RenaeP77

Good luck with your surgery today, KM! You'll do great!

Before my salmon incident, with the band, I couldn't eat any breads (unless they were toasted bagel thins). I couldn't have rice or left overs especially chicken. I was also hit or miss with some pastas. Now I am able to have all those things and I can eat a rather large plate before becoming anywhere near satisfied I'm not even close to the restriction I had when I was at 4 cc's before. So I've had to basically do it on my own the last couple of weeks. I'm sorry this is happening to you, too and good luck as well! The lapband sure is a journey of ups downs and learning curves for sure! I was just worried something could be wrong and wondered if this was normal. Sorry you are going through something similar but glad I'm not alone.

I had a complication about 3 weeks ago. I got some salmon stuck and threw up for over 2 hours. My surgeon's office told me to come in right away. He ended up having to take all my Fluid (4.5 cc's) out so I could have a few days to get rid of the inflammation. I was pretty restricted for a few days after because of all the swelling so I'm very glad he chose to take the fluid out. A week later I went back to the office and he put 4 cc's back into my band. Well since then I have basically no restriction. I can eat ANYTHING I want and A LOT of it! It's almost as if I dont' even have the band. When I had 4 cc's before I was pretty close to the green zone and the 4.5 cc's was pretty on the spot if not slightly over filled. I'm really confused that I could go from such great restriction to getting basically the same amount of fluid put back in and get no restriction. I'm back in bandster hell again. I don't go to the Dr. again until the middle of September so I'm not sure if I should go in early or wait it out. Has this ever happened to anyone before to get a "refill" to have it feel like nothing? Of course my mind wanders and I think a slip or something, but he said when I was in that it looked great under floro. Any help would be really appreciated!

Oh, and LBT...I see your surgery is Monday! Best wishes to you! How exciting!

I hope it's not a permanent thing and they can fix it soon.

I signed in to my LBT app (as I do often) and when I signed in yesterday everything was different. It used to take me to all the newest topics that I hadn't seen since my last visit. Now it's taking me to topics that haven't had responses since 2009 and 2011. There is no particular order to them and the dates are all off. I can't even find where anyone has done any new activity at all. I checked my settings and it's set to find the newest activity. I also deleted the app and re-installed. That didn't do the trick either. Am I the only one experiencing this? Also if this was already a topic sorry for the duplicate as I can't see any new topics. I had to go on the computer to even write this. Thanks for any help! Hope everyone is having an awesome weekend!

You're doing the right thing by chewing your food to mush. I get in trouble when I eat too fast or take too big of bites. I can eat everything mostly except bread (but I can do bagel thins) and rice by itself ( I can have it if very little is mixed with something like veggies) I wasn't getting stuck until this last fill. I have to really watch my bites. I was banded just before you and am at almost the exact weight loss as you are. today was the worst. I reheated salmon and ate too big of a bite and got stuck BAD! Threw up for over 2 hours and had to go in and have my Fluid removed today. Very bummed! It sounds like you're paying much better attention and doing it the right way! My Dr. told me you should never feel your band unless you've done something wrong.(too much too fast wrong foods etc...) Good job on what you're doing!!

I LOVE them! I dip them in the 35 cal laughing cow wedge. That gives it a tiny bit of protein. So good!

I bet most of them don't have a weight problem. That's my favorite when thin people have all the answers on weight when they've never struggled.

I'm with you gale1016! That's one hing I've been dying to achieve for years. Hoping the band helps me reach that goal. My husband says I'm obsessed about waning to see my collarbone lol congrats ... And congrats to you all! NSV's are awesome!

My doc has me on 80-100 g oh protein a day and allowed 100 g of carbs but he said the key is blood sugar. Anything higher than 10 g of sugar or 20-25 g of carbs per meal will spike it causing no weight loss so that's what I stay under and I get awesome results but ever persons body is different. Staying at 100 g of carbs per day keeps me from being deprived while still keeping it low.

My port scar is a couple inches from where my Dr puts the needle in. The first fill I was puzzled as to why he was so low. He must have had it right since he too takes the fluid out and puts it back in to make sure he's in the right place. They deal with several bands all day long but if you are concerned I would ask them.

I've always heard a cup per meal as well until my Dr. told me to throw out the measuring cup and to simply look at my hand. Place it palm side up and fingers together. He said to eat a piece of meat/protein that is the size of my palm and eat veggies the size of my four fingers. He also said to eat the protein first of course then the veggies. So far it's been working for me. I guess it's kind of 6 in o e and a half dozen the other.

Great job! Keep up the awesome work!

I got my biotin at the vitamin shop. It's a losenge that melts uner my tongue so I don't have to worry with trying to swallow a pill. It's orange flavored so it tastes pretty good too.

My heart goes out to you both. What an awful thing to go through. Please keep us posted. Praying for quick recoveries and an ease up and stop of complications. Will be thinking of you all.

I wonder if it could be a simple muscle spasm? They usually don't hurt just jump. Especially since that muscle was cut and a port was sown to it it takes some adjusting. That would be my guess...and it's only a guess. Good luck! If it gets bothersome I'm sure your Dr's office would be more than happy to answer a quick call. They are used to it.

Apparently I've lost an elephant penis and a rack of baby back ribs haha! Oh, my! Or I guess I could say a small bale of hay and a bald eagle. The last one makes me less embarrassed lol

Good day to you all! I wanted to share some good news. I woke up Sunday and weighed myself and realized I hit just a tad over my half way goal! I've lost 62 lbs! I started my pre-op diet in Feb 28th of this year. The Dr had put me on a 4 week shake diet. @ weeks of all shakes except a sensible dinner then 2 weeks full liquid. I lost 25 lbs in doing just that alone. I had my surgery March 28th and have lost 37 since. It's been an up and down journey that's for sure. Good days and bad days. Days with good restriction and days where I wanted to eat EVERYTHING in sight. Meeting with my dietitian really helped. When I saw her a few weeks ago she told me she has seen hundreds of patients and that I'm the most successful in such a short period of time that's she can remember seeing. That made my day and really helped get me back to being motivated! I saw her again earlier this week and she said she couldn't believe how different I looked in just a month since she last saw me. I was so nervous to start this journey and kept looking for excuses to not go through with it, but like many have said, in this wonderful forum, that the only regret was not getting it done sooner. I couldn't be more thrilled with the results. It has happened so fast and I cant' believe the little things I'm noticing. Several nsv's. A few of them may be silly. For instance. One I've noticed is when I was at my heaviest using a regular sized public bathroom was so difficult. I was so uncomfortable and could barely open the door to get out sometimes. I always had to use the handicapped stall. Now I'm noticing I can fit in regular stalls with ease now! :-) I was able to paint my toenails the other night with them propped in the same chair seat that I was sitting in without being out of breath and stretching to reach because my big belly was in the way. These are a few of many I notice. They may sound silly but when you couldn't do them for so long it's amazing feeling to do what "regular" people can do that they take for granted. I'm far from goal and I'm a bit nervous because this is the weight I usually have given up with in the past. I felt I could never get any smaller than this, but I'm determined this time. I do most of the work, but this little band has really been a great tool for me. I never understood what people meant in the beginning that it was only a tool if used properly. I totally get that now. I went from barely being able to get off the couch to actually wanting to get up early to go start my 3 mile walk. Sorry for the long ramble, I just wanted to share my story and also give myself some accountability so I won't give up and hopefully maybe to encourage others who may be struggling right now. I've had a lot of encouragement from my surgical team, dietitian, friends, and family and I'm so grateful God's been holding my hand and giving me strength through it all when I really thought I had none of my own left. Well, I hope you all are having a blessed Thursday! The first picture is about an hour before surgery. I look extra gross because of the wet shower hair on no makeup and the fact I was talking when my husband snapped the picture. I almost didn't post it because seeing it makes me cringe, sick to my stomach and want to cry my eyes out, but I ended up posting it because I want to remind myself I never want to go there again. The second one was taken this past Sunday after church. It's crazy how sometimes my mind doesn't see a difference in the mirror at all, I have to take old pics out sometimes to keep my mind in check. Anyone else go through that?

Yay!! I can only imagine how amazing that felt seeing the 1! Congratulations! So happy for you!

I have two left feet too is why I wanted to try it at home first so I don't TOTALLY humiliate myself at the clas haha! I've been too nervous to go, especially by myself. I guess I need to learn to break out oft shell. I'll let you guys know if it's any good when I get it. :-)

That's awesome! Do you think Zumba for the wii would give the same results?

Oh, and the fusion vitamins are 27 a bottle but it has lasted me forever!

I take Bariatric fusion chewables in tropical. I take one in the morning and one in the evening. The taste isn't wonderful but I can get it down. It's nice because I don't have to take a bunch of others. Calcium is included. I do take a Biotin lozenge that melts under my toungue that I can get a Vitamin world. The Protein I like is at walmart. 14.95 per 2lbs as apposed to 40+ for others. If you buy little baggies you can scoop Protein Powder in it and make it at work. They have portable blenders (Hamilton beach has a great one) and you can get protein in a pinch. Just a few ideas that help get me through. It can be very overwhelming but it's doable.