Question

April 29, 2007

thank you ...i've done everything i can and it won't open

i don't want to break it either

Re: question

> You might have to loosen the screws on back of the unit in order to

> remove the battery cover as sometimes they get over-tightened.

> Russ

>

>>

>> I turned the silve pulser on with the pulser cable hooked up to

>> it and the first time the light came on ...after that it doesn't

>> come on?

>> I am trying to remove the back cover to replace the battery

>> I've had the silver pulser on sinse thrusday when i received it.

>> I guess your not suppose to do that but i have a massive

>> case of candida

>> now i'm not able to remove the back cover to replace the battery.

>> kathelee@...

>> Matt: 10:16

>>

>

April 29, 2007

can anyone please tell me where i can get a tiny screwdriver

to open the screws please ? ore what else i can use

Re: question

>

>> You might have to loosen the screws on back of the unit in order to

>> remove the battery cover as sometimes they get over-tightened.

>> Russ

>>

>>>

>>> I turned the silve pulser on with the pulser cable hooked up to

>>> it and the first time the light came on ...after that it doesn't

>>> come on?

>>> I am trying to remove the back cover to replace the battery

>>> I've had the silver pulser on sinse thrusday when i received it.

>>> I guess your not suppose to do that but i have a massive

>>> case of candida

>>> now i'm not able to remove the back cover to replace the battery.

>>> kathelee@...

>>> Matt: 10:16

>>>

>>

April 29, 2007

Radio Shack, any hardware store, etc.

Have you tried warming/cooling it, or looked for someone else who is 'gadget

wise'?

Re: question

> >

> >> You might have to loosen the screws on back of the unit in order to

> >> remove the battery cover as sometimes they get over-tightened.

> >> Russ

> >>

> >>>

> >>> I turned the silve pulser on with the pulser cable hooked up to

> >>> it and the first time the light came on ...after that it doesn't

> >>> come on?

> >>> I am trying to remove the back cover to replace the battery

> >>> I've had the silver pulser on sinse thrusday when i received it.

> >>> I guess your not suppose to do that but i have a massive

> >>> case of candida

> >>> now i'm not able to remove the back cover to replace the battery.

> >>> kathelee@...

> >>> Matt: 10:16

> >>>

> >>

April 29, 2007

thanks...can anyone tell me if it's alright to

keep the pulser on overnight while i sleep

i put it on thrusday night and kept it on friday

so the battery went dead.

Re: Re: question

Hi Kathlee:

One of the better deals for mini screwdrivers is WalMart:

6 very small metal screwdrivers @ $0.88 total (88 cents)

/New Castle, PA

See what's free at AOL.com.

April 29, 2007

Try removing the screws to get the battery lid off. There is a

little clip that fits into the end of the battery compartment that

can be filed down a tiny bit with a nail file. On some units this

part of the plastic gets stuck. Call the office M-F 8-4 at 1-800-224-

0242 and we can help you fix it real fast if you need assistance!

Russ :>)

> >>

> >> I turned the silve pulser on with the pulser cable hooked up to

> >> it and the first time the light came on ...after that it

doesn't

> >> come on?

> >> I am trying to remove the back cover to replace the battery

> >> I've had the silver pulser on sinse thrusday when i received

it.

> >> I guess your not suppose to do that but i have a massive

> >> case of candida

> >> now i'm not able to remove the back cover to replace the

battery.

> >> kathelee@

> >> Matt: 10:16

> >>

> >

April 29, 2007

OK for the pulser, but of the cotton sleeves dry out you could get

electrical burns on the wrist, so keeping it on while sleeping is

not recommended!

>

> thanks...can anyone tell me if it's alright to

> keep the pulser on overnight while i sleep

> i put it on thrusday night and kept it on friday

> so the battery went dead.

> Re: Re: question

>

> Hi Kathlee:

>

> One of the better deals for mini screwdrivers is WalMart:

>

> 6 very small metal screwdrivers @ $0.88 total (88 cents)

>

> /New Castle, PA

>

> -------------------------------------------------------------------

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> See what's free at AOL.com.

>

April 29, 2007

i just used the pulser ...is it ok to keep in on overnight

i saw Dr Beck and I thought that's what he did

I'll call the office tomarrow for the pulser part...

thanks

Re: Re: question

>>

>> Hi Kathlee:

>>

>> One of the better deals for mini screwdrivers is WalMart:

>>

>> 6 very small metal screwdrivers @ $0.88 total (88 cents)

>>

>> /New Castle, PA

>>

>> -------------------------------------------------------------------

> -----------

>> See what's free at AOL.com.

>>

>

April 29, 2007

not with the pulser cables attached

Re: Re: question

>>>

>>> Hi Kathlee:

>>>

>>> One of the better deals for mini screwdrivers is WalMart:

>>>

>>> 6 very small metal screwdrivers @ $0.88 total (88 cents)

>>>

>>> /New Castle, PA

>>>

>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------

>> -----------

>>> See what's free at AOL.com.

>>>

>>

April 29, 2007

i just used the pulser ...is it ok to keep in on overnight

> i saw Dr Beck and I thought that's what he did

No. You are suppose to gradually build up to 2 hours a day on the

wrist pulse areas.

Corey

May 12, 2007

I usually wait about an hour before I drink again, just ot make sure I

give the stomach to digest the food and that way I dont wash it out and

become hungry again...some others may do something different. Good Luck!

Kelli

370/156/130

>

> I have been waiting 2 hours after eating to drink water. Is this

> correct? A friend told me her Doctor said 30 min. It just seems like

a

> long time. And it is hard to get all my water in this way.

>

> Donna

> DOB 3/5/2007

> 246/210/140?

>

May 13, 2007

Hi Donna, everyone has a different rule on this and I am pretty

Sure Dr. Aceves says 2 hours. Some other say at least an hour, and yet others

say 30 min. But if you think about it logically, the longer you wait to drink,

the longer you stay full so I say at least an hour (that is hard I know, but so

beneficial!!) It is so easy to get back into the bad habit of drinking with your

meals, I struggle with it every day. Just today I ate 2 chicken strips and then

forced myself to wait an hour and a half because I have been struggling with

hunger and you know what? I drank 8 oz of water when I was supposed to and I

didn’t eat again for another 5 hours. So that tells you my band is still

working, I just have to work my band!

M

DOB

3/1/05

280/160/160

5ft 6in,

Size 8

http://www.tracyslapband.com

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf Of Donna

Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 4:46 PM

Subject: Question

I have been waiting 2 hours after eating to

drink water. Is this

correct? A friend told me her Doctor said 30 min. It just seems like a

long time. And it is hard to get all my water in this way.

Donna

DOB 3/5/2007

246/210/140?

June 10, 2007

I would talk to your doc about Immodium Liquid vs. IBS meds. Your diarrhea isn't from IBS so it may not help. Your diarrhea is likely from the antibiotics and the fact that you are taking in only liquids right now. IBS meds work for IBS symptoms. Your symptoms are likely for a different reason.

On 6/9/07, luv_a_wallflower1 <tjuel@...> wrote:

Ok, I just had surgery thursday. Today (saturday) right before we left for the airport, I had diarrhea. I did not drink anything until I got home. I had a small portion of beef broth, a couple of sips of isopure and I took my liquid vitamins. Stomach cramps and diarrhea again. Is this normal to have happen? Is it ok if I take dicyclomine? (my ibs med) Is this what I have to look forward to until I'm on solid food?! Please let me know bandsters! Thanks!Theresa

DOB 06/07/07223/217.75/UNDECIDEDps how long did it take for your sore throat from the tube to go away?

June 25, 2007

Yikes!! As I read this, I thought until the end that you and Candyce

were seeing the doc for a patial UNfill!!

I don't believe we should EVER EVER (ever! :-) get more fill when we

are having

ANY trouble at all! We must have mastered one level of fill

completely, before we even think about still more fill.

If she is sliming often, something is wrong. It is either too much

fill, eating techniques, or something else we'll help you figure out.

But, please please, no more fill for now!

It's 1:30 am here, so more in the morning!

sandy

>

> We are heading to have Candyce see the fill Dr. The question is

she says she slimes when she eats and has to eat very slow, but she

can still eat bread and some things that are not bandster friendly.

She does not eat it even though she says she can. Her weight is

fairly stable, maybe a couple lbs a month. Do you think if she is

sliming when eating she should not get a fill? Alyce

>

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June 25, 2007

I am going to call when the Dr. gets in and cancel the fill. She is still

scared from the last overfill, so I think I feel more comfortable about

cancelling it. I think it varies with her and sometimes, even long periods of

times she seems to need a fill and then other times she seems well restricted.

She has lost 42 lbs and seems to be losing small amounts, which is fine, we are

in no hurry for loss as long as it keeps going down. She slimed at the

restaurant yesterday and I thought oh my gosh we are leaving for a fill

tomorrow. Then when I asked her about it she says she slimes a lot, which I

did not know. Do you think she is drinking enought water. It has been over 100

degrees here. Alyce

Re: question

Yikes!! As I read this, I thought until the end that you and Candyce

were seeing the doc for a patial UNfill!!

I don't believe we should EVER EVER (ever! :-) get more fill when we

are having

ANY trouble at all! We must have mastered one level of fill

completely, before we even think about still more fill.

If she is sliming often, something is wrong. It is either too much

fill, eating techniques, or something else we'll help you figure out.

But, please please, no more fill for now!

It's 1:30 am here, so more in the morning!

sandy

>

> We are heading to have Candyce see the fill Dr. The question is

she says she slimes when she eats and has to eat very slow, but she

can still eat bread and some things that are not bandster friendly.

She does not eat it even though she says she can. Her weight is

fairly stable, maybe a couple lbs a month. Do you think if she is

sliming when eating she should not get a fill? Alyce

>

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June 25, 2007

Hi Candyce,

I was busy this weekend so I didn't respond to your earlier post about

the sliming so here goes now. My experience is that sliming is because

something is stuck - either because I didn't chew well, took too big a

bite, or am eating too fast. The latter is a particularly bad habit

that resurfaces when I forget to eat and then am too hungry when I do

eat. (I never thought I'd be one of those people who forget to eat but

it happens now...) The sliming is my body's attempt to lubricate and

move something through. I get reflux when I'm overfilled rather than

excessive sliming but I know from reading the boards that some people

get lots of sliming when they're too tight. Anyway, those are the

possible causes that I know about. And I have to say I agree with

Sandy, she needs to fix whatever is causing the frequent sliming before

getting more fill. Otherwise, there's a risk of causing excessive

vomiting which can lead to slipping, or severe inflammation or something

else nasty and difficult.

Hope this helps,

Liz in Bellevue, WA

banded 10/26/05

-72 lbs.

Candyce s wrote:

> I am going to call when the Dr. gets in and cancel the fill. She is

> still scared from the last overfill, so I think I feel more

> comfortable about cancelling it. I think it varies with her and

> sometimes, even long periods of times she seems to need a fill and

> then other times she seems well restricted. She has lost 42 lbs and

> seems to be losing small amounts, which is fine, we are in no hurry

> for loss as long as it keeps going down. She slimed at the

> restaurant yesterday and I thought oh my gosh we are leaving for a

> fill tomorrow. Then when I asked her about it she says she slimes a

> lot, which I did not know. Do you think she is drinking enought

> water. It has been over 100 degrees here. Alyce

>

June 25, 2007

Agree completely with Sandy.....no fill if you're having trouble.

Sliming is possibly due to being too tight. More likely, at least for me, it

is due to eating too fast, too big of bites, or eating " bad things " . For me,

pasta is a bad thing. It gets stuck. Same with bananas. Same with bread.

When you find what the bad things are, don't eat them. Easy.

No, really it is hard, as they may well be favorite things. But it is VERY

important and often VERY hard to learn to change those old habits. Sliming is a

reminder.

Hang in there...

dan

It's not what you take when you leave this world behind you;

it's what you leave behind you when you go.

www.mylapband.tk or www.riverofdata.com

Dan Lester, Boise, Idaho, USA

Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana, 4/27/03

355/323/206/190

Re: question

>Yikes!! As I read this, I thought until the end that you and Candyce

>were seeing the doc for a patial UNfill!!

>I don't believe we should EVER EVER (ever! :-) get more fill when we

>are having

>ANY trouble at all! We must have mastered one level of fill

>completely, before we even think about still more fill.

>If she is sliming often, something is wrong. It is either too much

>fill, eating techniques, or something else we'll help you figure out.

>But, please please, no more fill for now!

>It's 1:30 am here, so more in the morning!

>sandy

>

>>

>> We are heading to have Candyce see the fill Dr. The question is

>she says she slimes when she eats and has to eat very slow, but she

>can still eat bread and some things that are not bandster friendly.

>She does not eat it even though she says she can. Her weight is

>fairly stable, maybe a couple lbs a month. Do you think if she is

>sliming when eating she should not get a fill? Alyce

>>

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June 25, 2007

It sounds like after reading the emails she thinks she is taking too big of

bites. She is working on it.

Re: question

>Yikes!! As I read this, I thought until the end that you and Candyce

>were seeing the doc for a patial UNfill!!

>I don't believe we should EVER EVER (ever! :-) get more fill when we

>are having

>ANY trouble at all! We must have mastered one level of fill

>completely, before we even think about still more fill.

>If she is sliming often, something is wrong. It is either too much

>fill, eating techniques, or something else we'll help you figure out.

>But, please please, no more fill for now!

>It's 1:30 am here, so more in the morning!

>sandy

>

>>

>> We are heading to have Candyce see the fill Dr. The question is

>she says she slimes when she eats and has to eat very slow, but she

>can still eat bread and some things that are not bandster friendly.

>She does not eat it even though she says she can. Her weight is

>fairly stable, maybe a couple lbs a month. Do you think if she is

>sliming when eating she should not get a fill? Alyce

>>

>___________ _ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _

>___________ _ __

>> TV dinner still cooling?

>> Check out " Tonight's Picks " on TV.

>> http://tv.. com/

>>

June 25, 2007

Apprciate the info, that is why the boards are so wonderful. Alyce