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Depends on your dog I think... my little dog is a Papillon and he hasn't had to get up in the middle of the night (unless its a hot night and he's drinking lots of water) and he lasts the full work day at home no problem.

Now I am not overly certain what breast implant reposition entails in comparison to breast reduction but my personal experience with a breast reduction was... 3 weeks off (my doctor wouldn't sign a back to work form until 3 weeks). I would say two weeks at the earliest. Myself, I was BIG (G or H) and because I was so big they had to completely detach and reattach my nipples and they took off 10lbs total. I couldn't have imagined going back to work sooner than 2-3 weeks myself. Good luck!

I was probably about 7 days w/o a BM however I wasn't "backed up" at all, when I went it wasn't uncomfortable at all. If he's in any pain or discomfort it wouldn't hurt to talk to the doc about recommended products but I'd imagine some milk of magnesia would work.

I do have to agree with this statement, altho to what Wheetsin said too, I really think it depends on the person and their experience that happened. I was big in high school for sure one of the biggest girls in my grade but I didn't really have any issues related to that. I was like Switzerland, neutral and friends with everyone, including the "in" crowd but I only hung out with "my crowd". As for the years later . . . I moved, others moved and I'm hardly in contact with any of those people now besides the odd facebook message. But yes, Kids suck. lol

Excellent when you manage to dig it out of whatever computer recess you have forgotten you put it in - I look forward to you posting it (along with the name of your surgeon and facility that you had the surgery in). And quoted for truth Kat because you say it so well and this is where my skepticism comes out.

I'm sorry but after reading all of your posts and responses to people. I'm going to have to call bullshit too. If this really did happen to you (which at this point I highly doubt it did) I'm sorry that you are going through this. And if I am correct in my feelings/instincts (as other people are feeling as well) SHAME on you for posting such total and under CRAP on a forum like this. Oh, and I want to see this port sticking out of your belly in a picture - because you can bet your butt that if that happened to 98% of the Lapband public they would be photographing that like mad. So go on, show us.

I had steristrips on my incisions and to be honest I have no idea what was under them (I think dissolving stitches on the inside but no idea if he used glue or what) as when they came off there were no visible stitches or glue or anything. I had my steri-strips on for just over a week when they started to peel up and he told me that if they fell off or came off soon it wouldn't be a big deal. If you think that the areas look like they are maybe partially open or anything then bandaging it up I'm sure would not hurt at all.

Bah, I lose at being fast at the internets :crying:

I wondered that too, so I did a quick post search on Neveragain and looked at the most recent threads he posted to and I have a feeling he is referencing http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f78/hi-everyone-i-think-i-ll-contrarian-voice-here-58983/ Neveragain, hope you don't mind me posting the thread I think you are referring to and I do have to agree - I smell bullshit there too.

Fantastic! That is so great. Good for you :crying:

I stick with my original post and hope that it did not come off as a "flame" as it was more to point out that things may not be as cut and dry as they seem. I AM also very sincere when I say that I wish you the best of luck in your journey and that I hope everything works out for you. Getting the process started can be disheartening and frustrating and I truly do hope that you are able to get things worked out and get your band. And like I said above, I stick with my original post - I too am a young working woman who is self pay (I am the same age as the OP) with a starting BMI of 50. And I STILL do not think that her original assement of lesser weight people is correct. Like you Green, I also live in Canada and do not have it covered by provincial health care BUT I also pay into extended health care and it was not covered (exclusion policy) by them either - so I self paid. And yah it sucks. HOWEVER, those points said - I agree with the statement to stop flaming her. While she may have posted in a Rants & Raves and didn't expect the response she got (as opposed to posting in a different forum section) there is no reason to flame. Like Green said - let's give her the sympathy and support we all deserve. Come on everyone - GROUP HUGS. three sixty six, no one here wants you to not have the band. I am sure that we are all hoping for nothing but the best on you getting the band and having a successful surgery.

Cheryl Ann, I think that is probably normal (but I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on the internet :confused:). I am almost 3 months post op and my scars are still a bit bumpy/ropey feeling. If you are concerned about this once your steri strips are off and they are definitely healed up (ie: no open spots to them) if you pick up from a health store Arnica Montana cream and rub it on them daily, being sure to really rub it in - it will make a world of difference in how your scar appears in the long run. The cream doesn't smell oh so pretty but it's worth it.

Are you serious? That is horrid and disgusting and some people are wasting precious oxygen that could be better used by others. PLEASE tell me that the father was locked up or the chid was taken away - or both!!! That makes me so angry.:confused:

Yay I'm glad to hear another positive response about water aerobics and that you found them good. I'm excited to give it a shot too! I will post after I've done my first drop in visit (waiting for TOM to be gone as that just doesn't sound like fun during... lol)

Sorry I don't mean to be a bitch but to say that someone needs the surgery less than you if they only weigh 225 lbs sounds like you have some entitlement issues as well. You don't know those people, you don't know if they have co-morbidities and you don't know their life and their situations (health wise or financially) and that doesn't really give you the right to say that you deserve and would put it to better use than they would. I know you are frustrated and I am sorry to hear that your insurance has the exclusion policy. I know forking out the money sucks (I'm self pay too) but in the end it will all be worth it. Like fluffycat said there are alternative places to go to to pay less money like Mexico or to Dr.Kirschenbaum in Denver ($9000-something with him) as long as you get your aftercare lined up where you live why not consider something like that. I wish you the best of luck in your journey and I hope you are able to get things figured out so you can get the surgery underway. Hang in there, it will all be worth it in the end.

Well honestly - I like the concept of circuit training (ie: Curves) where you go and you have it all laid out for you plain and simple you know you do this, this, this, 1/2 hr later you're done. I LOVE that concept as I know other gyms (just normal) that I have joined in the past when I look at the weight machines etc I'm just lost as to how to get a routine going that I stick with and with Curves - you have just that. So the concept I like. What I don't like (has nothing to do with the people or location etc they are all fantastic) is while it has structure and all that - it bores me, I leave and I feel like I just wasted a 1/2 hr of my life I won't get back and the entire time I am there I am counting down the minutes until I leave - I don't know what it is about it. Sure the fact that I am still very big makes it not as fun and I'm sure it will be that way with any exercise. Just got bored with it all really. I am looking into joining the Y (my Curves membership is up mid-June and that's when I can cancel if I so choose) as they have Aquafit (water aerobics) classes as well as other programs and a full gym that I can use if I want. My main goal there would be to do aquafit and then when I'm more comfortable on something like a treadmill, progress to that. I am going to do a few drop in's to aquafit to see if I will enjoy it as much as I think I might before quitting Curves and joining up there instead as I unfortunately cannot afford to have memberships at both places (self pay for band). Hope you enjoy Curves!

A friend of mine who had gastric bypass (actually both of them) had that same concern but their bodies just settled into a spot that it was happy and now they don't even give it a second thought. Hopefully everything goes well - you are looking and doing fantastic.

Haha, quite possibly. Personally, I never took any pain meds post op...

My luck I would forget they are in there - dump the whole litterbox in the garbage and throw them out by accident. Or, my DF would be wanting to help out and do the same haha.

Hah that's great. This made me pull out my own license and see what it says on it. I am 25 now and I know the weight on it hasn't been updated since I was 16 and I KNOW I lied on it at the time and was heavier than I put. It says I'm 186 lbs (well 86kgs cuz I live in Canada), that's funny! Gosh only knows when I was 186lbs, I was probably like 13. Hehe. If I ever get pulled over or whatever some cop would be like uhmmm what? Especially because the pic on there is from before I lost 50 lbs on weight watchers a few years ago and is definitely around my heaviest. I have to renew my license this year, wonder what weight I will tell them then.... heheheehe. Thanks for the giggle.

Your pics turned out fantastic. You're beautiful girl!

Well said! I agree.

I try to, I really do - but I find myself waivering and not doing it again. I go to Curves but really don't like it so I am going to see if I can find another outlet of exercise that I do enjoy. I am currently looking into doing something like water exercises (gotta find swimsuit first haha) and I hope that is something I can stick to as I do love the water.

Hey Mike, hang in there. Have you done any measurements rather than just relying on the scale? I noticed when there was a period my scale wasn't really moving that my measurements were actually changing a bit. I have had my 2nd fill now and will need another one for sure as I don't really have a whole lot of restriction either - I have to remind myself to not eat. Other than that - maybe journal your food for a week or so - see where you are at with what you are consuming calorie/fat wise. The Daily Plate is a great site for that. Have you started exercising at all? *hugs!*

That is for sure and as I lose the weight I have to remember that I don't need to buy 10 new outfits in a new size as they likely won't fit soon (I've not yet lost that much to change a whole lot where I'm needing to buy a lot more yet - still at the stage where some of my clothes are too big but others are just fitting better). Fantastic NSV's! I bought tickets to a concert in August and I hope I am down a good chunk of weight by then because I remember the last concert I went to at that venue my ass didn't really fit in the chairs at all (granted I've lost like 40lbs since then anyways... that was like 6 or 7 yrs ago) and I want to be comfortable and have fun! Keep up the awesome job everyone!:thumbup: