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affengirl

LAP-BAND Patients
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About affengirl

  • Rank
    Senior Member
  • Birthday 03/14/1973

About Me

  • Gender
    Female
  • City
    Montclair
  • State
    CA
  • Zip Code
    91763
  1. Happy 40th Birthday kpgirrrl!

  2. affengirl

    Stomach Stretch

    I have been at my goal weight for 6 or 7 months. I love my sleeve but it didn't fix my emotional eating. That will always be a problem for me so I am just careful about what I eat (most of the time) and if I eat too much "junk" I make myself go back on liquids for a day or two. That usually gets my head straight because I don't allow myself the bite here and bite there... [ATTACH]4465[/ATTACH]
  3. affengirl

    Affengirl

    me and my progress. first with band and now with vertical sleeve
  4. Happy 39th Birthday kpgirrrl!

  5. I did it! I am 3 lbs from my goal and feel awesome!!! Thank you Dr. Almanza!

  6. 1 years have passed since you registered at VerticalSleeveTalk! Happy 1st Anniversary affengirl!

  7. So sorry to have dropped off the face of the earth. For some reason my log in wasnt working and I didnt have the time to fix it till now.

  8. hey i am supposed to be sleeve dtomorrow morning with dr almanza....should i be nervous?

  9. Almost down 100 lbs :)

  10. affengirl

    I just got banded...

    Oh.... and according to my Dr and most people on here, you should not even have a slight fill until your body adjusts to the band. Your body naturally swells with the invasion of surgery and needs time to calm down. I couldnt get a fill until 6 weeks because if you do it too soon the band can slip. I am not lawyer happy, trust me, but that sounds wrong to me...
  11. affengirl

    Will craving junk food stop with sleeve?

    I am a major emotional eater and snacker and I have a skinny boyfriend in the house. I know your pain. I get the 100 calorie packs and count my calories. I also start the morning with protein powder in my coffee which gets atleast 1/2 my daily protein in and keeps me full till atleast early afternoon. Cravings are in your head, so you will have to work on those with some discipline like keeping the kids junk food as healthy as possible and if tempting to you, have them hide it. They can eat the 100 cal packs too. I have a very skinny son as well, but he is ADHD, so sugary foods aren't around and I replace chips and cheetos with pirate's booty. I also eat pickles to satisfy my crunch and salt cravings. They have 5 calories and do fill you up easily. Everyone has to figure out what works best for them. Now that I can eat meat, I snack on that and it satisfies and fills me so I don't crave other things.
  12. affengirl

    I just got banded...

    When I had my surgery, they told me 1 in 10 had a "lower pain tolerance" than others. It could be true, but I was that "1" and I hurt! I was lucky to have gone to a doctor that was not the "in-n-out" variety. I stayed in the hospital 1 night where they finally woke up the dr at 3am and he prescribed morphine. The next day and night I stayed at the recovery house and still had strong pain meds. I also went home with a prescription. I got better after a couple weeks and didnt have issues again until 2 months ago when some acid reflux caused my esophagus to swell and I threw up alot. Anywho, my advice is to be persistant with the dr's office because it is obviously not in your head. If they dont seem to be getting the point you may want to mention the word "lawyer", I have found that even as a bluff, it sure gets some attention. Invest in a pill crusher (yes it tastes gross, but it is not painful). I dissolved my pills in some diet grape coolaid and chugged. Just don't use too much liquid, or you may gag... If you have any questions for me, feel free to contact me Best of Luck, Mary
  13. Thank you all for your answers, they have really helped. I did not PB or get anything stuck until this last fill. I have no problem with mushies, so I have pinpointed the problem at not taking my time and not chewing enough. I find that when people try to talk to me when I am eating I reflexively swallow too soon. I also have the bad habit of grabbing a bite or two from the fridge and seem to get stuck that way as well. I am fine as long as I sit down and take my time, preferably alone for now - lol My DO NOT eat list (so far): Bread slippery shrimp dry meat scrambled eggs (not sure why) sugar snap peas Favorite Protein source: cup of coffee with 2 scoops of Walmart's vanilla Protein powder whisked in. Amounts to 52 or 54 grams of protein and really satisfies for morning time (270 cal)
  14. affengirl

    having my second "first fill" on Wednesday!

    Flouro may help although IT IS difficult to predict the swelling in your stomach with a fill. I was on liquids for several days after my fills and my doctor strongly recommended popsicles to help with the swelling.

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