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I was really hungry and tortured during liquids, but now that I'm pureeing, I never want to eat...everything makes me nauseous!!

Wheetsin...this is in Band to Gastric Sleeve Revisions. Thanks for your responses, though!!! The SF stuff is what's killing me, mainly because I think anything SF is SO FAKE that I can barely stomach it...literally. It just goes against nature somehow. I'm not into sweets anyway (with some exception, obviously) but the SF stuff really is getting to me. Probably too much of it. Thanks to all of you for your responses...I can do the liquids for one more day!!!

Yeah, I guess I do have a lot of questions...I just feel like I'm on an island. I use the search option all the time, just felt I needed to vent!!

Hey kids, I'm kind of a newbie, kind of not. I joined in the spring, but had previously been on LapBandTalk since late 2007, so technically...I'm not a newbie. Big lurker, though! I'm Sally, 35, 11 days out of my revision. I had my band removed in late May/early June and had never felt better to have that contraption out of me! My surgeon is a god among men, and had told me that he wishes that the sleeve was a viable option in September '08 in my area, he would've sleeved me then (that sounds dirty, ha ha). Nice to be here, and actually posting! So, questions. 1. I can't tell when I'm full (granted, I'm only on full liquids until Thursday), until I start to hiccup or a little reflux (which my doc clearly says is not actual reflux, I don't have GERD or nothing, it's on the heartburn side but not really?). Can any of you tell before that? 2. I feel like garbage most days. Is this just me recovering? I can go out for a while, but I barely can walk my dog without sweating and sitting down when I get back in my apartment. Even at my weight, I've never been like that. I'm actually afraid to go out for a long time because of it. 3. Holy food addiction, Batman! I don't remember this after my band, but then again, it was only a week of liquids with it. I watch commercials and food shows and just fantasize about a steak sub!! Which is ridiculous but is probably just leftover thoughts about the 2 months without the band, ha ha. I was pretty strict while on my band, I just had a low tolerance for the saline and in the end it just prolapsed from me vomiting basically every day. Does anyone else feel this way about food on TV? 4. I've lost 20 lbs. in 11 days (I know it will stall, I'm just on the bigger end). I hope that that's not leading to anything bad! 5. I'm nauseous off and on...too much Protein shake maybe? 6. I plan on making this sleeve my b**ch. But I know there will be times that I will have the opportunity to eat "wrongly." I know that we can tolerate sugar, etc. a bit more than Joe Schmoe with a bypass, but how much? I'm talking ice cream here, peeps. I'm not big on chocolate and stuff unless it's in Reese's form, but on occasion...I'm not looking to cheat per se, but I'm a freakin' human. 7. I'm supposed to stay away from really strenuous activity for 6 weeks...when did you guys go back to the gym and jump on a dang elliptical? I have always loved physical activity--my problem that as I got bigger (my top weight was 465, I lost 100 lbs. with my band, got sleeved at 362, and am now at 341) I couldn't do it anymore or as much. I want to drop as fast and as healthily as possible...that means cardio and protein! Any ideas in the interim to do light exercise as well would be helpful. 8. This liquid phase is so gross, just thought I'd put it out there. I remember hating Protein shakes for months after my band...but making real ones (with fruit and yogurt) is what I miss! The powder and milk is just gross!!! Okay, enough of the ADHD.

Doesn't it SUCK??? :biggrin: The heating pad was the only thing that helped me other than walking. Pain meds didn't touch it! I dealt with it for about 9 days and on the 10th day I woke up and it was all gone. Thank God!

I think the ability to move the liver is surgeon specific; sometimes it has to do with band experience. I gave my surgeon my concerns about my liver and if it would be "thin" enough...and he told me that he's done over 500, and that he's never had an issue. After surgery he said, "see, I told you--no problems! Your liver looked good!" and all I had done was a week of "sort of" low-carbs. :cry_smile: I hope that you've had surgery rescheduled!!

Hey China! I'm glad to see you over here as well! They told me to lose 50 lbs. before surgery, I lost 40, and they were REALLY excited about that. I mean, the NP was practically peeing herself. :thumbup: I barely exercised until the summer...but in a month I'd lost 28 by just sticking to South Beach. So if you're gonna exercise (it was the end of the school year for me and close to impossible), awesome! You're going to be FINE FINE FINE! :eek: I'm going to start walking in the park after the first weekend in October, so I'll be sure to meet you!

So, Angie et. al., how are you doing? I'm getting some referred pain through my shoulder/collarbone whenever I cough, etc. but there's prolly some gas in there still. :eek: My port site hurts the worst of all the incisions...I don't think the others hurt at all! :thumbup:

I'm being banded on Monday as well!!! Good luck!

Dang, I really wanted to start this weekend but I have my pre-op stuff. I have done the Turkey Trot for the past 2 years. I did better my first year, but I come in nearly last or last. I don't care!!! It's tough but doable. I *may* be doing it again this year, it depends if my family goes to Baltimore or my sister continues to come up here. I *may* show up on the 20th for walking...it'll be the Saturday post-band. The following two weekends are booked with weddings but I also want to start coming to support. Do the Turkey Trot--it's SO FUN!!!

September 15th, and my insurance was approved yesterday! :w00t: :cool2: I'm a 30/32 and eventually I'd like to be a 14/16.

Hey, all! I'm getting banded on September 15th!!!!!!! I'm so excited I could pee my pants. :crying:

Dr. Forbes was totally awesome at the seminar, very interested in people's questions, stayed for a while afterwards (I was at the May seminar as well), she's great! I'm going with Dr. Hoffman but it was based on what people were saying here, I don't meet him until August, though! He doesn't have the track record with GBS because he only does Lap Bands. :frown:

Bugs: from what I've read it's not Dr. Caruana that does the Lap Band, it's his associate. They both seem to have a lot of insurance restrictions as well, so read-read-read!!! :tongue2: :thumbup: I have heard good things about his program though. And though it takes a while, you can go to Buffalo General Hospital's program as well.

As far as I know, Dr. Caruana only does gastric bypasses, and he does them open. Perhaps he's added the lap band into his repertoire, but you might want to check.