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Oh yeah , I have no idea what day it is lately LOL I Dont know that i would want one at 3 weeks. surely its December 20th. Laura where are ya LOL Mindy

Thats right at about 6 weeks isnt it ?? I got mine right at 6 weeks. I few days early actually . I was begging for one by then LOL Curious where she got hers too . Ya'll live down the road from each other Mindy

Hi Laura, Once we get things organized I will let you know can you email me so i can have your addresss ? if you click on my name you will be able to email me . If not let me know and i'll email you. I think it will probably be after the holidays . Thanks Mindy

My doc uses flouro for my fills and I still got too tight this last fill and had to have an unfill 3 weeks later. Mine didnt really affect me for over a week. Mindy

You will have to ask your doc, docs are different typically its 6 weeks post op. You have no restriction right now , so nothing is going to keep you feeling " full" other than what you eat. Your GOING To feel Hungry , that's just the way it is right now. follow your doctors orders. what I did because i was allowed to per docs orders was I ate when i was hungry , i actually found i was not eating ENOUGH . So keep that in mind. I was stopping myself before i felt full because i was afriad of messing something up . So if he lets you eat more than 3 meals a day , like 3 meals plus Snacks eat that , eat as often and as much as you can and drink liquids. Hang in there until you get your fill. Its not a magic band you have to hang in there for a while. MIndy

First off, you cant compare yourself to anyone or everyone else. You are an individual and your loss will be different than everyone elses . The gym will help your right. About your restriction , how big of a band do you have ? If you have a 10cc band then 6cc's might be right . But it takes time for the restriction to kick in , it also takes several fills for you to find the proper restrcition . If you just had your first fill it sounds like some patients is what is in order. it all takes time. As others say "the weight didnt come on over night its not going to come off over night" IF you are getting the "golf ball " feeling in your throat for me that is my " your full stop eating " feeling and that is when I know to stop eating . If you feel that feeling stop eating. If you feel that AND you have saliva come up and you food comes up and you throw up THAT Is pbing. PBing nothing more than throwing up really . IF you can not eat solids with out geting that feeling AND the saliva coming up or throwing up your too tight and need an unfill most likely . BUT since you just had a fill sometimes after fills we need to focus on the rules again , make sure your chewing your food, taking small bites and eating slowly . If your having problems with the fill call your doc. HTH Mindy

I have 3 : 1. Cowboy Boot w/ cowboy hat hanging off it on my Right ankle 2. Celtic Cross on my upper middle back 3. Cherry Blossom Branch on my left Foot once i hit goal im getting a butterfly added to my cherry blossom . My cherry blossom is my "band tattoo" cherry blossoms represent change, strength, a bunch of "change of life' Type things which is why i got it. Once im done im getting a Chinese buttefly on it . We should post pics LOL anyone have pics of their tats ?? I LOVE looking at tats Mindy

that is the same drink I saw Kris Carr's documentary on HBO . He said during that Oprah show he made the same drink. Mindy

Here are the ingridents. take a look through her site, play some of the video if its there from yesterday you should be able to find it Dr. Oz's Green Drink and Cod Liver Oil HTH Mindy

Did you look on her site ?? Mindy

I follow the same rules with drinking, I found if i wait 30 mintues to drink after a meal i will get hungry faster and sooner. So i wait an hour after i eat. I do drink right up until I eat ( more so when im eating out and then I do not even drink half of a glass , usually half of half a glass LOL ) But if I drink after an hour of eating I stay full longer . HTH Mindy

Here you go : I agree with the others and think you should see your doc . but here are the symtpoms . Mine were a little different than some of these , mine felt more like labor pains LOL . HTH Mindy SYMPTOMS OF GALLBLADDER PROBLEMS People can go for years with digestive symptoms and never realize that they may be related to a gallbladder problem. That's because they are so inter-related with other digestive symptoms. Constipation is one of the most commonly missed ones. The list provided here may be related to gallbladder but bear in mind that it could also be something else. The first four mentioned I feel are most indicative of gallbladder issues. It is not necessary to have all or many symptoms to have gallbladder problems but the more you have from this list, the more confirmation you have that the gallbladder is involved. Please note that it is still adviseable to consult your doctor for an acurate diagnosis. Gallbladder attack symptoms are listed below and again with more explanation separately on thehome page. Pain or tenderness under the rib cage on the right side Pain between shoulder blades Stools light or chalky colored Indigestion after eating, especially fatty or greasy foods Nausea Dizziness Bloating Gas Burping or belching Feeling of fullness or food not digesting Diarrhea (or alternating from soft to watery) Constipation Headache over eyes, especially right Bitter Fluid comes up after eating Frequent use of laxatives GALLBLADDER ATTACK SYMPTOMS Please note that if you are in severe pain and particularly if your attack symptoms are accompanied by fever DO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. The following symptoms are typical of a gallbladder attack. Moderate to severe pain under the right side of the rib cage Pain may radiate through to the back or to the right shoulder Severe upper abdominal pain (biliary colic) Nausea Queasiness Vomiting Gas Burping or belching Attacks are often at night Attacks often occur after overeating Pain will often but not always follow a meal with fats or grease Pain may be worse with deep inhalation Attacks can last from 15 minutes to 15 hours I J Sarfeh, D A Beeler, D H Treble, and J A Balint J Clin Invest. 1974 February; 53(2): 423-430.Studies of the hepatic excretory defects in essential fatty acid deficiency.

<br /> <br /> OH that is good you found the allergy before a surgery . I did not know mushrooms(fungus) were in anesthesia . I think there was just something similar to this on Greys Anatomy the other night, the guy was allergic to anesthesia, so they couldnt give him heart surgery . <br /> Thanks for the info ..<br /> Mindy PS Im really sorry you have the allergy so bad though .

Losingit .. .Any update ? have you talked to your surgeon ??? Mindy

If someone asks my husband what surgery i had he said " oh she got this thing around her stomach " LMAO I needed the Medical ID LOL Mindy

Is the fungus your allergic to in any pain meds ?? or just things in anesthesia ? Did you ever have to have any anesthesia or you found out from mushrooms first you were allergic ?? Just curious ? Mindy

Its not just for paramedics its for any medical professional . Once you get into the ER they will need to know that as well. I can guarantee you the LAST thing my husband is going to be thinking about if im in this situation is telling them "WAIT she's got a lapband dont mess it is " So anyone dealing with you in this situation needs to know it not just first responders. Mindy

Good im glad your feeling better. My husband was laughing at me post op . I was cooking all the time, baking . I normally do not cook or bake that much. But I was cooking out of cook books and EVERYTHING . He asked if I was trying to fatten him up while i got skinny . LOL I guess i was over compensating for not eating LMAO in a strange way , for some reason it made me feel better. Mindy

I think you have a good point. If its a BAD accident, or something they will cut your clothes off so they will probably see it . I like both , i dont usually wear much jewelry but I dont mind the medical ID Bracelet. Mindy

I thought about the ankle bracelets but I was afraid an EMT would miss it on my ankle. I like the idea of them though Mindy

That is what i was trying to say , you just said it better LMAO Thanks Banja Mindy

Is it Necessary ??? No is it helpful YES . The problem is not the esphogus its the stomach . IF they try to put a NG tube down your stomach and they encounter a blockage or it gives resistance's they will try Harder and if they RAM it down there ( dont think it doesnt happen i use to work in hospitals) they can go throw the side of your stomach or your stoma or your pouch. The point is its an added measure to make SURE Nothing happens to your band. Im sorry I paid $12,000 for something im going to make DAMN Sure nothing happens to it IF I can AVOID it. EVEN an a life or death situation . Also as you can see on this board, ALOT Of friends and family members do NOT know their family has been banded so that's a mute point. NO offense to your friend , its a personal choice and one im not willing to take for something that i wanted for so long. My doc said it was not necessary either BUT a good idea. Its not about someone trying to make money off LB patients either. In my case its about wanting to preserve my band if i can . Mindy

Bubble, I know what you mean . but be careful with it too. IF you PB get an unfill. Its a tricky thing. I had 2cc in my 4 cc band my last fill and once i got up to solids i couldnt handle them , but i could handle semi solids most of the time. So i thought maybe im just not use to having REALLY good restriction and I need to really watch the "rules" . I could handle some solids but I was only able to take 2 or 4 bites and I wad done. So i thought " Maybe im just not use to being able to eat so little " Turns out i was too tight. I had to get .5 cc taken out last monday . Since then i have been fine. Before that I had 1.4cc's in so now i have 1.5 cc's in . There is such a fine line between tight and too tight Good luck i hope your fill continues to behave Mindy

I think his point is that your not eating ENOUGH now ... So you need to eat more to stay hungry longer , if you do that AND your still hungry Then you need a fill . Does that make sense ?? He wants you eating at least 1000 cals a day probably before he gives you a fill . your calorie intake does not have to decrease because you have a fill MIndy

Nessa, how are you feeling today ?? Mindy