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Just in case it's thrush (probably not, but it's always nice to know), you might pay a visit to your GP.

I steal the ice cubes from my husband's. It's a touch of the taste and sparkle and less than a milliliter. Thanks for understanding. It's just so nice to be able to come here and know that someone else "gets" it.

Pretty lady, pretty lady, come see! Almost free for you!

Congratulations! By the time you see this, you'll probably be all done!

I took nothing but a wristwatch. I don't think there's a single concern about theft at the Lucerna, it was wonderful there. Even your own jewelry in an OR brings germs, it's just better to leave it all at home. You're beautifully prepared. I'd add sunscreen to the list, too. Much success!

=D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> That's wonderful! Hope to join you there soon!

I had my 2nd "sticking" episide tonight. If I'd had my first fill already, it would have been much suckier. But I haven't. It was reasonably sucky. And then it went down and I belched like a frat boy at a kegger. Only a more dignified and more quiet version. Behind a napkin, of course...and much less noise. I'm about to kiss thin crust, CPK, BBQ chicken pizza good night forever. And I can deal with that. If it sticks now, it will be much worse when filled. But I miss Diet Coke. Will I ever not miss it? *sniff*

Okay, honest, in a good way...God you suck! I'm thrilled for you, jealous beyond reckoning for me. Here's to a tight turning radius, no stomach involved, before Labor Day! You'll be there, too. That's too cool for words.

I have the same thing. The muscles calcify where they were cut. Once your skin is all healed and slightly shiny, it's fine to massage it out, just like a massage therapist would work out "the crunchies" as they call them.

Holy Moly! I wish they'd do that in AZ, too. I love it when restaurants post the calorie and fat/carb/protein content of their weight conscious menu choices. Thanks for posting that. It would make intelligent choices soooooo much easier!

Welcome! Nobody is going to make you eat beets or Brussels sprouts...They couldn't make me eat them, either Hope your ankle knits up quickly...the BP and cholesterol meds might see a big ole change in months to come, you'll have to watch those more than you'll have to watch how many cabbages you choose to skip.

and *gak* liquid Tylenon is vile stuff, I'd hurl, too.

Your band is wide open, though there is some swelling. You can take pills. Your doctor, or any doctor (seeing that you'll probably need to head to Urgent Care on Saturday) will treat an infection or illness just like they'd treat any infection or any illness. Having a band or getting treatment in Mexico are both unrelated.

You will learn to burp like a freshman frat rusher... You will learn to lie with your head on a few pillows, your feet a few degrees down and your right shoulder up. GasX and time are your friends -- and so is a hot shower and a heating pad. Congratulations on your banding! The gas will pass. 1st week is the worst. 2nd week kinda sucks. 3rd week is doable. I've heard that a vibrator is your friend. I heard that after I survived the gas pains, so I didn't try it out. But I would have!

Cool! Just don't post pictures of colon spoutage, please.

I'm too new, I haven't yet had a fill either. Since I'm self pay and have had to find the way forward with Drs who will take me, I can tell you that you can do it, too. You need to find a Dr in NC, SC or GA (depending where in NC you are) that will take you with fluoro, save up $250 and go. If everything is getting stuck, then your health is at risk. Good luck finding a new job. Losing the old one sucks, no question. Going forward without band insurance isn't the end of the world. You were brave enough to get banded. You jumped thru the hoops. You lost over 50 pounds. You're also brave enough to find a way forward.

wow, you must love how clear and beautiful the progress is! Congratulations!

Hope you're healing beautifully and that you're one of the lucky ones with little or no gas pain.

Welcome and you're so smart to have so much homework done before you go. If you're keeping your band a secret, then you're brilliant to have a community to come to long before you're banded.

Congratulations! Moments like those are just like diamonds.

Dang, no paper thong jokes to make... Welcome! You're about to learn a whole new way of burping. That's scary enough. Scarier, it will bring you newborn infant pleasure for about three weeks. Can I recommend kefir or a health food store for acidophilus? Repopulates your GI tract with helpful flora. 32 and male...wow, you're about to show us what rapid weightloss without a tummy tuck really looks like. You go, guy!

You're a 10!!!!! Great big huge congratulations! =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>

Hi Jeremy, Of course you're scared. We all were. You're in outstanding hands. Godspeed to perfect healing.

Welcome both! I may have the chance to meet you, Elaina, if your surgery is at OCC. It is the same day as my first fill. Best of everything to you both!

I have that exactly. The scar tissue in muscles will calcify and it's hard. Gently massaging them will soften it. You might even hear a soft popping underneath. If you get an occasional massage, your massage therapist will call them, 'the crunchies". As long as the skin is healed, go ahead and gently work the hardness out over time.