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I trust my doc and have a great relationship with him. I have no doubt whatsoever he would answer any er docs call if I needed him. Also having worked in er's I know it's highly unlikely unless it was a big major hospital they will not have the proper non Coring needle used with lap bands. They only carry huber needles which are not proper to use.

The times I had it, it did. The only kind of protein I've ever liked. Just cannot tolerate the protein shakes. I can't even stand the smell of them.

I also do not have any clue how much he puts in at each fill nor do I know my total fill now. He refuses to tell medical personnel how much because he has had them try and self fill. Not naw but hell naw here! Lol

My doc Inserts needle, sits me up while needle still in and has me drink a bottle of water all the while adjusting until I'm good and tight but can still swallow water easily. With that said the first 3-4 fills he still didn't get me as tight as I am now and I didn't like that then. Now I know better and they want to gradually wean you into it while you learn what it will and will not do. It's a big slow learning process.

Do you know how long it usually takes to come in?

That was supposed to be for Brazilian girl! Lol

Don't get that kind of negative attitude let me tell you girl I thought I couldn't live without hamburgers! Lol. Now occasionally I will take a bite and chew it up an spit it out (cause if I swallow it it won't work) and guess what? Most of the time it doesn't even taste that good anymore! Weird huh? Don't let certain foods make a decision that will effect the rest of your life. A healthy you is worth giving up foods ten million times over! Plus you may be the one that can eat that stuff. I can eat salads. Depends on my tightness of course though. Some can eat breads. I can't. Just varies from person to person.

I have lost every bit of my excess weight and I ate eggs and other fatty stuff. I have watched my calories total for the day but I did follow surgeon rule of eat protein first. Protein includes eggs. The main protein in eggs is in the yolk.

Lol we are allowed to have personal opinions on this website??? Who'd have known !! Lol Jk

Get you some miralax. I have to use it a lot. Mixes with any liquid or food and you cannot taste it. Will soften stool nicely and not give you bowel cramps. It's what I tell my elderly patients to take. Expensive but great. Get the generic brand.

Lol nope country girl hunter here!

Soft tortillas don't work for me but when I order fish tacos I ask if they have corn hard shells instead. They work pretty good.

Well I was about to say pancakes are one of my "i can't" foods but when you said eggs, oatmeal and protein powder I just wanted to go ahead and vomit anyway! Gross! Lol! To each their own though!

Yea I thought I remember you were. I can see them wanting to limit carbs because they can cause increased insulin surges and take the place of needed protein but they can be eaten in moderation like most things. The band just helps curb the amount but nothing I can get down is off limits so long as I add it in my total cals. I do focus on protein first however to keep fuller longer. I totally do not understand beans though. That's one of the foods that does work for me that is high in protein and as you said fiber.

Now is she talking initially? Aren't you just a few weeks post op?

Beans are a great source of protein.

Are you kidding me??? Lol that's ridiculously awesome!!!! You rock!!!!! My hair thinned bad with rapid weight loss but stabilized after it slowed and came back thicker than ever after maintenance. Biotin helps but I couldn't swallow that big of a pill although I read a feed the other day that said they make a chewable now I think??

That's easy. Don't look at the needle.

I didn't tell some at first because I didn't want to hear "oh you don't need that" or "that's the easy way out". So I waited till after and some I'd just say at first when asked what was I doing "I'm just cutting back" which wasn't a lie. Eventually I became proud of it and became a spokes person per say because I truly believe the band doesn't fail you, you fail the band.