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I have bad news! If you want a professional opinion and support, you're going to have to pay someone else to help you. I wouldn't waste my time with your old clinic. They will only depress and discourage you. It really sucks, but what can you do? Find a doc who is supportive and cheap if possible? There's a surgeon button at the top of this page if you want to look for surgeons in your area? I strongly advise you to research your new doc and make sure they're in this for the next decade or more. And, check out that support staff. You already know how wonderful it was with your previous nurse? Find another. Look for some support groups in your area too. They're a wealth of information about office cultures. tmf

OK, found this awesome video on youtube. Or maybe it's just gross? Anyway, fat vs muscle and of course as we all know, "They can't put it on the internet if it isn't true"

Uh, I think not? Where did you hear that? A lb of muscle will take up less space than a pound of fat. Now I've never taken out a lb of my own fat and compared it to a lb of my own muscle but my nutritionist has these 1 lb models in her office and clearly, muscle takes up less space. Your two sentences contradict each other BTW. "It is denser than fat and it is tighter "wound" if you will than fat" VS "muscle does weigh more than fat since it takes a lot more muscle fibers to fill a glass for instance than it takes loose-fibered blubber" Dense means more weight per cubic inch. tmf

My doctor offered lifetime fills and I would imagine if he retired I'd have to find a different doctor to fill me. So, what are you eating that caused you to abandon receiving a fill? I'm not so sure the popularity of the band is dwindling. I have only seen more doctors here opening offices and offering banding. tmf

Hit me Jeff, I'm open! Great job!

Having a cold can dehydrate you so it's easy to lose fluids. I can gain 5 lbs over one weekend if I eat foods with a lot of sodium and carbs. Like a pizza. I had a pizza last night for my wife's Bday. I gained 4 lbs overnight. It will take 3 days to squeeze those fluids out but I'll do it. Restaurant food has a lot of sodium in it. If you want to break the plateau, put the salt shaker down, stay away from carbs, especially simple carbs, for a week. tmf

Are you asking about how much you're to eat? I thought it was measured by cup size and not weight size but I could be wrong and some doctors may have different parameters. It's how much food fits into 1/2-1 cup as I understand it. How much it weighs should be irrelevent? Now if you're weighing food to measure calories and nutrition, it would be before cooking. jmo tmf

You're splitting hairs.

I blame my kids for my weight gain in the 90's and early 2K. They loved tater tots and of course I always heated up too many. I still love em but haven't had one since my surgery. On the other hand, I had pizza tonight, very very good pizza. My wife's Bday was today so we allowed ourselves this one treat. No regrets.

Contra is right. Just eat or drink till you feel satisfied. Don't force fluids or calories till you heal some more. tmf

If you're still taking pain medication, the meds can shut down your digestive system causing fluids to stay in your stomach. For me, the sphincter in the lower part of my stomach closes off completely. Don't worry about calories at this point. tmf

If they put a large amount of fluid in, your stoma area could be swollen. This is why they ask you to only drink fluids for about 24 hours.

It's OK to eat or not eat. Whatever floats your boat.

I've got the book and I'll take a look.

This is your 4th entry for the same topic? I think we heard you the first 3 times?

Hash Browns....Yuuuummmmmm!

You asked a question and then answered it yourself. I relate to your own answer. I believe I can speak for nearly everyone here that WLS was our last resort to becoming healthy. I know I tried every diet, and tried them over and over as if I didn't really understand them the first time. I understand the societal and cultural pressures of "taking the easy way out". And don't you believe that phrase for one minute. If you do this, you will work harder to lose weight than ever before. But, unlike atkins, WW, Jenny Craig, the work will pay off if you follow the rules. No, you don't have to diet. You won't need to diet if you listen to your tool. Look forward to your progress. tmf

So, today is my lovely wife's 14th anniversary of her 39th birthday. She's been on a paleo type of diet with some concessions and lost about 25 lbs and is down to about 138 lbs. Looking good. She said all she wants for her Birthday is a pizza. So, we know this high quality pizza place that we both love. I save myself for this treat 1 or 2 times a year. I'll only be able to eat one or 1 1/2 slices but it is so worth it. I love the band and I love the fact that if I follow the rules I can still eat my favorite foods within reason. And no, there will be no cake and ice cream.

Your surgeon must have had one or more patients go south due to clotting issues and is erring on the side of caution. I wouldn't trust the opinion of his nurse, go directly to him and if he's rational he should grant your request. Find out if it's temporary or can it be removed. I too wouldn't want a surgeon leaving a filter behind "just in case". And I was on blood thinners myself. tmf

Do you have clotting issues or why would you object to a procedure that could possibly save your life?

Do you not have your own scale? It's been a month since you last weighed? Some here will say that's OK but I believe in tracking my weight every day. That way I know what foods and exercises effect my progress. Some find any setbacks a grave disappointment but I understand that the scale will go up and down and as long as it's down at the end of a month, I'm OK with that. Hope your first fill is the magic one. If not, keep eating right and buy a scale imo. tmf

Please fill in your profile so we know more about you? It's hard to recommend anything without some basic info?

Sometimes they venture over here to throw rocks at us. It's true that some patients can't conform to eating with the band. Of course, you'll never see folks from here saying duragatory comments about the sleeve. This is why some of us get the band. If it doesn't work out we have options. Once you go sleeve or bypass, there's no turning back or revising. tmf

What do you consider slow?

First, read Jean McMillan's article on "Tighter isn't always Better" Just to the right of this post in the Magazine articles. Feeling full should not be your goal. Maybe you meant feel satisfied? That's the goal. Feeling satisfied with less food will win the race.