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I, for one, think that popcorn and the movies go together. I am about 3 weeks post op and have been to the movies 3 times so far and have eaten popcorn just fine. I dont eat the kernels, just incase there is a problem with them. I am mindfull of the carbs, but havent had any problems. Maybe after a fill or two.

I hit 19lbs down today and scheduled a massage for next week. I figure I will be down 20lbs by then. I have decided to get a massage every 20lbs down as a reward. What rewards are you granting yourselves for progress?

I find it pleasant to see how much exercise everyone is doing. I can only do .8 of a mile walk or 20 minutes on the stationary bike. I seem to be the lowest exerciser here. I know I have been sedentary for years and have a high bmi, but I want to be able to last longer.

A fellow oldie here. I have been banded for 3 weeks not and am making good progress. This week I moved to mushies and havent lost any weight this week. Hopefully next week it will start back again. My doc doesnt believe anyone needs more than 3 fills and wont schedule the first one until after my 5 week checkup. Not sure how long after that you can get your 1st fill, or if it will be a long wait. I am trying to eat just a cup of food, but it is tough. I am walking .8 of a miles several times/week and hope to increase that as soon as my body agrees.

I was really happy with my loss preop and the first 2 weeks of postop. Then we hit week 3. Mushie/solids are ok now and I have been eating food on the ok list. I havent gained any weight, but havent lost any weight this week either. My son was here for a visit and I also didnt exercise. Now that he is gone I am thinking of going back to liquid for another week or so, and go back to walking a mile daily. I know introduction of food is definately to blame, but I am hoping someone will tell me it is ok and I will start losing again. I hate to be stressed this early in the process.

Mine was only $56,000 without the hernia repair. I dont owe the hospital anything because I work there, but still have to pay 20% of the doctor and anestesioloist charges.

I am two weeks post op. The first week I crushed my drugs 9and I take alot of them) and hated the taste. Once I got into mushie food I tried taking the pills whole and had no problem. I asked the doctor how much Fluid I had in my band and he said only enough to prime the band. I am sure when I have more fluid in the band I will have to crush, but for now, it is working just fine.

I am bipolar and lean towards depression so I can relate. I would call your doctor, as he is the final decision maker besides yourself. Sometimes I "think" I am having a tough day and all of a sudden am just certain that it is going to excelerate one way or the other. Usually I sleep on it a night or two and by then I know if I really am having symptoms or just stressing. You know your body better than anyone, so trust your decision.

It all depends on the doctor. Some require a certain amount of weight loss. Others are comfortable that you will lose weight on the preop diet. I was 340 when I started this journey (I had already done my 6 mo supervised diet the previous year and gained weight). I only lost 2 lbs on my preop diet even though I didnt cheat and my doc didnt say anything to me.

Has anyone found which spagetti sauce is the lowest in carbs? Since I am finally on mushies I want to make the layer lasagna without Pasta tonight.

When I first asked my doc is I could have a month off I invisioned taking twice daily walks and perfecting my diet. Fast forwad to today. My 27yr old son is flying in for a visit Sun through Thur. I am incredibly happy to see him but not sure how my plan will work. My sister wants to take the following week for a vacation. I could skip this except I havent spent time with her in 3 yrs. Some of this may be easy to follow the diet, but I am afraid it is too soon to become proficient.

I am just finishing up my 2 week post of liquid diet(I also had 2 weeks of Clear liquids before surgery). My Dr didnt allow yogurt or sf pudding. The closest to normal I got (besides the clear soup) was sf Jello and sf popsicles. My next phase is 4 weeks of pureed/mushes. I have to admit I am thinking of staying on liquids another week because I have made slow but steady progress while on liquids only. The first few days are the worst, but after that you accept the limitations and make due.

ON day 3 I woke up dizzy and called in sick. I had a Protein shake and some more sleep and went to work. After that day it got better. sugar free Jello was my salvation as it filled up the nawing hunger I had. Be sure to drink enough protein, that makes a big difference.

I am only a week or so post op but I am already having feelings of self sabatoge and strong desires to eat the wrong things. I am on creamed Soups now but have 3 weeks of pureed before real food. I very much want this to work and am contemplating getting professional help so that I dont lose any time. Who is the right person for this? Does anyone see anyone for this same issue?

You are fine. I expected to PB on day one and was very anxious. But nothing happened. I could hear a girgle when I drank alot of Fluid, but that was it. Once I got passed the first few days I felt normal again. I am still surprised that if I follow the liquid diet (I have full liquid for week 2 and pureed for weeks 3-6) I am really not hungry. I expected to be passing out from lack of nutrients. Wonders never cease to amaze me.

I was banded on 10/4 and had my 1 week (and 2 day) followup appt. I have been on the scale every day and was upset because I was 1 lb lower yesterday than today and thought I was failing (I am extremely hard on myself and hope learn to cut myself some slack). So, here I was thinking poorly about my loss. When I got weighed at the Dr office I was down 8lbs since my preop appt and 10lbs total since the appt before I started my preop diet. So much for thinking I was failing. What I learned from this is forget weighing every day as it will just cause disappointment in the short run. I am putting up my scale until I am better able to cope with it and will just wait it out until my 4 week post op appt.

That is simply wonderful! I am so proud of you and all the hard work you did to get there. I was going to have Dr Cribbens but as I work for a hospital, I had to have the surgery done that and he wasnt on staff there. I liked him.

I had the runs for about 5 hours. Then poof they were gone. No problems since. Today is day 4.

I live in Frisco, just north of Plano. I was banded 10/4 by Dr Victor Gonzalez at Medical City Dallas.

Mishay, I had my surgery yesterday as well, but didnt have to spend the night. I slept most of the day due to the pain meds, which was totally find by me. I have almost no gas, so no gas pain. I am most happy about this. I am also able to consume the same amount of liquid that I did before surgery. I am trying to stretch out the hydrocodone by using tylenol in between doses with some success. Some people say day 3 is the worst, but I dont expect much more than I have had today.

I was banded yesterday. So far the recovery hasnt been bad. At one point there was a question if I would get the surgery as my sodium level was too low. They did a stat lab test and it was up so we were ready to go. Upon waking up I hurt and had nausea but they went away quckly when I was given meds in my IV. Mu surgery time was 11am and I was releassed at 6pm, follwoing a fluorscope to see if I had any leaks. I havent had gas pains, other than 3 good belches. My pain is relieved with the liquid hydrocodone that I was given and I sleep alot. I am sure this is related to the pain meds but that is ok, I will cut back tomorrow. I only put 3lbs back on during surgery. I have been able to drink just like normal, but am not yet hungry, only thirsty. I really havent done much walking, even around the house becuase I feel spacey from the pain meds. I do feel like I have a big ball in the side of my stomach where the band it, but I would expect that. I understand day 3 is the worst, so I will see how that goes tomorrow.

Mined happened the other way. I had gone through my 6 mo diet only to find out bariatric procedures werent covered. But, this year we switched carriers and they are. I had to wait a year longer than I had planned, but it worked out ok.

I know there was a recall earlier, but I thought there would be product on the shelf. I went to the grocery store, CVS and Wahlgreens with no luck. I was able to get chewables but not liquid>

Tomorrow is my day too. I have to be there at 10am for an 11:30 surgery. I am glad mine is later because I dont have to fight commute traffic which would add an extra hour to the drive. I am not nervous, just anxious for it to be over. Good luck Mishay!

Honk, I had even checked with HR to verify. Texas doesnt have state disability so the program is paid by the employer. I am actually entitled to 6 months medical leave. There is a 2 day waiting period for an illness, but if you were hospitalized (outpatient surgery counts), then there is no waiting period. Plus, it is paid at full salary.