Mariposa Bella

Thank you all for your encouragement, I know that this is a slow process, but it just gets frustrating sometimes. Blossom, you hit it right on the spot. Yes, I am a stress eater, and I have been having a rough couple of weeks. With working full time and having three kids, two of which are toddlers it is not easy. And my marital problems add to the stress level. If I could have a full time nanny and a full time housekeeper I think it would be easier on me. LOL -Don't we all wish for that??? Well I have to wait for my fill next Wed., meanwhile I will try to get a hold of myself and not be eating like I have been. Thank you all for being so caring.

I was not able to go today, I have a board meeting tomorrow that I have to prepare for, so I rescheduled for next Wednesday. I have no restriction from the fill last week, I have been eating like a hog, why am I so out of control? I need to get a hold of my eating, I have been reallly bad, I don't eat as much as I did preband, but I eat a lot, enough to not be losing any weight. Got any ideas to set me staight? I am so unhappy with myself. I hate this....

My job is going to give me an allowance to pay for medical insurance, but I am in the dark as to coverages. Is anyone educated on this subject? I need help in finding a good plan, please help.

The person in my office is happy with her insurance coberage and does not wish to change, so I have to look for individual coverage. The company will pay my premium, so I won't have any out of pocket expense there. I have located a broker in town, thank you so much for the advice.

There are only two employees in our office and we don't have group coverage (which would be ideal) The other person in the office is also a realtor so she has some sort of coverage for self-employed business persons. Where do I find an insurance broker? Do you think that having the band will be an issue?

I paid $6500 in Reynosa Mexico which is right across the border from McAllen, Texas with Dr. Castellanos. The other doctor I was going to use Dr. de la Garza (he was out of town on the dates I could have my surgery so I had to find another doctor) quoted me $7500 and he too was traveling to REynosa for the surgery (my mom lives in McAllen so this is convenient for me), but then I called him and told him I only had $6500 and he said that he could go ahead and do the surgery and that I could owe him the $1000 which he said I had a year to pay back or could refer one person to him and wouldn't owe him anything. I thought that was a good deal. It is definitely less expensive to have your surgery in Mexico than here. But you do have to take into consideration your travel and time. I flew to Mcallen and my ticket was about $250 round trip. I was nervous about getting surgery in Mexico, but my doctor is very qualified and I was pleasantly surprised at the kind of care I received. Good luck.

He is beautiful.

I will keep your sister and Nolan in my prayers. When my son was born three years ago, he had some issues (one of which was feeding) and the doctor thought he might have some genetic problems, we spent a week in the hospital getting all the necessary tests, it was very hard during that week, waiting for results from test after test, we were very blessed that everything came back negative, except for some tiny heart murmurs (one of which is already gone). My son was finally diagnosed with failure to thrive, he has a difficult time gaining weight, (didn't get it from me) and was given some nutritional supplements to help him gain the necessary weight. He later developed multiple hemangiomas which he has had three surgeries to remove. It has been very difficult to see my child going through so much at such a young age. But He is turning three on Wed, and is a healthy boy who is full of life. Children are such a blessing, and you have to remember that God never gives us more than we can handle. I will keep Nolan in my prayers. Please keep us posted on his progress. Love,

Congratulations.

The only fast food I have is a small chilli from Wendy's. Boy oh boy is the fast food industry suffering without me as a client. They are losing lots of mula$$$$

I've been wanting to get a tatoo, some of them can be so sexy, but I guess I'm just too conservative. Maybe when I get to my goal weight I'll just get a little wild and get a tatoo on my hip. Yeah, that's what I'm going to do. Does it hurt?

Well, I am not feeling any restriction, I am planning on going ahead and getting a third fill on Tuesday. Get to see my cutie pie doctor again, ha, ha...

I too am a member of Curves, I'm embarrassed to say I haven't been in about two weeks, my friend and I go during lunch and its a good cardio workout. I am actually planning on doing that at lunch today, got my workout clothes in the car. I haven't been working out w/ my trainer and miss him terribly, I feel so good after working out (too much going on w/ my life), but I am starting a strength training class on Monday and I'm looking forward to it. Lets start working really hard so that we can get in our bikinis this summer. LOL

Wow, I wish I was at my goal weight so that I too can go get myself beautified. I am planning on having a tummy tuck and a body liposculpture. I'm going to look beautiful. Can't wait. Well good luck and don't worry all of us will keep you in our prayers.

"Congratulations, April is a good month, I am an April baby.... "

Well, now I don't know what to do, should I get more fill, should I stay the same? I really have no restriction, I just came back from lunch and I ate a small chilli from Wendy's, and still had room for two marshmellow Cookies. I shouldn't be able to eat that much, should I? I have until Tuesday, if I feel like I have more restriction, I'll cancel my appointment. I can't however give it a month, if I do, I will have to pay $300 again, and I'm not going that. If I go next week, he won't charge me again. But we'll see. I am however, looking forward to seeing my new Dr. Gomez, WOW did he impress me, he is really a cutie-pie. Looking forward to getting handled by him again. LOL By the way, it is a great username, isn't it? Kellymoos told me I reminded her of a butterfly, so I decided to change my name to a Beautiful Butterfly, but in spanish. I love it too.

Well I am having no trouble wolfing down food, I've gained three pounds and hate myself for it. It sucks. I was however a night cereal eater, and I tried having some corn pops last night and they didn't agree with me. If I eat the cereal dry, I can eat tons of it, but if I try having it with milk, it doesn't work.

Looking forward to him putting his hands on me again. LOL Blossom, how much weight have you lost to date? You got banded one day after I did, what kind of restriction do you have now? Wow, I just noticed you have had four fills, how often do you get them? sorry I have so many questions...

WHEN YOU GET WELPS ON YOUR INNER THIGHS FROM WALKING AROUND TO MUCH, AND THEN YOU HAVE TO SIT IN FRONT OF THE FAN WITH YOUR LEGS SPREAD EAGLE TO FIND RELIEF! WHEN THE FRICTION FROM YOUR INNER THIGHS CATCH YOUR UNDER PANTIES ON FIRE! WHEN YOU WALK YOUR PANTS MAKE A SWISHING NOISE! I love these.

Well at first it kind of freaked me out, but he said I shouldn't be too concerned, that it was something that could be repaired. I hope it repairs itself, or that I can continue to get fills without having to have it surgically fixed, because I can't afford to do this now. But thanks for the encouragement.

Dr. Eddie Gomez in Coral Gables, Florida 305-669-2388, he didn't charge an office visit or any extra fees. The fill w/out flouru is $300 w/ flour $600. I did it w/out and it was perfect, no problems. The doctor was very nice and very good looking. (Emilio is his assistants name, if you call, hit #5 and it will connect you to Emilio). I had a really good experience with Dr. Gomez on Tues. 3/1/05.

It went fine, but Dr. Gomez said my port has flipped sideways and will eventually need to get repaired into place. Luckily, he had no trouble hitting the port and I was afraid because he doesn't numb the area, but it didn't hurt at all. The fill was painless, he played with the amount of fluid to get it just right and we thought he found it at 1.25 cc's, but I don't feel any difference in restriction. So I have called him and scheduled to get another fill next Tuesday. Luckily, he won't charge me anymore $. I am kind of disappointed that I didn't get enough restriction, was looking forward to losing some more weight. The drive to Coral Gables was quite nice, kind of boring by myself, but nice, its really beautiful out there, but the traffic was horrible, I could never live in a large city. yukky!!! The bad thing is I'll have to come up with another lie as to why I'm going to be out of work on Tuesday again. (my boss doesn't know about my band). But oh, boy is Dr. Gomez good looking, I'm talking major hottie... Makes you kinda nervous when a good looking man is pinching around your fat roll around your stomache. LOL Well hope to hear from you soon.

HI Roxanna, I am in Southwest Florida and I had my lapband surgery on Nov. 4, 2004. I have lost about 23 lbs to date (my weightloss has been slower than most, as I had less to lose than most people). I go for my second fill tomorrow and I am really excited. Well please feel free to send me a pm if you have any questions. Do you have aftercare lined up? That was a mistake I made, because I had some problems after I returned home. I strongly recommend that you find someone that can see you after you return home should you have any complications. Hope to hear from you soon.

I had some pain on my right shoulder, the doctor said it had to do with the anesthesia gases. I was a little uncomfortable, but for the most part, I did really well with the surgery. I did get up and walk around the same day, they said it would help my body get rid of the gases, but other than that the surgery itself was a breeze. Good luck and I hope all goes well.

I'm glad to hear that things are good for you. Don't let that doctor get away with making such a huge mistake, make him pay for his mistake. You'll need the extra dough to buy your new wardrobe once you lose all your weight.