Lumpy

well I got the band in dec 2007. slimming and pbing (i think) are the same thing. It's when you have not chewed well enough, ate too fast or too much and the food becomes blocked. You start to feel like a choking feeling and want to vomit. you hold your head over the toilet and a lot of mucus just comes out and sometimes you may vomit. this could last 30 to 45 minutes sometimes. make sure you chew very well and eat slow. I just found out that I have an enlarge esophagus. I was worried about my stomach pouch being stretch and to come to find out that was fine. It's my esocaphus that is stretch. You would think I was very bad, but I eat carefully. I don't get it. I guess I am just not one of the lucky ones. I have to go back in a few months for another upper GI to monitor it. good luck with your band. It really has changed my life. I lost 100 lbs in 6 months and have only gained back 7 lbs. The only thing I hate now is I am so tired and lazy all the time. I think this is because I didn't exercise to keep my muscles toned and blood flowing. Make sure you exercise.

I wasn't in pain, just a lot of discomfort. The port area was really tough when getting up and down out of the bed. I tried not to use my stomach muscles when possible to lessing the pain. The 2nd day was my worse day and the 3rd was better. I was out of work for a week and had to be careful with stretching and lifting for a few weeks. all went well. my port dosn't bother me at all unless I lean up against the bar, a board or table or something. My port did flip just a little bit so it is a little lopp-sided, but no big deal. I love my band. It keeps me straight. It is tough sometimes when I can't eat or have trouble but atleast I am wearing size 8 now instead of 24. it's great

I am still trying to figure things out. I got banded Dec. 10, 2007; over a year ago. It has went well, but now I have to get an upper GI because the doctor thinks I may have a slippage since I wasn't able to eat or hardly drink over the weekend. I understand that slimming is when I spit up think slime/mucus without vomitting. It sometimes causes me to vomit when I am bent over the toilet slimming. I try not to vomit to reduce the chance of band slippage or stretching my pouch. I am now confused. Is it possible that the band can slip or pouch stetch with vomitting?

I am having the same problems too. I have noticed that in the past month my blood pressure has dropped. I have always had good blood pressure like 120/80. But now it is always round 96/56. I get dizzy and light headed quite often. Because of this, I am really sluggish, tired, and lazy. I have always had lots of energy but now I just want to lay around, yarn, and sleep. I was told that I may need to eat more salt and drink more water even though my blood work is fine. Have you went thru this before? I was banded Dec. 10, 07 and lost 50 lbs since.

what's her problem? I would contact the surgeon and complain to him/her. You shouldn't have to be worried and stress over such a hateful person like that. You obviously know your body pretty well now to know what you need. I haven't got my 1st fill yet. I have another week to wait.

I have been on this site for 2 months and still haven't figured out how to get my ticker posted on my profile. I haven't seen any instructions on how to make this happen. thanks for starting such a great site. i love it. what about buying stock in the lbt?

Hi there. I was banded on Dec. 10. I am at the same stage as you but don't blender my food. I just try to chew the food really good. My doctor said it's ok as look as I am not having problems and chew it good. I love getting on the scales almost everday to see that I have lost another pound. I am just so afraid that i won't get down to my ideal weight. I haven't started exercising yet. I really need to though. I just have been very sluggish the past few days. I don't know why. I have been sleeping really good at night. I have been very good with my Water and no other calorie drinks. I eat chicken, chicken, chicken and fish every day. write back

orea, i am on day 7 of my preop diet, the liver shrinking diet. i did really good the first few days, now i seem to be getting hungrier and am starting to eat real food in place of the shake. i am watching what i eat and how much, so i am proud of myself for that. however, i just hope that i am not stocking up on what i shouldn't be since i am not drinking the shakes. monday, getting back to work, i will get back to the shakes.

i have mamsi mdipa and was recently approved. looking back on it, it really wasn't that hard, just time comsuming. i got a basic form form the nurse when i went for a consultation. the form just has 3 spots on it for your dr to complete. your name, age, weight, height, etc. you have to make sure you go to the doctor about the same time each month for 6 months consecitively. you can also have receipts from weight watches that you weighted in every month for 6 months or if you tried two different plans you can have 3 months form jennie craig and 3 months from weight watchers, for ex. i thought they would give me a run around but they didn't. because i really didn't know what they needed, becuase no one really new, it took a few more months. i had to pay 20 for speclst visit, and 100 for hospital, thats all. good luck, write back

i have Mamsi MDIPA and they were pretty easy to get approval. check them out

finentime, how do you get the ticker on your email

how do yall get those tickers and cute pics on there?

I think it is so great to be able to chat with people that are getting or have the lap band. i really need to start doing my homework. i would like to share everything with yall. we can learn from each other.

I am drinking the Slim Fast with High Protein shakes; 1 for breakfast and 1 for lunch with a small piece of fruit. at dinner they suggest 4 oz of chicken, turkey, ham, or roast beef that is fat free like Hillshire Farm from the deli section. Also, I can have 1 cup of non starchy veggies and 1 healthy pc of bread. I really look forward to going home and fixing my dinner. It is always so good! I hated to cook, but I think I will learn to enjoy now.:hungry: