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Picked up my BN. hewable vitamins today and decided to test one . OMG they are gross. First there is the overpowering smell and tasteof iron, I’m sure the last time I took something that tasted like that was when I was a kid. Then there is that horrible artificial fizzy sweetness. The urge was to not chew properly and just swallow as quickly as possible. I’m guessing that could be an issue post op

I think not weighing and measuring everything is because she is trying to get you to develop a more healthy relationship with food. There will be many situations and places where you will be unable to weigh or measure so being able to know by sight what is an appropriate portion is is a more useful skill.

The risk of reflux with a sleeve is very high. Most surgeons won’t do a band to sleeve revision if you have a history of reflux

Yay, I have a twin

That is so cute

I just put Ortiz in the search bar and 7493 results came up. Have fun!

I think there is a forum for Drs, try there. But also try doing a search on this site. I live in Australia so I really have no idea if he is good bad or ugly!

I remember back in 2009 when I got my band people on the boards would talk about him all the time. I haven’t seen anything recently. Have you tried doing a search either on this site or with Google?

My issue with pixie cuts is they show off too much of my face. I have just spent a year growing my hair after a couple of hairdressers went scissor crazy. I hated being able to see so much face. Maybe if it was thinner I wouldn’t mind but my worry is that then it would show off my wrinkles!

You have the same date as me but I am revising from band to bypass. This time around I haven’t got to do the liquid diet, I have just been told to stick with “ clean” eating.

At this stage of the process I would be listening to what they say and not trying to second guess them.

Which is how the boys end up straying into the ladies room and vice versa. So easy to do

I'm with you. Food is something that is legal and every person needs to live. Cocaine, Heroin, ICE etc are all illegal and are not required for survival.

So true

It’s not a good thing to say but if you think about it he just verbalised what you yourself think. You felt good and felt that you looked good which presumably you didn’t before. I know when I’m carrying extra weight I feel as though I look horrible. So accept it as a compliment and just realise that not everyone is tactful. Sometimes things come across as rude that aren’t meant that way.

All the best, hope everything goes really well

Difference. Your phase 2 is one week. Mine is two.??‍♂️. I want to chew something dang it. What is the issue with citrus fruit?

Hasn’t your Dr recommended any products that you should be using? Most programmes require a meal replacement shake diet. The fave in Aus is Optifast but there are lots of others that may fit the bill. Priceline ( which is the Aussie equivalent of Clicks) has an own brand product called Celebrity slim, I imagine that would be available there as Clicks is a South african company. Other items are sugar free jelly, stock cubes e.g oxo etc I would call your Dr’s office to clarify, it is ultra important that you know what you will be allowed in the liquid phase after surgery even more than the preop phase. I am having my RNY on 17th, 2 days after you.

He's talking about a revision without first finding out why you are so nauseous. That seems really strange

You do know that being tight generally causes weight gain rather than loss? Because you can’t eat the satisfying foods you subconsciously eat sliders . You need to go and see a Dr. You may need tests. However you may also need to accept that your band has come to the end of its lifespan and will never again do for you what it was intended to do. It might be time to start researching other options.

Even without surgery everyone's norm is different. Some people go multiple times a day others only a few times a week

I haven’t had the op yet so can not say with any authority but I think sweet foods are less likely to cause an issue if combined with other foods such as protein and fibre. Quantity probably also makes a difference. So eating a chocolate bar as a mid morning snack probably wouldn’t be a good idea but having a bite of chocolate at the end of a meal ( if you have space) might be ok.

Clots in your lungs, that is scary, how did they pick that up?

You should definitely go and get help.

I tried the earrings decades ago, they didn’t work