jennifer1

I wasn't cleared for abdominal workout till 6 weeks post...even then I was so paranoid..I would refuse to do them or can ur doc write u a note explaining why it's not ok for you to do them..I wouldn't want to take any chances with bothering my port this early in the game!

Dk4....I totally understand the emotions you spoke of..now that I can get items from the "regular" part of the store it's soooooo weird...I literally almost had a panic attack the first few times..I still feel like people are looking at me like why are you not in the plus sized section....this is a part of losing weight I never imagined would be such a struggle...feels good but weird at the same time.

I finally hit onederland about a week ago..struggling to stay there and stay off the scale....

I agree with toddy...full before the band and after are 2 different things...full after the band for me is more a feeling in the middle of my chest..and a hiccup..and also a general loss of interest in what i'm eating...never thought I would loose interest in food..lol.soooo weird

Good job girl..told you sometimes that stupid scale is the devil..Congrats on the cute new clothes

when you are close to your sweet spot the smallest amount will make a huge difference. my surgeon really listens to me when i tell how much i think i need to be at good restriction. she may need only to take out .5cc so that you will have gotten .5cc's. best wishes and i hope you get relief soon i know how being too tight feels..not a picnic at all!

oh honey i hope i didnt scare you. it's not painful at all i just can notice it now as before i didnt. please dont let something i said discourage you from going ahead with this. despite some minor issues i have no regrets about getting my band only not getting it sooner.

ok this is so weird for me to be typing this, but now that i am close to goal my port is more visable(well i should say more easily felt.....lol) i am noticing that my bra hits right where my port is. and it's starting to be a little annoying and i'm wondering is it just gonna get worse. have others had this problem and is the only solution to have my port moved? i hope not...not feeling anymore surgery. jennifer

wow i cant believe no one will do it and you're self pay. figured it was just the insurance companies that wanted you to jump through those hoops. wow i'm sorry i have no answers cuz i was self pay as well but my BMI was 41. i've heard of some people wearing ankle weights so they would be heavier when they went in, but i've never tried it. hey it may be worth a shot! LOL Best wishes hun

is should be next to your largest scar. i have 3 incision. 2 very small and one about an inch long and my port is to the left of it at the base of my rib cage on the left.

yeah oatmeal may be a little big right now

ok TOM left and took those 2 pounds with him! thank God!!! lol!

i'm almost a year out and i get the shoulder pain when i eat too much, if i ignore the small hiccup that tells me to stop eating. yes i hate that pain! ugh!

i agree with mis73. were you recently sick? i would check in with the doc.

hiccups..and if i ignore that left shoulder pain.

thanks ladies your're right..i knew it would be a gain, but temporary..lol

12K including pre-op testing and one year of fills. i was banded may of 2011 in chicago

ok so i finally hit onederland and then BAM..stupid TOM and i'm back in the 200's. I know it should go away when tom leaves, but i was so pissed. anyway. i went to the mall today to get a pair of size 12 jeans to prayerfully get in on may 20th my one year anniversary. i just wanted to try them on and see how close i was to puttn those suckers on. well once i got home i realized they were skinny jeans, which means they are even tighter. so i tried and tried and i layed across the bed, AND GOT THEM SUCKAS ZIPPED, now when i stood up i had this huge roll of fat sitting on top, but i got them zipped. now would i wear them like that. ummmm no, but i was just happy i got them zipped. it's gonna be a lot of hard work for about a month and a half to get in them comfortably, but we shall see. if i can find another pair of 12 jeans on sale that are not skinny jeans i'll be totally content with that.

that is sooo ridiculous. i would look into that and then make sure before you begin the second time around that there is nothing else they can trip you up on...sounds like they are tryn not to pay for your surgery. ugh! best wishes

you said it!!!! ok let me get off the soap box too! lol

this is the mental part of weight loss that i wasnt prepared to deal with...or really even thought about. i still almost have a panic attack when i go clothes shopping and dont have to go to the plus sized section. i'm so focused on thinking that people are looking at me like why are you in that section knowing you cant fit anything there. i'm just a little away from my goal, but now that i see i still look like a big girl to me i may be changing my goal from a 12 to an 8..ugh...will i ever be satisfied and not look at myself as the fat girl! ugh!

i also wanted to tell the newbies...please dont get caught up in the whole "how much is in your band thing" it's only relevant to you and your band. it can never compare to anyone elses, i prefer not to even discuss how much i have cuz it only matters when i see my doc. as you can see from this thread alone some people need very little to have good restriction and some dont. hey as long as we get the end result of good healthy weight loss. who cares if you have 1cc or 10, right! ijs! happy losing everyone. jennifer (stepping down of my soap box. lol)

i would get a stool softner like ducolax or if your body is sensitive try prune juice. if you had a pre op liquid diet and are taking pain meds that explains the lack of "going". hope this helps

i think we all go thru that at one point. my "what the hell did i do" moment hit the second i woke up from surgery. but i can tell you this is not an easy road, but soooo worth it. this time last year i was in 18/20's and today i shopped on the "regular" side of the store and have be barred from Lane Bryant cuz their clothes are too big for me! it is worth it!!!! feel free to PM me anytime jennifer

there was a thread just a while ago about this the prices ranged from $100 to $1,000....i still dont get how the price can be soooo different. mine will be $250