123crod

123Crod, thanks for the advice, unfortunatly i dont do artificial sweetners. Not only do they taste bad but there are terrible for your metabolism. :wub: However, i do have some agave syrup which is a natural sweetner and low on the GI so that the sugar doesnt hit my body like a freight train. The fat free creamer, that i can do! I'll see if that helps this afternoon. Yea I know artifical sweetners are not good for me, but I need something. Where do you find the Agave syrup at. I will try that. Thanks!:thumbup:

I take blood pressure meds too but mine are huge so I have to crush morning and night, just pure powder in my mouth drink some water and eat a tictac.

Really I will have to check into the support group. I think I would like that. It is funny after you have not eaten something for a month it just does not sound all that great. For my soft foods I ate mash potatoes, oatmeal, applesauce, and egg beaters or scrambled eggs and sugar free pudding. I ate so much pudding I can not make myself open one now. Have you lived in Dickinson all your life? I have been in Hitchcock about 26 years, but went to school in Deer Park. I also work in Hitchcock my family and I have a printing shop here. My daughter-in-law went to school at Pine Drive.

Oh yea and crushing my medication everyday I hate that, but that is about as bad as it gets.

Yes every Dr. according to these boards has a different set of guidlines. I really like my Dr. too. Do you have to stay overnight at UTMB? Do they have a support group? If they do is it open to the public? My Dr. does have a lapband support group that meets twice a month but it is at night and downtown Houston, so I have not gone to one yet but I am looking for one in this area. There is a Dr. at Mainland hospital that does lapband I think it is Dr Yuong (?) and he has a support group but he teaches at it and his guidlines are so different than my Dr.'s so I do not want to go there. What do you think after reading everybodies post think will be the hardest part of this for you? Mine is giving up diet coke. I love diet coke and according to my Dr. should never drink one again while I have the band. So now I have Water, water, water and more water.

I was a little bit nervios too, but it all went really fast. I looked into UTMB Weight Loss Clinic but could not find out much information about it. Without going there. I was self pay and once I made up my mind and researched it good. I found a good Surgeon and went to seminar on a Saturday and he let me have Surgery on Monday morning at Park Plaza Hospital in Houston. I suffer from depressiona and extreme anxiety and did not want to worry myself to death waiting for surgery date to come. But now I know it was nothing to really worry about cause like I said it is over really fast. Just be sure to shop for the things you need to drink or eat after surgery cause you will not feel like shopping the next couple of days. What is you diet suppose to be like after surgery? Mine was 48 hours liquids then 4 weeks of mushies. Today is my first day to eat solids. I had a protien bar for Breakfast.

Try it with equal and some fat free coffee creamer. It really works I am drinking it right now. And at night I will drink a cup of decafe so I will kill the hunger pains but not keep me awake.

coffee it helps with hunger pains. I am not a real coffee drinker but it really does kill any hunger pains.:thumbup:

Alright finally someone close to me. I am in Hitchcock. What Dr. are you using? I used Dr. Spivak in Houston. I go to Dr. for my first fill on Tuesday 11. You do not have much longer to wait. It will all be over before you know it. Let keep it touch it will nice to have someone in the same area instead of just out there.

You can do, if I can do it anyone can. And if your family is supportive that helps so much!! Good Luck, keep us informed:rolleyes:

It is so hard not to hold them they are little girls who want to cuddle and be held all the time. I did good for 2 weeks and made sure I did not pick her up She would say Grandma, “When can you hold me again.” Hopefully I did not hurt anything. I see Dr, on Tuesday maybe he has a way to check:rolleyes:

I think you can read everything and then research what worries you and forget the rest. I did alot of reserch but mostly on Dr.s I did it in July 2009 so it is new to me but I have not regreted doing it not even once. I am so tired of struggling with my weight my whole life. I wished I would have done this years earlier. I was self pay and payed $12,900 which is a lot of money to my family. But I am worh it right!

I will be praying you will get through all of this. And the rest of the time will just be a great experience for you. Stay on the message board I know that will help you it helps me.

I am so glad you are starting to feel better, hang in there I bet it will get better every couple of days.:wink2:

How many fills was that for you? and the time in between each? I still have not had a fill? I am a little scared but hungry too!

That is very interesting. I saved it so I can refer back to it. Thanks for the information.

Did you call and talk to your Dr.? I think you should seek help from a counselor to help you sort things out before doing something drastic like having it removed. Have you thought what you will feel like after it is removed? Will you regret it? I feel so sorry that you have been so sick and that your experience has been so bad. I hope you make the right desicion for you! But please talk to your Dr. Maybe they put some fill in during surgery and need to take it out. I have read some people do have some fill added at surgery time.:wink2:

My understanding is you can. But maybe you should give it some more time and think about it. You may feel better in a couple of days. Call you Dr. and talk to him.

My Dr said no meat for four weeks, wish I had that with my mushies.:wink:

You can buy a pill crusher at walmart for $2. Then dissolve in warm water and drink. Capules can not be crushed just open and pour in mouth and drink some water and eat a TicTac. Time release pills can not be crushed.

I was banded on July 13 so we are in the same stage. I too have lost 15lbs also post op. I seem to be hungry more in the past 3 or 4 day. I go for fill on August 11th.:wink:

Maybe you could try Dr Spivak for future care. He is nice. And in Houston probably in the same area

I am doing really good. I am 3½ weeks post op. Next week I go for a Dr. visit and a fill. I have only lost 15 lbs, but hope after fill it might pick up. Surgery is not bad at all and I am chicken of all Drs and hospitals,