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100 pounds gone since surgery 7 months ago - I have hit 100 pounds lost and I  looked back in my medical paperwork and from my highest recorded weight I have lost 121 pounds. I am so thankful for my sleeve. I just had to post...

3 months out from surgery yesterday and a visit wi - I am 3 months out from surgery and I went in yesterday for my 3 month follow up I am thrilled with my progress and so is my surgeon just 1/2 a pound away from 60 pounds. And I made...

2 month surgiversary!!! - Today marks 2 months since my surgery and I feel better than I have in a long time still have a way to go but it amazes me how much my life has changed already although other peopl...

Today is one month since surgery! - Today I am one month post-op and I am down a total of 36.6. I lost 6 pre op and 30.6 since my surgery day.i am so glad I made the decision to have the VSG surgery. I am still strug...

Best decision I ever made!!! - Well today is my 4 weeks out and Wednesday will be one month exactly. I am happy to say I am down a total of 35 pounds the best decision I have ever made was to have the vsg surger...

Infection? - I am 3 weeks out from surgery  today. Yesterday I noticed a red pimple looking thing on my lower abdomen( not near where my incisions were) today it is about 1/2 an inch and a blis...

2 weeks since surgery - Hi I had my 2 week post op visit with my surgeon yesterday and he says I am doing great cleared to go on soft foods and I have lost 23 pounds 19 since surgery. I am so glad I had m...

Six days postop and I think I have the flu - Having a really hard day today I'm nauseous and sweaty and shaky. Every time I try to get any protein and I can't I'm too nauseous. I took the protonic my doctor gave me and I usua...

Today is the day!!! - Today is my surgery day. I leave for the hospital in one hour . Thanks for all the support from everyone. Wish me luck! Dawn

Surgery on Monday (question about stress) - This past two weeks have gone by so fast. My surgery is scheduled for Monday morning I have to be at the hospital at 8:30. I had my last appointment before surgery with the doctor ...

Surgery date moved up by a week - I'm excited and nervous all at the same time my surgeons office called today, and they've gotten on my clearances so they asked to move my surgery up a week from March17 to March10...

I have a date!!! - I can't believe it but I already have a date for my surgery March 17th. My PCP had already sent a  letter to the surgeon, and since I've already had lap band surgery with him he al...

Surgeon appointment tomorrow - I guess I just need to vent... I go see my surgeon tomorrow and I haven't seen him since March of last year when I had my lap being taken out my band slipped twice the first time I...

9months after lap band was removed - Hi I'll try to make this as short as possible. I had lap band surgery in June 2011. In October 2011 I had a bad slip that required surgery right away to fix. Two months after th...

9 months after having my lap band removed - Hi I'll try to make this a shortest possible. I had lap band surgery in June 2011. In October 2011 I had a bad slip that required surgery right away to fix. Two months after tha...

Getting back on track - Hi I haven't been on oh in a long time about 11 months I have had a very busy,and eventful year . My daughter had a baby at just 25 weeks pregnant due to severe pre-eclampsia an...

Hi I am i year and 12 days since my surgery and I - I am having a hard time getting back on track. I am very happy with my weight loss so far but I really need to lose another 50to 60 pounds does anyone have any creative protein sou...

Antibiotics and weight gain???? - Hi everyone i was prescribed antibiotics for an infection in my leg. i have been on  (Doxycycline hyclate and Bactrim ds) now since this past thursday january 12th so 6 days in tha...

after surgery late october to fix a slip now i hav - I was finally cleared to have a fill today i got 2 cc put in my band that has been empty since i had my band fixed from a bad slip in late october i am really looking forward to ge...

I made it to onederland!!! - My surgery date was 5 months ago and as of today i am 199.7 i was 266 when i had my surgery. I have not been under 200 since before i had my daughter 21+ years ago I can"t believe ...

Just an update...my band is fixed!!! - I just thought i would let everyone know my surgery to fix my band was a success I only had to stay one night in the hospital.I can say i am so glad my doctor was able to fix my sl...

surgery tomorrow to fix my slipped band - just wanted to let everyone yhat have been so nice and answered my questions for me that my slip has gotten worse so they have scheduled my surgery for tomorrow thank you all for a...

just an update - i just wanted to let everyone know who were so nice and responded to my post about my band slip...i ended up back to my doctors office today a week early because my pain and sympto...

band slipped - ok well i found out about 10 days ago that my band has slipped i am so sad i have been doing so well over 50 pounds gone in less than four months my doctor is going to do another u...

antibiotics and the band? - has anyone else had  problems taking an antibiotic since you had your band? my doctor precribed 875mg of amoxicillin for an upper respiratory infection and i have taken it since ye...