54Shirley

Why don't you just tell him that you have made a decision about something, and it's written in stone ! That you are going in for the surgery. This is your life ! His approval is not necessary. If he had a Medical procedure done, I'm sure you would be buy his side what ever it would be. You expect only the same from him. Quit playing Games.... Mad or not he still should know, and that's like it or not !

I was wide awake for my Dental Surgeries. I had all 4 quadrants of my mouth re contoured. Gallbladder, Exploratory, Appendix I stayed knocked out. Amnesia effect. LapBand, and 3rd Hernia Repair, Lymph Nodes of the Groin removed, and He kept me knocked out. But the rest that I wrote about, I woke up during surgery, and I do remember it all.

Nothing to worry about at all ! You will be on liquids or mushies anyway. So,, drink what you have (EXCEPT FOR POP !) Eat the mushie stuff. Just don't eat fast, and chew till it's all mush, and small bites. Now ! That's not that hard, is it? That's all you need to do, and you will be fine. Now if you go and mess up like eat chicken when your on mushies. Yeagh you would get stuck, and take the chance of hurting your stomach. So listen to your Dr.. Do what he or she says. Did you ask your Dr. if you should be home schooled? That;s who would know. Next time you see your Doc. remember to ask. Shirley.

Your surgeon should provide you with a permanent card, that says where you had the surgery, and who your surgeon is. It is a Bariatric Surgery Card. If your Surgeon says he doesn't see a need for it I would question that. You can always get a bracelet. The Hospital,,, say you break something and are admitted. You tell them that you have the band, and are on a High Protein, Low Carb. Diet. You need at least 60G of protein a day. I went in for Knee replacement, and they gave me shrimp cocktail, Steak, and some other things to pick from. Now you will learn how much you can only eat, so that won't be a problem. Take notes at your seminar and learn what you have wrote on the paper. Good Health to you, Shirley.

I had to do 12 months ! The bottom line is 1200 calories a day, and 60 - 80 G of Protein. Add up your calories on myfitness.com and incorporate some exercise in it even walking for starts. Get a good Protein shake Check ebay out on this. Get a good chewable Vitamin that contains CHOLINE. Keeps you Peppy. Thats it. Shirley.

Read the Post titled DEPRESSION on this same site. Pre banded. It has some info. in there that you will see is Posted, and you might be able to understand this. Hope it helps. Good Health to you, Shirley.

Lose this person, and get another. It's your money ! The last thing you need is someone dragging you down, because you want to do the right thing. That's not fare. Try a physical Therapy place, you may have to call a few, but,,, they are renting out their Gym to you on a monthly basis (LOT CHEAPER I"M SURE). All the equipment is there, you know your program, Go for it.. Also,,,, some have pools, and you can AQUACISE. or Water Aerobics, Same thing my guess. I called a place up here where I live, and I don't even have to be a prior patient. So for $30.00 a month,,,,, I will have use of the entire Gym. Thats where I am going this Winter. For now I will Walk. Good Luck, Shirley

I can't think of any one that didn't have doubts, or wasn't scared. In the long run it's worth it. A baby has to crawl before it walks right? If he stands up, and falls, it might take a while to think about it, but eventually that baby will do the right thing. Get up and take some steps. ONE AT A TIME. Thats making Progress. Thats what this is. You are helping yourself, no matter what it takes, and yes that is enough to make you scared.

That's interesting. I did speak to the doc who scoped my knee about the pac man chewing threw my knee, I told him to pump some quarters into that knee !? I was 1/2 out of it. I hope this helps out because it sure is scary to the surgeon. Surprised, and shocked that their patient woke up. But I remember every detail. I wish I could have been under for a reason, woke up, and would have been educated say for a test. You don't miss a beat.

You already said the answer. So you no what to do. Eat to live ! that is the success of the whole thing. You have to find other things that interest you now, so that it fills the void. This site is very informative, I'm sure you know that.. What you dish out you get back in life. That's a fact. Donate 1 or 2 days a week to a Nursing home just to read to the patients, or a food pantry (times are hard). This way you will build confidence in whatever you choose, and keep your mind off of food. Especially since that seems to be a major concern in your life. Join a Physical Therapy Gym (much cheaper, no contract) Believe me, Life goes on. With or without food. Remember it's just fuel for the system. Even the poor, and the Hungry are trying to get buy. It's a day by day thing for everyone. That includes you. Good Health to you, Shirley.

My surgeons rule, is that when you get filled under fluoroscopy, they can see how much to put in. So your fill should keep you full for 5 - 5 1/2 hrs.. When you get down to hungry every 2 or 3 hrs., it's time for a fill. It's nice to go 5 hrs., and not even give eating a thought.. Waite for a few days, and if things don't go back to normal for you, then you need a fill.

The Hernia Repair Surgeon was not far from it. Scared him to Death.

Since this is your 2nd. band, you should find out from him exactly what he wants you to do. Clear soups (MEANING YOU CAN SEE YOUR SPOON IN THE CUP) are fine, stock is good. Jello or Jello Water is good too. But check with him. Good Health to you, Shirley

I woke up on the following surgeries: 1. Hernia Repair 2. Hernia repair (again) He pulled on the sewing, and I sat wright up, and just looked at him. Scared the crap out of him. He told me to lay back down that he's not finished. (with his hands still in my abdomen) I did and he started to say something to the Anesthesiologist, and I went out. 3 knee Arthroscopic Surgery I woke up to find a women at the front of my surgery bed, up in the air,,, DANCING ON A TABLE, TO MOTOWN MUSIC. The Surgeon said is she up? she looked down on me, and said yep ! she's up. So the surgeon said to me look up here at the T.V Shirley. I'm playing PAC MAN with your knee. You can't even begin to imagine how I felt. That turned in to a STAPH INFECTION. 4. Knee replacement I woke up from the banging of a hammer, and I thought you don't even want to know. All these are True, and forever in my memory.

Go back to liquids for a couple days, then 1 day mushies, then try to eat.

I woke up for everyone except the band, and my last knee replacement. I heard the pounding of the hammer with the first artificial knee, woke up and my surgeon smiled at me, and told the anesthesiologist to knock me out, he did. So I told them that I wake up easy in surgery, and they know what to do. So I didn't wake up for the other knee.

Protein helps kill hunger, so drink some shakes . I would not get in the habit of chewing GUM. We are not allowed to, after being banded. because how would you get it out if it slipped down your throat? We were told surgery is the only way to get it out.

When I went to Henry Fords Bariatric Center in Detroit, They explained to us that because of our weight our Hormones were all over the place. So as I watched some women cry for whatever reason We were told that we were all Depressed. This was cause from the Hormones. I can believe that ! Because when I was at my highest weight 356. There were times out of the blue, that the tears would flow, and I would be asking myself why? So like I said, when this was explained, I could really relate to what they were talking about.

Get the spicy Italian Turkey sausage from Butterball.

That is FANTASTIC ! ! ! Also,,, I see weight Loss.. Your doing a Great Job. Keep it up. Shirley. :party:

If your banded in the summer, you will be fine buy the time school starts. You will see in time that the weight will drop like it's HOT. People will also notice the Transformation. It's up to you if you want to keep it your own business, or share the wealth once you start seeing the difference, and are confident about your weight loss. Good Health to you, Shirley.

Mine was closed with Glue too... Where he put the Port, he stitched it from the inside, and closed the outside with Krazy Glue. They have another name for it, but when I asked him Krazy Glue? He said Ah ha ! Worked beautifully too.

Cardinal rule was NO WAY ! With some Dr.'s that has changed, if they new it was for short time, and Medically Necessary. You may also consider a injection in the inflamed area. See what you Doc. has to say.

When my pouch has had enough, it will give me 1 hiccup. That means stop I'm full. 2 which is rare really means I had enough. That's after 4 1/2 yrs...

This Halloween will be 5 years banded for me I have been stuck, thrown up, swollen up, just never ended up in a Hospital. Since I have a new surgeon, and he filled this 4cc band to 2.75cc Nothing gets stuck ! The band is filled more, so I eat less, but nothing gets stuck as long as I chew. So same band, Different Surgeons, and different techniques.. It makes a difference.