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Hi mie, you just need to eat small servings ,and put on your plate, protein, or drink protein drinks , but, as far as food , ask your doctor, what you can't eat, and what you can eat very small amounts , like mash potatoes, 1teaspoonful, meat 1/2an oz. veggies cut really small, oz. 's not 3or 4oz. 3or 4 meals a day and eat what you like in very small portions, and chew your food well, drink plenty of water. and your proteins drinks , and vitamins too, but, ask you doctor... margie, was unband 1/23/08 KEEP STRONG , YOUR DOING A GREAT JOB, LITTLE STEPS TURNS TO A MILESTONE.....:smile:

Hi, still recuperating from the removal of the lap band, my stomach has not been the same and is since Jan.2008 , Six months now, my body retains a lot of water, my belly is bigger then before, gained about 40lbs. even tho i had a kidney stone removed 3/08 ,had a stent put in , and it was in for a month and a 1/2 . :tt1: now ... i'm trying to do excises to strengthen my muscles, cause , they were so weak, (from resting for about 4 months to get better), i couldn't get around . i feel fat. and tired,.... today. did a little excise. but couldn't finish. my body feels so much heaver , now more then i ever felt.... but, tomorrow, is another day, and will try doing a different excise, So i'm down today , thanks to Jehovah for tomorrow, i'm thinking of Tye Bo to really let it hurt. last week i did tone and sweating VHS tape, and it did really good, got my body up and moving without pain, BUT. big mistake went to visit, my daughter and grandchildren during the weekend and today i feel rundown . i could cry, So tomorrow, is for me.. I'm learning the fight is harder the second time around, but excise, tho it hurts for the first week, but, man now. i have won that fight, so i need to continue moving around and keeping busy. walking , So you guys keep it up. margie band 4/2003 removed 1/08 kidney stone removed 3/08 THE FIGHT IS HARDED BUT THE REWARDS ARE SWEETER.:eek:

HI, just being in the site and posting your problems with the removal of you band is a help to alot of people that have had trouble and don't know why or what is going on with there body and mind, to those that it has gone well great, to those that have not, we need to keep trying and not give up is depressing to have to start all over again, and taking drinks and diets, to lose the weight, i personally can't stand to start over and now to lose more then 45lbs . i could scream, but, you have to go forward. and hope for the best, .... ------------------------------------------------------------------ margie.

got my lapband removed, been suffering for about 3 or 4 yrs. but, at the end i couldn't hold food or drinks down, on the last four days , not , knowing what was wrong, or what? was happening to me, all the Water ,liquids were coming out of my body, as fast as i drank to try to replace them. at least three buckets of water . but no food. i am not against the band, i've learned alot about myself and all my hangups. but, it was a hard way of learning. to do it yourself. and leave all my fears and problems , and throw them to the wind . to those that still have the band. be good to yourselfs and get support and help , and chew slow and very small bits. My lapband got loose and choked my stomach , i saw a picture and it looked like a hughmunges basketball. ready to explode.:confused: GOD BLESS, margie ------------------------------------------------------------ band 4/6/2003 new york lost, 50lbs. band removed 1/30/2008

hi, wishing i remember what the doctor told me in the emergency room, not all bands are placed correctly , and i believe so. I'm really sorry, that your hopes and dreams are put on hold.. and your wishes ,will take just a little longer then you though to accomplish . but, keep trying, i've learned that now, i can be patient with myself. and lose the weight , so i know how you feel. in gaining 16lbs. fear, stress of finding i had kidney stones. and the pain of it . boy, you could have hit me with a rock and it would not have hurt as much as finding this out. everything is on hold, now, but, it doesn't meaning i'm quiting. i'm on vacation on strategy island . so when i get the ok, i will , racing to finish this fight. So just, think of what your going to do. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- margie band 4/5/04 emergency removal 1/23/08 NOTHING IS IMPOSABLE TO THE CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH. HE MAKES HOPES AND DREAMS COME TRUE.:thumbup:

hi, utah, it's not easy, with this band, but, to be very honest with you, one of my problems, started , with the group that had gathered for support, they were talking about how they could eat a whole slice of pizza, with no problem.even a mother and daughter team that got the band together, i couldn't believe what i was hearing wow that's neat, i can eat pizza and donut's and rice and Beans, man , that sound so good. but, i had not had the band put on yet, so when I finally got the band on, on stress days, on sad days, my hunger kicked in really hard. so i tried to eat the right way , but two or three more bites, were ok, no way. so miss information can really hurt you in the long run , and i tried .pushing the envelopes . not a lot but, that extra bite got me all the time ,then the food allergies, my stomach, and my body , some taste just turn my stomach, so be true to yourself. and if it ,doesn't sound right, maybe, is not, .... with the band you need a lot of support, and friends that will be there , to help you , in a loving way, cause, we can't share our fears, and sadness, and being sick , with those who, don't understand, at times, only you know how strong you can be and you are. ---------------------------------------------------------------- margie band 4/5/04 emergency removal 1/23/08 BEING TRUE TO YOURSELF DOES NOT MEAN GIVING UP, IS TRYING HARDER AND GIVING IT YOUR BEST SHOT.:thumbup:

hi, utah sorry ,your friend had such a terrible experience . i'm so glad she is doing so much better, and you are doing so well , with your band, i know is hard to let the band removal not effect a person so much , but, her battle , has just begone, i gain 16lbs. and is hard to admit it . and now , is a worse fight to get the weight off. but.when i saw all the food and having to cook, even tho i was not feeling , well at the time, i tasted, and tasted, every thing i could.. bad ideal,,,, now my husband and i ,, on this Monday, are going to start excising and counting calories . i was good at that, but ,mind you ,he didn't volunteer, for this. he looked shocked , but, as loving as he is , and almost with tears, said ok, so no more donuts, cakes, midnight snacks, no more temptation , no more midnight snacks , hurray!!!!!! . he needs to lose weight, and i need a partner. right now, i'm even using my cat to walk as often as possible, so i got those, cat carriages to stroll her out side when i walk. so far, she gets in the carriage, and waits just to get out the house, and i know how she feels, on nice days . this is new to me, but, i would not have thought of it before. or had the nerve to ask any body to go for walks, but, now I CAN... so you and your friend just, keep encouraging each out, and be careful when you feel any thing uncomfortable, or can't keep food down, even if you've had your band for a while.. did you guys get the band around the same time together. how much weight did you guys lose, and how's the weather over there:shades_smile:.? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- margie band 4/5/04 emergency removal 1/23/08 FEAR KEEPS US FROM MOVING FORWARD.AND PUSHING ON

hi , my band was place wrong from the beginning. so i didn't have a chance to enjoy the fruits, of the work i was going to put to losing the weight. i chewed tums for my heartburn, and gas. but,with all that i was going threw, i had other problems , i didn't know about , everything showed in the x-rays , but, no doctor, bothered telling me, like a big kidney stone, gold stones, which all this complicated, so much of my health and brings down your spirits, in trying to lose the weight.. since , your sick all the time ,you need to find out what else you may have , when i had problems,it was hard to chew the food small very small, cause, i was so hungry, and eating to much, then i became allergy, to some foods, as soon as. i put the food in my mouth i vomit it out ,i could hardly hold down any thing, so i couldn't eat alot of foods, trial and error, i didn't eat the same foods that made me sick the first time around, you'll get to hate them, chicken, pork, steaks,meats, in very small portions.. then came drinks, i was down, to potato's and yogurt, milk.. but, slimfast helped a lot, also. because, they were liquids .. at times i didn't want to eat, in fear of getting sick. Try to find a doctor, or buy your x-rays and see for yourself . in what could be wrong ........ Hoping you find relief sooner then later. and don't get discourage. just be careful.take Vitamins no matter what...... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ margie, band,4/5/04 emergency removal, 1/23/08 THUR PRAY AND SUPPLICATIONS MAKE YOUR PETITIONS KNOW TO GOD.

The hardest thing to learn is that the band is a helper,and a support , not a permanent, fixture. i know i was counting down the days ,when it will come out , and was scared as to what? i was going to do afterwards , when it had to be removed in the emergency way that it had to come out. you learn to keep your balance and your wits on things . cause, everything looks, good to eat , and you feel like , a failure , a complete failure . i stuck it out , with all that i went threw with the band and almost lost my life, when the doctor , explained how serious it was, and show me a picture of what it look like, I'm so glad it was taken out, and my husband got to see the picture too. and couldn't believe it. all these feeling, after dealing with so much, but, to my surprise:eek: . i also had kidney stone,at the same time i had the band. one stone that was 11mm big, to large to pass Thur the kidney tube or urethra canal,and the rest are small enough to pass, finding this out a month later, so i ,also had complications from the kidney stones, how, sad and confuse am i . now, I'm getting a Sten put into my urethra canal to laser the stone to pieces to remove it, piece by piece. everything should be done by the end of this month, Jehovah willing. the sad part, is that I've gain 16lbs. now i have to start on diets and all over again .but, with all that i've learned from this, it should be way better. and more sensible to me. So the removal of the band, starts a new or the same challenge as before. depending were the band ends and you begin....... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- margie, band4/5/04,N.Y emergence removal, 1/23/08,PA. THE PAST HELPS YOU TO IMPROVE YOUR FUTURE, CHANCES

hi, pan at times, they want to see, how you can do, but, for doctor's is how your health, and if you can , cause is not the band, that's going to do it , it's you and if you can give your body a starting chance , now, you got to do it , any way, start now, this is the band, so we can eat 4oz. of food 3 to 4 or 5 times a day, so just, think of how much you have to do now, with the band is for five years , more or less, you got to start now, to get use to is, your getting a head start on it, is for your health and life.... ----------------------------------------------------------------- margie 4/5/04 removed 1/23/08 WHEN YOUR RUNNING A RACE, YOU PRACTICE, FOR EACH MILE.........

HI, pan you know, you can ask to see your x-rays, and the doc. explain it to you, of what he sees, is the problem or an other doc. in his field. or buy your x-rays to see for yourself. some one can give you an answer, so you don't have to wonder so much, and worry .. ... ----------------------------------------------------------------- margie b 4/5/04 removed 1/23/08 THE MORE WE ASK THE MORE ANSWERS WE GET..

hi, sham i too, am type2, band from4/5/04, since your portion is so small, you need to find foods that are high in protein, look for that on the cartons, labels, you need to be careful, with fruits, but, when your weight , starts to come down your blood sugar, also starts to come down, ask your doctor, how many times a day you can eat, because of your small portions a day4 or 5 or6 as long as they are 4oz. each time, or what the doctor says, to help you. monitor yourself carefully. to get enough to keep you healthy. and well, ask questions, on the type 2 diets, weight loss is great, and you will feel so much better, and your diabetics , will get better, ------------------------------------------------------------------ margie 4/5/04 emergency removed 1/23/08 THE MORE YOU WORK AT IT THE BETTER IT GETS.

hi,pandagirl this just shows how, patient and understanding you are, things will go wrong and we need all the patients in the world to deal , with so many problems, but, in the long run , you are the winner, in health and emotions. for what is to come ahead. just give us an update as to how you are doing, and how you feel , it helps , to keep you going an other week or month. ---------------------------------------------------------------- margie band 4/5/04 emergency removal 1/23/2008 WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WERE ARE MADE OF, UNTIL WERE'RE PUT TO THE TEST.

Hi , unless, you or any one , who is going to lap band surgery , starts to eat a month or weeks before the surgery, to be prepared , and slowly gets use to eating small sizes portions. after your band your hunger , becomes ferocious, and thinking of food becomes worse , the band is a helper, to you and not a guard or protector. you must do everything, to win , look inside yourself, keep busy, talk to friends that really want to help you in your road to lose this grip of food need. and the first days and weeks are the hardest. cause you don't know. what you, yourself can do , emotionally or physically , ask for help and eat very slowly and chew chew chew, your food well. so it can digest . so you wont have any problems. enjoy the losing of your weight and toss your problems of the road. Get better. ------------------------------------------------------------ margie, band 4/5/2004 emergency band removal 1/23/2008 lost 50lbs the hard way. EACH DAY, BRINGS SURPRISES TO BAD WE ARE JUST NEVER READY:eek::thumbup:

:Hi, deneicy I'm feeling so good and heathy, thank you. two weeks now, and i can keep food down, with no pain. since you just had the lapband ,put on. it works, and you can lose the weight save with no problems, at best. But, you must chew your food well, the backaches come from , the food pushing down on the tiny airway. to reach the big stomach. if the food is not small enough , it gets clog and backed up. and the pain can last 3 to for 4hrs. until it comes up or it passes thru. and there are foods that you can't hold down no matter what, you only find out, when you try it, and it comes up. is a trial and error. but, keep the bites small, well chewed, no matter what, you try, so becareful when you eat, enjoy, when the weight , starts to come down , you will , start feeling releaved and peppie, so enjoy it ,,,:thumbup: God Bless , margie ----------------------------------------------------- band 4/6/2003, Dr. Texiriea, Julio N.Y. removed 1/30/2008, by Dr.T. Shope PA. Penn, state Hersey, hosp. EACH MORNING GIVES US A NEW DAY AND A NEW START.

hi I would like you all to understand , that, my band was placed wrong from the get, which i did'nt know, until years later, having, migrains, diabetes, diversticuly, goldbladder stones, and over weight, this band was a God sent. to me, But, you have to learn that, you have to really, know and search and talk to lapbanders . you are not prepared for the road ahead. Much pain, backaches, headaches,not useing the bathroom for days. and to the point were , you can only eat , two or three different kinds of foods. the doctors told me , at the time i had the band removed ,that the band was new even to them at the time i had it put on. to my suprize to me , it was the doctor that was going to help remove it. was the same female doctor that . helped my NY. doctor put it on 5 yrs ago. how sick was that. now, they are more awear of all the medical problems , that have come up. i had so many complications, but, also , so many , medical problems, no one thought , it mite be the lapband i had, living in N.y. and moveing to PA. just out the hospital moving to PA.( did not take NY insurance was sicken). finding help, was like a needle in a haystack. Now, thank God i'm getting help after , so many years of calling , searching , asking, and praying. there are symptoms, that you need to becareful with, that's why , i 'm posting my case. this site has helped to know so many things , that helped me to deal with what. i was going thru. Margie------------------------------------------------- band 4/6/2003 removed 1/30/2008 FEELING BETTER EVERYDAY.:regular_smile:

Thank you so much for the info. on Protein, and the websites to go to, they were great. Margie, 4/5/04 295,237,gol140 Dr.Texeria, Julio Moved to St.Luke host. Knowlegde is power, and we need all the strength, courage,and endurance to finish this race. to a better life.:couch2: :typing:

Hi , I find that when you eat and is not as small as the doc. want it to be , we get pain . is a little hole and the piece is a tad to big. and the pressure give alot of pain , back , sweat, dizzynes, also the weight of the belly ,if i may call it that, also put pressure. is so much to get use to and to know yours body's feeling, it take a while.. but , most of all talk everything over with you doctor's and feel better. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Margie band 4/5/04 ny. 295/237/gol 140 SMALL BITES IS THE KEY TO RELIEF THE PAIN....

your experance just blows me away, with so much to have to go throught with the band. to also be aware, of every other pain, when you think is gas , or 45mins later, you get a pain from the food you eat.. i'm so glad you posted your experience in this site, it will help me be careful. and more aware...thank you so much..and so glad your feeling so much better, and are going forward with your determenation, and your life..God Bless. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- margie, band 4/5/06 295,-51 gol140 THE HARDER THE TASK , THE STRONGER WE BECOME:messenger3: :dog: :cat:

Hi, I've lost 51lbs.and it's taken me about 2yrs slow but, didn't want it to come back. yoyo effect even band.. and the loose skin, is hard not to worry about it right now ,cause i haven't reached not even halfway goal yet. but, is in the back of my head... is a small price to pay to get your health and life back. so i try to enjoy, now, and being able to fit in a chair without being staired at and walk up the stair, without stopping to catch my breath...still enjoying those perks... but, is something to start thinking about more, as i read all your thoughts and feelings about the question. i hope for you guys the best. and keep a postive outlook, cause, I'm in your shoes, thinking and hoping for a different solution, other then surgery, maybe lazer like they do on the face that shrinks the skin and tightens it.:faint: -------------------------------------------------------------- Margie, banded 4/5/04 ny. ny. 295-244lbs gol-144lbs THE BEST IS YET TO COME: :cat:

becareful, and talk to your doctor, about, it . that's one of the problems, that is out there, and keep asking.... ------------------------------------------------ margie 295,247,140 4/5/05ban ny. ny. slow but, save

If all that love went into putting it to one humane being, you might have the answer, and if you shared that love with and feelings to go with it, too ,with other persons ,,you would feel much better, and would realize, that love is for those who can give it back, and pain is for the moment a reminder. of how alive we are in this world where some people (don't care). because food is what keeps us alive, but, a loving person, weather it be ,parents or our children or our friends, nobody can replace how we feel about them. so when we eat,and eat... we seperate ourselfs for those we love that make us feel crazy , and loved at the same time,, ... then we blame others for our isolation. and not wanting to share. anthing..with any body,not those we love and oh yes, those we even don't like.. they get the never in my life cold shoulder ..instead of dealing with our feelings , we give up, not , on ourselfs , but, on others, they get so confused at the way,we turn them down when we don't want to be with any one, and if wer'e really honest, then we push them away and make them feel that is them, cause they don't understand....to change that, confusion, where does your feeling lay, in food that does not give back what you, need or in people, no matter how, difficult it is , is better to have some one that loves us and is there, then to have no one at all, an lose a voice who cared.. so if you give ..you will get much back. even your health, which you need to go out and share your live with family and friends and you husband and kids, who need you most.. with much love... ---------------------------------------------------------- Margie 295,247,gol 140 ban,4/5/04 ny, ny, slow but, save

To be afraid of the life change, is like eatting 5,000 calories, rather then1,500 or 1,000. you learn to be a better person. and fine that you like yourself, and you can let go of the offensiveness that has keep you unhappy and angry .. not going out , not enjoy a brisk walk, staying out late, and enjoying, a comfortable seat, just a few things to miss. is a change in your life, but, each day you grow stronger, and wiser as to your needs. you rely on different things to focus on.. breathing better, knee pains getting better, going up the stair, stronger, and smiling and laughing harder, cause,.. you worked hard for that, is all good... best of health.. --------------------------------------------------- Margie 4/5/04 295,247, goal 140 slow but, save

Congras. too ALL each day is exciting, and also scary. but , the challenge is their, and it is, you will search every aspect of your life and feelings, and awaking to many things, but, is the beginning of your life, many ,will not understand or even temp you. so may God give you strenth and courage, for this long and worth while trip, you will be so happy,.... --------------------------------------------- Margie banded 4/5/04 295lbs. now 247lbs goal 140 dr. texeira ny. slow but save...

So, glad to finally , have some control, when being so out of control, at least you can say ,your fianlly doing something for yourself. other then self distruck. to look back to what??? emptyness and saddness. no time for that. or regrets. its not easy, but, for the first time in your life you are fighting for something worth fighting for your health and well being ,besides family and friends. it takes a while to realize that, and when the big baby is happy , so are the little babys and that counts for alot ... ---------------------------------------------------------- Margie 4/5/04 295 now 247 goal 140 dr. texeira, ny slow but safe