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My husband is the only one who went with me to my surgery but my entire family knew and I didn't care one bit to be honest - if anyone made a comment I never heard about it but then again I don't think anyone would dare take my inventory regarding my surgery before looking at themselves and their lives first. That being said, my mother honestly didn't say much period - she is a good person and I love her very much, I do not honestly know what she thought about this surgery...she has not said and I haven't asked. She is and has been overweight for as long as I can remember, but that is her battle to fight not mine - I wonder if it bothered her that I had this surgery, but I am 36 years old and I live my life finally! Good luck to you!

I was terrified I wouldn't lose the weight in time for my surgery date and I was told he cancels if you do not meet the expected loss, so you bet I was exercising my butt off! I walked everyday during my lunch and then came home and used my treadmill, it worked, I lost more than needed before my surgery and it got me on my way : Good luck to you!

Did he give you the Z pack? That will kick that colds butt!

I like feeling my restriction, it keeps me in check and it gives me confidence... sounds silly maybe to some people, but for me it means that I have a chance.

I think I pretty much ate Gas X strips for days after my surgery - they were my best friend, when I got tired of the taste of the cinnamon and the minty fresh strips I switched chewable Gas X. I hope you feel better soon!

I used lotion on my belly and it was fine, I can't see why not? Also as far as the steri strips, my Surgeon said that I would leave them on until they were pretty much falling off, I did this for my first surgery, but then I had a port revision and decided to take them off a little sooner - bad idea LOL, they were not ready to come off and I was tugging at my scab at my incision area - ouch:eek: So lesson learned, don't yank - duh right? I felt like a real genius after that experience. Oh, you could trim the steri strips, I did end up doing that to stop them from curling.

If you are cursed then I am too :thumbdown: I am 7 months post op, I lost 22 lbs pre op and then only 8 pounds for 6 months post op! Now this past month (Jan) I have finally started to lose. I know the feeling of waiting for something to happen, I have 5.5 cc in a 10 cc band right now and it is so hard when I see other people losing fast than me. However, I do not get stuck (unless I try to eat bread of any sort) I am wondering if you need a slight un-fill? I am not a Doctor obviously so it is just my thought. Good luck to you, please know you are not alone and I wish you well, Barbie

Hello :thumbdown: I got a fill when I was not feeling so hot and was on meds from my PCP, I hope there isn't any problem getting your fill - good luck to you!

I take Viactiv Calcium chewable's, and now they make Viactiv multivitamins and I take those as well, I do take Biotin as well, not chewable but I am 7 months out and it doesn't bother me to swallow them.

I do not think, nor have I been told - that a burger is off limits! They are yummy and I haven't had one for a long time, perhaps I will have one this weekend (sans bun though for me) Thank you for the reminder!

You will hear no negatives about breads from me :thumbup: I love breads but they do not love me, since I have gotten good restriction I have been able to indulge in such things. I suppose it is ok as breads are an issue for me, always have been. I saw my surgeon today and he said maybe some day that will change, but only I will know if it will work. So, no bread whatsoever for me, it just gets stuck - as well as my favorite sushi - no rice for me apparently. I get lots of carbohydrates from other foods, my oatmeal in the morning, potatoes and such :smile::biggrin:

Thank you Old Goat for the reminder so eloquently put :biggrin: I sure need it some days!

Howdy, I am doing pretty darn good if I say so myself. I am at what my surgeon calls my "sweet spot" !!! This is pretty huge to me and to anyone else who has the band and gets to this point - I didn't really understand when I heard others talk about their "sweet spot" but now I truly get it. I am doing extremely well with foods and I am figuring out on a daily basis what works best for me nutrition and hunger wise. I have made a few small tweaks as to what keeps me satiated and I am finding out what makes my mind feel satisfied as well. I can't believe how I not only quit smoking for the past 3 weeks but I am really happy that I did. I am so much healthier feeling these days and I am thankful I didn't quit because I found out I had lung cancer. So over all things are good, I am starting yet another college semester this Monday, two classes this semester and I work full time as well for those who didn't know. I am going to have to work out my time better so I can work, take care of school, take care of myself and still exercise. It will be challenging but I can do it. OK, enough for now, it is time for me to peruse this site and see what I can see to inspire me :thumbup::ohmy:

Howdy, I am doing pretty darn good if I say so myself. I am at what my surgeon calls my "sweet spot" !!!:thumbup: This is pretty huge to me and to anyone else who has the band and gets to this point - I didn't really understand when I heard others talk about their "sweet spot" but now I truly get it. I am doing extremely well with foods and I am figuring out on a daily basis what works best for me nutrition and hunger wise. I have made a few small tweaks as to what keeps me satiated and I am finding out what makes my mind feel satisfied as well. I can't believe how I not only quit smoking for the past 3 weeks but I am really happy that I did. I am so much healthier feeling these days and I am thankful I didn't quit because I found out I had lung cancer. So over all things are good, I am starting yet another college semester this Monday, two classes this semester and I work full time as well for those who didn't know. I am going to have to work out my time better so I can work, take care of school, take care of myself and still exercise. It will be challenging but I can do it. OK, enough for now, it is time for me to peruse this site and see what I can see to inspire me :cursing::tt1:

Hello :thumbup: You will be so happy you had this surgery once it is all said and done. It may not be peaches and cream right after the surgery, but once you get through the tough parts you will find that you had more strength in you that you ever thought :smile: Happy banding and I can't wait to see how you are doing after surgery!

Hi Fran, you know I decided to check that site you list above and I think I might switch! It will be hard as I have been using that site for a very long time, but change is good! Thank you for posting this :thumbup: Barbie

Congratulations to you!

Hi, I use fitday.com to figure out my calories, some people use sparkpeople.com and I know there is one called calorie king. Great job on the weightloss by the way :thumbup:

I would do everything and everything! Call your insurance, call your pcp - do not give up! I was denied twice so I do understand the frustration, Good luck to you and I think good thoughts for you!

I liked your post and it hit home, you are not alone...

Everyone is very different after surgery, I myself did not feel any restriction and I didn't expect to. Some people swell more than others and the best advice I got when I was feeling frustrated was that this was the time to focus on recovering and not looking for restriction. They were right on :scared2: Good luck to all of you guys! Oh, I forgot the other part of your post, what will eating what you are not suppose to, do? Well, if you eat something that you are not suppose to during the healing process and your stomach is moving around trying to digest you are not allowing the band to settle into place and the healing really cannot begin (this is what my surgeon said).

Hello Elyssia I had to have a port revision because my port was too large for my body, it was bonking against my ribs (it is on the right side between my ribs and hip bone) being short that I am 5ft2 - it was causing constant pain, sleeping was painful, sitting was painful - pretty unhappy all the time. So that being said I had a "low profile" port put in, slightly lower than where the other one was. It is smaller and thinner and has made all the difference! It was an easy and quick surgery as well :wink5:

Welcome to you! This is such a wonderful site I agree! It has helped me before and after my surgery, I don't know what I wouldn't have done without it. Good luck to you!

Oh my goodness I do not regret my surgery at all! I did have a port revision and it wasn't a big deal at all - it just "was". My only regret is not having my surgery sooner, I wish I had woken up and smelled the coffee long before I did. I spent so long thinking I would be a success story with Weight Watchers, Atkins, South Beach and The Zone. I also was delusional when it came to the "I am a big boned" or "I am not fat I am fabulous" ah yes the crazy thoughts of a woman over 200 lbs (226lbs actually) So that being said, I have no regrets I hope you feel the same after you have your surgery :wink5: and for whatever reason that you don't have it I hope you find your way that makes you the happiest. Good luck!

Well to be completely honest, I had three weeks I could use and I used all three, I would have been ok after two. However, my employers were more than happy for me to take the full three and I did, I came back completely recovered and recharged.