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woohoo, thoughts & prayers for speedy recovery! Walk,walk,walk,sip,sip,sip and rest,rest rest.

My pre op took less than 45mins. They go over your history, medications and such. Weigh you, take b/p, blood work and EKG. I didn't have to have a chest x-ray. Good Luck!

As stated earlier, Kitt was not judging anyone, by calling them out by name. She was frustrated, like many of us and as stated "venting". She's trying to understand where others minds are, what makes others tick. I think its terribly unfair to be judge for doing so. I would hope that anyone is free to ask anything to do with LBS and those that don't like the thread are free to move on. No one gets judged!IMHO

I'm really sorry Marci, wish I had a great plan for one. Cazzy's plan does sound reasonable 1/2 lb per week. Can you set up some kind of payment plan with the hospital? Like paying the $110. per month, you would have to be paying for Medicare or a small home equity loan? My thoughts and prayers for coming up with a plan are with you.

First of all, congratulations on your banding! You've come to a great place for support, inspiration and knowledge regarding the band. I hope you stick around and share your successes with us. I have not thrown up once and I hope I don't. Since surgery, I can no longer tolerate Pecans. I get a burning pain in my stomach, but I do not get sick. It took me awhile to figure it out. Funny thing is, I can eat other nuts, just not pecans. I love crushed pecans mixed into my key lime yogurt, but its not worth the pain. Good luck on your journey!

Congratulations! You do whatever keeps it real. Great thread.

BTW, Thats how I got fat in the first place, rewarding myself for whatever I had to suffer through.lol Had a bad car accident, I deserved a doz donuts for my pain and suffering. Gained 30 lbs.lol

Rejoice! I even like the sound of the word "rejoice",lol. I don't believe I need to reward myself for something I should have been doing all along.IMHO

I believe Kitt was just stating her humble opinion, which she is free to do. She said she was venting and I'd rather someone do that, than hold it in. It is frustrating to think someone went through jumping threw all the hoops, and not take this seriously. Personally I did not undergo serious surgery to not take it seriously. IMHO

"do you not value yourself", was one of the first things I learned before getting banded. I came to a point in my life where I had to put myself front and center. I matter, I'm worth it and no one is going to take care of me, but me. I truly wish, those considering banding or newly banded would work on how important their lives are and how worth it is, to suffer a little to gain a better, healthier life. We are all special. We deserve to be healthy.

Lord God Almighty, Please keep your loving arms around Shannon. Touch her with your healing power and guide her to health.Help her to believe that you will never leave her or forsake her. Your love for her is great. May you get the praise and the glory. In Jesus name, amen!

So sorry to hear about your problems. I wish I had great words of wisdom to help you through this. My only thought would be to eat like a bandster. Measure,count calories and continue drinking the required Fluid level. Remember it takes 3500 cal to gain a pound, keep your calories under that. Best to you!

The liquid diet is only for getting you ready for surgery and for healing after surgery. You can not live the rest of your life on a liquid diet. That is not realistic. You need to learn to eat regular food in a healthy manner. No more crazy diet plans, thats how I got fat. Time to eat like skinny ppl do. Best of luck

Until you have enough fills, its going to be a fight. Try to eat protein at every meal and snack. Its the only thing that can help hunger. Tell the head to shut the hell up!lol You are not starving to death.

PS. Until you have enough fills, it is a fight. Fight a good fight!

You are doing great. 30lbs in 3mths. If you are going to let your emotions mess with you, you need to find a therapist, or someone who can help you through that. We all will face stress in our lives. Its up to us to learn a different way to handle it.Exercise, read a book, find a hobby anything but use food. We can support you, but its you that has to help yourself. If I could, I would be there to slap the crap out of your hands before you put it in your mouth, but thats not possible. Make up your mind. Do you want better health? Just do it! My thoughts & prayers for you to find away to deal with pressures. Good luck!

We're all here to give you support and inspiration and receive support and inspiration from you. I'm sorry for all you have gone through and I wish you luck finding a new Dr. It is now your time. Take your life back! I will be watching for your progress reports.

Awesome! You go girl! Congrats!

Thanks again for another informative newsletter, Alex. I adore Love aka Diane,LoveTheNewMe & LadyDi. She has been a continued source of inspiration and support to me. Great choice for the spotlight!

I was told the same thing as Bayougirl, and like Chez, I said "yes sir". Its one of those things that go along with carbonation or no carbonation. Since I have to answer to my Dr, I will follow his rules.

You're only a failure if you quit. Its way to soon in your journey to quit. Dust yourself off and get back on the wagon. So you made a mistake, learn from it. Stay off the scale. If you're hungry, eat something full of Protein, I found drinking something hot helped a lot. My go to is Diet Hot chocolate, enjoying a cup right now. Its hard at first and its mind over matter. Right now, your mind does not matter. Tell it to shut up! Do you want to lose weight? If you want to, you will. You are not broken, we've all wanted to gnaw our arm off. One thing I kept telling myself is, I knew I had enough fat on my body to keep me going for weeks. Prisoners go on month long hunger strikes. I went on strike against my own head. You can do this and you will do this, b/c I know you really want it. Like Nike, just do it!

protein,protein,protein, water,water,water. Mt Dew, bad.lol I was addicted to The Dew pre banding. One suggestion, protein keeps you fuller longer. I'm expected to eat at least 60gr a day of protein, so I try to break it up so I get 15 gr per meal, breakfast,lunch & dinner and the rest in snacks. One sausage patty has only about 7gr., not enough, add an egg or high protein yogurt. Wishing you all the best! Today is a new day and you'll do great!

Bout time everyone caught up with us, we've known you are awesome from the get go. Some ppl are just slow.lol Congrats!

I'd weigh, log and journal everything you are consuming and take it to a nutritionist. Have you lost inches? Clothes getting loose?

I had to do a week of clear fluids and then full liquids for another week. If you are like me, the first week will not be a problem. The swelling kept me from drinking as much as I wanted. Like Carolinagirl said, sf popsicles, broth,water,I drank Diet Gatorade too. Its only a week, you can do it. Just drink all day long. Good Luck!