La_madam

Your stats are incredible..you have done fantastic with your bnand. You look amazing.

I have no band any longer and Iam damned and determined ot not gain this weight back....I have not gained since November 28th when my band was removed.. It is not easy, I struggle believe me but I refuse to give in to the demon and let him win again!

trust your gut instincts!

I never weigh on carpet regardless the scale..

I too Laura could of written your post to the T, I have been married 14yrs got married after my son was born..etc..etc..etc.. AMazing how several of us are going through the same thing..

Sweet Vera, I'm so very sorry..you and your sister wil ldefinately be in my thoughts and prayers... (((Big Hugs to you)))

Actually NO he is not, he is home here and going to have diner here with me and DH, to show you how sweet my brother is , he just gave me the most beautiful pair of white gold diamond earrings for V-Day.. chocolate is calorie free on V-Day!!

Here is a great thread for you to read that I wrote sometime ago..it relates to you and your situation I hope this helps you with your frustration http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=9148

I can so relate to this post OMG!!!

Count me in!

Ditto for me too

I thought the same thing, I even treid to set Kare up with my 38 yr old brother since we live so close to one another... Happy Birthday my friend..you look awesome..forget about the small stuff..be thankful for the big stuff like your weight loss & getting your life back..you look awesome! I only hope to look as good as you at 50 Hope you have a wonderful day! Love ya

Penni, (((BIG HUGS))) to you..I will keep you in my thoughts. Wishing the best for your mom

I had one, my doctor reccomends one between 18 - 24 months post op..I had mine at 18 months, he says if ersoion will occur it most likely will between the 18 -24 month mark...I had no symptoms of erosion but I was eroded, not bad but enough to have my band removed I caught mine early.

Aww Vines, I'm sorry to hear of your troubles.. just know we are all here for you to offer love & support. I hope you get to feeling better soon..your health and finding out what is wrong with you is alot more important then losing theweightright now..maybe once you get answers the stress will be allievated and you will being to lose weight, we all know what stress does to us ... (((BIG HUGGS)))

What great news..I'm so happy for you

If you are PBing more then once a week you need a slight unfill..also if you PB you need to do liquids for atleast 24 hours or it causes a vicious cycle, you swell after a PB which could be why if you are eating agin you PB again...if you can not eat solids without PBing you are too tight in my opinion, if you are only eating soft foods and liquids to avoid a PB then you are to tight in my opinion.. If you are still losing weight, there is no need for a fill here is a great site about fills http://lapbandtransformation.com/Adjustments.htm

http://lapbandtransformation.com/Adjustments.htm check out this link, it is on adjustments, maybe it will help you to decide...it helped me alot! Good Luck :cool:

do the liquids for 2 days you may have agrivated your esophagus and stoma and have some swelling, if it is not better cal lyour doctor, having as little as .2 cc's removed will make a big difference which wil lstill leave you with .3 from your last fill, enough to be able to eat solids but yet still have restriction..if you can not eat solids without PBing you are too tight! The band was made to be able to strill eat solids when filled properely, no reason to rush things, this is a journey, not a race.!

I agree w/ Vines, if you are PBing you neeed to ask why, is it you are too tight. ..or took too big of bite without chewing it properely, if it were me, no fills if I was PBing

Bumping for the newbies...at the request of another LBT member

Stretch Marks here..I stay tan al lyear round so they do not look so bad, my hubby says a woman with strecth marks is a sign of a real woman..I have them just as you described Nykee..try tanning a tan stretch mark looks better then a white or red stretch mark..trust me I had 3 boys all over 8lbs, one of them was 11.4 lbs got most of them from him and I only gained 21 lbs during that pregnancy I've learned to live with mine..like I said I keep a tan and it helps!

Dr. Ortiz Tj. MX

Hello My name is Michelle and I am a Lap Band Talk addict

That is funny you mention this, my borther just said to me last night "it seems like since you lost all that weight you got shorter" Hmmm..interesting