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Excellent news. Where do you live? Good luck won't be long now and you will officially be a bandster.

A cup is a standard measure that is used in baking etc. These days recipes will say 2 cups of flour 1 cup sugar etc You can buy standard measuring cups from most homewares shops, variety shops probably even good old Marks & Sparks. I have a feeling that there may be a slight difference in the size between continents but they are fairly similar.

If anyone has ever experienced a kidney stone I would love to know what the symptoms are. The reason I am asking is that this afternoon I got an excrutiating pain on my left lower side/back.Located somewhere around the kidney area(I think). It doesn't feel muscular and I don't have any other symptoms which would indicate a urinary tract infection or anything like that. I took some paracetomol and had to lie down for an hour.It seems to have eased off at the moment.I don't think that it is anything band related. Obviously if it recurs I will speak to my Dr.(Dumb thing is I was at my GP this morning for something else and no I'm not a hypochondriac) In my experience however by the time they run tests for anything the problem seems to have cleared up.For example a couple of years ago I had a couple of episodes where I woke in the middle of the night with the most agonising pain which lasted for a couple of hours. The most likely explanation was a gall bladder problem but when they did the scans nothing showed up! Luckily i haven't had a recurrence. Input appreciated.

Thats great, the liquid phase is a pain. Just wondering though why you would have butter and sour cream on a baked potato? Surely you only need one or the other, you'll get the same taste but much less fat.

My stomach growls and rumbles all the time but it doesn't mean I'm hungry.I think it is just air gurgling through the pipes. Trying to think of how to describe hungry? Hard to describe as its sort of something you just know. Often we confuse thirst with hunger - try having a drink and waiting a while to see if you still feel hungry. Some of the symptoms that will let you know that you are really hungry include shaky stomach pain dizzy nausea tired/no energy weak You sort of get to a stage where you know that you just have to have food.Most of the time we eat long before we get to this stage. Sorry that instead of making things clearer I have probably just confused you.

Getting a bit worried now. Flying from Australia to South Africa in Dec. The flight is about 14 hours and then I have to catch a connecting flight to Durban. That's a long time not to eat especially being as I can't take an alternative with me. Its not like they will let me on a plane with a supply of "Up and Go". Someone please tell me that this isn't what normally happens when you fly with a band!

Even if it is a day surgery something could happen which means that they keep you in overnight. Your Dr's list probably takes this possibility into account. Better to be prepared by having too much than not having what you need.

1700 calories is way too high for weight loss. This may have been a figure for maintenance. Remember you should be listening to the professionals that you are paying to help you through this journey. Information found online is not always accurate,reliable or appropriate to your situation.

Yor Dr sounds like a meglomaniac sadist. I think finding a new one is a really good idea. Good luck - hope the new guy didn't skip the bedside manner classes like the other one did.

I know that it is recommended that people should brush their tongue but I don't know how anyone can do it. It makes me gag every time.

Airkuhl - I think you might be onto something there!

Sorry to hear about your bad experience. However as Emjay said they seem to have been caused by an allergic reaction to the meds and have got nothing to do with the band. I am sure once the effects of the allergy are gone you will be fine. All the best

No as the others have said you can't feel it.

Why not get it from food instead of a supplement. I eat an egg most days and also eat lots of fish.

If that was true I would give up from boredom and starve cos I wouldn't finish it. You will probably get lots of different answers. Some Dr's say 1 cup of food, some say 2 others say 1/2 cup. What I have been told is that my food should fill a side plate not a dinner plate and that it should take approx 20 - 30 min to eat. You can even buy a special bandsters plate that shows correct portion sizes. I think there is one available at a site called greatideas in nutrition or something like that. I don't measure I just eyeball it.

They also watch TV! LOL We had an episode of a medical show called All Saints last week which featured a woman with a lapband. To summarise. She looked normal weight. Had the surgery approx a month ago in Korea. (No one from Australia goes to Korea to get a lapband put in)!Lost 10kg in a month cos it was so tight she couldn't eat.(Who is that tight 1 month after surgery - for most of us getting to a decent fill level takes months). Ignored her surgeons advice to get liquid out - again if it was done in Korea she wouldn't be there and seeing her surgeon still. It was causing lots of pain and I think she developed septiceamia. They operated and she died on the table. So blame the media and then try to reeducate them. Or alternatively you can take the approach that I have used - just don't tell anyone. What you do with your body is your business! So this is the kind of info that people have . Stuff that is sensationalist and essentially wrong. TV is irresponsible because they don't like to portray things accurately. Yes you can die from the op as you can from any op. The more you weigh the higher the risk.The risky part is the anaesthesia. There may be complications but if you go to a reputable experienced surgeon both for the op and the followup care all should be well. Dr's instructions should be followed and you should also make sure you are not too tight as being too tight is one of the major causes of problems.

Never discussed this with my doc as we have such a water shortage in Australia that most people don't bath. The shower uses far less water especially if you keep to the recommended 3 minutes or less!

Are there medic alert charms that fit Lovelinks or Pandora bracelets?

I posted a whole thread on this.According to my measurements I have a size 14 bust, a size 20 waist and a size 8 - 10 bum! So which shop stocks clothes for that body shape???? I have lost 16kg(35lb) since my heaviest weight in Jan and have approx 6kg(13.2lb) to go. It's wonderful - I feel great. Now I want to be in photo's instead of always behind the camera. And what is even better is that the whole process has been relatively easy. Yes I get stuck sometimes but on the whole if I am careful I can eat anything. I haven't cut out any food groups, I don't count calories and if I feel like a treat I will have one. this is the best thing I have ever done. I wish I had done this years ago instead of wasting money on:- Various diet clubs e.g weight watchers "Dodgy" programmes e.g Sure slim Pills e.g Reductil,Nobese Clinics that used machines to melt the fat Hypnosis Just to name a few:thumbup:

Correct - if you need CPR you are basically "dead". If you survive with any kind of injury you are better off than if you don't.The Life over limb principle. E.g if someone tries to perform CPR and they break a rib they shouldn't stop - they should just check their hand position and carry on. This may be contoversial in the US as the culture there especially with litigation is very different to here in Aus, but it is what we teach in first aid classes.I know I would rather be alive with a broken rib than dead because someone was too scared to carry on.

Sorry to hear this she must be so upset. Any idea what happened. It sounds more like an erosion or other problem rather than a slip. Did she have signs and symptoms prior to this or were the chest pains the other day the first indication that anything was wrong. Wishing her all the best for a speedy recovery.

I had 2 similar episodes to this about 18 months ago - pre band. Absolutely horrific. I was asleep and the pain woke me up. It lasted for a couple of hours which I spent trying to sleep on the bathroom floor. For some reason that was the most comfortable soothing place. I went for tests including an ultrasound and they didn't find anything. I believe that it probably was a gall stone passing. It hasn't happened since and i hope it never does. It was the most excruciating pain I have ever felt.

Dizziness can also be caused by things like low iron.It might be worth getting that checked out too.

Please note that these can only be considered cheating if you are following a Protein only or low carb diet. In Australia we do not follow the high protein regime and therefore eating these things is not regarded as cheating. There are lots of people at the support group that I go to that have lost as much or more and they did it following a diet that includes all food groups.So please do not think that you have to exclude these foods to be successful - it is not true.

When I saw the title I was excited that there might be a new way of finding relief. But after reading them I don't think these will work for me.LOL. I live in a single storey house and there are no speed bumps for miles around. I can imagine if i did find one and launch my car at it I would probably be arrested for being a hoon!