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Penni you look so good WOW!

Cute Pics Penni!

I'm cold all of the time too, my Dr. told me it was from 2 reasons #1 I have very low Iron ans #2 I have lost 95 lbs of fat that was insulating me. Have your Dr. do some blood work and see if you are anemic, low iron is a big culprit in always being cold.

Like Betty said, most of us can not eat those things with the proper restriction I know for me my first few bites of food I feel pressure but I wait a minute or two then continue...One thing that works for me to take small bites is to eat from a small (Crab) fork, the tiny forks, it forces me to take smaller bites and it works well. How much did you get on your first fill? Sometimes having as little as .2 of a cc removed can make a huge difference in being able to eat but yet still giving enough restriction to still lose weight. If you are Pbing more then once a week, I would let your Dr. know about it, this is one of the things my Dr. tells me. and he told me Pbing often is not good for the longevity of your band and you could risk the band slipping especially if you are newly banded and the band has not had adequate time to set into place and scar tissue to form. Again like Betty said is true too about doing liquids for atleast 24 hrs after a PB so any swelling in your esophagus will go down or you could start a vicious cycle, eat pb, eat pb. I know this real good, it happened to me and I got the worst case of esophagitis and it was very painful.

I know for certain Dr. Ortiz has done many many band over bypass patients. he is in TJ, there are a few members over at www.lapbandforum.com who Dr. Ortiz has preformed the band over bypass on. You might want to go there and check it out, I'm sure they wil lbe happy to answerany questions you may have. Best of Luck to you

You are correct, they both were written after the hurricane but both of the articles clearly stae that the government was warned years beforethe hurricane but neverdid a thing about it. "For years, Washington had been warned that doom lurked just beyond the levees. And for years, the White House and Congress had dickered over how much money to put into shoring up century-old dikes and carrying out newer flood control projects to protect the city of New Orleans"

Cancer is a horrible disease. But beatable..Remeber that OK? I had to children with cancer at the same time, one survived and one did not . I did not know how I was going to go on, not to mention my mother dying 10 days before my son did . I'm here to tell you, you will get through this. You have lots of love and support here. Lots of prayers. If you ever need anyone to talk to about this please feel free to email me, call me or PM me. I'm here for you. Keep the faith, keep the spirits up. I will keep your mother in my thoughts and wish the very best for her.

Just because you can doesnt mean you should... Look for that full signal, because you wont get full like you did before. Look for a hiccup, runny nose, pain in the shoulder, etc..for me it is an icecream headache and then I know I'm full If you have restriction then why are you getting another fill? Are you still losing 1-3 lbs a week? Read this site it will help you becasue sometimes it is not a band adjustment we need but an attitude adjustment. I have restriction and I know I do not need another fill..my scale has not moved in a long time its not from lack of restriction, it is from lack of following the rules and self control.. I know this, and I know I need to get back on track. http://lapbandtransformation.com/Adjustments.htm

I do not know what hotel or hospital Dr. Kuri uses but I went to Tj for my surgery with a different Dr. and I was completely satisfied with the hotel and the hospital that my Dr. uses. Both were satisfactory to me. I have no regrets or complaints, Iam a very happy MX patient. There are several women here who were banded by Dr. Kuri who Iam sure will reply to your concerns and questions. Best of luck to your daughter.

Not true, it was stated that they were warned that something like this was going to happen within the next 3-5 years. By the patterns they have been monitoring. A September 1 AP article notes that scientists had predicted the worst: "experts repeatedly cautioned that the protective system was unlikely to prevail if a Category 4 or Category 5 hurricane like Katrina hit the city." Despite the 2004 hurricane season being the worst in decades, however, the federal government made the biggest cuts in hurricane and flood-control funding for New Orleans in history, preventing millions of dollars’ worth of necessary work from being completed, according to a September 2 Editor & Publisher article: here are other articles saying they were warned of a CAT 5 being possible http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/la-na-levee4sep04,1,989132.story?coll=la-news-politics-national http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001054510 . I do agree with you that the blame if any should go on the local and state government. The buses should of been there before the storm not after the fact, if they are going to make it mandatory evacuation like they did then they should of had means of transportation available for those who did not have any.

Exactly what I was thinking

Looks like I will need to bring more money with me to Vegas for this!! Hubby will be happy when I get home

Iti s when that bite produces the bowling ball feeling and will not go down and your mouth starts to Water and you get a nasty mouth full of slime and it keeps goin on until that bite comes back up!

JQ, You are awesome! What a fantastic job you have done Very proud

An ocassional PB is worth the 95 lbs Ive lost in 17 months for sure!! I have probably PBed 6 times in 17 months

I'm in, I did horrible on the last 2 challenges. Now that summer is officially over, I need to get back on track and lose 10 lbs before Thanksgiving & Holidays . I'm 170 this morning would like to see 160

Just heard on the news that the governemnt has released all of the "knock off name brand" items they have seized by the counterfieters wh otry and sell them , clothes, toys, purses hat etc to give to the Hurrican Victims..I like that idea

Your not alone girl! I've been binging on those new Dreyer DIBS all weekend

I do agreee with Alex that 4 weeks of liquids is a long time but I also agree with herfor you to cal lyour Dr. to see if you are able to start mush earlier. Every Dr. has his or her reason for their post op instructions and every Dr. has a different post op diet.

We sure do have alot of Birthdays among us today.. Hope each and every one of you have a fantastic day Happy Birthday to each one of you

Happy Birthday Penni, soundslike you had a great time.. Good For you, you desreve it Have a wonderful day!!

Hey do not beat yourself up, we all have our bad days. None of us are perfect bandsters. I know I'm not but the key is to take it one day at a time and if you mess up today, there is tomorrow, just get right back up and start over. To answer your question, YES YES YES whenever I get a fill it is so rejuventating, it is like a brand new start. It re motivates me in a big time way. Your emotional rollercoaster is normal too post op...I remember crying all of the time the first few weeks, many others have done thesame thing. It gets better. Hng i nthere and I hope your fill rejuvenates you too

Thanks Alex for all of your generousity on keeping this site going for all of us. I love this site. Without it, I would be a lost soul.

Cindy, one thing that has worked for other bandsters here who are struggling is to make a phone call to another bandtser when the urge to binge comes over you. You can call me, PM me for my phone number if you would like to call me for support I will help to get you through it, we all battle the same demon here and none of us a perfect bandsters. I just ate ice cream just now, but I'm not beating myself up over it. Tomorrow is a new day and a fresh start.

Hi Carmen welcome to LBT Who is doing your surgery? Are you having t done in Cancun with Dr. Ortiz? I'm glad you found us here, this is a great site for lots of support . The people here are very caring & kind, hope to see you around