traceyeliza

just dont go to the place across the street from the lucerna called big shark or big fish or something in spanish... it really sucked, food and service both. if you do decide to eat at the lucerna both restaurants are great and if you eat at the italian one, they will bring you broth over from the mexican one if you want it. the desserts are awesome looking at the italian one too.

I can get them for you. But, I won't be there until Oct 10 for surgery. Someone else might be there sooner???

thanks for offering! when i called to see if they were there (and i know they are) they said they had to talk to housekeeping about it, but that they would keep them for four months. hopefully nothing got lost in translation there! thanks again for offering, i will pm you the details!

Hi all, I was banded on aug. 22 by dr. ortiz and my mom and i stayed at the lucerna. unfortunately, i can't afford to go back for fills yet, maybe later, but i left some armwarmers in my room that i bought at the airport and was really bummed when i called the hotel and they said it would cost $45 to ship back! i was just wondering if anyone would mind picking them up and then i could pay you via paypal to ship them back once you get home? i don't know what else to do, thanks!!!

here is that link for whoever needs it, there are lots of articles there

http://dorway.com/dorwblog/

googling "aspartame" will also yield a lot of results

aspartame is found in nutrasweet, not splenda, but its still good info to know

here it tells you which to use and which to avoid:

http://dorway.com/dorwblog/?p=901

I'm at day 11 (liquid phase) and not getting enough fiber - does anyone have any suggestion?

Thanks!!

i have been adding fibersure by the teaspoon 3x a day to everything: soup, tea etc... you can't taste it all

well i know its not the same as secret beach, ours was a tiny little thing just called makena cove. we actually stayed in makena while in maui then went to kauai, but we did go to lahaina to eat and shop which was a blast!

Hi I got married in maui also, January 2002, Makenna beach. we go back every year

I love Maui!!!! this year I will be wearing a bikini take care, your doing a great job.

thats awesome, we got married on makena cove. either its the same place or really close!

i guess i have lost somewhere between a bald eagle and 10 dozen large eggs... lol

can't wait to lose the elephant penis... and eventually the supermodel

Traceyeliza, your pictures are beautiful.. where you married in hawaii? You husband is cute. you made a beautiful bride..

oh and stay away from cheese whiz lol

thanks! yeah we got married in maui in june this year

btw - your progress is very motivational!!

ahhhh.... i used to live on that stuff in high school, it's the nectar of the gods! hmmm, now i have a weight problem...

so i guess i just answered my own question.

someone at work today had a can of cheese whiz and it got me thinking... could we have a little bit of in the creamy soup phase or is too thick? i have seen recipes where it is added to soup, but i don't know if that is ok or not. what about plain? any vets have thoughts on this? just curious, thanks!!

If you carry on luggage can you take the powders for protein water and slimfast in your luggage or will TSA take them?

powders are fine

Do I have to take all of my stuff with me from the hotel when I go to surgery since I will not be going back to the hotel that night?

Any problem with the driver picking you up at the airport ....on SUNDAY?

take the numbers just in case, but as long as you called rene with your itinerary, they should know you are there

no, but you don't have to stay in the night in the hospital if you really don't want to... i did just to be sure, but several others i was with went back the lucerna that night

I will be using one of the financial institutions that OCC has recommended ..........any problems with that that you know of ?

dunno about that one

I will be traveling alone as I believe as some of you did. Also I was told by Carolyn from OCC that there were other surgeries the day that I picked but as of this day noone has said so on the forum, I am worried. I assummed that I would be meeting other OCC people at the airport to buddy with but now I am kinda worried. Would OCC fib about other surgeries that day? Are those with my surgery date just not on the forum? I wanted to pick a date that I had support from others and I was told that there were others. What are your thoughts about this ?

occ wouldn't fib... the other bandsters probably just arent on this forum, most of the people that got it done on my day werent

GOOD LUCK!!

Hi! Creamy soups start on day seven, you are correct. When were you banded? Are your incisions red or swollen? Do you have a fever? If they are hot I would suspect an infection. You probably should call the OCC> Good luck!

i was banded on the 22nd (last fri) my incisions aren't red, swollen, itchy, oozing or anything else and i don't have a fever or anything, but they are still warm so tomorrow i think i will call just to make sure. thanks for your help!

If I have read the literature correctly, I should be able to start creamy soups on the seventh day correct? That would be the minimum day. Also, are the incisions supposed to feel pretty hot? Just curious, I don't feel like I have an infection (and it doesn't look like it) but I just wanted to make sure. TIA!!

sorry i dont have the answer, but i would like some right now please!

okay, i have been searching around for the answer to this and come to the conclusion that sugar free fudgescicles are ok, BUT what about a regular one? is the sugar harmful to the band? *confession* i ate one, that is why i am worried

also, yesterday, i had chicken broth for lunch, but it was garlic flavored (ugh, by the way) and afterward i couldn't get the taste out of my mouth and it was my first day at a brand new job and i didnt want to scare anyone off with my garlic breath so i sucked on a dum dum sucker (not sugar free either) to get rid of the taste.

so i am wondering now if we can suck on hard candy at all or just sugar free or none? sorry so many questions, hopefully somebody knows! TIA!!

ahhh, that is impressive for a 17 year old guy! looks like you raised him right!

hubby says to tell you that the settings from your previous fit game (ie your unlocked games and mii) will still be there when you get your replacement because that info is stored in the actual wii, not the game. hopefully that is some good news!

You are a lucky lady!!!

Liquid or chewable vitamins are best. He definitely gets points for trying..those suckers are not easy to crush!!LOL!!

lol... that is what he said. i told my (flatchested) mother-in-law the story today and when i said he was afraid they would make him grow boobs, she says, "don't worry michael, they don't" too funny...

today he bought one box of every kind of mixable protein and vitamin water mix in that walmart had so i won't be needing any of that for at least another century...lol

lol he is the sweetest guy on earth, it was just so funny when he said that because he was so serious: "these are women's vitamins, they might make me grow boobs!" he is awesome

So i got banded on aug. 22 at OCC (whoo hoo!) and i got home yesterday to montana. my sweet hubby had read about all the things i was supposed to do so when i got home he was boiling chicken broth and making me a... vitamin drink. he read on the forum i guess about bandsters not getting enough vitamins so he got some women's one a day and crushed them up into powder and mixed that with water... GAG. i told him there was no way in hell i was going to drink that and he says, oh it won't be so bad so i told him that if he tried it first then i would... needless to say, the concoction went down the drain (he claims he was afraid it would make him grow boobs...) and today he bought me a bottle of biotin. just wanted to share, i thought it was hilarious!

I just scheduled my surgery today for August 22! (pending financing of course!) Maybe I will see you there AlanaH!