camille01

the blogs that I have read you hear most people say that they have no restrictions and are starving,where the doctor has you on liquid diet,I would have some eggdrop soup or some french onion or something good that wont go against what he tells you you can have,,,

I want to congradulate you on having your surgery,I've read several of your Blogs..keep up your post on your weight lost because your Blogs are encurraging to others,.good luck with your weight lost,I havn't had my surgery yet I am anxious but paitently waiting....camille01

I havn't hit Onederland ,I'm not even close but that is an expression that people have when they hit there "GOAL WEIGHT" I kinda wish I was that close I hav't had my surgery Yet,I am still in the baby stages,I'll get there one day soon.....you take care and let us know when you get to Onederland...OK.....camille01

If you want to,Im not trying to turn you away from here but if you go to forums theres a section for people who has had the sleeve done,where you can get the incurragement from the same opperation,(i have a question,how do you feel,I have a friend that wants the sleeve done she is so excited,what procedure did you have to go through?what recovery time did you have,by the way i Havn't been banded you and I have question of any one that has had any of the 3 surgerys done,.....please let me know......camille01

just think of it as a begining of a brand new life style,just Imagine what a toddler has to endure when they start eating,its not to bad,its just a new begining.....Mine is just getting started,My first appt.is on Janurary 10th and I am so happy,i think I've waited long enough....

You can do it - just keep going and get it done -- I just got banded 2 weeks ago and have already lost 8 pounds and am feeling hopeful for the first time in years! I was also surprised that all of my doctors and family and my closest friends were all positive and supportive and not judgmental at all -- that was all I needed to keep going and get this done -- good luck to you and I hope to hear more from you as you continue this journey!

Deb

Thanks Deb,It seamed the more people that I tell the less I give in to the negative comments,I've learned to let the comments

be my incurragement,I've told my mom and she says well if you fell that this is what you won't to do,do it for you.and that is the most positive thing my mom has said to me in years and I've just turned 44,so I started to learned that this is my body and only one that I need to get premission from Is God because he's the only one at my age that I have to answer besides my Husband and he says as long as I feel that this is what I want to do then he;s all for it.....so thank you for the incurragement,,,,,,

there is a fish oil pil that is better than the regular omega #3 you get from rite aid----it is still omega#3 but it is Krill oil,you can get more pills for less at Costo,Sams,or BJ's or any of the warehouses,,if you watch Dr Oz on Television he says that the Krill oil pills are better for you and they are a lot smaller and won't get cought in the band.you can also look them up on the internet,,

Congradulation on the surgery,dont worry my doctor says to me yesterday(its a tool you need to use it for what it is worth,and learn from it because it is ment to help change your life.

you will do fine,dont worry,and I wish you well

I read one blog yesterday and it said that you have a team waiting to serve you ,so if I was you I would call the Doctors office back and let then know that you don't have enough restriction in your band and see what they tell you,If they dont want to bring you back in so soon just start drinking a protein shake 30 minutes before actually eating your meal,that might do...atleast it will help with the hunger....but I would call the doctor back,,,,an old saying is ,,,nuthin bets a failure but a try....camille01

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CONGRADULATIONS......I AM STILL WAITING TO SEE THE DOCTOR.....SO YOU HAVE FUN WITH IT AND LIKE LATIN_STARR SAYS WALK- WALK-WALK AND LOTS OF IT ..WHEN I HAD A PROCEDURE BEFORE I HAD TO WALK ..WALK...WALK...IN ORDER TO GET THE GAS OUT AND ALSO GASX TABS YOU LAY ON YOUR TOUNG MAY HELP BUT YOU NEED TO ASK THE DOCTOR FIRST.....YOU ARE IN MY PRAYERS...CAMILLE01

I would have asked the granny,well what did you get banded for,I thought the cut-off age was limited....I think that would have closed her mouth...I am so glad to hear that you are doing so well,I havn't had my surgery yet but from what I have read that the weight the first week was water weight gain from the liquid diet that you guys are on so don't let that bother you,It will leave and you will be shocked as to how the weight will come off,,,,you take care....and have much luck with your band

oh yes be the way the doctor that owns this sight has a contest and the entrys has to be in on DEC 14th at www.LapbandChoiceContest.com

its a way that you can give this a go with our waiting on your insurance ,check it out..

Hi there Pinkfisk,I am going through the same as you I am pre-surgery,I am going through the 6 month diet with my doctor(pcp)and just think I only have 1 month under my belt,I have a long way to go,I havn't went for my 1st appointment yet and dont even know if I'll be approved yet,my process havent even began ,so you are good,just go to your PCP and give the doctor the form and ask him to fill it out for november,they have your records and know your weight progress and he or she still may fill it out anyway,the old saying is (nuthin beats a failure but a try) so give it a try all they can say is no,or they mayeven do it for you.I'm just waiting,I finally have my first appt on Jan 10th so for me starting a new year as a new person I look at it as if I was given a lil more time to be me until I really have to do what need to be done...so go for it and goodluck.....

I AM GLAD TO BE THE FIRST TO RESPOND TO YOUR BLOG,YOU HAVE MUCH TO MUCH TO GIVE UP ON,SEE WE ARE USED TO GIVING UP ON OURSELVES ITS LIKE WE JUST DONT CARE ANYMORE,I KNOW IT REALLY HURTS TO LOOSE A SOMEONE WE LOVE BECAUSE I LOST MY FATHER A FEW YRS AGO AND I USED HIS DEATH TO TEACH ME A LESSON ABOUT LIFE,YOU REALLY NEED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR HEALTH BECAUSE WHAT WOULD YOUR MOTHER WANT YOU TO DO,DO YOU THINK SHE WOULD WANT YOU TO CONTINUE TO MORN AND PUT YOUSELF IN BAD HEALTH,MY DAUGHTER IS DEALING WITH SWOLLEN PANCREASE AND I HAD TO TRY TO GET HER TO CHANGE HER EATING HABITS,THE DOCTOR TOLD HER THAT IT COMES FROM TOO MUCH FAT IN HER DIET FROM FAST FOOD,I WANT TO BE AROUND TO HELP HER LIVE,AND YOU HAVE A VOICE TO SPEEK TO PEOPLE THAT ARE FIGHTING THE SAME STRUGGLES THAT YOU ARE AND I AM ONE OF THEM,(MY HEART GO OUT TO YOU AND SO DOES MY LOVE)I AM TRYING TO GET BANDED IN ORDER TO USE IT TO EXTEND MY LIFE IF JUST A LITTLE WHILE LONGER AND I NEED VOICES LIKE YOUR TO HELP ME OVER COME MY WEIGHT PROBLEM AND IF YOU WANT TO GIVE UP LOOK HOW THAT MAKES PEOPLE THAT READ YOUR BLOG FEELS,OF COURSE I DONT WANT TO GIVE UP BECAUSE MY STRUGGLE GOES WAY BACK AND I NEED TO HAVE A POSITIVE PERSON TO LISENT TO AND HELP ME MAKE IT AND I BELEAVE THAT YOU MAY VERY WELL BE THAT PERSON ,WE CAN HELP EACH OTHER...YOU ARE WHERE I'M TRYING TOGET TO,SO BE STRONG AND USE YOUR MOTHERS DEATH AS A TOOL TO HELP YOURSELF OVER COME YOUR STRUGGLES....THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE WITH YOU MY FEELINGS BECAUSE I HAVE 2 OVERWEIGHT GIRLS THAT ARE LOOKING AT ME AS AN EXAMPLE AND I DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP,.........CAMILLE01

I really want to thank everyone for the encouragement and the hope that I can really go through this and I dont have to do it alone,now that I have really explained everything to my spouse he was kinda ok with it and he told me what ever I deside to do he will be here to walk beside me which ever way I go,that makes things so much easer to deal with and also having Friends like YOU all helps a bunch.....really it does,........Thanks camille01

Hello My friend( 2minicano017)-I hope everything went ok with your surgery,I wish I could say if you need me I'll be there but of course I live in the Bronx I've been here for 7 yrs and still dont know my way around..silly ha...But I can mail whatever to you,Just holla let me know..so I know excitement has set in and the gym is running through your head,so when you are well enough what are you gonna do first,I guess it doesnt matter as long as you don't over due it..hey like I said before you take care of your self so you can be an inspiration to me ....ok..hey holla back let me know that you are ok...by the way keep the post comming because we love to hear from you..Netta

Laura71-When A drug user goes to rehab they have a fight on there hands to get off drugs,they get out and slide back into there old habits and reuse again,what you need to do is change your old habits so you don't slide back into it again,go a different route when you leave the house instead of driving by taco bell,and when you find yourself slipping back into old habits do something different,(when I tryed to quite smoking I bought a 2000 pc puzzle and that help me occupy my mind,)what I'm saying is find another friend to hang out with instead of Taco Bell and the other old friends that you had like Mcdonalds,don't forget they do sale salads and

-like bandednellie said they do sale wraps and other lite foods as well _, you dont eat to you get full,you eat to keep from getting hungery,little snacks-cut up apples,oranges,grapes,things like that,,,

2minicano017 thanks for sharing,I have been waiting on my first visit at the doctors visit and boy oh boy you have to have a lot of paitents tha wait is terrable but the after results are going to pay for themself,,My moto is ---if its worth having its worth waiting for,(it's like rehab,once you make that first step you can't turn back you have to keep moving forward and every once in a while you slip off the wagon but you get up and dust your self off and get right back on...Like I said before thanks for sharing and keep up the good work,if you need a word of encouragement please email me because I know I'll need one too.....my email is on my page..Marnetta(aka-camielle01)

Thank you all so much....I started my journey in september when I went to my 1st siminar,I gave them my info and never got a call back but htat was ok,that let me know that the hospital didn't take my insurance,I even asked and was told-well we have a hospital in another county that accepts your insurance,thats ok I took it as a sign to keep trying and go to another siminar so I did,It was a hosiptal that a friend reffered me to,It was wonderful,the doctor that held the siminar left me speechless and that was unsual,I called the next day and was schedule for my first conceltation,,I am so happy I am just wondering where to go from here? I was told the I would have to go to a group meeting,I am hoping that I dont have to wait for that ,I'm gonna call ans see...thank you all for the help...I really mean that.

If you look at the lapband as rehab. we have a lot of people in rehab.see My (rehab)Journey is just beginning and I am gonna need someone to be my support,will you be there for me,it really helps to have someone to lean on when you need then,I am fighting a battle with my unemployment agency and they dont want to pay me what I worked for all year to collect when Im out of work,I had to explain about 5 yrs ago to my kids(I have 2 girls)about me not having a job and couldn't buy christmas for them and you know what my youngest told me,Mommy why do you cry about not buying christmas for us when you do for us all year long and you know what I really cryied then because my heart was touched so much, from then on my girls and I would go out and do little special things durring the year so when christmas came around there friends would say I'm getting a psp game this yr. what are you getting,you know what my little girl looks at her friend and says oh yeah I already got that,mom bought that for me when I made an A on my report card,---So dont worry what tomarrow will bring, if you read the bible please read Matt 6:33-36 and this will help you like it has helped me,and keep me in mind because I will really need some support when I get my lapband....dont forget ill look you up....

the only other hard thing I did in my life was to stop smoking,,,when I did I call it my rehab: ,I went and bought myself a 3000 pc puzzle and kept my mind off of smoking and after a while when I would think about it I would get me something cold to drink and I would do my REHAB...work on the puzzle...or better yet you can write down everything you are eating or what you are doing to trigger the urge to eat and change the habits around:( get a peace of hard sugerless candy or a cup of sugar free fruit punch or Call a friend and talk your way through the urges.

I went to my siminar on 12/2/2010 amd my question to the doctor that does the surgery was is the band created to last a life time or does it have to be replaced after 10yrs or so,she told my that the material it was made from is to last you for the rest of your life,its not like tires on a car that need to be replaced after 3 yrs or so,but your fill ins do have to be checked like you check the air in your tires,(1)once a month...I would make sure this is the procedure that you wont before doing it,,Ive looked at the gastric bypass as well,you have to have your regular check ups but you dont have the restrictions like the band but you do have to watch what you eat always for the rest of your life and you will have to take vitimans ,Iron,and calicum with vit.d... this is with all the surgerys....

Hi,I would have to agree with Debra G,I have a good friend that Joined weight watchers and when I mentioned to her that I wanted to be banded the first thing she said was "I lost weight through weight watchers you can do it the same way I did"see what everyone do not know is that we have already gone through our own personal struggles and they go through there's, you handle yours,your way and they handle there's there way,I'm sure if it was that easy for some of us to loose weight at weight watchers,we would have done it a long time ago,but me personally I need that little extra help and the band offeres it to me with out being judged....we all have our own struggles and if you can find that special person or even better a couple of none judgemental people who loves you and support you no matter what.WHY NOT GO FOR IT,I AM.... I feel I am doing what I need to do to better me,and no I am not trying to sound selfish,but when being judged you dont go judging others....you make the best out of a good thing because I love me....and I am doing this for me...

Hi mscarla123,I have found out telling your friends would be the wrong thing to do at this time,if you have 1 person that is going through every thing with you that is all you need,maybe a best friend or an significate other ,but when I told my family I was being judged and critisized for wanting to do something for myself,so if this is what you want to do I would say do it because you are doing it for you and you only not anyone else but once you start loosing weight and feeling good about your self then see who they talk about ....have fun with it and remember who you are doing this for....if you need a friend look me up because I am going through the same thing,,,and I need a friend as well...I am still in the siminar faze...waiting on insurance approval,,I would say go for it!!!!