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I completely agree with Cobrien! Harlito, no offense, but in our society it is not as hard as you think it is for the man to just walk away, and many men do. Then there is not much recourse for the woman, especially if the man has nothing in his name...you can't get blood from a stone. Certain men do not care about a tarnished reputation. I am definitely not saying that all men are like this, just arguing the point of how easy it actually is for a man to walk away from. :cursing:

True, true....but it's good again anyways!

Oops. I saw that I somehow commadeered Cujo's machinr. The comments above are from LAPBANDY

Dr Ortiz banded me last week. No problems...so far. If you use the search function on "ortiz" you should get tons of testimonials, probably all positive. The facility is top notch, the location is easy access from San Diego airport, everyone there were excellent.

I did not experience any of that, that I noticed. But it is still early on and you've only been banded a couple of days. For now, I'd chalk it up to the surgery and the trauma that your body has just been thru. It could also be from the change in your diet, although that has only been a couple of days too, except for whatever you did for a pre-op diet. I would think that it will go back to normal in a few days to weeks. I was swollen and bloated for about 2 weeks from the surgery and my body holding onto everything because it was in shock + the high sodium in all the broth that I was consuming!

I also just got the book "Weight Loss Surgery with the Adjustable Gastric Band" and "Before and After". I rented them both from my library. Before my surgery I also bought and read my Dr.'s book called "Lap Band For Life" from Ariel Ortiz. That was informative. I haven't read the others as I just picked them up tonight. 010308, I would suggest that you at least call your surgeon's office to see what they recommend. They may be able to give you something to help prevent (hopefully) vomiting. As I recall from the book, I'm pretty sure it did say that (of course) you should try to avoid vomiting, and to call your Dr. for anti-nausea medicine. The force from vomiting can cause band slippage. Good Luck and I hope you all Get well soon! :thumbup:

Maybe try some sugar free/fat free or reduced fat fudgesicles. They taste great are chocolatey and solve some of the sugar cravings all with little calories. There are many sweet, healthy things that still taste great like low-fat or sugar free puddings (butterscotch with Fat free Reddi-Whip is my favorite), yogurts. You can have a few chocolate covered strawberries. Now a days they even make a ton of 100 calorie packs/things, like klondike bars, oreos, etc... Then there is always the Dr. favorite, fresh fruit, but that doesn't always completely cure my cravings. Good luck!:thumbup:

LOL!!! I haven't realized that yet. I'll have to go check it out.

Oh good! My home page is back to normal again on my computer too! Yay, they listened to us, and thanks for emailing them Auntlucy...I was planning to, but never got to it.:thumbup:

Oh wow...that's good to know! I didn't know/think that Fillcentersusa would even call to check on you weekly. I do have aftercare lined up with a local surgeon here after I have my first fill in Mexico, but that is good to know incase I do not like the place I have lined up for my future local fills. Although the closest fill center to me is about 2+1/2 hours away.

Why did they change the home page?? I liked looking at all of the new threads right up front!

Carrie, to me that sounds absurd that your Dr. won't give you the information about your size band and level of fill! I would demand it from him/them. It is your body and your medical records and you have every right to know! (and I think legal right as well, but not sure on that) What if God forbid, some kind of emergency happened and for some reason the ER asked what size and what amount of fill that you had? Maybe your Dr. thinks that he is helping people by not making them think about the size and amount, but that should be left up to you to decide. My Dr. told me my size band when I asked and explained why.

Hi, I flew for 6 hours back home just 3 days after my surgery and I was more than fine. Just make sure that you have somebody help you lift your luggage or anything over 10LBs. The biggest problem was that my stomach was swollen and I almost had to ask for a seatbelt extender, but luckily I got it snapped! My flight (check with yours since they have all gotten so cheap now) on Southwest still offered free drinks, so I had plenty of juices and liquids the whole way home. By the way, what kinds of jobs do you all have that you get to travel?? I want one!:biggrin:

Yes it means Productive Burp.

Hey I was going to suggest that book too ("Eating Well after Weight loss surgery"). I just picked up a copy at the library yesterday, so I haven't tried anything from it yet, but I plan to, and I have 3 weeks to do so (for free)!

What is it??? Just a stress test? I'm not sure if I had one until I know what it is.

Thanks all....I'll try it! That chicken, asiago, spinach sausage sounds awesome too!

LOL! I'll bring you some if I can stay with you in Australia...I've always wanted to go there! Thanks.

Has anyone tried to eat low-fat Italian sausage (or regular, turkey sausage, etc..)?? If so, do you have to take the casing off before eating? I'm on solid foods now and I was thinking of making Italian sausage in the crockpot with peppers, onions and red sauce, but I don't want to if I can't eat it.

Yes I'd say to definitely call the Dr.s tomorrow. It may not have anything to do with your pre-op diet, and God Forbid that it anything more, but it is always better to be safe than sorry. Then you can also double check about your BC. Good luck!

I think the main thing was that she said that she was hungry. I experienced some of that on my pre-op too. As long as you took the healthy approach to that; which, you did you'll be fine. On the post-op diet, yes, that one is important to not "cheat" on, if you have to be on clear liquids (and so on), then you have to keep to that. But for me, the post-op process was (dare I say) easy because I didn't crave food and did not have physical hunger (for awhile). By the time I moved to full liquids I could feel some hunger at times, but as soon as I had some cream soup or something it filled me right up. Also I feel that it is easier (hopefully) right after surgery to stick with the program because that thought is always in your head that you do not want to jeopardize your band over anything.

Thanks girls. Juli-I do not swallow gum...just chew it, lol. I do not know why brushing my tongue sometimes makes me gag, but it does. I think it is when I brush towards the back of my tongue, which, would be similar to sticking your fingers down your throat and causes you to gag. Stomach acids do not come up, but it does sometimes cause more saliva or makes my eyes water. I have stopped going too far back though to prevent this from happening.

Hey everybody! I have to strange questions, if anyone can help. 1.) You know when you brush your teeth, then your tongue, and sometimes that brings up your gag reflex?? Does this hurt the band or cause slippage eventually? I have been brushing my tongue even more often lately (due to the high protein), but sometimes it makes me gag, then I wonder if that is like the same vomiting sensation and is actually hurting my band. :thumbup: 2.) When did everyone start using a straw and/or chewing gum again?? I'm 25 days out and I miss using a straw-I have actually forgotten and drank from 1 in my Iced coffee a couple of times. I also like to chew gum when I work out and miss that. So when would it be OK (if at all) to do these again? Thanks!

What if you buy yourself some time? Call the center that did the fill within the 72 hour period to schedule the free unfill. Then if you feel that you don't need an unfill cancel the appointment. Will that work do you think, or do you have to physically be there within 72 hours? :thumbup:

I don't believe that it was a poor choice at all. From what you said you ate, grilled chicken, lettuce, vinegar, they are all part of a healthy diet and should not enlarge the liver-unless maybe in mass quantities! As others have said that was part of our pre-op diet. I actually had three different pre-op diet plans to choose from. I chose to do 2 protein shakes a day and 1 healthy dinner, then green salad in between if hungry. I lost 13 Lbs. pre-op (12 days) and my liver was fine. I was required to lose 12. Since you have already lost 10 and now you'll be on clear liquids for a couple of days, I'm sure you'll be fine. Also on the night before surgery my Dr. let me eat regular foods that day, as long as I didn't go over the top and I ended all eating by 9PM. Good luck and let us know how it goes!:thumbup: