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My doctor tells me I can take Celebex. He said to make sure I take it with a lot of Water so that it goes through the band. In fact, he gave me free samples. I have a very bad back and I wouldn't be able to walk if I had to give it up. I am going to talk to him about this again when I see him next week.

jaqui, do you know how much of a fill you have? Do you have the 4cc band? I am anxious to find that sweet spot, but have read all the stories of being overfilled. It seems to be such a fine line.

Eyespy, Joan can tell you more about that site. I am too chicken to have my profile show up. I have one, but I keep it hidden so I can search. I have one on Match and one on yahoo personals. Chrispy, You look great. If I looked like you, I wouldn't worry at all about asking someone on Match to try to get to know me. It just really ruined my self esteem to be shut down so many times. I hope your date is wonderful! JC, that's too bad about having to be unfilled. You exercise so much, I am sure it must help. Eating a lot of protein really helps too with keeping the cravings away. Joan, I am glad you checked in. I have been wondering where you are. I know what you mean about feeling bad about yourself. I thought getting the band was going to be a big help. Then I got it and I am having so much trouble losing, that just makes it worse. I hope you're feeling better soon. I thought you met someone in your area that you liked? To the guys, is it just as hard for you as it is for us? What I mean is, does it scare you to ask someone out?

Welcome, Cathy! Dynamo, My fill has definitely loosened up. I used to feel full fast and now I don't feel full at all. I am looking forward to a new fill next week. I don't sleep well at all. I have slept well since menopuase. I hate it. It's such a big problem in my life.

Congratulations Jacqui! You were banded 3 days before me, and I haven't lost anywhere close to what you have lost. It's discouraging, but I am getting another fill next week. Hopefully, that will start the weight loss going. My hair falls out at the roots. When I take a shower, there is about 3 times more hair in my hands when I wash my hair. I have really thick hair, so it's okay. I just hope it doesn't grow back in gray. I am 54 with no gray hair, and I really don't want to start turning gray now.

Susie313, I can't believe I never saw this post! Where do you live? Did you get your fill and how are you doing now?

Susie313, Where do you live? We got banded by Dr. T. almost a month apart! I need to reasearch your posts to see what I can find out. I am wondering how your'e doing, weight loss wise, and how many fills you have had, etc. I am scheduled for my 3rd fill next week.

eyespy, I know exactly how you feel. I look at the profiles on match.com or yahoo personals and even the guys that aren't anything to look at or bald or also overweight themselves, say they are looking for slim, trim and athletic. If you read back through this thread, there is a website for big and beautiful women. I don't remember the name of it. I don't like having my picture on my profile because this is such a small town. It makes me feel like I am hard up or something. I go to the store and see someone, and think "oh I have seen that person on match, or the gas station, etc. Several timesI was emailing with a guy and as soon as they asked for a picture, they stopped writing. That's great for a lady's ego.:omg:

You can have egg flower soup. It was on my list of liquids right after surgery. I bought mine at a Chinese place and there were peas in there, but I spit them out. It really helped me get through the liquid stage. Sorry to butt into the guys thread. had to see what you were all up to. At least this will bump the thread up!

I live in Oregon and I paid $10,000. The price of the surgery comes with 3 free fills. After the first 3 free, they are $150.00 Aftercare for a year is free. I love my dr. He is great!

I love you guys. You are all so motivating... We all know what we want and will not tolerate. It's so great. I may be 54 and alone but that doens't mean I will ever settle for someone when I see problems with a person down the road. I would love to be like Chrispy though, and just go on a fun date, just for the heck of it. It would be hard for me though not to get attached or have expectations.

Janet, have you talked to your doctor about being so sleepy? You might need to have some blood work done to see if you have something going on. Welcome to Lapband talk. I love this thread. I really feel that those of us over 50 and dealing with menopause have complete different issues than those of us younger than us.

Anniejo, There is no way I would go to Mexico if I lived in Newport. Dr. Tersigni is wonderful. Everyone loves him. He charges 10,000 and three free fills with the surgery, and aftercare for free for a year. She's not going to save much money, if any, unless she plans to go back to Mexico for fills. She is only 2 hours from Dr. Tersigni. Tell her to call him. It's 541-256-5151 ex 360 and 270. You can't believe how many people go to him from Idaho, California, etc. plus all over Oregon.

Well Volly, it sounds like you are doing well in the exercise department. Are you eating a lot of carbs? It really helps to count calories and write down everything you eat. A lot of people do it on fitday.com. I can' t lose unless I stick with 1,000 calories per day plus exercise. I do well all week long, but the weekends, I end up eating some sort of sweets and blow it. I am hoping another fill will make me too full to be able to eat after dinner.

Hi Audree, Someone suggested herbal life recently for me too. Are they vitamins, appetite suppressants or what? I am getting another fill next week. It is scary, because I do get stuck a lot too. I don't pb though. I just have to be careful to cut my food up tiny and chew well. Sometimes I just flat out forget. I wonder how much worse it's going to be with another fill. I am not going to ask for an aggesive one though. I only have 2.0 right now.

If you eat mainly protein and veggies, you will lose. Are you exercising?

My hair is falling out too. I take a bunch of vitamins the dr. told me to get, plus I read on here to take Biotin, so I take that too. I wonder how long this will go on for. I don't think it's lack of protein, or vitamins. I just think the surgery was a shock to our systems. My hair fell out when my husband died, too.

I wish our church had a singles club. I live in a really small town and it's hard to meet people. I love that "love is freindship that catches on fire" That is very true!

thanks for the instructions on editing! I was able to edit this post now and get rid of all the little <b> that were all over my post. I wish this thread would stay alive. I would like to hear how other people force themselves to clean house.

Have you ever heard the expression to keep toxic people out of your life? Keep your contact with her to a minimum. Do whatever you have to do to not let her into your life. She will always be your MIL, but you don't have to put up with all of this.

Welcome! Do you know how many cc's your band has and how much fill you have? Most people say that if they don't have the right fill, they can't lose. I am going in for my 3rd fill. Another thing is you have to leave the carbs alone and eat mainly protein, veggies and a little bit of fruit. I am sure it's really hard for you being so young. I wish I had found the band years ago. My daughter is young and had gastric bypass and for the first time in her life, gets to experience life without being overweight. Are you exercising? Some people say they exercise, but they aren't breaking a sweat. Don't give up. We'll offer any help we can!

Thank you Green for saying that. People always tell me I must really be a strong person to have gone through that. Like I had a choice? You have to get up in the morning now matter now miserable you feel. For years after I lost the 2nd man I loved, all I did was sit on the couch and eat. My therapist says depression is anger turned inward. Actually, the thing that brought me out of it was exercise. I finally decided to try to take some of the weight off and started exercising like crazy. I didn't lose weight, but I started feeling really good. It's true that those endorphins are the best antidepressant.

I am sure most people have asked that question. I think some people go to the frequently asked questions first, but a lot of people just start posting away. We all were new and even at 5 months, I still feel new. The real question is-why do some people eat things that they know will make them pb????? I guess us bansters (food addicts) have to give it the good ol college try

Just make sure you mainly eat protein. That really helps with the hunger, and takes cravings away. Then, make sure you stay on top of your fills. You will still be hungry or think you are hungry, if you don't get a fill.