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Everything posted by ladysplenda
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This is a dumb question...
Homemade vegtable beef soup pureed.UMMM UMMM Good. Chicken salad pureed tuna salad Cream soups (soup at hand cambells) Puddings protien drinks instant mashed potatoes(idahoan) add water and milk and I cant belive it not butter apple sauce So many of these thing are so ez to take with you on the go. Why eat baby food this stuff is great and ez
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will it work for me?
If you eat till you are full and stop the band might work if you eat till you are misrable it will not. I have not been banded very long.Before the band I could eat two Dairy Queen hamburgers or 1/2 a large pizza and salad.I do not feel like I could do it now.About a cup of soup and im full could not and do not want to eat anymore.
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2 days to go
Watch your intake and walk as much as possible.Lots and lots of water. Good luck. I had my surgery 10 days ago doing great now down 14lbs.
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Prednisone.........
I hate to say it but it does cause you to gain. I hope you can stop taking it soon.My mother had to rake them and she put on a lot of weight.Is there anything else they can give you?
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One week out and 13 down almost below 200
I went to the band doc today. I have lost 13 lbs.My insulin has been cut from 65 units and 2 amaryl and two avandia(THE REASON I AM THIS BIG) To ten units and 2 amaryl goodbye Avandia hope I never have to take that again. Hope to be off insulin very soon. If I lose a few more pounds I will be below 200 Yeah Band
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Greetings from the other side
I am on week out.Still a little sore.Had really bad shoulder pain hope you do no have it. Today has been my best day. I have lost 13 lbs. The week of liquids passed fast. I am on mushies and I am sure I will not lose as fast. I hope to be belowe 200 before Christmas. Good luck to you.
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How did you feel immediately after surgery?
I just had surgery last week. The pain of the surgery is NOTHING compared to the shoulder pain I experenced.I am glad to say now day 8 it has finally let up and is just a small pain now. At times it felt like bone on bone.It can and went very strange.But since I have already lost 13 lbs it was worth it. lol
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Who are the MALES in here
This is great.I am laughing my --- off.I I need a good laugh. I have been sore since last weeks surgey.I will laugh in only slight pain now. DOWN 12 lbs in 8 days
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I'm home
Hope you do great. I got banded a week ago.The liquid phase will pass quick.I lost 11 lbs the first six days.
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What about a get together in Shreveport
That is up to you all. Have to be a weekend though.Lisa will be in Texas March wouldnt it be great if we could have a slumber party.What do you think Lisa?????Could ya possibly. Pretty please with sugar on it.If you cant im sure you have some great suggestions for thing for us to do. Lets start making plans for a weekend at the boats. I will need help planning.
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Frustrated w/ Doc's Office! HELP!
I had my lapband doctor sent a request to relase my records to another In network band doctor I was thinking about using.They called wanting me to have surgery the next week. I would call and asked to speak to the doctor and then I would tell them why. Watch them jump through hoops.I would tell them either he can do my surgery before the end of the year or I will find a doctor that can.Do they have to pay your deductable?
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band date 12/13/05
I cried the day of surgey I was so worried. I dont know why I have had a c section,tuble,toncils out,Hyst and gallbladder from my band doctor last year.But I think I was so worried about this surgery because it was such a life changing experience.I love to eat.I have been banded one week today. It was one of the best surgeries I have had. It was a piece of cake. I was worried about having to drink clear liquids for a week.No problem and I lost 11 lbs b y the sixth day. I am on full liquid and mushies for the next month. My goodness if I can lose 11 pounds in six days I cant wait to see what the next month brings.I am not hungery.I had a protien shake and three bites of my husbands gravy this morning and I was full till 2 oclock. At 2 I had a cup of homemade vegtable beef soup pureed. (so good).If anything I am having to worry about not eating enough. I have gone from 65 units of insulin and four pills for my diabeties to 10 units of insulin and two pills in six days.My blood pressure is normal. My diabetic doctor said I will soon be off insulin all together. Just think I almost did not do it because I was worried. Put it in the Lords hands.Pray about it. I know one week out Im sure glad I did it. Hope this helps.
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What about a get together in Shreveport
I was just thinking.Maybe in the future we could have a get together in Shreveport at one of the casinos.Does anyone have friends at the casinos?
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Ahhhhh Mushies Ideas please
I list that stuff on my list but I will stay on thin stuff a while.I was thinking stuff like cottage cheese would be to heavy also.
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Ahhhhh Mushies Ideas please
I made a pot of vegtable beef Soup last night.I was to start mushies today so I thought I would try that pureed. I got out my baby spoon to sample. OMG it is so good.It just hopped into my magic bullet.What can I say. I could only eat 3/4 cup and I was satisfied not full but satisfied. First time in Six days. Amazing I could eat two bowls and 2 grilled chees sandwiches before. I could wait till tommorrow. Doc told me to try to do the liquids for seven days if I could. Well I made it 6 days and 20 hours.I went to the doctor yesterday Im down eleven poulds now at 207.Instead of taking 65 units of insulin and four pills for just my blood sugar Im at 10 units and two pills and montering.Lets see how it holds. I hope to be below 200 by New years. GOOOOOOOOO BAAAAAAAAND
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Almost three days out and needing advice
I do not know about the stinging feeling. But day 8 and still have the awful shoulder pain.Down eleven pounds but I did not weigh till day seven.I would check with the doctor just to be safe.Wylers herbs and spices cubes are great.I started mushies yesterday thank you GOD.I had diarrhea for the next four days till I stared mushies.I can feel for you with the shoulder pain.I have had a C section, Tube, gallbladder and Hyst and I have never had pain like this shoilder pain. It is awful.My surgery spot is minor compared to that.
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7th day and still shoulder pain
Im still getting this awfull pain in my shoulder at time it feels like my arm is dislocated.It comes and goes. Im walking heat, massage and hot showers. It 3:30 am day 7 and here we go again.
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Just banded
I was also banded Dec 1st in Texas.Doing well lost 8 lbs so far.
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Wuzzzupp
Waowza Wowza you look awesome.
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Endoscopy tomorrow
Good luck I hope everything is fine.
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I've been a bad pre-bandster....should I be concerned????
I had low blood sugar at 11pm the night before surgery and I had to eat light all day and my sugar went to low.I ate at 11 pm and did ok in the surgery the next morning.You should be fine.
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Map your location for LBT!
I did it too. Thank's
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Fainting?
My daughter gets low blood sugar. Maybe you can carry one of those little tubes of glucose with you in your purse.I hope everything is ok.
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Shoulder pain HELP
It is strange it comes and it goes. But my daughter can actullay see the knot in my shoulder.I have had a C section, Hyst, Tuble Ligation,and a gallbladder operation this pain hits right up there with the top two.The strange thing is the surgery sight does not hurt that bad at all.
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I feel awful, and it feels great!
GREAT We were worried about you results.Im so glad everything is ok.