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By: joanne_hawkes
24/11/2007
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I was wondering if anyone else ended up with renal failure from the procedure? I couldn't eat or drink much for the first 3 months. But am on the right track finally after losing 65 kg's so far.
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By: leanne_555
12/11/2007
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Please DO NOT POST MESSAGES ON THIS PAGE. This page is used only as an information source for new people, we do not chat on this thread/topic. If in doubt as to where to post your message choose the [STICKY] GENERAL CHAT #3 thread/topic and post on that page please.

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By: leanne_555
12/11/2007
5:27 pm

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Hi to all our new friends, welcome aboard!

This site is designed to help all people interested in Lap banding to come together and discuss all facets of life before and after banding.

This board is a free Yahoo board and as such, feel free to post anything that you feel appropriate to the topic, or start your own thread (topic). However, as a bit of simple "housekeeping", you may find the answer you are looking for in an existing thread, or, add your question to the relative thread, and you should hopefully get some speedy responses! This way, the next person who has the same question may save themselves a little time.

Please don't be shy, join in & become a part of this great forum full of support, encouragement, advice & information!

On all the pages you will see some numbers at the bottom and top of the page, indicating pages of past topics. It's well worth scrolling back, as many of the things you want to know have been addressed before. You will find a huge range of topics such as:
* Cost.
* Surgeons - scroll back to see which surgeons in your area.
* Pre and post op advice
* Optifast
* General Advice
* Get Togethers
* Inspirational stories
and many more.

When returning to a long thread, click on the 'latest post' time/date (on the right) to see the most recent replies. To see all the latest threads, & automatically refresh the screen, click on 'Lap Band Surgery' (above the page numbers at the top)

Have a look at the MSN Messenger thread...this is where a lot of the members of this board post their email addresses to chat on MSN. Sign up..it's great fun and you can talk to many members in live time!!

Try posting in the General Chat #3 thread first up, there is a lot of traffic in there, so a response may be quicker.

WARNING - THESE PAGES ARE ONLY MEANT AS A SUPPORT TO EACH OTHER AND DO NOT SUBSTITUTE MEDICAL ADVICE.

By: leanne_555
12/11/2007
5:27 pm

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PART 2:

Some frequently used abbreviations you may see on this forum:

Bandster/Bandit - A person who has undergone banding.

B u m p/Bringing Forward/BTT - This means to bring a thread/topic to the top of the front page.

THREAD - A thread is a topic

PB - Productive Burp - This is a 'bandster' term that refers to the regurgitation that most bandsters will experience at least once in their bandster lives when we've eaten more or larger pieces than can be passed through the stoma (small entrance to the stomach). Since the food has not been digested, there is no odour, stomach acid, or retching involved but there may be a varying degree of phlegm that accompanies it. PB episodes may last anywhere from 1 minute to two hours, depending on the individual and circumstances. After a PB episode, under most circumstances, it's best to refrain from eating at that meal and let the stoma rest. If it is happening constantly it may be a good idea to try going on fluids for 24 hours to see if the inflammation goes down. If not, you must see your doctor.

NSV - Non Scale Victory – A victory that is celebrated by not being weighed e.g. being able to cross your legs, jeans that were too small for you now fit, when flying not having to ask for an extender seatbelt.

YAHOO has a glitch in their system that causes threads/topics to disappear when they reach the bottom of page 1 and are being transferred to page 2. They eventually reappear but it's known for them to take a day or two to do so. Therefore it is advisable to save any thread that you would like to frequently use in your bookmarks or favourites.

You will sometimes see s p a c e d words. Yahoo is quite touchy, & thinks that some innocent words are profanities!

Thank you.

By: leanne_555
12/11/2007
5:26 pm

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Hi Steve

Threads disappear when they are being transferred from page 1 to page 2. Depending on how busy the board is they can disappear for one hour or 1 day but they eventually turn up. It's best to bookmark your favourite threads. Disappearing threads is a Yahoo glitch and there's nothing we can do about it.

Leanne

By: tannum99
12/11/2007
10:14 am

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Not sure who to tell about this. The "Surgery Dates" thread has disappeared from the index. The thread is still there at
http://au.messages.yahoo.com/health/lap-band/35
But just missing from the index.
Was there earlier today.
Steve

By: pyretta_blayze_au
10/11/2007
9:07 pm

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Please DO NOT POST MESSAGES ON THIS PAGE. This page is used only as an information source for new people, we do not chat on this thread/topic. If in doubt as to where to post your message choose the [STICKY] GENERAL CHAT #3 thread/topic and post on that page please.

Thank you.

By: pyretta_blayze_au
10/11/2007
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Hi to all our new friends, welcome aboard!

This site is designed to help all people interested in Lap banding to come together and discuss all facets of life before and after banding.

This board is a free Yahoo board and as such, feel free to post anything that you feel appropriate to the topic, or start your own thread (topic). However, as a bit of simple "housekeeping", you may find the answer you are looking for in an existing thread, or, add your question to the relative thread, and you should hopefully get some speedy responses! This way, the next person who has the same question may save themselves a little time.

Please don't be shy, join in & become a part of this great forum full of support, encouragement, advice & information!

On all the pages you will see some numbers at the bottom and top of the page, indicating pages of past topics. It's well worth scrolling back, as many of the things you want to know have been addressed before. You will find a huge range of topics such as:
* Cost.
* Surgeons - scroll back to see which surgeons in your area.
* Pre and post op advice
* Optifast
* General Advice
* Get Togethers
* Inspirational stories
and many more.

When returning to a long thread, click on the 'latest post' time/date (on the right) to see the most recent replies. To see all the latest threads, & automatically refresh the screen, click on 'Lap Band Surgery' (above the page numbers at the top)

Have a look at the MSN Messenger thread...this is where a lot of the members of this board post their email addresses to chat on MSN. Sign up..it's great fun and you can talk to many members in live time!!

Try posting in the General Chat #3 thread first up, there is a lot of traffic in there, so a response may be quicker.

WARNING - THESE PAGES ARE ONLY MEANT AS A SUPPORT TO EACH OTHER AND DO NOT SUBSTITUTE MEDICAL ADVICE.

By: pyretta_blayze_au
10/11/2007
9:07 pm

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PART 2:

Some frequently used abbreviations you may see on this forum:

Bandster/Bandit - A person who has undergone banding.

B u m p/Bringing Forward/BTT - This means to bring a thread/topic to the top of the front page.

THREAD - A thread is a topic

PB - Productive Burp - This is a 'bandster' term that refers to the regurgitation that most bandsters will experience at least once in their bandster lives when we've eaten more or larger pieces than can be passed through the stoma (small entrance to the stomach). Since the food has not been digested, there is no odour, stomach acid, or retching involved but there may be a varying degree of phlegm that accompanies it. PB episodes may last anywhere from 1 minute to two hours, depending on the individual and circumstances. After a PB episode, under most circumstances, it's best to refrain from eating at that meal and let the stoma rest. If it is happening constantly it may be a good idea to try going on fluids for 24 hours to see if the inflammation goes down. If not, you must see your doctor.

NSV - Non Scale Victory – A victory that is celebrated by not being weighed e.g. being able to cross your legs, jeans that were too small for you now fit, when flying not having to ask for an extender seatbelt.

YAHOO has a glitch in their system that causes threads/topics to disappear when they reach the bottom of page 1 and are being transferred to page 2. They eventually reappear but it's known for them to take a day or two to do so. Therefore it is advisable to save any thread that you would like to frequently use in your bookmarks or favourites.

You will sometimes see s p a c e d words. Yahoo is quite touchy, & thinks that some innocent words are profanities!

Thank you.

By: mels.mania
10/11/2007
8:37 pm

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Hi Kime...

This is just a thread for information - There is a General Chat thread just below this one where you can ask as many questions as you like.

Mel

By: kime444
10/11/2007
8:34 pm

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Hello everyone,

I have had my lap band for about 2 and half years and would love to talk to anyone who may have had some problems with their band. Unfortunately I may be looking at removal but would really like to avoid this.

By: pyretta_blayze_au
2/11/2007
10:22 am

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Please DO NOT POST MESSAGES ON THIS PAGE. This page is used only as an information source for new people, we do not chat on this thread/topic. If in doubt as to where to post your message choose the [STICKY] GENERAL CHAT #3 thread/topic and post on that page please.

Thank you.

By: pyretta_blayze_au
2/11/2007
10:21 am

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Hi to all our new friends, welcome aboard!

This site is designed to help all people interested in Lap banding to come together and discuss all facets of life before and after banding.

This board is a free Yahoo board and as such, feel free to post anything that you feel appropriate to the topic, or start your own thread (topic). However, as a bit of simple "housekeeping", you may find the answer you are looking for in an existing thread, or, add your question to the relative thread, and you should hopefully get some speedy responses! This way, the next person who has the same question may save themselves a little time.

Please don't be shy, join in & become a part of this great forum full of support, encouragement, advice & information!

On all the pages you will see some numbers at the bottom and top of the page, indicating pages of past topics. It's well worth scrolling back, as many of the things you want to know have been addressed before. You will find a huge range of topics such as:
* Cost.
* Surgeons - scroll back to see which surgeons in your area.
* Pre and post op advice
* Optifast
* General Advice
* Get Togethers
* Inspirational stories
and many more.

When returning to a long thread, click on the 'latest post' time/date (on the right) to see the most recent replies. To see all the latest threads, & automatically refresh the screen, click on 'Lap Band Surgery' (above the page numbers at the top)

Have a look at the MSN Messenger thread...this is where a lot of the members of this board post their email addresses to chat on MSN. Sign up..it's great fun and you can talk to many members in live time!!

Try posting in the General Chat #3 thread first up, there is a lot of traffic in there, so a response may be quicker.

WARNING - THESE PAGES ARE ONLY MEANT AS A SUPPORT TO EACH OTHER AND DO NOT SUBSTITUTE MEDICAL ADVICE.

By: pyretta_blayze_au
2/11/2007
10:21 am

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PART 2:

Some frequently used abbreviations you may see on this forum:

Bandster/Bandit - A person who has undergone banding.

B u m p/Bringing Forward/BTT - This means to bring a thread/topic to the top of the front page.

THREAD - A thread is a topic

PB - Productive Burp - This is a 'bandster' term that refers to the regurgitation that most bandsters will experience at least once in their bandster lives when we've eaten more or larger pieces than can be passed through the stoma (small entrance to the stomach). Since the food has not been digested, there is no odour, stomach acid, or retching involved but there may be a varying degree of phlegm that accompanies it. PB episodes may last anywhere from 1 minute to two hours, depending on the individual and circumstances. After a PB episode, under most circumstances, it's best to refrain from eating at that meal and let the stoma rest. If it is happening constantly it may be a good idea to try going on fluids for 24 hours to see if the inflammation goes down. If not, you must see your doctor.

NSV - Non Scale Victory – A victory that is celebrated by not being weighed e.g. being able to cross your legs, jeans that were too small for you now fit, when flying not having to ask for an extender seatbelt.

YAHOO has a glitch in their system that causes threads/topics to disappear when they reach the bottom of page 1 and are being transferred to page 2. They eventually reappear but it's known for them to take a day or two to do so. Therefore it is advisable to save any thread that you would like to frequently use in your bookmarks or favourites.

You will sometimes see s p a c e d words. Yahoo is quite touchy, & thinks that some innocent words are profanities!

Thank you.

By: rpepper22
2/11/2007
3:24 am

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Thank you, I just found this site and so for it has been very helpful,I'm going for a Diagnostics appointment today and I'm wondering if there is any one in Austin Texas that i can communicate with if i have questions.

By: pyretta_blayze_au
30/10/2007
12:35 pm

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Please DO NOT POST MESSAGES ON THIS PAGE. This page is used only as an information source for new people, we do not chat on this thread/topic. If in doubt as to where to post your message choose the [STICKY] GENERAL CHAT #3 thread/topic and post on that page please.

Thank you.

By: pyretta_blayze_au
30/10/2007
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Hi to all our new friends, welcome aboard!

This site is designed to help all people interested in Lap banding to come together and discuss all facets of life before and after banding.

This board is a free Yahoo board and as such, feel free to post anything that you feel appropriate to the topic, or start your own thread (topic). However, as a bit of simple �housekeeping�, you may find the answer you are looking for in an existing thread, or, add your question to the relative thread, and you should hopefully get some speedy responses! This way, the next person who has the same question may save themselves a little time.

Please don't be shy, join in & become a part of this great forum full of support, encouragement, advice & information!

On all the pages you will see some numbers at the bottom and top of the page, indicating pages of past topics. It's well worth scrolling back, as many of the things you want to know have been addressed before. You will find a huge range of topics such as:
* Cost.
* Surgeons - scroll back to see which surgeons in your area.
* Pre and post op advice
* Optifast
* General Advice
* Get Togethers
* Inspirational stories
and many more.

When returning to a long thread, click on the 'latest post' time/date (on the right) to see the most recent replies. To see all the latest threads, & automatically refresh the screen, click on 'Lap Band Surgery' (above the page numbers at the top)

Have a look at the MSN Messenger thread...this is where a lot of the members of this board post their email addresses to chat on MSN. Sign up..it's great fun and you can talk to many members in live time!!

Try posting in the General Chat #2 thread first up, there is a lot of traffic in there, so a response may be quicker.

WARNING - THESE PAGES ARE ONLY MEANT AS A SUPPORT TO EACH OTHER AND DO NOT SUBSTITUTE MEDICAL ADVICE.

By: pyretta_blayze_au
30/10/2007
12:35 pm

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PART 2:

Some frequently used abbreviations you may see on this forum:

Bandster/Bandit - A person who has undergone banding.

B u m p/Bringing Forward/BTT - This means to bring a thread/topic to the top of the front page.

THREAD - A thread is a topic

PB - Productive Burp - This is a 'bandster' term that refers to the regurgitation that most bandsters will experience at least once in their bandster lives when we've eaten more or larger pieces than can be passed through the stoma (small entrance to the stomach). Since the food has not been digested, there is no odour, stomach acid, or retching involved but there may be a varying degree of phlegm that accompanies it. PB episodes may last anywhere from 1 minute to two hours, depending on the individual and circumstances. After a PB episode, under most circumstances, it's best to refrain from eating at that meal and let the stoma rest. If it is happening constantly it may be a good idea to try going on fluids for 24 hours to see if the inflammation goes down. If not, you must see your doctor.

NSV - Non Scale Victory – A victory that is celebrated by not being weighed e.g. being able to cross your legs, jeans that were too small for you now fit, when flying not having to ask for an extender seatbelt.

YAHOO has a glitch in their system that causes threads/topics to disappear when they reach the bottom of page 1 and are being transferred to page 2. They eventually reappear but it's known for them to take a day or two to do so. Therefore it is advisable to save any thread that you would like to frequently use in your bookmarks or favourites.

You will sometimes see s p a c e d words. Yahoo is quite touchy, & thinks that some innocent words are profanities!

Thank you.

By: pyretta_blayze_au
30/10/2007
12:34 pm

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Paul,

I have reposted you question and the General chat thread and also on the guys thread, I'm sure they can help you out when dealing with other guys.

http://au.messages.yahoo.com/health/lap-band/87179 /#msg_87179

The above link is for the guys thread.

best of luck.

Pyretta

By: hodgesjayson
30/10/2007
12:14 pm

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sorry

By: hodgesjayson
30/10/2007
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hi all. my name is paul.37 and over weight. having troulble deciding if i want a lap band . i weigh 107 kgs tryed every thing but still keeps coming back. i think im more concernd with what others will say. i have booked in to see a lap band dr on the 22 of nov 07.still think i shoul be able to do this with out a lap band. my mates are always pushing for me to have another beer if i stop drinking for a week or so i have to blame it on an stomic prob. from what i here you can not drink anythink gasy. i want the band . idont want to tell anyone . hellp me please

By: leanne_555
29/10/2007
3:24 pm

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Please DO NOT POST MESSAGES ON THIS PAGE. This page is used only as an information source for new people, we do not chat on this thread/topic. If in doubt as to where to post your message choose the [STICKY] GENERAL CHAT #3 thread/topic and post on that page please.

Thank you.

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29/10/2007
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Hi to all our new friends, welcome aboard!

This site is designed to help all people interested in Lap banding to come together and discuss all facets of life before and after banding.

This board is a free Yahoo board and as such, feel free to post anything that you feel appropriate to the topic, or start your own thread (topic). However, as a bit of simple �housekeeping�, you may find the answer you are looking for in an existing thread, or, add your question to the relative thread, and you should hopefully get some speedy responses! This way, the next person who has the same question may save themselves a little time.

Please don't be shy, join in & become a part of this great forum full of support, encouragement, advice & information!

On all the pages you will see some numbers at the bottom and top of the page, indicating pages of past topics. It's well worth scrolling back, as many of the things you want to know have been addressed before. You will find a huge range of topics such as:
* Cost.
* Surgeons - scroll back to see which surgeons in your area.
* Pre and post op advice
* Optifast
* General Advice
* Get Togethers
* Inspirational stories
and many more.

When returning to a long thread, click on the 'latest post' time/date (on the right) to see the most recent replies. To see all the latest threads, & automatically refresh the screen, click on 'Lap Band Surgery' (above the page numbers at the top)

Have a look at the MSN Messenger thread...this is where a lot of the members of this board post their email addresses to chat on MSN. Sign up..it's great fun and you can talk to many members in live time!!

Try posting in the General Chat #2 thread first up, there is a lot of traffic in there, so a response may be quicker.

WARNING - THESE PAGES ARE ONLY MEANT AS A SUPPORT TO EACH OTHER AND DO NOT SUBSTITUTE MEDICAL ADVICE.

By: leanne_555
29/10/2007
3:23 pm

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PART 2:

Some frequently used abbreviations you may see on this forum:

Bandster/Bandit - A person who has undergone banding.

B u m p/Bringing Forward/BTT - This means to bring a thread/topic to the top of the front page.

THREAD - A thread is a topic

PB - Productive Burp - This is a 'bandster' term that refers to the regurgitation that most bandsters will experience at least once in their bandster lives when we've eaten more or larger pieces than can be passed through the stoma (small entrance to the stomach). Since the food has not been digested, there is no odour, stomach acid, or retching involved but there may be a varying degree of phlegm that accompanies it. PB episodes may last anywhere from 1 minute to two hours, depending on the individual and circumstances. After a PB episode, under most circumstances, it's best to refrain from eating at that meal and let the stoma rest. If it is happening constantly it may be a good idea to try going on fluids for 24 hours to see if the inflammation goes down. If not, you must see your doctor.

NSV - Non Scale Victory – A victory that is celebrated by not being weighed e.g. being able to cross your legs, jeans that were too small for you now fit, when flying not having to ask for an extender seatbelt.

YAHOO has a glitch in their system that causes threads/topics to disappear when they reach the bottom of page 1 and are being transferred to page 2. They eventually reappear but it's known for them to take a day or two to do so. Therefore it is advisable to save any thread that you would like to frequently use in your bookmarks or favourites.

You will sometimes see s p a c e d words. Yahoo is quite touchy, & thinks that some innocent words are profanities!

Thank you.

By: leanne_555
29/10/2007
3:21 pm

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Hi Fraser

I have copied and pasted your post onto General Chat Number #3 thread as 'This page is used only as an information source for new people, we do not chat on this thread/topic.' Hopefully people will respond to your post on that thread.

Leanne
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