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Oh honey! im sorry. At least u came clean before the gurggles!!lol I dont want to tell anyone after i get my band. I will be a closet bandster, and of course once i date someone and things get serious i will come clean, but ur story makes me worry. I have read all the posts on closet bandsters, but there isnt a thread for us sinlgle girls and tips to help...common girls fess up!!!

thank u thank u Jenna! Ur the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I feel much better! If someone wants to post some 1 yr post or like 6 months that would be great too!!!

I am wondering about the scars that are left on the tummy after banding. Does anyone know where i can see some pictures post opp? I would love to see some post opp, 1month, 6 months, 1yr, so on. Also if u just want to discribe yours i would be glad to hear about them. I have seen Lisa's scars after her opperation with DR Billy, they r looking much much better! Thank u so much for sharing!! It would be great to see scars where someone did not have complications too.

ok i am single and thought i was the only one who worried about this too. Also get really worried about the PBs. AHHHHH. All u bandsters fess up and tell us how to stop this before we prebanders have learn from experiance. I think it could be fun if people told some funny embarassing dating/band related stories.

aaawwww, i feel soooo bad for u. I once went to a doctor who put me on a medical watched liquid diet for three weeks and it was L-A-M-E. The worst part wasnt even the hunger, it was those awful things they made me drink. If i could have picked my own liquids, like soup or whatever, it would have been ok. But those awful shakes...PUKE!!! Remember its only 2 weeks....its only 2 weeks...its only 2 weeks...hang in there!!!

ok so i do alot of musical things. my entire family consists of musicians. iv'e been going to conserts since i was a baby and the boys in the bands would always call the groupies Bandaids. When i came to this site and had to think of a name i thought is was cute.

anything by rage against the machine

my mom did it and she LOVES is. It took a few sessions but i called and asked and she said it has been permanant and all the red marks r gone. she said it was a little painfull but they will give u a numbing cream to help. and she did her bakini area. i think ur face should be a little less painfull since it doesnt rub when u walk! lol

rachel, thank u for sharing. that was a great detailed account of what to expect post op. i feel like i have learned alot. hope u r feeling better soon and post on. im sure some of the others who have been there can offer more support than me and share their similar experiances. U DID IT!!!!!!! way to go girl.

i am so happy for u. Make sure to check in with all of us here when u are felling up to it. I will say a prayer for u.

ohh my god!!! the best valintine ever

i agree.. this is a good post with both sides making their case. also the rebuttle does not even dispute the fact that his colon was punctured and his liver lasserated. Isnt that the main point? not the price or the date, what silly minor details in such a tradgity. Whoever wrote that rebuttle origanaly missed the point compleatly.

yah, i am curious too...why not drinking with meals?

That is so terrible!!! How could a doctor puncture your colon and lacerate your spleen without even realizing it. Why would a doctor even be in your colons area? I think that is the worst Mexico story I've heard yet. I am so glad you seem to be doing better and thank God you even survived. My prayers and thoughts are with you and your wife. I don't know of any Dr's here in the US who only charge 12k but have heard they are out there.

I already did my breast. I havn't been banded yet but I have heard that you can get them done first. Of course I have heard that you should wait too. My doctor thought getting them done while I still had a weight problem was okay. He would not however perform the tummy tuck untill I had lost more weight. He wants me as close to ideal weight as possible for the tuck. I know alot of people get thigh and arm tucks too. I am hoping because I am young I won't have to do this. The youngr you are the more elastisity you should have. But I am down 40 pounds and my stomich looks like a kangaroo pouch, hanging down to my special place, if you know what i mean I cant wait to get that tummy tuck. So to answer your question, I don't really think there is a general time table to this subject. Just very individual to each person's needs. My breasts cost $9,500 for lift and implants and tummy tuck was quoted $10,000. I hear sometimes insurance may help pay. My insurance doesn't cover anything that has to do with weight loss accept group classes for diet and walking.

Well I just got back and check up went okay. Bad news is, either my scale is off or I've gained a little weight...oooppppsss. Well they did some bloodwork to check my thyroid and for diabetes ect. Sure all will turn out fine. It really wasn't to difficult or stressfull, Kathy. I don't really have too much advise to give you. Since you and I are both self pay we don't have the same hoops to jump threw that some of the others do. I really wont know anything for a few days untill my blood work comes back.

LOL ohh my god that was funny DeLarla. I was laughing so hard i had every one in the office run in here to see what was so funny. I used to want to teach highschool english and that thread made me remember why.

ohhh noooo!! please tell me fried rice goes down easy. MMMMMMM fried rice. Thank you soooooo much. I'm having a monster craving now...where did I put that take out menu????

I go in for my physical today. Need to have some blood work done. Hopefully everything goes well. I cant remember the last time I went in for a physical. Wow, my first real step twords getting my band. Can't believe it.

Gald to hear you are feeling better. I really like this sight too. I know when I have my surgery this sight will help me as much as it has you. And don't forget that you are helping too. Since I have only found this sight a month ago, you are the first person I can follow from start. Your testimony is a blessing to me and many more who choose not to post. Don't sell yourself short. It takes a strong person to share so many details. I only hope I can be the same example after my surgery. Okay, Im going to stop now... getting emotional.... must be PMS...where the hell did that chocolate go???

I Got my breast implants a year after I had my daughter. I had only lost 40 pounds and still have another 40 or 50 to go but I just couldnt wait anymore. I thought it was so easy and recovery was nothin'. I had a lift and 475 ccs implants. I gave the pain scale a 4 because I know having a baby hurt more than twice as much as that. I cant begin to tell you how scared I was, and for what? You should see my perky, beautiful, glorious, full , and did I mention perky, breasts. I LOVE LOVE LOVE them. If I would have known how easy it was I would have frollicked in the doctors office and givin him a big kiss right before laying myself on the surgery table. I am going to wait untill I loose the rest of the weight to do any more surgery. Of course this is just one girls experiance who had no complications. Let me know how the tummy tuck goes. Thats next on my list. ohhh, I just wanted to through in that I had a little lipo on my face and would not suggest doing that. What a waist of $1200. That chocolate hussy was at my house too sabotaging any results the lipo brought.

M&M with Elton John????!!!!

okay i have a silly question of my own.... does your port ever bother you when you have sex? Sorry but I had to ask.. Been wondering for a while and not enough nerve to ask till now

Best Me: Dr Kuri actually has three other surgens who work with him and also do surgery. They are all on the american boards. I will find their names and you can do a search on them to see if you can get any info. I am thinking about using Dr Kuri as well and am interested in what you are saying. I dont know what the other docs names are beacause I told Kuri's staff I would only do the surgery there if he was the head surgen performing the surgery. From what I understand there will be 1 or 2 other sugrens in the room. Have you talked to Ishi (is that her name? something like that)? she will give you the other surgens names. You can PM me if you want. I would love to talk to you since we are both thinking of using him. Looks like my surgery is going to be sometime in may. I wouldn't worry too much I have only heard good things about him. I have done quite a few searches on him and asked other american surgens about him.... but I have never asked about the other surgens.

I also have really bad migraine headaches, and when I got pregnant with my daughter they started coming daily. Since I was pregant my doc forbade me to take my perscription drugs. Even though you shouldn't take too much cafiene when u r pregers, he suggested excerdrin migraine. I know how terrible these headaches are and had no faith that an over the counter could touch it, but to my supprise it really did work. I took one everyday instead of the suggested two, and those little pills saved my life. Of course you should talk to your doc first and make sure this is okay to take.