BayougirlMrsS

Ok, so i had my GB removed years before my LB. I have to still agree with Mis73. I ate and still do eat: Dairy Products Especially cheese Peanut Butter Red meat Raw Vegetables (i don't eat these because i don't like them. and now because of the band) Caffeine Alcohol I removed the fried and high fat, because those are correct. I also had trouble in the beginning with eggs & corn. Each person is different. I have a friend that still... 10+ years later still has to take a power every day or she will have diarrhea. some doctors will remove the GB at time of LB surg. due to the weight loss, most people will develop GB problems. But, the LB it self does not cause GB problems....

ok, so i lost nearly nothing in the breast... so i still have to buy 36G top but now i get to buy a size 8 bottom... So i started looking on line and found this company that lets you buy separates and by the Bra Size. Of course they are more than Walmart (aka the devil's workshop)... but i couldn't be happier with what i got. Yes they are in the UK, but i ordered on a Monday and got them the following Tuesday...reg shipping. Later i order a couple bras, but i didn't read that they had padding and got them in and they were too small. I sent them back and they sent me the purchase price back. Of course i had to pay for shipping.... but no hassle at all. http://www.belle-lingerie.co.uk

Kirsten... i was going to use my care credit to get my TT, but when i saw the interest rate... i almost back out. So i went to my bank and was going to get a personal loan, but was surprised to be able to get a 0% interest Chase Slate card. I put everything on it and now i pay that each month instead of the care credit. Just a suggestion. I glad that my arms were ok, i really need a breast reduction and lift. If i would have know how Painless my TT was, i would have done both at the same time.

my doctor says no straws or gum. straws because of the air like a few others have said. gum because if you swallow it, it can cause a stick and the only way to un stick gum is by an unfill. My friend and mentor Paula had this happen too her.

i do have problems with that CG... i don't drink near enough. but today is a new day.... putting down the mt. dew is going to be the biggest hurdle... but i have to lose at least 20 by end of july. I'll be 45 and i want to look great.

today is day 1 of getting back on the right track. Good so far, turned down a bad breakfast idea... good for me. Breakfast is Coffee, 1/2 sausage patty.

come on girl... lets do it... i'm going to be 135 or less by end of july for my 45 birthday. Go to http://www.ironfistclothing.com/ OMG.... love love love

call your doctor and document everything with pictures. I had one of my corners pop open. this was my fault for doing too much too fast. But i text my doctor a picture of what was going on (yes he gave me his cell). He was at his son's game and texted me back that it look ok, but just in case he called in antibiotics and had me go in on the Monday. It started out as a small hole and got bigger... but we let it heal from the inside out... and it's fine now.

Rosie, You should give golf a chance. I hated golf, but then i married a "golfer". Not just your average golfer... and really good one. He played in the US Mid Amateur a few years back... any-whozie... I would go with him and ride in the cart. Then one day he bought me a set of clubs... It was so much fun. Of course i could NEVER beat him... very few in our town can... but it's great exercise and if you walk instead of ride... OMG you will feel it in the morning. Watching someone play golf is like watching someone fish... not any fun unless you do it too.

hey... girl... you look fabulous as always... Guess i better get my butt back on the bike... Is that an Iron Fist shirt?

I was just looking at the packet i got during my LB journey and saw my post surg. diet.... I was thinking that 4 weeks on Liq was long... but i guess i must have done it too...good luck

i got on a first name bases with the lady at the goodwill... when she would get in some real nice stuff, she would put them to the side for me.... i would buy them, wear them for a small amount of time and donate them back. And all the "old" stuff i donated too. PG is right... wear them, cus you won't be able too for long. If they are really nice suits i would donate them to a local group that helps men get job... not to a store to resale.

nothing taste as good as the feeling of putting on "those" clothes..... We all have them, the ones we hid way in the back of our closet. The ones you just can't seem to get rid of... Because one day i may fit into it again... Then one day you pull it out of it's hidden spot...try it on... OMG.. It fits... and the angles sing and the birds chirp.. and the rainbow appears.... OH Happy days... Congrats NJdad... keep up the good work...

i admire your courage of posting your before and after pics.... and i completely know where you are coming from. You look amazing.... Your doctor did a wonderful job. I had my TT feb 15, 2012.... and would do it again tomorrow. It took me a few weeks to be able to walk up right, but i did go back to work i think it was like 12 days later... can't remember. But i work at a desk. My total cost was $8800 this was the pre op, doctor, garment, hospital, Anastasia one night stay and a year of follow ups...Everything... it was not covered under my current insurance. I put it all on a 0% interest slate credit card and now i work cleaning buildings on the weekends to pay for it... Friends ask... why do you still have a second job cleaning.. i raise up my shirt and say... this is why... The TT has done so much for my self-confidence. I will be wearing a bikini this summer in public for the first time in over 20 years... (after i get my white self to the tanning bed)

i am always supportive of others and there experiences Although i sympathize with what she went through, it still no reason to write incorrect information. We can "assume" the reason why he removed it... but to say that he removed it because it caused it... is miss-given information and for anyone to come and plant information that is not correct.. it has to be pulled like a bad weed. we come her to talk about our experiences and to learn from others. I have learned a lot here and have been corrected many times... i take that correction and use it to my advantage. I don't get defensive and i don't take it too heart... i learn from it... Just like today.. you learned that the LB does not cause gallbladder disease...

well then Tricia... you go ahead and take down the post and remove your account if you so choose... this is a free country and you have every right to do so. I for sure and i'm going to speak for Mis too.. (hope that's ok) didn't mean to insult you only to correct mis-given information. YOU wrote: Pancreatitis caused by gallstones, which were a result of my band. If someone else comes on here and sees what you wrote they are getting uneducated and misinformed information. Simply, the band does not cause gallbladder disease. Your weightloss was the cause... not the band. And unless there were OTHER things wrong with your band, there are no medically necessary reasons why a LB has to be removed to preform a gallbladder removal surgery. ​I wish you all the success in your future endeavors.. MsMaui are you saying that when someone comes on this forum and gives incorrect information, we should all sit silently as to not hurt or seem "unsupportive"? That just won't happen. I have been here for over three years and have been and still are very supportive to all, but i won't sit by and have people give out uneducated and miss-guided information. If the post would have read that she had gallbladder disease and "choose" to have her band out... that would be a different story. But to say that the Band cause it is just completely false.... I challenge you and any other to find any where proof that the LB causes Gallbladder disease ... If you can i will issues an apology..

No one is contradicting that Traci's story was/wasn't written eloquently... just that the two things have no connection. Meaning that if you get GB disease you will have to have your band removed... So balbuquerque... which are you... do you work for the band companies or or you just confused? Are or you insinuating that Mis is either of the two? Mis... you are correct... having the band does not cause gallbladder to go bad... gallbladder problems are "mostly" caused by rapid weightloss... Go look it up on line.. But just to be sure, i checked with my doctor and he confirmed that having the band has nothing to do with gallbladder problems. In fact, my first consult with him he asked if i still had mine... I said no... why, and he said that if i did he would remove it at the time of the LB because the rapid weighloss could cause gallbladder disease.. Sounds to me like the doctor had personal issues with the band and choose to remove it. sorry you had to go thru all that.

that depends on how you do as a patient.... do you handle pain well? Are you planing on going on all the "big" rides. I had my lb on a Tuesday and was back at work on the following Monday and Cleaning houses the next week. The eating is another concern... although you will have a band, most likely you won't have any restriction and may still be on mushy foods depending on your doctor. You will be starving.... and how well you be able to handle people eating hamburgers, hotdogs, and other junk around you? For me... i didn't want to wait a moment longer than i had too. I was on vacation doing my liq. diet and i have to say... it was hard.

Derb... sorry to tell you, but your doctor is wrong.... Braz is right. you either fill it or you don't... there is no two week delay. Now with that said, some day are tighter than others... for me the cold weather makes mine tighter... Jake.... my restriction has never been the same since my TT. I had it a year ago this past feb and have the exact amount i had in before the surgery and i get a full feeling, but it doesn't last as long as it use too. I had 10.5 before and have 10.5 now in my 14cc band. I'm Thinking about going another fill soon.

so would i .... my dr. is a wonderful man.... but his office workers are some of the rudest people. They were all nice in the beginning... but quickly turned after. but i did get my revenge... in the end.

Terry is correct... and how much your willing to work at it..

each doctor has different rules... i know some don't even make you do a pre diet. Mine did and i was allow to have cream soups. Thank God... I ate the hell out of cream of broc soup from applebees. Like i said i was on vacation for part of my Preop diet. So every place i went i ordered the soup... Kind of became a joke... the waitress would come to the table and say... and what will you have and the crazy biker group i was with would all say..... She'll have the soup....

PPO = Preferred-provider Organization these are the doctors, hospital etc that your insurance had struck a deal with to give care and charge them a discounted rate. So your insurance will pay more of your bill if you use one of these people. But, just say you live in a rural area and you have no doctor that is on your plan.. And you have to be treated by an Out of Network doctor you still should be given the discounted rate. So you can't be forced to travel 100 miles just to be seen by and In-network doctor.

You have too keep on top of them. That to me is the most important appt

i would never want to discourage you in anyway. but the things i say are some of the things i wish some one would have said to me. Too many people think that WLS is a quick fix... but you have to be ready for the life time change. I have had four friends that had GB and three has gained it all back. Two with the sleeve one didn't lose that much, one lost over 100, but recently started gaining it back. Many, but Five (very close friends) who have had the LB. Two have over excelled with weight loss and are smaller than me.. Ugh.. lol. One that has done so well that with in 4 months was off all diabetic meds that he had been on since a kid. One that looks just like she did the day she went in... one that weights more now then she did. These two don't follow the rules and never put forth the effort to exercise. And then there is My sister in law that completely failed at lb and had it removed three months ago and got GB. She is doing better with the GB. I'm proud of her. i just hope she keeps it up. All the best