gilliebean

i would think once your insurance has approved it that it wouldn't matter anymore cause you were given the go ahead. I guess i could be wrong

im only three months out but i haven't had any problems but that doesn't mean anything either. There are so many variables it would be impossible to tell you for sure. I was scared to thats why i had this surgery and not the bypass cause i couldn't get over my fear to have the bypass but got over to have this one. The best advice I think is to know that you can trust your surgon (sp?)

They gave me hydrocodon (sp?) but i didn't need it i had two shots of some kind of antiflamitory in the hospital but other then that i had no pain meds. I also have 0 pain tolerance.

your on clear liquids before your surgery? Then your going to be hungry drink lots and lots of water that will curb that hunger alittle bit anyway.

High i started with a BMI of 59 but i must be taller then you because my starting weight was 382. I also don't understand doing such drastic messures for not a lot of weight to lose but i guess its all about personal decissions. I am here if you would like my support and you can PM me anytime you like. I can always use more lapband buddies

Hi I have a question. I just had my second fill. I for some reason can't drink water. I can drink warm drinks and cold drinks just not plain water. Has anyone else had this problem and will it go away?

i can get it down but its painful. I do think i needed a little unfill and everything kinda hurts going down. It took me three hours to 1/2 cup of mashed potatoes last night

your fine as long as its didn't stick which apparently it didn't. Just don't do it again till monday like your doctor wants. But don't freak out your ok.

i am very restricted however i can get my liquids and protien shakes down it just takes awhile and i hope it will loosen in a couple days when its time to eat food

I had my second fill yesturday. The doctor told me it was pretty tight cause he is having problems getting into my port. So here is the question will the tightness losen up after a while?

i know they don't have anything to do with each other however, because he is having problems getting into my port even under fluro he was alittle more aggressive then he normally would have been in the hopes that my fill will last longer

I am trying to figure out what is a good amount to burn per 1 hour work out. I currently work out for an hour 4-5 days a week I know i need to increase but i would love to know what a good rate of calorie burn is

hi i am very much in the same boat as you. I have these workout dvd's that you would think was for old people but to start with those and work your way up to something more up beat i think is good. It call Walk away the pounds and its a great place to start i also have the jillian michaels dvd's but they are a little to advanced for me at the moment but when i get there i will be rockin it cause they are pretty good and we all know how she likes to kick butt. So anyway there are my suggestions. I also just purchased a yoga for beginers dvd in the hopes it would help me with my streches.

a song that really inspires me to get my ass moving is natashia betingfields unwritten. Its so true that we are the only ones that can write our books and the books not over yet.

think lots of people second guess what they have done in the first couple weeks. Its your brain trying to catch up with whats really going on. I had a major freak out and mental break down but then i got over it and im fine now. Once you can eat some regular food and start feeling human again you will probably feel better

My father in law sent me some falafle and i don't know what to do with it. If anyone out there knows how to cook it so it tastes good please let me know thanks lots.

The stuff i have is like a poweder do i add water? if so what constantance should it be? thanks for the help

Well i went to get my second fill and the doctor couldn't get the needle in the port. He poked me three times and dug around while he was in there it hurt like an sob o well. I go in next thursday so he can do it under fluro and hopefully get the needle in. Anyway just wanted to tell someone. Thanks for reading

Think everyone is hungery during the liquid and pureed stages cause it all goes down to your big stomache. You are on the liquid and pureed foods so that if your stomache got inflamed do to the fill it will heal. You are probably retaining water most people can't gain 5lbs of real weight in one night thats impossible.

Dont stress so much. Heres a couple things you can't base your weight lose off others cause us bigger people will lose fast generally speaking. I didn't lose any weight for like three weeks either I starting going back to the gym and I am losing between 1-2 lbs a day right now. I know it will slow down but while its happing i am happy. So the moral don't stress and start moving.

the first assumption is that you always start with things you can do at home. So you eat slower, you eat something different maybe your band isn't ready for that. I wasn't aloud to eat solids for three days after my fill so that if my stomach was irriated.

Are you drinking right after you eat or are you waiting an hour? You need to wait an hour. I think if you can eat without chewing well and nothing gets stuck you probably need a fill. I know i do

check with your doctors office i know some of them have clothing exchanges.

I went threw the same depression i mean i didn't want to take it out cause i was still alittle rational. Westcoast is my lapband buddy and i don't think i would be sane if it weren't for him. You really need to find a lapband buddy that gets you like him and i get each other. It helps alot. I was very upset that i couldn't eat what i wanted i called friends and would just cry cause i couldn't eat certain things. But i just keep telling myself i will beable to eat normal food again and sure enough almost two months later I can. I am still learning how to cope with my feelings cause i can't emotionaly eat. Which makes it harder to get threw the depression when you don't know how to deal with it. The things that have helped me is reading this board, talking to someone that understands me and to just keep talking. If you keep it bottled up it makes it worse. I talk to anyone who appears to be listening lol. It does get better. Your hormones are probably off to. I know mine are I have had my monthly three times since surgery, I am super B*tch, but I to know that it will all even out soon i just have to be patient. I hope this helps if not im sorry. You can Pm me when ever you like hopefully i can be your ear.

hi kim, Can i ask were you and hubby separeted cause of you having the surgery? I know they say thats could be a problem but i don't know how real those stats are. Just curious