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I guess that depends what normal is. I was fine by next day, but I wasn't hauling boxes and working out. I was fine to work my desk job, just needed some naps here and there for a couple weeks (anesthesia, etc.)

darn, I keep forgetting about that spaghetti squash......must try that!

Great idea! I'll remember that!

I am eating the most delicious guilt-free dinner ever! "Turkey sausage alfredo cabbage pasta" Slice up cabbage, skinny and cook til tender This is your "pasta" To top: Fry up some turkey sausage, being careful with serving control (calories) when cooked, add alfredo sauce, like Classico Add grated parmesan to thicken and add flavor Stir together, pour over cabbage Pasta Another poster suggested the alfredo sauce, I wanted to spice it up a tad. Wow, it is good, but the sauce is a bit high-cal so obviously don't go overboard. YUM!

flu shots are the biggest scam of the century. In reality, they create havoc with your immune system and contribute to the world's decline in health. Never had the flu shot, never will. Never had the flu. Never will. Unless I start getting flu shots!!!

Swelling after a mere few cc's of saline added to a lapband just defies logic. If anyone knows, please enlighten me as to what is taking place physically that is so traumatic is causes your stomach to swell. Thanks

Wow where've I been? I need to catch up on posts! I guess I'm still confused why one wouldn't lose weight if you're actively working with your doctor on proper fills, etc. I agree that if I'm eating too much, not talking to my doctor about it, etc. and then I don't lose weight, it's obviously my fault , yes? I will agree on one thing though--the pre-surgery education was slightly skewed.

Yes thanks! I completely forgot about that card they gave me! DUH!!!

that light whip cream makes such a difference doesn't it!!! I put a small scoop with greek yogurt and it tastes like mousse! It was so good!

Thanks everyone! Wow, that's a lot more than the poster's who only have 4cc bands!!

Hola, Was reading some posts and it occurred to me that I don't know (or don't remember) how many cc's my band is/holds. Anyone know what is standard size nowadays with the Realize band?

I don't know....I'm 4 weeks post-op and this past week my energy is at it's lowest.

I definitely didn't even come close to getting that much protein in. I had a shake a day, maybe two. Even still, it was probably more protein than I had before. I am and was fine. I don't know where they come up with protein helping you heal. I think it's more like lack of solids to not have the stomach working while it's healing

Interesting. My doctor said he wouldn't do the procedure unless you'd been a non smoker for at least a year, and he goes so far as to TEST YOU to see if you smoke! I guess I can appreciate him being careful and all, but jeez......

I'll wager that the wave of the future will be "e-cigarettes" cuz they are cool. You will see people in clubs and restaurants smoking them like they are stylin.....LOL

Right...how many times now has someone said to me "oh my sisters cousins mother's aunt had the lap band and she gained all her weight back" or so-and-so had it and she lost weight at FIRST....even my own mother. I had to explain to her that yes I could gain any weight I lose back. But my doctor has instructed me to keep up with maintenance, go back for fills, and always monitor. If I don't do this I will fail like your "mothers sisters aunts cousin...." p.s. I like your ticker....

Take care of yourself after surgery though--I was sick during my surgery on 12/27 and I seemed fine immediately afterwards, but within a couple days got sick and have been ever since, and I too "never" get sick. It's all been in the chest and respiratory sickness . I was worried at one point I was nearing pneumonia. I'm getting better now but it did teach me exactly how much surgery does take a toll on your immune systems.

That makes perfect sense. How many times have I eaten beyond full because it was so good? Enough to get me 100 pounds overweight, that's how many. I think you said the magic words though -"not deprived". After 5 weeks on this board, I'd come to the conclusion that I'd feel deprived if I wanted to lose weight. I'm now learning to not eat past full and watch calories, and I am perfectly satisfied. But I will admit, I eat more frequently than before and more smaller meals.

"I have realized that our culture and society has SO corrupted our concept of what is good nutrition and what good health actually means." Yep--True. Consider healthcare, it's not HEALTHcare, it's SICKcare!

All I know if that I couldn't puke. Literally, the food would not come back up although I was heaving and gagging. It was very very weird. I always thought if you ate too much the band made you "puke" kind of like a glass being too full--nowhere to go so it spills over top! So I guess in a sense, it causes bulimia and cures it all in the same!!

I am the same way....lose weight but the discipline, etc. doesn't last and I end up gaining it back! You should read more posts on here, I don't know that the band is that effective based on all the "dieting" the successful ones had to do and the ones that have gained it back or not lost at all--I'm only 4 weeks out so I don't have personal experience but before you shell out that 17k I would ask the doctor if any patients of his would be willing to discuss their long term results.

Okay, odd observation regarding that and sorry for the graphic details here. Twice now in the past week, I've ended up coughing so hard I'm running to the bathroom to puke. The weird thing is, even though I had just eaten, it seems the band prevented food coming back up. Since this has happened twice now I am certain something's going on there due to the band. Point is, if anything, the band seems to keep the food down! I wonder if I had eaten "too much" if something would have come up! And hopefully I did not tear the band away or cause slippage. Will find out when I see doc.

So girls, I just ate some tuna/egg salad and 1/2 a hardboiled egg and am full. I didn't measure but it was in a desert size saucer bowl, not a a full cup I'm sure. This is what I would expect to fill me, or less, with the band. Would you say this is accurate?

Well for me what you posted is fabulous news. That is what I thought the band was supposed to do, what you are describing. Maybe I'm not understanding other posts, but it seems that others state they have to force themselves to put the fork down and it's a choice to stop eating. That was discouraging for me because I thought the band genuinely made you feel full, not just satisfied, and not gorged either, but full so you don't want more. Thanks for posting!

Dear Elfipoo, I am still struggling with this information. It so conflicts with the presentation I received before having the band put in place. Look, I can eat some tuna and a hard boiled egg and be "full" without the band. But if the band doesn't stop me from eating more than this, I still cannot comprehend how it is "working"? I have yet to read on this board (I think) that the band actually stops anyone from overeating. That is what made me buy into this. Don't get me wrong, I know I could force food in regardless, but my friend who had this done, says she CAN "eat so little", not CHOOSES to eat so little. All these posts have me quite discouraged. Especially now that it could be months and numerous visits before it is "working" if it ever "works". *sigh* I don't know what response I expect back that hasn't been posted already. Just trying to figure out what my reality will be I guess