NurseTAB

Call your doctor office they will know what you can take!!

Yeah I have never been able to give up Coke. This by far will be one of my hardest challenges after surgery but I am going to give it my all. I am trying to learn to like unsweetened tea will see how it goes. I hate flat pop so I am not going to even try to drink it after sugery just leads to bad habits.

I am 27 and 270 pounds and had the lap band 2 years ago, without much weight loss success. I intentionally lost 30 pounds from my preop diet and a little bit after surgery but have never really felt any restriction from the band other then bread gets stuck. I will be having the RNY next month and wish I would of went with that all along. If i would of been honest with my self I should of knowen the band would not work for me because I have never eaten large volumes of food. Which the band is good for because it makes you eat less, but if you eat bad in small amounts many times a day the band in my opionion is not the way to go. With the bypass its restriction and malabsorption so you lose weight faster. But your body only does the malabsorption for around 18 months then your body gets used to it. I hope this has helped you out some, but when it comes down to it its your choice.

I have went to edit profile many times and can't find the place where I can update my weight or even add my weight. How do I change that information on my profile. I NEED HELP! BAH!!

It is just kinda a slap in the face when I am so tight on money makes me anxious.

So I got a letter in the mail today 3 weeks before surgery saying I need to pay my surgeon 522$ before I have surgery. It would of been nice months ago when I started this deal that I would of known this. I have been trying to get everything paid off before surgery since I have no short term disabilty. This kinda sucks,... I am already trying to work extra to pay bills now this. Makes me just wanna say well maybe I should wait because I don't have the money but what is waiting going to do for me. Just kinda wanted to get that off my chest and see if anyone else has went through this with there surgeon.

I am new to this forum so I figured I would post a topic. I had lap band surgery in Jan of 2011, lost 30 pounds and now have gained it all back. I never had restriction with my band even with all the fills I had. I will be having the RNY on Sept 10th and am worried that the same thing will happen. I fallowed the guidelines for the first 4-5 months after the lap band but after gaining weight back I went back to old habits. I am worried I will do the same with this surgery. I was wondering how I can keep with the good habits after surgery and what you guys have done to stay focused and eating right? Especially with all the dieting I have done and failed at I am worried I will do the same with this surgery. I haven't had to do anything for my RNY surgery that I had to do with my lap band. I meet with the surgeon on Aug 27th and then 14 days later have surgery. I don't know what kind of diet I will need to follow up to surgery. I am an ER nurse and will be out of work for 4 weeks, and have no short-term disability, which is going to suck, but I know I need this surgery to live a healthier life and be there for my kids. I have a 10 and 3 year old boys who I never have enough energy to do anything with, and I don't cook so they loose out on healthy meals because I'm to lazy and I never really learned how to cook anything that didn't come in a box.