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My port was tender to lean on something etc. It is normal, and it took quite a while for it to not be tender like that. I wouldn't worry unless it gets hot to touch or red/infected.

I just replaced my DSL with cable about three months ago, and like it much better! Lisa - I'm trying my best to see ya, you must have one of those mirrors that I can't see through! New computers are so nice! What kind did you get????

Please resist! Thursday will be here before you know it, and it will taste heavenly! Well worth the wait!

Whoooo Hoooo! MIchelle that is awsome! Flaunt it girl!

I didn't have to use anything. Mine healed quickly and are mostly gone except for my port scar, and it gets lighter all the time.

Welcome to bandland! I'm glad to see you had a good experience with your surgery!

Welcome to LBT! Lots of information here to keep you busy for a while! Kick your shoes off and sit and read the old and new posts, you'll find lots of valuable information!

Welcome to bandland!

Bumping for Flower

Welcome to the life of the banded! There is a whole thread about this subject!

Welcome Kim! I loved your story, you sound like you met a wonderful man!

Welcome to LBT! Lots of information here just for the reading!

The scale finally moved for me too, -1 today! You are doing great Michelle, especially with no fill!

Great NSV!

Welcome to bandland!

Those girls are so cute! I love the pictures!

Welcome to bandland! It's gets better every day! Try a heating pad on that shoulder!

Awww that is cute! I don't have any pictures to post, but do enjoy seeing all of yours.

Wow, great opportunity! Be careful though!

Thanks Donali! I'll keep sending prayers her way!

Welcome to bandland! Glad to hear you are doing so good!

This will show you the band and how it works. http://www.weightless.com.au/medical/xrays/ie_index.html#

How cool! Thanks Crystal!

I love the summer! Usually in the summer I would stay in air conditioning or the pool all the time, but now I am out enjoying it! Alex, I freeze too when the boss has the air on! He laughs at me, because I use to want it cooler!

Now that sounds like me! I have no soft stop, and it hits me all at once, when I am too full. I hit a plateau that lasted a couple of months, and I was getting pretty discouraged. I just kept doing what I was doing and one week lost 4 pounds! I seem to lose right after a fill, then nothing for a long time. I get discouraged because I have had 5 fills and I still don't have the great restriction everyone talks about. At the same time, I can eat anything I want and not pb. I have never had a PB, and I hope I never do! I am not sure if I even want another fill right now, I want to lose this weight slowly so that my body has time to adjust to it. In fact I am going to have this conversation with my doctor when I go in next week. I am very happy with the weight loss I have had, and wouldn't trade my band for anything. I have to remind myself that even if the scale isn't going down, I still lose inches. I think we let that scale rule our lives sometimes, and we need to look at how we feel, what we can do now that we couldn't do before, how our clothes are fitting etc. I can't tell you how much better I feel since I had the surgery. I also have a lot more confidence than before. The liquid phase for me wasn't that bad, but I didn't have to limit anything to a certain amount. I could sip all the liquid I wanted, if I got hungry I used popcicles, broth, Jello, juice, Water, Protein drinks. I didn't let myself go hungry. I can say that the first solid foods I ate tasted like heaven! I have never felt like this journey has been a failure for me. If I never lose another pound, I would be happy that I had the surgery. (Don't get me wrong, I do want to lose more) The band have given me back my life, and I would do it again! I think one thing that we all have to remember is that this band is a tool to help us, it won't do all the work for us. If we don't follow the rules, then we aren't hurting anyone but ourselves.