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From the album: VioletLopez's Before and After Pics
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VioletLopez's Before and After Pics
glowormvl added images to a gallery album in Before and After Lap Band Photos
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Dr. Metz Wouldn't Fill My Lap Band Because I Smoke
glowormvl posted a topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I was with dr Kirshenbaum but he retired so i decided to go with Dr. metz just went into see him for the first time and he talked to me about smoking and told me smoking causes erosion and that he wouldnt fill me until i quit smoking. WTF. Dr. K gave me a fill. I dont get it. I really need a fill i am eating way more than i should and i have gained 8lbs since the 15th of october. I am so mad and upset. i am a self pay patient and this band is not working. -
i got my third fill on tuesday. the rest of tues and all of weds i ate like mashed potatoes gravy, ice cream, protien shakes. they all went down fine. so thursday i tried to eat chicken. it got stuck and came back up. then friday i tried to eat chicken again. no luck. then friday night i tried meatloaf with lotsa ketchup no luck. so yesterday i tried some pasta. no luck so basically i have been eatin soup, oatmeal and potatoes and gravy. i am wondering if i am a tad to tight or if i just cant eat those things and i am in my green zone. Well if i cant eat meat how will i get in my protien also if i cant eat meat how am i gonna be able to stick to low carb diet with fruit added. I dont know what to do. should i go in for slight unfill? Am i in my green zone? please help.
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made some amazing pork loin for dinner. Have to relearn how to eat with this recent band fill. so far i have found if i take tiny tiny bites and chew real well then chew some more it actually stays down. just have to remember tiny bites. Its hard to change habits.
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ok so far i am able to keep the pork down. it is very juicy. I am taking tiny bites chewing well and then chewing some more then waiting before the next bite. I am also eating butternut squash everything is going down fine and i dont even need gravy. I am burping alot tho. thanks for the advicce. I guess i do need to just slow down and chew tiny bites. Thanks guys
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I have some pork i need to bake up. so i think i am gonna try it, but tiny tiny bites. So i need to wait between bites for the first bite to go through the band? Is that correct? So if that is the case. why is it that we can only eat 1/2 cup of food at a time if we are waiting for each bite to go down before having the next bite. doesnt that mean that the pouch is emptied. i am not argueing i am just a little confused about that. I have no problems eating small portions in fact since surgery my portion sizes have been cut drastically. I eat only about a cup of food at a time. I stop eating because i am not hungry anymore but i am also not full. well full like i used to be pre band. also i dont really get hungry. because of my work i have to eat when i take my breaks so i ussually end up eating about a half a protien bar on my 2 small breaks then a small bit of food on my lunch break. If i dont eat even when i am not hungry i get hungry right after my break and i start shaking and get low blood sugar. i am not diabetic or anything. so I just got my fill and have not figured out what works best for at work.
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When is our next dinner meeting at red robin?
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me- did u fart?mom- nome- I think i might have but if i did it wasnt enough to make that smell.mom-lmfao
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words with friends is the only game i play now. i love it. so if you play it please start a game with me i am bored
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Dr. Gerald Kirshenbaum - Considering Dr. Kirshenbaum
glowormvl replied to Shesha's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
I started the denver area losers group. if ur in the denver area feel free to join. -
chicken chimichanga for lunch. When left overs are gone i think i am jumping back on the losers wagon.
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Dr. Gerald Kirshenbaum - Considering Dr. Kirshenbaum
glowormvl replied to Shesha's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
I created a group for denver area. go join it. -
Dr. Gerald Kirshenbaum - Considering Dr. Kirshenbaum
glowormvl replied to Shesha's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
OMG I am so retarded. I was so excited about going and meeting all of you. I got home from work last night and completely forgot about it. I am so bummed. I had the money and the time off which never happens and i forgot. OMG. So when is the next meeting? It would be great if someone or all of you could send me a text message reminding me of the next one. my number is 7204290669. just please explain who u are. Also i am on FB. look for glowormvl or violet lopez. I am so upset i missed it. I hope there is another one soon. I would really like to not miss it. lol -
At red robin in the tech center. I believe arapahoe and I25. Be there at 6pm. I will do my best to show up. Hope to meet you all then.
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Just got my second fill. I think i may be overfilled or i am hoping my tummy is just swollen. I got my fill at 11 this am. I drank a starbucks had minor indegestion. I tried ice cream it didnt sit well. i had a pb episode. tried warm soup and got a little down but then another episode. tried drinking some juice it went down but gave me indegestion. I just ate a popsickle and it went down but again i got indegestion. I have been burping alot. oh hold on. Welp just lost the popsickle. I dont know whats going on. Is all of this normal? Am i just swollen?
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Dr. Gerald Kirshenbaum - Considering Dr. Kirshenbaum
glowormvl replied to Shesha's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
I am in the middle of a rough transfer for work. I start my new store on sunday. I dont know my schedule yet but will try to be there. 6pm right? Is it the one on havana? -
I just had a 2 cc fill monday morning. By monday afternoon nothing would go down and stay down. I ended up going to er cuz dr was in surgery all day Tuesday. They took out 3 cc and I feel 100% better now but i am down to only 2.5cc left in my band. Dang it. I am going to just do .25 or.5 fills at a time now. I didnt like not being able to swallow my own spit. Slow and steady from now on. Better safe then have that horrible thing happen again.
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Hard to explain to someone who has no clue. It's a daily struggle beibg in pain or feeling sick on the inside while you look fine on the outside. Please put this as your status for at least 1 hour if you or someone you know has an invisible illness (Crohns Disease, PTSD, Anxiety, Bipolar, Depression, Diabetes, LUPUS, Fibromyalgia, MS, ME, Arthritis, Cancer, Heart Disease, Epilepsy, Autism, M.D. etc.) 'Never judge what you don't understand!" I know which of my friends will copy.
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From the album: VioletLopez's Before and After Pics
