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try a little avacado and tomato. good snack . i also love edamame. easy to go down and good low cal source of protein.

more protein and less carbs. i like edamame for snack. i buy by the bag in frozen food section. you can eat plenty and it is good for you. really taste good.

i quit cold turkey . the withdrawls totally suck. but i just decided i didnt want to stink and i need my health. it was effecting my workouts . i only smoked a year , but thats still too long. i hope you all can quit. the hard part is when i drive. thats when i like to smoke the most.

i think you should try to walk a bit, but i think going to the zoo may be a bit much. i think you should stay away from crowds and stay someplace peaceful and quiet. you need to rest. the walking is good to get out the gas. but, you are not eating and you dont know for sure how you are going to feel. drink alot of water and protein drinks. i felt great after my surgery. i was up walking all over. but some people are tired and ache . so plan for the worst and hope for the best. good luck.

why not call dr. daniel huacuz. he did my surgery. no problems. great care and excellent after care. he is in tijuana and has his own private clinic/hospital. it is so nice. brand new and beautiful. he has a great staff and the best anesthesiologist. great nurses. everyone is super friendly and nice. check out his prices too. he is competetive. there are so many doctors to choose from so im sure it is hard to decide. good luck with whom ever you go to. i like to recommend my doctor since he is so kind and caring. let us know how it goes and dont forget to plan for your fills after your surgery.

i have trouble with the smokes. i started 6months after my surgery. bad. im trying to quit. i havent smoked in two days. just talking about it makes me want one. i think it is a stress reliever. it used to be food and since the band cures that, i switched to smokes. sucks trying to quit. good luck to you. my friend smoked up to the time the doctor came and told her to get back in bed , she was going to surgery. she did fine. but the doctor had told her to quit and she didnt. she still smokes.

wow that is so sad. i hope you are ok. it is a good reminder to us all not to be too tight. im glad you found a good doctor.

isopure vanilla, taste good . no sugar and has 50 grams of protein per serving. i mix with orange juice and ice in blender. taste like a creamsicle. it has a great texture and no yuckie after taste. i have thrown out lots of protein powders. this is the best one yet. i also keep the atkins shakes on hand to drink when im in a hurry. good luck

some people get the seroma after surgery , i think it is a reaction to the port. one of my friends had the same thing. she had to hot pack it and let it drain. it took about a week to clear up. it looked like a swollen mass the size of a baseball. we were all freaked out until we called the doctor and he told us that it ok and to let it drain, just keep it clean. i never had any reactions to my port, but i was told before surgery that you can have these things happen but that they are rare. my friend was fine , but it took about a week to drain and the swelling to go away.

i dont think slim fast is a good protein shake. isopure is at gnc. contains 50 grams protein per serving. no sugar, no carbs. no junk. has lots of vitamins. mix with a bit of orange juice and water in blender with ice. taste like a creamcicle. vanilla isopure is what i buy. they have lots of flavors. very high quality protein. what ever you weigh, you need to have half that number in grams of protein a day. if you weigh 200 lbs. you need 100 grams of protein a day. this is the info i recieved from a bariatric physician at the fill center usa in las vegas. i increased my protein and im feeling better. the fill center also has a book on the lap band that is excellent. i reccomend it. i wish i had it before i had my surgery. it walks you through the whole process. maybe you can call and order one. good luck.

i didnt have a pre-op diet. i actually gained like 10 lbs in a week before my surgery. i didnt have any problems.

that is great news. good luck. dont forget to ask about fills. good to have someone close if you have troubles. i think you will be very happy with your band. the lap band fill center has a great book that they give you if you use them for your fills. maybe you can call and order it. it takes you from pre-op and then post-op and they what to do and expect weekly after that. plus all kinds of great advice and guidelines for what to eat and drink. vitamins etc........... i love the book. i wish i had had it when i had my surgery. let us know how you do.

cbc is a complete blood count. they do this to check your white blood cell count, your hemoglobin and hematocrit and platelet count. this test also measures the size , volume and concentration of your red cells. the cbc tell if you have an infection by an increased white cell count or a virus by a decreased white cell count. microcytic and macrocytic anemias can be detected by the size and volume of the red cells. the cmp is a comprehensive chemistry panel. this includes checking your electrolytes and bun and creatinine for renal function. albumin , calcium and some liver enzymes are also measured. it is a standard test to give an over all idea of your organ functions. these test should all be normal. the iron and tibc are measurements of how much iron your have in your red cells and the oxygen carrying capacity of the red cells. one red cell has 4 iron molocules, they bind with oxygen and the red cell delivers the oxygen to all areas of the body via the arteries. after the red cell delivers the oxygen it returns to the heart via the venus system . the tsh is a checking to see if your thyroid is normal, overactive or underactive. an increased tsh indicates hypothyroidism. the low tsh indicates hyperthyroidism. the other test are also checking for possible deficiencies in vitamins. these are standard test to detect underlying problems. they are good test checking your overall health and nutritional status.

i went to fill center usa in vegas. no floro but they did fine. good luck. if you find one that does floro let me know.

there are no cons. but the pros include, a more precise fill. the doctor can see the fluid going down and how slow or fast it goes down. also you can see your band and how it is positioned. this is nice to have some assurance that it is all ok. you can see the port and tubing. kinda cool. also it is easier for the doctor to get the needle into the port. he can see the port and quickly get the needle in , no poking around. your port is designed to take 1000 punctures. so why waste any if you dont have to. good luck.

i go to him for my botox. he is really nice. he told me he would do my tummy tuck for a very good price. he is really friendly and did a great job on my botox. he even gave me free injections when i told him i thought i needed more. very nice little office. not fancy but very bright and cheery . clean and comfortable. the girls that work at the desk are really nice. ive met some great people their and still keep in touch with some of his patients. i have a great plastic surgeon here in scottsdale. his website is Mehdi K. Mazaheri website, Homepage. he is expensive but THE BEST. to do my eyes upper and lower will cost 6k. but, top knotch. if you do go to suarez, watch out when parking. the parking garage is underground and i scraped the bottom of my car. if you have a sports car, park on the street. parking is tough there. no spaces. you have to drive around the block 10 times. if you fly then will be easier . good luck. i want to know how you look and feel after. my day is coming. take care

all my fills were painless. dr.huacuz did all my fills. no problems. but, i had some fill taken out in the er once, and that was a nightmare. they didnt know what they were doing. stuck me 5 times. hurt like the dickens. then they called a radiologist in and he took out my fill in catscan. he did a great job, but he had experience doing lapbands before. so good to have plan for your fills. its no big deal for me to drive to tijuana for mine. but if you have an emergency, you need a plan. so ask your doctor about that. im going to get another fill but im waiting a while to rest my esophogus. i puked too much. yuck. dont worry it isnt that bad.

my trainer always says. pain is weakness leaving the body. and after doing squats and lunges i feel the weakness leaving my body in a big way.

having pain in your port is not normal. maybe you are leaking from your port causing pressure and thus losing the fill. i dont know , im just trying to think of anything that could cause pain. i dont have pain in my port area, once in a while i feel a little twinge but thats it. did you ask your doctor about the PAIN? what did he say.

must be something wrong with me. i read these post and think , no way in hell would i ever get married. everyone i know that is married is not happy and not having sex. or the sex is not great. most of the men that hit on me are married. i just turned 40 and was starting to think that maybe i should stop traveling so much and settle down. but after reading this stuff i think it is easier to be single. less hassle. id rather be lonely once in a while than be lonely and married. how sad. i hope many of you are happy. but overall it seems marriage is really a thing of the past. i make good money and dont need to have someone take care of me, but i miss having someone care about me.

loser75.... if i ever have to have the band out , i will have my doctor do the vg. i have to be careful since i have had a few problems with the vomiting and acid reflux. but i can say i never was over eating and i chewed. so i went and had unfill. i think im just gonna skip getting any fills and watch what i eat . seems to me like a lot of people have trouble with esophogeal swelling. i do. i dont know why. i have no regrets about my band . i would do it all again. but if i have serious complications in the future i thing the sleeve thing is the way to go. just have small stomach. the other alternatives seem to scary . did you talk to different doctors and get second opinions? good luck and hope it all works out for you. does your doctor in mexico do the vg. my doctor is HUACUZ . he does the vg laproscopic. i think he is the only one that does it laproscopic. i spoke to him about it. if i do have the vg in the future he said it is best to take out band and then wait to heal up . then later have the vg. but you can do both at the same time but he doesnt reccomend. how are you gonna do it.?? what does your doctor reccomend. good luck.

that im shy and i only see the good in people. i love king david, he is my hero and if i was to be like anyone in the bible it would be abigail because she is discerning and wise and kind . i was born with the gift of faith. i love god . i have secrets.

yaa , that is one sip....... really i dont drink and type

i dont drink anymore with my band since i get acid reflux. but i did for about the first year and i drank margaritas and a few beers. the beer is on sip and wait. on sip and wait. slow. so i did not drink much beer. we really arent supposed to drink liquids with calories. but i had a few fun nites with my friends and never gained any weight . but i got heartburn from the last time i had a margarita, so i havent had alcohol since. have fun.