Penni60

I will pray for you leener and sennd lots of white light and vibes your way. There you are covered on all fronts. LOOL!! I had a complete Hysterectomy when I was 27 due to bad endometriosis. Long story but they took everything including my cervix right. Well 15 years later I had an abnormal pap smear that showed cervical cells. HMMM!!?? How is this possible since I have NO CERVIX. Two things happened. Repeart pap which still show the abnomal cells. Second thing I had some small microscopically cervical cells still present that could not be removed at my initial surgery. Hence the abnormal pap. Had a LEEP procedure. That is another story. Cells all gone and Normal paps every since. There are any number of reasons to show up abnormal cells on a pap. Endometrial cells should not show up but it would not be uncommon to see them. My mom had endometrial cells grow on her colon. That is uncommon. Endometrial cells just need a blood supply to grow outside the uterus. They can be transfered during our monthly visitors. I too had an abnormal Mammogram last year and just had my 6 month check up and all is well but I still have to go back in 6 month for a definite ALL CLEAR. All this to say I know your scared and I feel it from your posts. Just know whatever the outcome (IT WILL BE OK) we are here for you.

Vines come to the Disbanded forum. We all have no bands so we feel your pain.

so jump on the next Southwest flight and get your butt here. I will even pick you up at the airport. Hey you could fly into Burbank which is lots closer to me than LAX and lots easier to get in and out of.

Just let me know when you wanna come. I will make the initial call for you then you can take it from there. The bed will be made and chocolates on the pillow. LOL!!! I will leave a light on for you.

Come to CALIF I know a good, kind, sweet, caring, GOOD LOOKING doctor that will take appropriate care of you and the nurses know their shit too. LOL!! Hell I will even provide transportation to and from the doc's office and provide you with a place to crash. Remember they work for YOU!!!

Trish in all honesty I think taking out the port is a GREAT idea. I know it isn't what you would want to hear but it means a good way to cleanse the body of whatever it is that is growing inside of you. The port is most likely the source of infection and keeping the site aggravated. My prayers are with you and I hope you don't think I am being too pushy but I care about all of you so much.

I had my band removed due to erosion as well. I was thankful to have it removed but now wish I could have kept it. I can be rebanded in about two or three months since that is my 6 month wait period after being disbanded. I am also struggling with weight loss and it is an ongoing issue for me.

Just running in and out. Can't give you my weight results. NO scale available. I will weigh the week after I get home. UGH!! This has and is going to be a horrible gain. I know it. Too much good southern cooking going on. SIGH!!! Conference starts tomorrow. Then I will be incognito for 4 days. Then I fly home.

If you have any infection brewing it has the potential to lead to erosion. I SHOULD KNOW!! LISA (DELARLA) SHOULD KNOW!! Please don't take it lying down. DON'T wait almost a month to get something done. My surgeon had me in surgery within a week of finding out my issues. He had me in surgery to remove the band within HOURS of finding out my erosion. Any infection needs to be treated aggressively pronto. Any port infection needs to have the port removed (most likely that is the source of the infection) and have the surrounding tissue healed prior to any further surgery. Yes that most likely means an open wound that you will need to pack but that is the only way it will heal. Sepsis can set in fast and there are new critters mutating every day that become immune to all our great antibiotics. So don't treat an infection lightly. If you are not getting answers from your doc ask him to explain why he is waiting. Why isn't taking the port or band out and letting your area heal first before putting a new port or band back into an infected area worth exploring? What are the chances that this port or band would become infected too? What are the chances this might lead to an erosion? Get him to explain his answer in detail. If not then why not? Please be informed. I don't want any of you to lose your bands or ports. PLEASE ask the hard questions. And don't be afraid or timid to get some answers. Trish, please know I love you and want you to be healthy. This area does not look improved to me at all. Treating something like this topically with creams will only heal the surface. IT won't touch the real issue. Which could be your port. Here is my theory on this. Let's say you have an infection brewing around your port. The doc accesses your port to give you a fill. He has to stick the needle through the skin and into the infected area and then into your port. He has successfully just transfered an infection into your port and tubing as he entered the port then he has successfully spread the infection as he is exiting the skin. That is why you have an infection now at the site. Sorry if I offended you but I want you to get more aggressive about this.

I was trying to get on since Friday and it was down for me. I was just going into the shakes and shivers when I got my fix this morning. LOL!!! Glad to see it is back online.

I just posted about the Zetacaps on that thread.

The Zetacap I have is all natural Herb ingredients. I take one capsule with 8 oz of water. Wait 30 min then eat. I get the full feeling like I used to with being banded. If I was still banded then I would NOT NOT NOT recommend using this product. It does expand inside your stomach and therefore takes up space to make you eat less. They call it the Gastric Bypass pill. They could just as easily call it the LAPBAND pill too. It does the same thing. It takes up space where food normally would be. I recommend it highly if you are NOT NOT NOT banded.

Just some FYI! I will be in Peachtree City from the 19th through the 24th. I am going to be staying at Wyndham Hotel on Hwy 54 in Peachtree City. I am attending a Holistic Health Conference there and wonder if anyone has time to hook up while I am in town? Just a thought? If not then maybe next time I am coming through this way.

Hey I started my Zetacap yesterday. They worked like a charm for supper last night. I only ate half my meal. Worked just like being banded only without the pain of a PB. I knew I was full and didn't eat anymore. They worked for lunch today as well. My problem meal is supper. I will just use them for that meal for awhile and see what happens. Maybe I found something that works. TIme will tell. Today's plan accomplishment: I will follow my Nutrisystem meal plans. (OK, back to the plan well for Breakfast and lunch anyway, Just can't seem to get supper on plan. :help: Still working on that and will till I reach this goal.) I will exercise for a minimum of 20 min a day 4 days a week. (nope none today) I will lose at least 1 lb a week. (Won't know till I weigh agian. Keep me in your prayers.) I will drink at least 64 ounces of Water a day. (Getting in the water is starting to get more easy. SIGH!!) Positive reinforcement mantras: I will continue to eat healthy and hope to lose weight. I will continue to exercise and hope to lose weight. I will continue to be proud of myself with all the accomplishments to date.

Hey there: I am scrambling to get everything done before my flight in the morning. So much to do and so little time. I most likely won't check in till late tomorrow if then. At least I got upgraded to a First Class seat so I can fly in comfort. I got in my Zetacaps yesterday and tried them for supper last night. THEY WORKED FOR ME. I only ate half my supper. It was almost like I was banded. I got the full feeling without the pain like with a PB. HOORAY!! I tried them for lunch today and again that same full feeling. HOORAY!!! Supper is my biggie. So I might just limit them to that meal. I will keep you posted. Travel day tomorrow and then drive the next day to East TN which will be a 5 hour drive. SIGH!! I need to go get me an Audio book. Today's plan accomplishment: I will follow my Nutrisystem meal plans. (OK, back to the plan well for breakfast and lunch anyway, Just can't seem to get supper on plan. :help: Still working on that and will till I reach this goal. ) I will exercise for a minimum of 20 min a day 4 days a week. (nope none today) I will lose at least 1 lb a week. (Won't know till I weigh agian. Keep me in your prayers.) I will drink at least 64 ounces of water a day. (Getting in the water is starting to get more easy. SIGH!!) Positive reinforcement mantras: I will continue to eat healthy and hope to lose weight. I will continue to exercise and hope to lose weight. I will continue to be proud of myself with all the accomplishments to date.

Hey there: Here is a suggested thread to print off some questions to take with you. Ask as many as you feel comfortable asking at this visit. There are some that might not apply to you. You know the one's about pregnancy. LOL!!! Got to Lap Band Support Forum then look for the thread "LAPBAND questions to ask!!!"

I get Migraines and Excedrin for Migraines worked great for me. 30 min and the headache is gone. I had no problems swallowing then either. I just took them one at a time and went down fine.

If we can all come up with some mantra or something that works for us all to silence the head demon then we would make a mint. LOL!! That is what is killing me right now. If I could just smack him down when he calls out then I could win this war on the weight loss. I am finding that the more I keep my mind occupied then he is pretty quiet. The minute I am still and not doing anything that is when his voice sounds like a GONG. The head demon says, "FIND SOMETHING TO EAT!! YOU KNOW YOU ARE HUNGRY!! GO RAVAGE THE KITCHEN AND EAT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING. YOU KNOW I WON'T TELL AND NO ONE WILL KNOW. NO ONE IS IN THE HOUSE RIGHT NOW SO GO GRAB THAT BOTTLE OF HERSHEY SYRUP AND DRINK HALF OF IT. GO AHEAD GO PENNI GO YOU CAN DO IT. " See those are the things I hear in my head. It is like a cheering section in my own little world.

OK I had a weird experience last night. I of course did not follow the nutrisystem meals for supper. What a concept? Anyway, as I wolfed down the 6 inch Subway and my small bag of Fritos, I burped or hiccuped or something and had a small PB. I was shocked. I have had this sensation before but just attributed it to my mind playing tricks with me. I obviously had had way too much to eat. Who would have thunk that a subway sandwich would be too much, I mean really? LOL!!! Anyway, I had this revelation that maybe I can use this to my advantage. The good thing is I had the PB without the pain. The BAD thing is I had the PB without the pain. So no warning whatsoever it was gonna happen. It just happened. SIGH!! The really sad thing is I was still in head hunger after eating the sandwich and fritos. I was looking for something else to shove down my gullet. I am so frustrated and fighting this war with my head. I gotta get a handle on it and soon or I will be back to 296 or higher in about a month. No joke people!!! Anyway, thanks for letting me vent. HUGS to you all.

LOL Nope I take HUGE bites and never chew till it is liquid anymore. That is one of my problems. I need to do that more. I had a weird incident last night. I had just eaten my 6 inch sub and a small bag of fritos (yes I know it was bad) and I hiccuped. I brought some of the food back up. Almost like a PB but without the pain. I was shocked. That told me that I ate way too much but I was still in the head hunger. I was looking around for something else to eat after I ate the sandwich and fritos. So, in the past I have kept an emotion/food journal. I think I will start another one. This works by writing down your emotion prior to putting something in your mouth. Then write down your emotion after you eat. Compare the two and see if you can connect them in someway to how you are actually feeling about the food. I did alot of self analysis that way and had conquered some of my head demons. Amazing I had forgotten about it till now. The pseudo-PB episode reminded me of that rather fast. LOL!! Today's plan accomplishment: I will follow my Nutrisystem meal plans. (OK, back to the plan well for breakfast and lunch anyway, Just can't seem to get supper on plan. :help: Still working on that and will till I reach this goal.) I will exercise for a minimum of 20 min a day 4 days a week. (nope none today) I will lose at least 1 lb a week. (Won't know till I weigh agian. Keep me in your prayers.) I will drink at least 64 ounces of water a day. (Getting in the water is starting to get more easy. SIGH!!) Positive reinforcement mantras: I will continue to eat healthy and hope to lose weight. I will continue to exercise and hope to lose weight. I will continue to be proud of myself with all the accomplishments to date.

I have felt my grandma on several occasions guiding me in my decisions and actions. So I firmly believe she is my guardian angel. I get what you are saying about finding her. I need to look inside myself to find her.

I leave town on Friday morning for 10 days. I am heading to East TN (Elizabethton and Johnson City) to visit my two beautiful granddaughters. Then I am off to Atlanta on the 19th to attend a Holistic Conference. I will be home on the 24th. I will check in again on that day. If I can find a scale then I will check in sooner but can't guarantee how accurate the scale will be. I will have my laptop but might not post as much. Never can tell with me when I travel.

[quote name=vinesqueen I've been thinking about this line all day. I've decided that maybe you don't need to get past this. Maybe you do need to "find" her. I think that any time someone touches us deeply, they leave part of themselves with us. I think that it is the same with art, artists leave part of themselves in the art. And people who love us, do the same.[/quote] Ok wise woman how do I "FIND" her.

I had my band for 18 months then eroded. Acutally we are not exactly sure when I eroded but at 18 months I had an Endoscopy and it was discovered. Yes I have started to gain back some of the weight I lost. THat sucks.

I had an infected port and had ZERO pain. I just wanted you to be sure it wasn't a deep infection and not superficial. If you are sure and your mind is at ease then who am I to say otherwise. Keep us posted.