Lap Band Terminology

If you frequent any of the lap band forums you'll see acronyms thrown around. Here are some of the more common ones and what they mean.

PB: "productive burp" -- what happens when something eaten can't go down due to restriction has to come back up
NSV: Non-scale victory -- a weight-loss achievement that has little to do with numbers
WLS: Weight-loss surgery
MO: Morbid Obesity (or morbidly obese)
BMI: Body Mass Index
GBP: Gastric bypass surgery
RNY: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (the most popular type of bariatric surgery)
DS: Duodenal switch (another type of bariatric surgery)
BP: blood pressure
PCP: Primary care physician
GP: General practitioner
NP: Nurse practitioner
PA: Physician's assistant
BC: Birth control (or BCP: birth-control pills)
OTC: Over the counter (i.e., non-prescription medications)
NSAIDS: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (a class of painkillers--which includes ibuprofen--bandsters should try to avoid because they can add to ulcer risk).
AF: "Aunt Flo" -- menstrual period
GERD: Gastro-esophageal reflux disease