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Hi All, It's been a long time since I've been on the board, if you asked me what happened..it's called Life's been happening... To date I have only lost 60lbs, I have slowed down to practically nothing. My food is not as clean as it use to be, but I went from a size 26/28 to 18, so I am blessed! gypj, I remember seeing you on the board and really struggling in the beginning, WOW look at you now. I read in a Weight Lost magazine that bandsters "window of weight lost opportunity" never closes. I'm filled to about 1.75cc and I should get more and I will, it's just that I don't like that stuck feeling, then I have to relieve myself,,,and you probably all know what I have to do...

I can't believe 1 year ago today I had my surgery, how time flies. Last night my family and I were looking at pictures we took before I left that morning for surgery and what a difference. I'm currently 50 lbs less then I was a year ago, I had expected more but I'm not going to beat myself up about it. Yesterday at work I got so many compliments and it made me feel so good. Sometimes when I look in the mirror I still see the old me, I guess that will take some time. I use to wear a size 26/28 currently a size 20. I'm eating so much healtier and taking Vitamins and I can't believe the energy I have! I hope and pray this year I can lose another 65 pounds and then I will consider having a tummy tuck. This was the best gift I could every give myself.:clap2:

Look and feel so much better Excercise with more ease :mad: Climb the stair almost effortlessly :mad: Went from a size 26/28 to a size 20 Look in the mirror more often Get a lot of compliments on how good I look Doctor almost ready to take me off blood pressure medication Don't snore at night anymore Can fit into chairs with arms better Don't get as tired as I use to

I have been tracking my food and excercise on Fitday.com since I had my surgery on March 18, 2005. Fitday.com and the lapband surgery have been my success, I don't know where I would be without the two. I'm know considering buying the software for my pc, because I hear it's a bit more detailed.:biggrin1:

Hi all, I can't believe it is going to be 1 year since I had my lapband surgery, what a difference a year makes. I went to see my Dr yesterday because I noticed my port moved up about 2-3 inches, (now it's sitting around the waistband area, as opposed to being on top of my right hip bone) . It was my lucky day because usually I see the PA, but my surgeon was in. He took a look and said, now I want you to lay down, he looked at the port area, then he said, I want you to stand up. He showed me where the band use to be and said that because I have lost weight, my skin is now sagging and my abdominal wall has tighten, due to excerise. So my port has moved due to a tighten abdominal wall, but it is still stitched in the same place. Then he told me to get on the scale and I lost another 5 pounds. I will be celebrating my 1 year bandanniversary on March 18th, I wanted to lose at least 60lbs but I will take the 50, considering that I have not been 100% with my food choices. He told me I am on target, he said if I keep up the good work I can expect to keep on losing in year 2 and in year 3. He also said that down the road if I get thinner, my port might protrude so he will have to surgically reposition it. My dr. also does tummy tucks, so I will ask him if he can do that at the same time.

Hi Photonut, No pain, just moved up, really weird. Since I've lost the weight (and I have a lot more to go), the port is so defined on my right side, like just skin and port, not so much fat surrounding it, and I'm not going crazy it moved up about 1 inch closer to my waist line...

I'm coming up on my 1 year bandanniversary and this morning when I awoke I went to feel my port and it's not in the same place. I had a small fill about 1 week ago and since then it moved up about 1 inch. I'm down almost 50lbs and I can feel it more now then before I lost the weight. I hope I'm not going crazy...has this happen to others?

I'm an Administrative Assitant to an Officer of a major corporation, he tells me I'm the boss....but I don't get his paycheck...

My doctor also insisted on taking Calcium with D along with a multi vitamin, he recommended 1200 a day.

Hi all, I know I haven't posted in a long long time, so I hope you can all forgive me. Life has taken a hold of me and I've been so busy at work that I have not taken the time to post, but I do read often. I'm offically down 45 pounds since being banded on March 18, 2005. My original plan was to be down 60 pounds the first year, but I don't think I'm going to make that in the next three weeks. Hopefully I can drop another 5lbs in the next 3 weeks, which will total 50lbs in one year. I still have a long way to go but because of my poor choices in foods I have not lost as much as I should of. My doctors office told me last week that I am on track and to keep going. My last fill or unfill was in August 2005, I was at 1.75cc but could not hold down a lot of food, so they brought me down to 1.65cc. When I had my visit last week the doctor pulled back some of my fill and she told me I was now showing only 1.55, she said that was due to overpacking my pouch, Oophs! So they filled me back up to 1.75cc and I'm feelng fuller a lot sooner....

get an unfill, i had the same thing happen to me and went to the doctors and got and unfilled and I felt so much better. I am currently at 1.65cc's for the last 6 months and I fell now I would like to go up to 1.75ccs. I go for a weight in on Friday and then I will talk to the PA and see what she says...

This is Great... Date Banded: March 18, 2005 Country: USA State: CT Surgeon: Dr. Elmer Valin Complications: None, thank God:clap2:

Hi vinesqueen, I am down 41 lbs, losing slowly but going in right direction. I was on prednisone when I had my Chemo 3 years ago, my weight went through the roof. But I was on 100mgs for 5 days for 6 cycles, it was not fun. I am sure that if you are on a short period of time the weight gain will only be temporary. Hang in there...

Banded March 18 and down 40lbs, I am sure I could of done better, but as I always say, I am headed in the right direction. My goal is to lose another 20 by next March, then in my second year lose the other 60. The reason I chose the band is because I want to be able to do some of my own work, my own discipline, and I think with the band you have to have your head in the right place. The band doesn't work only by itself, we need to work with it.