Debbid

thanks mss, it's a start...

My company is relocating me to Jakarta, Indonesia, and I will need a fill doctor or bariatric surgeon in the Southeast Asia area. Possibilities in order of preference include: Jakarta, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Perth (Western Australia), Sidney or other Australian locations. Any suggestions?

Sorry about the pun, but it will. I had a similar problem at about the same time post-op, and I asked doctor about laxatives, including Fiber ones (believing they might be more "natural" than MOM or chemicals), & he advised not to take any pills or pharmacy products. Fiber swells in the gut, could cause restriction problems, and he recommended nothing more than raw fruit (ripe bananas, if you can swallow them) and juices (including prune), smoothies, etc. He also suggested that partof the problem may simply be reduced quantities going in means reduced quantities coming out... another thing we have to adapt to.

Jello was fine for me

I have an orbital treadmill with heart rate monitor, haven't used it much lately (pre-surgery), but hope to get back on it post-op

My wife was banded a year ago and has lost almost 100 pounds. that was what convinced me to do it just recently, September