AngieAngel

Wait it out, the scale will move again. It just takes time and waiting sucks! :sneaky:

I am not sure I can predict anymore when I will PB. Sometimes I can say, "Yup, I ate too fast". Other times I 'should' have been able to eat, such as afternoon time and hadn't had any trouble prior with that particular food or time of day. It is weird and makes every meal an adventure. I appreciate the weightloss but am still a bit nervous about eating in public because of it.

I have had several surgeries in my life and don't remember having the tube placed or removed. Also, I have never had a sore throat. No worries!

I have days with no issues and then I will have days where I have a cup of milk for early morning breakfast and then PB. Weird!

I am 4 months out and still gurgling..in fact my hubby asked if I was ok last night. Be prepared to gurgly and burpy. Luckily, I have trouble acting like a lady most of the time, so it all fits right in. haha

I did not suffer through bandster hell at all.

Saline inserted properly into your band does not disappear. It can leak out though if the band is damaged.

Best of luck to you. I understand your concerns, but I think you will be pleasantly surprised how easy it will be to control the amount of food you are able to eat. I was a volume eater and the band cooled those jets pretty well!

My doctor told me that as long as I am losing weight he is not concerned with measuring my food. He states that he has heard some folks on 1/4 cup and 1/2 cup limits and that they are ridiculous. Just take it slow and you will re-learn what your limits are.

I am on Effexor XR and it is a large capsule, I just swallow it with no problems. I take a very large vitamin pill, but just split that. I would stop crushing and just split them. :party::D

Dr. DiMarco, Harrisburg PA, $12,600

I can eat them fine, just very slowly. I did PB on them once but it was because I ate too fast.

I pb'ed the other morning because I drank some milk too fast. It is different everyday.

My first fill was 4cc and they had to take 1cc back out because I couldn't swallow water.

I am a huge Costco fan, so I have a giant bottle of Kirkland brand vitamins and I split them up before taking them.

It was several weeks before I got my 'get up and go' back. Also, I lost my gallbladder many years ago and at the time of the attacks I thought I was having a heartattack. The pain was immense and was mostly in the center of my back. In fact, I was taken to the hospital by ambulance twice during these attacks before they figured it out. Hopefully, this is not what you are experiencing.

WW is a wonderful program. If nothing else it will educate you on portion sizes and strategies for handling hunger.

I was so dizzy/nauseous from the anesthesia I probably could have stayed another day. The actual incisions were nothing compared to recovering from anesthesia. If I could go back I would have asked for a prescription of Phenergan (suppository). It definitely helps with nausea and you don't have to eat it (uh, you know :smile:)

Be careful with dried prunes/apricots. I had a TERRIBLE sliming episode with apricots that left me sore for three days (stomach).

Hang in there! I am impressed that you are able to be online and post the next day! :smile:

Personally, I would go back and have them remove some. You do not want to be miserable and you want to be able to get the correct nutrition. Also, when you are too tight, you could stay swollen because everything you drink causes your stomach and band to work harder than they need to.

They put it in my IV. It made all the difference in the world. I wish I knew what it was called.....

Wow lcwils01, sounds like the second doc was kind of a weenie huh? I would stay far away from him for sure. Always demand respect! :smile: I am sorry if I missed it, but did you ask your surgeon for a bump up in your next fill date? Did you explain the troubles you are having? He must have his reasons for the wait in between fills...but I agree that they aren't very flexible or accommodating. That is a long wait, especially when you are battling your appetite! Hang in there...we all have the 'hurry up and wait' syndrome. We get so excited about the surgery that afterwards we are like..."Hey, is this it?" gentylwind, say Hi to Allen for me. I went to HS there many many many many (ok not that many) years ago.

I get nauseous from it as well. They gave me medicine to help, not just antacid. It makes you very sleepy, which is what you will need anyways. :smile:

Mine was HBP and diabetes. Plus, I was depressed and feeling older than I should.