lauren0728

Ok, so im wayyy confused. I was able to eat normal portions without a problem up until yesterday morning. I woke up and had a protien shake, which came back up. I had never had that happen before, i mean its liquid!. But i thought maybe i drank too fast or something. I later tried to have a couple sips of Water which gave me that horrible stuck or golf ball feeling in my chest. That didnt come up, but it felt like it wanted to. I went to bed and woke up 3 times in two hours choking on my own spit! So i sat up instead of laying and got a warm glass of water hoping to open myself a bit. And i threw that up, and continued to dry heave. After one or two episodes of that the pressure in my chest went away and i could sleep. I thought this was just an off day and it would get better. Welllll i woke up this morning feeling ooookayy and tried to have a glass of water. That came back up and i dry heaved again. So idk what the heck couldve happend from one day to another but i think im going to go the ER to see if they have a lap band doc on call that can come unfill me so i can get some hydration....... what do u guys think?? has this happened to anyone??? p.s~~~> sorry for the long post!

idk if this is outta your budget but you might want to consider a trip to Layne Brant.... they have cute and supportive bras for large breasted women.... when i got my last two it was buy one get one half off so i got two very nice bras for 50 bucks, to me thats a steal. im a 38 DDD or F so i feel ya in the boob department! = )

i just got one for chirstmas... and i tried putting like turkey in it with mayo to make like a turkey salad..... but it wouldnt chop it up like it shows on tv. any suggestions??

ok, so ive been trying to get an appointment with Dr. Ren, or with any PA's at the office, but they just dont return my phone calls. Anybody have any suggestions for me? i dont know if i should call everyday and be a pain in the ass or what...

i try to log everything, but i think my evil right now is me not getting enough water. Im going to be diligent about that for a week and see what happens. Im contimplaiting getting an actitrainer... we shall see

stacy- i had one fill, i have 7.5 ccs in my band now (10cc band) steph and dave- thanks for the advice. I am trying to eat the best quality stuff i can.. like egg whites and veggies, meat gets stuck...The Water thing kinda went over my head. I KNO i dont get 64 oz in during a day, will that make a huge difference?. And i do get protien, but i bet not alot. dave- what kinds of things are u eating to get all of your protien in and still be around 900 cal?? thanks guys.. im hoping this works...

Well i was so excited about my weight loss.. i lost 13 pounds in the first month of being banded, and then another 5 after that. Since then i have lost NOTHING. i have no idea what to do. i am eating NO WHERE near what i did before. Yet the nothing? i know im not working out as much as i should so im not expecting alot of pounds to come off... but SOMETHING?? right? i dont know what to do to start loosing weight. Lately ive been pretty tight (i think due to stress) so ive been getting in even less... but get this i have gained back those 5 pounds i lost in the last month. I have no clue. ANY insight as to what i should do would be GREATLY appreciated. <3 Lauren

Im 5'4". so not much help.... im not on my way down yet, but this was upp 100-110ish Size0 110-125ish Size2 125-135ish Size4 135-150ish Size6 .. gained real fast between here to even get clothes!! 150-160ish Size10 160-170 Size 10/11 170-180 Size 13

ok.. if you can pm me and let me know when u find out that would be greattt!! good luck on your journey!

Hey, i live in PA about 2 hours from NYC. Ive heard great things about Christine Ren, so ive been considering her for my fills (I got banded like 8 hrs away) If you've been banded for filled by her please give me some insight... i just wanted to know your expirences with her... thanks!!

wow... well its good to know why i was so tight... that just seems so wierd to me.. does anyone know why stress causes it to get tighter? Thanks all = )

get tighter when you get pissed off or aggervated. I have had such a day... and i cant seem to keep anything down. At one point i actually pb'd ona protien shake! Im attibuting it to my stress level and overall just being pissed off because yesterday i had a fairly 'open' day. I was just wondering if this happens to anyone else...

ok, so ive been searching all over and have been getting mixed answers.... what do you eat on a ketosis diet? anything but carbs?? I found some sites that just said protien, others said protien and fat, and one said only protien and fat during the week and carbs on weekend? Im so confused ...hellp?!

not like this should be the least of my concerns right now, but i started feeling like crap yest, so i KNOW i didnt eat that much (700 cals at best) and the days before that ive been busy as hell so my cal intake was under 1k for at least 4 days now.... so why the heck have i GAINED weight? within the last two days i gained 2 lbs... what the heck? ugh i guess its just insult to injury...

im not nasueated, but i dont get the wierd pain you get when your stuck either... its wierd when i drank it literally stayed down like a minute... no slime, no pain, just shot back up.

thnks guys, i sipped some hot water and got down some liquid day quill... we will see how that works. Ill try the theraflu next. My band doc is like 8 hrs away from me, so im continplating calling my family doc for a decongestant or something...

Ok, ive been banded for like a month and a half. Today i woke up with reallllly bad head congestion, sore throat, the works. I want to take day quil so that i might be able to breath, buuuut everything ive dank has made a VERY rapid return apprearence. How the heck am i going to keep anything down today? I think its because of the really thick mucus in my head which is y i cant breath in the first place.... What should i do?????

ok since banding ive lost like 15 lbs, almost all of it the first week after surgery. my goal for the next month is 10lbs. Do i think it will happen? no, but at least i can wish!!

i am, i saw it last night. I think think that if they are going to be in that kind of facility that they shouldnt have the access to those foods. Its like sending a drug addict to rehab and letting them shoot up whenever they feel like it. Brookhaven is doing an amazing thing for these people who would otherwise die, and it fustrates the crap outta me that they dont care...

Lol- i can relate, mine wont budge past 160. I get to like 162, and WHAM, right back to 165, 166. I dont have a damn clue. I am CONVINCED it is the scale becuase listen to this. The day i went for my fill MY scale said 168, and the Drs office scale said 166.5! I was like 'are you sure that thing is right?!?!?!' usually my scale weighs me at LEASTTT 4 lbs lighter than the doctors. I have come to the conclusion that scales are like guys, i will never figure them out....

HELL YESS!!! charge her for more. You did twice the work... you told her what you wanted, and she didnt give that to you. I have the same disease too, i got out of my way alllll of the time for people, in this case i think that you deserve some compensastion.

im from the poconos in pa, about 1.5 hrs fromNYC... but pills go down fine (any bigger than an M&M you should split)

If i go on a binge it can last me almost a week because i get into the mentality of ' well i screwed up yesterday, why not today?' which is BAD. I still struggle everyday with my head hunger, but i find a couple things help me... eating on a set schedule like laurend said, and also i find if i cut out carbs/sweets i wont be as likely to crave them. IT IS hard in the beginning to cut those things out, but after a week or two the cravings will subside.

thanks! im still trying to figure out where to go for my fills. . . i know its bad but im probably going to end up at the least expensive...... im self pay

they make you wait 6 months evenfor fills?? holy crap