cal

i sure agree with you!!! Notice that ALL the canidates(sp?) running for office are saying they are Christians but i think they all believe in abortions, homosexual marriages etc. Even Hitler stated he was a Christian!!! lol Who wants to follow him??!!! i am glad to find this forum for us believers in Jesus. i love Him. cal

Hi All, we, ladies, from our church, did this workshop a few years ago but learned that Gwen left her church and started her own. She went off into error about the trinity and other Christian doctrine, so please prayerfully consider this. You can Google for more info on this. cal

HI, i am a popcorn lover and eat it quite often as a snack at night. i use 1 T. oil and popcorn....no butter!!! One kernel at a time and chew carefully. A good snack and low in everything but fiber! :-) cal

i had a lot of stomach and bowel problems after my surgery-----when i got home after a few days. Docs finally decided i had something awful called (nic) C-Diff, which only can be diagnosed with a bowel specimen. Very contagious-----infection of the intestines. Usually treated with one of 2 antibiotics. Had to sanitize everything. Awful!!!!! cal

i eat only when i'm hungry....not just head hunger. thanks for all your replies. cal

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This burping and gurgling is sometimes hurtful---like i have something caught from not chewing good enough---and is uncomfortible. But.......if it's from being too tight, how come i don't have much restriction when i eat? For example......last night i had 3 oz. ground veal, toms, onions and taco sauce in a "taco salad". It was a big bowl and i wasn't really full when i finished. Thanks for your imput. cal

i have a 9.75 cm band with 2.1 fill. Have been filled slowly per doc. After last fill i have noticed a lot of burping and gurgling when i drink liquids..either hot or cold. i wondered if i was too tightly filled but i still eat more than i am supposed to when hungry.....in other words not getting full if i was restricted right. Any answers...suggestions, please? i am due for a fill on Monday and am concerned about it. Thanks, cal

Boy o boy do i want the "not hungry"!!!! Please mail some to me!!! i can always eat and seem to be hungry a lot.....then when i eat it is too much. Must need another fill? cal

Hi, i have Medicaid and they denied me for lap band but approved me for gastric bypass---which i didn't want. Because of my low income, i was able to get an attorney and i asked for an appeal. They overturned their original denial on the phone! i did most of the research, paper work etc. myself....cuz attorney didn't know about it. cal

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ i have Medicaid and they covered the lap band.....had to fight, tho!! They do require 6 months of supervised diets..usually your PCP. cal

i drank it post op (liquids) and liked it. Helped get some Protein in. cal

Thanks to all for sharing. i keep reading about post surgery and not being able to bend your arms. If this is correct, how does one handle toilet needs? i live alone and would need to bend my arms to take care of toilet necessities! cal

Hi, i also am unable to find out this answer. Does anyone have a CPT code for fills with and without flor? Thanks, cal

Hi, Has anyone had this surgery, and if so would you please share what all is involved? my "bat wings" have gotten worse and worse over the years and i probably would qualify for this surgery now....but will wait. i have trouble with clothing....blouses etc. fit except in the upper arms and i usually have to get a size larger. i live alone and am concerned about the after care with this....such as being able to bend the arms and being able to take care of toilet needs. Thanks for any info. cal---who could fly around the earth with my arms flapping wildly!

i was a normal burper before the band--whatever that means.....but when i had my last fill, the doc had me sit up and drink. i started burping Water and that is not normal for me. Doc decided it was too much fill.....took out .2cc---i drank and was fine. cal