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Blog 90201
 

port site

I was wondering if anyone has had the skin that is over the port become like molded to the port. There is an indention and it looks like it is molded to the port and I can see the definition of it.
debbido

debbido

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Blog 93465
 

10 days to go!!!!

:frown: OH yeh just 10 more days to go before surgery!! I can't wait. Still on pre-op diet (yuk) can't wait to get it done. But I'm hanging in there, I know that I will be glad that I sticked to it. I have a super busy week so it will go very fast. Have a g8 day all!:sad:
Hilda2bthin

Hilda2bthin

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Blog 85309
 

Changing goals

So my first goal was 131lbs. Now that I think about it, thats crazy. Sure, I got weight loss surgery, I have something helping me lose weight, but I still have to be realistic!! Thats my dream weight, my dream goal. I dont remember being this weight. I think I need to set an attainable goal first, and once I reach that, I can go for more from there.   So my new goal is 151lbs. I was that weight when I met my husband. And I was happy. When I get to there, I will be happy, and anything else will be a bonus.   I am now 191lbs, which puts me half way to this new goal. I've lost 40lbs since Feb 13th. It's amazing. I want more, but I cant at the moment. But I'm grateful 40lbs are gone for now. Yay for me!!
amanda3t

amanda3t

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Blog 1502
 

One Month Post-op

I am down 40 lbs (that's with 16 lbs lost pre-op). I feel like a whole new person already. I have more energy, I feel like I've lost 100 lbs already lol! My surgery went VERY well and I would do it again in a heart beat. I had no real pain just discomfort the first week after that I didn't even need pain meds.   I'm loving the new me, and excited to see the rest of me. I didn't have any weight goals from the beginning just what ever I lose is what I lose. I only weigh myself every 2 weeks because I'm not really concerned about the numbers. Well I have a wedding coming up in September that alot of family will be here for and My best friends birthday in August. I would like to be in a size 18 by both events. I started out wearing a 26/28 (3x) now I'm wearing 22/24 (2x). So it think I can make it happen.   I got clearance from my surgeon to start working out with no restrictions so it's full steam ahead.
stlvoy02

stlvoy02

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Blog 2386
 

Getting close.

I'm still struggling with the CPAP but am putting up with it for now and just hoping I won't need it for long after the surgery.   This is day 3 of liquids. It's not really as bad as I thought it would be. But, I am hungry! It's very hard to get food out of my head but I guess it's normal to obsess on what you can't have.   I don't feel persecuted at all by giving up smoking, food and my beloved dr. pepper. I see it as a path to where I want to be.   Five more days till surgery and I can hardly wait.
Maddie

Maddie

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Blog 93499
 

Pre op to post op

So new at this sight not sure how to do things or how to add friends. Please feel free to add me as a friend but i will warn you i will have alot of questions, My banding is on june 1 2010 and i am excited yet nervous. I am sure i will be on this sight almost all day tomorrow as i do my liquid diet. I will need words of encouragemnt as i will give encouragement to you as well. Looking to build friendships and share thoughts and feelings. Hope you will join me in my journey.
crsti41

crsti41

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Blog 93511
 

night time nausea

I am having an issue with waking up during the night feeling nauseous:frown:. I had my surgery on Wednesday and today is Sunday is this normal and does anyone have any recommendations?
SweetMelissa11781

SweetMelissa11781

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Blog 2608
 

Emotional Wreck

So I've been doing a lot of crying lately. I'm having very conflicting feelings about taking out my band and converting to a sleeve.   At first I was thinking - well my band has been good to me, right?? I've lost 90lbs. Yes it can be hard at times. I've noticed in the past year that both my husband and I have been saying "we could have this for dinner but you can't eat it". I guess while living with the band you ignore, or take in stride the things you can't do as part of the price of weight loss. Yes, there are certain things I can't eat but its worth it right? Is there a better option, does it work, and is it worth it? Is eating with a sleeve really better? That ability to eat everything just less of it, kind of what I had been expecting from the band.   The more I read and search the more I say WOW, and now I'm starting to become excited about a sleeve and that is where the guilt comes in. I've raved about the band, recommended it. I feel rather odd now saying, whoops it didn't quite work out how I had planned - isn't that partly my fault, technically the band just sits there, didn't I fail. Who's to say I wont screw up the sleeve to?? My husband doesn't understand and the rest of my close support network was used up with the band - their reaction now is "Well don't you know how to eat right now" - silly people, I've always known how to eat right, that doesn't mean anything.   See now I'm rambling. I have so many emotions rolling around together right now and I'm having a hard time getting a handle on them. I'm happy that I'm getting the opportunity to revise because secretly this is what I've wanted for a while. I've always put on my brave band face but my band and I haven't been getting along for a while and I feel guilty about being excited and then I'm petrified that I'll just fail again anyway. The risks of a leak and general increased risk due to revision is also on my mind........   Then I see the revisions here that are so happy with their new lives - I was like that for the first 2 years after my band - will it last this time?   My horoscope for today is kinda fitting:   You may try to avoid an intense emotional interaction today by bringing the conversation back to the basic facts. It's not that you're disinterested in feelings; you just don't want to be overwhelmed by a topic that you cannot easily manage. Consider setting boundaries in a way that allows you to face your fears rather than run from them.
Lynn B

Lynn B

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Blog 82209
 

I have lost over 25lbs

I was truly rethinking getting this band, but I have to say losing weight feels soo good. Better than all the bad food that I was consuming. I have went from 316 to 285 after about a month and a half. I feel better and have more energy and I feel my sexy coming back. I will say that it's hard telling people how much I used to weigh because I didn't look like I weighed as much as I did. But I'm learning to be proud of the weight I am now and look forward to the weight I will be and stop be ashamed of where I was. It's in the past and besides my future looks pretty bright.:frown:
alyxandavery

alyxandavery

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Blog 82761
 

Down a total of 22 pounds

I went to my doctors visit and lost 5 pounds in 2 weeks. I am now down a total of 22 pounds. I feels good. I never thought I would loose this weight. Thanks Lapband.....and all of my Lapband friends.
Woodford4

Woodford4

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Blog 86212
 

Post-op Day 8 (5/29)

Awww...the happiest place on earth! What a fantastic day spent with my whole family!! And It felt great to be back in the 'land of the living'! I swear I must have walked 3-4 miles at California Adventure....It felt good.   We all went for dinner last night to Cheesecake Factory. They had one soup on the menu...a cream soup with chunks of chicken, artichoke and roasted red pepper. I asked the waiter if they could blend it, he checked with the kitchen and then the bar tender....they took the soup to the bar and blended it there in their blender! So kind!! I was so grateful...awww the little things! :frown: I even asked him for a small container of milk...I used it to really thin out tablespoon of my husbands mashed potatoes (they didn't taste as great as I was hoping!) I think I will call the manager and tell him how grateful I am for all of their efforts.   We went back to the park, this time Disneyland to watch the fireworks. I was so exhausted, we rented a wheel chair and my very loving husband pushed me around for over 3 hours! What a guy!!
sophieownsme

sophieownsme

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Blog 79531
 

Day 12 Post-Op

I'm still on liquids phase (3-week perscribed) and I'm just starting to feel like myself again. I'm down to 309 (-34.8 lbs)! I'm really loving these changes! I'll have to see what happens after my first fill which isn't until 7/1/10...
peprmentpati

peprmentpati

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Blog 86212
 

Post-op Day 7 (5/28)

awww...how I love to sleep on my left side! And thank goodness it's not a problem anymore!   What is a problem though, is drinking the 2 protein shakes I'm supposed to be drinking everyday. I'm lucky just to get one in!   Well, we're heading to Disneyland for the weekend.....so today was spent making, weighing and packaging food...better get to it!
sophieownsme

sophieownsme

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Blog 2608
 

New Here

So I've just this past week found VerticalSleeveTalk.com. My story - had the LapBand in September of 2005 - lost about 100lbs in the first two years and maintained between year 2-3. This still left me with an obese BMI but I'm very active and happy. Then I gained 29 lbs between year 3-4, thinking it was because I hadn't had a fill in years I requested a fill. Shortly after I developed heartburn, I had expierenced a few random bouts the year before but nothing like this. I went back to my doctor at 4.5 years and had an upper gi (thinking hernia...ha ha) and was diagosed with pouch dilation.   At first I wanted to save my band at all costs. It was unfilled and I am waiting 6 weeks to go back for a second upper GI to see how the dilation is doing (doc doesn't seem optomistic). We did discuss my options if the band needs to come out and I told him that the sleeve would be my first choice as I don't want to dump or have vitamin issues. The office is doing a preapproval right now so we're ready to go at the end of the 6 weeks.   I came home and have been researching the sleeve ever since and now I'm thinking that even if the dilation resolves, what are the chances it will happen again? The sleeve is looking better and better all the time. I've read my insurance company's requirement for revision and I qualify so I actually don't think there will be an issue there - Its probably going to cost me about $3000 out of pocket for copays/deductable that I really don't have but I'm gonna find it. I desearve to be healthy, pain free and not afraid to eat.
Lynn B

Lynn B

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Angela's Blog
 

Just don't have the time

Wow, I find now that I just don't have the time to be on this site as much as before the surgery. It may be because I now have my own "surgery life" to live and no longer need to research what may or may not happen.   There's nothing exciting going on. Just day to day living. As I have said before I have no restriction so I can eat pretty much EVERYTHING and I am only 2 1/2 weeks post op. Kind of sad really. Occasionally I feel foods get a little stuck and that is probably the only clue I have a band right now.   I am mainly watching what I eat and making a point to stop when I no longer have the hunger feeling. That is the hardest part for me. I am so used to equating no longer hungry with the full/bloated feeling. That is not what I have to listen for. Yesterday I did and ended up eating a 1/2 a burrito from Taco bell. It was delicious and I was satisfied but didn't have the full bloated feeling. I was comfortably not hungry any more. It was a good feeling.   Well, I haven't lost a ton of weight. Not much really but I have noticed a difference in my clothes. Mainly in my hips, thighs and calfs so I will take that for sure. Just keep remembering that you can't measure your success but the scale alone. Other accomplishments are just as important. For instance, I am no longer taking reflux meds. I have been on them for 20 years. Not anymore! My blood sugar is coming down. As I said I notice the clothes fit differently. I got into shirts I haven't worn in over a year. There are other things for sure besides the scale.   For the record my scale is down 9 lbs since surgery on May 12th. It's just the beginning...
anglov

anglov

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Blog 91736
 

I ate like a pig

I don't know what is wrong with me but sometimes I just don't want to acknowledge that I have the band and want to eat what I want and how much I want. Well yesterday was the day. I had some jalepeno rings with half a salad for lunch. 4 ribs, a bowl of soup for dinner. About 5 hours later there was a taco bell commercial and I craved a spicy bean burrito. So we went to taco bell and I got 2 of them thinking I would eat one and put the other one in the fridge for tomorrow. Boy was I wrong. I ate both of them. I hadn't had taco bell since before I had surgery and they tasted so good. I didn't know I could hold that much. Some days it is like I can eat 1/2 cup and be full and then other days I can eat like a pig and no one would ever suspect I had weight loss surgery. If I had to do it again, I would have had the gastric bypass where you lose a lot of weight right away and then just maintain. Where when you have the band it is like a diet that you are being put on and the weight slowly creeps off. I don't want to minimize the surgery by any means but I thought the weight would come off alot easier than it is. My mother had surgery and she lost 140 lbs in the first year and a half. It was like the weight just fell off her. I'm here struggling to get even a lb off. I only go on a binge every once in a while about once every 2 weeks. And then I watch what I eat and exercise as much as I can after that day. Sometimes I do weights and 15 min on the elliptical and sometimes it is a challenge for me to do 8 min on the elliptical. I never know what my body will allow me to do. I take a prescription diet pill that gives me energy and I thought that would help and it does help curb my appetite but it is at night after it has warn off is when I have the biggest problems. I don't have any strategies on how to control this. If you have any suggestions I would love to hear them. My life is just floating along. My husband and I have a vacation to Vegas scheduled for Aug 29th and I want to lose 26 lbs by then so I know I need to try hard to do this. I know it won't be easy but hopefully it will happen. I have a ton of clothes for vacation and if I can't fit in them I will be very depressed. I'm in a 22-24 now and my clothes are a size 18. I know I can do this because my jean size has gone down to a 20 and fit comfortably. Just wish me luck and I hope everyone out there meets their goal as well.
khunt719

khunt719

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Blog 91736
 

My husband

So now that you know more about me and my family, I would like to introduce you to my husband. Well really he is my common-law husband. There was an ad on Craigslist for someone to go watch Harry Potter with this man. I thought he was absolutely the cutest most handsome man. I had just lost 50 lbs and was feeling good about myself and hey this was supposed to be just friends only so I wrote back that I would like to go. I knew nothing about Harry but I would have said anything to go out with this man. We met at a local store so he wouldn't know where I lived. The moment he got out of his suv, I was like this is going to be a one dater. He was so good looking and I thought I wasn't going to be good enough for him so I'm sure he would just be nice and take me to the movie and then drop me off and that would it, I would never hear from him again. We went to the movie and all I could do was hold his arm and think about how big his muscles were...yummy. After the movie, we went back to my car and we talked until 2 a.m. and then he asked when he could see me again. We went out the next night to dinner and to his place for a little bit. Then he asked when he could see me again. I was like this is the guy I want to spend the rest of my life with. He was wonderful. I don't know if I was blown away because he paid for everything and I was used to paying for everything on a date. Or because he was giving me attention without wanting sex or because he was just happy being with me. But we set another date for 2 days later. All went well and I stayed the night. 10 days after our first date I moved in. It was just fate that we met. He had gone out with a girl the week before we went out and she never called him so I think God was just watching over me and got us together. We have been together since 8-2-07 and have been never apart since then. We do everything together. He has been through me having pulminary embolisms in both lungs, to me gaining 70 lbs. He has never said anything bad about how big I got. I've lost 44 lbs and he mentioned one time that I had gotten kind of big for a while but that was it. He is my supporter. He didn't want me to go through this surgery because my mother almost died because of the band slipping and he would be so devastated if anything like that happened to me. He saw me go through the process of writing down everything I ate, keeping track of my exercise, my monthly nutrition appts and fighting with the insurance company to get the surgery. I finally got my letter and had him open it while I was driving home. I was screaming in the phone when he read that I had been approved for the surgery. From that day it is all a blur, it went so fast. It was 3 weeks before I had surgery. We went to Vegas for a week and I ate what I wanted and then I came back and started my 10 day ritual of eating the pre-surgery diet He stayed with me the whole day I had surgery and I went home that afternoon and he took care of me not to do too much. He cleans house, does dishes, washes windows...you name it he does it. I stayed with him while he went through all his studying and testing for his CPA license. When he got it, it was such a great day because now he was a CPA and could start his own business. He is the man that I want to be with for the rest of my life.
khunt719

khunt719

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Blog 55903
 

flying

Hi, anyone fly since they been banded and if so, how was it? I fly tuesday june 1. I hope nothing happens or something I should of done.
sapphire12305

sapphire12305

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Blog 91311
 

So Disappointed in Myself

I ate like there was no tomorrow at El Fenix tonight. I actually couldnt believe that I was able to digest all that food at one sitting. My husband didnt say a word at dinner but I knew what he was thinking. I was thinking the same thing too - Why are you eating so much!!!   I have to get my head straight before my first fill or I am going to be in trouble.   :frown:
Butterfly10

Butterfly10

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Blog 93436
 

Help!!

I am 5 days out from surgery and I am not sure when I am full or not. I feel a tightness in my chest and back when I get up sometimes after I eat. Does that mean I am full or is that just gas? I am on the liquid phase now and am running out of stuff to eat to keep it interesting. Anyone who has been there, can you please point me in the right direction for some recipes or advice???   Thanks in advance!:frown:
diva1214

diva1214

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Blog 93435
 

My Lap Band has Slipped

No one will help me. My lap band has slipped. My surgery took place in Mexico - obviously big mistake. Now no one here in the US will help me. I have called so many places asking for help - they tell me there is nothing I can do for you. There is one doctor I have found that will accept transfering patients for $2500. I am going to do that. I cannot fly out to mexico b/c I cannot find my passport. I have lost 15 lbs in a week. I feel awful. Cannot keep anything down. The doctor I am hoping to transfer to will not do anything for me until Tuesday - thanks to the long holiday weekend. I am at witts end. I am exhausted, weak, dehydrated, and feel like I may not be able to make it to Tuesday. I was in the ER the other night from the amount of pain in my chest and back - I thought I was having a heat attack. They gave me pain meds and that was all they could do for me. I am a liability. I have thrown up more in a week than I have in my life. I feel disgusting and i feel like my body is shutting down. Miserable. Everytime I try calling anyone for help they just say - there's nothing I can do for you. I slept for 14 hours last night. I am still exhausted. I cannot drink water. I feel like I am dying and no one will help me. Helpless, lonely, depressed. I need to get this thing out of me. I will just lose the weight on my own. I will not rely on some stupid man made piece of crap - I will make it on my own.
ANicoleLL

ANicoleLL

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Blog 93390
 

Thinking out loud

After 19 months I've only just had my first fill a few weeks ago. I am one of the small precentage of banders who had complications. (Not sure what that was about) Still After all these months I believe this was a good choice for me. I was one who had been underweight for the first half of my life. I only breifly was at a normal weight. The rest found me at 279 lbs at my heaviest. a few persons I know had by-pass surgery. I'd even cared for by-pass patients during my early nurseing years. I knew that was not for me. This banding thing, after musch time on the net and my PCP's cry of too many "pre" stuff to name. Another diet, more shots and pills were not going to do it. An accident had slowed me down physically and mentally. I gained back the 45 lbs I'd lost on my last plan and swing dance class plus a few more. After surgery I lost 100 lbs because I was sick then gained back 20lbs once I could eat again. Now. I get to use my tool, learn new coping skills and cooking methods. I 'm learning to understand my relationship with food and make changes to be healthy for the rest of my life. This is wonderful. I love my surgeon. He confrenced with all my doctors during my illness and I count him as my friend. I'm grateful for the person who created this web site and I'm most thankful for a chance to live a truely abundant life. :frown:
joyfulworshipper

joyfulworshipper

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Blog 91736
 

A little more about my life

I believe because of my weight and the imbalance of chemicals in my brain the doctor's diagnosed me as being bi-polar. They have me on every kind of mood stabalizer and anti-depressant out there. I think I have tried everything. I'm hoping my self-esteem goes up as my weight goes down. I've tried suicide 3 times, failed at those attempts which I am glad about now. My grandmother who I was very close to was bi-polar and I seemed to have gotten all her traits. She passed away 5 years ago and I miss her still to this day. I was there when she took her last breath, holding her hand. I'll never forget that day. What kind of memories are in my head? it seems like all the bad ones, but when I remember my grandmother they are nothing but good ones. My mother is my confidant in all this because she had the band before I did. She went to Mexico and had it done, it slipped and she almost died. The surgeon had to perform emergency surgery and she got better. While she got better she gained 50 lbs in a year. So she decided to go back to Mexico and get the sleeve done. She has lost 22 lbs the first month since being back and is doing great. She is diabetic and fights her sugar levels everyday. She never knows how her body is going to react to what foods. I have a brother that I rarely talk to and he lives in AZ. I have a father that is very close to me and lives about 45 minutes away in another town and we see each other once every 2-3 months. He is a compulsive gambler and is happy with how is life is. He doesn't date, has a few friends, and works for the state prison. He is almost ready to retire. I have 2 dogs, a pekingnese name Kiko, she is a rescue dog and is 10 years old so she is getting up there. I have a chihuahua Gabby that is 1 1/2 years old. Gab is my husbands favorite and Kiko is my favorite. I had Kiko before I met my husband and we have been through alot together. Well that is a start and I'll fill you in more tomorrow. Stay tuned.
khunt719

khunt719

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