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God is good all the time! Congratulations!!
Cheri

laxatives do not help you lose weight. They are a quick/temporary fix at the very best . They can cause all sorts of problems and you can end up dependent on them. If you are constipated then it is OK to take them on a short term basis but other than that NO.
Surely the reason you got a band was so that you could give up this kind of dysfunctional behaviour?

Sorry you have had such a hard time. But you will probably live longer and you sound like you have been having some adventures. You have done great with your weightloss.
food is just not as important as we try to make it. We have to change our mindset eat to live instead of enjoying every bite we put in our mouths. It is a work in progress for me anyway.
I have had my band 3 years. Did you use Dr. Spivak? He was my Dr. and has since retired and moved.
Maybe getting some therapy would help you deal with some things. I wish you all the best. I think it helps when you have support of people going through the same daily things you are going through as far as with the band. I would be happy to talk to you anytime.
Cheri

Sorry you have had such a hard time. But you will probably live longer and you sound like you have been having some adventures. You have done great with your weightloss.
food is just not as important as we try to make it. We have to change our mindset eat to live instead of enjoying every bite we put in our mouths. It is a work in progress for me anyway.
I have had my band 3 years. Did you use Dr. Spivak? He was my Dr. and has since retired and moved.
Maybe getting some therapy would help you deal with some things. I wish you all the best. I think it helps when you have support of people going through the same daily things you are going through as far as with the band. I would be happy to talk to you anytime.
Cheri

Fortunately you are in a minority. As Pink Dahlia said: "I'm so stinkin thrilled with my weight loss I don't care what I can't eat". I feel the same way. But you would rather weigh 400+ lbs than have the band? Yikes? I guess I value the quality of my life more than that.
tmf

God is good all the time! Congratulations!!
Cheri

Hi...I don't know if anyone is still in this group or on this thread. I was banded in January 2012. I've lost 70lbs so far. I believe that God allowed someone to create this tool in order to help me get healthy.
Would love to talk to any Christian bandsters still out there.

Anyone remember when Joyce Meyer got her facelift?
She said and I heard it on TV, when she was on stage, "If you're teeth were crooked, you'd get braces wouldn't you?"
So why would plastic surgery be a God no-no?
Same with WLS... and WLS isn't for cosmetic reasons, it's for life reasons. The fact that we may feel a little more sexier and confident as an end result is not against God nor does it supply an avenue to sin.
So when I reach my weight goal I intend to have Plastic Surgery to tuck and lift the extra skin. I also intend to have a face lift someday, purely because I want to smooth out the wrinkles when they become unbearable to me. It's just a confidence tool.
(I just did a mini-study. Beware of the word vanity in the Bible.... it doesn't mean the modern translation in almost all of the OT and NT usages; and the word is context specific.).

Please recall the joke:
A man was in a flood sitting on the roof of his house. Along came a boat and a helicopter. To both he said, "go away, the Lord will save me". So the man drowns and he's in heaven and he asks the Lord why He didn't save him. And the Lord says, "I sent you a boat and a helicopter, what more did you want?"
So, I looked at the surgery this way. It's a tool that the Lord has provided for me. It's up to me to use or to not use it. I'm 12 days in and I don't feel guilty in the least.
Meanwhile, in hospital, I was banded the same day as another in my group who was recovering next door. His mother came to see me. Thelma is her name and all she talked about was what a gift the Lord has given. Both I and her son, Philip, were doing extremely well (I asked the doc). When she found out I was Christian, she felt free in saying that I had angels all around me, watching me and taking care of me.
Both Philip and I are 300+, had zero pain in recovery, and surrounded by angels.
Deu 25:15 [but] you shall have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shall you have: that your days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD your God gives thee.
Who is to say what tool the Lord will give for you to use? If I needed heart surgery, I don't go to bed and pray for a healing and then die. I would pray the Great Physician lead my to the right physician and guide his hands.
So what happens when you have friends who say that you aren't trusting in the Lord? or you are bypassing the Lord and losing the weight under your own strength?
Well these are either skinny people who don't know what it's like to be obese or morbidly obese; or large people who are drinking too much milk instead of eating the meat of the word and are being held hostage by what they don't understand.
If any Christian goes to a dentist to have a cavity fixed, are they're hypocrites if they are the same who keep lapbanding from you for you to repair your cavity?

God is good all the time! Congratulations!!
Cheri

I Don't Want to Be Too Religious Today!! Must Must Share a Thought and Be Mindful of My Lap Band Group!!!
THANK YOU LORD FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE!!! I WILL CONTINUE TO WORSHIP YOU!!!! My weight is coming off and I feel and look more fabulous then I ever could have thought!!! Please Please Please Continue the negative inspiration!! I might be on the Sports Illustrated Magazine soon!! I will post a picture when it Does!!! My God is Good all the time!!! Oh LOVE ALL OF YOU FROM THE BOTTOM of MY SKINNY HEART!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so full of Love Today!!! Go Lap Bandsters!!!!!! When all else fails God Never Will!!!

100 Most Often Mispelled Misspelled Words in English
Here are the 100 words most commonly misspelled ('misspell' is one of them).
A
•acceptable - Several words made the list because of the suffix pronounced -êbl but sometimes spelled -ible, sometimes -able. Just remember to accept any table offered to you and you will spell this word OK.
•accidentally - It is no accident that the test for adverbs on -ly is whether they come from an adjective on -al ("accidental" in this case). If so, the -al has to be in the spelling. No publical, then publicly.
•accommodate - Remember, this word is large enough to accommodate both a double "c" AND a double "m."
•acquire - Try to acquire the knowledge that this word and the next began with the prefix ad- but the [d] converts to [c] before [q].
•acquit - See the previous discussion.
•a lot - Two words! Hopefully, you won't have to allot a lot of time to this problem.
•amateur - Amateurs need not be mature: this word ends on the French suffix -eur (the equivalent of English -er).
•apparent - A parent need not be apparent but "apparent" must pay the rent, so remember this word always has the rent.
•argument - Let's not argue about the loss of this verb's silent [e] before the suffix -ment.
•atheist - Lord help you remember that this word comprises the prefix a- "not" + the "god" (also in the-ology) + -ist "one who believes."
B
•believe - You must believe that usually comes before [e] except after [c] or when it is pronounced like "a" as "neighbor" and "weigh" or "e" as in "their" and "heir." Also take a look at "foreign" below. (The "i-before-e" rule has more exceptions than words it applies to.)
•bellwether - Often misspelled "bellweather." A wether is a gelded ram, chosen to lead the herd (thus his bell) due to the greater likelihood that he will remain at all times ahead of the ewes.
C
•calendar - This word has an [e] between two [a]s. The last vowel is [a].
•category - This word is not in a category with "catastrophe" even if it sounds like it: the middle letter is [e].
•cemetery - Don't let this one bury you: it ends on -ery nary an -ary in it. You already know it starts on [c], of course.
•changeable - The verb "change" keeps its [e] here to indicate that the [g] is soft, not hard. (That is also why "judgement" is the correct spelling of this word, no matter what anyone says.)
•collectible - Another -ible word. You just have to remember.
•column - Silent final [e] is commonplace in English but a silent final [n] is not uncommon, especially after [m].
•committed - If you are committed to correct spelling, you will remember that this word doubles its final [t] from "commit" to "committed."
•conscience - Don't let misspelling this word weigh on your conscience: [ch] spelled "sc" is unusual but legitimate.
•conscientious - Work on your spelling conscientiously and remember this word with [ch] spelled two different ways: "sc" and "ti." English spelling!
•conscious - Try to be conscious of the "sc" [ch] sound and all the vowels in this word's ending and i-o-u a note of congratulations.
•consensus - The census does not require a consensus, since they are not related.
D
•daiquiri - Don't make yourself another daiquiri until you learn how to spell this funny word-the name of a Cuban village.
•definite (ly) - This word definitely sounds as though it ends only on -it, but it carries a silent "e" everywhere it goes.
•discipline - A little discipline, spelled with the and the [c] will get you to the correct spelling of this one.
•drunkenness - You would be surprised how many sober people omit one of the [n]s in this one.
•dumbbell - Even smart people forget one of the s in this one. (So be careful who you call one when you write.)
E
•embarrass (ment) - This one won't embarrass you if you remember it is large enough for a double [r] AND a double .
•equipment - This word is misspelled "equiptment" 22,932 times on the web right now.
•exhilarate - Remembering that [h] when you spell this word will lift your spirits and if you remember both [a]s, it will be exhilarating!
•exceed - Remember that this one is -ceed, not -cede. (To exceed all expectations, master the spellings of this word, "precede" and "supersede" below.)
•existence - No word like this one spelled with an [a] is in existence. This word is a menage a quatre of one with three [e]s.
•experience - Don't experience the same problem many have with "existence" above in this word: -ence!
F
•fiery - The silent "e" on "fire" is also cowardly: it retreats inside the word rather than face the suffix -y.
•foreign - Here is one of several words that violate the i-before-e rule. (See "believe" above.)
G
•gauge - You must learn to gauge the positioning of the [a] and in this word. Remember, they are in alphabetical order (though not the [e]).
•grateful - You should be grateful to know that keeping "great" out of "grateful" is great.
•guarantee - I guarantee you that this word is not spelled like "warranty" even though they are synonyms.
H
•harass - This word is too small for two double letters but don't let it harass you, just keep the [r]s down to one.
•height - English reaches the height (not heighth!) of absurdity when it spells "height" and "width" so differently.
•hierarchy - The i-before-e rule works here, so what is the problem?
•humorous - Humor us and spell this word "humorous": the [r] is so weak, it needs an [o] on both sides to hold it up.
I
•ignorance - Don't show your ignorance by spelling this word -ence!
•immediate - The immediate thing to remember is that this word has a prefix, in- "not" which becomes [m] before [m] (or or [p]). "Not mediate" means direct which is why "immediately" means "directly."
•independent - Please be independent but not in your spelling of this word. It ends on -ent.
•indispensable - Knowing that this word ends on -able is indispensable to good writing.
•inoculate - This one sounds like a shot in the eye. One [n] the eye is enough.
•intelligence - Using two [l]s in this word and ending it on -ence rather than -ance are marks of . . . you guessed it.
•its/it's - The apostrophe marks a contraction of "it is." Something that belongs to it is "its."
J
•jewelry - Sure, sure, it is made by a jeweler but the last [e] in this case flees the scene like a jewel thief. However, if you prefer British spelling, remember to double the [l]: "jeweller," "jewellery." (See also pronunciation.)
•judgment - Traditionally, the word has been spelled judgment in all forms of the English language. However, the spelling judgement (with e added) largely replaced judgment in the United Kingdom in a non-legal context. In the context of the law, however, judgment is preferred. This spelling change contrasts with other similar spelling changes made in American English, which were rejected in the UK. In the US at least, judgment is still preferred and judgement is considered incorrect by many American style guides.
K
•kernel (colonel) - There is more than a kernel of truth in the claim that all the vowels in this word are [e]s. So why is the military rank (colonel) pronounced identically? English spelling can be chaotic.
L
•leisure - Yet another violator of the i-before-e rule. You can be sure of the spelling of the last syllable but not of the pronunciation.
•liaison - Another French word throwing us an orthographical curve: a spare , just in case. That's an , too, that sounds like a [z].
•library - It may be as enjoyable as a berry patch but that isn't the way it is spelled. That first [r] should be pronounced, too.
•license - Where does English get the license to use both its letters for the sound in one word?
•lightning - Learning how to omit the [e] in this word should lighten the load of English orthography a little bit.
M
•maintenance - The main tenants of this word are "main" and "tenance" even though it comes from the verb "maintain." English orthography at its most spiteful.
•maneuver - Man, the price you pay for borrowing from French is high. This one goes back to French main + oeuvre "hand-work," a spelling better retained in the British spelling, "manoeuvre."
•medieval - The medieval orthography of English even lays traps for you: everything about the MIDdle Ages is MEDieval or, as the British would write, mediaeval.
•memento - Why would something to remind of you of a moment be spelled "memento?" Well, it is.
•millennium - Here is another big word, large enough to hold two double consonants, double [l] and double [n].
•miniature - Since that [a] is seldom pronounced, it is seldom included in the spelling. This one is a "mini ature;" remember that.
•minuscule - Since something minuscule is smaller than a miniature, shouldn't they be spelled similarly? Less than cool, or "minus cule."
•mischievous - This mischievous word holds two traps: before [e] and [o] before . Four of the five vowels in English reside here.
•misspell - What is more embarrassing than to misspell the name of the problem? Just remember that it is mis + spell and that will spell you the worry about spelling "misspell."
N
•neighbor - The word "neighbor" invokes the silent "gh" as well as "ei" sounded as "a" rule. This is fraught with error potential. If you use British spelling, it will cost you another : "neighbour."
•noticeable - The [e] is noticeably retained in this word to indicate the [c] is "soft," pronounced like . Without the [e], it would be pronounced "hard," like [k], as in "applicable."
O
•occasionally - Writers occasionally tire of doubling so many consonants and omit one, usually one of the [l]s. Don't you ever do it.
•occurrence - Remember not only the occurrence of double double consonants in this word, but that the suffix is -ence, not -ance. No reason, just the English language keeping us on our toes.
P
•pastime - Since a pastime is something you do to pass the time, you would expect a double here. Well, there is only one. The second was slipped through the cracks in English orthography long ago.
•perseverance - All it takes is perseverance and you, too, can be a near-perfect speller. The suffix is -ance for no reason at all.
•personnel - Funny Story: The assistant Vice-President of Personnel notices that his superior, the VP himself, upon arriving at his desk in the morning opens a small, locked box, smiles, and locks it back again. Some years later when he advanced to that position (inheriting the key), he came to work early one morning to be assured of privacy. Expectantly, he opened the box. In it was a single piece of paper which said: "Two Ns, one L."
•playwright - Those who play right are right-players, not playwrights. Well, since they write plays, they should be "play-writes," wright right? Rong Wrong. Remember that a play writer in Old English was called a "play worker" and "wright" is from an old form of "work" (wrought Iron, etc.)
•possession - Possession possesses more s than a snake.
•precede - What follows, succeeds, so what goes before should, what? No, no, no, you are using logic. Nothing confuses English spelling more than common sense. "Succeed" but "precede." Precede combines the Latin words "pre" and "cedere" which means to go before.
•principal/principle - The spelling principle to remember here is that the school principal is a prince and a pal (despite appearances)--and the same applies to anything of foremost importance, such as a principal principle. A "principle" is a rule. (Thank you, Meghan Cope, for help on this one.)
•privilege - According to the pronunciation (not "pronounciation"!) of this word, that middle vowel could be anything. Remember: two s + two [e]s in that order.
•pronunciation - Nouns often differ from the verbs they are derived from. This is one of those. In this case, the pronunciation is different, too, an important clue.
•publicly - Let me publicly declare the rule (again): if the adverb comes from an adjective ending on -al, you include that ending in the adverb; if not, as here, you don't.
Q
•questionnaire - The French doing it to us again. Double up on the [n]s in this word and don't forget the silent [e]. Maybe someday we will spell it the English way.
R
•receive/receipt - I hope you have received the message by now: before [e] except after . . . .
•recommend - I would recommend you think of this word as the equivalent of commending all over again: re+commend. That would be recommendable.
•referred - Final consonants are often doubled before suffixes (remit: remitted, remitting). However, this rule applies only to accented syllables ending on [l] and [r], e.g. "rebelled," "referred" but "traveled," "buffered" and not containing a diphthong, e.g. "prevailed," "coiled."
•reference - Refer to the last mentioned word and also remember to add -ence to the end for the noun.
•relevant - The relevant factor here is that the word is not "revelant," "revelent," or even "relevent." [l] before [v] and the suffix -ant.
•restaurant - 'Ey, you! Remember, these two words when you spell "restaurant." They are in the middle of it.
•rhyme - Actually, "rime" was the correct spelling until 1650. After that, egg-heads began spelling it like "rhythm." Why? No rhyme nor reason other than to make it look like "rhythm."
•rhythm - This one was borrowed from Greek (and conveniently never returned) so it is spelled the way we spell words borrowed from Greek and conveniently never returned.
S
•schedule - If perfecting your spelling is on your schedule, remember the [sk] is spelled as in "school." (If you use British or Canadian pronunciation, why do you pronounce this word [shedyul] but "school," [skul]? That has always puzzled me.)
•separate - How do you separate the [e]s from the [a]s in this word? Simple: the [e]s surround the [a]s.
•sergeant - The [a] needed in both syllables of this word has been pushed to the back of the line. Remember that, and the fact that [e] is used in both syllables, and you can write your sergeant without fear of misspelling his rank.
•supersede - This word supersedes all others in perversity. This is the only English word based on this stem spelled -sede. Supersede combines the Latin words "super" and "sedere" which means to sit above.
T
•their/they're/there - They're all pronounced the same but spelled differently. Possessive is "their" and the contraction of "they are" is "they're." Everywhere else, it is "there."
•threshold - This one can push you over the threshold. It looks like a compound "thresh + hold" but it isn't. Two [h]s are enough.
•twelfth - Even if you omit the [f] in your pronunciation of this word (which you shouldn't do), it is retained in the spelling.
•tyranny - If you are still resisting the tyranny of English orthography at this point, you must face the problem of [y] inside this word, where it shouldn't be. The guy is a "tyrant" and his problem is "tyranny." (Don't forget to double up on the [n]s, too.)
U
•until - I will never stop harping on this until this word is spelled with an extra [l] for the last time!
V
•vacuum - If your head is not a vacuum, remember that the silent [e] on this one married the and joined him inside the word where they are living happily ever since. Well, the evidence is suggestive but not conclusive. Anyway, spell this word with two s and not like "volume."
WXYZ
•weather - Whether you like the weather or not, you have to write the [a] after the [e] when you spell it.
•weird - It is weird having to repeat this rule so many times: before [e] except after...? (It isn't [w]!)

This happens if you are not following the band rules i.e eating slowly, chewing well,waiting between bites etc
I am still concerned that you are eating ahead of your schedule. At 8 days out you should be on liquids so you should not have this problem.
The bruise on your wrist could be from where they held you when they moved you on and off the bed.
I am shocked that your surgeon did not give you any info presurgery. This is not the norm and if it is true then it is very irresponsible. I think you should double check all your paperwork , maybe it is hidden in with the other stuff that they would have given you prior to surgery.
Have you been online and searched for a WA support group? There are bound to be others there that have bands and it would be good for you to meet other people, I know that was one of the things that helped me most initially. There is/was an OZ band site. If you do a google search you should come up with something.
I think the main thing ATM is to stop trying to eat - you need to go back to liquids. At 14 days out then you can generally start adding mushy foods such as avo, mashed veg, tuna etc but for now stick to things you can drink.

Thanks guys
1. No he truly gave me nothing. No paperwork except for nurses instructions on the bandages.
2. I am only on liquids! Have been ever since my first post when I realised I was doing it wrong. Maybe I drank too fast.
3. No there is no email address. I'll keep trying to call on Monday.
4. Not sure if the photo loaded properly but it doesn't look like hand marks from moving- plus I moved from bed to bed on my own.
5. Yes I finally found a WA support group on Facebook- I can now see if they know more about my surgeon!!

I would not recommend scrambled eggs. Lots of people have trouble with them.

You should have been given instructions pre surgery.
Yes I think you went far too quick.
Generally you should be on liquids for 2 weeks, mushies for 2 weeks , soft foods for 2 weeks and then "normal" foods after that.
You should concentrate at this point on things that you can drink. Soups, juices, veggie juices,Protein shakes etc. Custard may not be the best thing for weight loss but it is one of the foods that is recommended at this stage of the process. Yogurt is another good option.
Dig out the paperwork and instructions that you were given and start following those. They are given to you to make sure that everything heals properly after surgery. Eating things that you are not supposed to be eating at this stage can lead to problems at a later stage.

Was at a dunkin donuts and couldn't make a good decision so I walked away! Most people wouldn't understand why I would be happy about this since I was in line for five minutes but I thought you guys might!

My doctor also recommended the Sleeve and the Bypass. I agree with the above posters. You need to really do your research and I would say talk to people one-on-one too.
I have friends that have had the Band and 2 moved on to the Sleeve and one to the Bypass. I am not sure why it did not work for them. But you get what you put into it no matter what WLS you choose. Go on the Sleeve boards and read the complications and then also read the Band complications and then read the success for each. I know a lot of people who have done great with the Band and a few that haven't but like I said you get out what you are willing to put into the journey. I have been very happy with my Band and this month makes 3 years for me and I would do it again in a minute!!
Best luck to you. You a hard choice to make but don't get so excited that you don't research it all!
Cheri

If you do vomit you don't generally feel like eating again afterwards anyway. I would count the calories as though they were eaten and if that means you end up with a slight deficit and it causes a little extra weight loss great. Just don't get into the habit of making yourself vomit, it is dysfunctional behaviour and can lead to all sorts of unwanted and expensive complications.

I'm the same. I'm 2kg heavier thanI was and I hate it. I keep looking at all the diet books in the stores and thinking maybe I should try
Sugar Busters
17 Day diet
Dukan
No wheat
Fat Flush
No food etc etc
I'm sure that was what i did preband and it never helped me then so I'm not sure why it should now.
Realistically i know that I need to cut back on snacking and if I do snack stick to fruit or veggies or basically anything other than Cookies or chocolate! And the other thing I need to do is move more.

I totally agree. I have been snubbed by a few Bypass people like I was lower class or not up to the challenge of the Bypass. People here don't bash them . . . I do not know why they want to bash us. But really I could careless I did what was best for me and 3 years later still happy with my choice.
cheri

I freeze my premier protien ready to drink shakes after I blend them with the PB (powdered Peanut Butter) and let it freeze about an hour and then blend it again to make sure it does not separate. I have a small blender with a ready to drink glass on it and I freeze it and eat it like ice cream. Because it blends it it larger and fluffy and it tastes just like chocolate ice cream. I am a night eater and it is perfect. takes about an hour to eat frozen and it 160 calories 5 carbs 3 grams of fat. Yummy!! 30 grams of Protein. Been doing this the last 2 weeks!! I buy them at Sam's 18 FOR $18.99

I totally agree. I have been snubbed by a few Bypass people like I was lower class or not up to the challenge of the Bypass. People here don't bash them . . . I do not know why they want to bash us. But really I could careless I did what was best for me and 3 years later still happy with my choice.
cheri

I totally agree. I have been snubbed by a few Bypass people like I was lower class or not up to the challenge of the Bypass. People here don't bash them . . . I do not know why they want to bash us. But really I could careless I did what was best for me and 3 years later still happy with my choice.
cheri

I totally agree. I have been snubbed by a few Bypass people like I was lower class or not up to the challenge of the Bypass. People here don't bash them . . . I do not know why they want to bash us. But really I could careless I did what was best for me and 3 years later still happy with my choice.
cheri