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You are probably better off without the scale - I drive myself crazy! I'm still liquid, which is fine but boring - I hate food commericals! They should all be banned!!! lol What types of foods are you doing for the mushy stage?

Cool, can't wait to hear how it goes! I don't think my doc has a post op nutrition class... of course I could be wrong, I think my body has started eating my brain because I can't get anything straight this week!

Is everybody still weighing in?

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How's everybody doing? I go for my 2 week check up this Friday - has anyone been yet? Do they do anything interesting?

Are you not on the post-op diet? I'll be at 2 weeks tomorrow and I don't get to start pureed until Friday, I'm still on full liquids... I'm just curious because I have no idea how much I could eat because I'm not allowed to "eat" yet, lol.

Good luck! Make sure you stick to your post-op diet, you don't want to hurt yourself!

I don't know what kind of condition you have, I had back surgery several years ago for two herniated discs and I would say that the pain on the lapband is nothing compared to that. But only your doctor can tell you - they may not be able to do the lapband surgery due to the other issues you have, I would make an appointment with my primary care doctor and go from there. Good luck and the best to you!

I'm not in your area either but I'm 5'4 and started out at 269, I was banded on April 23rd at 263, and now at just under 2 weeks post op I am down to 249. If you have any questions I'm happy to help!

I miss chewing!!! lol - two more days of post-op liquid diet - bring on the mush!!!

That is soooo nice of you, but I feel much better - let me take that for you!

From my death bed (couch) of only a week post-banding - a week of over doing and paying the price, I reach, reach, and by just the tips of my fingers... YES! I clasp the trophy!

Don't tap your shoes too quick! lol

My surgeon and PCP just had regular scales...

So sorry, but it's my turn!

I told my dh it was restricted for 6 weeks but I'm hoping to feel up to it in 2 weeks when we celebrate our birthdays - figure it will be a good surprise! lol

Me, too! I use Target's brand of chewable calcium.

I think agree with Cathy - it's not worth it! My RN explained it in a way that made a lot of sense - do you remember in science class when you took a balloon and put it on top of a soda bottle - the balloon blowed up itself from the gas in the soda (anything carbonated) - same deal with your pouch. I don't know about you but I spent too much time and money to stretch out my pouch on anything... :drool:

I always wanted to invent a pair of suspender like straps that you hooked to the top of your boobs and the other end to the top of your butt - I figured it would work as a counter weight... and no uncomfortable underwire!!!

That sounds like something that should be mentioned BEFORE you leave the hospital!

Hang in there, Love! We all go through down times, just remember life keeps moving, with or without us, so if you need some time for yourself - take it, the world will still be there when you are done and maybe something worthwhile will be going on! I personally like any excuse for a spa treatment, I know that sounds shallow but it's nice to have someone else take care of you some times!

So I had my surgery - it was an interesting day, lol. I was the first one of the morning, had to be there at 5:45am, surgery was scheduled for 7:45am - everyone was right on time, including the rash I broke out in from the antibiotic! So they had to replace that with another med and then moved alonged, I don't even really remember waking up, I remember that my first nurse out of recover had been banded and looked great! I felt sore, but not too bad. A little later my chest started to hurt from the gas build up so I went for a walk around the nurses' station, when I was finished my chest felt all better but my belly hurt. They gave me some extra pain meds which caused me to then have another allergic reaction - I looked like someone put a straightening Iron across my eyes, it was great! At that point they started giving me benadryl - I was taking the hair brush to my back!!! Man was I itchy... anyway, no pain meds for me from around 2am until 8am the next morning when my doc got there, he started me on pill form then. I couldn't stand being in the bed so I spent most of the time in a chair, I tried to sleep in my bed last night and ended up on the couch, I have to sit up to sleep. I did take a shower today, I hurt quite a bit after that... but trying to hang in and hoping it's going to be a lot better really soon! (hope, hope, hope) DH took the kids out so I could actually rest so I'm going back to resting now - I hope everyone else is doing well! Oh, btw - I did have a hiatal hernia - not sure if that is making me more sore or not...

Thank you! I can't wait to be a Bunny Bandster! I also can't wait to be knocked out so I can quit worrying about it, lol. I'm waiting for dh to get out of the shower then we actually have to drag our monsters with us, ha-ha - that's what they get for still being able to have cookies! :rolleyes2:

Thanks, Bee! I definitely will!