54Shirley

My surgeon puts everyone on Pepcid Complete "Chewable" That way you have no problems taking it. I was on Prevacid for years... and after being banded, the Pepcid did the job, but I took it daily for at least 6 months. Now I have Omeprazole, in the house just in case I need it.

If you mix yours with water or milk, you can add a little more liquid to thin it out, and it should go down a little easier, especially in time, and stick with the shakes, because they are higher in protein. That for sure is something that you need.

When mine is partially full - full. I can't sleep on my stomach at all. If I am Filled Tight ! I can't even sleep on my left side. I would be concerned about a direct kick or hit at that Port. Remember it is only plastic tubing glued into place. (New Plumbing...) So please be careful...

Sure your Welcome ! Anything else you need help with ? If I can answer,,, I will. Shirley.

Contact your Ins. Company, and see who they like to work with. They will tell you there top picks, or tell you to go to a Center of Excellence. That's what you want anyway ! But they will help you out. Also find out all the stipulations for being Banded while your on the phone.

Just go in and talk about what you want, and answer his questions. It's a breeze ! They have it all down Paton, so your not the first, and you won't be the last. So just be yourself. I hope that helps.

Glad you made up your mind, and New, that it was the thing to do... Shirley.

WOW ! you got Lucky as far as the surgery, and care.... Sorry about the job, me too, and it's still only going to get worse ! That's the sad part. sleep in a Recliner with lots of Pillows, get out a Heating Pad or Hot Water Bottle this will help. Keep up with your Fluid intake, and your doing fine. So Welcome Aboard ! Shirley.

Yep I just got over this Mucus problem, and sinus drainage down the back of my throat.. I take a sinus pill for it. and Water helps thin out the secretions. It can be a sign of being to tight also. I had to go in for a slight unfil, so that flem could o down. On occasion, I still find my sinus draining, and I take a small pill for it. Crush yours if you have to, and put it in S. F. pudding. Stay on liquids for 3 days, then try mushies. I stayed on mushies because regular food wood get stuck to often. If after say 2 weeks, this has not cleared, and you can eat, then call your Dr. for a slight unfill. Also warm tea or Soup help cut the secretions some. Shirley.

On my Surgeons end, they all go to Switzerland throughout the year, and are sharpened up with new Techniques in Schooling. This is a REQUIREMENT... Even my band is installed the European way. Yes there is more than one way you know... He chooses the European way because less chance of slippage. That is his way, and that is on every patient of his. That is in the U.S.A.... I am walking proof of his work, and that's good enough for me. So why travel when you can get it done here.

That is good isn't it !

Congrats ! Welcome to the Other Side. Shirley.

I tried the Vanilla pudding. "I used French Vanilla" . It was Fantastic ! Just thought you would like to know.

Ditto ! Not to mention with my Ins. I had to go to a Center of Excellence. Where these Dr.'s have certain standards that they must keep up or they would lose that Certification. I would rather have a true specialist, then whoever is sent your way. Also allot of the Canadians come over to Michigan, at Henry Fords Hospital, because there Ins. is accepted by these Dr.'s. I'll tell you what, they come by the bus loads full, because they would rather have it done here, and someone from the Family is put up curtisey of them. That is in the U.S. of A.

If you plan on enjoying the Food ! Then I would wait.

If I lived overseas, that would be different, but my surgeon is here. As far as fills go. I was taken rite to my fill line ! By my current Dr... No fussing about it. Just done ! Now I don't think you can get much easier then that.

If your Dr. said to be on Liquids. then you should stay on them so the swelling goes down. If you don't do it, your swelling won't go down, and you will have a problem. So stay on fluids, and then you will get to musies.

As far as I remember, It's Normal.

You finally are un -swollen ! That's all... In time fills will make u[p the difference, but,,, just like your first fill, you will un-swell again, then they fill it again. that's how it works. You can go to myfitnesspal.com and learn to manage your calories, Protein, and exercise. It's Free, and it keeps everything in memory. This will help you manage your Band.

What did your Dr. tell you ? Everyone's Dr. is a little bit different. So you need to know what was said to you. Are you a couple weeks from being banded or what ?

It will come later after a few fills. For now go on myfitnesspal.com and log in what you are eating. It will keep track of your calories, and Protein, so you don't go over. Exercise is also recorded. You can look at other peoples Diary and get ideas what they are eating. This helps... But yep this comes in time. For now it's up to you to take care of it.

Gotcha ! Losingintime or Shirley on this site.

Sure ! Anytime ! ! !

I starting getting Fat at the age of 4 months ! So my Mother new something was wrong, she was rite. I suffer from a Disease that has no name yet, they just call it pockets. For the pockets of Water that can form all over the body, and the water gets between the skin, and your flesh, and they have not figured out how, or why. They only know that Bariatric Surgery is the only cure for it. I also take water pills. At 356 I was drowning in my own bodily fluids, so I wanted to live. I went to a seminar at Henry Fords, the University of Michigan told me where to go. They said they had the Monopoly on this. So I went, and at the seminar we were all put on 1200 calorie a day diets. When I saw him in a month, "Chief Surgeon" I already lost 30 lbs. of water, so that tells you where I spent part of my life. He agreed, with the Plastic Surgeons finding, and told me I would die if I didn't do something about this. He new that I new, and he said fine we will work together. My Husbands Ins. covered the surgery, but it required a pre op diet of 12 months ! I told them by then I could be dead... He told me to just stick to the Diet. I did, and lost over 120Lbs. in those 12 months. I was even asked by the Nurses in the Hallway If you lost that much ? Why have this done ? So I explained part of it, and was told we see that every now, and then. So don't worry you will be fine . Well 6 years later, and I'm doing fine. Still a battle with the Water, some times were neck, and neck, but basically! I am winning this battle 1Lb. at a time. That's why I got Banded.

When I make it a Desert, I use Pistachio pudding. Its like a Fluff. Very Tasty. I have some Almond extract, so I might try the Vanilla, and see how it is. I think I will make 1 of them for Christmas... I love this dish, because you can do so much with it. It's Good, Low Cal, High in Protein, and Easy to make. That works for me....