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Yeah, I agree. Thanks for your well wishes with getting an appointment. Leave it to me to recognize the necessity over a holiday, lol. I have actually requested my surgeon before and the PA still did the fill. It angered me. No offense to the PA, but I'm paying to see the surgeon. My surgeon only sees lap band patients on Wednesdays, whereas the PA sees us on Mondays. I specifically scheduled a fill for a Wednesday, requested my surgeon, and the PA was who filled me. Frustrating! I mean, she's really nice and caring, but she's horrendous with needles!

Thank you so much for posting this. I went for my 1st Year Post-Op checkup on the 28th and lied to the PA. She asked if I'm feeling restriction and I am. But when she asked about heartburn, she asked if I have it maybe once a week. I lied and said, "Yeah, about once a week." The truth is that I have it almost every time I eat, ever since I got my most recent fill, back in late November. I have 7ccs out of 9ccs and that recent fill was form 6cc to 7cc rather than a simply 6.5cc fill I had been expecting. I lied to the PA because she's HORRIBLE at fills and, although I'm numb and can't feel it, I have to deal with the bruising later that day and it lasts for several days. She misses the port somehow, nearly every time, and then has to wiggle the needle around and find it. Makes me cringe just thinking about it! That said, I'm glad I read your post. Because I'm having the worst heartburn and I hate that it feels like I've got a volcano going on in my chest. All I've eaten today was a bite of scrambled egg, a nibble of bacon, a bite of grits, and some lemonade. Yeah, that's some acidic food right there, coupled with the bite of spaghetti I tried to eat twenty minutes ago. But I'm SO TIRED of feeling this burning sensation. I'll call them first thing on Monday. I regret not being honest this past Monday.

It honestly took me until I got to what I consider my "sweet spot", nearly a year post-op for me to experience acid indigestion. I've never had issues with heartburn before in my life until this most recent fill which put me at 7cc/9cc. I know I need a slight unfill, but I'm still a giant baby about the needles. (No, I'm a giant baby because the PA who does the fills SUCKS and can never properly find my port, so she has to stab me and wiggle the needle around and, while I'm numb and can't feel it, I feel the bruising the next day!)

Unfortunately, I'm in the same camp as Mems. I have heartburn, now, in addition to the burping. And you're lucky if you're able to burp "all the way". My stomach/esophagus make these crazy noises that my coworkers have deemed "fireworks" and then I'll start to burp but the burps never follow through and out my mouth. (Sounds gross to describe.) Now nearly every time I eat, I get what feels like hot lava in my chest. I'm sick of this, but at the same time, I'd rather remain -86lbs and counting! I just need to switch back to a healthier diet and stop thinking I can eat things like spaghetti or grits. Oh. And I'm a year out, still "burping" even if they don't make normal burping sounds.

Ugh. It's so humiliating when my stomach gurgles its silly post-op burps that sound more like "fireworks" than a genuine burp. Particularly when the entire room I'm in is silent. This happened during an exam a few weeks ago and my friend three rows over told me after, "I wanted to throw you a muffin, you sounded so hungry!" I laughed and said, "I was anything but!" (I'd scarfed down a few peanut m&m's the professor had passed out. Major mistake.) The second time was last night during Scattergories, as everyone was silent, trying to come up with words that started with the letter "R". My crush started laughing. (Thank goodness he knows about the surgery.) Have you guys had any embarrassing stories about stomach noises or other such things post-op? Do you have any suggestions for suppressing the ridiculous noises?

@Laurr925: I'm sorry you gained +10lbs when you had that 1cc removed, but that was after a -17lbs loss from dehydration and such. It was probably just your body returning to its current homeostasis. Sounds like the ex(?)fling is able to see just how svelte you're getting, even if you yourself are not enjoying the numbers as much as you'd like. I'm excited for you! I can't wait to hit 220, but right now, my latest baby-goal is 240. My Own NSVs: 1. I pulled on my Lane Bryant Red-Triangle Size-5 jeans (idk what that translates to) and they were so friggin loose. I wore 'em anyway cos I'm bloated this week (TOM) and barely made it down the first aisle at the grocery store before I had to pull 'em back up so I didn't look like a white-girl-wannabe-thug, lol! 2. When I pulled up at the grocery store mentioned in #2, I looked over at the car next to me. Two guys were sitting in there, their window down, and they turned over and looked at me. And then continued to watch as I walked into the store. (Too bad I wasn't wearing my "daaaamn that's a nice ass" jeans, but whatevs!) I stood in the frozen foods section, texting a friend about a song playing on the radio, when those same two guys walked down my aisle, strolled past, and turned their heads as they walked by me. It was bizarre. They didn't even buy anything! O.o Idk, I refuse to believe they were checking me out, bc I looked like a bum, but maybe they were. Either way, it felt good to be noticed. :ohmy:

Oh, wow! I haven't heard of someone having panic attacks before, but it makes a lot of sense if you're prone to them. Going under is a pretty scary thing, mostly because there's always that risk of not waking up. And then when they woke you up, you probably had a panic attack trying to figure out where you were and what was going on. I don't think the IV meds could've given you an issue like that. I know it hurts to stand up straight, but make sure you try to push yourself to walk around the house a little each day, especially Day 3. That's when it's crucial that you walk around to break up the gas bubble(s) that were inserted to inflate your body cavity so the doctors could work easier. If you don't move around, that gas will only increase in pain until you move. Unfortunately, it's not digestive gas that Gas-X will help.

I did a search in the "Twenties" subforum for "rewards" and came up with nothing. Figured I'd start a thread to collect all of the rewards we buy ourselves for our weight-loss, exercise goals, and NSVs. What kinds of things have you already earned as a reward for your hard work and/or what are some of the things you're working toward?

I was banded 12/30/08 and have been eating regular food for nearly six months. For lunch today, a coworker and I ordered Chinese Take-Out. I got chicken with broccoli and steamed rice. Bite #1: piece of broccoli, tiny piece of chicken, rice Bite #2: same without rice Bite #3: same without rice I've taken 3 bites within the past hour (I know we're supposed to eat for 20 minutes and that's it, but I'm working through lunch) and am so uncomfortable. I don't know if my stomach is telling me I'm hungry or if I might PB after another bite. Does anyone know what it feels like to feel full when you know, even with the Lap Band, you still have plenty more room? What do you do to remedy this? Do you just wait on digestion to kick in and eat a couple hours later, or do you continue to eat? :biggrin: I don't think this is an issue where my band is too tight, nor does it feel as if it has slipped. I've come across this problem with certain foods before, namely Pasta. I don't feel the need to PB or burp, I just feel that empty growling but full.

You act like I pay attention to user names! LOLOLOLOL! But you're right- Andrew is a pretty masculine name. :tongue2:

I thought, perhaps, the title of this thread was about whether or not you'll be able to contort yourself in certain positions to perform oral sex- I didn't expect it to be whether or not it's okay to swallow. LOL! The only liquids you should avoid are beer and soda. Everything else is okay, as far as I know. The band doesn't give you a gag reflex. That isn't how the band works. The band can make you PB if you eat too much, but that's entirely different from a gag reflex. A gag reflex is a reflex contraction of the back of the throat,[1] evoked by touching the soft palate. The band is around your stomach...you gag when something touches the back of your throat.

LMAO! I'm glad you clarified that. I was honestly sitting there, staring at your wife, thinking she didn't appear to lose very much over a 2-year period. But then I realized the groom (you, sir) had gotten QUITE thin! Excellent work!!!

Holy cow! You guys blow me away with your success! Not to mention all of the inspiration I get when I read through here, especially with Jane, Drew, and Laurrs little stories of NSV success. (I apologize- those are the only names I can remember off the top off my head.) 12/30/08: I tried to hide the fact that my 22s were far too tight. :thumbup: 07/20/09: I cleaned out my closet and threw out the 22s and the 20s. I picked up a pair of 18s that haven't fit in two years, the "skinny jeans" style in particular (oh, the irony of a fat girl in skinny jeans cracks me up every time I wear them), and those suckers fit!!! Not just "like a glove", but loose! :ohmy: ...and they made my posterior look cute once more! :thumbup: I'm still waiting on my old size 16 Gap corduroys from 8th grade to fit. Along with a number of vintage tees and retro dresses to fit that Mom bought me years prior, that never fit properly.

Thanks, guys! Oh, wow! I didn't even think about all the amusement park rides!!!

I know the thread is entitled "the one thing", but I made a list for my Lap Band Scrapbook last night (yeah, I'm a dork) and figured I'd go ahead and post that here because it never hurts to see everyone's NSV goals. If anything, maybe it will remind someone of something they forgot to look forward to and inspire them to work out extra hard that afternoon! And hopefully that will do the same for me as I read the responses of others! #1: More than anything listed below, I cannot WAIT until I am able to go shopping and purchase adorable clothes with my friends in "normal" department stores and boutiques. While I enjoy helping them pick out cute clothes, I'd much rather sift through the clearance racks for my own self! Others I'm hella excited about in the future: able to shop instore @ Victoria's Secret (I'm a 42DD/DDD now and have to buy bras online.) able to sit with legs crossed like the lady I am able to rock a cute sundress and not look pregnant able to kayak (I think the weight limit is 250) able to skydive (plan to do this in August!!!) able to wear the following sizes: 16, 14, 12, 10 able to walk perfect in high heels no more double chin visible collar bone able to dance at clubs and concerts with confidence able to strut around comfortable in a swimsuit able to look cute wearing things above-the-knee thighs that don't rub together as bad can no longer fit into Torrid/Lane Bryant/etc.