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I had a slight discomfort because i have a sit down job and the port is on the side (for me). But nothing bad. I was more scared then i needed to be. When I went for my second, much better because I wasn't afraid of he unknown (lol). Again, slight discomfort due to position of my port, worked all day both days :-) Once you get busy, you don't even remember you had it done.

jack, Sorry for the uneasiness you must be feeling due to the unknown, but I haven't heard that one before. Defective port? If so, doesn't seem to be a biggie to replace ports because my doctor told me I may need a less intrusive port, as mine is very prominant since I lost 50 lbs. It didn't seem lke a big deal to them, so I wouldn't worry too much. just that you want your fills so that you keep going down in wieght, but maybe until you know something for sure, just excercise a bit extra to make up for the fill. Wish i could help you more. I be praying for you, though.

2 cc's for me. But I should have some taken out after the first coupleof days. Okay now, though, well, getting there :-)

I have to say, that I am totally AGAINST banding for teens. They haven't even stopped growing yet. Parts of their brains won't even mature for years , like up to 25. They need to address the issues as to why they are fat. Life style and parents childhood lifestyle: THIS is the biggest reason most of us are fat. The difference is when you are 40, your body doesn't "bounce back" after years of yo-yo dieting. A teen, still has a great metabolism, but they must take some time and DO something. I don't believe the genetic crud. We tell this to ourselves to take off the blame. All the rest of the world has gene's too. many of them may have genes that are prone to be overweight, but they are NOT!!! It is called lifestyle and here in the states, we have a bad one for eating. Learn what is good for you, don't just have LESS of what is BAD. Small McDonald's fries instead of a large McDonald's fries is NOT the answer!!! Having a cup of ice cream instead of 2 cups of ice cream is NOT the answer. DROP the BAD foods and replace them with GOOD foods. Face it folks, even being banded, you cannot eat the bad food or you will NOT lose the weight. We have had to work hard to learn the good foods. Because since WWII, companies started processing foods MUCH differently and in their processing they have made many foods that once were good ...bad. We were raised with this food, not knowing all the bad things they did to it. But now the info is out there. In addition, with our lab band, we need to count calories. If we were 16 and counted the calories and ate healthy food, and exercised, NONE of us would be here banded now. If we cannot admit this and admit that there was something in us that stopped us from looking out for us, then we are not being honest with ourselves. I think that the mom is taking the correct approach. See a therapist and get her self esteem up. Get her motivated to WANT to learn about the good foods and why they are good and why she needs to get rid of the bad foods before they kill you. The older generations still don't get it to a point. my mom defends homemade pizza. made with white flour because it was unbleached, she thinks it is healthy. AGHGHGHGH!! Homemade pizza made with wheat flour wouldn't be bad except that Mozz cheese is hard to digest, and will turn to fat faster. White unbleached flour is better then bleached flour but please don't DARE call it healthy!!! This is the stuff they need to realize. Yes it is work, but better to learn as a child that nothing is worth it unless you work for it. It is true that you appreciate things more too when you work for it then when you are given it. Give the kids a chance to build their self esteem and part of that is by doing the work to lose the weight. Let's try not to put our adult feelings from when we were a teenager into their heads because if we knew as teenagers to do the "right " things, we wouldn't have to have been banded. Sorry this is so long, and preachy, but unnecessary surgery, even the band, for a teenager is nuts.

My second fill was too much. however, due to time and "not sure what to expect/do/how long will last" i waited. It has been a bit over 2 weeks and I can just now eat some meat. It has NOT been fun. I would recommend getting a little bit out. I have a demanding job and 2 kids as a single mom, and have been running. Each of the girls have been sick and my teen is into finals and got a cut on her cornea. I didn't take the time for ME, but I sort of regret it. Actually, I also thought I would lose more weight, and did, but to ao point. You get sick of the mushies so you wind up having ice cream and milk shakes something i haven't really done since being banded. I also realized that the chips do go down. However they are UN HEALTHY and FATTENING!! So, yes i still lost weight, but probably not as much as i would have had i gotten some taken out. Also, by not having as much "good" food that i used to have, i was very lethargic. So, this also stagnates the wweight loss. I am up to 56 lbs gone, but my quality of life the last 2 weeks has been not nice. Summary: Go back, have them take a bit out and do the usual that you were doing, you will lose the weight and STILL have good quality of life. After all, this should be fun and it WAS until my second fill.

OMG, i tried the a hersheys chocolate bar and some wise potatoe chips and lo and behold..no issues. Then i went and made a protein shake, and at first it didn't want it. WOW!!! Shows you that the bad stuff is really bad because your stomach isn't even recognizing it as substance!!!! i thought it was that way with ice cream because it is basically a liquid (whe melted in your mouth) but I think now it is probably the latter. At least with ice cream, very fattening and other bad stuff but you do get some calcium, vitamin D and possibly a wee bit of protein.

have to admit you have my curiosity going too, what is so bad abiut cheese?

UGH, this thing is telling me wait and try again, then when i do, it posts the original and the "try again".

haven't tried chips, etc since last fill, but I do remember them last fill that they did go down easier then food. Figures right? I have been having ice cream, and fat free pudding, but that is in afternoon. I think I will keep it too. I'll get through the weekend, but to be honest it is my family birthday party and would love to eat SOMETHING!!!! what does the 4 things at bottom of screen mean>? the digg, del.ico.us etc? I see them on a bunch of folks posts buyt have no idea what they mean.

haven't tried chips, etc since last fill, but I do remember them last fill that they did go down easier then food. Figures right? I have been having ice cream, and fat free pudding, but that is in afternoon. I think I will keep it too. I'll get through the weekend, but to be honest it is my family birthday party and would love to eat SOMETHING!!!! what

haven't tried chips, etc since last fill, but I do remember them last fill that they did go down easier then food. Figures right? I have been having ice cream, and fat free pudding, but that is in afternoon. I think I will keep it too. I'll get through the weekend, but to be honest it is my family birthday party and would love to eat SOMETHING!!!!

there is another web page called lapbandsystem.com. My doctors are a "lapbandsystem" members. This means that they have been mentored by an experienced lapband doctor; been observed during surgery by one, and have performed x amount of these surgeries (i don't remember how many). They have a list of them , then i cross referenced them with doctors in my insurance (who of course has a list and then started calling. many of the doctors have performed many more then what is on the lapbandsystem.com page but haven't updated that database. Also tells you where they have graduated from, etc. I really liked it. I love my docs and felt very good about them when going into surgery.

best me: Congratulations on the quitting smoking!!! So important for good health. You are now on your way to an eve healthier you!!!! I understand how that is and I, too, gained the wieght after quitting, but I did it before lapband. Doesn't matter, still gotta take it off before or after (LOL). I salute you!!!!

sorry about that doubleposting, must have hit the mouse twice. I am trying now to eat a yougart, and after only 3 spoons my stomach is making those noises like old plumbing (lol). Won't this subside in a few days? I am thinking it will and figure i will enjoy the weight loss in the mean time. what do you all think?

You know, my first fill, it took 5 days before I could eat like eggs. this time they put in another 1 cc, it has been 6 days and i feel it even when i have my tea in the morning. Really can't have anything like mashed potaotes until dinner, and even then my tummy makes a burp sthingy sound. Yesterday I had just a couple of sips of soup, stopped that and some mashed potaotes and because i was with someone in public, couldn't spit out teh flem my moth kept producing, so threw up as soon as I got back. UGH!! I think I might be too tight, but then again, I may not go back because I do like the weight loss. Won't it eventually get better? And, yes when threw up it was mostly slime (yuck).

You know, my first fill, it took 5 days before I could eat like eggs. this time they put in another 1 cc, it has been 6 days and i feel it even when i have my tea in the morning. Really can't have anything like mashed potaotes until dinner, and even then my tummy makes a burp sthingy sound. Yesterday I had just a couple of sips of soup, stopped that and some mashed potaotes and because i was with someone in public, couldn't spit out teh flem my moth kept producing, so threw up as soon as I got back. UGH!! I think I might be too tight, but then again, I may not go back because I do like the weight loss. Won't it eventually get better?

I also agree with Musical's husband, that is safest way to go. protein bars and shakes, but in a pinch, you could buy one that you don't normally have. I would stay away from peanutbutter crackers andf other junk food like that. It is junk food unless you are using natural peanut butter and whole wheat crackers and even then they are high in calories and fat. Junk food is abundant out there, and it goes down easy, but you will have to work 2-3 times as hard to overcome the extra calories. let's face it, 30 minutes on a treadmill won't even get rid of 1 candy bar (300 cal). So, must look at that or you will be unhappy later.

All, Although we all know that Water is good for you, there have been studies in the past that say 64oz may be bad for some. This was on MSN today. Drinking eight glasses of water a day Admit it, this is one healthy habit that’s a royal pain. Luckily, it’s also completely unnecessary. For some people, eight glasses a day might actually be far too much, leading to sodium deficiencies and potentially life-threatening water intoxication, caused by kidneys not being able to keep up the intake of liquids. In 2002, a kidney specialist tried, in vain, to find any scientific evidence supporting the eight-glasses-a-day myth. His report, published in the American Journal of Physiology, concluded that this standard health advice was complete and utter bunk that, like many urban legends, stemmed from a tiny grain of truth. Apparently, the dietary guidelines provided by the food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council do say that humans need 1 milliliter of water for each calorie of food—adding up to about 10 cups a day. However, the same guidelines also say that we get most of this liquid from the water in solid food. There’s no need to drink more. :omg: Maybe we need to rethink/replan the some of the water goals.:faint:

You are so right wasbubblebutt. THAT is one of the hardest things. My doc toldme thatmany people misunderstand the sounds the body is making. Most of those "hunger groans" aren't really hungry at all. Our head decided it is. We hear it, and "oh, i better eat, I am hungry". Sometimes, just doing something else helps, like picking up a book, or if you are at work, take on one more task. You know I was/am a MAJOR choclaholic. So, when the going gets tough, after dinner, kids are in bed, I whip out my 1 candy kiss. I don't chew it, i let it melt in my mouth. that satisfies even my cravings.

I feel a bulge and have even had my fiance feel it. Sometimes it bothers me, but not often. it is above my scar so i wonder if it moved. I remember when my doc gave me my first fill, it felt like him moving it, he said i wasn't supposed to feel any of that, but he wasn't alarmed. So, when i see him this month, i am going to ask him again. maybe i have a little bulge of scar tissue, i don't know.

okay, ladies. i am joining,but i am going to whine first (lol). i do have trouble with the water. I drink tea in the morning, does that count towards the water? I need to drink more , though, i know this. Also, tomorrow morning, i am getting up and excersising. I have been slacking off because of my knee, but knee-shmee, i will wear my brace and off we will go. Time to get serious!!

Can anyone tell me why , medically, are these two bullets true: Obesity is one of the strongest risk factors for gallstones. Rapid weight loss diets significantly increase the risk for gallstones. I understand that there is a cause and effect relationship, but I am interested in the actual medical reason. I know there are a few nurses and some doctors that frequent the forum. Please help me to understand. To me, knowledge can help me avoid the situation (possibly).

mannamay, it is perfectly normal to be nervous as you get closer. i was excited but nervous. I kept second guessing myself and asking my fiancé "am I doing the right thing?". Even though i had researched for like 1.5 years, had the perfect doctor, etc. I heavily thought about backing out. I kept thinking, "hell, I can do this myself, it is just common sense, and determination" But then i had a reality check. i thought of all the diets i had tried. i thought of my job and my lifestyle and how I hibernate so many of those factors that scientists today have discovered lead to obesity. I realized that I really need this step to get my life back. yes, i will have to exercise and eat right, but I need that feeling of fullness. I needed to slow down too. I did it for all the people I love and who love me so that i would be here for them for a long time. And by the way, you will have some doubts after too, "can I do it?" "Why aren't I doing better?". We are over-eaters because of these types of self doubts. Don't kid yourself, if all were right with the world and our egos were what they should be, we wouldn't be overweight. Ever notice some people just take the time to exercise. they make sure they do. If something else falls by the wayside, they feel that are worth it and that it isn't selfish because by taking care of themselves, they are taking care of others too. They will be healthy and be there for them. Sort of goes back to what they used to tell us when we were kids ' you must love yourself before you can love others'. We, especially women, wind up taking care of others and not taking care of ourselves. Everyone else's needs are more important it seems. Well, that is just wrong. Now is the time we need to take for ourselves. You deserve it and don't let those little fears (even if they seem big at times) stop you from putting you first for once!!!!

Just out of curiosity, why wouldn't they cover lapband but would cover bypass with is like 100 times more risky? Have you talked with them or maybe have your MD talk with them. My MD was all for the lapband but told me no, no no!! for bypass.

Yes, enjoy. Even when it is uncomfortable, it is for you!! You deserve this new life. So, keep that in mind. Also, i didn't know about this site pre-op but they have a list of comfort stuff you may want to check out. i wish i had. Also, if one side hurts more then the other to sleep (some people have port side uncomfortableness), get one of those pads that simulate a tepurpedic bed. I had given my daughter one, wasn't expensive, got it in walmart, and I used it to make life easier after surgery. It helped alot!!!