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Dr. Gonzalez Support Thread

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By Newblew, in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals

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christine yng    0

christine yng
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California and Judy

You both are doing wonderful in your weight loss. I need to do something to speed mine up.

You are doing good. Maybe a higher rate of weight loss is not so good is you are having kidney problems. Take it easy and lose that weight at your own pace.

CaliforniaNurse welcome to our group!! Is it any easier being a nurse and around doctors after having the lap band? What do you think Judy? With your sister as a band partner.......

jen6740 how are you? I hope it all went well for you with Dr. G and you got back home alright. Tell us about it!.

I think I'm at a small plateau at this point, but I'm ok with it because I know after a couple of weeks my body's metabolism will kick in and I'll be back on the saddle. I didn't lose any weight last week at all, but I think I felt a little loose in a pair of new jeans that were a little tighter. or maybe it's wishful thinking. NewBlew I got mine about a week after surgery, maybe you should contact Dr. V...Well I gotta get back to work guys, check with you all later!!

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NM Sunshine    1

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You are doing good. Maybe a higher rate of weight loss is not so good is you are having kidney problems. Take it easy and lose that weight at your own pace.

Thanks for the encouragement. I think you may be right.

I think I need to be careful with Protein and high protein is what helps me lose weight. So I've cut way back on the protein. I see my nephrologist in 2 days. Going to check with him about the protein.

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Hi Everyone,

Thanks for the support! My husband and I flew back last night. I'm doing except whenever I drink something my tummy grumbles and i get lots of gas and pain. Is this what happened with any of you? how soon until it went away? I will post more later...just taking it easy right now

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NM Sunshine    1

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Hi Everyone,

Thanks for the support! My husband and I flew back last night. I'm doing except whenever I drink something my tummy grumbles and i get lots of gas and pain. Is this what happened with any of you? how soon until it went away? I will post more later...just taking it easy right now

36_22_31.gifCongradulations!!!! Isn't the Gonzales team a group of really nice people. I wish I could fine a dental surgeon and a plastic surgery groups in Mexico like them. Perhaps I will if I ask around and research enough.

Yea, tummy grumbles and gas were my big ones. I wasn't in any pain after surgery except when I ate and got something stuck. Then my stomach went bannanas on me.

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CaliforniaNurse    2

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Christine, thanks for the welcome. only a few of the doctors that i work with know that i have a lapband. they are very supportive of me, and of course they say that i am not that heavy. They don't live in my body and are just being nice. I have been looking for bariatric doctors in my area and have not found very many, less if you look for ones with experience.

Sunshine, glad to hear that you are taking it easy with the Protein if you have kidney problems. Talk to your doctor when you see him. Remeber, losing weight can be a slow process but at least the scale is not going up.

Jen, I always thought it was funny that my stomach growls so much. I was not really hungry, but my stomach made a lot of noise. do you have to go back to work soom?

Have a great day! thanks for making me feel welcome.

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christine yng    0

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Christine, thanks for the welcome. only a few of the doctors that i work with know that i have a lapband. they are very supportive of me, and of course they say that i am not that heavy. They don't live in my body and are just being nice. I have been looking for bariatric doctors in my area and have not found very many, less if you look for ones with experience.

Sunshine, glad to hear that you are taking it easy with the Protein if you have kidney problems. Talk to your doctor when you see him. Remeber, losing weight can be a slow process but at least the scale is not going up.

Jen, I always thought it was funny that my stomach growls so much. I was not really hungry, but my stomach made a lot of noise. do you have to go back to work soom?

Have a great day! thanks for making me feel welcome.

The few friends that I have referred to Dr. G have found Laura to be very, very helpful in finding fill doctors near their area. Give her a call, maybe she can help. It's great to hear that you have support from the people around you at work, it's seldom like that. Often times you'll find someone thin critizising weight loss surgery........yeah like anyone without a weight control problem would know!

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NM Sunshine    1

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Sunshine, glad to hear that you are taking it easy with the Protein if you have kidney problems. Talk to your doctor when you see him. Remeber, losing weight can be a slow process but at least the scale is not going up.

Jen, I always thought it was funny that my stomach growls so much. I was not really hungry, but my stomach made a lot of noise. do you have to go back to work soom?

Have a great day! thanks for making me feel welcome.

Thanks. Tomarrow see doc and more test results.

Since I got real good restriction, I've notice a new type of stomach rumbling. When I eat wrong thing or take too big a bite my stomachand bottom of esphagus do a sort of rolling. When that happens, I know I'm in trouble. And sure enough sliming and/or PBing come next. Anyone else experience this??????

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jen6740    0

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Luckily I am a stay at home mom and my parents have been coming over to help with the baby since I am not supposed to lift her. How long was it before the gas went away?

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NM Sunshine    1

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YOU SHOULDN'T LIFT THE BABY FOR ABOUT A MONTH. hOW MUCH DOES SHE WIEGH?

I USED GAS X A LOT. SEEMS LIKE THE GAS WAS AROUND FOR A WEEK OR SO. CAN'T REMEMBER.

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Sunshine,

I will be so glad if the gas is gone in a week :tt1: My Daughter is about 20 Lbs and I have not been lifting her. It is hard though she is only 10 Months old. Thank you for the advice :)

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NM Sunshine    1

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Sunshine,

I will be so glad if the gas is gone in a week :( My Daughter is about 20 Lbs and I have not been lifting her. It is hard though she is only 10 Months old. Thank you for the advice :rose:

It seems like the hard stomach and gas pain were gone in about a week for me. I think some people take longer. Hope yours is the short one.

It seemed like the healing went real fast. I couldn't have lifted 20 pounds for at least several weeks. I'm sure she is crawling, and in about a month will start walking on her own. They grow up so fast.

Maby you could sit on couch and let her crawl up while tugging her. Or sit on floor. This way she's getting some hugs and attention.

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Sunshine,

Those are great ideas. She actually took her first steps while I was in Mexico! The little stinker. I know that not being able to pick her up is only temporary.

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NM Sunshine    1

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You are doing good. Maybe a higher rate of weight loss is not so good is you are having kidney problems. Take it easy and lose that weight at your own pace.

Saw my doc and that is what he said....slow wight loss; 4 to 5 pounds a month. Also I need to just eat normal and cut back a bit on the Protein.< /span>

Sunshine, glad to hear that you are taking it easy with the protein if you have kidney problems. Talk to your doctor when you see him. Remeber, losing weight can be a slow process but at least the scale is not going up.

DITTO as above. You're right about scale is, at least, going down not up.

Sunshine,

Those are great ideas. She actually took her first steps while I was in Mexico! The little stinker. I know that not being able to pick her up is only temporary.

Wow, she already took her first steps!!! That rocks.! Love babies.

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Does anyone have Laura's email address or the website's? I'm at work right now and I have to send her an email and of course all that info is on my home computer.

Thanks!

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