going on holidays with the band

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well i left my house on wednesday and it suck to be away when you have the LAP-BAND^®. I got sick everyday first in vancouver i had some soup with noodles in it well didnt go down, then in Hawaii got sick having eggs, now in Australia not eating much. Next time i leave my house the blander and protein shakes are coming with me and the lap top. I think i will be drinking all my calories. Could flying make your band tighter??? cause im still eating the same stuff that i use too.

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Dr. Cobourn August 1,2007

hi,
i know flying does make me tighter... hope you are better soon.

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in loving memory of Ambyr who is "chasing rainbows" - 19October2007.

When I fly on long flights it definitely makes me tighter.

If I fly within the U.S., I am usually OK, but when I go to Europe/Asia there seems to be some swelling associated with the pressure/altitude that ruins my eating for the trip.

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Banded 9/10/07 by Dr. Marsden, Dallas, TX
Revision Surgery for flipped port on Nov. 28,
AP band: 7.7 cc's in a 10cc band

Ditto. Flying made me tighter. Everthing got stuck for about three days after flying. I brought a lot of "emergency" food with me, just in case I had limited choices. Believe me I used almost all of it. I brought applesauce cups, instant, high protein, Quaker weight control oatmeal, tuna cups, slim fast, and protein powder. I was gone a week and LOST a pound.

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Banding on 11/19/07 by Dr. Craig Chang in Victoria, Texas.
1st fill (Jan. 11, 2008) = 3 cc
2nd fill (March 14, 2008) = 1 cc
3rd fill (June 13, 2008) = 1 cc
COMPLETE UNFILL (August 6, 2008) due to gallbladder surgery and complications
4th fill (August 20, 2008) = 4 cc Yippee!!!
5th fill (September 17, 2008) = 1 cc

Thread Starter  

Thanks you guys i feel so much better its not just me :)
well yesterday i didnt get sick at all im all good.

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Dr. Cobourn August 1,2007

I have heard that. I am hoping it isn't too bad for short flights. My surgeons office is a 7 hour drive and I am flying in this time to get my fill and don't want it to affect me getting as much as I need.

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Banded 2/14/2008
Dr. Michael Orris WLIAZ

Thread Starter  

well i did 19hrs of flying in 3 days so might have something to do with it. I do feel much better now im sure i will get into trouble flying back home.
I do love my band but im learning lots.

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Dr. Cobourn August 1,2007

Thread Starter  

Well this really sucks i did really good for 2 days and then took a 1hrs flight to Queens land, and im sick again. I think im going to make starbucks my new home and only drink my calories. On monday were leaving again on the plane for 3 night to Melbourn so im sure i will be sick again.
My next holidays im thinking a cruise..

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Dr. Cobourn August 1,2007