Yoda

It's a good topic of discussion Cloe. I have very strong opinions on this FOR ME (disclaimer: my opinions apply directly to me and me only...not anyone else....). For me, I will never have PS....ever. It is just something I'm not into. I know I will have a bit of loose skin in my belly area but it looks fine under clothes and I have nobody to impress when I'm naked...Mr Yoda already loves me for who I am, inside and out. Granted, I've never had kids, so I don't have those added belly issues. I do a lot of ab exercises so I know that will also help. All in all, I'm really not that vain and even the surgery I did for health reasons, not vanity. Though, of course, I'm pleased with the way it is making me look and feel about myself but to me that is merely a bonus that I happily accept. As for the scar issues....everyone will heal differently and people also "scar" very differently. (it is always ironic to me how the supporters of PS - especially in the field - focus on the "good scars" and say very little if nothing at all about the possiblity of horrible scarring). For me....I already know that I do not heal well and that I scar very badly. I'm not surprised...as I am very very very fair skinned and I bruise in an instant and even at the slightest bump (trust me, my mom was often "watched" thinking she abused me...with all the bruises on my body!). I know this first hand from different accidents/surgeries etc. Even cuts tend to scar up on me. A long time ago, I had a breast reduction and the scars are still quite messy (nothing to do with the surgeon...just my body and the way it heals). I had a mole removed on my shoulder...just a small incision and the scar is quite bad. My ankle is the worst...I had two surgeries on my ankle (one of them an emergency surgery) and omigawd, even now (4 yrs later) I can't begin to tell you how terrible those scars are (both sides of my ankle). The scars from my lapband surgery are also not what you would expect. They are very red, large, raised and have widened. It actually looks like I have a couple of leeches on my stomach. They actually look worse now than they did right after they healed. But, I expected that. Dr. Y. had a medical word for it last week when I saw him (I forget the word)...describes people who heal/scar like that. He told me that if it bothered me, I could have cortisone shots in it to "shrink" it (no thanks!) and/or PS to fix the scars. HAHAHAHAHA...ummmm...no! All in all, FOR ME, PS is not something I have ever (or ever would) consider. For two reasons: I'm "ok" with the way I look and know I'll be "ok" with it as the weight comes off, I don't have any vanity issues, and I know that the scarring would likely be worse for me than average and so why trade one "problem" for another? "Fixing" the "outside" for health reasons is good, but too often people think that "fixing" the outside will "fix" them inside and it certainly won't. But, as I said....I don't judge...I only know what is good for me....everyone has to do what they think is right for them and works for them and what will make them happy. (I'm trying to be careful what I say because I don't want anyone who has had PS or who is considering it to take my words in the wrong way)....remember, this is my opinion as it relates to ME!

What Cloe said. Also useful is liquid gravol (children's because there is no adult here) and perhaps some GAS-X. You will be fine going to Egypt as long as you are careful what you eat and you DON'T get a fill before you go.

Sounds normal to me.....from my early post-op experience. To help with the "growlies" I sucked on several popsicles a day...it felt like I was "eating", it helped me get fluids in and there was some nutritional value as I used the delmonte juice ones.

I think Jack invented Jello in 1958 and after all his "test runs" is likely just sick of it!

Loriely: YAY....your ticker says you are half way!! WAY TO GO!!!! YOU are doing incredible! :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: So is Mr Loriely. By the way, Mr Yoda just asked how come poor Mr Loriely doesn't have a ticker!!!????

I changed my ticker.....I lost 6 lbs since last week (that's what hardly eating will do for you....I'm not happy about that part but I will take the loss!). So, that puts me past the halfway mark now...A huge milestone for me! I never thought I'd see the day! It took 9 months but I'm "halfway" now..... This last week has been tough; still experiencing some odd problems with the upchucks but I think maybe those are really the PBs everyone has talked about (?) and what I used to call pbs were merely just the "slimes". That's my take anyways. I know things settled down for a lot of you who had this problem so I'll wait for a while longer and see what happens. But hey.....OMIGAWD, I'm half way there...and ONEderland actually seems to be within a realistic reach now!!!!!!!!!!!!! EEEEEP!

Your best bet is to pose your question directly to the clinic.

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that sucks.... wishing all the best to Mookie! Speedy recovery from bronchitis AND the band! Leave it to her to be different!

hmmmmmmmmmmm *hoping Lila gets a dose of seawater up her nose* !!

That's good to know. I wasn't giving directions to Dr. C's office though (I have nooooo idea where it is!!)....was merely saying one way way of getting into Mississauga.

Good luck Yasmina. Cloe....Cloe...Cloe...I am sending soooo many good vibes your way. I really don't have any advice and it sounds like you got some good words from Wheetsin (as usual!) and Bandiva. All I can say is feel what you are feeling, definitely TALK to someone (professionally or otherwise)...don't bottle it in and as hard as it is sometimes just take a step back and look at what you have already accomplished in your life (not just the weight loss)......you are a good person. I know what will help make you temporarily feel better....I'll pm you! Hugs...and thanks for sharing...it is good to do so. For what it is worth, I also have nooooo clue as to how to deal with stress and though everyone (work colleagues, family, friends) think I have it "so together" they are soooooooooooo wrong.....only Mr Yoda knows the true neurotic, OCD, stressed out freak that I am. But that is not advice...the way I hide it is NOT good. Just sharing so you know you aren't alone. *hugs for you*

Definitely have them for dinner....along with my other two good friends, Hagen and Daas!!

as Mandi said....evil twin. Like in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"...Willow had a doppleganger....

Howdy Heather! Welcome and congrats on your upcoming band date! Glad you won't no longer be sitting on the sidelines...join in!!! We don't bite (well some do!) LOL... :welcome2:

You look AWESOME Angel Bear...Hey Everyone...I saw Angel Bear for the first time yesterday (since Aug when was pre-band) and I almost did not recognize her (for real!!!)....Her transormation is amazing!!!! Well done AngelBear! You should be so proud ...lemme know how it goes on Monday with our fave. doc! :clap2:

You guys just SHUSH!!!! BTW, was sitting on the couch watching TV tonight (about an hour after supper - which consisted of about 1/4 cup of beans) and I coughed (thinking it was just a normal cough) and OMIGAWD....my cough was actually an upchuck!! Poor Mr Yoda...I was yellin' at him to get a towel.....how horrible. So glad I was at home. Now I'm gonna be paranoid about coughing in public. But, I'm not too tight. Really....I'm not! :rolleyes

I agree!!! ahem....btw, I said "my ticker was a lie" because it was more than a mere "bump"!!! It was a huge freakin' BOULDER (off by 7 or 8 lbs!). I didn't want to mislead anyone! All is well now though.

nah, I'm definitely not over-filled...I don't have the symptoms like some of you who have been over-filled have....and I can eat...just not a heck of a lot....(not enough of what I "should" be able to eat) but I think that will sort itself out. I'm not in pain...just a little discomfort off and on.

where are you being banded? Within Canada? Because most clinics (as far as I know) in Canada include "lifetime fills" with the price of banding. If you are being banded outside Canada, it is a different story, I've seen ppl on here say they pay anywhere from $75 to $450 for a fill.

you said "post-op" did you mean pre-op?

www.tickerfactory.com and then you put it in your signature block under "Edit Signature Block"

Ask to see her "before" photos when you go to the clinic.

Hey Cloe....how is the lambin' goin'?

Update: Okay, the gurgling comes and goes at night in bed but I don't seem to be having as much problem with the liquid coming up into my mouth while lying down. Last night for dinner I was able to have 1/2 of a fish fillet (small one) and about 3 fries. I felt kind of "stuckish". About an hour after dinner I had some apple juice and after one sip I had to go and slime.....and then I coughed (luckily over the sink) and up in one fell swoop came some of my dinner. It was kinda neat....yet unexpected. I felt tons better after that happend. I think maybe there had been no where for my apple juice to go. Anyways, the last few days I've been feeling nooooooooooooooooo energy (but I am still exercising) and been feeling sort of weak. I am attributing it to my lack of food intake right now and am trying hard to rectify it by eating the "right" things (ie. protein enriched) and I NEED to work harder at drinking....I haven't been getting much fluid into me because I can only take bitty sips here and there (similar to post-op time). As an example, last night I had to go downstairs to the basement and by the time I came back up those stairs I was completely winded and out of breath (yet even at my heaviest I could do those stairs a zillion times a day and never have a problem!). It's all a little scary and I know it is worrying Mr Yoda but I know it is just a phase I need to get through. Right? (need some reassurance here folks!!) LOL.