MissNilsa

THANK YOU MA'AM! I will keep all of you posted. getting ready for hospital now. a bit of anxiety!

You will be fine!

I will keep you guys posted. hopefully with some not so bad news! :0

did you really have a 6 month liquid diet to follow? wow, i'm freaking out over my 10 day liquid diet. I admire you for being able to do that.

i just lost an entire post that i had for you. but the main thing is that i've known people that have done gastric; and they don't always do the right thing but there are a lot of people who are doing well with the lap band. it is the least invasive of all procedures. also, you need to be ready to let go of the food, regardless of the procedure you choose. don't stress out. do more research; don't just listen to negative stuff. there is negative in everything in life. and then decide. if your doctor doesnt want to do it; find another guy who will. even if you have to travel. best of luck. /nilsa

My surgery is tomorrow 8/13 and I am freaking out also! I am having mini funerals for my favorite foods. i guess we all go through this! I'll keep you guys posted

:whoo:Hi everyone::clap2: tomorrow is surgery. all this time working up to this moment. I will be joining you bandsters very soon! hopefully i won't have to wait a long time for the surgery to begin. I have to be at NYU at 1:00 pm which isn't the best thing. So I hope I go in shortly after that. Thanks everyone for all of your support. /nilsa:ranger:

I'm going in for surgery tomorrow. its the first time I come on here and hear about growling. No wonder that lion in the commercial growls so loud. How slick are they! LOL. thanks guys

OK - thanks. I wonder if that is the same as tylenol with codein. I have to tell the doctor not to give me codein or vicoden because i am seriously allergic to those. thanks again

What is a low profile mini port?

hi! thanks for replying. you seem to be doing awesome in your journey. a lot of weight you lost. it is inspiring.

Hi: I am curious about something since i've been on this site. i hear people talking about their first, second and so on fills and so now i wanted to find out if the band is placed by the surgeon in an "empty" state until the first fill? in other words, they do not fill it during surgery do they? thanks! /nilsa:ranger:

what is loratab?

Can you eat shrimp and chicken Baby?

Thank you guys for responding. I was curious about what the real answer was. Thanks again. Being banded on Monday! a little scared.

Thank you, i will take a look. I am going in for surgery on the 13th of this month! thanks again

I remember being told earlier in my process that you have to stop drinking something like 1/2 hour before meals and not to drink anything until after at least 20 minutes after a meal. I would like to know what the reasons are for this particular rule. I should have asked but I didn't.

I am also a christian faith person. I was also with a gay man. Let me just say that you are headed for misery for the rest of your life if you stay in that marraige. Period. I understand all that stuff about your husband never walking away from god and more than likely it is true, but you see, someone who is gay, will always be gay. Whether they act on it or not. If you read your own post, you say, that you want to feel loved and be desired. Do you honestly think that your husband will one day desire you? If two plus years has not showed you that he cannot, even if he wanted to, feel desire for any woman, then you just need a little more time to see it, is all i'm saying. Gay means gay. Your husband knows he did not choose to be gay. It is something that just is what it is. I think it is sad when people say that they are staying together for the children. To sacrifice your own life to that extent, when the truth is that all children are so resilient and there are ways and words and methods that would keep them healthy, even if you walk away from a loveless marraige. You say your friend doesn't understand your sex less marraige. That is not surprising, although most people don't really show what is really going on in their own back yard. You want to be loved. You want to be desired. These are all healthy normal feelings. I'm, saying that even if your husband decides... "let me be intimate with her.... she deserves it.." You will undoubtedly STILL feel the disconnect from your husband because in your heart of hearts, as a human being, you know what the real deal is. I am sure god wants you to be happy. I am sure of that.

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Wow, sorry to hear this. it sounds like a control issue. Why don't you remind him that you need to eat according to what the doctor and surgery requires. He shouldn't be pressuring you into eating more, it is counter productive. If I were you, I would call the doctor and have him speak to the doctor directly. I mean, it sounds like someone needs to get through to him, other than yourself. Who better than your surgeon?

Thanks, it sounds like a good plan. it doesn't sound like a good idea to jump into resistence training right away. I would be afraid to do that.

:sick:help:hi everyone: I woke up with an ear infection today and my surgery is scheduled for 8/13 next week monday. Does anyone know whether taking antibiotics will interfere with the surgery at all? I figure I have to go to my primary care physician and get some antibiotics to take care of this before the surgery or suffer for the entire week which is not an option. Anyone with any information about this? Knowledge? Thanks:help:

Hi everyone: My surgery is 8/13 and I know i will need an arm lift because i lost the weight before and my arms used to make me cry. anything and everything about this surgery I would like to know. I am in NY, any good surgeons used by anyone? How long was recovery, painful? Everything. I appreciate your input. /nilsa

you have to redo your signature and ticker

I agree with you wholeheartedly. Amen