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Yes, you could be harming yourself. When you eat solid food, your stomach then has to digest it. During that digestion, the stomach churns and moves. That stomach movement could be very bad for the fresh stitches holding the band in place. So quit eating solid food right now and follow your doctor's plan. What alarms me even more is that you say you're "not that obese" after you've lost only 10 lbs.....right after you 'fessed up to not being able to stay on liquids.....and then you seem to want permission to eat until your first fill. I'm a little concerned about your state of mind. If you want to be successful with the band, at some point you're going to have to realize that the band won't do all the work.

Hi Mechille, welcome to LBT! Have you looked in the "local support group" section here? You can search by state. Good luck!

IDK......Seems like the only accurate judge of whether a war is "just" is history. I think most of us today would say that WWII was worth supporting, but at the time there was a strong isolationist movement advocating that America mind her own business. Most of us now would agree that Vietnam was a totally FUBAR situation, but at the time fear of communism was a very real, concrete idea.

I'm starting to suspect that maybe we're reading a little too much into this......

You're due in Mexico in less than a month to get a band placed and you're asking about side effects? Respectfully, I suggest that you need to talk to a doctor about this. Personally, I love my band......but not everybody that has been banded feels that way. That's why an impartial source is sooooo important when it comes to a huge decision like whether to get weightloss surgery, or which surgery is best suited for you. Is it a good decision? It was for me. Will it be a good decision for you? Nobody on here can answer that for you. Talk to some professionals, get the info, and make the choice that is good for you. Good luck.

See if you can find something here that will help... http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f5/need-your-help-ticker-75456/

Ummmmmm, yeah......Where I live, there is a label for married men that enjoy being anally penetrated: Gay.

And your opinion is fine, Green. If you had started a thread saying what good luck it was that everybody survived, and somebody posted a pretty venomious response, I'd call them out on it as well.

Looks powerful. I hope no propaganda is inserted......It's been my experience that HBO can be a bit inflammatory.

If Obama limits earmarks, he'll be the shiz. And be waaaaaaay closer to balancing the budget.

I had stalled a little in my weightloss. My doc suggested upping my protein intake to about 100g / day (taking into account my sex, build, and workout routine). No way I can get that amount of protein without supplementation, so I work in some Protein drinks during my awake hours.....my point is that a protein-rich diet has been my friend. So what is your idea of "speedy" weightloss, Jill? I am scared of losing weight too quickly, for the reasons my buddy bambam mentioned.

The truth is that many docs have different feelings on this subject. Like Jacqi mentioned, the most common length is 2 weeks. I've talked to some who had a longer diet, and I've talked to some that just had to be NPO before midnight prior to surgery. The truth is that only the surgeon can tell you with any certainty how long his preop diet is, if he even has one. PS- I can't recall anybody dying from the preop diet.....they only wanted to, LOL

Well, you're right on the mark about contacting your doc. Really, medical tests are the only way to know 100% that you've slipped. Having said that (and with zero ability to diagnose you), I'd think that if all you did was walk 3 weeks post op, you're probably fine.....maybe just pulled one o' them pesky abdominal muscles.

Hi Julie. I think you are on the right track with stopping when you think you need to. A wise old lapbander once told me that as fat folk, most of our perceptions of "full" are flawed; That most of us have gotten "full" confused with "stuffed".....full simply means "not hungry". For me, especially in the beginning, it was helpful to eat a small portion, then stop for a bit and ask myself "Am I still hungry?"......not "Am I full", but Do I still have physical hunger. In general, I think we shouldn't rely on the band to "tell" us when we've had enough food via signals ("soft stop", or otherwise). The band's job is to help us feel less hungry with a smaller portion of food. Eventually, you'll learn what size portion is right for you. Good luck!

Hey there Odjii. First of all, there are a lot of us dudes running around on Lapbandtalk, so welcome to the flock, LOL. Do not be ashamed of yourself. Consistantly strive to move forward. From your questions, it sounds like you are doing just that. Steps to begin your journey, eh? A seminar in your area, where bariatric surgeons give an overview of gastric banding (as well as possibly other weight loss surgeries) would be a very sensible start. Good luck to you, man.

Nope. You can express your opinion here in "the lounge", no problem! Now if you want a little more vigorous discussion, post in "rants & raves". Having said that: You are certainly entitled to your opinion. I didn't see anything offensive in any of that art, but since there weren't any men in any of those pics, I guess I can't personally identify like you could.

Sexist! I look great in a purse and heels!

Hang in there, want. You can do this.

Sometimes it takes several fills to feel restriction. In the meantime, it's best to follow your doc's guidelines. Stay away from the chicken!! Just because you can eat something doesn't mean you should. Hang in there.

Hi, welcome to lapbandtalk, mountainmomma. Sounds like you are doing great! Do you live in the Austin area? I went to college in San Marcos and fell in love with the hill country. If all the family (both my wife's and mine) weren't in east Texas, I would live in the hill country.

Hahahahaha....yes, exactly.

Maybe not. Maybe V-Queen was just having a bad day. But....Patty posted something pretty generic, along the lines of "Thank God everybody survived the plane crash", and V responded with 1) how the media was over-covering the story, and 2) how the media was glossing over child rape, or something like that. It just seemed a little much......like somebody lecturing me about the supposed "separation of church and state" when I say "God bless you" in response to a sneeze.

It's not something the wife and I are into, but I had one ex that was HEAVILY into anal....like it was a fetish with her, or something (she said it felt more intimate)....and one ex that (when she found out I had some experience with anal with the 1st ex) wanted to try it because she was curious. For the second ex, it wasn't great, but it wasn't horrible....we only did it a couple of times that way. Honestly, as a dude, I much prefer the vaginal sensation. Anal is a little TOO tight, and you have to be ever mindful of the need to re-lube......Too much thinking for me. Sorry if TMI.

That's why you earned "Amateur GYN of 2008", man...lol Donna, my wife went through the same thing. I finally had to have penis reduction surgery. Now back to your regularly scheduled thread....

I didn't vote for Obama....but he's my president now. His speech was, like most of his past ones, impressive. I hope he can get America back on her feet. Well....it was pretty cold there, no? I don't know how long I could have stayed out in that kind of weather.