judych

....rofl... this is so funny, and its great to hear that age has nothing to do with being attractive and sexy.. way to go. lol.

thanks... it does sound like obesity is a contributing factor then.. ive put on so much weight above my ''waistline'... it feel uncomfortable all the time. imust writ down all the things i want to talk about. i will forget otherwise. lol.

thats another area that pre ops need to clear up with their dr... those who have existing problems with hemerrhoids... is the surgery going to aggravate them??

im the same... im pre op. im finding that im on computer a lot of my time and reading up on this forum. and as well as, the thoughts are there all the time. it certainly is one of the biggest life changes.

im wondering now if i have a hiatal hernia. i havent been banded yet but ive got a growing problem of discomfort in my diaphram... i can only describe it as being a cross between heartburn and ''heart attack''..lol.. cant think of anything more graphic than that. its definately been worse these last few weeks. more so since i blended squash , zucchini, etc and made a thick soup from it. skins and all. perhaps the roughage was just too much?/ i dont know. i wanted to ask though.. did any of your drs tell you that being over weight, especially with the rolls of fat that accumulate just under the bra, cause the problem to worsen?/ ive been doing some reading online about hiatal hernias but weight isnt mentioned at all. thanks for your input.

yes, its just great... better than i could have expected it to be. thanks to everyone. im hoping later on that i can be of help as well.meantime im learning heaps, as i said.

this is really interesting. im not banded yet, will know on wednesday, but meantime im learning heaps,. i have to say im really glad that im no sugar craver.. just dont bother about sweet things at all. i know thats a plus. what i am is a savoury and chilli junkie. lol. now.. thats been worrying me.. that i would have to give up savoury and chilli. its good to read that you are eating meals with chilli successfully. did you say you have a sit to look at?/ is it here?/ i wouldnt mind having a look. Yesterday with my new blender i blended up a whole squash, skin, seeds and all.. the same with zucchini.i then put a tin of tomatoes in blender.. a teaspoon of chicken stock.... i browned some onions rings in a pan.. added some garlic.. and some chilli. then i put everything into a pot and cooked for about ten minutes. when i had a bowl of 'soup' come chowder, i put a small amount of light sour cream on top. it was sooo good. i would be really disappointed to think that i cant eat meals like that after banding.. the chilli flavour with the garlic was wonderful. it was very filling as well.

this is interesting.. so thats where the ball of mucus comes from??

lol... i reckon.. it would make my week.. congrats on getting this far.. its exciting.

i was reading up on alcohol and the lap band or the sleeve. it sounds like it does affect us a lot more.. it moves through the small stomach so much quicker, and so there is more alcohol that moves through the gut. it seems that its not healthy. i like a drink myself... i dont know what to think about it. especially knowing that if we eat while we have a drink then the alcohol is absorbed in the stomach so its impact is lessened somewhat. because we cant drink for half hour beforehand and an hour after eating, food isnt going to help with the impact of the alcohol. im no expert... what do the others here think about it??

isnt it wonderful that baby food can be such a help when it comes to food post op. it saves so much work preparing and there are so many different flavours now. i must remember to start looking out for them when shopping so ive got a supply when i need it. so it does make a huge difference how many times we chew each mouthful. for months now i thought i had gastritis... but im thinking now that it was just eating way too fast. i didnt have much relief from it either. Tonight proves to me that chewing more certainly is solving my problems. Thanks for sharing about the baby foods.. im in australia, im not sure what veges etc are available here. hopefully the same. ONe thing... this forum is certainly making me think. about a lot of things. thanks everyone for your input.

youre doing really well... it must be very encouraging to be able to try out the foods you like an that they agree with you. way to go. im not done yet, but already im very aware that i need to chew my food at least 30 times... and tonight i did, on average 50 times. i had a small plate full but at the end of my meal i had no indigestion. that proves to me that im not chewing my food enough. how many times to you find you have to chew each mouthful?/ were you full after you had finished or before you finished the bowl?

...so youve had surgery in Jan?? thats over six weeks ago now. are you cleaning the area out with hydrogen peroxide?? using a clean cotton bud with peroxide may help you... but i would have thought that long post op it would have healed nicely.. perhaps you need to get it checked out?? it certainly shouldnt have a bad odor about it, thats for sure.

i wonder why he didnt sew it more securely when he first put the band in?? i would like to know why.. ive read where some drs actually sew a portion of the stomach back over the band to keep it in place. this is very interesting reading. ive been doing a lot of study on both the band and the sleeve. we live in a country area where we have to travel nearly two hours just one way, and the road isnt good. if i had to travel a lot for fills, checkups, etc.. then thats going to cause both hubbie and i a lot of stress. Especially in winter when the roads are worse. i think im going to approach him about a sleeve. i know that my BMI is 30.. but i have a chronic disorder with joints... both knees replaced. now my feet etc are bad... so it seems that surgery will be done on those grounds. its going to be interesting to see what he has to say. im not sure of the prices though, and how all that works. one thing, our insurance company doesnt have the say as to what i should have done. thats one good thing. the decision is the drs. if i have coverage for it, and i do, then the company pays out. i will tell you all how i get on after wednesdays appointment. its for 11.30 and we will have a long exhausting day away.

i wonder if it has anything to do with your levels of testosterone?? someone said that the level drops as weight comes off?? im not sure if thats got any relevance to your post but obviously something does go on... i would be visiting my dr for a checkup and maybe some blood tests

im so sorry this has happened to you. actually ive been doing a lot of reading and comparing the sleeve to the band. i would like to know what percentage of patients have slippage of their band. i hope you dont have to worry about the expense of another op. let us know how you go.

actually i did wonder about going on vacations and cruises, and how i would get on. we went on a cruise towards the end of last year. it was our first and a real eye opener on how much food is eaten while on the boats. way too much but its hard to resist. its all apart of the cruise experience.. at least with the band there is the option to have it empty while away. that option isnt available with the other surgeries .

what a marvellous idea to have this section. im not banded yet, wont be for a few weeks, but this is giving me so many ideas on how to manage diet post op. i was really worrying a lot about managing it all, to tell the truth. Thanks to the person who started this thread up, and thanks to all those who have and are going to contribute to it. im making copious notes here. lol. way to go.

have you been in contact with your surgeon?? what about another fill in your band??

...how gorgeous. i just love Siamese cats. they are so intelligent and have lots of character. so you had a 4 week pre op diet?? crikey.. lol. i reckon it would be hard with me as well. im not sure yet what my pre op will be. i imagine you are home now... how is kitty doing?? and how are you doing??

wow... i cant wait for that to happen to me... hahahaha.... its terrific. i love the thought of the ordinary bath towel covering me all over... its been way too long . rofl.

perhaps you should do just that. she needs a shakeup.

this is a real problem. im so sorry that you are going through all this, after all your hopes and aspirations for a successful surgery. Im wondering about the other surgery... stapling. at least there isnt the danger there of this sort of thing happening. i did read though that getting enough nutrition can be an issue though. does anyone know about this at all?/ i think i will ask the dr about it. i do hope that the prednisone helps you and that you are over it soon. Let us know.

are you still in the hospital then?? not getting much sleep by the sounds of it.. its nearly 8pm here in australia. thats pretty hot for you...goodness me. no wonder you arent sleeping. im so glad to hear that your kittie is o.k. is it a girl?? whats its name?? i have a cat and love her to death. lol. thats just so exciting about your weight loss. are you seeing much diference yet? i imagine you would be though... thats a lot. how long were you on your pre op diet? was it very strict? icant quite remember your posts, although im sure i did read them.

so your dr has you on testosterone?? thats great .