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Elena Maple Grove, MN Member Since: 10/12/06 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/21/09 1:47 am Topic: RE: Fun *** Curiosity Benders *** 1) Do you like 'rainy' days or 'snowy' winter days? I probably like snowy days because I love snow! 2) Does your pet know any tricks, etc? My Jack Russell, Eddie, can sit, down, stay, roll over, shake, speak, play dead and dance. 3) If you could trade places with anyone in the world, who would it be? Hmm... how about Lady Gaga... only because she seems to be having a lot of fun right now and I am going through such hell. LOL 4) What is on your bedside table? Lamp, horoscope calendar, pen, some pills and just a mess of things. 5) Do you have any pet names for your spouse/partner? I am single but my best friend/roommate has many nicknames: chunk, business, biz, squeeze, dorkus, buttface, etc. |
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Elena Maple Grove, MN Member Since: 10/12/06 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/21/09 1:44 am Topic: RE: Trying to maintain for a while Thanks so much! BTW, I love your avatar. "Buttons? Do you like them? I'm your other mother, silly." |
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Elena Maple Grove, MN Member Since: 10/12/06 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/21/09 1:39 am Topic: RE: TWO WORDS I CAN LIVE WITH !!!!! That is absolutely WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats!!! |
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Elena Maple Grove, MN Member Since: 10/12/06 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/21/09 1:38 am Topic: RE: I'm in MN and tomorrow I get to meet... Can't wait to meet you Lisa!! That Cinnabon... man... you can smell that EVERYWHERE! |
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JudyAz FL Member Since: 11/11/06 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/21/09 12:52 am Topic: RE: How to resolve when stuck? I take a warm shower...if I'm home. That usually helps pretty fast. I also walk and sometimes the gentle pat on the back works, too... |
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debbiejean58 Nashville, TN Member Since: 09/17/07 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/21/09 12:34 am Topic: RE: I had surgery today! Congratulations!! Best thing you could have done for your health! |
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LisaSCV Santa Clarita, CA Member Since: 03/10/09 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/21/09 12:31 am Topic: RE: WARNING! Sickeningly sweet dog alert! Awwww lil Sage is soooooo cute! She deserves the whole bed. Mommy can take the space around her and keep her warm..that is Mommy's job! LOL Thx for sharing! Lisa |
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debbiejean58 Nashville, TN Member Since: 09/17/07 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/21/09 12:31 am Topic: RE: APPROVED and have a DATE! Congratulations! Merry Christmas to yourself!!! |
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LisaSCV Santa Clarita, CA Member Since: 03/10/09 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/21/09 12:30 am Topic: RE: I am SO stuffed up! I had that sort of cold too and it turned into a horrible sinus infection. At the first sign of pain in your teeth or you jaw or the bones around your sinuses/teeth/ear, call the Dr. I lasted through the worst 5 days till I finally got some liquid amoxicyllin. Hugs hope you feel better Lisa |
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debbiejean58 Nashville, TN Member Since: 09/17/07 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/21/09 12:30 am Topic: RE: need to vent!!!!!!!! I am so sorry. I understand that hungry feeling. If you are on disability does Medicare not pay for your fills? Don't know, just wondering about this. 4 teenagers, I pity you because I know they will eat you out of house and home. You might have to hide some food in your room.....lol. My grandmother used to do that with candy. I hope you get some restriction soon.... |
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LisaSCV Santa Clarita, CA Member Since: 03/10/09 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/21/09 12:22 am Topic: RE: Had first fill.....starving! Since you're stuck on clear liquids !@!?! for two days, I'd suggest you stock some isopure for those days. Good luck & hugs Lisa |
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pandoralsu Hahnville, LA Member Since: 01/19/09 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/21/09 12:10 am Topic: RE: An old vent .... my nephew was rude to me..... Wow, both instances here are completely rude. Where do people get off judging us like this! Haven't we been through enough and aren't we adults and able to make our own decisions?!!?!! www.nanfit.com January 16, 2009 - Lap-Band (9cc) Dr. Todd Belott - West Jeff Medical Center http://www.sclaweightloss.com/ 353/292/215/145 HW/SW/CW/GW |
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cintigirl Member Since: 10/14/09 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 10:40 pm Topic: RE: APPROVED and have a DATE! Congrats. DEc 17 will be here sooner than you think. Happy holidays to you. |
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shrinkingguy W. Santa Barbara, CA Member Since: 06/02/06 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 10:21 pm Last Edit: 11/20/09 10:21 pm Topic: RE: VItamins? I am one of the lucky people who have never had problems with pills, so I take a generic multivitamin (doc insists on this), a generic B-complex (nut recommended this), and 1000 mg generic calcium carbonate with Vitamin D (doc insists on this) every morning. I may give up the B-Complex since my doc doesn't seem to think it's important. |
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DEBBIE C. SAN ANTONIO, TX Member Since: 06/10/06 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 9:56 pm Topic: RE: need to vent!!!!!!!! Thank you so much ,I know I have a 10 cc band but the doc. does'nt like to tell us how much we have in it he does'nt want us stressing I guess I'll just wait till after the holidays to get another fill that' s about 3 months away, and that's alot of excercising, dieting and willpower. |
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Sarah R. Victorville, CA Member Since: 01/03/08 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 9:53 pm Topic: RE: survey- do you love your band? I love my band because it has made diet and exercise much much more doable. It gave me the ability to accomplish what I have been trying to do for years. I no longer feel like a huge failure. I certainly am not putting down on the other procedures because I know they also take a lot of work in other ways, but I feel like the lap band is only a success if you change your life style from the very beginning, so it feels like I am not only losing weight but improving my health and setting myself up for a life time of success. When I first started researching lapband my BMI was only 38 so I felt it was a better choice for me since I was on the smaller end of the spectrum. |
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Togo Member Since: 09/06/08 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 9:45 pm Topic: RE: need to vent!!!!!!!! I'm so sorry for the situation you're in. But, you know what, you are doing good. You've nearly 50 pounds in only 5 1/2 months. That is really good! Go to the doctor one more time. This time insist that he give you a good amount of fill. If need be, explain to him that you can't afford to keep going back all the time. What size is your band and how many cc's do you have in it? I have a 10 cc band and 9 cc's in it. I got that after 3 fills. And it is works for me. I have strong restriction and am losing a lot of weight. |
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TeaginB Member Since: 09/10/09 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 9:37 pm Topic: VItamins? Hello everyone! So I am currently taking flinstones vitamins, in preparation of sugery, so I can get in the routine of taking vitamins. My problem is that I cant stand the after taste to them, let alone the actual taste and it makes me want to gag. What multi vitamins do you take? Thank you in advance for the info! TeaginB |
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DEBBIE C. SAN ANTONIO, TX Member Since: 06/10/06 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 9:27 pm Topic: need to vent!!!!!!!! I'm freaking starving, I went in for a fill about 3 weeks ago ,dr. tells me I usually put in more but let's see how this works if it does'nt just make another app. well of course it didn't work and I can't afford to be paying for fills. everytime I pay for a fill I have to sell,pawn or borrow the money for it, so now here I am dieting because I can't afford a fill, so with whatever money I have left from my disability check I'm buy healthy groceries,I have 4 teenage kids here and 1 step-grandaugher that eat up everything, I made dinner today ,my nephew showed up unannounced so I gave him my plate, I warmed up a can of chili with cheese I put it down for a sec. and bam it's gone and they all laugh likes it's funny,and their excuse is well mom were kind of helping you, you don't want to get fat again do you.UUUHHH no but I also don't want to freaken starve. it's 11:22pm I hate to eat late at night , plus don't have anything healthy to snack on so AGAIN I go to bed with out eating.Thanks for letting me vent .DeBBIE C. |
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debbiejean58 Nashville, TN Member Since: 09/17/07 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 9:15 pm Topic: RE: survey- do you love your band? It will be 4 years in January since I had my band and I have not regretted one day. I did lots of research before getting my band and decided this was the WLS that I could live with because I was a volume eater. I really don't know what I would do if something ever happened to my band and I don't even want to think about that. I have gone from 280 lbs. to 123 lbs. as of today. Like everyone else I go up and down 5 lbs. here and there. I truly believe that the success of the band is the after care. If you don't go to the doctor and get your fills and make sure everything is ok you are bound to fail. The band is a tool like everything else. Lots of people say they don't want the expense of the fills, most of the time insurance pays for that and if not you don't have to have fills for the rest of your life and with the RNY or DS you have to take vitamins which are not covered by insurance for the rest of your life and that ends up being more expensive than the fills. |
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sdonohue WA Member Since: 02/11/09 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 9:13 pm Topic: RE: APPROVED and have a DATE! Fantastic news and thanks so much for sharing. Let us know how it goes and what you learn along the way, Teagin. Shannon |
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sdonohue WA Member Since: 02/11/09 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 9:12 pm Topic: RE: Glorious! My surgeon is aggressive so I went from post op of 3.2cc to 6cc in two fills. At 6 weeks post-op, 1.8 was added to get me to 5cc. 4 weeks later, I had another fill of 1cc. I am not at almost 15 weeks from surgery. All they did was have me wait for 30 minutes and show them that I could drink water before I left the office. I have restriction and love it. Push your doc - they make money every time they do a fill so those that stretch it out, adding .5 or .8 at a time are pretty frustrating. I don't believe it should take 5, 6, 7, 8 visits to get there. Good luck. Shannon |
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sdonohue WA Member Since: 02/11/09 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 9:07 pm Topic: RE: need vacation advice You should have a marvelous time relaxing with your DH and enjoying the ports of call. However, if you booked the cruise because the unlimited food looked like a great way to spend a vacation (eating!) you may have to work a bit more to find the activities to fill the time you would have spent at the endless buffets. FYI - I have had a glass or two of wine from time to time. I thoroughly enjoyed them and had no ill effects. Just remember it is calories. (I haven't tried a mixed drink). Have fun - that is the best part! Shannon |
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katieem Central Coast, CA Member Since: 09/27/08 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 9:05 pm Topic: RE: APPROVED and have a DATE! Congrats! You are really prepared and it will pay off when you get your band. Katie |
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Lisa O. Snoqualmie, WA Member Since: 11/01/08 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 9:04 pm Topic: RE: TWO WORDS I CAN LIVE WITH !!!!! I've slowed way down too and now we are on vacation but I too will get there eventually. I had my one year check up and all is good! I've lost 62 inches total and my cholesteral and glucose, etc. are all in normal range! Life is good. Lisa O. www.TickerFactory.com/weight - |
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OneRedKansan41 Member Since: 10/17/09 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 9:04 pm Topic: RE: Something to get off my chest On November 20, 2009 at 8:05 PM Pacific Time, kathkeb wrote: Hi Heather, and welcome!I understand about having certain foods that you cannot eat moderately -- and needing to eliminate them. My particular trigger from yours, but I have foods that I have had to take out of my diet. I stopped those foods about 6 weeks prior to my surgery and am so glad because that made them 'not an option' during my "post-op but pre-fill' days -- when I had some hunger. Now that I have good restriction with my band, it is so much easier to stay away from those foods because I am not hungry most of the day. I wish you luck on your journey -- and especially with your surgery. You may find that breaking your big weight loss goals into 10 - or - 17 pound goals makes it feel more controlable to you. We are here to support you! |
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sdonohue WA Member Since: 02/11/09 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 9:04 pm Topic: RE: Need help with a diet plan My plan is very similar and began after my first fill. The only difference is that my NUT approves about 800-1000 calories while a patient is losing weight and it works well for me. With restriction, I am held to 1/3 cup of food for each meal which is darn hard to do. Please do not expect to lose a steady 2 lbs a week because you won't. If you made a chart of your weight loss, no matter how religiously you follow a plan, it will still have ups and downs but the cumulative effect should be steady weight loss. Many freak out and say "I have failed; this isn't working" when they have gone just one week without weight loss. It will happen so buckle up for the long haul. Good luck and congratulations on the 25 lbs. That is awesome! Shannon |
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skelly Garland, TX Member Since: 07/30/08 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 9:03 pm Topic: RE: need vacation advice I'd suggest eating in the dining room and avoiding the buffets. The dining room menus will have "spa" selections marked, so it isn't hard to eat healthy. Servings sizes are pretty modest. |
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katieem Central Coast, CA Member Since: 09/27/08 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 9:02 pm Topic: RE: Stress is not a good thing.... Thanks, Sabrina, I just got a fill 2 weeks ago- nothing! The training is Motivational Interviewing. It was fantastic. But my schedule is usually more flexible and my daughter is really depressed. |
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Allison R. Minneapolis, MN Member Since: 06/07/03 [Latest Posts] | |
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katieem Central Coast, CA Member Since: 09/27/08 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 8:59 pm Topic: RE: Stress is not a good thing.... Thanks! The stress will be less because I will be back to flexible hours so that I can respond to my daughter's needs but the stress of her condition ebbs and flows. It's bad right now. |
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ads2e Member Since: 12/24/08 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 8:58 pm Topic: RE: The Lap Band and Past Eating Disorders I have a binge eating disorder (i.e. I am a compulsive overeater); I was banded in April, and I have lost 50 lbs. One of the reasons I picked the band over the bypass is because of my binge eating. I wanted to have a surgery that would really allow me to work on the emotional eating and binge eating. I can use the band to suppress my appetite a little, but my band is not so tight that it completely controls my appetite or that I get full on 1 cup (or less) like banders should. I have needed a fill since August; but I have purposely not had one because I have not recovered from my binge eating issues. A looser band helps me eat a little less, but still makes me accountable so that I must work through my eating issues in order to keep losing weight. I am forcing myself to control what I eat and practice the coping skills that I need to completely get over my eating disorder. Sometimes it's terribly difficult and I end up eating too much and I gain a little weight (like I did last month), but one thing I like about the band is that at times when I am struggling with my eating disorder (like now because I am going through another depression phase), I am not *as* worried about stretching my pouch as I would have been with RNY. This is a struggle, but one great thing about the band is that you don't lose the opportunity to get fills. In other words, right now I have 4ccs in my 11 cc band and two years from now I will still have 7 ccs left in my band if I don't get a fill. That gives me the ability to wait to get a fill until I feel like I am more in control of my eating. |
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sdonohue WA Member Since: 02/11/09 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 8:57 pm Topic: RE: survey- do you love your band? Like my fellow "bandsters" I am also a band lover. My selection was based on the type of procedure (laproscopic, easy recovery, low risk) and the characteristics of the band itself. The band is endlessly adjustable, removable and will allow slow steady weight loss if you are willing to commit. I am nearing the end of my 15th week and have lost around 37 lbs so far. Believe me, this is more than I have lost in years. The band is not a silver bullet and I still have to apply the same principles required to lose weight without the band. I must choose the right food, eat a low carb diet and exercise. The band helps me be more successful because it helps to control the quantity of food I eat. I control the quality. I have lost weight dozens of times; I believe with the band, I will keep the weight off for good. I also wanted to avoid dumping, the need to drink protein shakes every day and the malabsorbtion concerns of some other procedures. The band is far from perfect. Without a strong desire to understand your own body and your emotional issues with food, you may not achieve your goals. The band is also a bit temperamental and it is something I have to manage. Fills, unfills and the variances in restriction require awareness but it does become second nature pretty quickly. Surgeons also give an annoyingly large amount of varying direction so we all deal with the questions around what one doctor has said is a rule that another doesn't. I think I speak for most when I say that we wish there were one standard pre-op, post-op, weight loss and maintenance protocol. There isn't, so thoroughly research your surgeon and the program he offers. If band patients don't follow the guidelines for quantity of food it can cause problems over time, including inflammation of the esophagus and possible band slips. I knew all of this going in and I encourage you to research your options. My life has improved exponentially with the band and I wish I had forgiven myself for needing help sooner so that I would be farther on the journey. Good luck finding your way. This community is a great place to learn. Shannon |
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Allison R. Minneapolis, MN Member Since: 06/07/03 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 8:57 pm Topic: RE: APPROVED and have a DATE! HOORAY, TEAGIN!! I am excited for you too! The 17th will be here before you know it! Good luck!
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katieem Central Coast, CA Member Since: 09/27/08 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 8:57 pm Topic: RE: Stress is not a good thing.... Thanks, Kristi, That helps. Katie |
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TeaginB Member Since: 09/10/09 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 8:52 pm Topic: APPROVED and have a DATE! Well the time is finally here and I have been approved and I will now be counting down the days until Dec. 17th when I will be banded! I am so excited and actually feel REALLY prepared thanks to all you here on the boards that so graciously share all the ins and outs of the process! I will keep you all posted! TeaginB |
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soon2Bfine Cheyenne, WY Member Since: 04/20/09 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 8:47 pm Topic: RE: surgey Insist on liquid pain med from your doctor. It amazes me that they want us on a liquid diet after surgery but some docs prescribe pills for pain when they send us home. Getting stuck on a pill (or even a piece of a pill) during the first couple of days after being banded is no way to begin this journey. "Without change, there'd be no butterflies." Starting Weight: 308 Surgery Day: 295 Current Weight: 216 |
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shrinkingguy W. Santa Barbara, CA Member Since: 06/02/06 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 8:46 pm Last Edit: 11/20/09 8:46 pm Topic: RE: Need help with a diet plan Here's one I got from my doc. It might be too simple and straightforward for you (you don't count much), but here it is: 1200 calories a day. minimum 70g protein That's all we have to count. Here are the relevant rules: 1) Protein first. Then veggies. Then fruit. Then starch. Hopefully, there will be no room for starch after the protein, veggies, and fruit. 2) No drinking while eating or for an hour after (I do 1/2 hour). 3) Three meals a day. No snacks unless you are entering hypoglycemic shock. In that case, eat an apple. Deduct the calories in the apple from the total number of calories allowed. 4) 64 oz. minimum water or non-caloric non-caffeinated liquid daily. More is better. I drink 3-4 liters. It's tough, but simple. I've found the simple approach works well and calorie counting for the first 9 months post-band was a lifesaver. When you calorie count and stick to the rules, you'll be hungry sometimes between meals before you have proper restriction. To that, he says: drink water and sweat it. Tough love, but it works. I'm 2 1/2 years out and follow an even simpler program: no simple starches (bread, etc.), no sweets, and no sugar + his other rules, but I don't count calories any more. |
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Allison R. Minneapolis, MN Member Since: 06/07/03 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 8:39 pm Topic: RE: OT: The newest member of our family! SHE IS ADORABLE!!! I'm so glad you guys decided to keep her. It sounds like Ella will have a wonderful forever home! ![]()
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Jerry B. Henderson, KY Member Since: 02/19/09 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 8:38 pm Topic: RE: TWO WORDS I CAN LIVE WITH !!!!! Thanks Koye, Judy and I are fortunate and we are blessed. |
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-Mari- Member Since: 09/12/08 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 8:38 pm Topic: RE: survey- do you love your band? I sooooo LOVE my band. And they only use very small incisions in placing it. The best thing to me, before being banded was, they can always take it out. I don't know why that made me feel better, but it did. Of course I would never want it taken out. Sometimes I am a little jealous of the faster WL with RNY but it all evens out in the end and I personally would never rearrange my insides. The best part of any WL surgery is, it's helps you not gain the weight back. Good luck. |
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Allison R. Minneapolis, MN Member Since: 06/07/03 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 8:32 pm Topic: RE: survey- do you love your band? Hi Marie! Welcome to the LapBand board! Hopefully you will find some useful information here. One thing that helped me was to take some time and search through old posts- you will really get a perspective of what living with a band is like! I was banded 16 Feb 09- roughly 9 months ago. In that time, I have: -Lost 110 pounds, which equates to 79% excess weight loss so far -Gone from a size 26/3X to 12/L -I no longer need to use a corticosteroid inhaler to control my asthma -I can run 3+ miles whereas before I couldn't run more than 2 blocks -Sex = awesome! 'Nuff said! ![]() -Still eat things I would like (such as chocolate, beer) but now much, much less I researched WLS for a little more than 5 years and I kept coming back to the LapBand- I knew I needed help but I wasn't interested in and didn't feel I needed to have a malabsorptive type of surgery. I have never had any issue as of yet- no being too tight, no reflux, no heartburn. I have gotten food "stuck" on occasion, but it was all my doing (eating way too fast or ripping off a huge bite). Even if something happens to my band, I still would absolutely never regret this decision. I love my band. Bandy Savage gave me my life back!
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Jerry B. Henderson, KY Member Since: 02/19/09 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 8:27 pm Topic: RE: TWO WORDS I CAN LIVE WITH !!!!! Hey Lisa O. Good to hear from you. Thanks, I'M still trying to get below 200 pounds just to see what I look like. With the strength training I started about three weeks ago, my weight lose has slowed down, muscle weighs more than fat. I feel good and I'm still loosing inches, just not as many pounds. BUT, I WILL GET THERE EVENTUALLY. |
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soon2Bfine Cheyenne, WY Member Since: 04/20/09 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 8:23 pm Topic: RE: survey- do you love your band? LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my band. My only regret is that I didn't do it sooner. "Without change, there'd be no butterflies." Starting Weight: 308 Surgery Day: 295 Current Weight: 216 |
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Susan K. Beecher, IL Member Since: 02/12/07 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 8:20 pm Topic: Private insurance ??? Is there one out there ? My job is cancelling the health insurance for their employees due to the economy. 01/08/09 52 lbs lost in one year post op.....jknsk2002@yahoo.com |
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Brenda C. Toledo, OH Member Since: 04/11/08 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 8:18 pm Topic: RE: I had surgery today! Congratulations on your surgery. Now is the time for you to heal! You need to take it easy and get your rest! You want your stitches, inside and out to heal correctly. That's one of the most important parts of your recovery. Just be sure and listen to what your doctors instructions are and get on this forum often. I learned so much from my OH friends. If you have any questions, ask. We are here to help and support you. Good luck. Brenda C
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Brenda C. Toledo, OH Member Since: 04/11/08 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 8:12 pm Topic: RE: survey- do you love your band? I Love my band!!! I researched all of the weight loss surgeries. My decision for the band was it was less invasive, granted you will lose at a slower rate, 1-2 lbs per week, but you will always have this tool. Everyone is different and with all of them you have to follow certain rules. The rules for the Lapband are doable. It changed my life. I have lost 125 lbs since July 8, 2008. I no longer have high blood pressure, my cholesterol levels are great, I no longer have sleep apnea. My health is the main reason for my decision to have the surgery. I can now do so many things that most people take for granted. I can walk without my back killing me. I can play sports, ride bikes, run around with my grandkids. Sex is better. I would recommend the lapband to anyone, but everyone is different and you have to be able to follow the rules. I've lived with my band for a while now and we get along great! Good luck in your choice. Brenda C.
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tonnabug Huntsville, AL Member Since: 04/24/07 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 8:11 pm Topic: OT: The newest member of our family! It's A Girl!!! Introducing Ella... I am what we call a foster failure!! I was fostering this sweet girl and she stole our hearts!! |
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OneRedKansan41 Member Since: 10/17/09 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 8:08 pm Topic: RE: Impatience Good to see another Kansan here, too. Did you have your surgery done at Saint Francis Hospital or Tallgrass? How long did it take you to recover? |
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wattscpa1 Member Since: 03/08/09 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 11/20/09 8:06 pm Topic: RE: How much did you all lose first month after surgery? I did not have to do a liquid pre op diet and I did liquids for 2 weeks after surgery then on to mushies. I lost 13 pre op and 14 the first two weeks post op or a total of 27 lbs in the first month. During week three when I went back on mushies my weight loss came to a complete stop. My mantra the entire time was "I will not gain one ounce of this weight back, I have gone through too much to lose". During the next 4 weeks, I only lost 1/2 lb. It was discouraging, but I also realized that after 27 lbs in 4 weeks my body had to catch up. Also without any restriction it took me a while to get in the groove and work on making the right decisions. I am typically not a steady loser, I go for a while with no loss and then a sudden drop. Since my last fill I can proudly say that I have consistantly lost 2 lbs a week. I'm so excited. Good luck. |
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And they only use very small incisions in placing it. The best thing to me, before being banded was, they can always take it out. I don't know why that made me feel better, but it did. Of course I would never want it taken out. Sometimes I am a little jealous of the faster WL with RNY but it all evens out in the end and I personally would never rearrange my insides. The best part of any WL surgery is, it's helps you not gain the weight back. Good luck.
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