Debbie3sons

We're still chatting on the Lapband site I just click on the little icon on the bottom left corner and decide if I want to chat there or not , also a lot of us are doing well since we have been banded in 2012 I see u did pretty well I have to go back to my surgeon the 14th of AUGUST i HAVE LOST 69 LBS IT'S ALOST A YEAR IN SEPT. THOUGHT i WOULD LOSE ORE BUT OF COURSE THERE HAVE BEEN CHANGES IN MY WORK SCEDULE AND LIFE SO i AM HAPPY BUT i AM STILL LOSING SO i AM GOOD AND i DO HIT THE LIKE POST BUUTON A LOT LOL.

My Doc said it was a hr and he did fix y hiatal hernia then they woke e up 30 in after , my mother had waited till she knew I was awake not alert just awake then I stayed one night in the hospital and she came and picked me up , but the surgery took a hour of course the initial waiting at the hospital for them to get me ready was about a half hour then they rolled me in gave me the med to put me to sleep was abot 10 in and that was it so it goes pretty quick .

Good for you , but you need smaller clothes to show off what you have lost I can tell the pants are baggie on you it's hard for us to get out of are nomral over sized clothes lol now that we have lost and maintained are weight , or just take the up a little and then you will still be able to wear them comfortable , I knew I had to get smaller shirts when 1 of my regular custoers told me my work shirt was swallowing me lol but it felt good tho.

Who cares what other people think I did this fr me cause I couldn't walk or get on some rides and I was not happy ,also my health was going down my thyroid problems came back I had no energy and was almost sleeping my life away so when I was awake I would eat and eat and snack and eat , and I was getting sick a lot so now I can walk I have more energy and haven't been sick since Nov. of 2012 and I was banded in Sept so I didn't do it for any body not even my children I did it for my self so I could feel better about my self , npw y children have noticed cause we do more things together even if it is walking ,cooking or just going to the mall , now they ask me if I'm ready to go instead of me asking them or telling them I will just wait on one of the benches or at the food courts lol so I am happy now but I did it for my self , cause I am happy no matter what I am just more happy and more healthy now.

I know like it sees you can't get enough water but just remeber it is only a couple or few das before you can drink a full 8 oz. of water also I kept ice in a glass and took y eds so I slept the first 3 days after being banded , then if I was awake I could get my sips in every 15 minutes or I could just suck on the ice also when they say you can have liquids I ate the sugar free popsickles like crazy so that helped keep me hydrated till I could acually start drinking a full 8 oz of water, I am alost a year out and now I drink a lot of water., since us bandsters aren't suppose to have anything carbonated cause I heard it could mess up the band so I stay away from anything carbonated .

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it only took you 18 months I am almost a year so I hope I am starting to look as good as you on my weight loss in a few months , people do comment that I look like I have lost a lot of weight but I a slowly seeing it I do know though when I try on a pair of pants and I put on a pair of xl shorts and they fit or a xl shirt and it fit so I see it in apparel but not when I look in the mirror yet but I can tell in my clothes.

It is the band so One of my sons is really in to music so when he hears the belching or other noises coming from my body like gurgling or growlng and other noises (gas) then I tell him that the band is talking lol and that I can't help it cause it is random.

Nope I also do it all the time after I eat or drink everybody knows it so their used to it lol I think the air needs to get out from our band as I know I don' t get heart burn or gerd any more so it' s o k.

also I don't drink with my meals I will wait and only take a small sip if I need to after bout 15 min but I will drink 30 -60 min after tho .

I am almost a yr. banded and I love water I drink almost a gallon a day if I am doing something on my days off if I am at work tho I have to wait for lunch then I drink 3 8 oz wich is 24 oz of water so water is REALLY good and no it doesn't mean there is anything wrong with the band if u can't keep water down theen there's something wrong.

yes just make sure it's not carbonated , lots of water is good and keeps you full longer I used to hate water now I can't seem to get enough of the stuff , if you are eating tho make sure and drink a few glasses before u start to eat a hour or two before and wait 30-60 jn after u eat so u don't get the stuck episodes or feel like u going to vomit , sorry but this has happened to me and if u really need something to drink while or doing ur eating then only take small sips and not big ones either , hope this helped with ur question.

go to the top of the page and look in the right hand corner and click not on the messenger or the noyicification but the next one and see what that says then scroll down and look to the left till u find where it says photos or pictures then click on that and see what it says if it says person has not uploaded pics then go where it says upload and browse choose a alum nae it then upload or go to the very top where it says forums and go to photos click and see where it says upload and try that.

I wasn't scolding u I only try to make suggestions or help any way that I might know , well keep us informed & good luck ,

I don't know what your doc recommends but mine says two days of full liquids after a fill then back to basics , but talk to yur doc just to make sure and remember not to drink while you eat ,

Don't forget those two things are very starchy foods & will make u full but remember about sliders wich I think they are cause they go down quickly but they also stay in the pouch (stomache) longer and are harder to get rid of , where as beans fill you but they will come out and they also have protein from my understanding, but ask ur Doc for the pre op & post op instructions so this will help u to start , and discuss it with ur doc they will know why, that's why I like my Band surgeon cause at any time I can text or call him and he will reply , cause I had a few things happen that I though wasn't normal and got scared but he told e it was normal and for e to come in just to make sure for my concern, he is great even with stuff I heard and read aout him I also asked him about it and he was blunt and trueful so that's why I chose him,

It is still going for e slw but it's going I' almost a year out and have lost 66 lbs wich is good I keep telling my self lol and I have 101/2 cc's in a 14 cc band so for some of us it takes more and some not at all and soe just a bit as again remember we are all diffrent that is what makes us unique lol or we would be boring,

Wait a minute as I was reading this was this appt for u and about u or about your Daughter first of all and second how much did your Daughter lose or gain , and how small or big is this Specialist and would have said I brought my Daughter for this appt ,I have a Doctor but if u don't want to help , then I would have said isn't nice that we are changing our eating habits for the better and healthier way by the way how much has y daughter gained or lost , and seen what this specialist had to say about our education from the band some people by the way we know our bodies and systems better than anyone else they just go by what we tell them and their education so we as indivials just have to inform them,

Most Doctors will offer u options and you can ask them if there is anything you can apply for to help the process if u have good credit care credit might help and some Doctors have other credit u can apply for till it's paid off also I don't know if ur father was union but they have to pay I think it is 1 or 2 onths could b a bit longer for Insurance that he was paying for while working specially if he was laid off ,not sure bout if u get fired tho whatever ,but there is help somewhere so talk to your Doctor to make sure and ask a lot of questions so u can try , hopefully it will work out for u.

Isn't nice that you can go to a store and not worry it is not going to fit or have to go to a plus size for (women) or big & tall or larger size specialty stores . good for you and if you, your wife ,kids and band(mistress) are giving you the bells & whistles sort of speak then keep on keepin on biking and doing what you do I know you are feeling good .

She ur friend had lipo so what the , u r just trying to help ur self but don't do it for anyone else she should now how it goes since she had lipo ur just going to do this to help u medically and phiscally also after we lose the weight that we have tried on diet after diet or what ever methods we have tried & failed we just need a bit more help and some of us banders do get a nip tuc or whatever we need and some don't but what you thin is best for u is what u should do not for anyone else and as u see on here u get support also as ur doctor about support groups in ur area that u might b able to attend cause u not alone, lots of help and support here.

Again if your Doctor didn't give u th pre op & post op Insructions then loo up pre op & post op diet for lapband patients and use those I had to print mine at cause I wouldn't have known but I ased 2 wees before my surgery also the sae surgeon I had did my coworers surgery so that's how I found out and did the pre op and post op diet for us banders, hoped this helps cause your body is healing and recovering.

Keep it up apparently your doing something right , that is amazing , I thin I finally need to try on smaller sizes as people are starting to tell me my clothes are swallowing me lol. well yeah ! you.

276 when banded ,now 210 and still going till I hit goal of 135.