see if your stomache is irritated and making the band tighter. If you are to tight then you will probably start to experience a cough at night or reflux soon.

I can not eat hamburger meat at all since being banded a year ago. I can't even have it in chilli or stew where it is very juicy. It gets stuck and is extremely painful and seems to sit in my pouch an make me sick a few days later. Remember that everything is irritated and swollen right now and that is why they want you to eat liquids or mushies. The pain is probably from being irritated. Good luck with your band.

IDK what someone born in the 50's would need but this is the rule she told us to follow.

myfitnesspal.com is a great tracking program and they have an app for phones.

I know but I swear thats what she told us. IDK if that only works for a certain age group but she said that would be the absolute minimum and my best friend had a band and got the same advice. It has worked for me. Still have my hair and nails and lost over 50 pounds in a year.

oh and your protein should be at least as much as the last two numbers of your birth year. I was born in 75 so i should get at least 75grams of protein a day... thats the dietician rule

Seems all doctors are different but 2 years out should just be about getting proteins. My doctor told me at 1 month post op to eat what I want. If it can go down then I can have it but no more then 1/2 cup and no carbonated stuff. Always eat your protein first or you won't get it in. My band is very touchy so I have a long list of foods that wont go down but my best friend was banded a month before me and she can eat just about anything. Avoid slider foods like ice cream, pudding, and sweet tea or soda.

I'm sure you are fine. That burning happens to some people with certain foods (like peanut butter for me) or it is just trying to get that stuff down. Just swallow and get it down. I think most people eat before their recommended date because hunger wins . I did the same thing a few weeks after surgery but it was a boiled egg and I thought thats soft. The center was so pasty it felt stuck and I hit panic mode. It's ok we are all human.

Does your insurance have a copay? You might end up paying more in copays then to see a band doctor. We didnt have a doctor in my area when I first got banded but I posted on here and found a RN that specialized in bands and she unfilled me so it saved me a flight and several days of pain. Maybe you could check on that. Have your primary order all the tests mentioned in these posts and then try to see a band doctor. I know you are financially hurting but it will cost you ten times as much to have a doctor remve your band if that isn't necessary. Maybe you can call the nearest band doctor that doesnt want to perform surgery over the phone and explain your situation. Beg to be seen and set up payment arrangements. You would be surprised how many places have charity money for these instances. Hope things get better and you don't need surgery.

Can you get in to see you general doctor and ask him to order some imaging using barrium? Or call your original surgeon and explain your circumstance and see is he will call in an order to a local hospital for imaging? I definately would NOT have it removed without confirmation of a slip. Sometimes slips can be treated without surgery. My band is very sensitive and when I am stressed (which is a lot lately since I have a 16 year old) I can't get any food down and most liquids won't go. I have to drink wheat I can and use my protein. You are correct that insurance wouldn't pay for it now that you are at goal weight. Use the doctor locator on here to see if you can find another band doctor. You might have to fly to your surgeon... good luck

Could be on to something with the reflux and the pouch stretching. It isn't the protein because that's the first thing I did was stop protein and dairy products.

I do not a lot. I can't lay down after eating. I think it is just the band tightening and a little reflux. Since the band is actually positioned in your chest then it seems to get touchy and make me feel like I have a lump or something. I can also feel this same thing if I get really upset.

I have had my band for thirteen months and have oticed a few things that I wonder if anyone else experiences. I am going to try not to be to graphic but...... First of all i sometimes get these sulfur tasting burps. I do not know what causes them but it is a horrible taste. I also will BP but there are times it smells sour or rotten and actually makes me vomit (actual vomiting because it hurts and comes from down deep). I almost think food must be sitting in my pouch and spoiling (IDK just assuming). I thought maybe it was milk products causing this but I am not sure. There seem to be some foods that do not digest. Anyone else experience this issue?

I can NOT eat peanut butter since my band. I get reflux and heartburn and productive burping for a few days. It does not seem to digest or make it through my band. Were you like that and does this PB2 have those side effects?

Let us know what your surgeon said please.

I think my surgery went well because I was banded and released to my hotel within a few hours. I didn't go back and sleep like one would think. Actually I was awake for almost 24 hours because the anesthsia made me anxious and I was afraid to take my Ambien. I walked all over the hotel (every hour like they said plus some) and drank liquids. I was a little sore and got the nasty cough which hurts when you cough. I was very swollen and didn't tell anyone about my surgery except my husband. I went back to work that Monday and was worried because I looked pregnant from the swelling. In the gym that week but all I was released to do was walk so for two weeks I walked and walked and walked. I have been banded for 13 months and have lost 50 pounds and I was a low BMI to start with so it can be done!!!

It is possible. They have made a lot of changes. Ask them for the policy change in writing or just ask your surgeon.