RyanTheGirl

I am glad to hear things are working!! Nothing worse than looking in the mirror and KNOWING you are doing what you can to make things better- yet no results! (with this situation, weight loss, etc!!!)

Oracea (and any name brand medications!) is expensive- and really, I have found most of my patients dont like it lol... they CLAIM it's just as good as doxy but with lower risks of yeast infections... but whatever. ALSO- if the Acanya cream doesnt really work for you- ask about Metrogel (or even Metro Lotion even) but either way, I am glad you are loving what you see in the mirror now!

I am a nurse in a dermatology office- and I have never seen anyone come in with this- and we have had multipule post-banding patients (I often see that they have been banded and talk about it with them since it is something I am in the process of trying to get!!) Though hormones and things are often shifted with weight loss, i personally dont think it's because of that. We have had adults (over the age of 60!) have their first "flare" of rosacea. I have never seen the doctor I work for prescribe doxy for 3x a day though- crazy! Hopefully they don't have you on it for very long!! Did they also give you a topical? (Metrogel? Finacea?) Just curious!! The doctor I work for doesnt like to use steriods unless really necessary, and never have I seen it for rosacea, but if it worked, I am happy! Keep me posted on this, as I am very curious as to how it goes for you!

We arent supposed to eat bread because it goes straight through the band- it isnt a "getting stuck" issue. We aren't supposed to eat anything white (i.e- white bread, white rice, white pasta...) and we aren't supposed to eat anything that starts dissolving in our mouths (like bread does when we eat it- gets all moist and everything)

You have to remember that the band isnt going to do the work for us- it's going to help us (once we get to our own personal "sweet spot")-- but we have to respect it- we have to know what we SHOULD and SHOULD not eat, not just what we "CAN" and "CAN'T" eat. It's a new challenege every day! I wish you the best of luck!!

You made your new turn by realizing that you needed help in gaining control over your own body again, and by taking that step and getting a lapband you were able to show yourself that you DO still care- you care about how you feel as well as how you look. You are just like me- we both have a little girl at home who is looking up to us daily- watching what we do... And yes, this includes watching what we eat. So as we go through this new path in life- a healthier path- our daughters are going to watch that- and thankfully we are changing our life while our daughters are still young and impressionable-- we can teach our daughters HEALTHY habbits before they have a chance to develope too many bad ones! We are not only giving ourselves a new chance at life- but we are giving them a second chance as well!

Keep your head up girl- everything is good in the end- if it's not good, then it's not the end!

Just remember that every day is a fresh beginning- leave the "oooops, I messed up" in the past, and try harder!

Congratulations! That is certainly something to be proud of!!!

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Frustration is really an awful thing- and I am so sorry that you are having so much of it! I am also pre-banded, but have learned a few tricks to help me to lose a little weight before the process--

-no drinks at all when you eat- it just washes your food down and the digestion process starts quicker (even without a band!)

-walk 2 miles a day (or as often as possible!) it really is better than doing the elliptical- once you reach the two miles your body then stops triggering the wrong sources of energy within your body and starts to trigger fat

hang in there girl, things will work out!!!

ok, I have more to add to this list...

-shopping at stores like PacSun- and not having to look at the "guys" side-- cant wait to get the "Girlie clothes" I've always only been able to DREAM about

-Being excited about shopping for things OTHER than makeup or purses or new earrings (even shoe shopping isnt fun for me right now lol!!)

-Seeing the look on my ex husband's face the first time he sees me after I've gotten into a shape other than ROUND

-Knowing that my ex-husband's new wife will be totally JEALOUS!!! (she is AT LEAST 50 pounds heavier than me, and 6 inches shorter.. and pointing that out isnt very nice of me, i know.. but if you knew the kind of person she was, you would understand lol!!!)

-finally going to do the "pinup photo shoot" I've been waiting for, and being able to actually FEEL sexy!!!

-not taking all my pictures with my camera 108232407234 feet above me to make me look thinner than I am haha

-Not being scared that I'm too fat to sky-dive!!

-BETTER SEX!!!!!!

ok.... that's all, for now!

I have to keep it honest--if I dont, then who will do it for me? lol!! Obviously there are tons of health benefits as well, and those are more important to me, but if I were to say the other things dont matter to me, then I would be lying!

definitely sucks lol! Happening to me as well!

I am glad you all have enjoyed this as much as I did when I first read it!