dariasjourney

initiallyh my pcp id not agree with WLS, but after time and seeing that I was getting nowhere with diet alone, he caved and also saw pst-op my strides and he is so happy and h has actually changed his mind about lap band surgery, but not the bypass... I also told prople that saaw the weight loss as HIGH Protein LOW CARB DIET and EXCERSICE...nobody bugged me after that

Hi I am ayear + post-op and doing well...I still feel your pain and still get stupid comments such as the ones you described...and envisioning wearing small sizes does not work...surgery does. When a work, I did not disclise my surgery to anyone and i THINK THAT it is propab;y the best way to handle. I donot freely divulg my little secret, but that is because I caught so much crap from people that said that I wqould be foolish to have surgery..do weight watvchers etc repeatidly...sometimes it is better not to dicuss these issues nless you really know the other person well and they are non-judgmenta, and undersatnd weight issues...

same issue for me...I eat little and my weight loss is so slow and is gtting me disocuraged too. I just do not know....

take things slowly.. i am 100 lbs on my journey...lsot that amount already dr still says i can lose another 30... good luck!

I get what you are saying and am right in line with you on all your points. I get it. How are you doing now?

:smile::cool2::smile::thumbup:I totally understand what you are saying. I still, 7 months later, have still not told co-workers and other people, that I did the surgery. It is not embarassment, but so many people have had negative comments about WLS. I am succeeding, but my boss has failed. I do not want to be linked to her failure, ergo, I do not tell people about my surgery. Smart or not, I do not want to be lumped into a failure category, when clearly I am not 97 lbs to date...still going strong too. It is like arebirth, without a doubt...how are you doing?

veggies do help[ a lot

I ad 2ccs at surgery, then 5 weeks later 1.5cc then anotehr 1.5 ccs 4 weeks later, then another 1.5ccs 5 weeks laqter. I am due to get my next fill in a couple of wek sbut may postone since I am still having restriction. Have to figure that out. I havre lost 97 lbs since January

how are you doing with your wiehgt loss? I have lost 82 since Jan 2010...plateauing right now, but, this will pass...

water is good and crystal light also helps if you are tired of palin water... i am losing more weight now after plateauing for a few weeks. i really think that it depends also on how much excersie and stress you are under... i am going to tell you that incorporating more veggies does hlep too...

probably reflux......try some prisolec OTC for a week and see if the cough stops...I am sure it will

i was given the same. i had no problems, but then again i only too 3 tas it total. i was no allowed to go back to the gym for 1 month, but now go time per week. no problems. dr choi also did my surgery

just in my opinion qand experience, the band is tight rfeeling for a few days, then relaxes. the you will have your first post-op appt then perhaps you will get your first fill. my surgeon filled 2cc agtsurgery date then i have had 1.5 the nextto appts, hving good restrictin for the first week or so, then relaxing quite a bit after. i go once a month for a fill to a max of 14cc if I need. just carefull what you eat; my first experince of vomiting by eating food that was too dry to digest appenne 2 eek post op, then again a week ago before i had my secondfill again because of chicken bing to dry and not able to digest. i do better to mix mat and veggies on the same fork for lubricatin to get it down. i think you will be fine. jsut need a fill, it sounds like. cheer up!

I was told 24 hours. Today I really tried to eat soem scrambled egg and let's just say it did not stay...First time this has happenned since surgery. I ws at work too. Embarassing..............