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golden retrievers are high strung dogs,..they are working dogs and need a lot of exercise..if they are givent he proper exercise they are one of the best dogs for a family dog...i would get him fixed and then exercise him...they love the water and to play fetch!! I know this because we used to show our goldens and had to put them into agility to get some of the hyperness out of them before showing t hem.

the fruit punch is great..mix it with a little crystal light fruit punch and you cant even tatse it!!! i drink half and then have the other half later in the day.

it is the lefy shoulder gas pain that you are feeling..it never completely goes away, there are certain things that will bring it back..for me that would be chewing gum, i cannot chew gum or i get the horrible gas pain in my left shoulder, i spoke to my dr and was tod that once we are banded we will always have this pain off and on..maybe you are eating are drinking something that is bringing it back for you.

Hi everybody. I was banded 9/11. I've done really well the last few weeks. I lost 8 pounds which I am very happy with. I just started on solids this week and I have had no stomach problems or anything. Yesterday I began having intermittent sharp pain in my left upper side. It started mid morning and continued until I went to bed. When I layed down in bed on my right side, I was very uncomfortable. It almost felt like it did when I first had my band placed--like I could feel my stomach sliding to the right and it felt heavy. Remember that feeling? Anyway, I'm on my way to work and the pain is coming back. Anyone experience this or have any ideas what's going on? Thanks for your help.

i get the exact same thing and i take the tylenol sore throat liquid..it is the blue stuff and it works for me!!

Hi Ladies, I was just getting over a cold and last night developed a sore throat on the left side when I swallow.

Today is getting worse and with the lump that I get after eating it's becoming unbearable.

I am hoping it's not strep...what can you recommend at this point, until it subsides or I see my doctor, to reduce the swelling and pain.

Would liquid Advil help reduce the swelling and pain? Or any other OTC med you can recommend?

Thank you!!

i do not have a problem with slimming..i have nyet to even do it..but i cant chew gum,,chewing gum gives me this aweful pain in my left shoulder for the rest of hte day..it feels jujst like the gas pains we have after surgery..i was banded in jujne and dont have the shoulder pain unless i am stressed or chewing gum!! i love my gum but just cant have it anymore!! i guess i shouldnt complain cause i dont slime or pb at all like some people due but gum is a nono for me!!

So i recently discover that when a meal that i had before decided to not go down, i chew gum and somehow the slimming goes away.

I was wondering if anyone else does this? i have no idea why it will work but somehow it does so i am not complaining. it doesnt mean that i can eat right after i chew gum, but at least i dont have to suffer.

i have the same problem, i have always dealt with constipation,...i drink miralax every night before i go tot bed and it is the only thing that keeps me regular, give it a try and see if it helps!

I just wrote this huge thing about bowel habits, and it was all erased.

Can't go for 6 days, lots of gas. Eat salads, drink water, put benefiber in everything. No abdominal cramps. OR go 4 times/day small amounts, smaller diameters (I know it is weird but none of us really talk about this stuff and not only do i not think it normal to not go for 6 days, i also don't lose any weight that way either. ) Sometimes I use 2 squares of chocolate ex lax but I don't want to be using laxatives either. Are others having this difficulty and what are you doing about it. I eat three times/day. Protein, veg, fruit, carb. Chew. etc.

dont know where you are located at but i live in san antonio na dtarget has the wii fit on sale for $89.99 and in stock when i was shopping this weekend.

I made a deal with my son, we share it. It's his birthday gift, he'll be 11 years old on Sept 11 (Thurs) and I told him that if Mom can use it for 30 minutes a day, we'll get one...so we did.

Unfortunately, Wii Fit is out everywhere we went. So I will have to keep checking the stores for it or order it from somewhere on-line, any suggestions?

increase your protein..when we dont get enough protein we dont lose weight!! protein and water are usually what does it for me..

I too have a problem with shoulder pain..i get it after every fill and it stuck around for 3 days after this last fill..i dont understand it either but it is rather bothersom when it comes on!!

i use the 42g protein bjullets from gnc..i drink the fruit punch one with crystal light fruit punch and you dont even taste the bullet..i drink half of it in the am and the other half in the pm, thats 42g of protein just in 2 of my water servings.

I was thinking of getting some of these for after surgery, but in researching them, most of what I've read is that they taste like "mold"...or worse. What exactly are they anyway and are they similar to protein powder? Is there anything else to take that would be similar and not so horrendous? Do I need them? Do they help with hunger? Anything that anyone can tell me would be beneficial. Thanks so much...

25,000 buckeroos is this for real? thats insane..for that kinda money i got a whole panty drawer i need to post!!lol

Here's another funny ebay post-nothing better than a woman scorned!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...940#description

hello eceryone I have a question that i hope you guys can clarify fo rme..I know we are supposed to count our calories right? well how do we determine the amount of calories if we cant eat a full serving suggestion? for example if we only eat 2 tbspns of refried beans and the serving suggestion is for 1 cup, how do we actually know how many calories we have taken in? i hope someone can please clarify this for me so that i can get a accurate count for calories!

sent mine in too..cant wait to see it!!

That is way cool! I am waiting for my picture also

Help guys i think i seriously blew things today!! Dh and i decided to go to marble slab cramery cause they have frozen yogurt(fat free, sugar free) sooo we go and i get apint of yogurt with strawberries with the intent to take some home and freeze it for later..welll that did not happen, i did not realize how easy ice crem goes down...this was the first time i have eaten anything that i wasnt supposed to eat since surgery(6/23/08)..so I ate the whole thing!! So basically I ate about 24 grams of sugar..it said sugar free but when i got home and checked the nutrition label it shows 6 grams of sugas unfer the carb listing!! So can someone tell me what we CAN eat along the lines of ice cream!! And have i totally blown this, am i gonna gain 3-4 labs back due to this mistake!!??

WOW seettie you are looking good!!! You must tell me yur daily routine cause i sure would like to follow in your footsteps in 3 months!!lol

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E-ventually you will reach your goals--NE VER giveup!!

D - don't ever think you've failed... just begin a new day with a fresh start!

im so sorry things arent going the way youd planned..keep in mind that when we are stressed our bands are tighter, you also need to be very careful this soon out of surgery pbing is the worst thing that can happen right now so be careful!! best of luck and i hope things get better for you at home!!

As I am writing this I am sitting in my living room crying, I don't think ia can do this. I am 10 days post op and can't take it anymore. We went to applebees for dinner I got spaghetti ( I know I am not supposed to eat) I had about 3 noodles and a shrimp. i feel like sh*t I have pain in my chest 9under the left side of my rib cage) and feel like I want to throw up. I guess i feel this way because I get no support here all my husband does is b*tch he never has anythign nice to say. Honestly I cna't stand the sound of his voice right now but then I am pissy becasue he spends no time with us. I really don't know what to do, I know I will ruin my band and have been trying to behave but something keeps telling me that I will fail at this too so why not just give up.

BTW how do you know if your band slips?

SORRY TO HEAR THING ARE NOT GOING WELL FOR YOU..IF YOU ARE NOT TAKIN IN ENOUGH PROTEIN YOUR WILL NOT LOSE WEIGHT SO CHECK YOUR PROTEIN INTAKE AND MAYBE INCREASE IT A LITTLE AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS!!

Well it has been 3 months since my surgery and I am not losing any weight. In fact I even bought a bigger size in pants to be more comfortable, size 14. My scale broke so I am not sure exactly how much I weigh, but kind of scared to even weigh myself. I had a fill done on 7/4/08 go back for my 2nd fill on 8/16/08. I do have restriction, I don't eat half of what I use to. I put protein and vitamins into my diet which I have never done before. Started working out again 3-4 times a week. I guess I am destined to be FAT. Just I wish I didn't spend $8000 to find that out! Very discouraged and feel like a failure!

BANDED 6/23/08

STARTING WEIGHT 213

CURRENT WEIGHT 189.8

SOO I HAVE BEEN BANDED FOR 6 WEEKS AND I HAVE LOST 24 LBS.

3 months 1 week out - lost 31.5 lbs which is around 10 lbs a month

WE ARE SOOOOO GOOD

gnc carries what they call the protein bullet..it comes in 24 and 42 grams of protein. I buy the 42 gram one in the fruit punch flavor and mix half of it with crystal lite fruit punch and you dont even taste the buulet, i drink the other half in the evening so i get my 42 grams out of one bullet per day, i also use the 100% whey protein powder in the chocolate flavor, it has 29 grams per scoop...check i tout these are lifesavors for me!! also remember if you are not getting enough protein then you will not lose weight..i learned that the hard way, thats how i learned about the bullet and when i dont use them then my weight stops coming off!!

I was banded only 5 days ago now and since then i have had no compulsion to eat or feel hungry and only eat (should i say drink due to liquid diet) because

i have to. I battle due to the full sensation to drink 2 opitfast shakes and losing around a kilo per day (which is about 2.2 pounds) since being banded but i am concerned im not getting enough protein..ive heard of a protein bomb - what is a protein bomb??? i know the the opifast only has 17g of protein. Im still pretty new at all of this.. but don't want to run into any health concerns due to not consuming enough.

i do and i had a feelin melissa was gonna beat gabe even though i hoped gabe would win due to the fact he lives very close to me..but hey go melissa, a mother of 5 children, she derserved the break!!

The finale is on tonight and they just crowned the winner...I won't spoil it for those who are in a different time zone.

I just want to say, it's a victory!!!

:-h

1. Buttercup--fat tea cup chihuahua

2. Chewey---deer head chihuahua

3. Frosty--pure whote tea cup chihuahua

4. Mocha--10 yr old chocolate lab

5. Jake--english bulldog

6. Bam-Bam--rat terrier

7. mickie james--my daughters maltipoo

8. buddie--my daughters cat

9. sasha--my siamese mix cat

10. leo--quaker parrot

11. two teddy bear hamsters!!

I think that names them all!!lol we do have a zoo!!

true results in san antonio, tx does the lap band for $15,000 and they are great..that price includes 2 years of follow up care, including fills!!! this is where i had mine done and they are truley wonderful!!

As I said earlier in my other post, I have my first consult tomorrow and am not sure if my insurance will cover lap band or not. I have pretty much decided that I must have this surgery no matter what, so I was reading through the material that the place that I am going to be going to has online and read that if insurance doesn't cover the cost, their "fully inclusive price" is $17,500. Does that sound like a good deal or like a lot? Would it be cheaper to fly to OCC? I live in the midwest USA so not sure how much my flight would even cost or how long it would take. Any comments would be welcome... Thanks!

P.S. I just went to the OCC page and filled out the form to request info on financing. I hadn't seen that before when I wrote this..

WOW what a great difference!!! you look fabulous!! keep up the good work!! I hope i am as successful as you have been!!

hey guys i just wanted to know about how much weight some of you lost in your first month...i have lost 15lbs from pre-op till today but since i have gone onto soft foods and this week regular foods i have not lost any weight I am worried and frustrated that this is not working!! now keep in mind i was banded here in san antonio at the true results center so i think my care and diet is a little different than those banded at the occ..i am just starting week 4, and though my clothes are fitting looser, the scale is not moving and that worries me.. I was told not to focus on weight loss the first month, to focus on healing but it just seems to me that the weight would be falling off and its not!! i was banded 6/23/08, i did clear liquids for the first week, liquid soups and pureed foods week 2. then last week soft foods and now starting regular foods..am i doing something wrong?