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Last one but. OOO LA LA!

Here is another one I REALLY NEED in my kitchen!

Here is another great one!

EVENT : PAMPERED CHEF PARTY WHERE: MY HOUSE CAN YOU COME? I know how busy you all are and that you probably hate being invited to any home parties, but I assure you this is no ordinary home party. And to be honest, I haven't had a party like this in ages, and I need to update my kitchen gadgets. Pampered Chef has come out with new consultants and products that are fabulous. I have attached samples of the new home party products...

Hio Diane, Welcome to LBT!!

Whooooooooo Whooooooooooo Congratulations!!

I woke up in recovery MAD AS H*LL! I kept thinking I wish they would just get this over with already!!! Then the nurse said "Terri, you are all done." Wow no pain for me just very thursty. I did have pain when I would try to lay flat though. When they took me to get a x-ray they had to lay me flat and it hurt then (port area) But other than that no real pain. Everyone is different thought. Like Mrshudson, I couldn't pee after surgery. I went 20 hours before they figured it out that I needed a cath. YUCK!!!!!!!! I had to stay a little longer in hospital because they wanted me to be able to pee on my own before I could leave. 8 hours later it happened and home I went! Went back to work the next week! Like everyone said everybody is different, but don't stress too much. you will be fine. Good luck

Congratulations on your surgery! Good luck! You will be on real food before you know it!

Desiree, I can see a big difference! You are doing great! Keep up the great work!

Hi Jill, Welcome to LBT!!

Oh Tammy, How terrible! Hope you are feeling better today. Take care of yourself!

Hi Andrea and Welcome to LBT!! I was banded a year ago in Flagstaff. I use to live in Chandler and am a proud graduate of Chandler High!! I have lived all over in the valley, Chandler Hgts, Chandler, Queen Creek, Mesa and Gilbert. Oh well all over that end of the Valley anyway! LOL I now live in Pinedale which is about 15 miles from Show Low. It is soooooo cold here right now! It's going to be in the teens again tonight. Good luck on your surgery. And when you are finally banded you may want to tell everyone about it. I sure did. Keep us posted!!

OMG, 28 is way to young to go. They say they don't know the official cause of her death yet, but it appears her heart just couldn't take anymore. If you want to get an address, go to obesityhelp.com and go to the Minnesota forum and e-mail Doodlebug. My prayers are with her family. Good night sweet Jessica.

Loves and Hugs and special prayers coming at ya Francesca!!

Like Jenna (princess n thep) said, Inamed.com is probably the best place to start.

Hi Deena and Welcome! Yeah this is a great place for great advice! Wow great weight loss so far! Keep it up.

Tortillas are hard for me unless I make it real crisp! Soft tortillas are just like bread and don't do well with me!

Bruce, Welcome to LBT. I myself would NOT gain the 20lbs. Keep trying with local surgeons. Do you have any other health problems? like high bp, joint pain, sleep apnea. ect... Sometimes those help in getting the go ahead. as for going to MX. There are lots of bandsters here at LBT that have gone there with great success! Keep working at it and do a search here about MX. Dr.'s. there is lots of great advice here at LBT! Good luck! Cloeymn, I am not going to crack you one, BUT There are lots of bandsters here on LBT that have had their surgerys done in MX. With Very good care.Some BETTER than Here in the U.S.! I am not a MX. Bandster but have lots of Friends that are!

WOW, so many options, Who knew?? You guys are great with all the help BUT, Boots with a heel????? Don't I wish!! I can't even walk in my bare feet without falling on my face.LOL I have to wear flats or Tennis shoes because of my disability (Walk with crutches) I have tried every kind of shoe out there but flats are the only kind! Again thanks for all the info. I wore the brown jeans today with a cream sweater. I also have a tourquoise shirt I will try sometime. Crystal are you compairing me to a tree? I wish I could be compared to one and not a big fat rock next to the tree. But I am blooming into that tree as I type. Give me another year and I WILL BE THAT TREE!!

Thanks a million everyone!! Now maybe I can wear them without looking like a dweeb?

Ok, I have the fashion sense of a ant. I have worn blue jeans for so many years and everything goes with blue jeans(well almost). Someone just gave me some brown jeans and they fit great (size 18 down from a 26). I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT COLORS GO WITH BROWN JEANS!! Can someone help me? I have shirts in these colors... red, green, blue, black, purple, pink and of course blue jean shirts. HHHHHHEEEEEELLLLLLLPPPPPP!!!!!

Last Thanksgiving I was only a couple of days post op so I was on liquids. It was very hard to watch my family eat and I couldn't! My family kept saying "I'm so sorry". But I made it through it and by Christmas I could eat some of the good food I missed at Thanksgiving! This year I will be a year out and can eat most foods. I am not a big turkey eater so that is not a problem. But I can't wait for the corn bread stuffing and mashed taters!!! I am not really sure about the stuffing though, because breads are very hard on my friend, The Band. I will just take it easy and enjoy the foods I can eat and then start being a good bandster once the left overs are gone! LOL Good luck and happy eatting to all!!! :)

I'm not a 2005 Nov bandster but a 2004. I just wanted to say congratulations to all who have had the band and Good luck to those who will get it this month!! GO NOVEMBER BANDSTERS!!! Next Saturday the 19th is my 1 year Bandiversary!! I wish I was a little farther along than I am but am glad to have the 70lbs gone forever!!!

Hi John, Welcome to LBT!! And also welcome to Bandland!!!

yeah it is a great poem isn't it Michelle? I think I am going to copy it and FRAME it and maybe even make a scrapbook page for my weight loss scrapbook with it. I SO relate to it as I am sure most of us here do.