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Well Becky you said a lot of things far better than I could have, and Ditto to everything you said. I feel the same way about all the wonderful support we have gotten here! And Becky, thank you for the lovely words. You have actually been the one who has inspired me. I too, am so glad that we are doing this together. I couldn't think of a better, nicer person to do this with. I'm SO glad that we connected through this forum, you and I have such a great simpatico. Love you girlfriend and I know you are going to sail through this with flying colors. I will be eagerly awaiting word of your progress on Thursday!!! Kat, thank you for the support and encouragement! I agree with everything Becky said, you have been a wonderful source of advice and inspiration. Talk to everyone soon -- thanks again!!!! :smile::party:

Hi Kat, Welcome back!!!! I thought about you several times last week, and hoped you were enjoying yourself -- although I can totally relate to how you felt being away from Internet access. You are doing SO WELL Kat -- Wow!!! Less than 3 weeks after surgery and you're already riding with DH on a motorcycle? Good for you girl!! Gosh, 177 for your height is great isn't it? I'm thinking you don't want to lose too much more. I'm sure you're still pretty swollen now too, and once that goes away you will be fitting beautifully into your size tens! Good luck with your appointment on Wednesday and let us know what the Dr. says!!!

Wow Bamagal, thank you so much for the information -- that's terrific! Did you use Dr. Wizman for your first fill? Did you like him?

Goodness, where do I start? Everyone is really rocking it this month -- AWESOME job all :thumbup::party:!!! Daddy congrats on finishing your first tri and good luck on your upcoming tri, Ceradad! Jody, Tess, and Florida Girl, welcome to the thread! So great to have you here!!!! I got another session of Couch to 5K in this evening, but I sort of made up my own variation of week 5. I won't bore you with the details as they are more pertinent to the Couch to 5K thread, where I did post the details. Well, I will be taking a little time off from exercising, but I hope to be back with short walks ASAP, perhaps even as soon as next week. Talk to everyone soon, and keep rockin' :party::thumbup::party:!!!

It's me again ! I wanted to update on my Couch to 5K progress. I did do three sessions of week five BUT I did the first session (3, 5 minute intervals with a 3 minute walk in between) three times rather than moving into the 8 & 20 minute runs. Since I am traveling up to Miami tomorrow and having surgery on Friday, I wanted to push myself a bit, but not too much -- so that was my compromise. I will need to take at least a month or 6 weeks off from running, but I'll be back. Good luck to everyone, keep up the good work and I will talk to you all again soon!!!!

Wow Daddy!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! :party::party::party::party::party::party: I am so proud of you!!! You are an inspiration to all!!!

Hey Jody, You can do that anytime, because I'm game for that 24/7/365!!!! :tongue2::smile::smile:

Bravo Chris!!!! :tongue2::clap::smile::clap::scared2::clap::crying::wub::smile::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap: What an incredibly uplifting and inspiring post -- and Congratulations on running 5K!!! I'm going to try that tonight when I to another session of Couch to 5K picking out a marker and thinking "You are Easy" as I pass it. That's a great idea -- I bet it really does work well!!!

Hi Kizzie, No I did not -- let me know if you should happen to find anything out. I do know of a few Dr.'s, but as I said before, the prices they want for fills under fluoro are way ridiculous.

OMG Nurseamy!!! That tummy looks AMAZING :smile:! Congratulations, you are truly one Hot Mama, girl!!!! If I end up looking even HALF as good as you, I will be over the moon with excitement!!! In fact, I am going to show your tummy photo to my Dr. and tell him that I want to look just like you. I'm not kidding, I am going to do this! (I will be SO lucky if that poor man doesn't flip out and kill me before this is all said done :tongue2:......).

BBK, I'm sorry to hear about the problems you are having with your breasts. Do call the Dr. about this and let us know what he says. As far as any revisions, I would say that your Dr. should cover 100% of all fees and costs. After all, he was the one who made a unilateral decision to try a "new technique" on your breasts without discussing it with you in advance. I do understand that sometimes with plastic surgery things don't always turn out perfect and revisions have to be made, BUT in this case, the responsibility for things not turning out as expected seems to fall squarely in his lap.

"Smoking Hot!!!!" Well.....I just won't know what to do with myself if that happens :tongue2:! Thank you so much Karey for the encouragement and the kind words. You have been such a HUGE help. On Saturday I sat down in front of the computer with my notebook, pulled up this thread, and made out my shopping list for Florida. I really, really appreciate all of your suggestions and great advice :wub::smile::smile: Awwwww Jody! Thank you so much -- and big hugs to you for your lovely thoughts!!!! Your patients are extremely fortunate to have such a kind and compassionate person attending to them -- I'm so glad that someone like you is out there helping people in emergency medical situations. I'll definitely be calling, hopefully Friday night, but if not, I will be in touch on Saturday (after I get back from Stein Mart :crying:). Please also thank DH and DS for their thoughts and well wishes. Congratulations on losing 1.4 pounds -- WOW! Keep up the good work :smile::thumbup::scared2:!!!

Hey Jody! Welcome back!!! Glad to hear that you had a wonderful trip!!! I had all of my pre-op last week and everything was A-Okay! My GYN also told me that my myomectomy should not be very difficult and that it should only take about 45 minute to an hour. I'm not sure how long these things usually take, but that doesn't sound like very long to me . I'm not really nervous, and let's hope I stay that way! Becky, I wonder what that will be like going home with your body all marked up -- strange huh? I won't be marked up until the morning of which is a good thing because I know me, if I had markings the night before, I would be scrutinizing them, analyzing them, and trying to second guess the Dr. In fact, I'm the type that might even take a pencil and draw in a few additional "suggestions" for him !!! He probably knows this about me too (he does in fact, because he told me that I definitely get into the "fine detail" of things), which is probably why he is waiting until just before to mark me up. I'm sure that poor man will be SO GLAD when the anesthesiologist finally puts me into la la land!!! All of my surgeons have been! (LOL )

Thanks for the info vegwannabe! I quit watching that show a few years back because Dr. Rey drives me NUTS -- he's SO full of himself and he often acts very strangely and unprofessionally with his patients, also his wife (who seems to be a chronic "whiner") gets on my last nerve too!!! Dr. Diamond seems like a pretty good guy though, I liked the episode where he proposed to his girlfriend and arranged for her Mom and sisters to be there as a surprise as well, I thought that was really sweet :incazzato::smile::driving:! They probably have children by now -- huh?

Hey Karen, Great to hear from you! Thanks and congratulations on your weight loss and upcoming surgery!!! We will look forward to following your journey too! And lucky you with the insurance coverage -- way to go :driving:! I'm not sure what my Dr.'s plan is regarding pain medication, but because the GYN Dr. will be cutting right through and doing open surgery on my uterus (OUCH!), I think I'm going to need something fairly strong (whatever that may be). I'm not too concerned about what they give me, my only concern at this point is that they give me enough to make me comfortable. I'm usually a natural, organic, sort of a girl, but when it comes to pain, bring on the chemicals!!!! Are you having a pain pump Becky? They sound great! By the way, the new photo I posted below is not me, it's a stock photo -- no amount of lipo in the world would ever give me legs like that :incazzato:!

Alright :thumbup::thumbup:! I need a good gig to help pay for my surgery -- it's a deal!!! Regarding the sizing on the camis, I will be stopping in at Stein Mart some time in the next few weeks and when I do, I will check out the sizes for you GG, and let you know. Hi Leslie, Yes, I got them at Stein Mart. I don't have a problem with it riding up, but you might want to start with just one and see how it works for you. I will say that they have the nicest most substantial bra that I have ever seen in this type of a cami. By the way, I'm sure that they carry these at other stores like Macy's or Nordstrom or Dillards, if you don't happen to find them in stock at Stein Mart. Happy shopping! I LOVE Stein Mart!!!

Hey XX -- seems like you're really starting to get into this ! I got another Couch to 5K session in this evening. Hope everyone is having a great weekend :thumbup::smile::thumbup:!

Hey GG, Good morning! On today's edition of of the GG show, we are talking about bras and shapewear, and boobies in general (LOL ) Seriously, if you decide you want to try one out, just let me know, I can always mail one to you. They're very light, and I doubt shipping would cost very much. Here's their website by the way -- just so that you can see what I'm talking about http://www.cuddlduds.com/ As I said earlier, I have the "Secret Weapon Push-Up," but they have other similar products as well. :thumbup::smile::thumbup:

Kate, Your Dr.'s work looks amazing. I too, hope my tummy comes out as smooth and fat-free as his!!! I don't understand why you had cancelled your appointment with him in the first place. You kept talking about how a good website was important to you, and he seems to have a fabulous website, with lots and lots of photos -- no? Anyhow, I'm glad you found him again -- he looks like a fantastic surgeon!!! (I also have to love a guy with a good Italian name !)

Those bras sound great ladies! For those of you in the D cup and under sizes here's another suggestion for you, A few months ago I found an amazing shaper/cami/push-up-bra combo. It's by a company called "Cuddl Duds" and the product is called "Hidden Assets Secret Weapon Push-Up." This cami is SO comfortable, and it because it has both a molded push-up and an underwire bra, it gives wonderful cleavage. This is truly the best type of bra or cami that I have ever had, and it smooths everything out just beautifully in the waist and tummy area as well. I got mine at Stein Mart (bought three black, white, beige), for $16.99 each.

Thank you very much for the kind words and the well wishes, Salsa :tongue2:!

Sounds like a good plan BBK, -- good luck at your appointment today! :thumbup:

Hey GG, You crack me up -- have you ever thought about being a talk show host? You are good at starting discussions! Well, hold on to your hat because I am going to check off on your list the things that I was (am) able to do in less than 10 months of being banded. Be able to shop in ANY shop I want and not have to make sure they go to plus sizes. Check, I am a US size 10 (possibly even an 8) now. I was a size US size 24/26 when I started. Eat out at restaurants and not have people give me the look thinking “she doesn’t need any more food to eat” Check, except that I don't really eat out in restaurants that often any more (I used to all the time). Often a small meal like a Protein bar would do it for me -- especially for Breakfast or lunch. Not to have to look out for and make sure the chair I want to sit it doesn’t have arms Check, no problems with chairs, and my derrière does not extend past the seat either. Not need a extension belt on an a plane and to fit comfortably in the seat Check, not only that, I have lots of room left over in the seat! Get into a bikini and not have to settle for a swimming costume to hide my lumps and bumps Uh... I'll let you know about this after my plastic surgery. To be able to cross my legs!!! Check -- no problem. In fact this is old hat at this point. Not be the biggest person when going out with friends or family. Check, with me it was my exercise classes, where I was one of the heavier participants. Now, I am not the thinnest, but I am in the bottom ranks of the weight scale as compared to the other ladies in my classes. Run around after my nephews and not get tired or be in pain after 30 seconds Check, I am starting to run for exercise now. I can also easily do hikes of two to three hours on hilly terrain, with no problems either. Fit into rides at a theme park Haven't tried that, but I'm sure it would be no problem. Go horse riding (and not be told im to heavy for the horse) Again, haven't done that (although I love riding), but I am sure it would be no problem. Lastly stick two fingers up to anyone that doubted me or told me I couldn’t do it! SO not even worth my time or effort, because I never cared about stupid people and their stupid opinions in the first place! (LOL :thumbup:)

Jachut quoted something recently that she had seen in another thread that was Soooo funny and very apt for this thread: "I lost my boobs, but I still have the bags they came in." That is a perfect description of my situation -- but not for much longer :wink2: Buffie, if I were as tall as you, I would SO be going with a D cup or larger. I'm sure it looks just awesome!!!

Hi Brandy, Congratulations on your excellent stroke of luck today ! You sound excited and very optimistic -- good for you :wink2::thumbup:!