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Vines, I love your attitude!

I say Port Baby! You've come this far, like Babs said enjoy the full benefit of what the band can do for you, you got lots of support here too, to help you through it all

Duckie, glad to hear it all went well for you. You know my first fil ltook a week to kick in so dont get discouraged if you do not feel it right away, give it some time..Good Luck

Sounds great to me.. Whatever you decide to do is finewith me, my mother always told me at Holidays and Big Family events, it's not about what you eat but the company you are with that matters.. Is it August 2006 yet? :ermm

My hubby keeps me Damn happy too but I will tell you what, the added toys make it even a happier time for both of us.It just takes it to a different dimension..We both enjoy the Bussom Buddies balm : ) Thanks again Lisa!

My family loved this meal last night, it is now in my rotation of monthly meals. Thanks for posting it!

Very wise decision, I only weigh once a week if that, the scale should not dictate your success or failures you will have many other successes with your band, just think of all of the other good things that have happend to you since your band. The scale should not dictate your moods, be happy, you have been blessed with a great tool to help you in your wieght loss efforts, and be patient. Patience is key!

You are going to be amazed at how easy this surgery is..I was shopping all over town the day after my surgery and did not take anything for pain but liquid tylenol, the worst part is the gas ..so get up and walk as soon as you can once out of recovery..walk the halls of the hospital, it helped me so much! trust me, this is not the easy way out, we have to exercise, we have to eat right, we have to give up certain things like no drinking with meals, we have to eat very slow, chew our food until it is liquified, this is not easy, the band is just a tool to help you to eat less, we still have to do alot of the work, there are ways to eat around the band, we have to be mentally ready for this lifestlye change. Our heads have to do some work...this is not easy, the band just helps us and gives us an edge over other dieters..Dont let anyone tell you this is the easy way out, they have no idea until they are in our shoes. Best of luck to you, try and relax and let the day come, it will be over before you know it and you will be on your way to a happier & healthier new you

Best wishes tomorrow I wish you lots of success with your new band

Hi Dawne welcome back..how about joining the "Fall Weight Loss Challnege with all of us, OR Nana's holiday weight loss challenge...there are threads here on both of these so do a search at the top of the page and join in with us..Would love to have you..Nothing like a good ol challenge right before the Holidays to get us back on track. I can so relate to your post..I too have been at a halt from my own doing as well..this is why I joined both challenges. I need a kick in the ass. I started this Monday back to basics, so far so good...not perfect but a hell of alot better the nthis time last week...I'm making progress

For me it did not hurt at all, I just took liquid tylenol for pain, needed nothing stronger. I felt so good the next day I was shopping in downtown TJ walking all over the place. Walking is the best medicine for gas pains, as soon as you are out of recovery and not groggy get yourself up and walk the halls, get that gas moving, Walk Walk Walk. I took 1 week off fro mwork, could of went back sooner but since my job requires me to be around food all day long I was not usre mentally how I would handle it being only on liquids, physically I felt fine to go back to work sooner. Hospital stay should just be one night , not many od us stayed more then one night. Best of luck to you next week

Lisa, where did your post just go with your web site ? I know I just saw it here and went to it..did you delete your post again? You silly girl, put it back up there right now! Anyways, what a great web site, love the picture of you, you look beautiful. So if I want to roder , it goes directly to you and you fill the order and ship them out? Is that how it works to order online?

Hey what happened, I thought you were going with Dr. Ortiz? verboonen huh? Interesting choice, I have not heard his name around here since he was convicted of insurance fraud last year sometime , he must be out of jail then now ...well best of luck to you

I have heard this too, that sometimes an unfilled band will help with slippage and the band will go back into place on it's ownwith no fluid...hey it's worth a shot right?

Aimze, you have no fill right? Well If I remember correctly the band was designed ot work at it's best ability with fills. So since you have NO fill, it is quite norma lto have NO weight loss. Like Alex said, in 6 months once you have gotten a few fills, you wil lbe singing a different tune. They key is patience Read this thread, it may help you some http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=9148 Hang in there, you will get there you'll see, patience my friend, patience.

I'm making this for dinner tonight..I will let you know the verdict fro mthe family.

Actually it is golden mushroom soup but you can replace it with cream of celery coup, I do this exact same recipe with cream of celery instead of the golden mushroom , it is just as good..just a different color and a different taste but still delicious., this one I reccomend serving over rice though.

Good Luck Julie, hope all goes well today with your fill

For those of us who are tight in the morning ..protein shakes work good.. For me I drink two cups of hot coffee, it seems to open me up a bit, then i eat scrambled eggs with cottage cheese..or scrambled eggs with turkey sausage links..or a veggie omelette..however though I get up at 3:30 am and am at work by 5:00 am and I eat around 9:00 am so I have been up for over 5 hours before I eat. My experience has been that if I eat any kind of cereal or oatmeal..it does me in for the day..the carbs kill me and make me crazy hungry all day long, so I eat no carbs for breakfast , strictly Protein, it keeps my hunger at bay most of the day and keep my pouch full longer.

Hi Puddin, First Congrats on your new band! As far as the Gas..everyone is different. Mine lasted for about 2 week but each day it got better and better. Walk Walk Walk, that is the best medicine you can give yourself for the gas..get up and get to walkin, it helps to move it around and get it out! The more you sit around the worse it gets..

Becky, Way to go girl! There is nothing to be ashamed of..you need to be PROUD..87 lbs in 3 months is FANTASTIC~! We are all here battling the same demon, we would never think bad of you for how much you weigh, I'm just glad you realized what a fantastic job you have done and decided to come out of the closet! Huge Kudos to you

Hi Patty & Welcome Glad you found us here, this is the best Lap Band support site. Here you will find lots of support from kind & caring people who are all battling the same DEMON :alien Wishing you lots of success with your band

Hi Claudia Welcome to LBT Who is doing your surgery in Mexico? You can email Don Mills at Inamed and ask him to email you a list of Dr.'s in your area, then you will have to call each and everyone of them to see if they will take on patients who were banded in Mexico, unfortunately many US docs dont and the ones the do will charge alot more for their services. If you are not planning on going back to MX , I reccomend you get a Dr. lined up to take care of your aftercare prior to leaving for MX, I have seen many who have not done this and have been forced to go back to MX but I have also seen many who went back to MX because the cost of flying back was cheaper then what the US doc was going to charge. Best of Luck to you His email address is Don.Mills@inamed.com