jilltexas

Just an FYI. I am 3 weeks and one day post op. i have been eating solids for 2 days. I fill up very quickly and then I have a bit of discomfort in my stomach. I have found that if I drink a bottle of really cold water 1 hour after eating the discomfort, which is similar to indigestion, goes away. It works with room temperature water, but not as well. It does not change the "full" feeling. It just helps with discomfort from eating. Good luck everyone.

sara, 50 pounds, that is amazing. i bet you feel great. i bet your chronic aches and pains are lessening. yea, i am so happy for you. you tell john that if he can not get off of work, kara and i will be there the evening of the 25th and leaving the afternoon on the 26th. the center has a great package. transportation, hotel, and fluoroscopy for $299. kara and i are sharing the transportation as we coordinated our arrivals and departures so we are splitting the cost of the transportation. so it is even cheaper. of course john wants to come back with you, he is very protective of you. and mabye he wants to do a bit more shopping. i so wish you all the success and the next time i see you, i know i will be seeing less of you. good night little one. take care and we well and safe. jill

sara, so glad to hear from you too. i was relieved to read that john did get his birth certificate and was able to come home with you. last i heard was the birth certificate was maybe at dr ortiz' house. i know you were missing your daughter. we mommas will do anything for our children~~even leaving behind our men in foreign countries!! i hope your post operative time has been ok, i know you have some back trouble. kara and i are going back on the 26th for our fill. when are you going? take care little one. i think about our "group" often. we had a good group to support each other. xxxooo's jill

its cool maggie, but i was not talking about your experience i was talking about the judgement you passed on dr. ortiz and the other "thinner" patient. your quote: It seems like if she were to change her eating habits and drinking habits she might have some success loosing those few (not 35!) extra pounds she's added. --THIS is nothing against her - she was very nice - this rant is directed to the CLINIC. I was very dissappointed that they agreed to this surgery. This surgery is supposed to be for people who are OBESE, not those who need to shed 10lbs. The ALL MIGHTY DOLLAR ladies and gentlemen THE ALL MIGHTY DOLLAR!!! This was the most dissappointing thing, truely. what makes you think it is easier for that woman to change her eating and drinking habits than it is for you? and why is it wrong that dr. ortiz believes in prevention? or why is it wrong for dr. ortiz to make some money (the all mighty dollar)? because of dr. ortiz, my 153 lbs and my bmi of 27 is now 142 lbs 13 days after surgery. i only have 20 more pounds to go. had i waited until i was 60 or 70 pounds overweight, i would have some health issues, the surgery would have been more dangerous, and i would be struggling more. i think it smart to know when you can not just "change eating and drinking habits" (your quote) and do something more drastic. so you did not just give your experience, you passed judgement on the physician you trusted to do surgery on you and you passed judgement on a woman you did not know. you can not sugar coat that. good luck to you too. i hope you lose the weight you want and live a long happy life. jill

Hi sara, its jill from our surgery day. i am one of the girls you thought shouldn't be having the surgery. your post was sent to me by the other girl you thought didn't need the surgery. sara, tell your fiance hi. i kept calling him your husband. you guys are a very cute couple and so very nice. i remember how much pain you were in after surgery. i felt for you. i appreciate your opinion of my body and what i should do with it, but, it is my body. this next part is for all the angry maggie's of the world. i am a masters prepared critical care nurse, so i guess i can speak with a bit of authority. i have learned a thing or two about the human body in my tenure as a nurse. so here it is~~~prevention is worth a pound of cure~~~ just like someone who is 50 or 100 pounds overweight, a person who is 30 to 40 pounds overweight, losing (and everyone it is LOSING NOT LOOSING) weight is a struggle. why in the world would i wait until i am 50 or 100 pounds overweight? why not nip it in the bud when i am healthier? Prevention!!!! If i stayed 30 lbs overweight and went up and down about 10 or 15 pounds a couple times a year, now that would be very unhealthy. with the lap band I too have control over my overeating. i can not believe that anyone on this forum would judge or begrudge another person for wanting to get healthy. obese people don't own the lap band, just as they don't own the want or need to lose weight. the lap band is being used by people all over the world who don't want to get to the obese level. just carrying around 30 extra pounds in unhealthy. some people say, "why don't you just lose the 30 pounds then?" well, what i would say to that is, "why don't you just lose the 75 to 100 pounds?" so, why don't we stop judging why others do things and stick to our own feelings and lives. and maggie, stop ragging on dr ortiz, he is a brilliant surgeon who performs a great service. jill

Maggie, i am sure we will all see each other sometime between the 13th and 16th. i would love to share a cup of broth. i am going to have to check in to the teeth whitening. maybe go home with the added bonus of a gleaming smile. good luck all. see you in TJ.

of course we can watch out for each other. tell your mom and sister that i am a nurse and we will watch out for each other. i leave on saturday at around 1pm. we can try to get together at the hotel on the 13th in the evening and chat and drink some tea or something. see you soon.

i will be leaving on the 16th back to texas jill. good luck. i am in the dallas fort worth area, if you want my email address let me know.

Yes, I have a surgery date of 2/14 also. i arrive at 1038 am on the 13th. I am also traveling alone. when do you arrive?