susan0978

You only need to crush the pills if you are not able to swallow the bigger ones without them sticking. I crushed my metaformin the first couple of weeks, I don't have a problem swallowing them now. I hope to get off of mine the next time I go for my physical!!

My doctor is a hottie...but I could be his...mmmm...older sister! He is fun to look at though and he has a great sense of humor, so that makes him even cuter!!

Santa is bringing me one...can't wait to use it! (I didn't peek...Santa told me because I was going to buy it for myself.)

You go girl.....that is a nice christmas present itself!!

Don't beat yourself up too bad. We all have our weaknesses! I am surprised that we were able to get 9 pretzels down after 1 week, I was still swollen and it was like being filled. Just take a deep breath and get back on track. Good luck!

You go girl!!!! You deserve it!:thumbup:

Got it at 54...wish I had done it sooner!

You should let your doctor know about getting stuck so much. I have to take very small bites and chew, chew, chew or I get stuck. I have complained to my doc about the hunger and he tells me that the band does not curb the hunger it is there to reduce the intake. I just had my 3rd fill yesterday and I am hoping that I get to my "sweet" spot soon!

You're welcome...and btw you are normal to have these feelings. Good luck!

I think we all went through that "what the h*ll am I doing" phase right before surgery. It is a scary thing but I am sure that you have given this a lot of thought and have done a lot of research as we all did. You have to go into it with a positive "can do" attitude. The band is a tool and it is a good tool if you do what the doctor tells you and do your part...this isn't the easy way out it is still a lot of work. I am almost 2 months post op and can eat just about anything I did before surgery just a whole lot less....Good kuck to you!!! BTW - I cheated more than once during the pre-op diet and the day before had a big old cheeseburger!!

Congrats! I can't believe you are still awake this late on the day of your surgery...but you are on the west coast so you are 2 hrs earlier than me. That vicodin will kick in soon and then you will be in la-la land for sure! Take it easy the next few days.

Well I am almost 2 months post op and I am still... that part comes from the Protein. I still have the burping problem too. I have heard people say that it is from eating too fast but even when I eat slow I burp. OH NO...the band has turned us into redneck men!

I feel my hunger at night also. The burping OMG...does it ever go away??? My grandson thinks it's funny though...boys...

Great job on the weight loss. I don't have any problem swallowing pills. I hope that is not a bad thing..I hated the time when I was having to crush my pills but now I don't have any problems.:thumbup:

Congrats and welcome fellow bandster. I am still pretty new to this myself. The banana pudding idea sounds pretty good I will have to give that a try. Glad that everything went well for you, you will be sore for the next few days but keep the faith!