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i was very open with my co-workers about my surgery. im a nurse and figured why lie? they aren't dumb and i consider most of them friends. and for the most part they've all been very supportive. i,ve lost 25 pounds in the 5 weeks since my surgery. i just had my 1st fill last friday so being that i've had little to no restriction i feel pretty proud of myself. needless to say i've got that one co-worker who has only nasty things to say. (to be honest she's kind of the office bitch and very thin) . everyone has complimented me on my weight loss besides her. on more than one occasion i she made comments to me that my weight loss really isn't a big since i cheated to lose weight by having surgery. i generally speak up for myself but i let her get away with this a few times. well she said it tonight and i told her off. i asked since she thought my surgery was cheating what does she consider the 2 packs of cigarrettes and 12 cups of coffee she has everyday instead of eating? she literally lives on caffeine and nicoteine. if thats not cheating then i dont know what is. i also told i'd rather gain 50 more pounds and be happy then be a miserable skinny bitch! that seemed to shut her up pretty quick. has anyone had any similar problems? how did you address them? my method might not have been the most adult but it sure felt good! to anyone who reads this thanks for listening. i really needed to vent about this

I vote eliptical. They burn more calories. And more importantly place significantly less stress on your joints

and that's the problem with the pro-life movement they're more concerned with proving that they are right concerning the right to live than they're concern for the actual life .

Let me just say that the life of anyone spent without love and in constant pain and suffering is not to be rejoiced in. No one can convince me that a loving god meant for any of his children to suffer in such away.

let me just say i sympathize with rodriguezequals. i checked out your myspace and your son is obviously a beautiful boy who is well loved.happy and cared for. but let me also sat that i've been a pediatric home care nurse for 12 yrs. and let me just say that all children are not as well loved and cared for. i've cared for multiple children with shaken baby syndrome. these are children who live with constant seizures and pain. as well as children countless other profound medical problems. that little to no quality of life. i understand that some believe that all life is sacred. but what about a life spent in constant suffering?

i had my 1st fill on friday. my doctor put in 2 ccs

so far i've had very bad luck eating chicken. i've tried cooking it different ways and using thighs instead of the breasts i used to use. but every time i end up puking and sliming after a few bites. is there anyone who tolerates chicken? if so how long did it take after banding to tolerate it. any ways to cook it that are more tolerable?

For some reason chicken seems to be the most difficult thing to eat. Last time I tried it I was on my way to work and super hungry. Needless to say I spent the drive to work throwing up and sliming into a plastic bag. Gross. I've tried chicken a few other times and had similar problems. I think I'm just gonna stay away from it for a few months.

i was also banded at a lower BMI. and trust me i got lots of comments. i even had a co-worker say that i must have got my doctor to lie on my pre-op paperwork. i also had several hospital staff comment that i was one of the smallest people they'd seen have WLS. i have to say every most of the people that made comments were signifigantly heavier than i was. i just tell people that its none of there business. they have no clue what my family history is. they dont know that im only 33 and have been on BP meds for years already. ive been struggling with my weight for years and come from a family where every adult is morbidly obese. i applaude anyone who has the sense to figure out the unhealthy path they're on. that has the sense to take control of the food issues they have nstead of letting food continue to control us. for alot of us its not the size we are now but size we know were gonna reach if we dont get our weight under control.

dont worry, it really wasnt that bad. it only took a few seconds. it was over before i knew it. and trust me im every bit as afraid of needles as you are. it will be over before you know it

i will also tell you not every surgeon believes in lidocaine to numb the site. i know mine dosent!

carbonated beverages can cause excess gas which can not only be uncomfortable.( not too mention embarassing) . but can also stretch . id suggest if you really have to have an occasional soda taking some phazyme with it to prevent excess gas

i too am very afraid of needles. i had 3 kids without an epidural cuz i was so afraid of needles. i had mt 1st fill this past friday and it wasnt too bad. the needle was bigger than i expected but im thinking a small one wouldnt go through the port properly. now im not gonna lie and say it was painless. but it wasnt that bad and was not sore for a long time afterwards either. and i keep reminding myself that a needle poke every few weeks is a pretty small price to pay for how great my jeans look today!! good luck!

i was banded on 2-24. i was the same way. felt very little restriction and had a hard time not pigging out. i know its hard but try to stick to the post-op diet. but dont beat yourself up if you mess up. i ended up really down on myself cuz of the over eating. i had my 1st fill on friday(thank god) and finally feel some restriction. just tought it out and it will get better eventually

Because I can put my jeans in the dryer again! I'm actually drying them to shrink them cuz there too loose! I'm not hanging them up to dry knowing that if they shrink just a little bit I might not be able to squeeze back into them . Now that's a great feeling

thanks, i think ill try that this week. how much chicken and how much salsa do you use?

i breastfed all 3 of my kids, and always found a modest way to do it in public. but how can you modestly breast feed a child thats 3 1/2?

have you tried pot roast ? I made it in the crock pot a few days ago. It was so tender I had no problems keeping it down. I'm actually online looking for chicken recipes to make in the crock pot now. Maybe that will get it tender enough to be tolerated . My best friend had the band done in October, she eats alot of canned chicken but says she can't tolerate any other way. A few people have suggested purred chicen to me. But just the thought of purred meat is enough to make me gag

i've tolerated beef a few times as well as shrimp and grilled fish. it just feels weird to not be able to eat chicken. the funny thing is that almost any diet you go on pushes grilled chicken breast and now its the one food i cant even tolerate

i definitely understand where you are coming from. im 33 and have spent most of my life fighting my weight. my highest weight was 225. and my goal is 150. my family history played a major role in my decision to get the band, my mother died morbidly obese at the age of 52. my older sister died from a heart attack 2 weeks after her 40th birthday. ive spent the last few years struggling with my weight terrified of ending up like my mom an my sister. my other siblings are ovewrweight as wekk. im actually the smallest adult in my family. for me it was a decision based more on the weight i could end up as opposed to the weight i was currently at. it is a hard decision but so far its a decision im very happy with. i dont expect to be thin over night but even in the 4 weeks since my band was placed i already feel so much better. not just physically but mentally as well

Im just getting to the part of my diet where I can advance to more solid food. So far I've tolerated everything pretty well. But so far every time I try chicken in any form I end up puking. Anyone else have problems with chicken? Any suggestions?

my surgey was 2-24 and at first i was losing weight rapidly.but the last several days since i feel almost no restriction so i've been eating like crazy. well tonight i eat a piece of chicken with dinner. needless to say it didnt go very well. i spent the next 2 hours sliming! god that was gross. by the tine 10:30 rolled around and it was time for work i was still sick. so i ended up heaving into a bag while driving to work. so much for thinking i could eat cuz i havent been filled. so to all my other newly banded friends who feel no restriction be careful. i know were all hungry as hell but theres a reason they have us advance our diets so slowly.

im having the same issues. i feel almost no restriction at all. and have been having a horrible time not eating for the last week or so. my 1st fill isnt until 4-3

glad everyone seems to be doing so well. i was banded on 2-24. i've had my post op check up but i dont go for a fill until 4-3. i cant weight . ive lost 18lbs so far. the first 15 just melted off. but i have very little restiction so the last few days its been really hard not to eat. but besides being hungry all the time i feel great!!

I had my surgery 2-24 and have done really well. i feel great and i've lost 18lbs. the only problem is the last few days i feel hungry all the time i've been having a really hard time not eating eating and i am really getting frustrated with mtself.. is this normal? my 1st fill isnt until 4-3 and i dont wanna gain any weight back.