donali

Wishing you all the best! Come back and let us know how you're doing!!

Hi Magic - Congrats on your band! At this point it is likely that the pain you're feeling is simply because you are so recently out of surgery. However, violent sneezing, coughing, and/or vomiting can cause slippage, and I suppose under the right circumstances could disrupt your port as well. Not that I think you should be worried at this point, but if you end up with unusual pains that don't go away, or things seem "different" and don't resolve, or if you suddenly cannot keep down liquids then a call to the doc is definitely in order. While these things can cause problems, it seems that mostly the band isn't quite that delicate. So while it's possible, chances are everything is okay. You just have to be as careful as possible, and keep close tabs on how you're feeling just in case. Feel better!!

Happy bandiversary!!! 80 POUNDS!!! :eek: :hug:

What are "pokies"? I think my personality is more obsessive than addictive. I abused alcohol in college, but never was "addicted". As soon as I 'fessed up to myself that I didn't like the taste of alcohol and only drank so that I wouldn't have to be "responsible" for my amorous advances to others, I quit. Plus I much preferred spending what precious little extra I had on food. And whichever person was the object of my desire at the time. That's my other bad addiction... The current object of my affections, reciprocated or not. Luckily the current object reciprocates... :eek:

Yay, Nykee!! So glad you're finding it helpful! There were lots of revelations in there for me as well, and I thought maybe you'd like it. :confused: So glad I was right!! :confused:

Is it possible? ????? Is it likely? NO I'm not a wound expert. There was another thread recently about someone accidently tearing off their steri strip, and it was recommended to them to: 1. call their doc 2. use bacitracin 3. cover with a bandaid http://lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=15307 http://lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=15308 Sorry to not be of more help! :confused: edited to say: Uh, were you asking more about scar reduction type stuff as opposed to infection/healing type stuff??? It occured to me that I may have misinterpreted your question. For scar reduction, I have heard both of the items you're using highly recommended. :confused:

Lillster - Erosion??? 99.9999999999999999999999999999999999999% NOT. Maybe even more than that. lol Here's the scoop about the post-op recommended menus: MOST docs have a liquid stage, a mushy stage, and then regular foods as tolerated. It is important to follow your doctor's guidelines as closely as possible, because the sutures holding the band in place need to heal and create clean scar tissue. Interrupting/disrupting the process by making the stomach work (it's just a big muscle, churning around to move food through) to digest food risks irritating/tearing/disrupting the sutures, creating an increased possibility of slippage later on down the road. Think of a knee with a cut - if you keep flexing it the cut keeps pulling open, and then it taks longer to heal, and may not heal cleanly. With your swelling going down you are undoubtedly feeling ravenous - and you will until you start getting fills. PLEASE follow your docs post op diet as closely as possible, and if you absolutely feel you cannot please call him and ask for suggestions. With all that being said, a handful of docs don't seem to have post-op diet restrictions, but INAMED does, and it makes sense to my mind logically (which doesn't mean it's that much more true, but means that I personally am more likely to follow the "rules" as much as possible... lol)

1961 ... "Calcutta" by Lawrence Welk Last year for my bday Mom and sis took me to Lawrence Welk Village Playhouse to see "Forever Plaid". Who knew??? lol

The tape measure will tell you your success more than the scales. No need to measure, though - I bet you can already feel it in how your clothing fits. This is why the phrase "The scale LIES." was born...

Papillon, Is there a mall nearby where you could walk? Not the same as a course with some terrain, but at least it's airconditioned, out of the elements, and you can look at people as you go...

Good post, Jill. :clap2: Also a reminder to everyone - if you want a thread to die, DON'T POST TO IT. Seriously. Eventually it will fall off the charts. But posting to a thread saying "Why won't this thread die???" just brings it back to life. Kind of like saying my thumb hurts! And then hitting it with the hammer again... LOL Oh, I KNOW it's hard. It's that old compulsion kind of thing.

I KNEW you were ignoring me! LOL j/k - for some reason I can't log in to the chatroom from work. I'm sure that is an incredibly GOOD thing... *sigh*

:funnypost: LOL

I'm totally on board with the brain transplant comment - I need one, too. But the disappointment in the weightloss is another matter...

OMG - thanks for my best laugh today. :biggrin1: For anyone who doesn't know me, I was SO joking! But peeling grapes just brings this image of the Roman God on his recliner with all the slave girls running around, and I couldn't resist... *snicker* :biggrin1:

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I hate those reality shows... One exception - Fear Factor. It's like... A dirty pleasure, I guess. But the people aren't verbally abused, and I keep wondering if I'd have the guts to do some of those things. But I'm with you, JQ - I really think these types of shows are unhealthy.

LOL!!! How true.

CoffeeWench!! CoffeeWench!!! CoffeeWench!! How the heck are you, anyway?

Uh... 'Cause people keep posting on it, so it keeps coming to the top of the new post list, and then people keep posting on it... ad nauseum... :yield: LOL

Welcome back!! This is the first I've heard of injections and gallbladder medicine. Who's your doc? Take it easy for the next 2 weeks, and soon you'll be feeling right as rain!!

Dana - I agree. It may not be true for everyone who's obese, but I think a good deal of obesity is hormone/physical related. Either we don't get the full signal, it's too delayed, or the body needs some sort of chemical reaction to either calm itself or jump start itself, or whatever. I think often times it's not JUST a physical cause, but has emotional ties as well. I have read that fat kind of takes on a life of its own, and creates hormone imbalances to help stay there. I know that I have said for many years that food was my "drug of choice" because I definitely felt sedated after eating my binge foods. Whether I always had a chemical need, or whether I created the chemical need I don't know, but having been banded proved to me that my eating was NOT purely emotional. I was finally free of the constant hunger signals. Being banded ALSO proved to me that my eating was NOT purely physical, as there were times when I still desired to eat even though I was definitely getting the full signals. Sigh.

Congrats!! Great job!!

I thought that's what women were for??? LOL

Jen - Most docs allow drinking up until eating. If you're very tight and the liquid doesn't drain through it would be better to wait until the pouch is empty before eating, but if the liquids are running through that shouldn't impact eating directly after. Drinking sooner than 1 hour after eating can help wash food out of the pouch faster, which means you're hungry again sooner. Of course you should always follow your doc's advice, but you will find that there are a lot of differing professional opinions out there.