Angi vanIwaarden-Garcia

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Dumping? -  I am a Lap-band pateint who is thinking of revising.  I am wondering about dumping.  I know bypass pateints have dumping, but I thought that had to do with the bypass part of the ...

Gaining weight.... -  YIKES!  After my complete unfill almost 4 weeks ago I have gained!  I think 4lbs but maybe as much as 6lbs!  I don't go in until right before Christmas and I am always hungry.  HE...

In bandster Hell! -  OK...I had a complete unfill about a week and a half ago and at first I was still tight.  All of the inflammation from my band slip must be gone now...BECAUSE I AM HUNGRY ALL THE ...

Upper GI Showed a slight slip... -  I finally got in to see my doc on Monday and I had an Upper GI.  I got to watch the whole thing and then the radiologist played it for me a few times and showed me how slow liquid...

100 lbs LOST! -  I still have about 20lbs to lose and this last few months have been VERY SLOW... but I am happy :)  However, I have also been having problems with my band.  I spent a few hours l...

PUKE CITY! -  Not sure what happened... but I think a stomach bug.  I puked in the grocery store twice and then again after dinner, which was very mushie.  Today I am on mushies and liquid, but...

It has been a year! Happy Bandiversary to me! - Well one year ago today I had my band installed in my body.  I have lost a total of 94 lbs. I have gone from a size 22/24 to a size 12... actually I think more like a 10, but I am ...

Stupid question... -  Hi all!  I am almost a year out.  My bandaversary is Aug 13, and I have lost 90+ lbs.  I have had some problems though.  About 6 weeks ago I had a slight unfill. I think she took ...

Small Unfill today.... -  So I have been banded now for 10 months.  I have lost 90 lbs, but after my last fill, which was in February I have been having some very painful moments! At first my doc thought i...

Another NSV! -  I can wear shorts!!  Not only shorts, but size 12 shorts!  Last August, before surgery I was in a size 24, and would not have dreamed of exposing my legs!  Now I can wear shorts t...

NSV! -  I have played softball for about three years now.  I really loved playing, but it was hard to run my 256 lbs around the bases and runnng for balls was horrible.  Tonight was my fi...

Help with Salads - I have really been craving salads lately, but I am worried that they may be causing me some problems.  Does salad hurt?  Please give me some feedback cause I really want salad.  P....

A year later...Check me out! - Prom this year... I teach high school so I get to go to prom every year.... Here is another one with my lovely students... Now here is the pic from last year.... HOLY MOLY...

OK, HIDA scan - So I had blood work, an ultrasound, and now a HIDA scan... and my doc says I am fine!  I had another attack on Saturday and I don't feel fine.  So now I am going to check in with m...

Blood work was fine and ultrasound clear....WTF! - OK now I am worried.  I posted about a week ago that I was having pain, and described the pain and someone suggested gallbladder attacks.  Went to the dr. ~ he agreed, sent me for ...

possible slip or esophageal dialation - Last Saturday I ate some food that was way too spicey and while I ried to keep it down, I threw up about an hour and a half after eating it.  After vomitting I felt better for abou...