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flower

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Everything posted by flower

  1. How do you know if you are to tight after a fill I have been vomiting lately but before I had mod to minimal restriction I don't know if it is due to not knowing when to stop the fullness just creeps up and its too late past the point of sliming I have to vomit to painful or too tight I just don't know sorry so graphic but I feel I am eating things that go down easy not proteins anyways give me your advice
  2. Thunder thighs you can call me my a-- is enourmous and my thighs are huge all my weight is in the bottom half even when I was anorexic I had enormous legs I was going to get lipo years ago when it first came out I have varicous veins huge legs and butt and horrible calluses on my feet not a pretty site I don't know if you thought you were bad I'm probably first what is a girl to do.
  3. permanet was the word I got unless problems also you take it out you gain back the weight old habits die slowly;
  4. I heard that somewhere that if they think your band is slipped they unfill it and it drops back into place glad it worked for yu I hated anesthesia I love this site to i'm addicted it is nice to have support keep up the good work
  5. Just a general question do you guys drink coffee if you do do you use regular sugar not subsitute and do you use cream I do all the above coffee sugar cream I know I can't stop .
  6. They don't notice everyone else does but not your husbands sad but true
  7. How long do people wait to drink before eating and also after eating I have heard so many conflicting info what is everyone doing in regards to this thanks
  8. I have a 5 month old lhasa apso puppy named wiley he is double coated white he is so cute.
  9. Having really been paying attention but has something major occured in reagards to the band that we should know about.???? Let me know
  10. I was told that your first year was your prime time to lose weight or have you guys heard differently I am a litte discouraged I have lost 40 in 4 and a half months I just lost only 2.5 in six weeks wasn't feeling full got a fill today so I hope it helps my goal was 100 in one year but when do you count the year when you feel restriction or when you got the surgery really discouraged i can't fail at this too.
  11. can people tell me what there average weight loss is in a week mine has been .5 I am not perfect with the diet I know it is my fault but just wanted to get a feel with other people see how there weight loss is going
  12. Just wanted to put this out i have trouble not snacking in between meals I am eating things like wheat stix cheddar nips pretzels ie. dry breads how do I stop also I drink regular please reply
  13. I had the safe problem but some how they worked around it don't know all the details I read my report briefly and did see something about an extra hepatic liver artery sorry to hear about this you must be so upset sorry
  14. About four months post op my hair began falling out in blobs i had to be put out twice so ie port flipped in two month period now 5 months it has slowed down I asked my doctor and he said he has never heard of it find that hard to believe but he has only done 40 bands so it could be I really thought I was going bald it sucked so bad I am still losing hair but not as I did the things we have to go thru
  15. Naked first thing in the morning after going to the bathroom
  16. how was your muscle affected any pain hotness redness sounds like trouble
  17. How are the June bandsters doing??????
  18. Hope faith a better life peace tranquility a light at the end of the tunnel happiness
  19. I knew a girl who lost 60 pounds without a fill I guess it depends on your anatomy maybe all that was needed was the band by itself
  20. I have had a horrific cough and cold coughing alot could this do anything to the port and band just worried already had a flipped port
  21. My doctor just feels for the port he says he can feel the restriction from the amount of pressure he can feel from the syringe of the needle he was accurate I wanted more of a fill but after he checked he gave me what he thought was appropriate it was go figure.
  22. I have 2 ccs in my band third fill now I feel restriction first two no restriction
  23. I had the band June 9th did have to go back in august because the port flipped have lost 40 pounds now it is very slow but am losing like the band a lot controls my eating don't regret it had surgery in worcester ma Dr. czerniach good luck
  24. Has anyone considered to get their breast done can they do anything for saggy breasts when the nipple is down the bottom of your breast just wondering mine are like that now I can only imagine after i reach goal what they are going to look like scary thought
  25. Yah this is no way out unless diet the rest of your life starvin or surgery here we are

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