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You need to find another dr to take over your care immediately. Don't wait one more minute and don't go back if you can help it at all. You might want to report him as well. Some poor soul might just listen to him? That's so unhealthy. We are meant to EAT. He's def smoking something funny. Run don't walk away.

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Are your doctors really recommending shakes? Mine said DO NOT DRINK YOUR CALORIES!! They repeated this over and over and over! Your doctor has some scarey recommendations. Mine said "keep your pouch as small as you can as long as you can and you'll be successful"

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my shakes are currently my main source of protien... And as I progress in weeks Im supposed to drink less shakes ( due to being able to eat more protien) back to that every doc is different statement LOL

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The Doctor said that food will disgust you and to stay on liquids....he needs his head read!

Get a new doctor, he is sure promoting the wrong ideas! He is promoting on how to become a skeleton!

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Seriously, I could eat anything and I was too tight. I thought I was at the perfect fill. I could eat all the things most people have trouble with - chicken, steak, scrambled eggs, bread. I had to be more careful with the eggs and bread, but I never PB'd. I had terrible reflux and it was getting worse. Eventually, even when I drank Water or any liquid, anyone around could hear it going down. I never felt disgusted to look at food and a glass of Water never satified me. I also was never able to go with out a meal, let alone a day without eating. This may sound like I have an eating problem and was eating all the time. That is not the case. I was eating small amounts. I was satified with smaller amounts for a few hours, but never a day. When it was a meal time, I was hungry.

You are right, you should not have to have liquids to lose weight. liquids will go right through the band and will not help you stay full longer.

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After reading your post, I'm at a loss for words, that a physician would give you such poor advice. If you really like this doctor, I would ask him if he has been banded and to further explain his "theory".

As all have said here, the band is a tool, it does not replace food. I've been banded almost four years and sometimes I look at food wish I could eat it, but I know my band will not tolerate it, so I have to make another choice, but to say food disgusts me....NOT.

Also, it does not sound that your doctor is a true advocate for the lapband.

Keep us informed.

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