The Redhead

WOO HOO WENDY!!!! Welcome to Bandland!!! :lb9: I'm SO glad to hear it finally happened for you! So... you're now a 'non-smoker' and on your way to a thinner, healthier you!! :lb24: :lb21: :lb24: :lb21: :lb16: That's great to hear!!

Best Wishes Wendy!!!! You worked hard for this! Good luck with everything today!!

:lb21: :lb14: :lb10: :lb9: :lb21: Welcome to Bandland!!!

I'm so sorry for your loss. Hope you feel better soon.

How about unexpected burps/hiccups??? Every once in a while I'll let loose with a kind of hiccup mixed with a burp. I have no idea its coming and it'll just slip out. Sometimes I'm in the middle of a conversation and one of the hic-burps escapes. Sometimes it's just a plain old burp that I don't feel coming on. Any one experiencing this? The weird thing is when I want to burp I can't and when I'm trying to be polite one will slip out that would make a trucker blush. As a matter of fact the other day I let one loose and my 16 year old son figured it was a challenge. He commenced to try to out burp me. He also proudly told me his girlfriend can burp the alphabet.

No more wine with dinner???? GROANNNNNNN :lb20: (

Hey there Allcdngirl, Phazyme is sold in Canada too. I bought mine at Wal-Mart.

I'm scheduled for my first fill on May 29th at 1:30. I bought vitamins but they are huge and hard to chew. I tried them once but wasn't sure I was chewing them up small enough. But thinking back about it, it's probably good practice for chewing.

I'm doing the same thing Brook. And my boyfriend is enjoying all the close snuggling in bed at night. He doesn't know I'm just going for his body warmth.

Hi Dusty, Welcome to our Bandland. It's nice you've decided to join us here. I'm sure you'll learn lots from all the people who have had lap band surgery here. It's a very informative site. :lb9: Denise

Hi Kathryn, :lb14: :lb10: :lb9: :lb16: Welcome to bandland. Good to have you here. This is a great forum with lots of information and support. I'm sure you'll love it here. I know I do. Denise

A few of the ladies have posted saying that they had only lost a pound or so since being banded but were losing inches. I just wanted to say that although I have lost 13 lbs since my pre-op weight I don't appear to be losing inches at all. I have my regular dress pants on that I wore before I started my pre-op diet and they are still just as tight. In Fact, as I sit here I have the button undone because they are just too tight for comfort. So... what's better? Inches or lbs? I guess eventually they'll start to get it together but for now, pounds lost are not the most important thing. ...Oh but my fingers and toes seem slimmer.

Hi Donna, I'm the same. NO stomach pain. Its all in the shoulder. ...although my boyfriend suggested it was all in my head (to which I warned him that he had better be nice to me since I'm still bigger than him). Have a great day, Denise

Hi Darlene, Yes, I'm still scheduled for the 29th. I emailed Rene to ask about someone else being scheduled for a fill at the same time as me and his reply was that it was still good. LOL. So... guess you and I are sharing an X-ray screen. LOL. I'm really looking forward to seeing you there. Denise

Mackenzie and Mona Camille are right. The band doesn't work all on its own. You have to respect it and take care with what you eat and drink. It's a great tool, if you don't abuse it. Denise

Welcome Crissi.... Glad you joined us. I think you'll like it here. I've learned SO much from this forum. Denise >

And talking with food in your mouth looks bad.

Hi Darlene, Thanks for your reply. It was actually me that started the post about the shoulder pain being referral pain. I have to say its not as intense or lasts as long as it first did, its just really draining. When It hits, I automatically rub it, but it doesn't help. I have found if I take small sips of water I can get out little burps and eventually it dissipates. ...but I'm sure it'll get better with time. Take care, Denise

I'm now at 13 days post op and still having shoulder pain. I am just having my breakfast shake and instantly the pain came on. I can count on it everytime I put something in my stomach. If I'm able to burp it subsides but until then it feels like a toothache but only in the shoulder. It's not as intense or as spread out as when I first had surgery, but it keeps coming back. How long does this last? Denise

Hi Sunshine girl, You're coming a long way to have your surgery, but you've chosen the best doctor, support staff and facility to have it done in. Congratulations! Denise

It's great to hear how everyone is doing so well with their pre-surgery illnesses, now that they have the lap band. I take Nexium for acid reflux but haven't had even the slightest problem since I got my band 12 days ago. I'm wondering though it anyone has had any success with lack of water retention following weight loss. I seriously have a issue with fluid retention. If I don't take my meds I bloat up quickly. I'm hoping that when I get my weight down I won't need to continue using my water pills. Has anyone experienced this? Thanks, Denise

Cravings ... You might want to censor this post if you're not into graphic descriptions (of food). LOL Last night I made dinner for my family. I'm only 12 days post-op so I made soup for myself. I love vegetables (along with just about ALL food really) but I LOVE salad and vegetables. Especially raw cucumbers, raw carrots, cherry tomatoes, raw cauliflower, mmmmmm.... any way... as I was peeling the firm English cucumbers and slicing them the smell was over powering. I wanted SO badly to eat them. But of all the things I had prepared for dinner, cucumbers are pretty hard and no matter how much you chew them, they'll still be hard. My craving was SO BAD though that I had to seriously fight it. The smell was WONDERFUL. I could picture myself putting them in my mouth... I wanted it so BAD. In fact at one point I had a firm thick slice in my fingers ready to pop into my mouth. LOL. I resisted but to tell you the truth, I even felt a little cranky that I couldn't have them. As I put them on the table my teen-age daughter tried to tempt me with chicken. I said no, I wanted the cucumbers. Knowing that I couldn't have them she proceeded to tell me how wonderful they were, so crunchie, so delicious.... Each bite she took seemed to echo in the kitchen. Yes, I may not be a salt licker... but I'm in love with a cucumber.

Hi Michelle, I was just wondering... How are you doing with your first fill? Can you feel more of a restriction? Denise

:lb14: :lb10: :lb9: Welcome April 21st bandsters!!!

That's so funny Michelle. Ahhhh that Michelle.... she's young, gorgeous, has a great sense of humor and working on a killer body. :yes: