dylanmiles23

Congratulations on being a onerlander!!!!! Sorry to hear you had port problems. rest. As far as the job, that sucks but a much better one may come about and you will be happier.

Wonderful-good for you. I love my band, also.

That was super. You are so right about meeting new people. We did all have WLS but chose a different major in school.

Happy Bandversary. You look amazing. I love your Halloween outfits. Sad but I was in HS then. I am getting older but thinner!

your secret is safe with me!! That is wonderful.

I want to work where you work! I am not an M&M fan, which is good. It is a great feeling not wanting to eat the candy that is there all the time. Good for you.

Sorry to hear about all this. I have never dealt with this problem. If the doctor isn't seeing you until Friday then I would think it can't be that bad. Just take it easy with your intakes. Good luck. Your weight loss is wonderful!

Was last night ice cream night? I sent my husband out for soft serve. They didn't have the flavor I like so instead he brought home wonderful mint chocolate chip, hard ice cream. No one told me to eat it. I was bad. Today is a new day. We can all do it. I am not as bad as I was, having a lot of ice cream every night.

I love it!! It looks great. I cut about 12" 6 years ago and have been very short since. To get tangles out I always used Paul Mitchell's The Cream. Not cheap but a little bit does the job. I actually had bought it for when my husband had the 12" and he now keeps it very short. I really do think you look great!!

As some of you know I watch tv until the wee hours and sleep late. On Nightline last night was about going out of the country for less expensive surgeries. A company in NC with letters like HSM (can't recall exactly) had two employees who needed surgery. The company sent them to Costa Rica first class all the way. The woman had by pass or sleeve (was not the band) and the man had knee replacement. Plus the company gave them each $2500. for sh*ts. The company felt by sending them to Costa Rica they saved about 1/2 price. After they showed everything and of course everything came out ok they had on a Harvard lawyer. The lawyer said that if there was a problem there is no mal-practice insurance and how great are the doctors etc. The knee replacement inserts (I'll them) were around $7-9000. and in this country double. They said that is why people go to other countries for surgery. Just giving Arlene's thoughts and informing others about out of country surgeries. I have seen on this site that some people go to Mexico. There is a weird saying that a person who finishes last place at medical school is still called 'doctor'.

The weather today in Boston is around 77 degrees and sunny. Tomorrow even warmer. Lately I have been going to the gym again. I go for around 30 minutes, better than nothing. I live about 2 miles from a community college and my husband (age 63) is now a student 2 days a week. We have one car so today I drove him. I got to the college early so I could walk around the campus. WOW-it took 10 minutes and my Fitbit said about 800 steps. I was shocked how fast the long walk was and how little steps I took. Before the band I never would have even thought about walking to the end of the parking lot, let alone walk around the building. I guess being obese you look at the picture as huge, like my body was, and not as I can do it and will do it. My husband said I should have walked around 2 times but I didn't like the area. The side walks ended and you had to walk through a parking lot with vehicles always moving. Not very safe. Before you know it wonderful winter and snow will be here and you can't walk around outside. Enjoy this wonderful weather where ever you are. The walk is shorter than you think It takes me 30-60 minutes to do food shopping than take a fun walk. Never thought of it like that.

Welcome back. At least you know what went wrong and retiring isn't the worse thing in the world. Being a nurse you can always do private work when and where you want without the stress of a hospital or busy office. ​About the support groups, doesn't the hospital where you had the band done have monthly meetings? If you dig deep enough on this site you will find people who sort of or did fail and decided to try again.

I use to have a butt that could hold a serving tray-GONE! I almost have flat butt and I am not thin. Thinner-not thin. great feeling when clothes are too big. I have smaller panties and bras.

Sorry to hear about your friend. That is sad. Good for you getting back on track. Mother Nature was mean to you, bad girl! Good luck with your run. Just remember it doesn't matter where you come in, as long as you finish you will be a successful runner!

Sorry to hear you had such problems. Most ER's don't know how to handle the Band. You were lucky. Smart people-you are that person-call a doctor. Feel better.

Not seeing the endocrinologist until December is BS! Have your PCP call and say it is an emergency. When my doctor does it, the appointment is usually the next day. You can't fool around with sugar. You're doing great with your band diet. Not too many people are perfect, 100% of the time.

I was bad with my dinner last night. But I loved every bit of it. Today is another day and I will be better. I did not over eat, I just ate the wrong things. I had 3 coconut shrimp, great bread dunked in oil and cheese pizza. The local restaurant has a great football special when the N.E. Patriots play. Yes they won!!! On one of my other WLS groups one person spoke of her friend and by pass. The woman had by pass about 10 years ago and was doing great for a while. She is now in the hospital for revision. She stretched out her pouch and when the doctor went to sew her insides it was like cotton candy, her words not mine. The woman is on ice chips for a few days and in the hospital for at least 10 days. If that doesn't scare the S**T out of you, nothing will. ​I never was a drinker. In fact the last frozen Girl Scout cookie I had I broke out into hives and never had a drink since. That was over 15 years ago. So drinking was never anything I was going to miss with my journey. I never liked fast foods and yet I was and am obese. Fast food was always a comfort food but not for me. Give me bread and more bread, ice cream. I now have bread in restaurants and maybe once or twice a month in my own house. I think we all went into this new journey to get healthy, be thinner and move our bodies that were just sitting around. No one forced us but we need to be smarter with choices. Like CG always says, Listen to your doctor!! Listen to your dietitian and finally listen to your body. Have a great week. October is tomorrow and before you know it Halloween. I only buy candy I hate and I hate more candies than I like. I never had a problem with buying candy. Yes, I hate Snickers!! Arlene

I love the old cartoons. Warner Bros. use to have retail stores and I bought everything, clothes, gifts, dog toys and art. Yes I have cartoon art all over the house. About 18-20 years ago I was thinner and purchased a pair of jeans with the Taz, Bugs Bunny and others on them. Today, they FIT!! A super duper NSV for me. I even have the matching 't' shirt. I own a few long sleeved shirts with characters all over them. Like I said. I love the old fashioned cartoons. ​One of my favorite prints is called 'Speechless'. It is a microphone and off to the side are the characters that Mel Blanc did the voices for. It was when he died. That is my all time favorite. Yes I am a 63 year Grammie who is young at heart and I show it off. Do other young at hearts have cartoon people in their life? Have a great weekend. The weather in Boston is great today. I went to the gym in shorts.

Sorry to hear you are having awful problems. Maybe call the doctor and see him/her ASAP or find a new doctor. Feel better.

Good afternoon. I am watching the Doctor's on tv right now. They just had on a couple that had by pass surgery together. In a little over one year she lost 95 pounds and he lost about 190. The wife said it is a tool. She is right. I hope they keep up the good work. The Doctor's gave them a year's membership to a fancy health club/gym near them. That helps. One of the doctor's said that WLS is not for everyone. He is right. We know that because of the mean bashers. Maybe bashers need to look in the mirror and blame themselves for messing up. (see I can use nice language). Enjoy your day. Arlene

I agree with the 2 of you. If you hate what someone wrote in a newspaper, do sit through the whole story, no you move on. TV shows, the same, turn off the horrible show. We are the USA, freedom of speech and freedom to move on to the next.

Very nice to hear you're alive and banded! I just read both of your blogs. Being banded made my health take a complete turn around for the better. I am off all my pre-band meds!

You write the best and funniest blogs. Thank you. You don't hold back with your thoughts. You must make your wife/partner laugh daily. Have a great day and welcome to onerland!!!! If you ever come to Boston, I would love to meet you. I don't golf but Cape Cod has golf almost year round. Arlene

Congratulations-twice. Marriage and banding. Great way to restart your life.

​You sound like me. I have been 190-195 since I think May. I see the doctor in 2 1/2 weeks and want a fill so I will eat less. I have not had a fill since the winter. I do want to be a 10-12 but need to be good with moving and eating. Thanks for writing 'our' thoughts. Arlene