spoiltmom

Did you guys get access to the Lindora site when you got banded? I did and after reading through their website I found that if I do low fat that I can have 40-50 carbs a day and still lose weight. If I do high fat like Atkins I have to do 20 carbs a day. I base my meals on 3-4 oz of Protein and usually only a 1/2 cup of veggies. Breakfast is a poached egg and 2 turkey sausage links. lunch today was a taco salad made with lean ground beef, reduced fat cheese and a homemade low fat/ low cal/ low carb Salad Dressing. I used a 1/2 cup of lettuce for the salad. My treat at night is unsweetened almon milk with Hershey's cocoa and Splenda.
As for convenience: I buy lean meat in family packs. Then I repackage them. I freeze 1 piece/ portion of meat per bag. Then it's super quick to thaw and cook. I precook a pound of taco meat and then freeze it in 4 oz portions. It defrosts in just a few minutes and you can have a small Protein rich meal in under 10 minutes.

Did you guys get access to the Lindora site when you got banded? I did and after reading through their website I found that if I do low fat that I can have 40-50 carbs a day and still lose weight. If I do high fat like Atkins I have to do 20 carbs a day. I base my meals on 3-4 oz of Protein and usually only a 1/2 cup of veggies. Breakfast is a poached egg and 2 turkey sausage links. lunch today was a taco salad made with lean ground beef, reduced fat cheese and a homemade low fat/ low cal/ low carb Salad Dressing. I used a 1/2 cup of lettuce for the salad. My treat at night is unsweetened almon milk with Hershey's cocoa and Splenda.
As for convenience: I buy lean meat in family packs. Then I repackage them. I freeze 1 piece/ portion of meat per bag. Then it's super quick to thaw and cook. I precook a pound of taco meat and then freeze it in 4 oz portions. It defrosts in just a few minutes and you can have a small Protein rich meal in under 10 minutes.

I've been burping a lot also. I thought I'd be burping less since I'm not drinking diet sodas anymore.

After doing a search 15 different ways Dr Snyder finally came up as in network provider. I will call them Monday.
Thanks!

I'm hungry too!! I'm so ready to eat something real. I got up starving this morning.
I've had 2 glasses of Water, a can of Tomato Soup and an 8oz Protein shake and I'm still hungry.
I don't see my doc again until next week.

I would have WLS again but I would NOT get another Lap Band. I am currently considering removal and revising to a sleeve.

I so hope this is the case for me but I'm really worried.

I rarely have chest pain, only when something gets stuck.
Honestly the radiologist referred to it as my esophagus, he never really said anything about the pouch. The barium was going down but only a trickle was going through the band. The rest he said was sitting in the "esophagus". Still he said it had plenty of time to pass completely and it didn't. It just sat in the esophagus above my band.

Did your dr think it was just esophageal dilation??
I go for weeks where I'm fine, no problems, pain or vomiting. Then I have weeks where I vomit CONSTANTLY. Sometimes to the point of dehydration.
I am considering removal or sleeve revision depending on my Upper GI results.

Thanks for the links!

My surgeon thinks I have esophageal dilation but he doesn't think its a big deal. My family dr disagrees so she ordered an upper GI.
I drank 2 oz of super thin barium. After 15 minutes most of it was still sitting in my esophagus and hadn't gone through my band yet. The radiologist was concerned about that.
With a band it's supposed to take longer to go through right??
I asked the assistant if esophageal dilation would cause that and she said she wasn't sure.
Thoughts?
I should have official results tomorrow. I'm trying to see a surgeon who specializes in bariatrics but he requires you do the upper GI first.

An unfill isn't an option until I see a new surgeon because my current surgeon doesn't see a problem. I saw him 2 weeks ago and asked about an unfill and he said it was not needed.

I would have WLS again but I would NOT get another Lap Band. I am currently considering removal and revising to a sleeve.

I would have WLS again but I would NOT get another Lap Band. I am currently considering removal and revising to a sleeve.

It's a surgical method where they place extra tension sutures. The extra sutures holds all the skin tighter and prevents excess fluids from pooling. You swell less and there are no drain tubes at all. It takes your PS a little longer in surgery but IMO it's worth it in the end. The only issue I had was a seroma but mine opened up and drained on it's own without needing to be aspirated.

I feel so much better today! I got a bit of Fluid removed from my band yesterday afternoon and then started really pushing fluids. My fever is gone, my allergy eyes are way wing again(they were too dry to Water and run yesterday) and all my nausea and vomiting is completely gone.

We had family pictures made last night and I keep looking at them thinking, I don't recognize that girl.
The last pics we had made were almost 2 years ago. I had just gotten banded. My face was full and rounded. Now it's thin looking and I have lines where I did have fat. It's a total difference. This girl looks happy, thin, and put together. Totally different then 2 years ago.
Top is before, bottom is after.


Not sure if you guys can see the difference but I can. At first I was like, wait, what are those lines, then I realized they are normal and are just there because my face isn't so full and chunky anymore:)

We had family pictures made last night and I keep looking at them thinking, I don't recognize that girl.
The last pics we had made were almost 2 years ago. I had just gotten banded. My face was full and rounded. Now it's thin looking and I have lines where I did have fat. It's a total difference. This girl looks happy, thin, and put together. Totally different then 2 years ago.
Top is before, bottom is after.


Not sure if you guys can see the difference but I can. At first I was like, wait, what are those lines, then I realized they are normal and are just there because my face isn't so full and chunky anymore:)

We had family pictures made last night and I keep looking at them thinking, I don't recognize that girl.
The last pics we had made were almost 2 years ago. I had just gotten banded. My face was full and rounded. Now it's thin looking and I have lines where I did have fat. It's a total difference. This girl looks happy, thin, and put together. Totally different then 2 years ago.
Top is before, bottom is after.


Not sure if you guys can see the difference but I can. At first I was like, wait, what are those lines, then I realized they are normal and are just there because my face isn't so full and chunky anymore:)

Congrats. I know that is a good feeling ( coming from someone who has run from pictures).

You look HOT! Congratulations!

Did you guys get access to the Lindora site when you got banded? I did and after reading through their website I found that if I do low fat that I can have 40-50 carbs a day and still lose weight. If I do high fat like Atkins I have to do 20 carbs a day. I base my meals on 3-4 oz of Protein and usually only a 1/2 cup of veggies. Breakfast is a poached egg and 2 turkey sausage links. lunch today was a taco salad made with lean ground beef, reduced fat cheese and a homemade low fat/ low cal/ low carb Salad Dressing. I used a 1/2 cup of lettuce for the salad. My treat at night is unsweetened almon milk with Hershey's cocoa and Splenda.
As for convenience: I buy lean meat in family packs. Then I repackage them. I freeze 1 piece/ portion of meat per bag. Then it's super quick to thaw and cook. I precook a pound of taco meat and then freeze it in 4 oz portions. It defrosts in just a few minutes and you can have a small Protein rich meal in under 10 minutes.

I've started running and I actually like it:) It really surprised me that I enjoy it so much. I need to start weight training though.

Do you have any other allergies? I ask because itching all over can also be an allergy to really anything. Trees, pollen, grass, dust etc.
If nothing else see an allergy specialist and they can pin point EXACTLY what's causing it.