Phoenix

How wonderful for you!

CONGRATULATIONS!!

That's ALL he could come up with???? Julie, your hair could have been on fire and he'd STILL have been a dim witted dork. *I got into it yesterday with a guy for hitting his toddler in the mall* I'm sorry the stupid pet owner treated you as badly as he did his dog. That's on him. Not on you. Soldier on. You did the right thing.

I found you, too!

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When you're on clear liquids, generally one of two things happens: a) nothing. No solids in, nothing out. You get bunny poops. the runs. No solids in, no solids out. It's sort of like a colon cleanse. Clear liquids go in, clear liquids (plus colon stuff) come out. Depends on your personal colon. If you're in a high humidity climate, you're liklier to see the runs. If you're in a low humidity climate, you're liklier to see bunny poops.

You are testing your band. It's a very odd variation of "Mother, may I?" We curious ones are the tough ones. I don't have an obedient bone in my body. Evidently, neither do you. Now, back to liquids. We can weather a lot of hell for 8 grand.

Jeans, shirts, blouses, dresses, jackets, cool. Are you cool with things like swim suits? Does anyone want to see things like ski suits?

For all of you, I have to recommend kefir. It's a liquid yogurt with (at least) 11 kinds of live probiotics. It will help to repopulate your GI tract with helpful bacteria. It will help both with gas and with "the runs". I prefer flavored...otherwise it's like drinking unsweetened yogurt mixed with buttermilk. Not my gig ;-) I must have downed a quart in two days when I was allowed "unclear" liquids. Each little cup full, my body said "THANKS!" Hi calcium, hi protein, hi bioflora. I found it at Fresh & Easy, Trader Joe's, and a Polish bakery.

No Worries! It's there now and we'll use it as we move out the old and bring in the new. I haven't had much loss yet, but as I do...Then I'll post. Yesterday and today we cleaned out my DDs closets. I have plenty of Juniors size 5 jeans and kids 7 jeans with the knees ripped out

GF, your band is only 5 days old! You are officially testing your band. Glad you're healing nicely, now back to liquids, no chunks.

Airport pick up and return is included with the price of surgery for band placement. If you're getting a fill, the price was (I think) $120. I could be wrong.

It was a Tuesday around 2:30 pm. I was constantly walking for about 15 minutes, in line for about 15 minutes. From the time I exited the taxi until I was on the US side was about 30 minutes. Nothing to it. End of the day, it might be a different story.

Hmmmmmmmmm. Food for thought. (why would they put a tube down my nose and into my stomach in the ER?)

I can't think of one. A band doesn't indicate an allergy of meds, it's not likely to make me unconscious (like diabetes can), not likely to cause an irregular heartbeat....no issues with lung function or heart function... If it's a band complication, chances are outstanding that even if I'm sliming like a slug, I can still talk. They'll do an x-ray long before a GI scope....they'll know if I can't talk. Thinking hard...why would they pump my stomach? OD? Medic Alert not needed in that case. If it's something like a car accident, industrial accident, stabbing or shooting...I'll be naked with notable scars...and neither blood, nor EGKs, nor chest compressions would be any big deal. Even a rib spreader would merely expose the band, but unless they're removing shrapnel or making stomach sutures...no reason (for them) to worry about it. I dunno. I can't think of a situation where the band would be troublesome, unless there is damage to the stomach directly...and by that time, they'll know, won't they?

--The guy who goes on the offense when there is need for neither offense, nor defense is in very simple terms a control freak. Not just of himself, but everything he considers in his world. That means he thinks his control extends to Vix. Big, red flags. Let him know he violated the word "honor" in "Love, honor and cherish." Absolutely NO RESPECT there. Respect yourself first. I'm not kidding for a second. Lap band or no lap band, respect yourself first.

Do they care if there are so many stretch marks, it looks like a map of Japan?

Vix, deep breath. And another. And a third. What you just got was manipulation. You asked for support and you got a mental beat down. "How dare you do your own homework?" "How can you make decisions about your body without my say so?" "How can you tell me what you want without my imput?" He got mad? I have great big, red flags waving all over the place.

I don't know if this is your first time down... I did the bus from the airport to the trolley, the trolley to the border, walked across, taxi to center, fill (and ZOOM!), taxi back, trolley, bus, plane. Travel was $15. One day pass for the SD side and $10 in taxis. I didn't feel "unsafe" for a second. Just an extra piece of information. Linda

Ah, if you and your sister are any indication, your mom is in the same gene pool ;-) You can come here looking for support and objective truth, mom seems to be holding back. Don't try to squeeze blood from a turnip, even if you love turnips.

Poor dear. I'll bet she feels all alone.

Julie, Dear, I'll admit this is a bit of a hijack, but... If you want what you want, and you do... then give yourself a far healthier version of what you want. You'll need a small food processor. Freeze Dannon light vanilla yogurt in separate 4 oz containers. Add a frozen yogurt to the food processor. Add a half scoop of protein powder. Add whatever it is that you crave. Frozen berries, check. Or a Nilla wafer or two, check. Or a squeeze of Hershey's syrup, cool. Marshmallows? Okay. Or a Girl Scout Thin Mint? By all means. 3 cashews and one Werther's toffee? Knock yourself out. Could be a different concoction every day. Blend. It isn't Haagen Daaz or Ben & Jerry's, but it will do. --And it's high in protein, almost fat free and contains just 1 Weight Watchers point in stuff you crave. If you can name an equally adequate substitute for Diet Coke, I'm all ears.

MamaMichelle and Butterfly1955, that was so helpful!! Thanks!!

Right-o and adding: I had my first fill Tuesday, too! I'm sorry I missed you! I saw restriction, but come yesterday (first day of solids) I realized that I can eat anything I want to. We're just not there yet. Moving past that to your biggest fear "what if": The first thing they're going to do is remove all the saline from your band. If there's no saline (or far less than 3 ccs) and you do have a leak, they can first try the "thickened" saline (Google it) that has a good track record for resisting being leaked out. If there is saline, they'll put it back in and watch you do a barium swallow and get you to restriction again. This time, suggest to the fill Dr. that you try it at the end of the day after not fasting.

First: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! (again) Second...weird, and I'll never suggest this again, but because you're drinking with those big ole bites, you're unrestricted and it slides through, you haven't stretched your pouch or your band. Everything will still be right as rain waiting for a few ccs of saline to help you over your misery. You haven't been getting any bang for your $8,000 bux, but I digress.... My birthday was last Saturday. Fellow Leo. I celebrated with a long weekend in Mexico and too much alcohol (clear, liquids, right?) in fruity, unfizzy drinks I'd normally skip...but since I can't have rum and Diet Coke, it was a margarita here, a mai tai there... I ate right but, drank a zillion calories. Move on, your birthday is over, your fill is coming. Like you, I celebrated in bandster hell and then got filled (Tuesday). I don't have restriction in the sweet spot sense, but am closer to the real deal than I was last Monday. You'll get there, too. So, here's your Moonstruck quote, SNAP OUT OF IT! And here's your: SHRUG IT OFF, MOVE PAST IT. PUT ON YOUR BIG GIRL PANTIES AND DEAL WITH IT. HTH. Linda