taraepperson

FYI all. I ended up having to get a catheter put in for a few days to jump start my kidneys. I can pee now and feel much better! They said that the anesthesia during the surgery put my kidneys to sleep and it took the cath to wake them up!

My Dr said to give it a couple of days after a fill before eating full solids again. I once had a fill and couldn't keep anything down so I had them take some out. It was a mistake. 2 weeks later I had to go in for another fill and pay again.

Joe, I know the holidays are hard. Maybe you should get a fill and then it won't allow you to eat those bad things. After my last fill, I could no longer eat bread or bacon. Sounds terrible, buy It's actually great !

That's funny! I had to take extra fiber and laxatives to get my bowels moving again. It's very common.

I was banded 5 months ago and yes, you will feel a bulge to one side of your belly button. Most is scar tissue now. Once you lose a little weight you can actually feel the port. Weird but kinda cool.

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How did it go? I think I have one too!

#1 take sone gas x regularly. You won't feel so bloated. #2 you never have to give up your favorite foods. You'll learn a lot though trial and error. I had thin crust pizza for dinner tonight. Loved it! I do it about once a week and I'm Dow 50 lbs in 5 months. And NO, I don't workout . Good luck!

Yeah, I'd just ask you lap Dr. One doesn't really have anything to do with the other though so I think you're fine. I also think its great that you're going for your regular colonoscopy testing!

You guys will do great! I'm on month 5 and down 45 lbs. it's worth everything!!!!!!!!

Post it on here. I've got great ideas!

I wouldn't go too quickly with the beans because you'd be surprised the bad effects. They may go down ok, but you can get uncomfortable and gassy. It's no fun As for soup, I got this awesome Oster blender. I take whatever veggie I feel like, steam it, add chicken broth, and a tad fat free half and half. To die for! Warm, filling, and lots of choices. Way batter than cream of xxxxxx in a can! I've done asparagus, broccoli and cauliflower (with a little low fat cheese), squash. It was great!

Do it now Joe! When I was on Weight Watchers, it obviously didn't work, but I lost 7 lbs over Xmas! I guess I was just really eating cautiously.

All of the above. Bands tend to be tighter in the morning, after working out, and around that time of the month. The Dr says to do soft food or liquid in the morning. It gets better.

Try the smart ones desserts in the frozen section. The strawberry shortcake is the best! Perfect portion control. I also use my choc protein powder and some PB2 ( powdered pb) and mix it with milk in a blender. It's like peanut butter m&ms !!!!!!!