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NJChick

By NJChick, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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IVANinNJ    0

IVANinNJ
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Rene, my semi-sarcastic crack about the implants was because after my surgery, I bought 1 (yes one) share of Inamed stock, just for amusement purposes. So, with the implant being approved I made like $3.00 over the past 2 days.

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NJChick    3

NJChick
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TGIF !!!!!!!!

Whooooooooohooo its FRIDAY DANG !!!!!!!!

I'm so happy I don't have to come to work tomorrow, this cold is wearing me OUT, OUT I tell you !! :rolleyes: The coughing is keeping me awake all stinkin night.

No exciting plans for the weekend, I'm just going to relax with DD b/c she's sick too. My FIL's birthday is tomorrow but I doubt we'll go.

Ira, thats great about the stock... good for them and YOU!

Whats everyone got planned for the weekend? anything exciting?

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ReneBean    3

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OK, neither Eileen or I actually have bands yet, so you MAY want to use the search function - type in PB and like a thousand posts will come up from lots of people who DO have bands - but, I will give you the wisdom I have gleaned from countless hours of hanging out on LBT:

PB's are caused by eating too fast, taking too-big bites, not chewing enough, or any combination of the above.

It can also happen if you have too much restriction.

Eat SLOW

Take TINY little bites

Chew. Chew until you think the food is mush and then chew some more.

For the most part, it seems that if you follow these rules, you will avoid the infamous and much dreaded PB.

BUT - if you do have one, you need to do liquids & mushies for a day or two afterward to let the irritation in the esophagus calm down.

I am just quoting the folks that actually have the band - use the search function and check out words of wisdom from the already banded...

:]

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Lisa*in*NJ    0

Lisa*in*NJ
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:banana

YEEEE HAAAAA! Just found out were going to the rodeo Saturday night. Give me a man in boots and a cowboy hat any day - teeth are a must!

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ReneBean    3

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I love you, you love me.... EEEEEWWWWEEEE!!! My husband says he is fascinated by the Teletubbies and the little sun... Which is incredibly frightening, since we don't have any kids.... (EEEK!)

He also calls my LBT friends the Krelboines... who knows that reference?

(Go Lisa - ride! ride! ride!!)

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NJChick    3

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Ahh but there are two Mr. Noodles (neither of them talk) and there's Mr. Noodles Sister.

Now Mr. Noodles is the original, you see him occasionally and then there is

Mr. Noodles Brother Mr. Noodles who died a few years ago, they think he killed himself, he's the one you see alot on tv.

I haven't seen Mr. Noodles sister Miss Noodles in a long time. They all do little skits in Elmo's World.

Beanie, tell your DH that there is nothing wrong with watching or liking kiddy shows, I still watch them with my DD... actually its all we watch. I couldn't tell you any adult shows that are on since 2001 LOL (really earlier than that, I lost it when reality shows hit the air waves). Krelboines hmmmmmmm sounds like he's a Trekky lolol.

Lisa have fun tonight at the HODOWN!!! I like my man in just a hat and boots too....(nothing else LOLOL).

Nothing planned for me this weekend, I gotta try to get rid of this cold...

How about you all ?

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NJChick    3

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Good Sunday Morning :)

How is everyone today? Looks like we're gonna get some rain today judging by those clouds in the sky. Yesterday the weather was beautiful, you can feel fall is in the air. Can't wait to go apple and pumpkin picking. Apple cider donuts and apple cider mmmm.

Whats going on today in your world?

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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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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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