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A CPAP machine is worn by people who have sleep apnea. It helps keep air pushing through your nose so you don't stop breathing while you are sleeping.

I have sleep apnea, or did before lap-band, but I could not sleep with the machine. Very uncomfortable and bulky. Since I have lost weight, I havn't had the sleep problem.

Are you drinking the fluids? That will also help you be less hungry. I also had about 4 oz of another protein shake late afternoon because I was hungry. You can do that to stave off the hunger.

Walk, walk, walk to get rid of the gas. I am off to the gym right now to use the treadmill - I am in FL so it is so hot here you can't walk around outside.

I really hope you are feeling better today. If you don't, please call your doctor in the morning. I have to return to work tomorrow - I wish I didn't have to and not due to the lap-band LOL. Please keep in touch and let me know how you are doing.

Good to hear you are doing so well. My surgery was also at 8:45 and I was released around 11. The gas is mostly in my left shoulder and side of my neck. But I am walking back and forth in the condo and it seems to be helping. I see my doctor on July 6th. I am on liquids until tomorrow and then full liquids for 10 days. I can't believe you get to eat pureed already. You go girl.

I am in North Miami, FL. I just visited my twin sister in Great Neck NY for a week at Memorial Day. I go up every year - we call it our twins weekend. It is just the girls and it is a great get away. My husband holds down the fort here.

Please keep in touch since we are now band-sisters. My name is Eileen, by the way.

Have you called your doctor? You seem to be in much more pain than I am. How many incisions did you get? I have one through the belly button and 2 others - 1 at port site and the other is higher. My gas has subsided and I haven't had to take pain medication since Tues, the day after surgery. Everyone has a different tolerance for pain - mine is very high. I have had so many operations that this one was a walk in the park.

I have a 4 oz protein shake in the morning for breakfast - about 13.5 grams of protein and a cup of decaf with 2 tablespoons of Coffee Mate. For lunch I have been having 1/2 an Isopure (20 grams protein) and a cup of cream soup - 2 gp. Yesterday I was hungry so I added a jello cup. Last night's dinner was another cup of cream soup (the 2nd part of the can) and the rest of the Isopure and an ice pop. I had coffee in the evening as part of my water in take.

Hey Rose,

I find I might be eating a little less than before. I don't feel the "restriction" everyone speaks about, but I do try to eat slowly and when I find I am not hungry anymore, I stop eating. I rarely find myself hungry between meals, but I really didn't before either. My normal schedule: breakfast at 6:30, lunch at 1:45 and dinner around 6-6:30.

I am scheduled for another fill later this month, and I am thinking about having it done. But I am losing weight consistently and I can eat anything comfortably. So, I'm not sure. How about you? Eileen

Hey, Blondi:

Where are you? Haven't heard from you in a while. Please check in and let us know what is happening with you.

Hey, Cris:

Tomorrow is my first fill and I am nervous as hell. How are you doing since your fill? Are you eating and drinking alright?

Hey, Cris:

Do you feel like you need the fill? Sometimes around 11:00am I start to feel hungry and get that stomach growl that is so loud everyone who shared my office start laughing. But then I realize I hadn't been drinking my water. I get so involved at work; I am training some new employees so I just forget. But other than that, I am not really getting hungry. My surgeon said if I don't feel that I need it next week, we can wait another week. He says usually 4-5 weeks and most patients need it. I think I feel I am doing well now and I am afraid to get so restricted that i have problems eating at all. He said they usually add about 2cc a fill. How about your doctor?

I thought once you were on thyroid medication you can never get off it, but my doctor says depending on my numbers, I could stop it. It is a very low dose.

Hey, Cris:

How are you feeling? My gas is gone and pretty much the only pain I have is when I roll over in bed during the night. I am feeling amazingly well.

Your doctor allowed you to eat much more food than my doctor has allowed me. I don't get mushy/pureed until next Friday. What are you eating? How are you holding it down?

Hey, Debra:

Where have you been? Haven't seen anyting from you lately. How are you doing? Miss ya!

Hey, Maggs:

It has been a while since we heard from you. I hope your move has been a success, your new job is going well and your weight loss is going in the right direction.

I hope you check in and let us know what is going on with you.

Hey, Marw. I am doing well. My first fill is scheduled for next week and I think I might be getting ready. Last week I lost 5lbs, this past week only 8/10s of a lb. I have been consistently losing 3-4 lbs - last week I lost more and this week much less. So, I'll see how I do between now and my fill date and then I'll decide.

I've taken my Sept pictures in my green shirt, but my husband and I got a new computer and he hasn't installed Photoshop yet, so I can't upload it yet. But I will very soon. Hopy your journey is going along great. What was the date of your surgery? How much have you lost so far?

Hey, Rose:

How are you doing? How was the fill? Did you go today? I hope it went smoothly and you didn't have any problems. My doctor requires a liquid diet the day of and the next day, followed by 1 day of mushy and then back to normal. They said the reason was you sometimes get a little swollen after a fill and this will help you not get stuck. Let me know how it went.

Hi, Blondie. I will be taking a new picture this weekend and will probably change my avatar. I really never liked the picture I am using, but it was the most recent one I had. I am actually wearing a wig in the picture, which is similar to my actual hair, just lighter in color.

The reason I had a wig on is that I had breast cancer surgery (left breast mastectomy) on Jan 5th and I was scheduled for chemo and radiation, which thank goodness it turned out I didn't need. But I got the wig because I was told I would lose my hair within 11 days after starting chemo. I took the wig pic to show friends who lived out of state.

Hi, Cris:

When are you going to post some before and after photos? So curious as to what you really look like.

Hi, Cris.

How are you doing? I haven't heard from you in a while. What have you been up to? It has been 2 weeks now since our surgery and I hope you are doing well. Please keep in touch.

Hi, Deb:

Thank for the comment on my blog.

You have started on a wonderful journey. It will be so amazing to you to see how much weight you will lose in jsut a short amount of time and how wonderful you will begin to feel.

Listen to your doctor and you are well on your way. Let me know how you are doing and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate.

Hi, glad to have you as a new band-buddy.

You will be able to make the drive. If you start feeling gas or any pain, park and walk around the car a little bit. It will do you good to get out.

I had my surgery on Monday and today my father-in-law went into emergency with a bowel obstruction. We drove 45 minutes up to where he lives and sat in the hospital for about 5 hours. When my gas, and yes I still have gas, started bothering me, I walked the hall of the emergency room.

Hi, Healthy:

I would love to have you as a friend. So, yes! The more the merrier.

To add someone to your friends list, click on friends (above) and then click on edit. You then type in the name of the person you want to add and click on the send friend message. You shouldn't have any problems with it.

Hi, Janet:

You are an inspirational person - the type of person everyone on this website so appreciates. You look amazing and always have such wonderful things to say. I appreciate you and I am so glad to be your bandster sister.

Hi, Kathy:

You haven't posted in a while. I hope you are doing great. Let us know what is going on with you.

Hi, Mezzo:

I actually joined the gym a month before my surgery so I was able to do a little walking to help rid myself of the gas. Then I returned to the gym less than 2 weeks after my surgery. I walked on the treadmill at a zero incline at about 2.5 mph and used the new-step machine. If you don't know that that is, you pump your feet forward and back and there you use your arms to push forward and back also. I also used a machine that you sit at and use your arms only called a Sci-Fit machine.

Today I walk the treadmill at a 12% incline at about 3.1 mps. I row, use the 2 machines I listed above, I use the eliptical machine and lift weights. I LOVE THE GYM.

I hope you are doing well and are as happy as I am that I was banded.

Hi, Mezzo:

To check out anyone's photo album, click on their Avatar. When you get to their page, go all the way down and on the right it will say Photo Album. If you click on that it will take you to their photos.

Hi, Rose:

I ended up not needing it yet. So I made an appt to go back on Nov 12th, if needed. The PA said I was doing so well that she didn't want to mess with a good thing. I am losing consistently around 10lbs a month and not hungry between. I am so glad you are doing well. Keep it up.