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Best wishes for your surgery and smooth recovery. Remember to walk as much as you can and gas is a fact!Karen..aka.kll724

Best wishes to you and all of us that sometimes forget that we have a friendly reminder inside! Karen..aka..kll724

Welcome and best wishes for a successful surgery and recovery! Karen..aka.kll724

Sometimes it is easier to swallow warm than cold. I still have trouble swallowing cold, too early in the day. Make sure that you are not trying to guzzle, just sip everything right now. Honestly, never heard of the lump-free plan. Best wishes, Karen..aka.kll724

You might need a fill, when was your last? I have follow ups with my surgeon's offce several times a year. Have you had a visit recently? Best wishes, Karen..aka..kll724

Congratulations on reaching onderland!Watch for the great Oz! Karen..aka.kll724

Absolutely, I have stated I am not in the medical field, and don't know you or your band! I am here to assist after you asked your surgeon! Karen..aka..kll724

Usually sliming comes with pb, but pb doesn't necessarily come with sliming! Sliming is when you get too much mucus from being stuck and it has no where to go, (it will sometimes come out forcibly)! Pb is when food come up like vomiting in your mouth but more! Hope that helps, Karen..aka.kll724 PS: these folks who have never pb'd or slimed are very lucky!

I see that you have lost 23 lbs, tho' You might gain a little after coming off liquid diet and then starting the gym. You are building muscles if you are working out that much. don't get discouraged! Back away from teh scale for awhile. You might start seeing NSV'S( those are non-scale victories). Are your clothes fitting better? are you able to bend over to tie your shoes? etc. Karen..aka..kll724

That's a good one, also, some folks get a massage or piece of jewelry. Karen..aka..kll724

LOL! Great NSV!

I think that everyone has answered your questions. I just want to wish you best of luck. Getting back on track can be tricky. As b-52 said, maybe just a slight fill will help. Karen..aka.kll724

I agree, take this time to train yourself using smaller plates, eating utensils and portions. while I was on the 6 month plan, I started using dessert size plates and the smaller forks. when you use a smaller plate, you don't feel like you are being cheated out of food as the smaller plate is filled. Best wishes. Karen..aka.kll724

I do not agree. If you are slimming from so little you probably need a slight unfill. three weeks is to long to wait for a fill to settle. You should check with your own surgeon's office. If you wait until 1/21, and are stil having trouble, let the surgeon know. Karen..aka.kll724

I like your surgeon's office suggestion. It is important to stay on liquids for a day after stuck because you are swollen from being stuck and pb'ing. Take it easy, your surgeon may have put in a starter fill. Bread is hard for us to digest because it is so soft and doughy! Take care, Kare..aka.kll724

Good for you! Personally, I can't tolerate anything above 5 cc! Karen..aka.kll724

You should not wait for 4 months to decide you are too tight! if food and drink doesn't go down, you should get a slight unfill. Too tight is worse than not enough. Soon with too tight, we either learn to eat around with sliders, o we end up in the hospital with dehydration. Please be careful and call for an unfill if necessary. karen...aka..kll724

Congrats, you do sound like you need to put your feet up a little tonight! Doing a great job of recovery, tho'!

Congratulations on your Bandiversary! You look fabulous!

For all newbies, NSV= non-scale victory! We reward ourselves with them when we get a compliment, can bend over to tie our shoes, cross out knees or anything that we weren't able to do previous to losing weight! So, it is a non-scale victory!!! Congrats to all newbies and everyone else who gets one! Karen..aka..kll724

I have to agree with some of the others, please feel that you can share with at lest 1 person. I understand feeling that you don't want everyone to know your business; but incase of medical emergency, you should have a back up person,especially in a far off area. Best wishes, Karen..aka..kll724

No, you are not wrong to want WLS. People seemed to think, if they can do it, so can you, (lose weight). Others, don't wan t you to have it because they don't want you to be thinner, healthier than they are. They do not walk in your shoes or feel your pain. I think you are wise to try to get healthier. That is why the rest of us are here, too! Best wishes, Karen..aka..kll724

Follow your doctor's orders, please! Try having hot and sour Soup, without the veggies and meat, also, I had wonton soup broth. I don't think anyone has died in 1 or two weeks of clear liquids. Please don't offer your solutions for others! Thank you. Karen..aka..kll724

I can't say, but it is amazing what the seamstresses can do with dresses. Best wishes, ad congratulations to you and your friend!Karen..aka.kll724

lisacaron, susieb has put a call in for her doctor per her last remark. Bets wishes, susieb! Karen..aka.kll724