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How long you been banded again? You do know there are other positions that won't hurt the incisions? Sorry guys but no other way to say that. I would just take it easy and not try to make the earth move the first time. I think it was a good month before I felt like it but there are most likely others that "felt" like it sooner. I had some other problems too though with port issues so that was my deal.

To everyone that decides to leave due to the recent thread conversations, I want to respectfully ask for your forgiveness in my role of those conversations and to reconsider your leaving. It is hard enough to make the decision to become banded much less be successful without a support group. So, please reconsider. I have posted a public apology under the title "Postive Thread."

OK so if I am reading this right we that LIE on our driver's license have just set our weight goals. LOL!!!!! OH to be 200 right now. I would be in hog heaven as my grandmother would say. CONGRATS that you are 9 lbs from your license weight. That is WONDERFUL

Roxanna: So glad that you did your homework. That is so important in this journey. I too am a nurse. I was a RN Cancer nurse for 8 years and then retired early. Found me a man. LOL!!! Anyway I digress, there are several people on this site that have went to Ortiz and I am sure they will chime in to lend their input. The aftercare is really important and I am so glad to hear that you are already trying to line that up. Good Luck and anything I can personally do just let me know.

What kind of band do you have? I know when I went for my first fill, the doc told me that at least .2cc to .5cc is in the tubing leading up to the band. For the most part the liquid should not be absorbed but it isn't impossible either. It can happen. If you are at 3cc in a 4cc band then please do be careful cause you might be overfilled. Just take it easy till your next appt. Always follow your doctors recommendations or call if you feel uncomfortable in anyway.

Nicole: This is a good thread. Mine isn't quite that bad. I was somewhat honest when I went for my license. I had them put my weight at 200. LOLOLOL!! I truly weighed about 100 lbs heavier. Penni: 100lbs lighter. LOLOL

I had one too but elected to not use it. I do like Alex and sometimes just order off the children's menu or get soup and salad and share an entree with my sweetie. Or I just order a regular meal and take the leftovers home. There is this great seafood restaurant we go to on occasion that when you have leftovers they put it in tinfoil and make cute animals out of it. I got a whale with a mermaid once. I have often thought about asking the waiter if they can fashion my leftovers into a lapband, but then realized that would be almost impossible. LOL!!

Nicole: Just don't ask DeLarla to raise her arms when she meets you for the first time. LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HUH? Lisa!!

I wanna start this thread on a positive note. You guys are like my sisters, brothers, family here. I always used to fight with my family. I also admitted when I might have went too far. I can't help it sometimes I just love a good scrapin! Comes from growing up in the country and also from raising 4 kids on your own. Had to fight for everything then. I still have that fight in me at times. I just have to know when to rein it in. To Marie, Betty and whoever else that took offense to my posts, I want to publicly apologize. I did play a part in taking the threads too far. I was in one of my "angry" moods and you guys took the brunt of that. I am truly sorry. It doesn't make it right it just explains why I kept it going. I do feel strongly about certain issues and will always voice my opinion as I hope we all continue to do. There are times when a thread should be closed and finished. I felt frustrated that I was not able to get my opinions out and I aggravated the situation by continuing to post. Thank you Betty for opening my eyes in your very well said and very sweetly and full of love PM to me tonight. You really opened my eyes. Thank you again. Marie, I am sorry for any harshness in my PM to you. I hope you know I do care about you and your journey. Jamie I know you have been upset by some of the posts as well and I apologize to you as well. I can't remember all the others so I will just do a blanket apology here to you, whoever you might be. Now let's get to what this board is all about. Healing from recent surgeries, getting unfills, getting fills, losing weight, and finding that sexy man that keeps popping into our dreams, oops that is my dreams. LOL!! Love you guys. Are we all OK now?:nervous

Paula this cracked me up. It is all that good cooking that we just can't resist. Gotta have a bite of this and a bite of that and pretty soon we are full only we haven't finished taking all our bites. LOL!! Drink fluids for the next couple of days girl. Give your stomach and esophagus a rest. I feel your pain.

WOW!! Zoe you look amazing. Keep up the good work.

Betty, I am truly sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to you at this time. I too have lost my father and know the pain that can cause. I will keep you in my prayers.

Thank you Joanie for seeing the other side of this thread.

For a subsitute to the mayo and those extra pesky calories associated with the mayo I use dijon mustard. It gives the tuna a kick and spices up the flavor. I usually eat the tuna without breads or crackers. I try to eat with celery if possible.

Personally, I go through this stage of being angry at the world and whoever is in my way gets the brunt of it. So I try to use this board as my therapy so that when I am in one of those stages I force myself to look at another person's point of view. It IS THERAPY for me. I love the fact that I can come here and vent. I also LOVED (notice the past tense) the fact that I could post MY opinions and not be personally attacked or accused of threatening someone by stating those opinions. I have tried to mend fences but have been ignored. That speaks volumes to me.

Francesca: HOLY MOLY!! I am so impressed. How the heck did you lose so much weight? Tell Tell.

GOOD FOR YOU!!! Keep it up. Those pounds are melting away.

I am sorry Betty. I won't quote you ever again. I applaud all the weight loss and want to celebrate the losses. I do not think we should put any criteria on the posting of our losses though. Just my humble opinion.

Thought this was done?

Recently I felt attacked by someone and this type of behavior in the past would have sent me spiraling down into a deep dark depression of binging and purging. I have elected to take the higher road and not let this behavior undermine what I have accomplished to date. I will say that this type of behavior is what I was so hoping to rid myself of. I see now that this will never be the case. I will just have to understand there are these types of people in the world. I can't change their behavior nor can I change the way they treat me. I CAN change the way I react to that behavior. I also choose to not participate in the communication interchange which makes me feel attacked. Again I say I have taken the higher road and will keep striving for the brass ring. Thanks for reading. Just my own personal rantings. I am so happy I have this forum to vent like this.

Ok, I have always had a problem with leaving food on my plate. It comes from being told to finish everything no matter what. Also, comes from later in life I had a fear of never having enough food. I had a really hard time after my divorce of making ends meet with four children to feed. I would try and try so hard to make sure they had food but there were times we had nothing but bologna or peanut butter in the house. So my mind keeps telling me to eat now cause you might not have anything to eat later. Isn't that sick? LOL!! Anyone else relate?

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Donali I agree with most of what you are saying. I just tend to look at things the way they affect me. I have developed a DeLarla attitude. IT is all about ME. LOL!!! Do what works for everyone in order to lose your weight. Sometimes the problem is trying to find that "thing" and follow through with it. Even being banded there are times we falter and slide down the fat hill. But for the most part it works. I still love ya donali. You are a wonderful inspiring woman.

Hey Megan we should try to recreate this phenom at the Vegas Bash. First one to do it successfully wins. Um what I don't know but WINS!! LOL