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Hello, i feel fine today. Last night was the worst night. i had trouble layng down in my bed and going to the restroom to potty. My husband was a real help. Right now i am having problems with my legs and my arms hurting. I called the doctor but all they said was that my electrolights may be off and i need to get some propel water. I must admit this morning i am feeling better because i had some left over muscle relaxer (skelaxin). I had to make sure that it was crushed good enough so i didn't get choked. I felt much better after taking it. I can eat regular foods with no problem. I do make sure that i put them into the food processor to make them really mushy like mash potato's. I really have not been hungry since the surgery in which is a great things. Before i had the surgery i would have been eating some food right now. I am hoping that this port thing works out. I really want to see some weight loss. I also want to be healthy again. How long did it take you all to start loosing the weight after surgery?:cheeky :nervous

I FEEL OKAY. I ONLY HAVE ONE PROBLEM. I HAVE WEIRD BUMPS ALL OVER MY BELLY THAT ARE FILLED WITH PUS. ONE OF THEM POPPED AND STARTED OOZING OUT CLEAR STUFF. I CALLED MY DOCTOR AND THEY STATED THAT I HAD AN ALERGIC REACTION TO THE TAPE THAT THEY PUT ON MY BELLY. IT WAS REALLY GROOSE. BUT OTHER THAN THAT I AM OKAY. I HAVE MINOR ACHES AND PAINS BUT I FEEL LIKE MY OLD SELF AGAIN BUT BETTER. I JUMPED ON THE SCALE THIS MORNING I WEIGH 255 FROM 270 SINCE OCTOBER 5TH. THIS SURGERY IS AMAZING. I HAVE NEVER LOST SO MUCH WEIGHT IN SUCH A QUICK TIME. WELL GUYS AND GIRLS I AM ON MY WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING. THE DOCTOR STATED THAT THERE IS NO RESTRICTIONS FOR THIS SURGERY. THEY FAXED THE RELEASE THIS MORNING TO MY JOB. WISH ME LUCK. OW PS, WHEN I COME BACK LATER I WILL GIVE YOU ALL A WEBSITE WERE THERE IS PICTURES OF ME. PLEASE DON'T LAUGH AT THEM BECAUSE I LOOK A MESS. I WILL UPDATE YOU SOON. BYE BYE:banana :banana

WELL THE DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO BE ON LIQUIDS FOR A LEAST 3 DAYS THEN I COULD PROCEED TO SOFT FOODS. IT SEEM THAT EVERYONES DIET IS DIFFERENT FROM EVERYBODY ELSE'S. I HAVE BEEN EATING OATMEAL,APPLESAUCE,NOODLES, AND SOMETIMES I MAY EAT 2 OR 3 PRINGLES. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS AS OF YET.

BREAKFAST 2OZ OATMEAL LUNCH 2 OZ GARLIC MASH POTATO'S WEIGHT 10/05/04 270 WEIGHT 10/09/04 269 GOAL 160 :banana :banana

IF YOU LADIES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON HOW IT FEELS TO BE BANDED, LET ME KNOW. I WAS JUST BANDED ON OCTOBER 5TH AND I HAVE LOST 11PDS. NO QUESTIONS ARE STUPID. PLEASE ASK IF YOU NEED HELP. SEE YA!!:Bunny

I HAVE LOST 11 PDS IN 5 DAYS. I MUST ADMIT IT WAS WORTH IT. THE FIRST THREE DAYS I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE BUT NOW I FEEL OKAY. THIS MORNING I TOOK OFF MY BANDAGES AND THEY LOOKED PRETTY BAD BUT I HAVE TO REMEMBER THEY HAVE NOT HEALED ALL THE WAY. FOR SOME REASON I CAN SEE MORE OF MY STRECTH MARKS ON MY BELLY AROUND THE CUTS. MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN A GREAT HELP WITH GETTING ME OUT OF BED. I'VE BEEN HAVING ALOT OF PROBLEMS TRING TO USE MY ABDOMINAL MUSCLES TO PULL MYSELF UP. I WAS VERY SORE IN MY LEGS AND MY ARMS FOR A WHILE. I HAD ALOT OF TROUBLE TRING TO WALK AND BEND. MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT MY ELECTROLYTES WERE OFF BALANCE AND I NEEDED TO DRINK A PROPEL WATER IN ORDER TO START FEELING BETTER. I ALSO STARTED DOING SOME STRETCHES SO MY BODY WOULD NOT FEEL SO WEAK. LAST NIGHT I WAS ABLE TO EAT SOME OATMEAL. OW MY GOSH, IT WAS SO GOOD. I HAVE NEVER HAD SO LITTLE OF OATMEAL AND IT TASTED SO GOOD. FOR DESERT I HAD TWO OR THREE BITES OF APPLESAUCE. MY HUSBAND ATE THE REST OF WHAT I COULD NOT FINISH. I DID FIND THAT MALOX STOPPED MY BLOATING. I WENT TO THE HAIR SALON YESTERDAY AND EVERYONE THOUGHT I WAS PREGNANT, AFTER I LEFT I DECIDED THAT I NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE BLOATING. SO MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR MALOX, YOU WILL FEEL MUCH BETTER. MY CHEST & THROAT ARE A LITTLE SORE FROM WERE THEY PUT THE TUBE DOWN MY THROAT BUT I'M OKAY. THE ONLY PROBLEMS I HAVE IS WHEN I COUGH. IT HURTS REALLY BAD. SO BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU TRY AND COUGH BECAUSE YOU WILL FEEL PAIN ALL THE WAY THROUGH YOUR BODY. ALSO I HAVE BEEN HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE BREATHING. WHEN I BREATH IN AND OUT IT HURTS AT TIMES. BUT THE DOCTOR STATED THIS IS TO BE EXSPECTED UNTIL YOUR BODY GETS USE TO THE BAND. I HOPE THIS INFORMATION WAS HELPFUL.

I CANNOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO POST MY PICTURES FOR YOU ALL TO SEE.

Hello to all. I feel great. When i woke up after my surgery i felt a little pain but it was not severe. I thought i was going to hurt really bad. I stayed overnight in the hospital and it was very pleasant. There was alot of nurses there that had lap band done of them here recently. So they could really understand how i felt. I did not sleep at all last night. The demeral continued to give me headaches so they had to give me ibruprophen to stop the pain in my head. Otherwise it went great. I have six small incisions on my stomach. I cannot see them yet because they have tape on them. The nurse told me that i can take a shower as soon as i get home. I am not hungry at all. I have been thristy. I have been drinking applejuice with no problem. They stated that tommorrow i can start eating yogurt, applesauce, etc. I just wanted to let everyone know how i was doing. I will try to figure out how to post my pictures on this website so all can see me. If anyone wants to email me,feel free. I will email back as get some rest. Thanks:banana :sleep :tired

WISH ME LUCK ALL. I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION BEFORE I GO TO BED. DID ANYONE HONESTLY CHEAT ON THE 2 WEEK DIET. DID YOU EAT ANYTHING BAD THE NIGHT BEFORE SURGERY. PLEASE LET KNOW BECAUSE I DID. :banana

We have pictures that we put on the computer last night and we cannot figure how to put them on this page. I see some people with pictures under there names and some people download there pictures to show us how my much weight they have lost. Please let me know. I would greatlt apreciate it. Thanks!

I will be on my way to the hospital in a few minutes. I must admit i am a little scared. For some reason I am starting to feel pain in my stomach. I guess my stomach knows that something is about to happen to it. Well ladies and gentleman, this is it. I will talk to you all soon.:phanvan :nervous

YOU LOOK GREAT. I HOPE MY BAND HELPS ME LOOK LIKE YOU. YOU GO GIRL

I AM SO ANGRY WITH MY DOCTOR. MY SURGERY WAS GOING TO BE ON OCTOBER 6TH. HIS NURSE CALLED ME TODAY AND TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO PICK OCTOBER 7TH OR OCTOBER 5TH BECAUSE MY DOCTOR IS GOING ON VACATION. THEY SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME A WHILE AGO BEACAUSE NOW MY JOB IS UPSET BECAUSE THERE IS OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE ASKED FOR THOSE DAYS OFF FROM WORK. AND MY HUSBAND HAS TO CHANGE HIS DAYS OFF DUE TO THIS. THE PROBLEM WITH HIM ASKING FOR DAYS OFF IS HARD. THEY GAVE HIM A HARD TIME ABOUT TRING TO GET THE 6TH OFF. I DON'T THINK THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE HIM THE DAYS OFF. NOW I AM LEFT GOING INTO THE HOSPITAL BY MYSELF WITHOUT ANY FRIENDS OR FAMILY DUE TO THE CHANGE. I WANT TO CRY. MY JOB WANTS TO TRY AND FIRE ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T GIVE THEM ENOUGH NOTICE AND I AM NEW. THEY DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE REQUESTING DAYS OFF WITH ME BEING THERE FOR A FEW MONTHS. THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND. THIS IS SOMTHING THAT I HAVE TO DO TO SAVE MY LIFE. IF I DON'T GET IT DONE I COULD DIE. TODAY HAS BEEN A VERY BAD DAY. IT FEELS LIKE MY LIFE IS FALLING APART. IF I GET FIRED MY INSURANCE WON'T PAY. SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME SOMETHING INSPIRATIONAL:hurt :hurt :cry :) :phanvan :angry :bored

THANKYOU ALL FOR YOUR REPLIES. I AM STILL UPSET WITH MY DOCTOR BUT I FINALLY HAVE IT AGREED WITH MY JOB THAT I CAN HAVE MY LAP BAND ON OCTOBER 5TH. MY HUSBAND JUST CALLED A FEW MINUTES OKAY AND SAID THAT HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE DAY OFF AFTER BEGGING LIKE CRAZY. I AM ON MY WAY TO WORK IN A FEW MINUTES BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE GOING. THEY ARE MAKING US TELL EVERYONE THAT WE HAVE TO GO TO THE RESTROOM. WE CAN NO LONGER GET UP AND GO PEE ANYMORE. THEY STATED THAT WE HAVE TO STAND UP AND TELL EVERYONE THAT WE HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM SO EVERYONE WILL NO WERE WE ARE GOING. THEY ALSO SAID THAT WE ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO TAKE 15 MINUTE BREAKS UNLESS ALL OF THE EMPLOYESS APPROVE. THEY STATED THAT 15 MINUTE BREAKS ARE A PRIVALEDGE AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO GIVE THEM TO US. MY JOB IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE EVERY DAY. I WISH I CAN FIND SOMETHING BETTER BUT I HAVE TO KEEP THIS JOB UNTIL AFTER MY SURGERY. OTHERWISE THE INSURANCE WILL NOT COVER IT, IF I QUIT.:sick :phanvan

THANKYOU ALL FOR YOUR REPLIES. I AM STILL UPSET WITH MY DOCTOR BUT I FINALLY HAVE IT AGREED WITH MY JOB THAT I CAN HAVE MY LAP BAND ON OCTOBER 5TH. MY HUSBAND JUST CALLED A FEW MINUTES OKAY AND SAID THAT HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE DAY OFF AFTER BEGGING LIKE CRAZY. I AM ON MY WAY TO WORK IN A FEW MINUTES BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE GOING. THEY ARE MAKING US TELL EVERYONE THAT WE HAVE TO GO TO THE RESTROOM. WE CAN NO LONGER GET UP AND GO PEE ANYMORE. THEY STATED THAT WE HAVE TO STAND UP AND TELL EVERYONE THAT WE HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM SO EVERYONE WILL NO WERE WE ARE GOING. THEY ALSO SAID THAT WE ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO TAKE 15 MINUTE BREAKS UNLESS ALL OF THE EMPLOYESS APPROVE. THEY STATED THAT 15 MINUTE BREAKS ARE A PRIVALEDGE AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO GIVE THEM TO US. MY JOB IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE EVERY DAY. I WISH I CAN FIND SOMETHING BETTER BUT I HAVE TO KEEP THIS JOB UNTIL AFTER MY SURGERY. OTHERWISE THE INSURANCE WILL NOT COVER IT, IF I QUIT.:sick :phanvan

THANKYOU ALL FOR YOUR REPLIES. I AM STILL UPSET WITH MY DOCTOR BUT I FINALLY HAVE IT AGREED WITH MY JOB THAT I CAN HAVE MY LAP BAND ON OCTOBER 5TH. MY HUSBAND JUST CALLED A FEW MINUTES OKAY AND SAID THAT HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE DAY OFF AFTER BEGGING LIKE CRAZY. I AM ON MY WAY TO WORK IN A FEW MINUTES BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE GOING. THEY ARE MAKING US TELL EVERYONE THAT WE HAVE TO GO TO THE RESTROOM. WE CAN NO LONGER GET UP AND GO PEE ANYMORE. THEY STATED THAT WE HAVE TO STAND UP AND TELL EVERYONE THAT WE HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM SO EVERYONE WILL NO WERE WE ARE GOING. THEY ALSO SAID THAT WE ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO TAKE 15 MINUTE BREAKS UNLESS ALL OF THE EMPLOYESS APPROVE. THEY STATED THAT 15 MINUTE BREAKS ARE A PRIVALEDGE AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO GIVE THEM TO US. MY JOB IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE EVERY DAY. I WISH I CAN FIND SOMETHING BETTER BUT I HAVE TO KEEP THIS JOB UNTIL AFTER MY SURGERY. OTHERWISE THE INSURANCE WILL NOT COVER IT, IF I QUIT.:sick :phanvan

THANKYOU ALL FOR YOUR REPLIES. I AM STILL UPSET WITH MY DOCTOR BUT I FINALLY HAVE IT AGREED WITH MY JOB THAT I CAN HAVE MY LAP BAND ON OCTOBER 5TH. MY HUSBAND JUST CALLED A FEW MINUTES OKAY AND SAID THAT HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE DAY OFF AFTER BEGGING LIKE CRAZY. I AM ON MY WAY TO WORK IN A FEW MINUTES BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE GOING. THEY ARE MAKING US TELL EVERYONE THAT WE HAVE TO GO TO THE RESTROOM. WE CAN NO LONGER GET UP AND GO PEE ANYMORE. THEY STATED THAT WE HAVE TO STAND UP AND TELL EVERYONE THAT WE HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM SO EVERYONE WILL NO WERE WE ARE GOING. THEY ALSO SAID THAT WE ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO TAKE 15 MINUTE BREAKS UNLESS ALL OF THE EMPLOYESS APPROVE. THEY STATED THAT 15 MINUTE BREAKS ARE A PRIVALEDGE AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO GIVE THEM TO US. MY JOB IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE EVERY DAY. I WISH I CAN FIND SOMETHING BETTER BUT I HAVE TO KEEP THIS JOB UNTIL AFTER MY SURGERY. OTHERWISE THE INSURANCE WILL NOT COVER IT, IF I QUIT.:sick :phanvan

KEEP TRING EVEN IF THEY DENY YOU. THEY DENIED ME ONCE BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THAT I WOULD GIVE UP. THEY WANT PEOPLE TO SHOW THAT THEY REALLY WANT TO HAVE THE PROCEDURE DONE. YOU MAY SPEND ALMOST A YEAR TRING BUT IT WORKS. I TRIED FROM OCTOBER 2003 UNTIL SEPTEMBER 19TH 2004.

I AM GETITING BANDED OCT 6TH. YOU HAVE JUST HELPED ME SO MUCH BY LETTING ME KNOW THAT IT WASN'T AS BAD AS YOU THOUGHT. I AM SO SCARED. I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE PAIN. HOW ARE YOU FEELING NOW? AND HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN YOU WOKE UP AFTER SURGERY?

I AM GETITING BANDED OCT 6TH. YOU HAVE JUST HELPED ME SO MUCH BY LETTING ME KNOW THAT IT WASN'T AS BAD AS YOU THOUGHT. I AM SO SCARED. O AM AFRAID THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE PAIN. HOW ARE YOU FEELING NOW? AND HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN YOU WOKE UP AFTER SURGERY?

HEY I AM GETTING BANDED ON OCTOBER 6TH. IF I FEEL OKAY WHEN I COME HOME ON THE 7TH I WILL EMAIL ALL OF YOU ALL. I LIVE IN NASHVILLE TN. I AM 5'1 AND I WEIGH 270. I LOOK LIKE I WEIGH 200 BUT I WERE BIG CLOTHES SO NOONE CAN SEE MY FAT ROLES. I SURE WILL BE GLAD WHEN I LOSS THE WEIGHT SO I DON'T HAVE TO HIDE BEHIND BIG CLOTHES ANYMORE. WHAT ABOUT YALL?

I AM GOING TO GET BANNDED ON OCTOBER 6TH AND I AM SCARED THAT I WILL BE IN PAIN FOR A LONG TIME. HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN YOU WOKE UP AFTER YOUR SURGERY? HOW DID YOU FEEL THE NEXT DAY? ARE YOU ABLE TO EAT ANYTHING?

I FOUGHT TO GET MY SURGERY APPROVED. I WAS DENIED ONCE. I GOT EXTREMLY SICK SO THEY DECIDED THAT I WOULD BE A GOOD CANADITE SINCE I WAS RUNNING UP TO MANY MEDICAL BILLS. THEY HAD TO RULE OUT THERE OPTIONS. KEEP FIGHTING. THATS WHAT I DID. :rambo :banana

YOU LOOK WONDERFUL. YOU GO GIRL. I AM GETTING EXCITED ABOUT MY SURGERY ON OCT 6. I WANT TO LOSS MY WEIGHT IN FACE THE WORST. ITS WEIRD BECAUSE MOST OF US GAIN WEIGHT ALL OVER BUT I GAINED WEIGHT IN MY FACE REALLY BAD. I LOOK LIKE ONE OF THOSE CABABGE PATCH DOLLS. EVERYONE ALWAYS GRAPS AT MY CHECK AND STATES THAT MY CHECKS ARE SO CUTE AND FAT. DOES ANYONE ELSE GETS RESPONSES LIKE THIS.:cry :ninja

I KNOW THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MY LAP BAND ON OCT 6 BUT I JUST HAD TO WRITE TO SOMEONE. I AM AT WORK RIGHT NOW AND THE GIRLS HERE HAVE SUCK A ATTITUDE TOWARD ME. I SAY GOOD MORNING. THEY IGNORE ME. I ASK THEM AS QUESTION THEY GIVE A SMART REMARK. I REPORT THEM TO THE SUPERVISOR AND THE SUPERVISORS SAY DON'T WORRY EVERYONE LIKES YOU HERE. IT SURE AS HECK DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT. I SIT AT THIS COMPUTER ALL DAY DOING MY WORK AND I DON'T SPEAK TO ANYONE BECAUSE THEY ALL SNAP AT ME. AND THEN WHEN I TYPE THE WRONG THING INTO THE COMPUTER THEY ALL JUMP ON ME. WHAT THE HECK DO I DO? PLEASE TELL ME!!!!!!