Teacher07

I received my card from my doctor. I think that is the only place you can get them so I would call and have them look into it a little more.

I was banded Feb 4th and have lost just over 60lbs. However, I have been stuck at the same weight for the last 3 months. I know I have been cheating, I just need to sit down and figure out what I have been doing to cheat because I dont think I even realize that I am cheating:(

I think it was about 4 months in that I started losing my hair. My sinks and floors were full of it and I have black hair so it was very noticable everywhere. It finally stopped after about 3 months and is now growing back in very nicely. Try and be patient.

I was banded February 4th and lost 60lbs by June. NOW I AM STUCK! I havent lost a lb in almost 3 months:( not sure what I am doing wrong but i think I find myself cheating a little more.(little snacks between meals) and I am trying to get back into the groove by kicking my own @ss! Any ideas?

I am not sure where you are in Minnesota but there is a great Bariatric center in Grand Forks ND that is right on the Minnesota boarder. www.altru.org I recommend Dr. Hape and Shellie wright very highly!

I have the same problem but normally it is with my breakfast and lunch that I have issues getting food in. Usually by supper I could virtually eat anything i wanted to.

SIOUX HOCKEY FAN.....Sioux yeah yeah,

Do the 5 day pouch test,(google it) I was at a plateau for months and that was an easy jump start for me~

The same thing happened to me. I was banded in February and did so well until about july and then it all went down hill. Well, kind of, I gained about 5lbs back but it was like I was STUCK majorly and didnt know how to get back in the grove. So I tried the 5 day pouch test (google it) and it really helped me to get that pouch feeling back and kickstart my weight loss again! best of luck to you!

I had a 2.5 hour flight from North Dakota to Nevada. I must be the exception to this thread because the flight kicked my @ss. I hadnt eaten all day so after about an hour in Las Vegas we ate. Or I should say they ate and I sat and had PB the whole time. It was the first sliming experience for me and I was FREAKING out! I would suggest waiting a few hours after flying to eat anything and try something very slow.

Oh I lost so much of my hair, I was so scared that I was going to have nothing left in a few months. Slowly it stopped falling out in clumps and now I lose a little more than most people but it has started growing back. I see these little spikey pieces of hair sticking out all over my head, thank God for hair care products!

I think things as far as carnation instant breakfast goes, the sugar free has about half the calories. I buy both kinds, whichever is available when I am shopping but if I have the sugar kind for breakfast I just make sure I subtract those calories somewhere else during the day.

I wish I wouldnt have told anyone. I also am constantly under a microscope being asked if I can eat this or that or how much I can eat at once. I also had a lady say to me, "I didnt know you could eat that much after surgery." I had 3/4 of a cup of scrambled eggs in bowl! uhhh annoying and sometimes hurtful!

I thought that I had stretched my pouch after 2 weeks of poor eating again. I did the 5 day pouch test (google) and now I feel as if I had just had surgery again. Nice and tight and am not able to eat half the food I did a month ago! great program

I agree that sometimes it is better for others not to know. I am constantly being asked so whats your total loss now, how much have you lost this week, you must work out all the time. It honestly gets really invasive especially when you tell someone I havent lost anything since the last time you asked and they go........no really? I think the worst part is when I have to eat around people, EVERYONE says oh you can eat that? Does your stomach fit that much food(even when its only 3/4 a cup). I just want to say SHUT UP and let me eat my little bit of food in peace hahah!

I have BCBS of North Dakota and after all of my necessary appointments were finished it also took about 9 days to be approved and surgery within 2 weeks. Wow it went SO fast.

I think it is totally a trial and error thing and completely different for EVERYONE! I have no problem with bread, pasta or rice as long as I chew it well. I did find out that I can no longer eat crab at all now matter how much I chew it gets stuck. Weirdest thing ever but you just have to see what works for yoU!

This whole time I thought Restless Monkey was a guy! I guess I should have checked the profile. haha

I had the same problem, about three weeks after my last fill, I was suddenly feeling so tight in the morning. No particular reason or problem why but I really cant eat anything or drink until I have been up for about 2 hours. Check with your doctor but dont get super worried yet.

I also have pain on my left side. I also have my port on my left side but it is about 8 inches higher than my port. It is completely strange and I have been in the ER about it and they come up with nothing. Please let me know if you figure anything out.

No preop diet here either. i am thinking it is probably done on an individual basis and your health condition.

I had Dr. Hape as my surgeon and also couldnt be happier. Janet and Shellie are a very useful tool to our weight loss. They are always willing to answer any of my 100 daily questions.

I was almost 4 months out before sliming happened to me. I ate something and didnt chew well enough and it got stuck. I thought I was going to throw up but when I went to the bathroom it was all slime that came up. GROSS

Oh goodness, wait until Christmas Break. 2 days after surgery I was still a pile of $hit!

If you were truelly stuck you would know it. It doesnt feel like something little in your throat when you are stuck it feels like a huge lump in your chest. There is alot of pressure with it when something is stuck. Also, I have never heard that celery is bad for the band, thanks for the info.