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Congrats to you! Don't forget to stop by and let us know how the surgery went!

Kat - Sorry you are going through so much! You know my prayers are with you right now, I just know everything will be fine. How could it not when you have so many angels there holding your hands and praying for you. Take care and let us know how everything went. Stress is causing all your band problems, hopefully it all will calm down soon! Hugs!

Welcome to LBT and to bandland! Sounds like you are doing great!

From one Texan to another, welcome to LBT! Glad to have you aboard!

Congrats on the surgery date! I was a self pay too and I got in pretty fast. Good Luck! Remember to let us know how you did!

Stay on liquids! Don't try to take any more meds if you don't have to. If you are still having problems tomorrow, I would call the doctor. Good Luck and let us know how you are doing tomorrow.

I'd do it again in a heartbeat! I hope nothing ever happens to my band!

You are just going through all the normal emotions! Try to keep busy! Good Luck, and don't forget to post and let us know how you did!

Welcome to LBT and to bandland! It really does get easier as you go! Good Luck!

Congrats to you, you are doing great!

My doctor tole me not to take them off, just let them fall off by themselves. Mine all came off in about 5-7 days.

Hello Y'all! Got stuff cooking on the stove, so this is going to be a quick one! Diane - I am so sorry, it's really hard when someone does that because it leaves us with so many unanswered questions. You and your family are in my prayers. Sherry - I actually think I backed off losing weight so much because of all the loose skin and stuff. When I went to my Pcp a couple of weeks ago, he said "boy, I bet you can do so much more and you feel so much better". I said "yeah, but I sure don't feel so good about all this hanging skin". He said " Oh so what, that's nothing! It made me stop and think really hard about it. Yes, I can't wear some clothers because of the loose and hanging skin, and yes, if I would get it tightened up I would look 50 pounds lighter, but so what! I do feel better, I am healthier, and even if my belly hangs, I still look a lot better than I did. So, I am back to exercising and eating a little better! Nope, still haven't been riding, it rained so much here and now it is so humid I can't take it! Eileen - Glad you are getting along better with your boss! That is so cool about the laptop! Cindy - Let's see some pictures of those cute shirts. Heck, I can't pack early, I spend all my time running to the suitcase and pulling stuff back out. I just make a long list and the day of or before I start! Kat - How is Rick doing? Hope things are getting better. Mandy - Glad Abi is doing good! Well, going to run and check out my stuff cooking. I don't want to burn it and have to start over! Hello to all the rest of you!

Exactly! The first thing you should be eating is hard protien, then if you hve room, veggies and last carbs. Watch out for the liquid calories too!

Welcome to LBT and to bandland!

Karen - Good luck! I'll be thinking about you! I'm sure everything will be fine for the go ahead! While Hanna is home, make sure to take a picture and post it for us! I bet she looks great by now!

I love all the James Patterson books! I buy everyone he writes!

Welcome to LBT and congrats on the surgery date. Start reading everything you can on here and you'll have tons of information. Good Luck!

Happy Bandiversary to you! You're right on target! Congrats!

Oh Mandy, they are so cute! My DM used to have one like that! He was the best pet!

Nothing worked for me except walking and sipping water. A heating pad helped my shoulder pain. It really does get better!

I can eat it just fine! I even make meatloaf!

Welcome to LBT! Good luck with your new insurance!

Wow, nobody here? I can't believe it!

First of all, you can't eat that fast after pbing. You need to do liquids for a few days, and let your self heal up. After that amount of time you can try some soft food and see what happens. You will never stop pbing if you don't give yourself time to let the swelling go down. If you can't keep the liquids down, then you definately need to get an unfill. I would probably go for the unfill regardless, you sound pretty tight to me, but only your doctor and you can make that decision. Good Luck!

Congrats to you! Don't forget to post and let us know how you did!