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I am sorry you are having problems. And sorry abut the possiblity of removal. Have you spoken to the doc or considered having a revision done to a sleeve if you have to have it removed ? That could be a possibility ? GOod luck ! Mindy

The dad came out at one point when Oprah said " she needs cousneling " or something like that . that man looked at her ON The air and said " WILL YOU GIVE IT TO HER " I was LIKE WTF and Oprah was like WTF I think she said even " ME "

I watched Oprah and I think as much as the dad tried to act like he was a hard ass on her he made excuses for her . And that's probably been her problem her whole life. Also I will say this. I do NOT LIKE Dr OZ one bit. HOWEVER he was about the only one on that show that siad it like it is which is " She's LOONEY , has no business rasing those kids and someone needs to step in now " So i'll give him credit for that . Her parents are not helping her they are enabling her ! Mindy

Thanks. I get refulx on occasion I had it before the band. What did you do after having the band removed ? can you email me ? Mindy

DONT FREAK !! I am not sure if i am having anxiety attacks or what is going on . This has happened to me twice in the last month or so . Keep in mind I am under an UN GAWDLY amount of stress right now . But I have been having some kind fo chest pains or pressure. Both times happened when I did not get "StucK" but like it was just enough to say That's it your done eating. Today I ate some egg noodles. Sometimes i can tolerate them sometimes i cant. So now Im having those pains again . It hurts when I take a deep breathe sometimes. I will go get this checked if it keeps up and when i have the money , just curious if anyone else experiences this ? Mindy

Join the club, since i have lost my weight I freeze all the time too. I live in Texas and last summer was the most comfortable i have been in YEARS !!!

GOOD point. On the todays show , i didnt know this until this am , Gloria Allred filed a complaint with CPS as well ! So im curious to see what CPS will come up with . Mindy

NO sh*t I would have said " MOVE ON I am losing my house probably because of you MOVE ON I gotta MOVE OUT bitch ! " She does not have any respect for her mother at all !!! Mindy

I honestly do not mean to be rough . However i dont see what good it does to be "Sweet" either. ya know ? Some of the best advice i can give you is any "Vices" you have that you can give up BEFORE surgery , the better in my opinion. Also the pre op diet is harder to stick to than the post op in MHO. Its easier post op casue you have the "fear" factor , or at least i did . Look the fact is , this can be done , its done every day . You have to commit to following docs orders. And I will be the first to tell you I HAVE NO WILL POWER ! Honestly . SO If i can do it anyone can . Its 6 weeks of limisted food, to ensure the saftey of your band and then the rest of your life of health ! mindy

My responses are in red and I will warn you now you may not like what i say but its not sugar coated, It does you as a newbie no good to sugar coat things. I told you what i believe you need to hear as it is the truth.I believe you are playing with or starting to play with fire . You need to stop at this moment and get in touch with your doc before your not following docs orders goes any further and you DO cause damage to your band. do not flame me anyone for being "mean" Its not mean its saying it like it is . Please help Feb 16,09 Yogurt Fruit20 Special Soup SF Jello SF pudding Protein shake Water 60oz Cals Fat Protein total 990 19.4 133 That day looks like a good day Feb 17, 09 decf coffee yogurt beef barley soup chicken noodle soup SF jello SF pudding water 64oz Cals Fat Protein total 1065 13 71 Good day Feb18, 09 Yogurt dcf coffee fruit20 cyto protein soup SF jello water 48oz Cals Fat Protein total 710 4 76 Probably a little low on calories maybe ? But at first it can be a little tough working your caloires up so it can take some practice. Feb19 Yogurt SF pudding Sf jello Chix broth Chix &wildrice soup *not mushies* minute maid lemonade SF Isopure water 64oz Cals Fat Protein total 740 13 78 Again a little low on cals . Feb 20,09 (first day off liquid diet) Yogurt dcf coffee Kefir cauliflower soup *probably not a mushie * Chix gumbo *not mushies* bake potato *could go either way depends on doc Light Tuna *not considered mushies usually * water 48oz Cals Fat Protein total 1463 27 95 Little high on calories low on water Feb 21, 09 Broiled cod *Not usually considered mushies* cottage cheese *Not usually considered mushies $ dcf coffee cr chix soup baby foo green Beans (yuk) pizza VEG *NOT Mushies* PIZZA SAUSAGE *NOT mushies* WINE 5 glasses *Not the best i would say * water 40oz Cals Fat Protein total 1237 26.8 68 Maybe a little high ? depends Wow I've got questions for ya Firday was 2 weeks since surgery If you look at my food journal you'll see what I find amazing. I started mushies on Friday and this weekend I ate canned venison, pizza,broiled cod,cheese and venison sausage. I don't think of these as mushies. Had no problems eating them though. The reason docs want you to start slowly on solids is in order to allow your stomach to heal. Weather or not you have "issues' with eating this the point is your not suppose to be eating this for a reason . the reason is the first 6 weeks post op is for HEALING , your stomach is not suppose to be workign too soon in order to form scar tissue around your stomach . So you dont "really" know if you had issues eating them or not . They may have gone down "Fine" but the point is your stomach is not suppose to be working yet . I drank 5 glasses of wine on Saturday night at party with past co-workers. I know that wasn't smart. you know it was not smart so I would advice you to follow your own advice and not do it again . Also cals are way up to about 1400 day. Is this acceptable? You need to ask your doctor that question, how many calories you should be getting at this point. I would suspect no though. What are mushies? that again is a question for your doc. different doc have different verisons but generally speaking pizza is not one of them and if you have a question about that i would suggest asking BEFORE you eat it . Could I have damaged anything? I don't think so, and feel good. Could you have ? In all honesty Yes you could have. doctors orders are there for a reason . To allow your stomach to heal to ensure a long life for your band. This close to post op in my opinion its not "cheating" its not following doctors orders. Did you harm something ? I dont know . The fact that you feel fine now honestly is of no determination weather you damaged it now or not. You may not know until later. But the honest answer is yes you COULD have . What should one be consuming 2 weeks after surgery? That is somemthing you need to ask your doctor and you should before anything else goes in your mouth . Did your doc not give you guidleines of what you shoudl have the next 6 weeks after you left the hospital ? As far as streghting my pouch shouldn't I have thrown up because of over stuffing? NO , you may not have 'over stuffed' You have no restriction right now . Did I over stuff? Who knows ? Any advice please My advice you need to inform your doctor of what you have been eating. Follow it to a T from this point forward , if you do not think you can do that i would suggest some conseling. Mindy

Join the club on the last 20 lbs LOL Any sore throat when you wake up ? I wonder if its just the position your laying in is just pushing the food up ? I am not a stomach sleeper so I dont know ? I hope you figure it out , it does not sound fun at all Mindy

I think i would mention it to your doc as soon as you can. It might in a way be refulx ? I am not sure ? I would mention it to him see what he says . YOu do not feel like your too tight do you ? mindy

I was wondering that too. I just saw her on the Today's show and shes' representing Angel's in Waiting not the mother. Mindy

I would for sure mention it to your doc. it sounds like acid reflux in a way . but you said its food for sure ? I hope you figure it out . let us know Mindy

Some how some where she's gotten money or is going to get money . I saw her on the news last night getting into a black SUV with what looked like body guards . So someone is paying for this stuff ? Add in the shopping for the million dollar house. Some $$ is coming in some where ? Mindy

I am sure you know this but if your PBing and having trouble with foods , keeping them down , you really should go get a slight unfill. your putting your band at risk for a slip . A lot of people do not realize that a PB and throwing up are the same when it comes to how it can affect slips with the band. Stress affects my band too and if im to in a situation liek you described i would have to go get an unfill. Loseing the weight that way is not worth it . Good luck Mindy

I totally agree with you Carrie Mindy

You are probably swollen from the fill. I would suggest calling your doc as you did and if it were me i would stay on liquids for a few days and slowly moving to solids after a few more days. If it gets to where you cant keep liquids down you need to go in for an unfill. Me personally i do not like keeping my band so tight that i can only eat 3 or 4 bites . Others are ok with it . But i would suspect your swollen from the fill ? Let us know what happens Mindy

Hey! I am a PCOS bandster. I am hoping that losing weight will improve my PCOS symptoms. The pre-op diet did bring aunt flo to visit just in time for surgery!:hurray: I got my period the week after surgery . I remember thinking GREAT I never have this damn thing now i get it just as i am feeling better. Its come every month like clock work ( give or take a few days ) every month since then. I am really really really hoping that I can get down to a healthy enough weight to get pregnant. I don't know if I will need fertility help or not but from what I have read, a number of you PCOS folks have had fertility boosts after banding. I want to be careful and wait a year before becoming PG. Should I be cautious and go on birth control until I am ready to try? If you do not want to have a baby right away i woudl personally sugget getting on the pill or some form of BC until your ready . The more weight you lose the more "fertile" you are likely to become. One issue I never had with PCOS was fertility issues. My oldest was a suprise at 16 yrs old for me and my youngest we tried for and only took me 5 months to get pregnatn with him. So I would probably shoot for being cautioous and get on the pill. Have you guys been able to come off of Metformin? I am not taking it right now and will probably re-evaluate my bloodwork with my endo in 6 weeks or so. The funny part with all of this is that my OBGYN told me to get the band so I could lose weight to have a healthier pregnancy. My band doc was telling people at the seminar to have a baby first and then get banded. I felt like I had to get banded if I wanted to have a baby. I think i would listen to your OB on this one . A lot of band docs a lot of docs in general do not know about or understand PCOS. Hell some docs think PCOS is a "Myth" and do nto believe in it at all. My doc however recoginzed PCOS as a co morbidity for surgery . But I would go with the OB's recomendations. Its been shown people who have babies when they are over weight can have more complications. your probably more likely to have issues even getting pregnant until you get the weight off anyway . Over all your just better off, healthier to have a pregnancy at a normal weight. Good luck Mindy

The cold might have something to do with it. But I would have it checked out by the doc. SOunds like your so tight your uncomfortable so you might need an unfill. These bands can be picky sometimes. I had my last fill in November. Was looking like really needed one , was starving ect. Then all of a sudden it tighted up like i had gotten a fill and now im fine again ! Go figure. Saved me $125 though ! mindy

You need to call your doc ASAP ! The LAST thing you want to do 6 days post op is throw up . They need to call you in something for the nasuea ! Mindy

I Sent you a private message. Mindy

OH Here is another reason .... Has it gotten cold where you live all of a sudden ?

I would go have it checked out under flouro just to make sure. Some times my band can tighten up for no reason but I know that its just me . If its unusal for you then i would go have it checked . If your so tight you can keep things down , ect then you might need a slight unfill. Keep us updated Mindy