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Me At 420 pounds. Me Right before surgery ME after I lost 100 pounds.. JUly 07 Me NOW, firming up and loosing inches like crazy. (but not weight) This pic shows my body the best, but I sure look haggard in the face, so its hard to show.. but OH WELL!!

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I have lost 100 pounds... some people notice a lot (I notice its those who really love me a lot) Some people hardly notice at all.. BOTH get on my nerves because, I DONT NOTICE and I think they arent being authentic (they are) and Its like I lost 100 friggin pounds how come you dont notice.. lol

A thread is dead in a week... that sucks.. Is this area new.. ?? I like it.

OH OH OH LET ME DO MY BEFORE AND AFTER>.. I actually have one now. Its not my body... I dont have any good comparisons yet..

yikes, thats scary.. I was banded two years ago.. I have lost about 100 pounds.. losing most all of it in the first year... I wonder if any one notices and thinks these thoughts about me. I still have over 100 pounds more to lose.. I will be 200 pounds FAT still then,, sad sad sad

yeah thats what I DID.. walk the ER through it. I would like to give myself an unfill cuz I need one so badly but I wont do it.

I was told 40 to 60 pounds, only 1.5 months from my surgery date. I lost 41 on one month, staying under 20 carbs a day. THAT totally works, I know cuz it happened to me. and the fills from ORTIZ are SUPERIOUR in many ways. But its too hard and expensive for me to get down there.

Someone above me said something about PB and slime bieng the same.. In my experience of these things being TWO very different things.. I am considering them seperate issue things.

I have had the band two years and only done that three times... and two "episodes"// both over a year ago.. so it IS possible

Ack She raised her prices.. lol She is still the best deal around! I need an unfill terribly bad.. but no monies.. lol

HI JACK! Yep, I am turtleing along.. annoyingly so.. but all is well.. oxox

I think the biggest consideration is YOUR eating habits. IF your a BIG BIG eater of BIG quantities... than the BAND is IMO the best choice. BUT, if you snack alot, eat alot of candy or Drink alot of pop and juice... Or if you munch and graze all day.. THE LAPBAND IS NOT A GOOD CHOICE. This is OF course ONLY if you are pretty sure you will need the WLS to do alot of the work..

I have had the band for two years.. I just had an endoscopy, and my band is fine.. I want to note.. IF MY band is fine.. ONE must PUKE or ABUSE their band quite ALOT to slip and be found responsible for it..

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geez I was just told I have hiatal hernia, when I did research it seemed like it said i had Gerd.. well duh .. I DID have gerd, two years ago.. BUT I have had NO symptoms since. BUt my food sits on top of my esophogis (daily) until I induce it to come back out.. are these things linked? I am confused as heck

ack, alexandrea thats starting to sound very right on to me.. food does NOT rise back up.. it never goes down.. (well not NEVER.. but daily) but, I didnt have this problem this whole time... remember, I used to be able to eat alot.. I used to have many unrestricted times.. like at night especially and if I excersized alot or if I didnt sleep.. noW nothing matters.. its always this way.. So I really wonder.. did my band, SLIP upwArds..?? Thanks so much for your help!!!!!

this is what was happening to me I would get cold.. and soon realize that I had a chill, could not get warm, and got the shakes of shivering.. then I would get a headache, pretty close to a migrane but not quite (i have had less than 10 in my life) then I would have horrifc nausia and heave and heave but nothing would come out. then I got diareha (spell?).. I did not have a fever (that I knew of) this happened 4 times in 2 months... and so they gave me an ultrasound and I had gallstones.. But I have not had my follow up appoinment so I am not sure of much else.

>>>I would bet money I had one BEFORE I was banded... thank you!!!

>>>> CAN you tell me more about a hiatal hernia? I looked it up and I dont understand what it means. Especially as far as the band goes, thank you xoxoxoxo

ok what I dont get is that bandsters say that they PB.. once in a while.. when they eat too much or take too big of a bite or some kind of food doesnt set right with them... this is when they are NOT too tight.. its just happens some times.. they describe this Pbing... as these episodes.. simular to the TWo PB experiences I had (the BAD ones I had long long ago,, isolated incidents) and people who talk about vomiting and throwing up all the time...... they do not say they are making them selves do it... What i am doing... I would NOT describe as vomiting at all.. It NEVER happens on its own. I induce it all the time.. and only to get the stuff out of my throat NOT my stomach... Sometimes I wish it would happen on its own. Inducing is nasty work. BUt it is simple. The food is right there ya know. I dont continue to eat.. its impossible.. this would bring on one of thoe full blown PB's and I would NEVER ever do that on purpose! NEVER (I am not bulimic or anything like that..) Does anyone have simular experiences?

I know what your saying.. I am struggled with this ever since I got the band (tight issues)..... this seems very different. I dont think I am in starvation mode (nor do I beleive in that) (although I am always hungry now, I used to never be hungry, even if I didnt eat).... it seems I retain the calories of the food, even if it comes up.. this sounds crazy, but seriously what can the explanation be? This has been happening for like 6 months. and yes, I AM going to go get an unfill of some sort. BUT I know for a fact I will start to gain weight. And now my band life is over. I know the band isnt meant to be working like this, but otherwise its not going to work AT ALL. So, if I have eroision.. the endoscopy is gonna see that, right?

oh, I had an ultrasound too.. I did not get these tests done for the problems I described.. I have actually got sick 4 times.. the sick that happens when you get bacteria in your blood like food poinsoning YET it wasnt food poisoning.. and I have gallstones, (the edoscopy doctor said so, he saw my ultrasound report I guess) BUT I dont even know if thats why i was getting sick. and I have hiatial hernia and esophigtis (II have no clue how to spell these) NOW.. HOW is this possible when I have NOT had hearthurt ONCE since I was banded???!! I am sure I prolly had these things before I was even banded. I USED to get acid reflux in my throat everysingle day, all day long for years.. BUT I havent ONCE had it since I was banded. I read the care instuctions for these two things... WHY should I take prevasid and stuff when I NEVER have any reflux or heartburn?? I really am confused (please parden my horrific typing and grammer.. I have no patience)

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