Ebby42299

I had sleeve surgery on 12/21, doing pretty good

Hi, I had sleeve surgery on 12/21, with each day it gets better,

I am scheduled for Dec 21st, I am very excited, I had the lap band for 5 yrs but had to have it removed due to thyroid cancer but I am cured from that and looking forward to the next chapter in my life!!!

I went in to the doctors office the other day for a consult on a Tummy Tuck. I had my lapband surgery in August 2011 and i have lost 85 lbs, i have this apron of sagging skin that i just want removed. After talking with the doctor it was decided that i am going to get a Tummy Tuck, lipo around the sides and a breast lift. I would really like to have my hips lipo but maybe next time. Doctor said it would take about 3 hrs and i would be out of work 1 - 2 weeks. They are doing a special now with financing so i can get this all completed for about $7500. I thought that was pretty good. What does everyone one else think? I have not schedule this yet but my husband says if i want to get it, then i should get it done whatever makes me happy.

great job, you look great.

It was a year on 8/26/12 that i had my LBS, i have already lost 70 lbs, but would like to lose about 50 more and tone up all of my fat. I have basically not exercised at all. So i decided i would get serious about getting into shape and losing the rest of the weight. I joined Title Boxing Club on tuesday. I love it!!! They have boxing and kickboxing classes, each class is 60 minutes long and very intense. They say that you can burn 1000 calories an hour. I have been to 2 boxing classes this week, they do a mixture of boxing, cardio and abs exercising. I know i am not burning the 1000 calories yet because half the stuff i cannot do, but i try. My questions is how often do you think i should exercise like this? I was thinking 3-4 times per week with a mix between the 2 types of classes. Right now i am very sore but that is becuase my body is rebeling (lol) but i know it will get better each time. I just want to get other opionions. thanks,

Wow that is amazing, what have you done to lose so much weight so fast???

I was banded on 8/26/11. I am down 65 lbs., i have 2.3 cc's in a 10 cc band. Still have a lot of pb'ing issues but i think it is because i do not chew enough. I would like to lose about 50 more lbs.

Eating has gotten better over the weekend. I am taking smaller bites, counting between bites and chewing more. I have been able to keep more food down. I eat several small servings of about 1/4 c each day.

I did not throw up at all yesterday, which for me is a victory. I can only eat about 1/4 - 1/2 cup of anything. Yesterday i tried being extra slow and taking even smaller bites and counting to like 30 before the next bite and it seemed to help. I go back to the dr on June 5th so i am going to try to manage until then.

I have been banded since 8/26/11, i have 2.3 cc of fluid in my band and i have lost 60 lbs so i am very happy with my lap bad, but ever since i started getting filled i have trouble keeping "real foods" down. I drink protein shakes, soup, yogurt, sugar free puddings, etc. When i try to eat any kinds of meat such as fish, chicken or veggies i usually end up throwing up. I am starting to feel like i am bulimic. My husband says i try to eat too fast but even when i try to eat slow i still have problems, my doctor does not seem to concerned about it. Does anyone else have this problem?

great article. I have been banded since 8/26/11 and i have only 2 fills at 2.3 cc. I am down 57 lbs. but i find eating solid food to be very difficult and frustrating. I pb a lot. My husband was banded at the same time and he says i try to eat to fast. The "healthy" food is the hardest to get down, especially meats. I eat a lot of soups, yogurt, sugar free puddings, frozen yogurt and protein shakes. I probably pb 3-5 times a week. Will this stop? what will happen if i keep having this problem?

yeah i drank water before i left, that when he went from trying to put in 3 cc's to 1.5. This is the only fill that i have ever got. I can keep liquids down at the moment. I am going to wait until Monday and if its not better i will call the doctor. You wouldnt think 1.5 cc would be too much.

I had my first fill on Wednesday. The doctor tried to put 3 cc's in the band but it was too tight and i could not handle it so he ended up just putting in 1.5 cc. My doctor says he wants his patients on 2 days clear liquids and 2 days full liquids after fill. I tried to have a very small amount of tomato soup with some crackers in it last night and i ended up throwing up. then this morning i tried to eat some eggs and threw up. Is this normal? I hate this feeling. It makes me frustrated and scared because now all i want to do is just drink stuff because i do not want to throw up anymore. Has anyone else had this problem??

My husband and I were banded on August 26, 2011, we both went to the doctor yesterday to get our first fills but my port was flipped so i have been scheduled for outpatient surgery tomorrow to have the port fixed. The doctor said that he will put 2 cc's of saline in the band during surgery. My husband received 4 cc's in his band. I am not looking forward to the surgery but i am looking forward to losing more weight so hopefully this will help and i will not be in too much pain. I am hoping to be able to go back to work on Monday.

My husband and I are going to be banded on Friday. My husband is nervous about it but i am excited. I cannot wait to start losing more weight and getting to a "healthy weight" Good Luck.

Hi all, i am new to this site. I am 44 years old, happily married to my husband for 13 years. Most of my life i was a size 12 but then in 1992 i got an office job and i started to gain a little weight, but then in 2003 i got very sick had sinus surgery and lung surgery and was diagnosed with a disease called Wegner's Granulomatosis Disease. My local doctor put me on massive amount of Cytoxin and 80 mgs a day of Prednisone. Needless to say i started gaining a lot of weight. I switched to a doctor at the Cleveland Clinic who changed my meds and my disease is now in remission since 2004 but i gained 100 lbs while i was on Prednisone for 2 years. I have been trying to lose weight on my own since then but i get it off and it comes back on. When i lived in IL i was thinking about getting gastric bypass surgery but after i moved to Florida i found out about the Lap band. My doctor is Dr Grossbard. Both my husband and i went through the 6 months, required for insurance, weight loss, and now we are scheduled to have our surgery on August 26, 2011. I am 5' 9" and weigh 275 lbs, my husband is 6' 1" and weights 295 lbs. We are in Day 3 of the 2 week liquid pre-diet which has been very hard for my carb loving husband, i am doing ok on it. I am excited to have this surgery. A little nervous, but i hope i can get through these next 2 weeks on this diet. It is very hard. Need lots of encouragement.