Mischievous1

I've been a lurker too and i'm so excited for you Steph, I hope everything went great and that you are feeling better now....please keep us posted with stories and pics....we lurkers are here even if you can't see us!!!!!

The SCAR Stages thread is located under: General Lap Band thread http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/scar-stages-share-yours-6117/

whoa, your red eye avatar is scary and cool at the same time...oh yeah .. and welcome! (sorry I have ADD)

What ever happened with this?

Hey low BMI'ers, do any of you have any news for us? What about you lurkers? I just wanted to let you know i've lost a WHOLE lb since February...(yeah I'm on the slow losers forum too...LOL) but I was bad because I said I wasn't going to weigh until my bandiversary which is May 7th....whoops, well I will wait to weigh until then from now on...wish me luck, my goal is 199, but I think I may fall a little short of that...darnit.

I finally lost 1 lb since the end of february, but that's because I hit the gym again, hopefully i'll see more drop off...good job everyone!

WOW--YOU ROCK!

I'm sorry, that is discouraging to see the number go up even when you know it isn't "true":angry:

How about "BBF" (bitter beer face)

Melissa are you doing liquids because you had an issue? You've been doing so great, I hope everything is okay! I do like the pouch stretch diet testy thingy, I am going to give it a try just to kick start my loosing again (once I get back from Vegas May 12th LOL - it's tooooo hard to diet and travel) but I really don't think I have stretched mine, I have a tendency towards softer foods and I chew chew chew anything that is NOT soft so it then BECOMES Really soft so I truly believe that if I can eat more than 4 oz. it is because it is moving through my band quickly. When I eat something with alot of fiber content, I can eat VERY little... Weirdest thing, but I've been having port pains but on the other side of my abdomen opposite my port....am I just crazy or do others experience this?? It feels like I slept on my port and made it sore, i'm sure you know what i'm talking about, but on the side that has NO port....weird.

Can you schedule an appointment with her to "discuss the procedure" but really use the time for the letter to be written/signed etc, that way you are right there in her office, face to face and she's getting paid? Then change PCP's right away...what a CAD!

AMAZING! Good for you, how awesome, the tightness DOES go down, with my last fill I was sooooo tight, had a tiny bit removed because I couldn't even swallow excess saliva (yeah it is gross) anyway i'm really loose right now and I haven't lost alot of weight on the outside, so i'm thinking I just lost stomach pad fat! Oh well, it's still fat lost. :thumbup: Good for you on the size 10 - he'll come around, just give it time and he'll be ranting and raving about how awesome you are and how much work/pain you went through for it and he'll see it wasn't the "easy" way out. Keep us posted, there are other's here who are pulling for you. Renee

That is so not true for me, since i've had my baby, I have excess "girth" so even though I'm in a 16 and the butt is -as my husband so sweetly put it - starting to bag, the waist is tight....I need a TT!! She was worth it ALL but darnit that excess stomach "tissue" or whatever it is - :tongue_smilie:is so not fun..

Good for you! I haven't weighed myself either. I am really loose right now and feel like i'm eating everything in sight...i'm not sure that's good or bad since I'm not weighing, but I really do NOT think I am going past 1500 calories a day....so maybe it will kick start my weight loss again. I should schedule a fill, but i'm still feeling ALOT of restriction in the AM and i'm enjoying being able to eat healthy foods again and i'm working on my food addiction while i'm able to eat it. ( I even ate a little sushi last week! ) Tonight I had a turkey burger wrapped in lettuce instead of a bun and had some pickle, onion, tomato and ketchup and mustard...it was WONDERFUL! I ate the WHOLE burger though, before I would have had a bite or two so like I said I may be a bit loose. Laura, I like your 5 minute Gym rule. Getting THERE is the biggest battle, working out is actually enjoyable and i'm only making it TO the gym 1-2x a week, so I will try to do a 5 min/5 day a week goal this next week and see how it works....what I do to make myself enjoy my visit is after I get off the treadmill or elliptical for 30 minutes, I get on a stationary bicycle and just peddle slowly to burn fat and I stay as long as it takes to read my latest people magazine from cover to cover...(I NEVER am able to do that at home with a 3 year old, so this is a treat!!)

Laura- I'm with you, my anniversary is on the 9th so i'm going to put away my scale until then because I get soooo upset when it doesn't move...i'm also committing to following the bandster rules to the "T" until then so I can see a change by my bandiversary! What a good idea, thanks!!! I'm also going to Vegas for a weekend right after my Bandiversary and I want to look goooooodddd, so this is a great time to committ to being a "good girl"....

AudricIan, I am so happy for you...I have been watching to see how you're progressing as you went through so much to get your band...wow, you are approaching a 7 already? Good for you. .. Has your husband admitted it was a great choice yet? He must be seeing these results and have nothing but happiness for you!!

Way to plan ahead and stay one step ahead of the inner Fat child! They can be real stinkers....

My scale has stopped too, but it is NO surprise as guess who's been eating ice cream...? Yeah i'm a bad girl...but i'm starting new tomorrow morning and hitting the gym and eating right!

I chose to go to Mexico because: 1. my insurance wouldn't cover me because I didn't have the same company for 2+ years which was their requirement for WLS..and I was NOT willing to wait another year 2. I wanted to go to Dr. Ortiz because of the amount of surgeries he has performed and his great record of low complications. There was another surgeon about an hour away from here who was close to the same price, but had only performed about 400 surgeries and at the time Dr. Ortiz had performed 4000+ so to me that was actually the clicker and I've not regretted it. I have a local naturopathic doctor who does my fills.

ooh ouch, i'm so glad you are feeling better, that does NOT sound like much fun!

Yes she is actually doing quite well....i'm approaching a year in May and haven't hit 40#'s yet. I keep getting alot of compliments from family and friends and they always ask...so how much more have you lost lately and usually the answer is...nothing. LOL I seem to be like Denise and lose it is large chunks (right after a fill) and then NOTHING for months at a time, but without the band I would probably still be carrying around that 39#'s and another 20-30 on top of that after a year at the rate I was going....

Wow, congrats, i'm still working on reaching my drivers' license weight!

I too go to a MedSpa at our local mall and they use the Apogee machine on me...it is a little more aggressive I believe and I am done with my 5 treatments, but I go once-twice a year for touch ups...I am due for my annual appointment and I have enough dark hairs again showing that i'm ready!! It is NOTHING like it used to be though...YUCK I don't miss my beard. I'm not trying to be insensitive, but I was soooo miserable with it because I was still single and when I was dating, I would NOT look my dates too close in the face or let them touch my face when they kissed me...after I had treatment, I had my first MOST amazing kiss with my man of the month holding my face (ahhh) and I felt like a woman again...I LOVE LASERS!!

They look a little sore, but overall you look like you're coming along fine! hang in there, everyday it gets better...I have a question though? Don't you have any drains? I didn't see any in your pics-the pics i've seen before aren't they usually in the hoo-hoo area?

Selain, this is so hard, I feel your pain, but don't know what to say to offer any advice. I would make sure and talk to your surgeon and get his advice, he may suggest another surgery such as a bypass or other ?? Since you had so many issues and if he does do other types of surgeries, maybe he can offer you a break ? I know how frustrating it is to be on this board and seeing everyone else so happy and losing like crazy and it isn't happening for you because that's my story, but as far as having such a major disaster as you have experienced x2, I can see how you feel so isolated and alone. I would spend some time doing some research and get a couple of opinions from different sources and then make an informed decision from there. I wish you the best. Renee