NOBETTERWOMEN
MY UP DATE FOR "MARCH 24, 2008" yes very late!!!
Mar 24, 2008
BUT I DECIDED NO MATTER HOW YOU ARE DOING, YOU MIGHT HELP SOMEONE ELSE. I HAVE BEEN A VERY SLOW LOOSER. HOWEVER EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT, EVERYONE TAKES DIFFERENT MED'S,
EVERYONE HAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT GOING ON IN THEIR LIFE.
I DON'T LOOK AT MY SELF AS A FAILURE, I LOOK AT MYSELF AS A
FIGHTER. IT HAS BEEN A YEAR FOR ME AS OF FEB. 12TH. AT THIS TIME I HAVE ONLY LOST 35LBS. I SAY TO MYSELF , AS LEAST I DID
NOT GAIN 35LBS IN A YEAR, WHICH COULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD I NOT HAD MY LAPBAND. I WAS CONCERNED ON WEATHER THE BAND HAD MOVED, AND WAS NOT DOING ITS JOB. BUT I WENT
THREE WEEKS AGO AND HAD FLORO, AND EVERYTHING IS PERFECT. EVEN MY FILL IS ENOUGH. I HAVE 8cc IN A 10cc BAND. I HAVE RESTRICTION. MY LAST FILL WAS IN JULY OF 20007. I DID HAVE A RUFF START WITH MY BAND, LANDING IN THE HOSPITAL FOR ANOTHER 7 DAYS AFTER ALREADY BEING HOME A WEEK AFTER SURGERY. I HAD INFECTION IN THE PORT INCISION. THAT WENT TO "MRSA". SO THEREFORE MY FILLS DID NOT START FOR
4 MONTHS AFTER SURGERY. SO I WILL WORK WITH WHAT I HAVE.
SO I'M SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG TO UP DATE, I WILL TRY AND GET
BACK HER NEXT MONTH. HOPE YOU ARE ALL DOING WELL.
BRIDGET K. "NOBETTERWOMEN"
I HAVE NOT GIVEN UP THE FIGHT..............JEWEL
Dec 23, 2007
NOVEMBER/ BLACK FRI. 2007
Nov 22, 2007
SO NOW I AM REMEMBERING TO POST TO MY
PROFILE. THEIR IS SO MUCH DRAMA IN MY LIFE. FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE
NOT GIVEN UP ON MY BAND. EVEN THOUGH I AM THE WORLDS SLOWEST LOSER!! I STILL LOVE MY BAND, AND I'M ALWAYS TRYING
NEW THINGS WITH IT. SO I THINK THAT IS A PLUS. IF YOU HAVE READ
MY PAST POST, YOU WILL SEE THAT I HAD AN INFECTION TO MY
PORT INCISION SO I WAITED 3 MONTHS FOR MY FIRST FILL. SINCE
I STARTED I HAVE NOT GAINED ANY WEIGHT, JUST SLOW TO LOOSE
IT. IN JUNE WHEN SCHOOL LET OUT, I HAD AN ABSESS IN MY
NOSE THAT WAS SO BAD IT MADE ONE OF MY EYES SHUT. SO WITH
INFECTION YOU ARE ALWAYS ON ANTI-B. THAT CAN'T BE HELPFUL
WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO LOOSE. BECAUSE WITH IT COMES PAIN
MED'S WHICH SLOW ME DOWN ALL THE TIME. THAN OVER THE SUMMER I DID NOT WORK, SO I WAS NOT MOVING AS MUCH AS I SHOULD HAVE BEEN. BY AUG. I WAS WAITING TO GET BACK TO
SCHOOL "BUS DRIVER" JUST SO I WOULD BE ON MORE OF A SHED.
AND AWAY FROM THE KITCHEN. I'M WORKING MORE HOURS SO I
THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD THING. TWO WEEKS INTO SCHOOL
I CONTACTED "SHINGLES" ON MY FINGER. IT WAS NOT A BAD
CASE, BUT I WAS ON MED'S FOR IT, AND IT CAUSED ALOT OF PAIN
IN MY HAND AND GOING UP MY ARM INTO MY SHOULDER. THE MARKINGS ARE BETTER, BUT THE PAIN GOES ON, AND COULD GO ON
FOR A YEAR. BUT I HAVE SO MUCH ARTHRITIS, THAT I WOULD NOT
KNOW IF IT WAS SHINGLES PAIN OR ARTHRITIS PAIN. HOWEVER,
ON SEPT. 30 I DID A 5K WALK WITH MY SUPPORT GROUP. VERY PROUD OF MYSELF FOR THAT. I HAD NOT WEIGHED IN THERE SINCE
AUG, AND I WEIGHED IN ON OCT 20TH, AND HAD LOST 6LBS. THEY
WERE CONCERNED IT WAS NOT ENOUGH. BUT I WAS HAPPY WITH IT.
THE NURSE WANTED TO KNOW WHEN MY LAST FILL WAS. I TOLD HER
JULY. I HAVE A 10cc BAND, I HAVE 8cc in the band. I DO NOT
THROW UP, AT ALL. BUT IF IN A HURRY I DO GET SOME THINGS STUCK, AND I HAVE COUGH UP SOMETHING STUCK, BUT THAT IS IT.
SO I KNOW THAT I HAVE RESTRICTION. SO TO DATE TODAY
I'M DOWN 30LBS. IT IS BOBBING SOME DAYS, IT WILL SHOW 29LBS
BUT MOST DAYS IT IS SHOWING 30LBS. I LIKE TO THINK THAT IT
IS GREAT THAT I'M LOOSING AND NOT GAINING. I DID NOT THINK I NEEDED ANOTHER FILL BECAUSE I HAVE 8cc BUT THE NURSE AT
GROUP SAID THAT I CAN'T GO BY THAT. SO I WILL SEE MY SURGEON
ON DEC. 15TH, AND WE WILL SEE WHAT HE SAYS.
JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW, I'M STILL HERE, AND STILL KICKING
SEE I DO HAVE TO GO BACK TO THI CHI. I USE
TO DO THAT, AND I JUST HAVE NOT GOTTEN BACK TO IT.
I THINK SOMETIMES MY DEPRESSON IS BACK. DUE TO THE INFECTION THAT I GET, I SEEM TO BE PRONE TO THEM. WORKING ON A SCHOOL
BUS WITH ALL THE KIDS CAN'T HELP. I ALSO GET UP AT 4:20AM
EACH MORNING, AND I WORK 7 1/2 HOURS A DAY. WHEN I GET HOME
DO DINNER, CLEAN UP. I'M IN BED BY 8:00PM, AND FALL ASLEEP BY
8:30PM, GET UP AND START ALL OVER AGAIN. ALL HOUSEWORK
ON THE WEEKENDS, AND NOT GOING TO ANYTHING, DUE TO FEAR OF
GETTING INFECTION, OR GIVING SOMEONE INFECTION. SO I HAVE TO
THINK THIS THROUGH. MY FAMILY MISSES ME AND I JUST DO NOT
HAVE THE ENERGY FOR ANYTHING ELSE. I DO WALK IN THE PARK TO
MUSIC, AND I WILL SHOP WITH JUST ME, AND TAKE MY TIME. SO
I GET OUT THAT WAY. BUT THOSE ARE THE TWO THINGS I DO BESIDES
WORK. WELL, I HOPE TO UPDATE NEXT MONTH. MAYBE ALL THINGS
WILL GET BETTER.
LOVE YOU ALL, AND THIS BOARD, JUST TO KEEP THE FOCUS.
P.S. I LOVE SUPPORT, BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN THERE ON THURS. DUE
TO GOING TO BED BY 8:00 AND THAT IS WHEN IT STARTS. I WILL GO
TO ONE IN DEC.
TURKEY'S
HELLO TO ALL!!!!
Jul 13, 2007
I GOT MY SECOND FILL. THE DOCTOR CHECKED TO SEE THAT ALL THAT
HE PUT IN LAST TIME WAS STILL IN, AND IT WAS. THE FILL WAS BEING
DONE UNDER X-RAY. SO HE PUT IN 1.5 cc SO NOW I HAVE A TOTAL
OF 6.5 cc. WELL, CAN'T JUDGE IT UNTIL THE SWELLING GOEST DOWN.
BUT WHEN IT DID, I NOTICED THAT I WAS TIGHT IN THE AM.
SO I WAS GOING FOR A SHAKE AT THAT TIME, AND EATING
AT 1:00PM. SO THAT WAS WORKING OUT. I ALSO NOTICED I WAS
NOT A HUNGRY. SOME THING WAS HAPPENING. IT WAS DIFFERENT.
AS TIME WENT ON, I WAS LEARNING HOW TO DEAL WITH THE
BAND AND WHAT IT WAS DICTATING TO ME. IT IS WIERD, IT IS LIKE
YOUR GETTING TO KNOW THIS OBJECT, AND WHAT IT WANTS AND
WHEN. THAN AFTER A FEW WEEKS, I NOTICED THE HUNGER COMING
BACK. SO I CALLED ABOUT GETTING ANOTHER FILL, BECAUSE WHEN
YOU CALL, THEY DON'T GET YOU IN THERE FOR ANOTHER 3 WEEKS.
SO MY NEXT FILL IS JULY 19TH. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
I WENT TO SUPPORT LAST NIGHT ON JULY 12TH. I HAD NOT WEIGHED
IN THERE SINCE JUNE 1ST. I LOST 4LBS. THAT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A LOT TO SOME, BUT FOR ME THE TURTLE AND BEHIND EVERYONE
ELSE WITH FILLS IT WAS WONDERFUL. I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO GETTING THE NEXT FILL, AND HOW THAT WILL FEEL.
TAKE CARE YOU ALL. LET YOU KNOW HOW IT WENT, I WILL GIVE
IT A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
TILL THAN.............................
BE SAFE OVER THE SUMMER....................
IT IS THAT TIME OF YEAR!!!MAY 25, 2007
May 25, 2007
SOME NUMBERS. I HAD THE FILL ON MAY 2ND.
AT FIRST I DID FEEL DIFFERENT, BUT THAN I WENT TO SUPPORT GROUP 8 DAYS LATER, ONLY TO SEE
THAT I HAD LOST SOME BODY FAT, BUT STAYED THE
SAME WEIGHT WISE. SO I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL
MY NEXT VISIT WITH THE DOCTOR TO TALK ABOUT THE
NEXT FILL. THAT VISIT WAS TODAY WHICH IS A
FRI. LAST NIGHT WAS SUPPORT, AND THAT SCALE
SHOWED ME 2LBS DOWN. BUT I WENT TO THE SURGEON THIS MORNING, AND I'M THE SAME AS I WAS THE LAST
TIME THAT I WAS THERE.
I HAVE A VG-BAND THAT HOLDS 10CC. MY FIRST FILL
HE PUT 5CC IN THE BAND. SO HE SAID THAT WE
WILL MAKE AN APPT. FOR ANOTHER FILL. I HAVE
TO WAIT FOR THE OFFICE TO CALL ME. SOMETIMES
THAT TAKES TWO WEEKS, THAN THE APPT. WIIL BE THE WEEK AFTER THAT. IT JUST SEEMS TO TAKE FOREVER. LAST NIGHT AT SUPPORT, THERE WERE TWO GIRLS THERE THAT JUST TOOK OVER WITH
THEIR CONTINUED WEIGHT GOING DOWN. WHEN
THEY GOT TO THE PART OF "EVERYONE THAT SEES
ME CAN'T BELIEVE THEIR EYES". THEY DID NOT
KNOW ME, THEIR ARE DOORS BEING OPENED FOR ME.
IT IS SUCH A WONDERFUL FEELING. WELL, I WILL
GO TO MY FAMILY PICNIC ON SUNDAY, AND NOT
ONE THING WILL BE SAID, BECAUSE I DON'T LOOK
ANY DIFFERENT THAN I DID BEFORE SURGERY.
HAPPY HOLIDAY TO YOU ALL. BE SURE TO THANK
A VET.........
WILL POST AGAIN, AFTER NEXT FILL.
TA, TA
CYAJUST TO UPDATE YOU ALL!!!
Apr 21, 2007
I AM SORRY THAT I HAVE NOT POSTED INA LONG TIME. I GUESS I FEEL I HAD NOTHING TO SAY.
BUT I DID NOT REALIZE THAT I HAD NOT POSTED SINCE
I HAD SURGERY. I HAD SURGERY ON FEB. 12TH.
I DID WELL FOR ABOUT NINE DAYS. SAW THE DR. FOR
POST CHECK, DOING WELL AND ALL. THAN 4 DAYS
LATER I HAD BURNING, BLEEDING FROM THE PORT
INCISION. I CALLED IT IN. IT WAS A SAT. I WIND UP
GOING TO THE E.R. AND I WAS ADMITTED FOR 7 DAYS.
IV ANTI.B. ETC. SO NOW IT IS APRIL 21ST. AND
I JUST HAD MY THIRD VISIT AFTER THE INFECTION.
HAVE NOT HAD A FILL DUE TO THE INFECTION.
EVERYTHING WAS ON HOLD, AND I WAS WORKING
ALONE. SO ON APRIL 20 I SAW MY SURGEON AND
HE SAID WE CAN DO A FILL. SO THE OFFICE WILL
CALL ME BY TUES. TO GIVE ME AN APPT.
AS OF NOW I HAVE ONLY LOST 14LBS AND SOME
OZ. BUT I HAVE NOT GAINED SO THEY SAY THAT IS
GOOD. I'M THRILLED TO GET A FILL, AND WHEN
I SEE HOW THAT TURNS OUT I WILL POST AGAIN.
I HAVE TO KEEP MORE UP-DATED THAN THIS.
I GUESS I WAS TOO DOWN TO TELL ANYTHING.
TRYING TO TURN THIS SET BACK AROUND. SEE
YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE OF A FILL.
BRIDGET K.
AS OF TOMORROW, JAN 29, 2007 I'M TWO WEEKS AWAY.
Jan 28, 2007
THAT I WILL NOT DO IT RIGHT. LIKE IT WON'T WORK OUT
FOR ME. I WANT IT TO WORK. I SEEM TO THINK
THAT WHEN YOU FAIL AT EATING WHAT YOU NEED FOR SO MANY YEARS, HOW IS THIS GOING TO HELP?
I READ SO MANY POST THAT ARE SO POSITIVE. I HOPE
IT WILL BE ME.
TWO WEEKS AWAY. SURGERY IS FEB 12, 2007.
I'M ONE OF THE "VALENTINE" BANDSTERS.
I HOPE I WILL DO WELL. I WILL KEEP YOU ALL POSTED.
THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT.
BRIDGET
UPDATING EVERYONE.
Dec 17, 2006
JUST TO UPDATE MY PAGE. I WAS RUSHINGALL MY CLASSES AND DOCTOR VISITS THINKING I
COULD HAVE MY SURGERY IN DEC/2006. HOWEVER,
IT NOW LOOKS LIKE I WILL HAVE IT FEB.12TH,
2007. I WAS THINKING WHAT A WAY TO START
THE YEAR. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ON THE OTHER SIDE. I WILL KEEP YOU ALL POSTED AS TO
THE DATE COMES TRUE OR NOT. GETTING APPROVED
WAS EASY. BUT I HAD DONE SO MANY TEST, THAT
I THOUGHT I WOULD NOT HAVE TOO MUCH TROUBLE.
WILL, UP DATE NEXT WEEK.
CYA
BRIDGET K. DEC 17TH, 2006
