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Hello everyone! I am new and nervous. I will be band by Dr. Bonnor on May 5th. Has anyone been band by him or know anyone who was band by him? If so, please tell me about your experience.

Can you feel your port during sex? Does it hurt when someone is on top or does it feel the same?

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HELLO ALL....I am getting ready to advance to soft foods like shrimp, fish, etc. Has anyone had crawfish 4 weeks after being band? If so did you have any issues with it?

Congrats to everyone! I weighed myself this morning and I was 303 lbs. I am 4 pounds away from 299. Yay for me. It will be 2 years since I have been in the 290s.:wink2:

He is VERY easy on the eyes as well!

Just Banded, I am sorry you had to go thru that with your mother in law. That is why I am SO glad ONLY my husband knows I was banded. I would love to tell everyone, but I can't handle having to defend my choice right now. I have to focus on changing how I think, feel, and react to food. I have to work on fixing my obession with food and not others ignorance toward the band and people that are banded. I was having problems with my stomache and people at work knew I was having surgery, because of those issue. I did not and would never tell them about the band. I don't need to watched or lectured. So at this point think the most important person that needed to know knows. As well as my BANDSTER BUDDIES. Oh, BTW did I say I LOVE THIS SITE!!

This is an awesome idea! My DH came up with a similar system. For every 25lbs I lose I will be rewarded with a gold charm for my charm braclet.:scared2:

I don't know, because I haven't tried yet. I am only two weeks post op.

Wow! I am newly banded also. I am so sorry about your band slippage. I didn't know the band could slip the first day. If you researched your options and discussed things with your husband and you are ok with the VSG I think you should go for it. I have read a lot of good stuff about the VSG. There is a blogger, Wasabubblebutt, who knows ALOT about this stuff. She is always posting. Maybe you could look her up and talk to her. Once again, I am sorry about your slippage.

Can you feel your port during sex? Does it hurt when someone is on top or does it feel the same?

OMG.... you are so lucky. I was also band on May 5th and I can not have soft foods until May 26th. I can only drink PROTEIN drinks and Water until then. Man, did I say your were lucky!

What is Biotin?

OK, I broke! I went on a rampage and I am so ashamed. Today I licked a pork chop, sucked on a peppermint, and sucked the salt off of two pretzels. I know I am a bad, bad girl and I should be punished. You gotta understand I am on liquids and I can only have water and protein drinks. NOTHING ELSE! I have a doctor's visit tomorrow and I will confess to him as well.

I know I am newly banded, but I think this could be dangerous. You may accidentally hurt yourself. Just my opinion. :thumbup: You keep saline lying at your home?

I was just banded yesterday, 05-05-09. I am STARVING and full of gas. How can I get rid of the gas and what can I do to make the hunger pains go away. I am on a protein shake diet until 05-26. I want to be successful, but I AM SO HUNGRY. PLEASE HELP, I don't know how to make my new tummy stop hurting or growling. I can't have broth and I don't know why.:thumbup:

Thetig, Paulawally, and babertm: Thank you so much for posting. Yes my Dr. is VERY STRICT! I would love a SF popsicle, but he said it is NOT on the list and I can't have it. I have not been getting all of my protein and water in. I am trying really hard, but it is VERY hard to stomache the shake after so many days. My body has adjusted I think. I am not as hungry. I get a hunger pain at around 6:30ish. I make sure to drink some protein. I mixed carnation with my protein shake to try to get more bang for my buck. The walking, rocking, and rolling did help with the gas! Thank you for sharing your ideas.

I am new to all of this, but my personal mantra is Slow and Steady wins the race. Remember the Tortise and the Hare. I was banded so I could lose weight in a healthy manner. I know this is going to be a long process, but I got stick wth it and stay the course. It's HELL now, but a year from now you are going to have Rocking Body! Hang in there you can do it! :thumbup:

Hello Deminia: I was banded on 5-5-09. Tomorrow 5-12 will be my second week of Proteins. They were o.k. last week. This week i can barely drink them. I HATE Protein DRINKS! You're lucky you can have broth on your post-op, because I can not. I can only have protein and Water. This is a great forum and you will read a lot of great information here. Well Good Luck and Welcome!

Hopefully tomorrow will be better. My cycles are totally out of wack. I haven't had since December (5 months) and no I am not preggers. I can just go long periods of time without one.

Joe: It is your birthday! So if you're going to cheat today is a perfect day to do it. You will get back on track tomorrow. I was just banded on 5-5-09 and boy do I wish I could have a pretzel, fish, ANYTHING right now. I am SO hungry and it is so hard for me to get my Protein in. I HATE THESE PROTEIN DRINKS! I AM IN BANDSTERS HELL AND I AM LOSING MY MIND!! SORRY FOR RANTING!

I was band on 5-5-09. I experience the same thing from time to time, but I use the aspirator that they gave me. If I am at the store then I stop and take deep breathe. Hold it a and then release it. It is painful sometime an I hope it goes away soon.

I use Isopure! I am not a protein shake drinker, so I am truly going through bandsters hell. It is really hard for me to get the 60 grams of protein. I am also drinking the special K water, because that has 5 additional grams of protein. Every little bit helps right. I just started my second week of protein drink and water. Pray for me that I make it through.

moonbeam: I am a new bandster. I have a lot of weight to lose. I know this is not going to be an easy journey, but I have to believe I can do it or I will fail myself before I even give myself a chance. This is going to be the hardest thing I have ever had to do, because I must have willpower and self control to make this work. The band is a tool just like an oxygen tank. If you have emphysema you would not continue to smoke and then declare the oxygen tank doesn't work. Same with the band. We can not eat whatever we want and then expect to drop weight and keep it off. We have to work hard and want it more than any other dieter. We are not perfect, so we will mess up, but we have to be able to move on and make better choices our next go around. YOU CAN DO THIS! YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE YOU CAN DO IT! I set mini goals for myself. Each time a lose 20 lbs. I am going to reward myself with a charm. This will serve as a remainder of my journey. If you want we could help each by checking in once a week and discussing our SUCCESSES as well as slip ups.