Elisabethsew

Congratulations on gaining approval and getting the date.

You might want to reconsider and "save" the ticket for when you KNOW you actually do need a fill.

Make it legal. You don't have to go through the court but you should each get a lawyer. In New York, child support costs 17% of the salary for one child.

Best of luck to you. I thought the gallbladder surgery was easier than the lapband surgery. Let us know how you're feeling post-op.

It sounds like you're too restricted. Being too tight can cause complications so call your MD for an evaluation and a possible small unfill.

Most MD's want you to wait at least 2 weeks before getting a second fill. When you get a fill, there can be some swelling and occasionally it can take up to two weeks before you feel restriction. Some people swell at the time the fill is given and experience less restriction as the swelling subsides. In general, 4 weeks between fills seems to be the average.

I was driving 3 days post-op.

I don't add protein to my food but I do keep the Medifast ready-to-drink chocolate shakes on hand. They are 90 cals and soy based and give me 11 G protein... most importantly, they taste really good.

Peristalsis is the process of the muscles moving food down the esophagus and into the stomach. When unbanded, I had no sensation of this. However, with the band and some restriction, I actually can often "feel" the food being moved along.

Glad I could assist. :-)

The band is sutured to muscle so it's pretty secure. I have had the flu and vomited and all is well with the band. Slippage is always a possibility and there is never a "time" when that possibility lessens. With the newer surgical techniques, slippage is occurring less. Also with such a small hole to pass though, how does the vomit get out from the lower stomach area.....is it a much bigger ordeal than before the band? When you vomit, you generate a fairly good negative intra-thoracic pressure so no, it's not harder to vomit from the stomach through the pouch. However, don't confuse vomiting associated with the flu with a productive burp. In THAT instance, the food is in the stoma and can't pass into the stomach. Peristalsis is the act of moving food down and mucous aides in that process. So, some people bring up slime while others bring up the food in the pouch. Because the food in the pouch has not mixed with stomach acids, it's only partially digested. I hope that helps clarify things a bit for you.

I have been a moderator on two other forums and seemed to have more "tools" at my use such as a silence mode and a 24 hour ban. It's sad that there was a need to create them let alone use them. Thankfully, things have quieted down now.

My surgeon counts the day of the fill as day one so 72 hours sounds correct.

Welcome and the best of luck to you on your up coming surgery.

Happy Anniversary and congratulations on your success!!!

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I hope you will be alright and thanks for the reply. Do you know of anyone else who takes flintstones your my first. Also do you know anyone who has our kind of band and how are they doing. What do you think of your band? Seems to working for you considering the weight I see you have lost. I have only lost about 26 pounds since surgery and that was on June 7th. I'll be just fine. Iron is absorbed from the GI tract. Since I don't absorb it, they bypass the GI tract by giving the iron right into the blood stream. Quite a few people here use the flintstones Vitamins. I think some others have posted that they use Centrum children's chewables. As far as youw weight loss goes, you're doing great. The average is 1-2 pounds a week and you're averaging better than that. Congratulations! All of the bands in the U.S. are made by Inamed. Vanguard refers to the perforations in the Inamed band whereas non-Vanguard models have a smooth lining. Regardless of the size, all of the Inamed bands do the same thing, restrict the opening into the main stomach via balloon inflation or fills. The size the surgeon elects to use is dependent upon your anatomy.

Yup, a couple who once posted here decided to start their own forum. I wish them and those who choose to leave all the best.

I only post from one computer and have no problems.

after the first post-op visit, you see PA's for fills. I go every six weeks for a weigh-in and that's when they ask questions, I ask questions and the decision is made as to whether or not I need a fill and how much.

I eat out but stay away from foods that have given me trouble. For example, shrimp can be tough for me to handle but scallops I do fine with. I ignore the bread and butter, skip dessert and stick to the main course. By the way, only 2 people know I am banded and nobody has noticed my change in eating patterns when I dine out so don't worry.

I just read that article. It's about time the fashion industry used "real" women as models for the clothes they expect to sell. Now, if we can only get them to change their views on a size 12 model being labeled "plus size."

As everyone knows, we ARE the stronger sex... in MANY ways. LOL

I have the exact same band and my doctor gives fills every month. I have now been restricted to 4.75 and am certain I have restriction, but I do think I need another fill. I had surgery on June 7th and have had 3 fills for far? He also instructed to take tums for calium and flintstones for Vitamins. May I ask what your doc told you to do? Hi Carol, I take an over the counter Calcium supplement and flintstones vitamins. However, I have something call Iron deficiency anemia that was discovered in 2001. Who knows how long I really had it. Anyway, I don't absorb iron from foods so it's finally gotten to the point where just yesterday, I started intravenous iron replacement treatments. I'm going once a week for 8 weeks and then will have my iron levels checked 2 weeks after the treatments are completed to see if I need more. In addition to the calcium and flintstones, I also take folic acid, a baby aspirin (enteric coated so it dissolves in the small intestine and not the stomach) and a B complex Vitamin.

Mine would not do a first fill until 8 weeks post-op.