flowers

Thanks, Ill have to go look up Tyler on the map first though lol. Then Ill give her a call. Im about fed up with frustration.

Same ole BS. Well, actually new BS. I was told it would be unethical for this doctor to do my fills if my doctor was still practicing. They all sure have excuses dont they?? She said on rare occassions Dr. Stewart would see a patient referred to him, but not on a ongoing basis, I needed to find a fill center. Well, duh, thats what I wanted someone who would do fills on a cash basis.

Once they give you the doctors name, then you can start to dig and find out what you need to know, how many lapbands have they done, ask questions. I went to El Paso and across to Juarez, for not much more than you paid.

All you need is to shave some off your height. One place measured me 5 7 in my tennis shoes and took off an inch for the heels, poof, Im a higher BMI when Im only 5 6. Iv been at least 5 6 1/2 all my life, but they did help me have a higher BMI for their records. No insurance, but was interesting how they came up with my BMI.

Iv living on chicken salad, no onions or celery of course, just the chicken and mayo. Im going to try fish soon, and not add the mayo, I dont seem to need things this mushy imo. Instant oatmeal and eggs for Breakfast and a Protein shake. I could have egg salad too if I wanted a change up, but as Im having scrambled eggs, enough eggs to me.

that would be awesome. I tried and it said everyone is away from the desk or something, might still be at lunch. Ill try in 15 minutes. Thanks for the info. I left a message for the Nurse - Sue at 1 pm and at 3:45 pm. If they dont call back today, Ill follow up tomorrow. I have my fingers crossed.

It could also be fluids. I vary 3 lbs just if I walked and then Im at my low of the day, and then drink water and replinish my fluids. It will come back off. Like the other poster, I keep on using the lowest weight I saw and wait for the needle to go lower.... it will eventually.

My doctor allows you to start having mushys after 3 days of clear liquid. I hate instant oatmeal, but started to make maybe 1/2 package of it once in a while. I have scrambled eggs (yes plural 2) for Breakfast. I was banded 7/9. I do have to stay on mushys a whole month. You cant have chicken unless its been shredded and then you need to add liquid, or mayo, can just have it by itself, liquidified for all chicken or fish.

I think all this is a good argument for not telling people you are banded. I told the lady going on my cruise, because I would be eating differently. Protein first and then some salad (or so I plan). I told my parents, but we didnt tell my sister because she would tell others, she cant keep things to herself. I did mention it as a possibility to someone else, but havent mentioned yet that its done. My Dad did ask me if I lost 10 lbs and asked him, do you mean since surgery??!! Un no. He hasnt asked since.

I took a can of V8, and added tabisco and salt and pepper to spice it up like a virgin bloody mary mix. I salt the ice.

Im not as far along as you and last night sucummbed. How much acid could it cause. I ate 3 cherries and a few bites of tomato. I wanted a BIG slice of the tomato. It tasted divine.

If you are swollen still from surgery or some doctors do a little prefill in your band at the time of surgery, you may have some restriction. I was like, when is dinner after my surgery. I dont have any restriction other than excess gas. I have no fills. Congrats on being newly banded. Im guessing from your question you must be one who is not feeling able to eat after surgery. It varies. I think if you were one on a strict pre opt diet you may not feel like eating the house down after surgery too. I wish I felt some restriction, but I dont. Im already in a holding pattern weight wise, gotta get walking again. There is a reason some dont start losing after surgery. Its all will power right now for me. I could eat any food right now if I was allowed.

How could you read this thread and ask that question?? As many have said you will lose slower but long term you will lose just as much weight. By pass is rny because of the shape, they route the top of your stomach to your arse so you have malnutrition and if you studied the subject and asked around you know people who did by pass and over ate and stretched out their newly formed smaller pouch and gained it all back and more. Lap band is the tortoise, slow and steady, but can win the race. You really should do some reading if you have lapband and dont know what the other options were to lapband. With lapband if you are like me, I have no restriction with the surgery and it can take an average of 3 fills on your nickle to get to your sweet spot where it dims your appetitue. It doesnt happen overnight with the band. Each procedure has pluses and minuses.

You say you are hesitant to be on supplements for the rest of your life. Is this due to PCOS?? You should still be eating as much of healthy food as you need, and probably better balanced than you are getting now. You dont NEED bread in your diet for nutrition, so your body wouldnt miss it and other non nutritive carbs nutrition wise. Losing the weight will not only make it easier to get pregnant, but it will make it easier for you to keep up with a child, which takes a lot of energy to do right. I guess you choose not to go to Mexico, I paid less than half what you are and feel I got better medical care than in the U.S. I was self pay too, so I choose not to pay extra for a surgery I felt non risky. For later plastic surgery, I think Id choose to have it done closer to home.

Im down about that much overall too. We might just have to push each other a little now and again. I need to make myself walk too, or my weight loss will slow down as my metabolism changes. Im impatient like you, I want the weight to just slide on off and be gone .... dont I wish!!! I think you have to not lose for a couple of weeks to call it a stall. Maybe change up the calories and anything with a higher sugar level too. Im using Boost (el yucko I know) and it has some sugar, so I could have a lower sugar Protein Drink tomorrow etc. Just dont let your eating get into a total rut. Its hard when we cant grab a piece of meat to hold off the hunger already for me. I want some munchies. So maybe we can push each other once in a while?

Actually, Im always surprised when folks assume that it took years to get to this weight. I was down to 157 lbs early 2007. My Dad let's just say had multiple problems and last winter it all came down on me. Plus then I broke my shoulder and was immobile and exercising my shoulder not my body. It actually doesnt take years to put on the weight, just for the record. Its just takes a big stress issue and comfort eating and such and puff!!!! You can put on all the weight you lost before plus more. I also have an issue about one doctor who charges more each appointment for a fill, or the other one is less but now is so filled up wouldnt see me for 3 months. 3 months is a long time without a fill from what I hear. Since I have zero restriction, I dont know how I feel about all the bad effects of beign restricted, willing to find out but no fill doctor. Im a leper for getting banded in Mexico. I know Ill relose the weight, but its hard being patient.

Did you lose 23 lbs since surgery??? Im only down at most 11 lbs and thrilled to death in 2 weeks. I had trouble with my stitches and stopped walking at night and my weight loss has stalled out too. Got the stitches out that were irratating my skin and giving myself off tonight and plan to start walking around the block again tomorrow night. I need to up my metabolism and keep it moving to keep losing well. Looks to me like you are way ahead of me. When I lost weight last time, I would sometimes go as long as 8 days and then drops 3 - 4 lbs just like that. You need to see what your pattern of losing settles into. I didnt lose weight as regularly, but then would drop more than others at one time. I just want to lose and keep it off this one last time. Cant wait. I just looked and sure enough, we were banded the exact same day. 7/9/08 here too. We are band buddies.

That's why I had the band put in, I can lose the weight, but cant keep it off. Im hoping when I start needing to cheat, my band will be at perfect resistance (that sweet spot) and I will be good next time.

Well, to update you'all, you can cross True Results/Richardson Surgery Center from the list of possible fill doctors. They insist you pay for seeing one of the doctors listed on their list on their website and being referred. I wasnt sure they were the same place, True Results and Richardson Surgery, but they both gave me the same answer. NO. Its no wonder that Dr. Maese is so overwhelmed with new fill patients he had to start making them wait to see him. Im still hoping for another fill doctor to show up to get a fill before I cruise, but oh well. At least I got my band, lot of good its doing me.

I lost 80 lbs on Nutrisystem and never gave up my coffee. It might stimulate your appetite and all that, but it didnt stop my weight loss. (Unfortunately I regained the weight, so here I am with a lap band so I keep it off this time).

I can have instant oatmeal, just not the old fashioned kind which is harder on your stomach to digest. Im also drinking skim milk and having lite laughing cow cheese for extra Protein, its very creamy. My stomach hurts, so maybe Im overdoing it. I know what you mean when you say you are worried.

You should realize if you are insulin resistant, sugar makes your insulin spike up to 300% more than a normal person's. You say this is what you are eating on the side, sugary food. You need to eat to stay full so you are not tempted by those foods, which sound like they are poisen for you just as they are for me. I was the same way as you are, Im not really over eating at any one time, but Im willing to try and eat to stay full and stay away from bad carbs and sugary foods. Read a few diet books about eating low gi. Eating low gi is proven to lose weight faster than cutting calories or eating low fat, even on more calories a day. It really is what you eat, not just how much you eat. Only you know if you are ready to change you eating style. Believe me Im in the same boat as you are, will this work for me?? I sure dont know. Im still in the 4 weeks post surgery and cant eat real food for a month, which while Im going thru it seems like a very very long time.

Nothing is draining. Its red in color, especially on either end of the stiches that are right above my belly button. I was able to take it easy, but today was back in and out of the car and the bank themometer said 100 degrees. Its also a place that is easily rubbed by everything.

You were banded July 11th and you are eating a hot dog??? Are you sure you are allowed. You dont want slippage. If you are eating wrong foods, that could be what is causing your problems and why you are having trouble eating. I was banded before you and folks are having a fit Im allowed mushy food already. Certainly not a hot dog.

Well, Im not crying, but not happy either. Im sooooooooo tired of my stomach hurting all the time, never has stopped. Now I have a incision that looks infected, might have to go see a doctor and cant eat regular food for a whole month. Laying in bed this morning, 1 month was stretching pretty long in front of me. Its all well and good for someone who is thru it to say, they did it so we can too, but Im still at the point 3 weeks is a very long time. Im 2 days short of 2 weeks.