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My surgeon only recommends that I take 45 seconds between drinking and eating. Their philosophy is that the band doesn't hold food up in the upper pouch, but increases the sensation against the upper stomach from solid food, which tells our brain that we have eaten. When you eat liquidy solids (from eating and drinking in the same bite) the sensation isn't triggered, and satiety isn't reached as quickly.

How old is your daughter? Why can't she take responsibility for her own health and wellness?

Nicole, I am just starting my journey (that sounds cheesy when I write it, doesn't it?), but I feel for you. I believe there are a few posters around who had to revise to something else, after having an erosion. Maybe taking a look around the complications forum found here: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/forum/70-lap-band-complications/ Good luck!

Oh Queenie, that sucks! Hopefully they can just reposition the port, and you can stop having bad things happen!

Bands don't stretch, they either spring leaks, or slip.

Does gas-x help? How about drinking a really hot liquid?

Well, I'm glad that I'm not on my own with that.

Wow. What a gem. Sometimes you get what you give, ya know?

I have IBS, and I battle with constipation. I supplement once or twice a day with this stuff. It doesn't cause gas, and it's basically benefibre, but cheaper. http://www.helpforibs.com/shop/suplmts/acacia.asp

Cranberry can help prevent a uti, but it WON'T CURE one, so please keep that in mind. It also has to be pure cranberry juice, not cocktail, so no added sugar.

I wish I was losing weight like some of you! I'm hovering at around 5 pounds lost since surgery, and I need a fill! I can eat pretty much what ever I want, but slightly less than before the band, which is probably why I haven't gained. I have a fill scheduled for about 10 days for now, and I can't wait!

Have strength!

Have strength!

I have had a few days like that.

The fill doesn't go away, I think the stomach just adapts, and as you lose weight, the fat pad around the stomach shrinks, and the band isn't as tight.

I'm onto soft foods today, and I'm doing well. I can eat and drink as much as I need to, and I can clearly see my need for a fill, as my hunger comes back after just a few hours.

I had a BMI of just over 50 at surgery. I think it isn't an automatic 'yes' to people with a BMI over 50, but it isn't an automatic 'no' either.

An ice pack works sometimes. All you need to do, is change the sensation. My husband has a 4 inch incision on his shoulder, and when he was healing, the ice pack thing helped the itchiness a lot. Good luck!

I would ask the surgeon what he/she would like you to do. For emptying of the stomach though, you usually just don't eat or drink anything after midnight the day before.

I'm 5'4, and my personal goal is 170. My GP would be very happy with that, and truthfully, I'd be happy with anything under 200.

For constipation, I'd try milk of magnesia. I'd start out with a small dose though, and work your way up, if it doesn't work after 12 hours or so. You don't want an explosion, or to have to run to the bathroom. Good luck.

Thanks Tracey.

I'm a week and a half post-op, and my motivation is waining. I bought a recumbent exercise bike tonight at an auction, and I pick it up tomorrow. I am slightly excited about exercising in the privacy of my own home. It's the eating that I am really struggling with. I keep seeing people who have lost double digit weights since surgery, and I am down 2 pounds. I see my surgeon tomorrow, and I'm worried that he is going to say negative things to me. What can I do? Any advice? Thanks in advance.

If you want your band out, my surgeon operates in Vancouver a few times a month. Maybe he could let you know the price for removal. Or, maybe because you now have a contradictory diagnosis, you may qualify for a removal under BC healthcare?

Me too. I took a really big bite, and it came right back up as a PB.