Heather B.

BEAUTIFUL! Seriously, get your beautiful mind wrapped around the idea that ALL of you is GORGEOUS!!!

Be patient! That's why fills are considered "adjustments"...it takes tweaking. You'll get there!

I had a tiny shake and feel better

We share surgery dates and first fill dates. I'm hungry, how bout you? lol I forgot day one of the liquid diet being starving, now I remember!!!

You look BEAUTIFUL! You GO girl!!! )

I can't believe I'm already to this point in the process...I first saw my surgeon in April 2011... Let me tell you all a little story about me. I have a miracle child. His story went viral in Feb. 2011. Our local news station has been following him and has done 4 segments on him so far. As I said it went viral. Fox news picked it up first, then AOL news, then it hit papers in London...as you can imagine, I was reading all the comments (good and bad) and LOTS of them. Someone posted the story on Youtube...the top comment was...are you ready for this? (I'll post his story after this and you'll understand that most of the comments was how amazing he is...how cute he is...what a "nice" family we are, lol). The top comment on youtube was: "His parents are so f*cking fat." That was it. I was like, THAT is what you took away from the story?????? I started gaining weight in 2006 when my son Trey lived for only 6 weeks because of heart disease. Then with Chase added to the mix, well, I deserved oreos. I knew I was gaining fast, but craved comfort. Hence, my running to the Lapband surgeon, lol. Now I'll show you the two most recent stories...I'm 30 pounds lighter and wish I could slap the a$$ that commented on the story so rudely. food. I just wanted to share. Thank you for letting me vent!!! ~Heather PS I am on my way out the door for my first fill!!!!!!

One thing to keep in mind when talking to family is that the Lap Band surgery does NOT involve cutting the stomach or intestines. I think a lot of people assume it's very similar to the bypass. The band is much less invasive. You do have to change your habits, but my thought is, if you are committed to becoming healthy enough to have the procedure, you shouldn't compromise it. Take your time in deciding and have your family research it as well, they will likely become more comfortable with it as mine did. Good Luck!!!

Woo Hoo!!!

I had the band and hernia repair 10/27...I had no pain from the surgery, just the stupid gas pains and like lovepups said, I was tired for a good 2 weeks. The upside...I LIVED on antacids...NO MORE!