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NO she does not need to SEE her doctor. but my point was she has questions , she DOES need to ask her DOCTOR not the boards if she has questions. Someone is usually on call even if the doctor is out of the office . Doctors all have different instructions for reasons. This is not the place to be giving other people medical advice even with something as simple as when to start liquids mushies. People need to get into the habit of asking their doctors ! Mindy

I think its a good book if you like to cook , i found the recipes a little much for the Busy type person I am . I like quick simple recipes and I didnt find these to be like that. Maybe I need to go back and revisit them again . I have 2 kids and own a business so I dont have much time . I like quick easy recipes, If i remeber right this one had recipes like rack of lamb LOL not very quick. I bought the biggest loser cook book and it has recipes that have 3 or 4 ingredients and take very little time to cook . I'll have to give this one another look . Just my opinion Mindy

Sometimes its a very short time sometimes its a few hours. Im sure a lot of it is head games and I know its me thinking " that surely was not enough to keep me full so I SHOULD Eat more " So I do and pay for it later. right now I am pretty sure i need a fill i get hungry with in 1-2 hours of eating a good size meal . But the time i was speaking about was right after a fill when i could only eat a few bites. Thanks Mindy

I agree your probably ok to start mushies. But is the ENTIRE office out of town ? Normally someone is in the office and they can answer quetsions for you > when in doubt ask the doc . Mindy

Try tracking what your eating . make sure your eating what you should be , make sure your not eating TOO many calories, make sure your getting ENOUGH calories. Not getting ENOUGH calories can cause you to stall your weight loss too. Are you exercising ? Go over the "rules" again make sure your following them . Are you taking small bites , are you taking 30 mintues to eat, are you NOT drinking when you eat , are you waiting at least 30 mintues to drink after you eat ect ? When was the last time you had a fill ? Are you sure your not too tight if your Pbing a lot . If your PBing constantly you need to give your stomach a break and allow it to heal . Call your doctor go over things with him/her or the nutritionist in the office that's what they are there for . PS DONT DO THE KRISPY CREME Thing , you will get STUCK and SICK and possibly Damage your band ! HTH Mindy

ARE you SERIOUS ?? :cursing:

Here you go . Try posting on this one http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f11/considering-dr-kirshenbaum-26213/ Good luck Mindy

Try Posting on the Dr K Thread . Let me see if i can find it Mindy

I just sent you an email . The best thing to do to see which doc is in your network is to call your insurance and see which names they give you . You will probably have to call them , Lap Band docs most likely will not be on their websites under Baratric surgeons , So calling is probably your best bet ? Or if you calling docs in the area and asking them if they take your insurance. HTH Mindy

Just FYI I bought this book and I find it does not have a lot of " everyday" type recipes in it There was not alot of recipes or food in it that I would normally eat. So you might want to check it out before you spend the money to make sure you will eat those types of foods . Just FYI mindy

The best advice I Can give you , is if you have questoins about what you can and can not eat you have to ask your doc. So many docs have so many different policies you HAVE TO ASK YOUR DOCTOR ! If you feel your doc did not give you adequate post op instructions call him and DEMAND THEM ! That is your right as a patient, You should have instructions for the next 6 weeks of what you can and can not eat. As much as LBT is here for SUPPORT it is not the place or to replace medical advice ! My port incision's was sore for quite some time. Again though if you think your port incision is sore Ask your doctor about it. YOU paid GOOD MONEY for this surgery take advantage of y our doctor and call and ask questions ! HTH Mindy

I know San Antonio is not really close but Dr Jorge Rincon did my surgery in July , I really like him , he's a very nice, excellent surgeon . His price is $12K includes follow up care for 6 months plus fills . Click on my sig line for more info or feel free to email me if you like. He's very good , very caring as well . HTH Mindy

For those of you who eat 1/2 to 1 cup of food plus small Snacks and have good restriction , did it take ya'll a little while to wrap your head around the fact that eating that small amount of food SHOULD be enough for you ? For instance, I was eating about a cup of food my last fill , I found myself thinking " that is not enough for me to be full " So i would try to eat MORE then end up getting stuck " I ended up getting a slight unfill because I was just not comforatable, I was probably a tiny bit too tight. I need another fill now , But im worried now if i get to the 1 cup meals again i wont b e able to wrap my mine around " this IS enough for you " does that make sense ? Does it take you a while to get use to that ? and does that amount REALLY keep you full ? Do you have to get over the head hunger still ? Thanks Mindy

SO BOOBOO when is the shoot ?? I cant wait to see them . I showed some examples to Hubby and he's ALL for it ! He cant wait for me to do it . LOL I cant wait to see yours Mindy

when in doubt ask YOUR Doc . I have problems with crackers sometimes now because they do have a tendency to turn pasty and gummy once they go down . So I would not try it with out clearing it with your doc first. I dont think , if i remeber right I was allowed crackers until the "semi Solid "stage Mindy

I could gulp until my last fill (3rd fill ) after that I could not. Now I can gulp again since I need another fill . Shortly after surgery I did not even try to gulp I had no desire to try it . But As time went on i discovered I could gulp. HTH Mindy

Congrats ! Do you have a date set yet ? We are here to share your happiness ! Love Mindy

You probably miss understood your doc you probably can have Clear liquids , you might want to check with them on that. And yes you probably ARE hungry , you have no restriction ! Your band needs restriction to work . Once you get restction its a whole different issue. ! I have all my fills done under Floruo (Xray ) I am allowed clear liquids the day of the fill. HOw do you do it ? Like someone else said you just DO IT ! I knew what my docs post op , pre op , and post fill diet was BEFORE I was banded. I can not eat solids for 12 days after each fill ! But I KNEW That going into this. You just do it and tolerate it and deal with it , its part of the process. As for the fills under flouro , Each doc has different theories and reasons My self i like being able to SEE that my doc is hitting my port and not poking blindly . Its not so much about seeing the level of restriction . I have had all my fills under flouro and have needed 2 unfills. So for me its about seeing the port being stuck , espically being self pay . hang in there you will be better after a fill. Why so long for your first fill BTW ? HTH Mindy

Sue Sue, Dont be so hard on yourself if you average your weight loss , from what you said your 16 weeks out of surgery ? Is that correct ? If that is the case your averaging almost 2 lbs a week ? THAT Is average. 1-2 pounds a week , your average weight loss is 1.9 lbs a week. Your not doing anything wrong , as far as the average weight loss goes. It does sound like based on what you said you can eat you do not have much restriction and that will help you . Also if your "playing" with your insulin levels and going up and down with that , that will cause you to gain weight. So my advice with that , is stay consistent with that until your doc says to adjust that. going up and down w/ the insulin can do more harm than staying on a higher level . Do you have a larger band ? From what i have seen and read it takes a little more fills to get restriction from the larger bands, so hang in there , it will come . Most of all take care of the diabetes and keep your levels constant ! I also agree with who ever said to try low carb instead of no carb. HTH Mindy

I just emailed you Tonnabug Mindy

Thanks , Im so jealous of ya'll that are able to run ! Never thought I would say I wish it were me ! LOL mindy

Well my 6 yr old has the FLU !!!! There is nothing more they can do for him other than what is being done now ! Antibiotics , Albuterol , Tylenol and motrin, I took him in because he was running 105.9 Fever !!! His lungs are clear with pneomnia ( im not sure he ever had that i think he has had the flu this whole time ) so hopefully he will be better soon ! Mindy

Alex, Did anything come out of the clothing exchange ? If you need any help developing that please let me know . There are quite a few members interested in that , a thread is going now about it . I think it would be Bigger and Better to have its own section . So i wanted to see where if anywhere that was in the process. A few of us have ideas about "guidelines" if you need help . Thanks Mindy

I dont think it even has to be a "trade" if postage if being paid . your right it cant be a swap because one is always bigger. HOWEVER its a "trade" with in the LBT Family sort of speak . So if one person has clothes to get rid of that same person will need clothes in theory as well. So that in a way is where the "trading " comes in . I dont know if they do COD anymore LOL I personally dont mind sending the clothes as long as someone pays back the shipping with in a relativity short period of time . If people dont want to pay shipping they dont participate. IN the past for people who dont know me that well , I have scanned the receipt and emailed it to them to "prove" what it costs. Mindy

I will if you can give me til next week . Im getting over pnemonia and my son is still sick with it . I'll be happy to once im feeling 100% again . Mindy