Janie Jackson

the best protein shake is AMPLIFY . i add afew packets of splenda and some powdered milk for extra protein and it tastes like store bought chocolate milk. it is wonderful. by the way today i tried real food and so far so good. i even had some popcorn.

New Hope I live in f t worth Texas .I was banded on 5-6=04 by doctor Rodriquez in Dallas at Meth. hospital. Thats the hospital my daughter works in . She is a internal medecine doctor on the floor below Rodriquez. She is having a baby in two weeks or less. Ive lost 24 lbs. Ifind if I drink I am not hungry at all. Any its great to know someone thats close to my age, Tell me about you? Thanks Janie

you are beautiful and you certainly do not look 41.... Janie;)

you all are so funny. i am really enjoying this board. i have a gall stone and ocassional attacks,but my doc would not take it out when he banded me. so i guess i will have gall bladder surgery as soon as i can. Donali your epesoide really scares me please take care of your self. DeLarla your pic is great. I think i am the oldest one on this board,. i am 53 and a grandmother. and about to be a grandmother again in 2 weeks. but i am young at heart and hopefully will there will be less of me every week. i was thinking about it i have lost 24 lbs. and i have a grandaughter that weigs 23lbs. so ive lost a whole toddler off my body. pretty cool. thanks to all ... Janie;)

how long have you been banded? today makes 5 weeks for me . i havent experienced that, but sometimes i have a very tight feeling. i am very cautious about chewing everything a lot. ido hope things go better for you...Janie;)

i am almost 5 weeks out and next week i get to have popcorn. i was wondering if that was a problem for anyone when they first started having popcorn im anxious but a little scared.thanks for any info. Janie

i have bought those for my 15 month old grandaughter.i never thaught about trying them for my self. are the sweet potato ones better or the fruit flavored ones better? Thanks Janie :cool:

hi De Larla i had my surgery 1 day after you and my port incesion looks great although i do have some pain sometimes right near my port scar. gosh i hope you feel better. your pic looked just fine. you will probably wind up with a great bod. Janie :cool:

hi Alex what were you eating seaweed? i have never heard of eating that. that sounds very scarey to me. i have never pbing. i am almost 5 weeks out . in one more week i get to eat normally. off the soft solids i am really looking forward to popcorn but i am afraid of it also. i dont want to pb.:cool:

hi, i had my 4 week check up today. docs scale said i lost 24 lbs. there were two weomen in the office with me who had their surdery on the same day that i did. they both had gastric by pass. one lady had lost 45lbs. the other had lost 21lbs. i told my doc that i did not need a fill and he said o. k. so i am pretty excited. i love talking on this board. does anyone ever go to the chat room ?

i am sorry that you got so upset. i too have wanted my surgery to be somewhat a secret, without out and out lying. because it just seems to be my business and my imediate familys only. also i didnot want constant questions about how much weight i have lost. some people think i just had gall bladder surgery and i havent really corrected them. i also find that hardly anyone knows what lap band is. my sister had by pass surgery 2 years ago and she really wanted me to have the gastric by pass also. my sweet sister can eat anything now and she is gaining her weight back. i am very thankful that i found out abouut the lapband because i considered the by pass also.i know it will probably be slow but thats o.k. so hang in there birdie.

i am 4 weeks and 2 days since my banding. i have lost 21 lbs. iam still on soft solids. an average of 5 lbs, a week will this continue?

thanks, Alex and Donali you two keep this board alive. Francesca i do not worry about my band slipping because of the stitch or stiches that the doc took to hold it in place, plus ive heard that its pretty rare. keep up the good work i guess we are almost twins. what do you eat in a day? i am very curious? thanks Janie;)

hi, i am 4 weeks and 2 days out. i am finally feeling somewhat normal. my dr. has me eating soft solids for 2 more weeks, but i feel ready to eat normally. also he wants me to have a fill next tuesday, but i dont feel ready for that. ive lost 21 lbs. by the way what does p bing mean ? thanks janie

i am 2 weeks and 2 aays out. and i finally feel some what normal but my leg or legs or arm wants to giggle. has this happened to anyone?

i have prayed for you and your mother . God be with you.

hi. i am two weeks and two days out.today is the first day that i feel normal. yesterday i got to start soft solids.i went to taco bueno and got a side of beans. i could only eat half of them but they were wonderful. today i had a poched egg and later some mashed potatoes. i think this is going to work now. i have lost 17 lbs. bast of luck.

hi my name is Janie.i am still pretty sore and i am allowed to start eating soft foods in about three days.but i am scared.

thanks for replying. i guess i sound like a whiney baby, but here goes my port area hurts a lot and i just cant get comfortable. tomorrow will be 2 weeks since my surgery.i have a physical job i am a muralist, painting on walls in model homes. i have gone back to work since monday and every day i have had to come home to take a nap.can anyone tell me how they felt 2 weeks out? thanks

thanks for responding i can feel my port just under my skin. is that normal?

thank you for repyling yesterday was my birthday and i felt depressed because i missed cake and mexican food. iguess i am just alittle scared about it all.i only drink 7 oz. of protein at a time and have strained chicken creamed soup at 6 oz. at a time . i have lost 13 lb. in 12 days. does that seem normal?