*slim*

We have a new beauty supply store just up the street from me, so I will check there. If they don't have it, I will use your link. Thanks. I had wondered about Mederma. It just costs so much for such a small tube. I am going to go ahead and buy the shea butter and Mederma and hope for the best.

I'm a technician for the telephone company.

I have been off work since my surgery date. I was shocked, but didn't complain. Now it's hard to go back. To multiquote, you click multiquote on all of the posts that you want to quote, then either click new reply at the bottom, or click on quote in the last post that you are quoting. It should bring up a reply pane with all of the quotes in the order that you clicked on them.

Debbie, what time is your fill tomorrow? I go at 1:45 eastern.

PJTP I have to go back to work on Friday! ***sobbing*** Why make me go back to work on the last day of the week? I would have gladly gone back on Monday... Well.... Maybe not.

I do get the spasms. Unfortunately for me, I was getting them before surgery, so I take levsin for it. My PCP seems to think it is a part of my IBS. It was slimy, but I didn't slime if that makes sense. I could see the slime when the chicken came up, but I never had just slime coming up into my mouth. It didn't hurt, but it never made it out of my throat. I just felt like I should have been choking or something. I burped a few times while it was in my throat, but it didn't give any kind of relief. I would have loved to have a warning. I don't know if I missed it or what. I am just going slow with it now.

You have a good night also.

That really depends on so many factors. Insurance or self pay? If insurance, what are their requirements for approval? If you are self pay, the process is fairly quick. I have heard of people having their surgery within a few weeks. With insurance, it can take as little as a few weeks, to as much as 6 months or more because some insurances require a 6 month supervised diet with a doctor. I know this didn't completely answer your question, but I hope it helps. Good luck!

No problem at all. I was in your shoes just a few months ago, so I completely understand. I now am dealing with everyone asking me how much weight have a lost. These are people that I talk to almost everyday (i.e. my mom). She didn't want me to have the surgery either. Anywho, best wishes to you. Good luck on your WL journey no matter what you decide!

Wouldn't it be great if all of the bands came with an alarm? It could say something like... "Beep-beep.... back away from the plate....beep-beep. This has been a warning of the you will PB alarm system." Ok, I can tend to get silly, but you get the picture.:grouphug:

Don't be bummed about that! Bypass patients lose weight a lot faster than we do. Because we tend to lose slower, our skin has more of a chance to rebound. Also, you still have age on your side. I have read on here about people even into their late 40s not having issues with hanging skin. Another thing to look at, you are doing this for a healthier you. Being skinny is just the by-product. Don't let the POSSIBILITY of lose skin stop you. My surgeon actually brought in a patient in her 50s that lost 120lbs. She said that she never had to have any plastic surgery because of the rate that she lost weight. Ok, sorry, I can tend to run on. I just think if that is your only hold out, don't let it be. Don't worry about that at all.

I must be the .5/wk person from you equation. lol

I'm not sure if you can lose too much. My surgeon's office used the weight that I was on my first visit with them to put in for insurance. Have you already seen a surgeon? If you have, then you may be worrying for nothing. I think most of the people that I have talked to said that their doctors used the initial weight for insurance purposes. Also, the sleep apnea should help your case with insurance because that is considered a co-morbitity. Good luck!

It looks like 2 of my 5 are going to keloid including my port incision. That sucks. Where did you get your shea butter? I have only seen it in lotions, but not sold alone.

I don't have any experience with them, but here is a link to their on line forum Lap-Band Weight Loss Surgery Forum | True Results Lap Band Surgery Forum | Lap Band Surgery Forum . You may be able to find some information there. Also, you may try in the doctors and hospitals sub-forum found on this site here Doctors and Hospitals - Lap Band Surgery and Lap Band Discussion Forum. You can either do a search or just re-post this thread there. I hope this helps.

I am so happy for you! I am glad that you are off of the waiting for approval roller coaster! I am sorry that you have to wait, but January will be here before you know it.:grouphug:

That is a question best answered by your doctor. I wouldn't eat any more solid food until you talk to him. Eating solid food makes your stomach churn which can cause the sutures in your stomach holding the band to tear.

I finally did the ignore thing on them. I didn't even want to accidently go into one of them.:biggrin:

See, that is what I am scared of. I am so afraid of getting stuck in public. My episode didn't last long, but it moved really quickly out. I would never have been able to make it to a bathroom at work that quickly. I would have spit up on myself or something equally as gross. I really want to learn to avoid it all together. I know that is wishful thinking on my part, but a girl can dream.

Way to go!!! I am so happy for you!

My nutritionist's office said to do that, but my doctor didn't. My doctor told me to just drink Water all day and to only eat when I was hungry. I think that would be tough for me too. Just take your time. I will say don't be discouraged about not losing anything so far. I have being so discouraged about that but didn't realize that I was losing inches in places. The weight loss on the liquid diet is really just the solid food from your colon and water weight. So after surgery, when you get to more solid food, you are actually losing real weight, but because you are also refilling your colon, you can't see it (that's how it was explained to me somewhere else). You are doing doing great nayray! Just keep taking slow, and keep following your doctor's orders. Oh yeah, I love the smashing samurai in your sig!

I think that is what they want.:biggrin: I would only try this is I can't get it to go in the other direction. I hope, thought, to never have to use any of these.

Your day will come soon! Congrats on your surgery date!

I guess now that I have seen the real you, I can't even claim to be better looking than you either! waaaaaa! ***stomps away sobbing****

Thanks luluc. I can see how that position would help.