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Hey, Its called a Magic Bullet, first was on those paid programming things on tv that are on late at night. Im not sure if its worth it or not, I do not have one. Its like a personal size blender, my aunt has one and ive used her and it was pretty awesome. You can get one at places like Kohls and Walmart im sure, bed bath and beyond....anywhere like that i believe. Well hopefully someone who has one replies, but anyways Its called a Magic Bullet and you can get em at those types of stores....costs a bout 60 bucks i believe. Good luck to you!! ~Hotpink~

Forgive me if im wrong, i dont think it is wise for a lap-bander to be chewing gum, if you should swallow that gum, your going to be in BIG trouble. Please dont do that without getting the OK from your doctor. Not a wise decision, all the others are excellent. ~Hotpink~

Okie wow well to answer the questions, I was banded on March 13th.....and I was on complete liquids for maybe 3 weeks or 4 weeks im not sure i know it was a LONG time, I guess i added it all up wrong that i had been on Solids for two weeks, sorry about that, It sure feels like its been that long. I left the hospital on stage 3, liquids plus Protein drinks, there were 3 stages after that, and they each lasted a week. I never progressed, I was told to stay on stage 3 (if i said it was stage 2 earlier i was mistaken too, sorry bout all the mistakes, i was dead tired when i first wrote that lol) anyways, I was told to stay on stage 3 and it lasted at LEAST 3 weeks, nothing but liquids and for my surgeon that meant no soupds no nothing but stuff like tea and Water and crystal light. I went and had my first ever post op check up because i was in and out of the hospital so damn much on April somethin or another, and he told me that day, Casey you have been through so much, go ahead and go on to solids, your ready to do that now, So i said ok. At first i started out with stuff like refried Beans and cottage cheese, moved up to meatloaf and eggs, and if that all went down good i would try something new. The ONLY reason i ate pizza last night, was because it was the only thing we had at the time, did it taste good? No, id it satisfy me? Nope. But it was there, i was hungry, so i thought what the hell its not going to kill me. This whole time i eat a lot a lot of cheese, and beans, and i eat tuna fish on crackers and stuff like that....Im not some junk food aholic or anything like that. It was just the comment that "your going to ruin this whole thing be eating that" that pissed me off so bad. Its like shut the heck up before i would have eaten 4 slices of pizza and god knows how many breadsticks.....so i am eating a heck of a lot less then that. Im not gaining weight, and Im not losing weight, Im staying the exact same and i get a fill in like a week so i think i will be fine. As far as did i have the shots in the hospital, Yes i had those shots in my stomach, the blood thinner ones, I had the leg pumps on, I had all of that. Believe me you arent the only one that is shocked that i had a blood clot so young....it was so big of a blood clot they are amazed i lived through it.....comforting... lol. It was like the day after i got home from surgery i started to not be able to breathe, staning up from sitting down would take my breath away, and I went into the hospital a week after my surgery for dehydration i told them about not being able to breathe then, The just said ohhhh thats from the surgery you will be fine, A week after that im in ICU with a blood clot in my lung....soooo i dunno. No i wasnt intubated at all, thank god for that.....Its just been sooooooo up and down. My surgeon calls at least twice a week to check on me, which im glad he does, i dont know of any other surgeon doing that....at least not the surgeon himself. Anyways I agree pizza and a breadstick were not the best choices, but it was all that was there so i ate it. Today i had a lean cuisine, and some cheese, thats all ive had all day, for dinner im having meatloaf and some kind of veggie i unno yet. So no i dont eat that stuff all the time, it was a one time thing and it didnt even taste as good as i had hoped. Anyways, I hope that clears it all up for you all, sorry if there were an misunderstandings about the time frame.....i flunked math class i cant add 2 and 2 lol. Thanks all for your replys..Have a good day!!!!! ~Hotpink~

Ohhhh i so hope so. I had a large blood clot in my right lung. Im not sure where it started, either the leg or groin. It is dissolving. The doctors said it was the largest they had ever seen, they were amazed i lived through it. I was in the hospital for 5 days, 2 of those days in ICU....so werid being in ICU awake and alert without a tube down your throat. I am on coumadin now take it every day 3 mg a day. I get my blood checked a lot, and im going to a blood specialist to try to figure out how i got em. They figure it was a complication from the lap band surgery. Im not sure, just scared to death, hoping to live normally now. I feel back to normal now. Its amazing how much better i can breathe now, and how horrible breathing was before i went to the ER for the blood clot. Sooo weird. Sorry about your ordeal, you deff went through much more then i did. I hope your doing well now. Well good luck to you, and im glad im not the only one who can eat everything in sight. I get my first fill the 23rd, cross your fingers that it makes me eat less!!!! Good luck to you and thanks for the reply. ~Hotpink~

Alright so i was banded on March 13th. I started solid foods about a week and a half - two weeks ago. I can eat just about everything i was able to eat pre-banding, except much much much less. Tonite for example we had pizza. I had one tiny slice of pizza, and 2 very small breadsticks. I had that at about 8pm tonite for dinner. It is now 11:30 and my stomach is starting to growl again and im hungry so i went out into the kitchen to get a breadstick, they are small, like an inch by like 3 inches long....wow thats a HUGE breadstick right? Yeah so anyways, i was eating it, and my dad says you know your just going to ruin this whole thing. Meaning im going to ruin the surgery because i ate a damn breadstick. I eat no more then 4 cups of food a day...about 1 cup and 1/4 at each meal. I havent even had that today. For lunch i had a lean cuisine meal and a small banana. For dinner i had the pizza and breadsticks. Other then that i havent had anything. Im due for my first fill on the 23rd, and i dont plan on eating any of that after i get my fill, id be WAY too scared of something getting stuck. Its not like im going out and indulging in horrible foods. I cannot believe he would say that to me, after all i have been through. I was on liquids for 4 weeks straight because of the surgery and the fact that i got a blood clot afterwards. So i was on stage two a hell of a lot longer then i should have been. Am i really going to ruin it all by eating a damn breadstick, one damn breadstick? Im feeling pretty rotten right now like i made a bad choice by having this surgery and that im ruining it all and that im this horrible bad person because i ate that. I just need a little reassureance. Its so so so hard when your parents of all people tell you your ruining it because you ate something, when they sit there and eat 4 slices of pizza and like 8 breadsticks...wtf? Anyways, im only 20, all of this has been SO hard on me, but im fighting day to day with everything i have to get through it....needless to say, im set back a little bit now, i feel like never eating again because i will just ruin it all. Any and all input is welcome, please do give it. Thanks for listening to me. ~Hotpink~

Vicodin is absolutely horrible at causing nausea. Ditch the Vicodin. Go for some liquid extra strength tylenol, knocks you out and works well, and will NOT cause nausea. I was taking Vicodin ES every 4 hours i think it was, I was so so so so so sick from that. It was horrible. Ditch em and i guarntee you will feel so much better in 48 hours. Good Luck. ~Hotpink~

Hey all, so its been awhile since ive written anything. Kinda been down lately way way way down. So how am i doing now? Well im doing alright. Taking things slowly. Finally am able to eat solid real food again. That is going well, im able to eat some stuff i probably shouldnt be able to eat, like pork chops and Pasta and bread. Dunno why people say that stuff is so hard, goes down just fine for me. Sometimes i wonder if there is even a band in there some things go down so easily. I get my FIRST FILL April 23rd. So im really really excited yet scared about that. Im not too sure what it will feel like to eat food after that, scares me a bit. Im slowly, very slowly but surely moving on from my Break Up. I met this new guy, he is amazing. He is so nice and caring, not to mention cute. He lives only an hour away from me. Ive called him, we plan on having more phone conversations. Hopefully meeting pretty soon. He really acts like he cares about how im doing. He constantly asks. Im still on blood thinners, may be my whole life, could be for a year, could be 6 months, Im not sure yet. I still am getting my blood drawn and checked. Im being watched over like a hawk. The surgeon who did my Lap Band calls nearly twice a week to check on me and see how im doing. Now what kind of surgeon does that? A damn good caring one, thats what. He is the best person i have ever met (my surgeon that is). So besides the fact that my heart is still shattered and im trying to put it back together, and the fact that im scared of the unknown, Everything is going good. Well hmmm not sure what else to write. I will keep you all posted. Im off to make dinner, Tuna Patties....kinda like salmon Patties...YUM YUM. Talk to you all later. Bye. ~Hotpink~

Id like to know how to add someone to this ignore list for obvious reasons. So let me know, asap. The sooner, The better. ~Hotpink~

Dr. Cudjoe and Dr. Smith in alma michigan, they are working on becoming a bariatric center, and just got an award for being the best in michigan. Check em out, call their office for information and to see when a seminar is. their number is 989-463-6699, ask for Tammy the bariatric coordinator. I highly highly highly recommend them, they saved my life and are the nicest guys you will EVER meet. ~Hotpink~

Excuse me for not knowing you could put someone on ignore. Next time i will keep my thoughts to myself. Sorry. ~Hotpink~

Its not because i dont just like them. They have made inapropriate posts about me, Granted i did make inapropriate posts back to them, but im here, with a Lap Band in my body, here for support, and the whole reason the fight in the threads got started was because i came here for support, and the person got mad at me for that, so decided to post crap. That is why i want this person banned. They have no reason to be on LBT, as they have no lap band and no plan to get one. So anyways, This Thread can be closed please, I just wanted to know who was a moderator and how to get ahold of them, I know now. ~Hotpink~

Thanks Kat, do you know who a moderator is? I have no idea how these forums work besides posting and what not. Its all foreign to me. Anyways, I wont mention who in a thread. I just need this person banned as they do NOT have a band, are not interested in a band, and were only on this website because of me. They caused trouble and no longer have a reason to be associated with this site anymore. So just thought id ask and see. Thanks again though. ~Hotpink~

Hey all, I was just wondering who i go to, or who i write to have someone from this website banned. I think you all know who i want banned. Anyways, If someone could let me know I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks all. ~Casey~

Please take my advice, and ask your surgeon to do a cat scan on your chest area. I had that same sort of pain. And i ended up having a blood clot in my lung. Please please please go get checked. I dont want to scare you or anything. But i had pain that started at my shoulder, and went all the way down to my hip, and around to my back. Please let us know what happens. I wish you the best of luck. ~Hotpink~

Hey id just like to say, that Yes his name is Dr.Cudjoe, Dr.Cudjoe and Dr.Smith, they both do the surgeries together. I had the Lap-Band done by them on March 13th. Im doing good so far. They are both wonderful doctors and i highly recommend them. They really know what they are doing. Dr.Smith is also the chief of staff at the hospital in alma. I did have a complication from surgery, and i am only the 2nd person out of 400 that they have done to have a complication. I had a or have a blood clot in my lung. Im doing ok with it. They are taking good care of me. I suggest you go to a seminar that Dr.Cudjoe has. Good luck in your Banding Journey. Best Wishes. ~Hotpink~

Well all, i have been through hell and back the past 5 days, and im still goin through it. I had my Lap-Band surgery on March 13th. A week after that i was back in the hospital for dehydration. Then this past sunday morning i woke up with the WORST pain ive ever felt in my life. It started just below my boob on the right side of my body and went all the way down to my hip. Everytime i would breathe it would feel like someone was stabbing me repeatedly with a knife. Needless to say, later that night after all day of that pain, my parents decided it was best to take me to the ER. So i go into the ER, and they tell me they are going to give me a cat scan and then i can go hope. So i waitab out an hour, go in for the cat scan, they do it of my abdomen, and i go back to the ER room. An hour or so later the doctor comes in and says that i have to be admitted, that it appears i have a small blood clot in my right lung, that they just barely caught on the cat scan and that i would need another cat scan the next day. So i get admitted go to a room, the next morning bright and early, i go in for another cat scan this time its of my chest. Not even an hour later the doctor comes in and says casey you have a LARGE blood clot in your right lung and they immediately moved me to ICU for 48hours. So lonnng story short, I have a large blood clot in my right lung, im on coumadin for they dont kow how long, I was in ICU for 2 days, and in the hospital for a total of 5. I have to see a blood specialist and have my blood drawn 3 times a week. Im in stable, yet critical condition at the same time. This ontop of Lap-Band surgery, and the whole break up with my boyfriend thing, has really thrown me for a loop. Im scared to shut my eyes and go to sleep, im afraid i might die, I just dont know what to do. Im so scared its not even funny. Should i regret having the surgery, should i move on, i dont know. Im so confused and scared. Anyways, thats whats been going on with me. Ineed to try to go get some sleep now. I dont know how that will be possible but i have to try. Talk to you all later. ~Hotpink~

Hey all i have a very.......good question i think.....When you are able to eat solid foods, i know your suppose to take small bites, and chew chew chew chew chew until its mush. My question is.....when that food drops down into the top small portion of your stomach, does it churn the food before it drops down into the bigger portion, or does it not churn until it drops down? Im just wondering because i talked to a lady who also had the lap band done a year ago, and she says she takes a big bite, and swallows a little at a time, and she doesnt chew it until its mush, she chews it, until is like chunky mushy like Soup is what she said. So im just wondering how thats possible when everyone else say to chew until mush. Also how big of bites do you take when eating......im still on the liquid phase, but am very interested in knowing the answer to this. If any of you could provide some insight it would be greatly appreciated. Have a good day all!!!!! ~Hotpink~

This isnt really Lap-Band related, and im sorry but i really need you guys right now. You know about my boyfriend Sin. Him and I broke up last night, and im not doing well at all. I cannot stop crying for the life of me, i have the worlds biggest headache. Why of all the times, did this happen when i just had surgery. I dont know if im strong enough to deal with the surgery, and the break up. I never wanted to break up with him. I loved him, I still love him. He doesnt understand that when my weight started to climb in the last year that i shut down completely. I feel like i have no one now to help me through this extremely rough time. Im a mess, I dont know what to do. Im afraid im going to be alone forever. I feel like i was the worst girlfriend in the world. I feel like because he doesnt love me or want me anymore, no one will. I realize there are other people out there. I just im a mess. I need your guy's support really really badly. Tell me it will be ok. It will be ok right? I will eventually stop crying and get over him right? Its not like i can go out and eat a pint of ice cream to soothe my pain, which makes this even harder. I just dont know what to do, I cant stop crying and thinking that I didnt want the realtionship to end and that we could work things out. I know he doesnt feel that way. Ive tried talking to him since the break up, But he ignores me. Which is even more painful. I really need some help right now. How do i get over him and move on and stop crying? Any comments are welcome. Im just really down and out right now. Please give me anything you got. ~Hotpink~

We broke up. Its over between us. I just wish that everyone would stop all this bullshit. Im not doing good right now, I just got out of the hospital yesterday from dehydration when all of this happened. I just want to move on with my god damn life, and forget about him. Work on getting better, and losing weight, I just want this all to stop. Its done. Its over. I just wish we could all just shut up about this. Its done. He doesnt even have a Lap-Band, nor a girlfriend that has one anymore. So he has absolutely no reason to come to this website anymore. I do, i have the lap-band, and i need support badly. So please just freaking stop!

Thats exactly the point, i was made out to be a selfish self centered little brat. I never said i took out any pain on him. I shyed away from that. The past year or so in our relationship i shut down completely and didnt let anything in or out. The accusations that have been made about me, are completely false. Im here for lap band support, and until he came and commented, that was ALL this was about was support because i felt he didnt help me at all. It got turned into this huge thing by him. So please do not judge me. You do not know me, i dont know you and i will not judge you. ~Hotpink~

As far as im concerned this thread is ended right now. Please no one else post. THe things between me and sin have been settled. Lets leave it at that so i can get on with my banding journey. Thanks. ~Hotpink~

Thats good, I will do what i please. 2 years of heartache and depressionl....need i bring up the fact that you stole my virginity, gave me an STD, stole my parents car, among other things. You need help. And i knew all along you never loved me. Im not stupid thank you. Go ahead say that. When you come crawling back, i will just spit in your big fat ugly face. Have a nice life, you f*cked up piece of shit.

I agree, I came here and posted what i posted for SUPPORT from other LBTers, Not for him to come on here, and basically make a complete fool out of himself. Correct me if im wrong all, but isnt a boyfriend suppose to be one to take out your pain on....arent they suppose to be there to listen.....Anyways. The relationship is over its ended its done. He will be reported. Im here for SUPPORT, not to discuss my relationship with everyone and their brother. Thanks all for your support its greatly appreciated. ~Hotpink~

First of all, my head hunger is HORRIBLE. Im craving a lot of things. First of all is a Mexi Melt at Taco bell......absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE those.......Second is Meatloaf....my mom is amazing, I love it. What else....Egg salad....Potato salad......CHinese food, but most of all that damn Mexi Melt from taco bell. Have any of you ever been able to eat taco bell again. Grante di could only probably eat half of that taco, But its just so damn good. Another thing is fettuccine alfredo, LOVE that stuff, my favorite Pasta. macaroni and cheese....will i be able to eat any of this ever again....ever again? Just wondering. Im trying not to get my hopes up. For my first meal, on solids, I told my mom I wanted her meatloaf and some mashed potatoes......is that reasonable? Someone please help. The head hunger is killing me........my stomach is saying, nooooooooo you dont want any of that, my head is saying, yes yes yes go get it, eat it, go get it, I WANT IT.......stupid head. Any advice is helpful so please tell me are all those things gone from my life forever....or is there still hope? Thanks all!!!!! ~Hotpink~

Hey, I agree with you all, whole-heartedly. Im trying my best to worry about myself at this point in time. Im having a rough rough time, but im getting there, slowly but surely. We think my "boyfriend" if he is even worthy of being called that....is gay anyways, i found out that he was making faces at my dads friend who is gay when we were out st.patricks day night. He was winking at him and everything. He was either being an extremely big asshole, or he is gay. Which dont get me wrong i have nothing absolutely nothing against gay people. But wth......drag me along for almost 2 years...if he really is gay. That makes me a bit mad. NUFF bout him though!!!!!!! I agree i want to lose weight, look good, feel good, and LIVE MY LIFE, to the absolute fullest. I only get one. And from Tuesday March 13th on out, its going to be the best life i could possibly have. Head hunger is really dragging me down. Its so horrible, but i have not cheated one little bit.......im too scared to lol! Im doing good. Feeling lots better today then the past few days. Gas is almost gone.......my blood pressure went down the minute my surgery was completed....really really weird. Anyways....i gots to pee......just thought youd like to know lol. Ill post more later. Thanks all for replying, i really appreciate it. *BIG HUGS* to you all. Bandland is awesome!!!!! ~Hotpink~