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T--I am two pounds away from my first goal I'm buying Tiffany & Co. | Item | Frank Gehry® Torque hoop earrings in sterling silver. | United States these with my next paycheck to reward myself!

one word Dude!!!

From the sounds of your post, your surgeon took you off the Lasix--but did your regular doc prescribe it to you? Surgeons will temporarily take you off some medicine for the surgery-they might not interact well with the anestesia and other resons that, if I'd spent 12 years in school, I could tell you! I would also put a call into your regular doctor, the one who prescribed it in the first place just to be on the safe side.

I have the Realize band--my surgeon said that he's done roughly the same amount of surgery using both. He had no preference. I don't want you to think I did the surgery on a whim, I did ask a million questions before and after surgery but he didn't tell me anything that made me choose the Realize. It would have been the same if I'd tossed a coin.

I was a Diet Coke person myself. However! I was at a Mexican mart last week & they had some Mexican Coke (made with sugar!) I bought a bottle (yes a bottle) and poured myself about 3 tablespoons, let it lose some of the bubbles & drank it fantastic stuff! I don't crave diet soda anymore feels good:smile:

One guess as to what I'm going to say It depends on each person! I was banded 1/14/09 and have more then 5cc's in, I can still eat anything. there will be people that post after me that have problems with everything from pasta to chicken to broccoli. Good Luck dear!

I had my surgery on 1/14/09 and my port is about 1-2" below my left breast. Even though it's higher then where most of you folks seem to have yours--I did have pain when bending over for the first three months. It got better and better as time went by. I know it's there, and it twinges with pain occastionally, but for me at least the majority of the pain has finally gone away. I hope all of you feel a lot better with some time passing too.

Same advice here--Mine was 1/14 exactly two weeks after New Years, nothing going on, no holidays no vacations nothing. I didn't have to cook for any occasion or go anywhere where I wasn't exactly sure what I could eat. Just a lot less stress. Totally enjoy yourself, have a big ol' Mickey pancake and refocus when you get back

I lost weight and if I'm gonna advertise how much I weigh/lost. it's going to make me look good. I would never have gone on such a strict diet as the liver shrinking one if I wasn't having the band done It's a part of the process. Did I mention that I lost weight?

My port is only about 2" below my bra line, I know there are some "mom jeans" out there but DAMN, I don't wear them that high! But some help for my short sisters--Both Lee and Levis have some jeans (docker pants in Lee) that come in Short. The sizes go up to a 24 I think--30 in Lee The Lee pants & jeans sit on the waist and below also. JC Penney has the Lee. SuzanneG--I was also banded in Richmond:smile:

As a person who cross-stiches, I wonder if I would take that skill into surgery with me if I were a doctor. Just a thought......

stitched on the inside and steri-strips on the outside.

Three fills and nothing has stuck so far. I'm really really good at chewing until there's nothing left though. I had about 1/3 cup of Coke the other day--it was from Mexico and made with sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup, tasted like it did back when I was a kid!! I was really careful about taking a few sips and waiting to make sure my stomach didn't revolt. I won't be going back to any carbonated beverage, but it was a nice treat.

Tell them "Yes, I have a bit of plastic in me but it's not plastic surgery" Any surgery can be dangerous.

I get filled in about 3 hours--I'll let you know

Even ice chips at this point, hope you can get in to see the doctor first thing Monday. My doctors office only does fills on Mon, Tue and Wed for this reason. Hope all is better tomorrow

I used to think this forum was a little too kiss-assy and all cotton candy and sunny skies. Seems the closer someone gets to their goal weight, or past their goal weight--it's all aboard the bitch train.

Thats all fine and good but the thread starter is less than a month out from surgery not 4 years. They still need to count their protein and can't eat all foods yet. Do you post just to see your own accomplishments?

I also do the CIB no sugar added but I add 1/3 cup nonfat dry milk for 8 grams of protein. can't taste the dry milk. good luck

I never even considered it. I went with canned chicken and tuna instead.

I was so anxious about all the same things you are that I canceled the surgery last year! I totally understand where you are coming from. I had the surgery on 1/14/09 after all and don't regret it at all. Same as you, I had never been in a hospital for anything and never been under anesthesia before either. I just read and read all I could about the surgery. I wrote down questions for my surgeon and if I thought the PA could answer them, I'd email her instead. I had questions for the surgeon the day of surgery and for the nutritionist the next day before I went home. I had an Ask Your Surgeon About Pain Relief with ON-Q PainBuster® On-Q Pain relief ball (I suck at posting links, sorry) and my surgeon didn't quite put in in right. If it would've been put in right I would've had no pain at all, instead I was very uncomfortable all night. The next day when they took it out (right before I went home) I felt much much better. The hospital I was at was crowded that day so I had two roommates and they were both male. I was not happy about this at all, but it's not something that you have to worry about, I just wanted to bitch about it again! The mushy stage, liquid stage are all temporary, you can get thru it. Treat it like a new way of eating, not a diet. Keep your head on right and you will be just fine. ask as many questions as your surgeons office will answer.

*jumps in the boat with the rest of you* I was banded 1/14, had two fills and have another scheduled for day after tomorrow (Monday) I think I have about 6cc's or so as of today. I've been able to stick with fairly healthy choices but my portions are going up also. Not drinking when eating but I'm doing a lot more healthyish snacking too. I've not gotten anything stuck, never even had any feeling of being stuck (OR feeling full for that matter) What the hell people?? This will-power shit is starting to run out.

dear Lord! I can't get a prescription that cheap! don't quit that job

Yeah, it's nice to know "I am not a freak after all!"

I've not been diagnosed with IBS but I've been taking an imodium every day for over a year for that same problem, I told my surgeon and he was okay with me continuing that