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OH you poor thing, from the research that I've read and the NUMBERS of complications that my CLinic publish... Band Erosion is like 1% and band slippage usally only occurs IF you are abusing your band... for example if you OVER EAT amounts of food if you progress to SOLIDS too soon Drinking CARBONATED beverages... if you follow the BAND rules of eating you should have a successful journey and weightloss outcome... Can you see someone else for Fills and post surg. follow up??? this Doctor sounds like a goof! Or is it entirely possible that your family misunderstood his comments or took them out of context ???? I agree with the other poster above, call him on it and have him :check his comments: face to face

HI Lauren; two of my steri stips came off today too, I plastic coated my stomach to have a shower ` but it was to no avail... the rest stayed pretty dry but their edges are curling up too and looking mighty grimey.. oh well... bruising is not too bad escept at my port site too. A purple circle about the size of a baseball. I got a bikini port. not what I had expected but I'm happy none the less. As I hear that a lot of folks get them MOVED later on in a second proceedure. My weightloss so far is 13 lbs. so I'm now 186 as of this a.m. Take care!

To Rose S.: I too beat myself up over "having unnecessary surgery".... plus my Dear Sister kept harping on about it too.... then she said " what if you die?" is it worth it to be thin!" Dah! dosn't she know I'm at risk of heart attack or stroke from staying fat... that's when i decided to DO IT! I have not looked back nor had any second doubts. I wake up every morning and feel so excited that I am consistantly losing and giving away my clothes!!!! In the past on diets I would always SAVE a favourite "big" sized garment .... just in case I ever needed it. Well, no more this time next year I will weight 130 lbs and be muscular... I'm gonna be wrinkled ! as I am 52 yrs old and the fat has plumped up my face nicely for the last two decades... but heck, I've earned each and every one of those 'laugh lines".. Good luck to you on your journey and don't forget = we are all here to support one another.

Hi Lynette: Q: Would the Alaska Cruise leave from Vancouver, British Columbia??? [interested cause I'm a Canadian eh?]

RAINER: If you are hungry, angry, lonley or tired.... that will definetly set you up for problems. I suggest you add a scoop of protien powder(unflavored) to your Broth's or cream Soups.... it adds a bit of substance and increases your PROTIEN which is very important to satiety and good nutrician. Today I ate: Straw/Ban flav. Prot. drink + I added a tsp of Flax Seed OIL (breakfast) Lunch: Another shake, skim milk + 1 tsp Flax Seed Oil Dinner: I made Cream of Broccoli/cheese Soup, + I added 1 scoop of Unflavored Protien powder to it.... OMG it was to die for and I felt very satisfied on 1 cup.

thank you all! I AM doing well.... I can't believe how uneventful this has been, aside from 2 day diarhea.... I am not complaining at all... my incisions are so tiny, my PORT has been placed below my navel and to the left by about an inch... it'll be a good spot I think... Except I noticed while washing dishes its at the exact height of my counter top edge! weird eh? I'll just have to use the Dishwasher more often LOL Full fluids now so I made Broccoli cheese Soup (blendered it too) and had 1 cup... OMG it tasted like REAL food... I also added a scoop of Protein powder to kick it up a bit in Nut. value... It's amazing how these little amts are satisfying me... I LOVE IT!!! down 13 lbs since Pre-op diet

shoot, Kathy... I forgot to mention I asked Dr. Yau if my port could be between my breasts below the rib cage (area).... I said i didn't want it interfering with doing sit ups or YOga.... I woke up and guess where he put it??? an inch to the left and below my navel.... so I guess that's my "bikini area" LOL

Hey KathyBad; It's Peaches9 {{wink, wink}} here.... just thought I'd let you know how I am doing. Its Day#5 post op and I am on Full Fluids now YIPPEE can't tell you how much of a differnce that makes!! I feel terriffic too, plenty of energy.. I've been taking long 45-60 min walks, went hiking down a gorge yesterday! sleeping well, no pain... the odd gass bubble but definetly less than before.. so I havn't taken any tylenol in 2 days. I only took my TORODOL for OP Day and Day #1 post op... didnt' need it after that. Also found out that I didnt' need the liquid tyl. I just bought the 500mg tablets and cut them into 1/4's and they went down just fine... I am also down 13#'s since my pre=diet began Jul 3rd.. so I am very pleased with those results. We should keep in touch byemail... can you send me your address?? are you getting excited? have you started your pre-0-p diet yet???

mspris/ What you are fearing about anesthesia is VERY COMMON indeed... many people have that same fear... I don't know who you are going to have as a surg. and gas man but Perpaps there is someone else on this sight who has used the same facility and could offer you a "Good seal of approval" ya know what I mean? My Gas guy had the personality of "paint drying on a wall" but he KNEW his job well.... when he put the IV in my arm, I didnt' feel it at all and I was asleep in seconds.... When I awoke, there was no nausea or vomiting (which I usually have after Gen. Anesth) but these guys that do bariatric surg... they use the CADILAC of ANTI=nausea medications while you are under sedation... All in all mine was a very possitive experience and I am sure that yours will be too.

Dear DISTANT0098 Go to the store and get some PEDIALYTE, you are down in electrolytes!! THe exact same thing happened to me and I thought I was losing it as I NEVER get headaches.... WIthin an hour or two I was feeling better and energetic too... its amazing what some potassium and salts will do for you! I also used an ICE BAG on my head and tylenol Best of luck

Thanks Danny; MsPris; Congratulations on getting bumped up on your surgery. Making up my mind to have this surgery was one of the hardest decisions I've ever made... but once I made it... I just wanted it over with.. that being said I had it on Wed. so now am day#3 Post-op... Good energy today, but I got the runs... which is kind of a drag.. I re=read my post op discharge notes from teh Doctor and THEY DID mention that some folks get diarhea... as you are only taking IN liquids, so what comes OUT is liquids too.. makes sense now that I think about it... Oh well, a learning curve for sure, tomorrow I'll get to start Protein shakes in the afternoon I can hardly wait for that stage... Keep a positive mental image of how you will look and feel a year from now.... if you do that I am SURE that you will relax and realize that you made the best decsion for yourself. Take care

Hey, any of you Guys NURSES out there???? I am day 3 post op and having bad diarhea!!! on all clear liquids right now. Is it o.k. to take some Pepto bismol??? or Imodium??? Answers appreciated.

Prairielover: ROTFLMAO,,, nope sorry I can't help with the ticker... I told you I was no IT Brainiac!!

Dear PRAIRIELOVER; Welcome abourd!! If you look at the top left of the page, you'll see HOME and beside it CPuser.... If you click on CPUSER it will take you to a place where you can EDIT your Signature... that's how I got all my stats and stuff to appear. Now mind you "I" am no techno brainiac... there are the 'younger' gals on this sight who can give you a lot more info than I ... But this will get you started anyway. I had my LAP on Wed 11 July and I am two days into the CLEAR LIQ phase, 2 more to go and then I get 10 days of FULL LIQUIDS... I can hardly wait! Nice to meet you! ;o)

I also had my surgery 2 days ago in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. All I am allowed until Sunday is CLEAR fluids, Apple Juice, Grape Juice, Broth, Jello & Popsicles. and the SF Popsicles gave me the runs!!!! Argh!! I am drinking Pedialyte right now and its making me feel a bit more energetic. I've been walking too it helps with the gas. But I gotta confess I'd KILL to have teh Pre-op diet right now!~!!! Cottage cheese~Yogurt~ awh ... they sound like divinity~ This stage too will pass, just 2 more sleeps

KERO, I am a Compulsive Overeater (Overeaters Anonymous) and have no power over food... There are meeting for folks like us and perhaps that combined with the LAPBAND "tool" will be the ultimate answer

KERO, You read my ticker correctly, however, I lost 40-45 (down from the 240) myself thru excersise and counting calories... but then for a whole year I plateaued.. and I was starting to really screw around with my food choices and was terrified that I would regain my weight {as I had always done in the past}... So that is why I wanted the BAND to continue to lose and get down to me REAL goal of 130... so the Second number is where I started my Lapband adventure from, 3rd number is my Current-today weight/ and the 4th number is where I am going!

Yuppers, we're Canadian eh? Just a few differences in vocabulary... we say "ro-o-o-f" and you say "Ruof" that always cracks me up when I am watching "This old Yankee Workshop" with Norm Avrams.. My DH LOVE the guy!!!! Seriously!!! I used to live in Victoria B.C. and it is truly a beautiful spot in Canada.. But I LOVE Nevada too!!!! Las Vegas is a fav. destination of mine and I'd love to retire for the winter months to Arizona... ah,joy, oh bliss!!! But I'd always come home for the Spring, Summer and Fall here you just can't beat "Our Home and Native Land".....~~~~~

I am not on ANY Protien right now... just Clear liquids, Apple juice, SF Popsicles, SF/FF Jello, crystal light... but this afternoon I heard back from teh clinic and she said to drink somePedialyte... as I have had a nasty headache yest and today... This seems to be doing the trick as I am feeling better as I write this... I can make it until Sunday at noon.... down 10 lbs.

July 28th is the luncheon, Kelseys in Mississauga 12 noon

Hey V Man, you in Barrie & Im in the Beach... how long you been banded?

anybody heard from BIG WAVE DAVE (Aloha)???? He got banded yesterday like me and I've searched and can't find him... God Bless him wherever he is.

Barix Clinic in Ypsylanti Michigan did Gastric Bypass on my dear friend (she didnt' qualify for Lap band which they also do there) Her Dr. Kam was excellent, and she'd do it all over again... no regrets whatsoever... she has lost 68 lbs. since Feb surgery.

Sorry, someone asked about crushing pills. I have a couple of nasty tasting Rx's so I crush them and add a Chewable GasX crushed, kinda makes it all a little more palatable, then I scoop it up with a spoon and swallow with some crystal light... I got thru today o.k. doing that.

Welcome Sheelagh!!! Always room for one more bander KathyBadL: Yeah it was great to meet you too. My surgery went well, op at 12:30 recovery for a while (I was so groggy that I couldn't remember who put my clothes back on when I got home?) I slept all the way across the 401 and up the 400, didn't remember that either. THen once I got home I slept for another 2 hours. Then I went for a little walk back and forth in front of my house for about 15 mins. to get ride of some gas... Slept pretty good until 5 a.m. then gas had me up walking again. But honestly no REAL pain... just kinda uncomfortable with these "bubbles" churning up and into my left shoulder.. no worries. I took a Tordol and some liq. tyl then my other meds... getting sick of straight fluids though. I gotta hang in with that until SUNDAY. Then I get to have a shower and Full fluids!!! YEAH, Oh joy oh bliss... I can hardly wait. Funny, couldn't hardly wait to have the surg, now I cant' wait for full fluids again. then I'll be whining about mushi... LOL I am silly. My first fill is Aug 27th back in T.O>