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Seems like the 2005 March Total weight loss thread has been deleted...Can someone please stop deleting these posts. Can someone please start another one???

Just wondering how your surgery went and how you are? I hope everything went well for you. You will have to fill us in on what band you got! This nosey person wants to know! :cool:

On the wall in this room is a photo frame with pix from my parents' wedding back in 1953. Hung from the frame is a piece of ribbon with my mother's wedding band attached. (Although my parents' marriage wasn't successful, their wedding was on the lawn of the house where we now live, and this room has a lot of old photos like that.) My mother stopped wearing her ring when I was about 10 and that's when I first discovered it didn't fit. You can imagine the shame I felt, and since then her ring has always been some sort of talisman that I knew I could never wear. She used to keep it hidden because it was painful for both of us when I would play with it. :cool: Tonight the…

I got banded on Jan.24. I have not lost any more weight for over 2 weeks. Is this normal? I go for my first fill next Friday. Why have I stopped losing weight?

My Dr. will have me on 1 week Clear liquids, second week- full liquids. At what stage is Protein shakes added. I read on a post that a nurse mentioned U could have egg beater in Protein shake for added protein. Does anyone know about this & if so what stage would it be? I like milk, egg beater, van. flavoring. to me this is a great shake. I'm new to board, just certified, will have my surgery date next week. Ann Dr. Ponce' 310 Not banded yet

Hi everyone, It has been 2 1/2 years since my treatment for Cancer and am Grateful to the Lord everday that I am alive and Cancer Free. I had Lymphoma and was treated at Yale New Haven Cancer Center in CT. I'm so thankful that my Oncologist has given me the green light to have the lapband procedure. Has anyone here on the LBT board know of anyone who had cancer and then got the lapband. I did meet someone at a Seminar who had breast cancer and then got the lapband and she has been successful. Renee By His Stripes We are Healed Scheduled for 3/18/05

I just read Corgi's posting on her cancer and now her lapbanding and I sat back after posting to her and I realized that we all have our own troubles from the past. Some worse then others but still to each individual the problems were not small. Cancer has effected each and every one of us at some time, depression has plagued almost all of us at one time or another. We see what Whippledaddy and his wife Patty are going thru. Others here too have major medical troubles. The loss of close family members, sons, daughters, moms and dads and siblings amoung others. Financial problems have fallen upon many people here some have worked thru them others are still struggl…

Does anyone know if there is a site to download the cards to show restraunts to be allowed the children's menu? I sure would appreciate it. I have been having trouble lately with restraunts understanding my issues (which I have never had before). They say I should have a "card" and sometimes don't believe me!!! Why else would anyone eat that little? geesh...... Thanks. A.

Let's do this weight loss thread again and see how many total pounds we have all lost together now. Betty 54 pounds

I'm still in the process of researching whether I want to/can/can afford to get banded and have a question. I am currently a major Diet Coke addict. Are sodas absolutely forbidden with the band? Does carbonation make you feel sick, even if it's just a few sips? Or do different people have different reactions?

Yes, sometimes this board gets out-of-hand and ugly. We can't always be warm and fuzzy. The whole point of LBT is for "support." Support comes in many forms, and while the best form of support is probably one-on-one weekly sessions with a highly qualified professional therapist, most of us don't have the resources, time or the qualified shrink. In the past, I have seen therapists, who encourage vigilant, candid honesty. ALL of them keep boxes of Kleenex at hand because we often cry, sometimes hysterically. NOT ONE THERAPIST has ever told me to calm down, watch my mouth, mind Ps and Qs, or be nice. That's what therapy is for - it's a forum to "let it all out." I'v…

HI everyone, hope all is well with all of you. I don't get much time to post here lately. It takes me forever now to catch up on threads that I have missed. I just wanted to say hi to everyone, it has been awhile. I am doing fine, I am still losing since my unfill. I am so glad that I did that it was a very rough 7 days to be overfilled. I just can't get over how much this site has grown. Just goes to show you that there is a lot of people out there searching for help. This is a great place, just wanted you to know that. I wouldn't be where I am today. 67 pounds lighter is only part of it. I have got some great advise from this site. I made my final decision to have the…

Hello. I am brand new, I went to my first seminar last night and originally went for Gastric Bypass and half of the discussion was lap band. I now would rather do lap band than Gastric Bypass as I have 2 children and don't want the complications. What I am concerned about is that the nurse said that they typical weight loss is 1 lb a week. Is this true? 4 lbs a month?

I look at those darn graphs and think "I can't wait until I am JUST obese"... whodathunkit? Severely obese.... blech.

I'm sorry that I can't respond to any of your threads right now, I probably wouldn't anyway, as I think this thing has gone on enough. Today is my Father's birthday, and it's a hard day for me because he isn't here with me anymore. You see, I had the best Father (and Mother) in the world, and today is a hard day for me. I'm sorry, I can't say any more.

I was getting ready to go buy a treadmil this week end 'cause I been feeling really good, and Thursday night I fell down the stairs outside of work, broke my ankle and am crutches for at least one month, now ther is no chance for any exercise and I will probably plateau in my weight loss and everything else is really SHIT!!! Bigmom Banded Jan18 05 Dr. Christou Total Loss to date 31 lbs.

I'm 10 days post-op. I stayed on the clear soups for the first four days but at only 9 calories per serving, I was worried I was going to pass out on day three, although I didn't feel 'hunger' in any recognisable sense. In fact since my surgery I have only felt a vague hunger once. I having been making soup which I pass through a very fine seive and them water down with clear broth so they are the consistency of hot chocolate. They could easily go through a straw. A cup or so fills me up. My problem is that when I feel full I feel guilt! This has been compounded by the fact that although I lost 11lbs in the first 6 days, I haven't dropped another ounce since. Now I kn…

My husband had surgery on feb 23rd. i will be on march 14. I have a question. We have been told to keep his liquids to 4oz and hour. Are we supposed to stop for a certain amount of time before he gets more or can he start another hour as soon as the first hour is up? He seems to always be hungry. He started his creamy foods today but he is still wanting more after 4 ounces. Should we be more regular with his meals since they aren't solid yet?

Delarla (I hope you don't mind that I hijacked this), in another thread said "And I don't necessarily disagree with it, I just think it needs a lot more work. Yes, I have a disease, I'm just not sure that the disease is Morbid Obesity. I think the obesity part is a symptom of the disease. I call mine OCOD (Obsessive Compulsive Overeating Disorder.) So I am in agreement to a certain degree, I just think the subject needs a lot more research into categories. "The fact that the band turned off a lot of that "eat eat eat eat eat eat eat eat eat eat eat eat..." chatter seemed evidence to me that at least part of my problem is physical." I am completely different, because t…

sausage, bacon, hamburger(scrabbled), they all feel stuck and hurt, oh and chicken breast no matter how it is cooked, has anyone else noticed this or anything else bothering them.

Hello All, this is my first post. I am 3 weeks banded. I feel good. I will say that the second week was worse for me then the first. Maybe I tried to go back to work to soon.. Flying home (Detroit) from San Diego was terrible.. Anyway I was wondering if the bottle brush down the throat feeling, after swallowing food goes away, or if that is one of the feelings I have to get use to?

OK, WE just had our taxes done and I'm a bit nervous and confussed. I know you can deduct out of pocket medical expenses less 7 1/2 percent of your adjust gross income. Since I was self paid for the lapband we turned in all the paper work from my surgery. The tax man was asking all kinds of questions about why didn't a go thru my insurance? was it medially necessary? I will like I was on the defensive. I do have insurance but they want you to go thru a 6 month diet program ya da ya da ya da. I was tired of being FAT and needed to do something, I didn't want to wait around for any approvals. Now I'm wondering if I should have gone thru my insurance anyways or just didn't …

Went for my fill on Thursday, and when she pulled out the fill from last time she only was able to get out 1cc and I had 2 put in. she refilled me with a total of 3 cc and stated that in 6 wks she would check it and if she don't get 3 out they may have to consider replacing the port. She said something about absorption, what do any of you all know about this?

Hey, as some of you may know I am writing a book on LapBand as well. One of the things I really want to have is a lot of inspirational stories for people to read and pictures of before / during / after. It is going to be a PDF type book that way people can download it. I am also setting up a website to have it and other items on it. I have some stories, but I could really use another 10 - 12 to give the book more volume along with the pictures. Would anyone here like to help by sharing their story and photos for the book? Anyone who helps gets the book before it is published on the web site. Another thing I would like to do is to have some Audio Interviews to p…

Any suggestions on financing with fair to average credit ratings? What kind of credit score do you need in order to get financed? Anything would be helpful. Thank You All

Seems like tuna fish is a bandster staple. But I'm getting bored with it. How do you fix yours?

I have my band date set at March 7th. My Dr. decided to double check my thyroid since I had been off of medication for a few years due to some bad side effects due to the high dosage I was on earlier. So the TSH test came back a little high. Dr. said I need a letter of clearance from an endocrinologist or my PCP that treated me before. To me this surely signified a postponement of the surgery date. So today I contact my PCP and leave him my test results and his nurse said she will get back with me later after the PCP has time to look things over. So today at about 5:45 I get a call back from the nurse. She tells me the doctor is calling in a prescription for the thyroid m…

I had a dream last night............I was walking in a mall and everybody I passed had on a white tee shirt that said in black letters PBing. I think I might be losing my mind!!! Lacy 5 days till bandland

Maybe this isn't exactly the right time to post this, I am extremely upset right now. I think this whole day has been nothing but finger pointing and arguments all day. Take a look at the board today, most of the time these boards are full of people laughing, asking questions, and seeking support. They are almost empty today, and that is a shame. This board is for the support/questions and friendship. I for one think we have had enough of the finger pointing and arguments. I think we need to put an end to this right now. I certainly don't want to come here any more if all I am going to read is negative things. Everyone has had their say, now let's get bac…

Hi, I am 3 weeks post op and and have lost 30lbs,yeasterday and today everytime I eat, I pb.I am eating mushy foods still. Today I had 2 baby bites of eggs and I pb. for lunch I ate 3 bites of cottage cheese and of corse it came back up. I got home from work and I had 6 bites of refried Beans and up it came.. these foods I have eaten the last few day and I was fine.... I am scared!!! is my band ok? I read the posts from Delarla and I am the oppisite, I cant eat anything.. am I ok? :sick

Do you go by your scale or your doctors scale? Can your weight be 4-5 pounds heavier with clothes on and at night? On my 1 month appointment I was 305 in the am with no clothes on and at 2:00 pm at the doctors office the same day I was 309 with clothes on and again the same (309) when I checked at home later the same day. What is that about?? So according to his scale I have lost 21 lbs but on my scale I have lost 25lbs - which do I go by?? Lauren

So it appears that Dr. Kwon's office is one of the "you must lose weight" before banding.....5% of your total body weight, so they know you are "committed". I'm not sure how I feel about this. I don't have great alternatives however, and I did like the people and the aftercare as they explained it. So now assuming I will continue in this path, I have to lose 13lbs before they will do the surgery. Great. Not that I can't do it, I"m an expert at losing - I"m also an expert at gaining, obviously. Thanks for all the positive vibes. I'm still thinking this is the right direction, I just need to get my brain around it more. Sharon

I'm about 4 weeks out from my lap band surgery and have a burning question. I can EAT EAT EAT EAT EAT!!! Did I mention I can eat ALOT! I started feeling normal about 1 1/2 weeks after my surgery, needless to say when my swelling went down and I dropped 10 pounds. Has anyone found this normal before the first fill. It seems I can eat one cup of most foods when I should be at half that. I wont mention the 8 piece chicken tenders I wolfed down two days ago. I'm wondering if anyone else has had this problem of not feeling full so early on. Need advice from you experienced ones.

Yikes!!! I thought my hair loss was slowing down...but it's just as bad. I get it trimmed every 6-8 wks to freshen it up and keep it from being frizzy. I've read on the boards that extra Protein is the only way to help this problem. Any other suggestions? Vitamins? Doctors? HELP!!! I have been researching on the net....not much luck.... Nancy

:paranoid O.k. First I've always had a low self esteem. Mostly when it comes to MEN and sex. I guess because I don't like my body especialy after having kids and gaining weight with each of them. My Dh has never seen my body completly naked since I had kids. And I know he doesn't understand why I've gotten shy towards having sex. I know if i lose weight this belly will drop down and become even uglier. A apron my mother calls it. My issue is this...I'm already feeling a little resentful that my DH will pay more attention to when I lose weight then he did before . I'm worried I'll end up feeling like he likes me better after I loss weight. Does it bother anyone when their…

We've done it !!!! We've lost over 4000 pounds between us !!!! Here's the thread ! http://lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=5019&page=1&pp=15 YEAY !!! Brilliant !!! Great Idea for a thread Betty !!!! Aud x

Hi Everyone, Today, I got on the scale and had lost 2 more pounds putting me at the original goal weight of 180 decided by me and my surgeon. I cant believe that this day is here!!! At the end of last year (optimistically) I had set a new goal of 170 since at Christmas time I was finally in the 189 range or thereabouts. I have been fighting to get out of the 180's for a few months. Something about the 170's sounds so much better. So technically I am at GOAL, although ideally I should weigh about 20 lbs less...... Babs in TX 334/180 At Goal -154 New goal: 170

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I have had a fill since mid September of 1cc I am still very very restricted. It was the only fill I have had. Have gone from 225 to 175 in about 28 weeks. I just wonder when I will need a fill. I know everyone is different, but for the first year after my surgery I get free fills( I am a self pay) I hope I get to use the free fill before Aug. I just wonder on some of you bandsters how long your fills tend to last.

I've just finished a 2 type chocolate cake - it was 1800 calories (so Chris told me after i'd eaten it - I didn't care)... y'no the best of it? I don't even particularly like sweeties !... For my T for the last 3 nights running i've had chinese curry sauce with prawn crackers (partly coz of the taste - mostly coz I knew it'd go through easy).. I've eaten crisps all week too.. I'm so fed up with myself ! Whats wrong with me??? It's almost like the more people tell me that "i've done so well" the more I want to go eat summat !!! As a result of eating crap all week my weight has gone up by 3 pounds - not really a proplem - no big deal - but still a gain.. makes me won…

Hi Everyone, I had my surgery two weeks ago. I was wondering how many of you, who are old hats at this, stick to a calorie amount - after everything has settled down. From reading this forum, it seems that alot of you do. What is the most common, and realistic amount? I'm sure my dietician will tell me , but I don't see her for about 3 weeks. Take care, Rachel.

I had my first fill of 1.5cc 11 days ago. I felt good restriction for about 4-5days and now I can eat quite a bit of food without a full feeling or pb, or anything. I do have difficulty with meat unless it is moist but I hated meat prior to my band. I have gained about 2 lbs also. I work out on the treadmill 20-30 minutes per day and with weights 3 times per week for 30-40 minutes. I feel like I have lost some but the scales don't say so. Thoughts on this? Can you lose your restriction that fast or was it all just swelling to begin with?

Tell me about "all the fluids they pump in during eight hours in the OR." My nurse in the hospital mentioned my edema and said it's pretty routine, due to the above. But when I got home and got on the scale I wanted to die! What is routine for this sort of thing. (I still have to J/P's going out and one On-Q going in...but that's only 2ml/hour so I can't blame IT for much.) HELP!!

Ok so I thought I was mentally prepared for this. I've been researching for what feels like forever. I'm down to two choice, with the band as the front runner. Today I have my first consult with the nurse only - don't even see the doctor yet, but I'm a nervous wreck!! I woke up all kinds of swollen (PMS I think) and my stomach is in knots. Please send some positive vibes my way today - I could use them. You all have been a tremendous source of information and I am so grateful that I found this site. Sharon

I meet 5 of you yesterday Feb, 24th at an appt, for a fill, just hoping to catch up with some of you all on here, or anyone that has been banded. Take care Misty (banded Nov 22, 2004 280/237/150

what I have lost so far (25lbs)!! Since the doctor has given me the go ahead to try anything I have been doing just that - mind you I cannot eat as much as pre-surgery but I had 2 chocolate chip Cookies yesterday and a brownie bite - it tasted awesome but I felt kinda yucky afterwards. Any tips to keep this weight off or should I expect to gain a little back before first fill? Lauren

I had my surgery two weeks ago. I did liquids for the first week then I got hungry! So, I started to eat very mushy stuff like yogurt, pudding, and soupy beans. Now, I can eat fish and tamales. I am worried that I may not have the right size band on b/c this doesn't seem right. I do get full faster than I used to, but still it seems that I should notice a huge difference.

Please tell me how long it took your stitches/staples to heal? My doctor's office says infection is unlikely-but my staples area looks red and has pus. I tried to post a thread like this before and hardly anyone answered. Joan

Good morning, I am interested in having the lap band surgery. I've done the research, understand the cost and know that I would be eligible for the surgery but there is one thing holding me back. If I can't live the kind of lifestyle that this process requires before the surgery why would I be able to do it after the surgery? How do you do it? Is it just that you can no longer physically eat all the same types of food in the same quantities? Is there more to it? Your thoughts and advice would be helpful. Thank You, LynnAnn

Okay-this is funny.:lick Pre-op I was 54% fat. Over half of me fat!! Now I am 46% fat. ROCK ON! LESS FAT! Joan