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yukaputz

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yukaputz    0

yukaputz
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Was fooling around on ebay tonight, missed out on a great deal for a part for my car. But since I have lap band on the brain I searched lap band on ebay. Thankfully, nothing was returned in the search. But just for my own morbid comedy I thought I'd post it to the group. What could you hypothetically find on ebay pertaining to the lap band???

1. A Invasive Acme home lap band kit.

Contents: A scalpel, rubber gloves, mirror, a pack of rubber bands, two tylenol.

2. A Non-Invasive Acme home lap band kit.

Contents: Bicycle Pump, Truck Tire Tube, Talcum powder.

Yes, I'm starting to feel better from the surgery.

:heh::heh::heh::heh::heh::heh::heh::heh::heh::heh::heh::heh:

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Wheetsin    714

Wheetsin
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Let's see...

A book someone has written about lap-band.

A removed lap-band.

Print outs from a fluoroscopy.

T-shirts (a la cafe press).

Ok that's all I can think of, but none of those would surprise me. :)

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yukaputz    0

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Hey, Cafe Press T Shirts for the lap band. What would put on it? For the mommies we coud have

"Band Of Mothers" spoof off of band of brothers.

or

"got band?" spoof off got milk ad.

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hlayne    0

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There are loads of books on Amazon.com I found the other day. I ordered a recipe book for life after weight loss surgery, got it yesterday. Looks like it has some good stuff in it. :)

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piercedqt78    658

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There have been several actual bands on ebay. Inamed, had the company remove them, but they have relisted several times. They are expired bands, but being sold as sterile, and new in sealed boxes. Scary huh? do a search here there were several threads about it. ~Mandy

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Dani-X    0

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I saw a lapband on ebay but it was strictly marked as sample. It wasn't so long ago and it's not listed in the completed items so I'm betting it got pulled too. Very Interesting!

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Gaffer    1

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Actually, it would be really handy to have a band to show people who dont know what you are talking about.

When my Dr. showed me the sample in his office I thought I need one of these.

It would save so much time explaning.

Andrew

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piercedqt78    658

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There is a picture of the band on my card from Inamed. It helps to explain things too. ~Mandy

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Gaffer    1

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There is a picture of the band on my card from Inamed. It helps to explain things too. ~Mandy

I didnt get a card, all I got was a bunch af scars, bruises and what looks like burn.

Still, I am not complaining.

Andrew

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piercedqt78    658

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Contact Inamed and they will send you the packet. It has a Restaurant Card explaining the band. It also has medical info on it. There is a book about the band, diet and support information. ~Mandy

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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