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As far as i am aware Green coffee beans are a specific type of bean that hasnt been roasted.

Such sad news, i really enjoyed her posts. My thoughts are with her family and friends. May justice reign hard on that hospital for all the delays.

congrats on the half way mark, keep going

if u mash it down with a fork then it was acceptable as a mushy from my surgeon ..

Theres not many people from the UK here shashi but feel free to ask any questions good luck with the referral and surgery tho ..

This is the link to shirley sharing what had gone wrong .. personally i dont think she should have been discharged home with such complications http://www.lapbandtalk.com/topic/145300-its-been-a-while-but-im-back-and-alive/page__fromsearch__1

I am posting again because of the recent news regarding one of our own dear Shirley and the shock that she has passed away. Yes this news does raise our concerns for the long term and i would advise anyone who is worried to speak to your own band surgeon regarding what happened. I know I will check out with my surgeon the information regarding complications from band slippage. The Uk has been using the lapband a long time so it may well be that we have longer term information here. My only concern regarding what happened to shirley is that if i needed the band removed then i dont think they should have discharged her home and operated to remove it asap .. maybe the outcome would have been different i dont know .. The bands they use now are different to the ones from over 5 yrs ago and hopefully the design changes will make this more unlikely to happen for new bandsters. I cannot see that if the odds were so bad that the governements of banding countries would allow the proceedure to be continued to be used. I think given the amount of people who belong to this forum who have been banded and remain alive and well should reassure most of us that this is indeed a rare and tragic occurance.

Where did u get the information that people die from a slipped band ? You Tube really isnt a great place to look for medical accurate information. I understand your concerns but the risks of death from the actual lapband itself from what i have read is less than 1% Any surgery carries risks so the lapband being the fastest and least intrusive of any weight loss surgery is by far the safest option. What i would do is compare what being overwieght in the long term does to your health and the risks one takes remaining obese, my understanding from recent research is that obesity is overtaking cancer as the biggest killer in the western world, to be honest that would be my biggest concern not a small band of plastic that may or may not cause some problems .. If you maintain a good relationship with your surgeon, look after the band in the way that you should and seek medical advice when something isnt right then there is no reason the band wont last you. Some people are unlucky and some neglect the band or themselves so yes problems do occurr but u can minimise these So make a list of questions to ask your surgeon and i am sure you will feel more at ease getting the answers from a medical professional and not somewhere like YuTube

Some of the people who have experienced slips or erosion have done so because their band was not properly maintained. I am not saying all but some went months or years, either being sick too often or never went back for fills or checks and unfortunately things can go wrong if u leave them. My surgeon said that many of the minor complications related to the band are avoidable so it is very important u feel comfortable with your surgeon so that if theres a problem u feel ok to return to him immediately and not let things go. i have absolutely no regrets about this surgery, i am a 100% happy with the lapband and if i ever had to have it removed then i would be gratetful for the help it has given me and wave it goodbye still with no regrets ...

Gratz on the weight loss so far Bea and please be patient, you havent even had your first fill yet and u have lost 13lbs u are doing great. You can eat red meat just make sure it isnt fatty and that u chew it really well, it is only after u start getting fills u may have difficulties, make sure u buy yourself an expensive sharp knife and cut wafer thin slices of meat and chicken that way u still maybe able to keep eating them. I always have my roast dinner sundays, no potatoes but ( of course i do being english lol ) and manage the meat fine but i cut it with the precision of a surgeon The average weight loss is 1 to 2 lbs per week u are right on target so dont fret and keep moving we all lose at different rates so stop comparing yourself to others and be happy that nasty old diabetes is gone

All the above advice about calling your band surgeon ASAP is right. No point in second guessing whats wrong get to the man who knows

Welcome to lapbandland and if u need support or help just post a question .. u are doing great so far so keep up the good work !

Yes my stomach gurgles which is the same for anyone with gastric surgery, no i dont have reflux or burping unless food is stuck which is rarely .. Its my choice if i chose to put the weight back on, i am in control of what i eat and when, same with anyone who has had gastric surgery. The faster route is a bypass of course but with greater risks from surgery and complications so use the seminar to build up as much info as u can to make an informed decision as to what will be right for you as a busy mum

Good luck Marie and let us know how your surgery went !

Good luck to you all being banded this week !

I cannot eat scrambled eggs at all @ short and chunky.. Loneil.. eating and drinking at the same time is a real no no and what you exoerienced is why it is .. I totally agree with elcee u need to follow what u have been told to otherwise you maybe wont be all that sucessful. Some people do manage to drink and eat at the same time but it is rare and if u get the symptoms u got then u need to stop it .. i am sure u havent caused any damage but its really not worth taking risks. Stressing out also causes my band to tighten so u maybe got stuck because of drinking and eating as well as a tighter band .. try not to stress too much ... hope it all works out for you and u get baack on programme with your band

I take Biotin and it helps but if you get thin hair its because of long term dieting and Biotin helps it grow back faster. You need to keep your protein up but theres not much else u can do to prevent it, same as sagging skin you either will get it or you wont. Once you hit maintenance weeight tho it should normalise ..

Awesome.. any help / support i can give just ask .. i know what u are facing cos i been there, seen it, done it and bought the teeshirt

I suggest u read the nutritional nformation of a MacDonalds it might help u crave them less. They are designed to be addictive and it certainly has worked ... cut them out and look at them as the enemy !

Dont give up on this there is 2 solutions, find a doctor that might do it at your bmi or lose the weight. I started off at 68 bmi so i was even heavier than you .. i stuck to a 600 clorie a day diet that actually worked really well and i lost 36 lbs in 10 weeks before i was operated on .. it sounds like a daunting task but believe me it was easier than it seemed it would be. Whats the worst that can happen, u have to delay surgery till u lose what they want u to, many people here have to go on a supervised diet for 6 months pre-op for insurance requirements, so u wont be any different except u have a higher goal is all, when u start to climb a mountain like i had to i put my head down, focused on nothing but losing weight and it worked.. Good luck with the support from this forum i am sure u can do it

Mybe they dont like the answers lol

I have the same problem my band surgeon says dont lose any more weight my plastic surgeon says see if u can drop a few more lbs before the op .. i have a few lbs to go till my goal but my band surgeon says i will loose too much weight if i have all the skin removed, my family see my thin face and say u have lost enough but i am not convinced yet, i will see after i recover from my marathon plastic surgery.. At the end of the day it is you that has to live with yourself and be happy in your own skin, so the decision is yours, just dont go below the normal bmi range, if u still want to lose weight aftrer u hit normal bmi then u know u got a problem with self perception

Absolutely agree !!!

By losing 7lbs the first week your body will adjust and normally only let you lose a small amount the following weeks, average of 1-2 lbs per week isnt weekly, base your average over 4 weeks and u already hit goal. I am sure it must have been explained to you that this is not a fast track weight loss u already hit goal this month on average terms so now u can enjoy losing the extra lbs you lose and dont stress over it. Thw numbers u put down seem fine to me maybe try a 100 or 200 a day more but the nutrition side seems right .. personally i would give it a few weeks of doing the same thing if u are stuck losing then change something like the amount of calories but any changes make them small

i would suggest that you have a complete unfill and see if you can cope without the help of a band, if you can then u are better deciding to remove it or not .. good luck to you .. at least by unfilling u will get a reminder of what it was like pre-band