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:typing: Hello!!!! Well I am starting to feel more better every day. I went to go see the wound specialist yesterday and everything was looking good. She said I should be healed up in no time!!!! I cant wait, now I can get my new band! Well the insurence is putting up a fight again :confused: So I am having my hubby call and get things done over the phone today. I hope everything works out. Last time (my 1st surgery) my husband had to call them too but once he did i was approved the next day. I hope we are that lucky today. I want my new band so bad and I really want to lose weight. I am still trying to get down a few pounds. Well I think everything will work out really well this time!

:typing: Hello!!!! Well I am starting to feel more better every day. I went to go see the wound specialist yesterday and everything was looking good. She said I should be healed up in no time!!!! I cant wait, now I can get my new band! Well the insurence is putting up a fight again :Banane09: So I am having my hubby call and get things done over the phone today. I hope everything works out. Last time (my 1st surgery) my husband had to call them too but once he did i was approved the next day. I hope we are that lucky today. I want my new band so bad and I really want to lose weight. I am still trying to get down a few pounds. Well I think everything will work out really well this time!

:confused: Well I talked to the nurse at my band Dr.'s office. I was suppose to go in this Friday for him to look at my wound. Maybe even stitch it up. Well I can not make it out this Friday... no money for traveling. Anyway my Band Dr. was very happy to know I was seeing a wound specialist out here and that there is no reason for me to travel to CO to see him, since he was only going to look at it. He also said that he does not want to replace my band yet until I am completely healed due to the fact I am at high risk of infection. We are still having a lot of problems getting an approval from my insurence so maybe its a good thing that we wait until we get that approval. Over all I am doing pretty good :bounce: my hole is still deep but not as wide... I guess thats what they mean by healing from the inside out. It still gets old packing it everyday and I bleed a lot, which is a good thing. My hubby is really good taking care of me. I get pain still sometimes so bad I cry but I guess that comes with the fact I have a hole in my tummy. I am going to try and lose some weight... I will record what I am eating so I can hit myself later for eating that LOL I want to lose 5-10 before surgery... Today I weigh in at 287.5. Hey I really have not gained much being I have NO restriction. But on some days I feel I do have restriction and I do something very bad that NO bandster should ever ever do..... I dont even want to utter the words out of my mouth. :kiss Wish me luck I want to be at 280 or 277 by surgery!!!!!!! :clap2:

:Banane09: Well I talked to the nurse at my band Dr.'s office. I was suppose to go in this Friday for him to look at my wound. Maybe even stitch it up. Well I can not make it out this Friday... no money for traveling. Anyway my Band Dr. was very happy to know I was seeing a wound specialist out here and that there is no reason for me to travel to CO to see him, since he was only going to look at it. He also said that he does not want to replace my band yet until I am completely healed due to the fact I am at high risk of infection. We are still having a lot of problems getting an approval from my insurence so maybe its a good thing that we wait until we get that approval. Over all I am doing pretty good :bounce: my hole is still deep but not as wide... I guess thats what they mean by healing from the inside out. It still gets old packing it everyday and I bleed a lot, which is a good thing. My hubby is really good taking care of me. I get pain still sometimes so bad I cry but I guess that comes with the fact I have a hole in my tummy. I am going to try and lose some weight... I will record what I am eating so I can hit myself later for eating that LOL I want to lose 5-10 before surgery... Today I weigh in at 287.5. Hey I really have not gained much being I have NO restriction. But on some days I feel I do have restriction and I do something very bad that NO bandster should ever ever do..... I dont even want to utter the words out of my mouth. :kiss Wish me luck I want to be at 280 or 277 by surgery!!!!!!! :clap2:

Havent you read.... Pale is the NEW Tan!!! (its was in Cosmo) hehe

Hmmmmm for some reason this seems odd to me. Did your band Dr. say it is okay to keep your band in even if its not in the right place? Is there no possiable effects from this? Cant they go back in a place the band in the correct area? Sorry for all the questions... Maybe I am miss undestanding the whole thing.

Oh Diane, what a wonderful NSV and what a beautiful family you have. goofy or not you look GREAT!!!!!!!!

I think even today I go through that and I have no restriction. The band I have noticed will let you eat tons of food (bandsters volume) and the next nothing. I remember after being banded when I was on solid foods, I could eat chicken one day and the next not even one bite. same with breads, even hot dogs would be a problem. You never know what mood your band is in any given day. Crazy little band!!! lol

Happy Mothers Day:grouphug: :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2: :angel:

Oh how cute.... I just love puppies!

Robyn, I was just thinking of you today. I am glad everything went well. You are in my thoughts and prayers! (((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))

Oh Cyrstal, I am so sorry to hear all of this. We all are here for you. Love ya girl!! (((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))

I am feeling much better then my last post. I guess it is normal to go through feelings of depression and sadness once in a while. I also have realized that I cant put all the blame on my Dr. I dont think he sees me and says "I am going to mess up her life today" It is just a freak thing that happened. And if you really look at it, its not all really all that bad. I havent slipped or eroded to make me lose my band forever. I just have a leak and its getting replaced. I had an infection in the port and it got removed. That is what is suppose to be done. I went back and edited a lot of my posts on here so it doesnt read so dramatic. I am staying with my Dr. I have been with him a year and I am going to get him the chance to fix this mess. I knew that there could be possiable complications having this I am STILL willing to take that risk. I cant give up hope yet, I have to keep going. I need a better life for myself and if I am willing to go all the way with this... I know my Dr. is too. I started this thing to lose and by golly I AM GOING TO FINISH!!!!!!! Holes, Leaks and all!!!!

I am feeling much better then my last post. I guess it is normal to go through feelings of depression and sadness once in a while. I also have realized that I cant put all the blame on my Dr. I dont think he sees me and says "I am going to mess up her life today" It is just a freak thing that happened. And if you really look at it, its not all really all that bad. I havent slipped or eroded to make me lose my band forever. I just have a leak and its getting replaced. I had an infection in the port and it got removed. That is what is suppose to be done. I went back and edited a lot of my posts on here so it doesnt read so dramatic. I am staying with my Dr. I have been with him a year and I am going to get him the chance to fix this mess. I knew that there could be possiable complications having this I am STILL willing to take that risk. I cant give up hope yet, I have to keep going. I need a better life for myself and if I am willing to go all the way with this... I know my Dr. is too. I started this thing to lose and by golly I AM GOING TO FINISH!!!!!!! Holes, Leaks and all!!!!

I am so down today, I am so sick of being in pain. And I just wish oh how I wish I could just be a normal bandster. I read all thoes wonderful threads about great news and I cant help but feel jealous and that is unlike me at all. I think I will stop reading so much on here and just write in my Journal. I talked to a lawyer, just to talk to see if there is anything I can do, not that i would really do anything I was just curious and wanted to see. But he thinks I dont have much, he said that the Lapband is a high complications rate so its all over looked because I should have known that. I guess poor patient care is part of that. Yeah I might not be totally damaged by this but still.... Oh well its okay I really just wanted to see any how. Gosh it just hurts so bad inside everytime I think of how much I want to be normal... a normal bandster.. to have posts like "I lost 100pounds" or "I went down 2 more sizes" UGH I hate this so much... I always think what if I just had called one other Dr. first. what if.... what if.... what if.... I cant live like this. :think I cant sleep, I have to take 2-3 pain pills before bed... my right side is starting to hurt so bad from sleeping on it so much. My wound burns all night like a sunburn that is being rubbed by a brilo pad. My husband had to stay home from work yesterday to clean the house because I cant. I cant take a normal shower, or a bath... I have to sit there making sure the water doesnt touch my stomach. Sometimes I think I wish I never got this band at all. :cry Maybe tomorrow will be a better day.

I am so down today, I am so sick of being in pain. And I just wish oh how I wish I could just be a normal bandster. I read all thoes wonderful threads about great news and I cant help but feel jealous and that is unlike me at all. I think I will stop reading so much on here and just write in my Journal. I talked to a lawyer, just to talk to see if there is anything I can do, not that i would really do anything I was just curious and wanted to see. But he thinks I dont have much, he said that the Lapband is a high complications rate so its all over looked because I should have known that. I guess poor patient care is part of that. Yeah I might not be totally damaged by this but still.... Oh well its okay I really just wanted to see any how. Gosh it just hurts so bad inside everytime I think of how much I want to be normal... a normal bandster.. to have posts like "I lost 100pounds" or "I went down 2 more sizes" UGH I hate this so much... I always think what if I just had called one other Dr. first. what if.... what if.... what if.... I cant live like this. :think I cant sleep, I have to take 2-3 pain pills before bed... my right side is starting to hurt so bad from sleeping on it so much. My wound burns all night like a sunburn that is being rubbed by a brilo pad. My husband had to stay home from work yesterday to clean the house because I cant. I cant take a normal shower, or a bath... I have to sit there making sure the water doesnt touch my stomach. Sometimes I think I wish I never got this band at all. :cry Maybe tomorrow will be a better day.

WOW that is wonderful!!! Congratulations girl!!!!!!!

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LOL, thats a good one... thanks for sharing

Happy Birthday Anne:present: :) :cake: :cake: :cake: :cake: :cake: :cake: :cake: :cake: :cake: :cake: :happybday:

Terri! its great to see you back! Sorry to hear about your mom and brother. They will be in my prayers. Take Care Hun!

Happy Birthday Kathy!!!! :cake: :cake: :cake: :cake: :cake: :cake: :cake: :cake: :cake: :cake: :cake: :cake: I hope you have a wonderful day!!!!!! :happybday:

:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: Congratulations:clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

You, your dad and sister will be in my thoughts and prayers today. I pray that the Lord will send his angels to be with you this day and that He will give peace to your and dad and sister. Take Care and God Bless! Let us know how everything goes. ((((((((((((hugs)))))))))) and Congrats on your new band!