Kristine73

Hi, I hope you feel better soon. Do you know if you have a partial fill? My doc gave me a partial fill during surgery. 5 days later, I was in my docs office because of the nausea/vomiting and not being able to drink Water. Once he took out the saline, I was able to hold down liquid and I started feeling so much better. The doc also told me the same thing that restlessmonkey told you. My stomach was angry at me for putting this thing around it and my stomach was throwing a nuclear tantrum to get it OFF! It also wanted it's food back, not the broth. If you can't hold anything in and are dry heaving, DO NOT be afraid to call your doc, weekend or not. You doc's message service will relay your symptoms to your doc. Then, either the doc or the messenger service should call you back with instructions. Dry heaving and the band don't mix. Be careful. Also, if you can't hold down water, you an become dehydrated. This an also become dangerous. Take care of yourself. Oh, now I do not regret getting the band. First 10 days I wanted to rip it out myself. But, now if someone suggested removing it, I'd consider those fighting words, LOL

Woo-Hoo! :wink2: I'd be doing the happy dance, if I were you :nanahump: I get my second fill on monday. Hoping for some results. I haven't gained. But I haven't lost, either :Banane56: Again, Woo-Hoo

Did your doctor put a pillow under the small of your back? Mine does. It's kind of uncomfortable. But, it makes it easier to find the port. Mine kind of screams "Hear I am"! They can easily feel it. The worst part is then they are trying to get the needle to direct center of the port. I do hope your next apt is more pleasant!

I had my first fill 07/09. I was given roughly 2 cc's in a 10 cc band. Didn't notice much difference. Until last night. Three-quarters of the way through a dinner (about 1 1/2 ups of food) I felt full, for the first time. This morning, I was 1/2 way through my oat-meal and I felt full. I covered the rest in plastic wrap and stuck in the fridge. I was just wondering has anyone else experienced this?

Hi LB, I hope your apt yesterday went well! I do not have kids. I couldn't. I have endometriosis and PCOS. I was diagnosed when I was 20-ish. I had a complete hyst when I was 26. I wanted kids and it was an emotional knife to the heart that I couldn't. Between the depression, fertility drugs, then drugs to hopefully keep the endo in check wrecked havoc on me. It was bad. I gained over 100 lbs. My hubs had a son w/his first wife. When he turned 13, he wanted to move in w/us. I said ok. My habs was active duty, at the time. When he was deployed, all shit hit the fan. His son didn't feel like he had to listen to me. He started cutting himself. I immediatly got him into counseling and my hubs was sent home on emergenct orders. His son was perfect when mu hubs was home. But, he told my hubs that he would NOT listen to me and I'd better learn that when hubs was out, he (the son) was 'man of the house.' A lot of crap went on. Police were involved. It all came to a head when he tried to throw me down a flight of stairs out side of our apartments. Keep in mind, by this time I'd lost the 100 lbs, was 120 lbs, 5'2'' and the son was 6' 230 lbs, yes at age 13. If my neighbor hadn't heard me screaming I don't know what would have happened. Hubs was once more sent home on emergency orders. Hubs had enough and his son went back to his mother. My hubs has never lifted a hand to me and he won't allow anyone else to threaten me. I felt like I failed my hubs and his son. I started putting on weight again and other painful symptoms showed up. I was later diagnosed with fibromyalgia. This was a major blow to me, as I had finally felt physically good after my hyst. Fast forward a few years, I gained all of the 100 lbs back, plus some. I wound up loseing it. Then gained it back again after my grandfather died. He was a major influence on my life. So, on June 8th, I had surgery for the band. Weight loss has been slow for me. But, I AM loseing it. I have an apt for a second fill on 08/10. I've probably lost about 5 lbs sine my first fill on 7/09. At lot of it was my fault. I was eating a lot of Soups, protien shakes and lots of mushies. Liquids and soft don't keep me full as long ... DUH! But, now I've altered the error of my ways and am hoping that weight loss will speed up. You are not alone. As far as your girls, you did the best you could, at the time. They turned out fine, so you did well. And now it's your time and I'm glad you recognize that!

All advice given has been good. If you are in pain, they now make a liquid Tylenol. It's not the best tasting stuff, but it works. If I were in your shoes, I'd stick to liquids for a few days, maybe a week if you could tolerate it. Give time for your tummy to adjust to this fill. Maybe the meat was too much, right now. Maybe you can do a 'pamper me day.' I also call them "housewife on strike days' lol. Luckily, my hubs doesn't mind being self-sufficient. These are days when work and college has me stressed out And I need a time-out. I curl up on the couch (no tv in the bedroom) watch my fave dvd's and/or tv shows. I may paint my nails, read a book. Basically, I try to forget about the world and re-charge my batteries. Sometimes doing 'nothine' is the BEST medicine. Hope you feel better soon

You should ask your doctor if there is anything you should NOT do in PE, then have him write a note, if need be, for your teacher. Mine didn't want me lifting anything over 30 pounds till 6 weeks post-op. If I did push-up and/or pull-ups, then I'd be lifting more than 30 lbs :smile2: Your doctor will let you know about any limitations that (s)he's worried about. Good luck in school.

I had surgery June 8th. I still burp and fart! Both my hubs and I were both sailors (Coast Guard). So, he's not offended like some guys can be. My best friends ex-hubs expected her to run to the bathroom every time she had to pass gas, whether it was a burp or fart. I will say that both feel soooo good, as Rutiglius said. On the rare occasion, I've had both happen at the same times. Hubs calls those Two-for's (two for the price of one), LOL. Ok, maybe a little TMI, but I find humor helps The only time I find it uncomfortable is when I am in public and I have to find a bathroom or someplace non-public. Yes, even though I'm a sailor, I do have manners. I slimmed the first week after surgery. The doc gave me a partial fill during surgery. Between the stomach swelling and the partial fill, I couldn't get anything down. After days 3 and 4 I slimmed every time I ate or drank. It's nasty-icky feeling :smile2:.

My doc's nutritionist freaked when she found out I'm a vegetarian. She immediately told me to stay away from pineapple and celery because they can be 'stringy.' She did admit at our post-op meeting that I'm the only vegetarian they've ever had. I love pineapple and sometimes put in in my daily Protein smoothie. With celery, the problem is the strings, they worry about it somehow getting entangled in the band. As long as you chew, there shouldn't be a problem. You can also de-string celery, which I do if I'm eating celery raw. I did this before the band, as well. I hate those strings A celery recipe is a snap to create from scratch!

You should call your doctor if you have any questions. I know my doctor specifically told me NOT to take calcium 30 days before and 30 days after the surgery. I know each doctor has his/her own policy.

Ok, so I'm not crazy .... shew I het the left shoulder pain, but it comes when I'm doing stuff like housework and such. Stuff that never caused the shoulder pain before. It has been so bad that I almost broke down and cried. I have fibromyalgia, so it magnifies any pain. I take 200 mg's of neurontin/night

My surgeon swears that the port pain gets worse between days 8 and 10. I was warned of this. Something to do w/the healing process. Don't be afraid to call your doctor and ask for something differnt or an apt if the pain is that bad. Hope you feel better soon

Hi everyone, I'm 35 yo. I am married, no kids. I live in a small town outside of New Orleans. I go to a satellite campus of a New Orleans community college. There is no cafeteria, microwave etc. I go to school two days a week and I am there ALL day. Tuesdays I'll be there from 10 Am to 8:30 PM. Thursdays will be 10 AM to 2:45 PM. I was banded 6/8. This coming semester will be my first back w/the band. Finding healthy, nutrition-packed Snacks that will stand up to the heat of my car (even in the cooler) is going to be frustrating. Consider the fact that I'm a *vegetarian and things get stickier, LOL. I like my fruit cold, my Protein bars NOT-melted and my Water ice-freaking cold, LOL. I'm glad this thread is here! *Please note I'm a vegetarian for health reasons, not ethical. I am NOT going to lecture anyone for eating meat. Your food choices are you own, as are mine. My hubs is a meat eater, so it doesn't bother me. I sat that because I've met people who find out I'm a vegetarian and they think I'm gonna lecture them for eating a hamburger. NOT my style, LOL.

Well, I have to laugh at this. I'm an obese vegetarian. Yup, we exist. My mother, an overweight vegan. I've heard of the caw 'fart-tax.' This is where legislators want to measure and tax the amount of gas a cow farts. Because theirs farts contain methane and other gasses. It's being pushed as 'going green.' They didn't even research enough to find out the cows belch these gasses, not fart. I've recently seen commercials on tv about how eating a vegetarian lifestyle is good for the earth. Let me say right now that I became vegtarian for health reasons. NOT ethial or 'green' reasons. My point to all this, since carnivores contribute to the greenhouse effect be keeping the demand of farming, lets put a 'fart tax' on ALL animals farmed for onsumption. Then, since animal fats (saturated fats) are a major contributer towards clogged arteries, lets put a 'health tax' on all animal products sold, from butter to veal. Maybe, when we go to the doctors, there should be a 'carnivore tax' to offset heath costs. Once the government starts taxing 'this' what is to keep them from taxing 'that'. It's rediculous! An artical on the 'fart tax' I just googled it and grabbed an artical at random to post here Congressman Warns of 'Cow Fart' Tax Causing Beef and Dairy to 'Disappear' from Supermarkets

My ins paid for my surgery. I was told that most self-pay patients opt for outpatient status. I was told that my ins may require that I stay over night. I wouldn't know until the surgery was over, the case complications and such. I packed my over-night bag and brought, just in case. I was let go about 3 hours after surgery. However, had they wanted to keep me over night, I'd been a bit disappointed. But hubs and I decided that if the doc wanted me to stat over night, I would have. They had my best interest at heart. I think you'd be wise to consider an over night stay, if that's what your doc wants. I live in Louisiana, so I can't help to as far as doc's go. My advice would be to not weed out good doc's because an over night stay is a possibility. They only have your best interest at heart.

W/me work and school schedule, 3 meals a day doesn't work for me. So, I've broken it in 5 to 6 small meals/healthy Snacks a day. By healthy snack, I mean 1 light mozzarella string cheese stick w/a small can (30 calories) of low-sodium v-8 juice. Sometimes I'm not hungry, so I don't eat. But I listen to my body. There are times I won't feel hungry, but I'll get headaches and/or feel shaky. In those cases I'll grab a small snack. Listen to your body. If you don't feel hungry and you don't feel any effects from not eating, then don't eat. However, if you don't feel hungry, but feel physical effects of being hungry (headaches, shaky) then just grab a small snack, not a full meal.

1) I want to be able to walk through a store a turn a head or two for all the right reasons. Not, look at the 'fat chick double-take' 2) Hubs and I will be re-newing our vows in 2012. I want to walk down the isle in a size 8. We got married at the JP the first time. No family, no pictures and no wedding cake! 3) I want to be able to have sex in positions that have been uncomfortable due to my weight, with confidence and enjoy it!

if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's most likely a duck ... re calling it socialized medicine. When you take from a few (the rich) to provide for many, it's socialism. If the health care plan that our gov is trying to push through is so great how come there's a provision in it exempting congress and their families from the health bill? That right there tells me all I need to know. I have health ins and am happy w/it. I just got notified that we will some of our benefits in the coming months. However, I have the FREEDOM to shop around and choose a supplemental. If the gov owns the health are system, there will be no recourse for suing when something goes wrong. I've been active duty and the doctor damn near killed me. Nothing I could do. As a spouse of an active duty member (after I got out) the care was worse at the MTF that I had no choice in going to. I have a friend who was discharged out of the military with as 100% disabled. He has to go to VA. They won't pay to have his electric wheel chair fixed. He got it from VA. So now he's house-bound. THAT's socialized medicine. Anyone remember the rats and other horrid conditions found at Walter-Reed? That's what we all have to look forward to if a universal health care plan passes. I could go on, but I won't. People whom dream of utopia rarely understand the natural consequences of taking choice, free-will and personal responsibility out of the equation. Every body has a different idea of what utopia is. The utopia of uviversal health care (or socialized government owned and operated health care) will kill inovasion, medical progress and worst of all people. When a government takes over a people’s economic life it becomes absolute, and when it has become absolute it destroys the arts, the minds, the liberties and the meaning of the people it governs Maxwell Anderson Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both. Benjamin Franklin

I'm a vegetarian and the hubs is not. I work full-time and go to college full-time. We probably eat frozen dinners 3 nights a week because I'm either to tired to cook or just don't have the time. Healthy Choice and Lean Cuisine now have low-sodium and low-fat options. And lucky for me, both are now making vegetarian dinners. Of course, hubs wants meat in his, lol. I'd suggest that you read the labels for sodium, calories, fat (including saturated fat), sugar and fiber. I've picked up some that look good and healthy. But, when I looked at the nutrition thing on the box it became clear that what looked good was practically a frozen 'heart attack in a box.' If you like butternut squash, try Lean Cuisine's Butternut Squash ravioli. It's one of my favorites.

I took a nutrition class a few semesters ago. The teacher is the head nutritionist for the football team the New Orleans Saints. So obviously, his specialty is sports nutrition. The humidity down here can suck gallons of sweat out of a person. At least it can feel like gallons, lol. Ok, he stressed Water and hydration. He told us, many times, that if there is any color to our pee, we are dehydrated. He told us to drink water even when we are not thirsty. Thirst is a sign of dehydration. Also, he was not a big proponent of sports drinks. Unless you worked outside in the heat or you were an athlete. I learned a lot from him. Unfortunately for me, to drink enough water to get my urine void of color seems to tether me to a bathroom :tongue2:

I take 200mg neurontin at night. I take a 50 mg tramadol, 2 x's/day, 1 mg klonopin (sp), and 20 mg lexapro for both depression and pain. I tried Lyrica, but I had weight gain and short term memory loss. Neurontin is a cousin to Lyrica. I don't have the endless muncies that I did w/Lyrica. I also have Chronic Myofascial Pain (CMP) which causes me a lot of grief. Also, I have a heated mattress pad. Sunbeam makes them. I get the best price on e-bay. The mattress pad is a lifesaver! I've seen the neurologist and he agrees w/the meds that my PCM has me on.

Have you called your surgeon's office? If not, do so NOW! I went through the same thing. turns out they gave me a partial fill when they put the band in. Between the swelling and partial fill, I couldn't get anything but liquid down. They removed the saline and I felt sooooo much better.

You may have been given an anti-biotic through your I.V. and not be aware of it. It's usually practice to do that during surgery.

I would suggest that you get something personal that has meaning for you. If you want a 'word' rather than a date, think of what it took to get to where you are: Courage --- to take the step for surgery Love --- Loving yourself enough to take the step for a better and healthier you. Faith --- Faith in yourself. Those are just examples. You could also do sayings like alcoholics have "One day at a time." Well, I tell myself "One pound at a time." May I make a suggestion, don't get any of those Chinese symbols. Unless you know some one who can accurately translate and write the symbols of another language, you never know what you have. I know I will be getting another tatt. But, it will be in my mid-back. Once it's roll-free:wink2:. It'll be a memorial tatt to my grandfather whom I dearly loved! Maybe once I get near my goal weight, I'll look into getting something inspirational and personal to me. Maybe a scale tattooed on my ass to remind me what I worked so hard for ... LOL No I wouldn't go that far. But, I am a Libra, so I ould get the Libra scales and it would have a double meaning to me. Hmmmm ... that's a thought, just not on my ass!

It took me over 12 years to decide and commit, lol. Yeah, I'm a wuss. Mine's not shades of black, as many are. It's colorful. I love it. When I was 21-ish, I was told I'd never have kids. Made it through that emotional land mind. I was diagnosed w/endometriosis (part of infertility issue). Then, I was diagnosed w/fibromyalgia. It seemed every time I was turning around, there was something else to deal with. So, my tat incoperates 3 things, stars, cresent moons and a rose in the center. the meanings Stars - Wish apon a star Moon - Hang your dreams on the moon Rose - in my tat it symbolyzes life - It is beautiful but it has thorns. I know in grabbing it I am going to get pricked by the thorns. However, it's so beautiful, I just can't help reaching for it.