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You know what? It isn't all that bad. I know how disapointing this is, really I do. You have come so far, only to have the target moved out from under you. It's hardly fair. But, they have set up hoops, so you just have to jump through them. You can't go around, or under, so you just have to go through. At least they haven't set those hoops on fire, right? So, you have 6 months of diet counceling ahead of you. I say what a wonderful opportunity to learn about nutrition and maybe some of your demons before you actually have to face them banded. I think you will get some good coping skills from these classes, and that will be more important than you think, because once you are banded, you will no longer have food to use to cope with. We all have food rituals, and I think that it is a great opportunity to learn new ritual, or to be made aware of your current ones before they are gone. The time might not go faster, but once you get into the classes, who knows? Maybe it will.

HoneyBaby, if you are having chest pains, please call your regular doc and get to the ER. Chest pain is not normal. (((((hugs)))))

Right, I understand that Jacqui, that's why it's a range. I do appricate you pointing that out, however. I also know that when I was 190-ish pounds I looked hot, because I was working out hours every day. I know what I look like at 175 pounds as well, so that's why I'm shooting for my range of 190-175, give or take. But this is just an academic excerisze for me, since unless and until I can get the Cushing's taken care of, I'll never lose weight.

Ok, I saw your group pix from the NC luncheon thread, and OH MY GAWD! Kathy! You sure look like you are at GOAL! This is so exciting for me! I'm so excited for you! If you dont' believe me, get your cute little butt down and have your FFM checked!

Uhm, Kathy? I think I understand why the scale isn't moving for you... You look like you are at GOAL!!!!! Y'all look great, don't get me wrong, but Kathy! You look like GOAL to me!

Hey Robin, sorry you doc wanted you on 4 weeks of liquid, but there you go. Part of me wants to know how many folks were banded by your doc, and the type of follow up they provide. It is so very difficult to be on liquids for so long, especially since we have a psychological need to eat, not just to satify hunger in our belly. And yes, canned tuna with mayo is considered a "soft" food.

Vent away! Welcome Bandedmamma, go ahead and vent. It's good for you!

Thanks Jenna, but that calculator put me at 116 to 145 for my height. If my FFM is 140, that would mean 5 pounds of fat, and that isn't healthy or possible for that matter

Do I qualify? I know I'm feeling like a disgrunlted something lately. And since I haven't had much success losing weight... well, I'm almost back to my starting weight.

3Loves, My clinic recently said that they have some evidence that fills done too early contribute to complications. I don't know of anyone who was ready for a fill that early, especailly since the stomach isn't healed until week 6 or 8. I would recommend that you wait until you are fully healed.

hmmm, it might be more effective, but does that translate to better patient care? I wonder how many clinics are more interested in "show me the money" than good patiet care. I am so lucky that I chose a clinic that is more interested in good patient care. They even recently added a surgeon who's experienced with Cushings!

Sara, I can't think why this would cause any trouble! I must admit, I don't think I've ever seen this question posed before. As far as your band and ice goes, chew away!

There has been some discussion lately about the merrits of filling quickly and agressively, or conservatively and slowly. Someone had the choice of getting filled agressively, or with a modest fill. She felt that she was a coward for not going with the more agressive fill. I just wanted to tell her that I think she made the correct choice. I do not believe the band is about being restricted, but about losing weight. If you are able to lose weight on a lower fill level, then I say more power to you. Being over filled is MISERABLE. M-I-S-E-R-A-B-L-E. And I think that once you are over filled for any length of time, you need to have more of you fill removed than you would have before so that you end up less filled. Gosh, I hope that made sense. I think one thing we forget in this journey, is to be kind to ourselves.

Oh honey, breathe! I thought I was having the same problem with a leak, because I had gotten two fills, and I was getting less and less restriction! I was in a near panic.... In my case, the fill person had let out more fill then he had put in each time. So, I'd gone in with originally near 2cc, and by the time he was done with the two "fills" I was at 1cc. Fills are not easy to do. The fill is under pressure, and it is possible to let out the fill when yo are not meaning to. It is possible that she has let out more fill instead of putting in more fill. (((((Hamu))))

Well, I'm sort of a geek, so I got my fat free mass, my FFM, and added 25-35% additional weight, since those are the healthy ranges for a woman of my advanced age. So, my fat free mass is 140 pounds, give or take a few. 25-35% would put me in the 170-190 range, and about a size 12. My dear sweet 93 year old grandmother who is practially skin and bones, weighs 145 pounds. Tiny little bird woman. The head fill nurse at my clinic thinks I should weigh 125 pounds based on my height, but that doesn't take into account my muscle mass.

I was going to go back and edit my original post, but well, I didn't feel like digging through 16 pages. I'm fat because I have a brain tumor and gain weight at 1000 calories a day.

Hippo birdies, two ewes!

Hey you! Happy birthday, May the cities in your wake, Burn like candles on your cake!

Thank you all so much. I didn't mean to imply that LBT was pointless, just that any attempt to lose weight or thoughts of losing weight were pointless. I'm still gaining weight, 10 pounds in the last week. Which of course, means that I need to be doing a lot of testing for the cushings, trying to catch the tumor on a high. I know that being home with my family has been such a good thing for me. I had been away from my husband and son for far, far too long.

Thank you all so much. My mother's surgery went really well, and she's doing great. Now I can concentrate on me, since I don't have to spend so much energy being worried about her. I sure don't know how or what I"ll do next, but I think getting some counceling will probably be a good idea. I still don't know how to deal with this information. And thank you so very much Capt'n Jack! That is exactly what I needed! I'll be spending some more time up at my sister's house, probably most of this next week while our mother is still in the hospital. Thank you all so much.

Well, I always thought the "New Mexico isn't US" were urban myths, I mean, how could someone not know the geography of their own country???? But no, people don't have the slightest grasp of gradeschool stuff.... A woman my sister worked with wanted to know if someone else was going to drive to Hawaii from Washington state.... She also told my sister that her mother had a "genital heart condition." She was oh so very offended when my sister started laughing. When I was in exhile in Idaho, the young woman at the beauty college wanted to know if my husband told me to major in Business. Like my husband would ever tell me to do anything...

Your body is cut into pieces when large shards of broken glass fall from a window far above your head. Hmmm, when I was a baby, a picture window blew in and shattered on me, filling my play pen with large shards of glass. So, I guess this is yet aother case of "been there, done that."

Sorry, I'm just seeing this Nana~. I'm sort of having a life melt-down big time. Very pretty, and I think $75 is a reasonable minimum for it. I don't really do tribal, I'm more a Cab girl at heart, (haven't moved to the dark side yet... ) I know some of the turkish style bra/belts sets go for $300, but I haven't priced any tribal. But I do think I need a choli, and I don't sew. what sort of prices will you/do you charge?

I'll be wearing my last-year's tankini. Black. I like the tankini for several reasons, not the least is that when the top slips up and shows off my oh-so-sexy tummy it freaks out my skinny girlfriends that I'm not freaked out.

Hi Bako, of course you are nervous! You are about to radically change your life. You are taking a major step, surgery. Your life will never be the same again, so of course you are about as nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs! I thought I was going to wear a path in my industrial strength carpeting the week before my banding. No one can tell you with honesty that this is the best thing for you, because only you can decide that for yourself. I do know that the band saved my life. I do know that so many people have awesome weightloss success with the band. We can tell you how it affected ourlives in so many positive ways, but they are our stories. And I kind of think that if so many people are able to sucsessfully lose weight or change their lives, that it just might be something positive in your life too. Be kind to yourself, and try not to wear a path in your carpets.