missgypsy

So does anyone ever get cotton mouth right after a fill? I had my 3rd fill yest and each time I've noticed i get cotton mouth. I'm still thirsty today and been sucking down water like a camel lol. Also I get gassy. Now I'm not talking a lil gas I'm talking my teen aged son said he was proud of me lol. I think it was a compliment . Then when that happens my tummy gets upset and I end up going to the bathroom. Hey just cuz my eyes are brown doesn't mean I'm full of it lol.

I have no idea when it's ok to tan but i would think anytime really. as long as your incesions are healed you should be ok. it's not going to hurt the band. i plan on starting tanning here in a few wks. i need a good base tan before spring/summer gets here because i'm lily white lol. plus if you are tan you don't look as heavy. so see i think it's a good thing lol

well i'm 6 months post op (banded may 20th) and i've lost around 53 lbs and 47 inches. i started out wearing xl/18 pants and am now down to a med/10-8. on shirts i was wearing a tight xl now i wear large. i am broad and have shoulders so i don't think that will go down much but it might.

my oldest son is allergic to gluten. To put it simply, gluten is a Protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. Some signs of a reaction include: Gas Bloating Constipation Diarrhea Abdominal pain Unexplained weight loss Anemia Distended abdomen Bone pain Joint pain Fatigue Vitamin deficiencies Mineral deficiencies Delayed growth in children Failure to thrive in infants Tooth abnormalities Migraines Recognizing grains that contain gluten is the easy part. Wheat, barley, and rye are all off-limits. Experts in the United States feel oats should also be forbidden due to dangers of cross-contamination. That means the following items are usually sources of gluten (the exception would be specially-made gluten-free versions): Bagels Biscuits Bread Bread crumbs Breaded fish Breaded meats or poultry Bread pudding Cake Cereal chicken nuggets Croissants Cookies Crackers Croutons Doughnuts Dumplings Flour Flour tortillas Fried vegetables Graham crackers Hamburger buns Hotdog buns Ice cream cones macaroni Melba toast Muffins Noodles pancakes Pasta Pastries Pie crusts pizza crust pretzels Rolls Spaghetti Stuffing Tabbouleh Waffles Beer <LI>Beverage mixes <LI>Bologna <LI>Candy (many candies are gluten-free, so read labels) <LI>Canned baked Beans <LI>Cold cuts <LI>Packaged cereals, even corn cereals <LI>Commercially prepared broth <LI>Commercially prepared chocolate milk <LI>Commercially prepared Soup <LI>Custard <LI>Fruit fillings <LI>Gravy <LI>Gum <LI>Hot dogs <LI>Ice cream <LI>Non-dairy creamer <LI>Potato chips <LI>Pudding <LI>Root beer <LI>Syrups <LI>salad dressing <LI>Soy sauce <LI>Vegetables with commercially prepared sauces

Hi everyone!! Lets share with everyone what the weather is where you are at. I'll start first- Today the high is to be 31 *, right now it's about 15* and hasn't warmed up much since I saw it first thing this morning. I'm in Lawton, Oklahoma. And I am freeeeeezing to death lol. So whats it like where you are at?

so far all i've had is my protein drink. it's only 8:12 lol. but i will get my water in today, yogurt, lunch will prob be my leftover beans, another shake this afternoon, dinner is bacon and eggs (they are having biscuits and gravy ). not very exciting but it's food none the less lol.

Wow everything sounds so yummy!!!!!

So what's on the menu for today? For dinner we are having chili I had in the freezer. They can have that or frito chili pie. For lunch since I am on my own and hubs isn't home today I am having white beans and ham . It's c-c-c-old outside and it sounded wonderful to me. I love having stuff in the freezer, makes life so much easier. So what's everyone else having?

At my last drs appt we had this conversation. i swore i was going to go bald lol and i told him that just wasn't a good look for me. :-) he told me he didn't noticed the hair loss but said it usually stops about 6 months out. said it's from rapid weight loss, hormone flucations, maybe not enough protein, stress and many other things. said not to worry about it unless the hair wasn't growing back and then we'd look into it. but i am happy to report i have nice new short hair growing back in. you can take the biotin but make sure it will pass through the band without getting stuck. on the protein here is what i have found out-- The standard method used by nutritionists to estimate our minimum daily protein requirement is to multiply the body weight in kilograms by .8, or weight in pounds by .37. This is the number of grams of protein that should be the daily minimum. According to this method, a person weighing 150 lbs. should eat 55 grams of protein per day, a 200-pound person should get 74 grams, and a 250-pound person should eat 92 grams. hope that helps.

oh this is good!!!! gonna print this baby off and take it to my drs office lol. let them share it. :-)

I"ll add ya. Look for gypsy heilman asa friend request

it really just depends on your doctors schedule. when i went in he wanted to do surgery in 2 wks but i pushed it back due to the fact hubs would have a hard time getting off when he had things to do at work that week. good luck!!! so have you been approved from your insurance or are you self pay?

I actually said i wasn't going to bake either but yest i did. but i also had the kiddos help me and we are giving most of it away. we make chocolate chip cookies- i ate a small one and felt like i was going to throw up, chocolate covered pretzels, chocolate covered almonds, dark chocolate cream cheese fudge, chocolate fudge, german chocolate fudge and puppy chow. i figured it would be alot harder but it really wasn't for me. we had fun listening to the radio and dancing around.

i have struggled so much this year!! we lost my father in law in february to alzheimers. i had my band surgery in may. then in july i lost my only sister. we were twins. she was a recovering alcoholic and was bipolar. it's been very very difficult for me. ok it's been diffcult for everyone who lives in this house. the kiddos weren't dealing well with anything at all so i have them both going to therapy. my youngest has adhd and they wouldn't give him meds without him seeing a physcartic and she suggested he go for therapy. my oldest is angry at everything. my hubby also goes to therapy due to the fact he has anger probs and it's hard for him to cope with it somedays. i suspect his has ptsd and we found out this past week he also has mild sleep apnea. i am seriously dreading the holidays this yr. i was happy we made it through thanksgiving lol. now gearing up for christmas. it's just not in me. i thought decorating would help and i went overboard on lights and garland in this house. we could land a 747 in here lol. but it is very pretty!!! i put on my happy face and smile and it does help- to a point. i figured there are less fortunate people in this would then me and i should just pick myself up and move on. i have my health, my family and i am still alive and breathing. so instead of looking at all the negative in my life i am trying to look at the positive things.Worry is like a rocking chair--it gives you something to do but it doesn't get you anywhere." same this for negativity and feeling blue. sure in the world doesn't get you anywhere...

and how long has it been since they started the review? that is absurd!!! hope there isn't a real great BIG EMERGENCY!! shouldn't all tricares be the same? just split up so one west, south, north isn't all bombarded at once? my advocate here wasn't much help either and thats why i went over her head. we just happened to go to a conference and they had venders there and humana tricare was there so i thought hey what can i loose lol. just so happened it was the director. my prob is that they wouldn't give me a second opinion and denied me after i met ALL requirements and they woudn't let me talk to the dr in charge of my case, they also lost all my paperwork and toldme i had to start all over. they HAVE to give you a second opinion and it has to be done off post. i just found out a few wks ago that they stoppped all lap-band surgeries here at ft sill, oklahoma because they have had so many complaints and too many ppl coming back with probs. so now everyone is being seen off post. automatic off post referrals. i wish you luck. and me personally i'd start bugging the crap out of them. and i'd go down to the referral office. talk to someone and explain to them that you need the referral because you are starting to have probs. yes lie a touch if you need to- how are they going to know??? lol hey it can't hurt.