Nana~

is this something I can ask my family Dr. about getting tested for my hubby? He gasps air in his sleep. snore- nothing- then gasp. I think he may have this and it scares me. I wasnt tested for this for the band, So I dont know about it.

1. how long have you been banded? 1.9 years 2. rate your level of restriction: 1.4 ccs just got fill yesterday very tight right now :second: on liquids today. A. NONE (fill or no fill you can eat whatever) B. Little (occasionally you will have a hiccup, your eating the same or a little less than pre-op) C. Moderate (have some restriction but not much!) D. Moderate/CLOSE to sweet spot (have good restriction but still need a little more) E. Sweet Spot!!! (perfect restriction) F. Too Tight (need/want a unfill) G. Too Tight (DONT WANT a unfill eating mosty liquids) 3. how long after you wake do you drink your first liquids, are they hot or cold: ASAP normally cold then maybe some coffee 4. how long after you wake do you eat your first food, is it solid or mushy? if it is mushy, when is your first dense protien solid? Maybe an hour after I wake, normally a mushy I eat oatmeal Cereal etc. First dense meal lunch 5. does your restriction change throughout the day? a. slightly tighter in the AM looser in the PM b. pretty tight most of the day- small SOLID breakfast and lunch, loosen up solid dinner c. pretty tight most of the day- small liquid/mushy breakfast and lunch, loosen up for a small solid dinner d. tight all day, if you dont make sure you are constantly drinking you will get tighter, have to REALLY work at getting food down. loosen up slightly with a careful mostly mushy dinner 6. how often do you PB? I have not had a pb in 1 month when I was too tight everyday at every meal... 7. is it mostly Slime/Saliva or is it the offending food or liquid that comes up? Slime, but when I was too tight I would "Cough" up my meal food 8. why are you PB'ing? a. i forget i am banded and try to swallow stuff whole (oops) b. i ate something dry c. i didnt chew good enough d. i chewed good but the texture didnt agree e. i sometimes do with first liquids of the day f. i am eating beyond the pouch capacity thats all for now. thanks for your participation!

I'd call and ask your Dr. Depends on his he has you on just liquids or Clear Liquids I would think. I know when I get a fill "MY" Dr says 1 day of liquids and I can eat cream of chicken Soup but I eat it from the can, and I ate it all day yesterday lol cause I just got my fill. Again call your Dr or their nurse, all Dr's have differ rules. Nana~ I LOVE HONEY CHICKEN!!! I cant go to buffets any more its a waste of money for my 4 or 5 bites lol, I order it to go from our local place~Hubby and I share 1 meal 6.00 kids share a meal 6.00 instead of buffet 9.00 each and 6.00 each kido

I like the hot and sour soup that comes in the herb packets near the Chinese food isle~

29K I paid 1500.00 out of pocket

Ello! I think you may mean gentlespirit, I'm the one selling stuff on Ebay She the single mom who can really use some help, I'm just in a tight spot at the moment. I've never filled bankruptcy or anything so I couldn't give advice on that but I can give advice on ideas to get you thru a tight spot I appreciate the thought though very much~ I sell things on Ebay all the time its where I sell my cloaks and stuff, I also run a Donation site for my plastic surgery fund (see my sig) Big hugs~ Nana~

whaaa? LOL we do have a place here for that called hippie Hollow! Never been though~

cinnamon and suger and a bit of nutmeg just sprinkled the mix on the inside core not pack it full, wraped it in foil and when they felt like a potato I pulled them off. They were VERY full of flavor very little herb goes a long way. My kids really liked them alot!

Thanks guys, I guess I'll just grin and bear it for the last week of school and be prepared for next year!

Heya! I make costumes and cloaks my site is Trufolk.com I've been redoing everything so it's under construction still Here is a belly dance belt I made, I'm doing a Goddess line this one is for "Freya" This was my first hand embroidery ever! I'm working on a Kali" belt now. heres a pic This costume I sold it was too big for me now but you get the idea. and this is one of the color cloaks I make :success1: there alot more I need to take photos of and put on my site maybe I'll do that this week.

nope, but I can! give me a bit to put a photo together

Hehe, your too funny! I like wearing the tankini's because when I'm standing I'm covered and when I sun I fold up the top and I look so much better laying down anyways LOL all the fat sinks inwards

I too was told 3 times a day no snacks, isn't it funny how everyone is told differant! It makes sense though pre banding thats what I did to diet.

yes, thats what I did! I was grilling chicken tonight whern I decided to core and herb 4 apples (1 each) I wraped them in foil and grilled them! OMG yum! I got my apple core thingy at target out of their 1.00 bin lol wanted to use it and came up with something yummy! I'm prolly not the first to ever do this but its new to me thought I'd share! My kids called them apple sweets hehe Im going to go crazy next time I grill I just knowit!

Bump! Okay so where is Vines at? anyone know?

I got a bill from my Dr. for 10.00 so I dunno lol I'll take that bill in tomorrow (I had to reschudle) because I overslept and its a 3 hr drive Ins lady at Dr office said that even so people have had that letter, Aetna only paid 25.00 of the fill...So that leaves me with 150.00 fills I guess dunno we'll see what happens tomorrow!

My Dr. talked on another forum I visit said he has 2 drs he works with in Victoria. I will get that info tomorrow when I go to my apt! Hopefully I'll get better ideas

UHC PPO approved me for band in 30 days and I had 20.00 copays for my fills. Unfourtunatly now I have aetna and the dont pay crap

I do the coffe and a smoke w/ my mom every morning over the phone LOL She has a bullet,says I need one They are sounding more more cool to me!

doh missed in the other thread! here ya go lol~ http://lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=7959&highlight=switch

here ya go~ http://lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=7959&highlight=switch

if all that hurts sounds to me maybe too tight? or eatting too fast If I eat too fast I get golf ball feeling and that hurts

I have no idea what band I have. I keep meaning to ask the Dr. lol I go tomorrow maybe I'll remember! I think mine hold 5cc's? I have 1 cc in now

I do! I never even heard of this the school has never even said anything or held an ard. I'm very interested please.

most everyone has hard times and understands the emotions that comes w/ it. I'm sitting here with no bread no milk no cheese 2 kids wanting hot dogs a disconnect notice of my Water for tomorrow and I still have not sent off the weight loss challenge prize! and my son came home with a black eye I cant use my Credit cards cause they are maxed out all 1,500.00 worth lol I don't have much plastic credit. Believe me I feel for you cause I know how it is. Take one day at a time,breath sometimes things are out of your hands and all you can do is pray to your beliefs. I wish you the best of luck in your time of need. Big Hugs~ Just went over to ebay to check my auctions, I'm selling some sewing patterns and stuff to hold us over til pay day~ This may be something you too can do, any out grown clothes unused appliances etc. I know sometimes you dont have anything you can sell but sometimes you do! Like me I had sewing patterns for sizes I cant wear they have never been cut so I'm selling them for bread money LOL