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Christie you look absolutly marvelous! All that talk about boots earlier in the week gave you the urge to go out and strutt your stuff in them? Ahem......5:59 a.m.

It was a very slow recovery for me for the fatigue part. A shower would kick my butt and I would have to rest. Each day got better, but the fatigue was much worse than the pain or discomfort.

My post op instructions were ice cold liquids only. Heat will only make the swelling worse. I also found it helpful to keep an ice pack on my belly (high and to the left) longer than they told me. It seems like a slow healing process at first, but does get better. I hope you are doing better soon.

I agree that you will have much of what you buy pre-op will last you a very very long time. One thing that helped me in the liquid phase post-op was drinking Jello. Just make the jello and save a little out before you chill. Sip it slowly. I found the strawberry banana very tasty and soothing.

I am so glad the scale is moving for you!! I had to quote you just to post the snoopy again

No, the D-3 gummies only have vit. D. Someone told me that most D vits are D-2 and your body has to then turn it into D-3. I just take the D because my surgeon told me it is the most common one patients are lacking. I take the Vitafusion fiber gummies (Target) so I stay regular. They taste great and are a very soft gummie that chew up easy and almost melt in your mouth. If I had insurance I would go get my blood checked to see if I need to take something else. I may have ins. soon through my husband's job...... we'll see.

Ditto. My Dr. reccomends Adult Centrum chewables. I also take sublingual Biotin, D-3 gummies, & Fiber gummies.

It is such a great feeling when you fit in a smaller size! I have found that I must try on clothes instead of just holding them up to judge the size or thinking I know what size I am. It takes time for the brain to adjust. Don't worry that the weight is coming off too slow as long as it is coming off! The smaller size is proof you are shrinking. Wooo Hooo for you!

I eat chunky soups and chili often. They are not sliders for me. I have trouble getting in all the protein, so the chili really helps with that.

My lapband was filled with 2.7cc at surgery. My sweet spot is 5.3cc for now.

Your idea about the left shoulder pain is very wrong. I have been banded 16 months and my shoulder pain comes and goes. It is caused by pressure on the phrenic nerve. Pain caused by trapped air after surgery is usually in a different area, more in the area of the clavical, and only lasts a day or so. I know this first hand because I have had 4 surgeries. You can't tell me that it is trapped air after 16 months and I could just lift my arm to make it go away. I understand you are asking many questions here at LBT to research the band, but many of your posts come across with an arrogance like you already know it all. re: less ignorant doctors.......

Wouldn't a lead apron cover the area they are trying to see?

Melody. My shoulder pain is back this week. It is not as bad as yours, but it has been constant this week. It was so bad last night I had to break out the pain patches. I think sleeping with the patch on helped a little bit, but the shoulder still hurts today. I sometimes toss around the idea that my fibro makes matters worse. This morning I was thinking maybe the slack they leave in the tubing may loop up and touch the phrenic nerve. I don't know. All I know is the pain has been very annoying this week. I think I just had one mouse. The traps have been set since Monday morning and just the one mouse has been caught.

Hi and welcome to LBT.

Welcome to Onderland Christie! Just a few more and you can join the 100 pound club too!!!

:thumbup: I have mice! or a Mouse! This weekend I found 2 mouse poops and promptly added traps to my shopping list. I set up 4 traps before I left for work today and there was a mouse in one when I got home! EEEWWWWWWW!!!!!! If I have one does that mean there are more?

Wow, sorry to hear that. It's ok, let them feel superior. The band has worked very well for me and many others.

There are many things I can not eat no matter my fill level and eggs are one of the worst. I tried them 3 times in the first year and will never try them again. I have problems with many meats, pasta, rice, bread....

There are the crocs too! Thanks for posting pics Melody. I don't do facebook so I keep picturing you as the little elf lounging on a leaf. Yes, I too see the changes. Your legs, your torso, your face and neck.......wow! I'm a bit freaked out still about posting pics. It's a head issue. I have a really bad before pic, but no after pics.

Lashonda, Is your surgery today? I am wishing you luck I hope everything goes well for you and will see you on the other side.....the banded side! Honestly I don't see why some docs put their patients through such rough liquid diets for so long pre-op. My pre-op diet was Atkins for 2 weeks. I lost 8 pounds and my liver must have been thin enough because I came out of surgery with a band.

Yes, my band gets much tighter when I go up in altitude. I live at 8,500ft. When I go up tp 9,500 I have to stick to mushies and liquids. If I go up over 10,000ft I'm so tight I have to stick with liquids.

My thoughts too. I don't understand how anyone could manage to eat all your calories in just one meal after being banded. I have not eaten a meal like that since being banded.

Great to hear from you Bobbie! We missed you! Pop on and check in when you can. I hope the band issues get worked out. The job situation sounds much brighter.

I took the provigil for a few months in 2006 before I no longer had health insurance. It worked great, but was way too expensive without insurance so I had to stop taking it. I took it for CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome) that is associated with FMS (fibromyalgia). Can the Nuvigil be crushed or made in a liquid or sublingual form?

I really wanted to watch but had a school concert to go to for my little grandson. Is there a place online I can watch?