vegasgirl44

Count me in....I'm there as well. I go back to see my surgeon on Oct 1st, so I've got a good almost 3 weeks to go to struggle to lose weight, let alone keeping off my weight loss so far. I'm going back to my morning protein shakes made with water only, chicken for lunch, and then trying to keep it light for dinner. And trying to step up the treadmill, but it's hard. I almost wish I felt like I did 2 weeks postop again!

but what if a table of 10 bandsters orders a cup of soup each at $2.99, or even a bowl at $5.99, which are both legitimate entrees...or even one appetizer at $10 each to share between 2 people? Same amount of money spent on a table of adults. Then what?

I would ask my doc, but in the meantime, don't lift anything over 7-10 lbs...trust me, you will regret it! It took me till the end of week 3 to feel almost normal.

Kat, I tend to agree with you. (However, I do believe the food on most kids' menus are not very good). How many times do customers say something like "can I get that without the ---- and instead, get it with ---- instead?" Or, "can I substitute the ---- for the ----?" When substitutions are not mentioned on the menu, people ask all the time because they are on low-salt diets, or they just don't like the sauce because they are trying to cut down. It all boils down to the restaurants wanting more money. Are they going to toss out a person who only wants a cup of soup and water? Because that was me last night. And the answer is no. What if there are two people at the table and only one orders? Does it take more effort on the part of the restaurant to serve a kid's entree? No. I can only understand this kind of action at a buffet....and here in Vegas, we have buffets all over the place. Even pre-banding, I could only eat one plateful of food with maybe salad and dessert, but I paid full price, where there were others who eat MANY plates of food. But that is understood and it's a buffet. So, yes, I agree. Restaurants want to stay in business and part of doing so is pleasing their customers. It's not like we are going to eat more than we are getting and paying for.

I had hiatal hernia repair and I think it prolonged the healing period. It was hard to breathe in completely for a while. I had also pulled an abdominal muscle, so it took about 3 weeks to feel almost normal. The days will pass quickly. You will be fine. Just don't lift anything.

A little over a week after surgery, I lifted a 35 lb cat litter off the store shelf and a few days later, I felt the worst pain. It was like surgery day all over but worse. It was hard to get in and out of my car and bed. It took a good week to 10 for me to feel completely normal again. The port is sewn into those abdominal muscles that run horizontal, so when you lift, it pulls them. Good luck to you!

cutiew! How did your fill go today? I'm so curious. My appetite is returning with a vengeance, especially since I'm a little premenstrual. I go back to see my surgeon on Oct 1st, but he didn't say anything about a fill. I'm guessing he will evaluate whether I need a fill or not? But I certainly hope I can get one right then and there. I think I may call the office to find out what to expect.

I think there is hope for all of us, then. That's great! I would think that as long as you just eat till you are satisfied and eat slowly, that the restriction will last a good time because you are not stretching out your stomach and band too much. Makes sense, right?

I have dissolvable stitches with steri-strips on top. When are these darn steri-strips gonna fall off?

I totally agree. Your posts are perfection.

I guess you aren't cleaning teeth no more, huh?

I like the idea of being able to order off of the kids' menu, but most of that stuff has no quality or taste to it or it's all fried kid-style. But I agree that it's so ridiculous. What is the difference if you order a $6 kid's item, a $6 appetizer, or just say you want to have a coke only?

yeah, I think we got a hot tot on our hands here. I think Monkey is right....time for beddy bye, wittle baby! I would think that since school is in session, the kids would have something better to do, but I guess not.

Now, THAT post was WAY funnier than mine. LOL!

OH, shinyhappymommy! I know of someone who had the mini-gastric bypass here in Henderson Nevada, only one doc does it in town. What is it anyway, if you don't mind me asking? What is the difference? Thanks!

I thought you had a "life."

OMG! Is this the "dentist" from the other post? I think a moderator needs to step in here. I have a feeling that whomever is doing these posts is just a troublemaker with nothing better to do.

I'm guessing he somehow conveniently skipped all that unnecessary preop stuff and just got the band thinking he was going to lose it easy....probably just plunked down some money and said "give it to me."

OMG! I LOVE your signature! How did you do that? It's awesome! And yes, I agree with your statements about the troll. I just don't appreciate "educated" professionals who can't spell. Get a life, you old complainy fart! This is a SUPPORT forum, not a cheese and whine session!

I lost 21 lbs on my month long preop diet and since being banded on the 14th, I've lost another 9. (For some reason, I gained 6 lbs the day of surgery and it took FOREVER to get that to go away). So, when I say I've lost 29 lbs, that is my total experience of weight loss in this LapBand Process. You betcha I'm going to count it and so should you. It's definitely an accomplishment....especially the weight loss BEFORE the band. Now, I'm just trying to make 2 lbs a week till my first fill and not GAIN any of it. It's a challenge, but I'm up for it. Until it gets to be that time of the month, then I'm sure I'll lose control. Better lock up the pantry!

Debbie, Just calm down. You are alive. You are going to get tested. And like the other post said, you will probably be fine to have the band, but you need to take care of the most pressing issues first. Think that this is a blessing and if anything further needs to be done, count yourself lucky that you found this out now. It sucks getting old, I know. And it also sucks having bad genes for co-morbidities. I have heart disease in my family. If I hadn't had the lap band done, I might have never found out about my cardiac history. You will be fine. You can do this. Don't worry. It's good to cry. And you are doing great. Good luck and keep us posted.

Debbie, I so know what you are going through....just about. I had an irregular EKG and my doc scheduled me for a carotid and heart ultrasound because I had a slow heart beat, and then he felt swooshing in my neck and I had to have a cardiac angiography where I had to get an IV, they inject iodine in my veins and put me in this big XRay machine thing. The good news is that I came out pretty normal and he just wants me to follow-up in January. Don't panic just yet. You might be required to have a test for coronary artery disease if indeed, you had a silent MI. I tried to tell myself that it's a good thing I was getting the band, because I was required to have tests for things that contributed to my father's death at 58. So, just hold tight and wait to see what happens. And keep us posted. This is a good thing you are getting checked out. Good luck to you.

OMG! Ditto again! If I would have known the day of surgery that I had hernia repair, it would have explained to me for the next week why it was so hard to breathe in and was so tight. I can't say my recovery was even hard. It was uncomfortable, but it sure does explain WHY it was so uncomfortable in certain areas.

Michelle, I know how you feel. Have you tried exercising or if you ARE doing exercise, have you shaken up your routine? And if you eat the same things every day, maybe change up your diet a little. If you only eat about 700 calories a day, maybe have 1200 one day and then go back to the 700. That's what happened to me this weekend. I was sitting on the same weight for a week and eating only 6-7 hundred calories. So, I switched it up a bit, ate something different, got back on my treadmill, and I'm down since yesterday. Try it. Good luck!

Debbs, I was worried about that hardness right on top of my big incision. I thought my port had flipped, but I found out it's the muscle and stitches and scar tissue. Many people have it. Don't worry about it. And I still have it. I'm guessing it will go away.