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I thought puree's were anything that went through a food processor sort of the texture of pudding or applesauce, like mushy foods, baby foods In my opinion I do no think boars head turkey is a pureed food unless you put it in the blender or food processor.. I could be wrong.

Vacation weight is fluff wieght, it will be gone in no time, do not get discouraged, today is a new day. You need to have the mind set you did not gain, otherwise you will obsess about itand it will continue to sabatoge your efforts., just start fresh and you know what to do

I was told by my Dr. the leading reason for slippage is chronic PBing. He told me if Iam Pbing more then once a week I am too tight!

I have Pbed 5 times in 14 months

Hi & Welcome to LBT I did go to Mexico for my surgery and I am extremely happy with my surgeon and my band and my weight loss to date. I had surgery 14 months ago. There are several experienced Dr.'s in Mexico, are you planning on going to TJ or to Monterey? Both have very experienced and well respected Dr's. The key to going to Mexico, is to make sure that if you live out of state and do not plan on going back to Mexico for fills & aftercare that you arrange for a Dr. in your area ahead of time prior to surgery who will see you as his or her patient. Many U.S. Dr.'s will not take on patients who were banded in Mexico, and if they do they will usually charge more, liability reasons I guess. I have seen several bandsters go to Mexico and not line up aftercare in their home town to only find out they could not find a Dr. to see them and were forced to go back to TJ, you need a Dr. in your area in the event of an emergency. Iam fortunate I live very close to the TJ border where my Dr. is, so I go to him for fills, aftercare and any emergency situations. Best of luck to you , glad you found LBT it is a great site full of wonderful supportive people

Yes I agree with Meagan, you need ot go on liquids for atleast 24 hours after you throw up, it becomes a vicious cycle if you do not, your esophagus is most likely inflammed and swollen, also remember that frequent vomiting can result in slippage. If you are having trouble with PBing or vomiting, please wait to see if it gets better by doing liquids before you get a fill, you are asking for troulbe if you don't. Most Dr's will not igve a fil lif they know you are having such frequent PB's, to them it is a sign you could be too tight all ready, please becompletely honest withyour Dr. in regards to this matter. I had a PB so bad and did not do liquids for 24 hours like I was told too and I regret it to this day, I continued to eat everyday and I had the worst case of esophagitis for2 weeks I was on nothing butliquids and it was very painful.

Hi Sarah,& Welcome! there are several members here from Oregon area,which Iam sure will reply to this post you have found a great site for support here at LBT. I wish you new founded success with your band, glad to see you have not given up

You got to let it go, eventually they will come around, this is about you and no one else, you do not need to be validated by anoyone else nor do you need anyones apporvla or acceptance, he soundslike he is just jealous, you know the old saying misery loves compnay, he is miserable and does not want you to be happy, he wants you miserable right by his side.I have a dear friend who is morbidly obese and about 18 yrs older then me, more of like a mother to me, she was supportive of my decision but now is trying to lose weight on her own, she has seen my progressand is jealous andadmits it openly and finally wants to change her eating habits and lifestyle, she will not get the band but atleast she has changed her mind about losing weight.

Jonathan, How true those words are for me! Thanks for putting it into prespective for me

I was given cold solid jello in the hospital and was told by my Dr. it was OK, actually it was a lifesaver for me, it actually made me think I was actually eating real food while on the liquid phase. I loved the pineapple & peach jello

I snack, sometimes too much I have lots 92 lbs in 14 months and have went from a size 22 to a 10

Erosion is 1-3% Slippage occurs more in the beginning, so it isvital to stick to your Dr.'s post op diet instructions, the band needs to anchor in, scar tissues needs to build so it will stay in place. Eating solids too soon after surgery requires too much digestion so soon, digestion has lots of rumbling , tumblim, churnin, NOT a good envvironment for a new band to be able to set into place

Esmeralda, it never failed for me, whenever I thought I was in need of a fill, I would schedule it 2-3 weeks in advance and like WHAM the minute I hung up the phone from making the appointment I suddenly had instant restriction, every time, I have cancelled fill appointments 3 times because of this but Yes it could be true that you have more restriction on your period, It has happpend to me several times. Here is a good site to read over that may help you decide http://lapbandtransformation.com/Adjustments.htm Hope this helps

Hi Christina, I'm glad to hear you are improving. It's so nice to see others who have doctors who communicate with them when there are fears and worries. Sounds like your Dr. is very good at keeping the lines of communication open. Peace of mind is a great feeling ..Thanks for asking about me reaching goal yet but to answer you NO I havent, Iam actually going in to be refilled( but not to 2.5 like I was before surgery) on June 20th so I can reach that goal with out struggling. Working the band without a fill is challenging at times. Somedays I do great and other days I don't. Iam all healed up from my bowel obstruction surgery so Dr. Ortiz called me and told me I could have a fill anytime. Here is to conituned healing and feeling better each and every day for you

Wow, Hearing this makes my heart ache and makes me so sad I will definately keep possitve thoughts going for Diane. Please keep us updated and let her know we are all pulling for her. Thank you Donali for letting us all know

Give yourbody a couple of days to adjust to the solids, it happened ot me to and I lost it right back after a few days, it is totally normal, besides this first 6 weeks is for healing only, any weightloss during this time is a bonus, Do not sweat it

Personally for me, I like flouro, it is peace of mind being able to see the foriegn object in your body and being able to see that everything is where it should be. I like knowingmyport has not flipped, my band had not eroded, mypouch has not dialated or stretched, or my band has not slipped..I also like knowing he hit my port and did not miss with his neele of the saline, just my feelings on it

Robyn, if this was what your nutritionalist told you then you should be OK, Remember there are several hundred people on this board and every single one of us has had different post op instructions, some got to eat 3 days after surgery, some went to soft foods within 48 hours of surgery, some had to wait 4 weeks for solids, etc.. the point is, with all of us having different instructions , we all have our bands in tact . . I was told by my Dr. that there is not set protocol for post op diet with the lap band every doctor adopts their own. If it will make you feel any better and less worry , put your mushy foods in the blender, drink them through a straw , you are still getting the nutrition and the caloric intake but less digestion process to go through if it is in liquid form. I'm sure you will be OK and Iam sure you are not the first person to call their nutritionalist to say they are struggling.. and Iam sure you are not the first person the nutritionalist told to move on to mushy foods, Your going to do great!

Good Luck tomorrow, I hope all goes well for you Post when you are home and feeling up to it and let us all know how things went for you

Hi Nancy, What a fantastic job you have done with your band Welcome to LBT, this is a great group of people and like you said, the site is user friendly Hope to see you around here often.

Tofu, beans, nuts, cheese, eggs,are a few

WOW,you sure had a rough time of it today, Im sorry you had to go through all of that but look at it this way, as bad as your ordeal was, if you have good restriction with this new fill then you know your port is ok and did not flip which means he was able to access it. If you have no new restriction from this fill then I would call your Dr. and schedule a fill under fluoro, this way you can tell for sure what is up with your port. I would be pissed off too if my Dr. had no idea how much fill he just gave me. When you say 8 I am going to assume is was .8cc's not 8cc's. Let us know if you notice a difference from the fill.

Nykee, How are you doing today? I have been thinking of you , I hope today has been a better day for you.

Robyn, have you tried gatorade, chicken broth, jello, popsicles, orange juice was a good liquid for me, it seem to keep me satisfied. Dont give up, you can get through this. What kind of protein drink are you drinking? Are you blending it with ice? That helps to keep full longer. Also try hot chocloate or hot teas. Hang in there , as much as it sucks, it is all worth it in the end We all have been where you are and we are all here to tell about it

I have 3 boys ages 17, 13, and 11 and not one of them have aweight problem, my youngest is actualy to thin and needs to gain wieght per doctors orders.