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skinnygrrlatheart
LAP-BAND Patients
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Surgery 10/27/11. Had my 4th fill and am at 5.2 cc in a 14cc band. Have another month to wait. So frustrated. Expected restriction sooner.
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Xavier- very inspirational. Thank you. I'm due for my next fill February 1. I know I'll make it, just frustrated. So glad I vocalized that here.
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Kristen- I have lost inches, all over and clothes are fitting differently but I'm tying a lot up to that number on the scale. Pudgey- I wish that were true.
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Kristen- I have a protein shake every morning for breakfast. Lunch is spinach salad with 1/2 grilled chicken breast, sprinkle of feta cheese, balsamic vinegar. Dinner is grilled veggies or 1/2 grilled chicken breast with another salad. Have totally changed the way I eat since I was banded. I exercise 4 days a week doing crossfit.
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I was banded October 27. To date I've lost 10 lbs, which was preop. I have 4cc in a 14cc band and have no restriction. Seriously hoped to be further along by this point. Feeling very down about all of it.
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I was banded October 27. To date I've lost 10 lbs, which was preop. I have 4cc in a 14cc band and have no restriction. Seriously hoped to be further along by this point. Feeling very down about all of it.
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Sanction, no need to be tacky. If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.
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I have a family history of clots but doctor didn't feel it necessary. My cardiologist put me in meds 2 weeks prior to surgery as a preventative. Good luck.
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Wow, Wayne. What an amazing job. Congrats.
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Mmmm. Looks amazing.
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Jay Robb chocolate and vanilla whey are great. GNC sells a RTD shake called 'oh yeah' that tastes just like an ice cream shake with 32 g of protein per serving.
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Good luck. I'll be joining you in band land on Thursday.
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Mine took 4 weeks with Cigna.
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Surgery at 6 am on Thursday. Have been doing so well on preop diet but weight loss has just STOPPED. 11 lbs down. Better than nothing is the way I'm trying to look at it. Starting to get nervous though, for sure. Not even really sure what I'm nervous about. I have an incredibly high tolerance to pain so I don't think that's it. I suppose it's failure. I WILL be successful though. PERIOD!!!
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Jam & Polly - hi there. Thanks for the speedy answer. Looking forward to this journey. How about you all?
