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Aww Vines, sorry you are feeling under the weather, hope you get back to your old self real soon

Hi Ruthie Glad your home and you were happy with your experience I wish you lots of success with your band

Paula this challenge was a great idea, it really helped me, can we keep it going through the summer? Just start over from here? I am going to continue to post here becasue I firmly believe it keeps me accountable. It gives me something to strive for.

It has only been 3 days, give it a few more days to see if it kicks in, my first fill took a week to kick in. Some people 's fills take a few days to kick in.

This is how my Dr. does his fills,He actually closes me off completely and then has me drink the baruim until I can not drink any more without swallowing , feels like Iam choking for a second, when I tell him I can no longer drink, he slowly backs off with the saline opening me up and then he sees the baruim flow through the band which gives him an indication on how much saline to put in . I like fluoro, it gives me peace of mind knowing my port is OK, my band is in place, they accessed my port etc..

Hi Heather Welcome to LBT Sounds like you are doing great so far! Congratulations and keep it up So Glad you found us here, I hope to hear from you often. This is a great site full of info and wonderful caring supportive people

You are absolutely right Charlie, Support is key. I know if it were not for the poeple here who have given me the support I have needed along the way I would not be as successful as I have been. Being accountable is what helps me also, I am totally being accountable for eating those 2 dam rice krispie treats today. I did it, I had no willpower. It feels good to be truthful, cuz I know Iam not alone here in my struggle, we all battle the same demon. For those who say the band is the easy way out, all I can say to them is they have no idea. TOMORROW NO JUNK food

I wish you luck with Blue Cross I have Bule Cross Of Ca PPO and they told me no way do they cover the Lap Band, regardless of co-morbitities or not. However the good news is that Blue Cross is now covering it in other states like New Mexico, Tennessee and a few others so hopefully Blue Cross of CA will follow suit. I did not want to waste time trying to fight with them or appeal, I am glad I did not, 14 months later self paying going to Mexico Iam down 93 lbs

Aww Heather, I am sorry to hear you were let go from your job, OK you are allowed to eat ice cream in your bathtub, I would of done the same thing, if it makes you feel any better, I blew it today too, I ate 2 rice krispie treats. Hang in there , tomorrow is a new day

Mary, how did your weekend go?

I had a rice krispie treat today,actually 2 of em'.... I blew it the first day I suck! I need to be refilled a bit...goin to see Dr. Ortiz on the 20th of June. Does anyone notcie when they have restriction the little switch goes off and you do not obsess about food? Or is it just me. When I was filled at 2-2.5 my switch was off most of the time, now that I have no fill my switch is constantly on. It is amazing to me how having the right fill, your food obsession goes away. Tomorrow is a new day, I will try again....... NO JUNK FOOD!!!!! NO JUNK FOOD!!! NO JUNK FOOD!!!!

Being able to see your port and the fact they hit the port is a benefit of using flouro, did your Dr. use fluoro this time? Hopefully they just missed the port the last time

Iam 14 months post op nad I still have port pain on occassion. I think you are normal unless your incision is oozing or swollen & red, hot to the touch.

Patty, you are not alone, many people do, you are normal. Remember the band works best when it is filled. I have been working with no fill for 2 months now, luckily for me I have not gained any weight back ,actually have manged to lose 5 lbs in 2 months but I have worked extra hard not to gain wieght. It has been a struggle somedays. I am going in for a fill not to thelevel I was before I was unfilled but a fill none the less.

Tomorrow is my son's end of the year party at the lake and he volunteered me to help out. I have no shorts to wear so I asked my husband if I could try on a pair of his new 34 inch waist shorts he got at Wal Mart this weekend, they can pass for womens shorts they are just plain ol denim shorts. I was shocked and amazed to get them past my butt and hips, I did not think they would button & zip up but to my amazement they did with room to spare! Never thought I'd see the day I'd be able to wear a 34 inch waist ever again in my lifetime! So now I have shorts to wear tomorrow to the lake since we are finally getting some sun here instead of the June gloom. My husband was beaming with happiness for me when I modeled them for him.

I did not use anything, three of the four incisions are so small I can not even find them, the other is only about 1/2 inch long and it blends in with my stretch marks so I can hardly see it either.

Congratulations, I am glad everything went well with your surgery and you are happy with your Doctor. Best of luck to you with your new band

Christina, that is great to hear! I love those NSV's How is your incision doing ? Looking any better?

6/13 Monday 172 this morning ..a loss of 1 lb

Monday 6/13 Finally after 2 weeks of the scale not moving, it finally moved, -1 lb for me this week..I am now 172 only 7 lbs to go to hit the century mark!

Lisa you crack me up! LOL Great picture I never did any dance recital, I didnt wear my first dress until my junior prom, I was the tom boy type, but I can post my first little league picture

This is just what I need Iam in! Having no fill, I find myself eating a little more then I would like too and things I would not like to.

Patty, the first six weks is about healing , do not worry if you do not lose weight.I was told by my Dr. that any weight loss duirng the pre fill stageis a bonus. The band is designed to be filled to lose weight there are some of us who were fortunate to lose weight during the 6 week post op phase and some do not, this does not mean you will be a failure or theband will not work for you. Hang in there it will happen and the band will work for you. You do have to do your part though Good Luck

Yep you are normal, as the swelling goes down it becomes easier to drink more liquids. Don't worry about drinkingto much liquids. I am 14 month post op and I still worry my port has moved, you are normal, I think most of us worry about that. Just do not over due it in the next week or so and you should be fine, let your incisions heal Congratulations on being banded and your weight loss

I live in Orange County California and my surgeon is in TJ , Iam about an hour and a half from my surgeon with no traffic. I have had 2 emergencies since being banded and have gotten to my surgeon with no problem.