Hello. I had my surgery on 4/11/06. I have not had my first fill yet ( next week ) and I have lost 28 pounds. I have some questions:

What is a PB and sliming?

Will I be back on liqids after my fill?

What do you do for medications like Advil for cramps (PMS)?

Loving the band. I had hardly much pain after surgery and it has already changed my life.

Thank you.

Truckinmama, a PB is a "productive burp". Not really puking, but some of your food sort of "backs up" on you. Some times, your body produces excess mucus to move food through the system. When that back up, you're sliming.

Whether or not you will be on liquids after a fill is up to your doctor. My DW's doctor has his patients do liquids for a week and then mushies for a week. I've heard of some docs that say liquids for two days....go figure.

The only thing I've heard about OTC meds is no ibuprofen (anti inflammation) drugs. The wife is on blood pressure meds and she has no problem getting them down.

Welcome to LBT! Keep asking those questions. There is always someone to answer them.

And watch out for MyKdsDad, he packs a heck of a *smooch*! *grins*

Welcome to LBT!

Thank you. I have never been on a forum like this before. I travel a lot and therefore it is difficult for me to attend support groups. I am hoping I can get some support through sites like this. So far I have learned a ton.

Oh you'll find so much here that it will be hard to stay away. Many of us are complete addicts now. *laughs*

I'm glad you found us. Do you travel for work... errr.. trucker?

Welcome to LPT.

You've located the perfect spot for a vast supply of support and knowledge.

Good luck to you!

*Peers at P'Nut, Peers at MyKidsDad.... smooch?*

You got it. I am a trucker. I am now down to the weight I was BEFORE I got in the truck.

How do you see when someone replies to your posting while you are reading other areas on LBT?

How do you see when someone replies to your posting while you are reading other areas on LBT?

You can do instant email alerts in your subscribed threads

I turned mine off, it gets pretty spammy.

You can click on Quick Links at the top of the page and then select Subscribed Threads and you'll see a list of threads you posted in. I use that a lot. Or, go back to the home page and look at the newest posts, or scan down the forums to see the latest posts. Mine come to my email too, like Dawg said, so sometimes I scan through those.

I have bad knee arthritis and take 2 Advil a day. The surgeon told me as long as I take an acid blocker (Nexium, Prilosec, Pepcid, etc.), it's fine to take the Advil.

Welcome to LBT! Glad to have you aboard. :biggrin1: