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Surg oct 8th and down a total of 37lbs including preop. I am feeling a bit discouraged and not feeling like I'm doing a good job. Due for second fill feb 5th. Still hungry just not succumbing to the desires.....

Starting weight 272
Date banded 10/8/2011
Current weight 239
Weight lost 33lbs

It's fine to take the active pills. I'm not in any BC right now. But I might be making a call to my gyn tomorrow!!!!

i know most people are like what?? cancer patients don't need weightloss surgery? uh, ya huh,some do...
here's the deal I was scheduled with my hubby to have lapband surgery back in march 2010 but life had different plans for me, in dec 2009 i was diagnosed with a brain tumor and had tohave emergency surgery to have it removed, then in jan 2010 2 wks after brain tumor removal surgery dr told me it was the big C WORD....that i only had 4-6months...
long story short GOD IS ON THE THRONE AND STILL IN THE MIRACLE BUSINESS SO I AM STILL HERE, JUST LIKE I TOLD THE ONCOLOGIST I WOULD BE...
ANYWAY finally after doing chemo/radiation and everything else under the sun in 2010, i was given the go ahead for lapband surgery in jan 2011, since then i have only lost right at 48-50lbs,
discouraged is not even close to how i felt, i guess since the hubby lost 100lbs in his first year i just naturally thought i would too, NOT....
i don't pig out by any means, but still have plateaued off and have been at this weight for over 8 months...
so i guess i am going to start all over and try to get another fill, I have only had 2 but already get stuck if i eat something too fast or just happen to not get it chewed up good enough... anyway not sure why i posted maybe just to get it out in the open and for me to be convince myself i'm gonna start over...
anyway thanks for listening

Great stuff people have written here...
It's so true, you have to go thru a time of "mourning" your break up with food. We all got to where we were because of the bad relationship and ADDICTION to food. So know what u r feeling, we have all felt at some point. I went thru times of crying and dispair and anger. But it went away. Food lost te battle. And now, I look back and I can't even remember those times becaus how great I feel now is so much stronger!
Think about all te great things u will be doing when u lose weight! The clothes! Go window shopping for things u will wear! U will feel better soon...hang in there! Saying a little prayer for u! Feel free to MSG me anytime!

Oh my just banded today baby I hope u feel better soon.

Did the "dead" last night. I had surgery on October 12th. I still can't bend or tighten my stomach, so he did all the work this round... So for him it could of felt like the dead. Haha. He didn't seem to mind though, he knows once I'm healed that it's on!
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Go look back at my posts, I was FREAKING OUT the entire first month or two after surgery. I think for me, I just didn't know what to do with all these feelings that I was feeling... I mean, I used to push everything away by stuffing food in my mouth to numb myself. Suddenly, un-numb, EVERYTHING felt horrible.
It does get better. Just give it time. You don't have to trade being heavy for being cray cray.

I know all too well about shelf butt. I definitely can not wait until mine is gone. I used to have tank ass but then it developed into shelf butt. Oh how I long for tank ass days again.....

I know all too well about shelf butt. I definitely can not wait until mine is gone. I used to have tank ass but then it developed into shelf butt. Oh how I long for tank ass days again.....

Another RN here. Surgery 10/8. Back at work 10/16. I haven't been positioning too many patients and I keep bumping my port incision against the bed rails because I'm short. Otherwise I feel great!!!!

I am post op day 1. I was able to go home day of surgery. I am very sore today. I have only experiences one episode of the shoulder gas pain. I got up and walked around my living room several times and it dissipated. I can not lay down comfortably. So I slept on the couch sitting upright last night. Trying to sip sip and sip. I'm so afraid of getting nauseated but I haven't been yet. My abdominal binder and pillow are very helpful. I'm definitely ready to get back to normal but I am doing pretty good I think!!!

I'm out of surgery and feeling great!!!!

I'm doing so great everyone!! I'm having minimal pain. Sore sore and sore but so very happy. Waiting for my discharge papers!!!!

I'm doing so great everyone!! I'm having minimal pain. Sore sore and sore but so very happy. Waiting for my discharge papers!!!!

I'm out of surgery and feeling great!!!!

I'm out of surgery and feeling great!!!!

I'm out of surgery and feeling great!!!!

Tomorrow is my big day!!!! I'm pretty calm right now. I'm very excited!!!

Tomorrow is my big day!!!! I'm pretty calm right now. I'm very excited!!!

Sooooo, I finally broke down and told my BF. He is behind me 100% because I told him this is something I really needed and wanted. Yes he was upset that I waited 4 days before surgery but he is okay now. I feel so much better and that has gotten rid of a lot of my anxiety. Thank you guys for the online support. Even though you can't see this but I love you David!!!!!

Sooooo, I finally broke down and told my BF. He is behind me 100% because I told him this is something I really needed and wanted. Yes he was upset that I waited 4 days before surgery but he is okay now. I feel so much better and that has gotten rid of a lot of my anxiety. Thank you guys for the online support. Even though you can't see this but I love you David!!!!!

Sooooo, I finally broke down and told my BF. He is behind me 100% because I told him this is something I really needed and wanted. Yes he was upset that I waited 4 days before surgery but he is okay now. I feel so much better and that has gotten rid of a lot of my anxiety. Thank you guys for the online support. Even though you can't see this but I love you David!!!!!

You guys are all completely right. I know the decision is about me. And maybe I'm just using him as a scapegoat cause I'm scared outta my mind. I woke up with all doubt in my mind. I feel much better now that I have gotten up and moved around a bit. I'm only thinking he won't be supportive cause I mentioned it earlier this year and he had a fit. He is afraid something bad will happen to me. He is just uneducated about it as I was in the beginning. I'm going to give it time. I know as soon as he sees how happy it has made me, he will be okay with it. Thank you guys sooo much....