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YES You have every right to be upset. And honestly I would not let your doc stick you again ! You do not have to sit there and be a human pin cushion . If the other doc does a better job transfer your care to him ! And yes they can stick the tubing and cause a leak , if you do not have restriction now i would call them and request a look . If you have a leak there is NO WAY IN HELL I would be paying for a damn thing associated with that leak after what you just said ! I would have them check your port for an infection as well ! I would be PISSED !!! Mindy

That is a great Idea I forget about Obesitylaw.com Mindy

I think it would be a good idea to contact the hospital to see if you can get in w/ another doc in the program if you have that option . I would maybe do it before the fill if you can ? YOu can probably contact the makers of the AP band and ask what the "standard" first fill is for that band ? 6cc's just sounds like an awful lot that's almost half of the fill level of the band ! Good luck let us know what happens Mindy

No this is not normal in my opinion . The doc was out of line in his comments. And 6cc's , I have a small band but that sure does seem like a LARGE fill for a first fill. My doc always has be drink Water in front of him, asks me how i feel and has me NOT LEAVE the office or hospital until I KNOW I feel ok . I think your doc did not treat you well and I think i would speak to him about it . I would tell him that next time your not leaving the office until you have drank water and feel like the fill is ok ? HTH Mindy

Also if the computer keeps taking you back to this thread you can " Unsubscribe yourself from this thread ! And well said Jachut !!! Mindy

My doc does NOT want us "drinking our Calories" after our inital post op 6 weeks. He wants us to be eating solid protein . Other than when we have our fills and are on liquids . He does not want the calories from protein shakes or milk shakes ect. big no no for him . Mindy

I too am sorry for your loss ! Mindy

I was at my best friends house tonight and I found this "new before " picture of myself OMG is all I have to say ! I actually cant believe im posting this . But here goes. Before I am at LEAST 250 ! Now -95 pounds at 155 Sorry pics are so big. Mindy

Kendra . That is awesome news , your doing just great !!! You have had such a wonderful attitude and your just an amazing person ! That is such a good idea and great that your doc is freezing your fills . Im glad for that. Your right you do not need to worry about getting stuck right now and when you can eat you need to ! Mindy

I dont think anyone feels superior than the other. But speaking for myself some of the topics or questions asked on here really is common sense. For instance .... " I am 2 days post op I just ate a piece of chicken do you think i hurt my band " ? ? I know your about to say " COME ON " THAT question and many others like it has been asked on here. Does the fact that we think that is RIDICULOUS make us think we are superior ? ? I know for myself It does not it just makes me think that people dont think and need to use some common sense. I was a newbie, I asked questions. I am here to repay the favors others did for me. This thread and the RR section is for ANYONE to vent and get out what they want . There is no reason to judge others for voicing their feelings. It does not mean we do not want to help or give advice . Just my input Mindy

Well in all honestly 6 weeks is a bit much in my opinion ! But Each doc has their own orders. My doc is On the "conservative" side when it comes to things and he doesnt go that long. After each fill I am on liquids for 6 days then 3 days of mushies 3 days of semi solids . But you are right " its not suppose to be fun" its suppose to be for your health , longevity and for us to be around for our families ! It gets easier , it becomes less work eventually . But People cant think this is "the easy way out " or "The quick fix " its not , it does require work , And it takes time. We did not get over weight over night . Patients Dear Grass hoppers !! Mindy

Im glad your docs office pushed that on you . I dont think a lot of docs do. And I dont think its fair to the patients. It wont take YRS for you to look back on it it will probably take months. But in all fairness it takes time. It takes time to wrap your head around " OMG this 3oz of steak is all i need ! " It really does. And with each fill and less food it takes time, practice and patients. So you will be fine. Just Take your time right now while your healing !!! Mindy

No i dont think so , I think she meant you lost weightl. People are so afraid to ask you if you lost weight now . They dont want that to offend you . I would take it as a compliment . Good for you ! ! MIndy

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I have a son who is a freshman in high school and a sister who is a sophomore in high school at the same school . Ya wanna know how CRUEL and MEAN Kids can be ?? Take a tour of my space some time !!! I have a my space page to keep an "eye " On my sister. I wont let my son have one ( He doesnt ask for one though ) . Kids are Harassed Bullied, and out right Cruel is not even the word now . I had my son in high school , so Im only 16 yrs older than him , things were NOT Like this when i was in high school. And dont GET me started on how big of SLUTS Girls are now !!! OMG they have NO Self respect for themselves. Its no wonder so many woman are over weight and have wt issues. Im sorry those kids were so mean to you . Pushing buttons is right. But try not to let them get to you , most of it has to come odwn to the parents not teaching them anything , let along RESPECT for anyone else . Cheer up your doing great !! Mindy

For those of you who are 6 weeks post op PLEASE remember one thing ... the first 6 weeks is about HEALING NOT WEIGHT LOSS. I do NOT know why Docs do not emphasis this more than they do . But You should not be worrying about weight loss right now , you need to worry about healing and recouping from surgery . Once you get your fill worry about weight loss !!! IF you lose post op its a bonus and be happy if you do not , its OK . Your recovering from a surgery !!! So do not be disappointed that your not losing weight 9 days post op ! Mindy

Here are some idea's for us all. With Visual Aides My favorite Mindy

ROFLMAO we are having WAAAYYY Tooooo much fun with this thread !! Mindy

Or Just grab their hands and put them where you want them !! LMAO Men are easy ! The wind can blow on my husband and he is "ready" :thumbup:<< Im sorry that smiley cracks me up !! But really like the above poster said once you start voicing what you want and like it does get easier. Mindy

What were the before pictures like ? Were the patients lop sided before ? If they were then chances are they are going to be lopsided after . In other words my doc said " dont walk in my office with a pic of some one elses boobs and say " i want these" because your anatomy dictates what your breast aug will look like. Here is the website for the plastic surgeon im going to use. Even though he's in Austin the site itself is VERY informative . And if a picture looks " off " the site explains why . Which is what i liked. Plastic surgery Austin, Texas | Westlake Plastic Surgery If you look under " Dr Caridi" there are a bunch of very informative articles about how to chose a surgeon and other helpful info HTH Mindy

Surgeons only have so much time to sit and talk to each patient. That's why they started doing the seminars. Frankly I think they should take it a step further and say " Ok you decided to have lap band here is a lap band seminar " and go into even greater detail about each surgery . But I agree Its not fair to sit back and place all the blame on the surgeon . I have a doctor that is very good at making things clear, spelling things out giving as much detail as he can . And he cant tell me EVERYTHING. He also KNEW I was researching and talking to others for well over a YEAR before I ever saw him . I am with you i want to ask people did you even Research anything before they went and had this surgery . I went into the OR very confident that i knew jsut about everything I could about this surgery that someone could with out actually having the surgery . I cant imagine going into it NOT feeling that way . Mindy

LMAO Molly is right. In all honesty it does not take MUCH to get them going ! :thumbup::thumbup: Mindy

Fanny , What a Sweety , There are not many people on this board that would first admit to being a bit " Bitchy" LOL then say they were sorry ! Thanks for doing that !! Great Thread so far ! Mindy

I will tell you something the PS i want to use told me ... Dont rely on the websites for making a choice . the pictures are usually the BEST work and even then it does not accoutn for any flaws you might see. The PS I use has explanations of why things look the way they do on his site. I am more picky about my PS than my lap band surgeon too . So i would go meet them first . HTH Mindy

OH that's anohter thing. My husband LOVES Sex in the morning. PERSONALLY I hate it . But I give it to him sometimes just to make him happy.But he loves it . So you might want to try that too !! Like Jessica said wake him up in the morning with it !!! mindy