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Hey Girl, Awesome job on the 70 lbs..lovely what post op can do huh?

The only time I drank protein shakes was after a fill when I was to be on liquids for 3 days..other then that they were just a waste of liquid calories that the band did not restrict. I got plenty of solid protein in daily.

Alex what a wonderful accomplishment. I'm very proud of you and very happy for you . And YES I think you can do it!!! You will see the South side of 200 by November YOU GO GIRL!!!

Thank You Kelly Your post is appreciated. I hope I can help others. I'm sticking around because I need all of you as much as you need me Everyone here is like my family..I would not be where I am today without all of you and your support.

Tammy I am concerned for you too.. talk with your Dr. make sure your band has not slipped PBing that often can often and being that tight can result in a slip and a symptom of a slip is frequent vomiting, make sure your PBs are not from a slip.Not being able to keep anything down is a symptom of a possible slip Please keep us posted. Protein is so important even though you have had great weight loss, you may have lost alot of your lean muscle mass which is not good, this is why protein is so important, you will lose fat and not lean muscle mass. Drink your protein if you have too but get it in.

Tammy I am concerned for you too.. talk with your Dr. make sure your band has not slipped PBing that often can often and being that tight can result in a slip and a symptom of a slip is frequent vomiting, make sure your PBs are not from a slip.Not being able to keep anything down is a symptom of a possible slip Please keep us posted. Protein is so important even though you have had great weight loss, you may have lost alot of your lean muscle mass which is not good, this is why protein is so important, you will lose fat and not lean muscle mass. Drink your protein if you have too but get it in.

Mine is to be a better person and to not gain any of this 106 lbs I lost now that I no longer have my band.

It was related weight loss. After losing so much weight my intestines had more room to wrap around my scar tissue and adhesions I had from my 3 c- sections. Had I not had my band I would of not lost all this weight so to me it seems the answer would be Yes, my Dr. says no

Interesting, I had neither of the above mentioned and I had erosion. My restriction was better then it had ever been the last month prior to me finding out I was eroded. I had a 10lb loss in October 18 months post op. Found out my band was eroded in November. Dr. Ortiz thinks my erosion was caused from a stitch that he was concerned about back in April when he preformed surgery for my bowel obstruction he actually saved both my endo results from April & Nov and will present them at the conference he is attending in Feb.

My 3 teenage boys live on it

Here is an excerpt from the Inamed handbook that is valuable to your situation With the Lap Band system in place, you should be able to eat only small ammount so the food you eat should be as healthy as possible. Do not fill your stomach pouch with :junk: food that lacks Vitamins and other important nutrients. Your meals should be high in Protein and vitamins and low in carbs. solid food is more important then liquid food or soft food. The lap Band system will have little or no effect if you only eat liquid or soft food. It passes through the stomach outlet very quickly and does not make you feel full. Here is another excerpt form the book If the adjustment (fill) results in too tight of a stomach opening you could have a hard time eating most foods, sometimes this causes people to avoid solid foods. They may drink liquid meals or soft food meals and this may result in weight gain. A band that is too tight may cause reflux symptoms and can also cause frequent vomiting and possible slippage I hope this helps

Awesome Christina Just what I need .. Iam Signed and Comitted La_Madam

Lisa..I'm happy to hear you are home resting, I can so relate to the relief of having the band out of you once you know it is eroded. I felt the same way. Thanks for the phone calls , you know I'm here for you anytime. Call me day or night, we can fight this demon together. Much love for you P.S. You definately were not your usual spunky self when you called Wednesday night..I can attest to you being not much for words..could of been al lthe good drugs they gave you though :mad:

The band was not designed to only drink liquids. If you can not eat solids then you are too tight! Get a small unfill. I know being too tight can lead to slippage. Erosion I do not know if there is any relation..but not worth the risk at any rate. Having as little as .2 cc's removed can make a huge difference in being able to eat solids but still lose weight. This is not a race..it is a journey

SUe thanks for the update, Ive been thinking about you. I'm happy to hear you are doing so well, but like the rest. I'm interested in hearing more. Great job on the weight loss

I was told I may have the phnatom band symptoms but I have not had them at all. I wish I had them I did have one epsiode last week while on my period but other then that Iam wide open It's all behind me..I am going to start exercising with a personal trainer starting Jan 3rd.

Today has been 1 motnh since I had my band removed and Iam happy to report I have NOT gained any weight back. I made it through Christmas and all the goodies, booze, & food with no gain. I'm using my head and still working it like a true bandster would. Just thought I'd share this good news with all of you

Leatha I had great restriction and had erosion. I lost 11 lbs in October, found out my band was eroded in November. My restriction was better then it ever was in September and OCtober. Have an endo for your own peace of mind, it is worth the money I'm glad you are being the responsible bandster, having your band unfilled is wise. Glad you went to your Dr. and aretaking care of things.

We do our family vacation in Vegas every year my kids love it. There is so much to do for the kids there. We stay on the strip usually at Harrahs, they take good care of us there and it is centrally located toso many different attractions. There is the M&M factory, COcaCola Factory, Wax museum, Circus Circus amusement park. Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay, the white tigers at the Mirage along with the dolphins. Excalibur has a great medival times dinner and show along with a midway area where there are tons of games..lots to do in Vegas even if you do not gamble

Merry Christmas to you too John..thanks for being so upbeat and possitive here at LBT. I love your posts. Have a wonderful holiday season

Merry Christams to al lof you who are like my extended family. I hope each and everyone of you have a blessed Holiday season.

Ive never heard of heartburn being a symptom of erosion..slippage maybe. Try not to worry yourself sick until you see the doctor. Over the counter prilosec works great for me then any other otc meds for heartburn.

I had way more gas with my band. I was told once you are banded the band works as a one way valve which is why more gas. Plus since we have to eat so much slower and have to chew our food to mush we take in more air. Atleast I did.

Actually they had gone there seperate ways a few months earlier..

I was told by my doctor erosion occurs 18 months to 2 years out..I know I eroded between the 14 th month and the 19 month post op.