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Band. James Band. got a reaction from smellslikecoffee in What's your Band's name?
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Band. James Band. got a reaction from smellslikecoffee in What's your Band's name?
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Band. James Band. got a reaction from 1shauna1 in What Does Being "stuck" Feel Like?
Imagine a rock stuck in your stomach with an unending stream of white slime growing out of it. Seriously, it's like re-enacting a scene from Rosemary's Baby... The funny thing is the inevitability of occasional experiences like this is actually worth it for the weight loss!
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Band. James Band. got a reaction from njm in First Fill - Lap Band Was Filled Completely And Then Gradually Unfilled As I Sipped Water
I posted about this in the October Bandsters thread and thought I would post about it here as well...
My wife and I had our first fills today. The process was interesting. The PA injected the needle and asked me to stand up with the needle still in my stomach. He completely filled my band with Fluid and asked me to take sips of Water. I could feel the water fill up in my chest. He then took fluid out until I could consistently swallow water comfortably. The amount of the fluid that was left in the band at this point was 3.8cc. He said I'd feel restriction for about 6-10 days. I'm scheduled for my second fill in 3 1/2 weeks.
I was unaware of this as a process. Has anyone else experienced this method? The logic of it makes a lot of sense to me. I'm cleared to keep getting fills this way every four weeks until I find my green zone.
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Band. James Band. reacted to incolorado in "You weren't that big?!?!"
Good luck to you, I hope you get approved soon. I am in the same boat, high cholesterol, high bp, plantar fasciitis, family history of diabetes and heart disease. About a year ago I had a BMI in the 30s (with all the same issues), but managed to "diet" my way up to BMI 40. I am paying for surgery since my insurance does not cover WLS at all.
I still fit in size 16/18s, which I guess some people consider "not that big", but my health issues demonstrate that it is WAY too big for me.
I live in the land of the ultra-fit, with every single one of my friends quite thin and in very good shape. Honestly, the only fat people you see in our town are tourists! So although I have less to lose than some, I am painfully aware of that weight every waking moment. I too have been dieting since I was 12, and although I could lose, I could never keep it off. This has gotten more and more difficult now that I have hit the 40s.
I am still planning my strategy for keeping what I consider a private medical concern private. I have told my DH, kids, and mom. That is it.