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LoL that's funny! My bed is my best friend too! Lmao! I really don't like how I feel when I take 5 hour energy. It depends on the person though..you could just try it and see how you do...cuz at my work I sell them to ppl all day long who swear by them. It makes me feel funny though..like its too much caffeine or something...kinda jittery and odd feeling. I still drink coffee and do fine.

Sweetie please tell them..I have a feeling everybody will be very happy for you! You did the right thing...but you are right you need to tell them now. I understand though why people don't like to tell...I however told everybody I know and I have never had a negative reaction to it. Not everybody understands the lapband though...you tell somebody WLS and they automatically think Gastric Bypass...so I find you really need to tell people what its all about too. Good luck...you will feel great once you get this weight off your shoulders in more ways than one.

Bayougirl- same here! For a long time my boyfriend and I had sex like once a month or sometimes once every two months! It was sad! I felt really bad but how can you have sex when you aren't comfortable in your body? Since I've slimmed down and lost like 30something pounds I've been feeling amazing though and now we have sex all the time!

Don't worry honey we are all here for you! You will do fine! It is very normal to be worried...I was ready but very nervous at the same time! My main thing was being cut up...I hated thinking about it...but it really wasn't a big deal...my scars are healing up nicely too. Good luck and feel free to message me if you need to!

Wow really? Look I know you may have a busy life but you have no right to try and talk to me like that...I may have come across a little strong but all I was doing was trying to motivate people ...and not like I need to explain myself but I already said I was angry when I first wrote it..because everyone around me makes excuses all day long...not necessarily pertaining to YOU ..and I was trying to talk to people who actually want to exercise..if you don't want to that is your prerogative...and you really think that one hour is a lot? That's pretty laughable...this is exactly what I was talking about..I bust my ass with my busy life AND I work in an hour a day...if its too much for you...nobody said you had to..its still excuses though...What about right now? You seem to have had a good amount of time to type that out huh? And as a matter of fact after I get everything done in my day I AM tired and ready to fall down...you have to WORK to get what you WANT...you can't handle it...I guess you don't want it bad enough. But I really have no desire to debate this with you ..you don't like it...I don't care...

Lmao this is funny. Honestly though...I wasn't thinking much about it either ...I was in no mood for it...and I think I waited about 2-3 weeks? Something like that...because I know the first two weeks it wasn't happening even if he asked me!

Hey hun...I feel your pain...I am only a month out and haven't lost a thing... My fear is that I will end up not loosing much 6 months out...since I get my fills every month and have to wait another month to get my second one..didn't get any restriction from it either. What about just walking? You don't have to do vigorous exercise but if you just tried to walk for 30-60 minutes a day it may make a big difference. I think you've done great so far though ..think about it this way..at least your not a year out and have only lost 15 pounds! You really haven't done too bad..some ppl just loose wayyy faster than others...they are lucky...but I know we will get there. Good luck!

Same for me...I've only had one fill since surgery though. How long has it been since surgery for you?

Hi everyone...I had my surgery on February 8th and haven't really lost much weight since. I've been loosing inches because I still exercise but not really any weight. I just had my first fill a few days ago...and they told me that I won't feel restriction until my 3rd or 4th fill...so this means that I have to wait another 3 or 4 months? They do a fill every month...it just seems like that's soooooo far away. I have no restriction yet. And trust me I know that I need to wait it out and see how it goes like everybody tells me...which I am prepared for...but it just doesn't seem right that I have to wait this long for restriction..does it?

Thanks everybody for the advice I really appreciate it. I do notice a tad bit of restriction from this fill...really not much to mention but I guess its something. I am going to ask the doc if they can give me fills sooner than every month...maybe I'll wait about a week or so and see what they say. I have a feeling that they don't but who knows we will see...maybe they will do it in like 3 weeks or something...or maybe I have to reschedule a week earlier than my appt! LoL They'll probably catch me on that one though. I really don't want to wait until the middle of summer to finally have restriction...I want to be able to have the restriction with my exercising right now...I'm doing so good with that part of it, I just need the rest to get me started! I know I will do great once I do!

Ugh Geez! I gotta run to work but I just wanted to mention real quick that they put 3 ccs in my band! And its a 10cc!

I lost 30 pounds before surgery walking away the pounds! Look Insanity up...its from the guy who did Hip Hop Abs...Shaun T. Its really brutal but they say you will loose a lot in 60 days!

I didn't like Zumba for that reason...it was wayyy too fast and I couldn't keep up! Plus I didn't understand the moves...but I also can't dance...so it really just wasn't for me. I do Walk away the pounds mostly but have been switching it up so that my muscles don't get used to the same moves over and over..and now that its so nice out I've been walking outside and I'm going to today with weights. Last night I tried Insanity...LMAO! Have any of you tried that? Now its just crazy..but I did my best and I'm really thinking about sticking with it...the more I do the better I'll get!

Holy Crap what a difference!!!!! You look amazing girl!! Congrats!

Hey hunny...Idk if I've told you this before but I drink Danactive everyday. I have been for a few weeks now and it helps me go. It's been doing wonders for me and I think it tastes amazing...I just get the vanilla flavor but there's a couple more. I forgot to take it one day..and I definitely noticed because I had to struggle to go! Got back on track and have been fine ever since! Hang in there I know how you feel and its just awful.

If I were you I'd be asking them why nobody called you to let you know about the appointment...that's not right! The lady that took care of everything for me always called and told me of my appointments and was very on top of things. Every place is different but still I would say something and ask them to please make sure that they call you for everything from now on.

Yeah it sounds like you should just get that fixed and get yourself some fills! At least you lost some weight..that's what I would do before having another surgery.

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Thanks guys. I called today and found out that it probably will be covered, it's just a big huge process. I found a pump from Lympha Press and they had me call one of their retailers and this lady who told me she had just started there helped me with everything...she was really nice and said it takes about 4-6 weeks I soooo don't wanna wait! I need this now, not a month from now. So I'm thinking of maybe going to the hospital and having them put them on me for a while so I can get some relief. All the paperwork is being sent to my doctor and to help speed the process I made an appointment to see her on Wednesday ...so when I go she will be able to write me a script for the pump and sign all the paperwork for me. Then it gets sent back to that lady and she will send it to my insurance...then I have to wait. Sweet!

Cheri found it for me ..it was the compression pump. I'm pretty sure that's what they put on me too during surgery.

Okay yeah I'd love to hear how she dealt with hers... SHiki have you been to a lymphodema clinic? I just looked one up and I'm gonna call them as soon as they open. All I want to do is go there and get relief. I am praying they will have an opening for me.

Thanks Cheri. The one lady who I called that has the pumps said my insurance doesn't cover it...so who knows if it will cover these. I honestly feel that when I call the doctor I'm gonna burst into tears because I can't take this anymore. I felt SO GOOD after surgery and as soon as I was back on my feet they blew up again!

Wow Shiki thank you..that is terrible...I have seen some awful cases of it and I just feel so bad for everybody who has this...its SO bad! I too hide my legs...have had to for about 3 years now...its so embarrassing. I do not have any boils but my skin looks a bit rough at times...I put lotion on from time to time and it helps with that. Yours sounds just awful! I can only imagine what you go through..I have heard about draining the fluid and that its a painful process...but I don't think I need to go that far. Sounds like you did that on your own!

Yes! Thank you:) I'm looking up all kinds of stuff right now too and didn't see that..lol

Elcee I have compression stockings, I get 4 pairs a month that the insurance covers that cost over $70 a PAIR! But I'm talking about the things they put on your legs that they plugged in, it was like a personal massage on my legs. Helped with the circulation flow. Is that what you mean...do they sell those? And Cheri, that's what I'm really hoping for. I want it to go away so badly. I didn't have this when I weighed a lot less so I don't think I will once I loose the weight.