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susansoul

LAP-BAND Patients
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  1. Images added to a gallery album owned by susansoul in Member Photo Gallery
    Untitled Album, a weight loss surgery photo album by susansoul on BariatricPal. 1 photo in Member Photo Gallery.
  2. Well sweetspot was an overfill just had .5 cc removed thank god for lidocaine the PA had a real hard time getting in my port took 3 tries i do believe that will be my last anything in my port 11 lbs in two weeks boy was i hungry just a bump in the weight loss road all good today just ate cherrios and no pbing
  3. CONGRATS TO YOU AND YOUR BABY
  4. I HAD MY 3RD FILL LAST MONDAY AND I AM EATING VERY LITTLE LOST 6 IN A WEEK HERE I GO THIS IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SINCE MY SURG 5-8-12 BYE BYE FAT
  5. ASK FOR LIDOCAINE IT WILL NUIMB AND YOU WONT FEEL MUCH BE THEY DO NEED TO HOLD PORT WHEN PULLING NEEDLED BEST OF LUCK
  6. For the first time in my 47 yrs of life Im not afaird to get on the scale I look forward to showing others what I have been doing . Im so glad Iwas banded it is the best discion I have made in my life. I only take one blood pressure pill I was on four without control
  7. congrats you look great Im out 3 months and down 40lbs it is good to hear what others are down keep up the great work
  8. you dont loss wt for six weeks or so so dont get on scale then be discouraged it will happen im 3 months out after six week mark things will change as you get fills too congrats sit back and heal you changed your life for ever good job
  9. I had my thrid fill today the PA add 1.6 cc my new total was 5.4 only i couldnt hold water down so .6 was taken out now at 4.8 he said close to the zone hope so.
  10. AWESOME FOR YOU YOU LOOK GREAT I AM 3 MONTHS OUT AND CANT WAIT TO GET DOWN BELOW 200 YOU DID A GREAT JOB
  11. CONGRATS I AM 26 LBS FROM THAT GOAL CANT WAIT HAVE NOT BEEN UNDER 200 IN OVER 26 YEARS IT IS SO CLOSE I CAN TASTE IT HAHAH BEST OF LUCK YOU LOOK GREAT
  12. ASK FOR LIDOCAINE BEFORE YOUR FILL THAT WILL NUMB IT AND THE LIDO PICK IS A SMALL NEEDLE YOU WONT FEEL THE SECOND ONE AT ALL I HAVE HAD FILLS WITH LIDO AND WITHOUT AND I WILL NEVER HAVE A FILL WITHOUT AGAIN
  13. YOU GO GIRL BIKING IS ONE OF THE BEST FORMS OF EXERCISE AND IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE A KID AGAIN BEST OF LUCK
  14. Images added to a gallery album owned by susansoul in Before and After Lap Band Photos
    susansoul, a weight loss surgery photo album by susansoul on BariatricPal. 2 photos in Before and After Lap Band Photos.
  15. I HAVE BEEN WALKING 6 MILES 4 TIMES A WEEK FOR TWO YEARS AND YES IT HELPS BUT KNOW IM BIKE RIDING 20 MILES 4 X A WEEK AND THAT HELPS A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN WALKING
  16. I HAVE NO PROBLEM TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT MY LAPBAND THAT HAS CHANGED MY LIFE FOREVER . I KNOW IT OPENS ME UP TO COMMENTS BUT I HOPE IT WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE ME A STRONGER PERSON.
  17. CONGRATS NEW LIFE BEGANS
  18. my neighbor (who is over weight) said you look good you have lost weight I said yes i have and i had a lap band she said oh you took the easy way .I said it is not really easy then she said her sister had gotten banded so she must have heard how fun it is hahaha .I knew i would run into one of these people someday i asked if she had seen me on my bike or walking she said yes she sees me alot exercising so i said the band is a tool it takes all the tools to get results i walked away smiling.
  19. I have been walking six miles for the past 2 years and know have been riding my bike 20 miles in 2 hours 4 times a week what a difference in the results it feels so good to ride up hills i was walking up I forgot how much fun it can be . Im finding it hard to keep the calories up so i drink an isopure before and after .
  20. feel better
  21. My patrenal grandfather died at 47 and I remember my father worried about that age until he past it know Im 47 I had throyiditis and was put on 4 bp meds and was not getting any help I was afaid i was going to stroke and or die and im tired of carring around an extra person. this is the best decision i have made for me in my life.
  22. check with your dr first so you dont hurt anything best of luck to you
  23. stop weighing yourself there is a fluid shift in your body when you have surgery my PA said not to look at the scale for 6 to 8 weeks after best of luck
  24. call your Dr tell him what you are feeling dont wait to see best of luck

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