kwhenrykerr

I was up and walking one hour after banding, I was told that the more you walk the faster the healing will be. So within hours I was walking the streets of TJ Mexico, up and down the hills. Dr. Ortiz used some type of glue to seal the cuts. That worried me at first untill I learned more about it. The cuts healed fine and it is getting harder to find them (I am a show off) WLS is one of the best things I have ever done, I enjoyed Mexico.

My 73BMI girl would never have had WLS untill she overcame her fears. However it was not fun. She struggled for 10 years with the fear of WLS. It took the PAIN of a busted gallblatter that she had put off removing for years. She had put up with the off/on/off pain from the gallblatter. When it became an emergency and was wishing to die to stop suffering she went to the hospital. I was on the phone to her doctor to get her commited aginst her will to save her life when she relented. To make a long story short, gallblatter removed, recovered. set up WLS and now has lost almost 200 pounds. She is very happy now that it is over and is a supporter of taking control for yourself. She is normal and still has fears, but you can not stop her. It's "get out of my way becuse I have a life"

she did not think my health was being compromised enough....in so many words What about your mental health? Lets just wait untill...... Wow that would make me mad. Dr. Ortiz is banding people who just can not loose that last 20 pounds. They are not unhealthy but the are making a decision to be in control. How about BOTOX injections, you can get them in the mall while shopping. But the doctors are going to tell you to WAIT, boy that pisses me off!

It sounds like me before the band. I did not PB but the gnawing feeling was so bad that it took over my loveable personalty and made me a monster to eat. I have not had this after the band unless I do not eat my little meals. It has been easy for me to stop the monster now, one spoon of penut butter or one grenola bar. Before the band it was BAD. The hardest thing that I have had to cope with after the band was learning what the full feeling in my gut was. My eyes/brain/mouth wanted to eat, eat, eat. My gut was saying it was full, it was happy and did not SCREAM eat, eat, eat. My (smart?) brain was still saying eat, eat, eat. How do we learn to tell the differance? Can we teach each other? Any ideas?

I could eat anything and everything right after being banded. At first it was only a nibble, as time has gone on the amount has grown to a very small dish. The only thing that gives me trouble all the time is dry white meat chicken, if I do not chew it to death it sticks like a golf ball. So it is chew, chew, chew and I can enjoy the food in very small amounts. I love going out to dinner with family and friends now. I get to take leftovers home in a bag instead of eating all my friends leftovers as we sit and talk.

Stay the same? Quit Give-up We will not stay the same if we quit and give-up. We will get worse, joints will hurt more, health will fail at a ever faster rate, self-esteem will not get better unless we go NUTS. It does not matter how we get it done, it matters that we get it done.

Mexico was GREAT and fun too. After getting the band I went to the beach, drove 1000 miles around the Baha and stayed in wounderfull hotels. My girl and mother-in-law ate at every taco stand. They had a blast teasing me with the smell. I walked all over TJ till 2 in the morning with them. The only trouble I had was pushing mom in the wheelchair up hills. As for the Americans with ignorant ideas, good luck to them. I would have prefered to stay at home in my local area for this. But I felt that waiting untill I saved the money to be banded at home would have been a death sentence.

ARE YOU CALLING ME NUTS!!!! ha.ha. I want you to know that crazy and NUTS are not the same. I just love being normal. Anyway keep smiling and best wishes for a nice day.

Jack is RIGHT

Is anyone saying that NORMAL people are not nuts?

Lapbandtalk is support, great information and people.

It sounds like you gave in and now the rest of us will need to put up with another brat. Teaching is to improve someone, I would have told her that she flunked. When her grade was released along with all the others she could quit being upset. Maybe that would teach her something about getting along with others...

It is old habits that can screw us. Good luck

7 years as a caregiver, the last year was 24/7 sleeping in the same room etc. What can I say it was the best and the worst time of my life. The hard times are fading from memory faster than the Good Times. Has it changed my life? yes Would I do it over? you bet I would We each must make this decision and live with it.

Chew the food, make it mush in your mouth. Take the time to enjoy the good flavor and texture. Chew, Chew, Chew

I must comment on the idea that is stated as : "Also, I found it interesting that if someone went wrong with the lap band and it was removed, I would gain the weight back no matter what." I would consider another view. When I lose the weight and feel better I will make an effort to not follow the same path that ended in 400+ pounds. If I gain the weight back I will have enjoyed years of better health with my Lap-Band. Every day I feel better, my mental health is better, my family and friends are smiling more. What value does it all have? One day at a Time, One pound at a Time. Sometimes it is the little things that can make me feel like I am making progress. Wipe my Butt without Help, can you say progress.....

I will post the next social when it is set-up. We have a nervious pre-band person in Steve. He and his wife own and run Boston Bricks on Stock Island. He is looking for information and help to calm his nerves.

I have ask for and recived large first class seats at no more cost. Ask the airlines for reasonable seating.

Key West and the lower keys, their are a number of us that have had WLS we get to group up and compare notes sometimes. We will go to Outback Steak House and invite unbanded others to eat the leftovers. We have fun. New people are welcome. I was a leftover eater for several years.

I posted this in Introduction by mistake. If someone can help me remove it from Introductions, please. I hope this report is not True:omg:

I shovel in only about 1/4 of what I did in the past and chew untill it is very soft. It seems to me that taking a long time to eat helps a lot. I fell overfull about 1-2 hours after a meal if I eat to much. P.S. no drinking with food

Baby, size is only an issue to a stupid male. When I met my girl for life I could not stand her. It was nessassary to work with her to get what I wanted. She was HUGE 400+ lb 5'2" LOUD, Latin, male basher. I wanted her help with my students and she controled the student aid. Boy was I STUPID in my views of her. She is the best person in the world. After a couple of years she was able to have WLS and it has not changed the person inside. Keep doing what you do in life and one day Mr. STUPID will come your way.

I like to keep my name secret and hide from others. That is why kw = Key West, Florida U.S.A and henrykerr = Henry (Harris) Kerr Maybe it is the Harris part that I am hiding...ho.ho.ho By the way I love all of you for sharing the good and bad

Wow what great information!!!:clap2:

And we wounder why people in Power or Rich are sometimes distant. Its a loss for everyone.