Lynn_Marie

Wow! Since I originally posted this I have had a couple of fills and now seem to have LOST my soft stop! :smile: Now I have to really watch it!

Anyone else? Seems like since it has gotten cold here in Kansas City I am craving carbs like nobody's business! Any suggestions? Didn't lose a thing last week because of this!

I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism (Hashimoto's Disease) and have been on Synthroid for 20 years. I have lost 39# since Aug. 13, 2007 and have been told to continue taking the same dosage but only 6 days a week now. I feel G*R*E*A*T!!! May I also add I am no longer taking the 2 diabetes meds or the cholesterol med I was on before surgery. WooHoo!!! :whoo:

Yup...all 3 of them know. The oldest one had RNY and has lost 170# himself.

C*O*N*G*R*A*T*S!!! You are on your way to a new and better life! :whoo: :clap2: :whoo:

After losing 30#, I took my wedding rings and my grandmother's wedding ring that I wear on my right hand to a jeweler that we know and trust and he sized them down 2 sizes for me. I guess I may have to do it again if I lose all my weight. But it's definitely worth it!!! :whoo:

I paid $7,700 and my airfare to Monterey, Mexico to have surgery done by Dr. Arturo Rodriguez. There were four of us who went down together and had lapband surgery, so that price reflects a small discount.

C*O*N*G*R*A*T*S!!! You are doing a great job! I look forward to joining you there some day! :whoo: :whoo: :whoo: :whoo: :whoo: :whoo: :whoo:

I am so glad someone asked this question! I just saw my Endocrinologist Tuesday and he told me it is FINE that I have stopped all of my Diabetes (Type II) medications! I stopped taking them before lapband surgery on August 13 and hope to NEVER have to take them again! All that finger sticking and giving myself two injections of Byetta (not insulin) a day and taking Avandamet twice a day, which has metformin in it which gave me the s**ts like you wouldn't believe, are all gone now! YEA!!!! I've also been able to go off the cholesterol med (Zocor) and am looking forward to getting off some of the bp meds! Plus, I can go up and down the stairs at home like a normal person instead of one foot on the step and then the other foot on the same step, and I don't have any pain what-so-ever and I don't hear hardly any crackling in my knees! My hip joints have stopped hurting, too! There are other things that I could go on and on about, but you really only asked about the Diabetes meds so I'll cut this off now. Good luck on your lapband journey! Lynn :whoo: :clap2:

Nope, no port pain. But I would imagine it would hurt if I coughed alot because of the muscles around/behind it flexing. Seems like vomitting might have that effect, too.

Congrats, congrats, congrats! We're all so happy for you! :whoo: :clap2: :whoo: :clap2: :whoo: :clap2: :whoo: :clap2:

I don't have an answer for this, but I am sure glad you posted it because I would like to know myself for the same reasons. I had 3 c-sects which were vertical from belly button to pubic bone and then years later a hysterectomy which was done with the bikini cut. If I have to pay for the surgery myself I won't be able to get it done, so I'm sure hoping insurance will cover it some how or another! :cry

You look great! I can see the loss all over your body! Thanks for posting them...I started at the same weight and had surgery with Dr. Rodriguez, too, so it's cool to see what I might look like when I lose some more! Keep up the good work! :whoo:

I've lost 34 # in 3 months and my bff who had surgery with me has lost 55 #. Neither of us are excercising yet. :straight

Ok...this may be what some of you referred to as 'bandster hell'...I dunno...but I've lost 32 or so pounds and had a fill just a couple weeks ago (1.5 cc in 10cm band that holds 4cc total) and for 2 weeks didn't lose an ounce! In the morning I couldn't care less about food, by lunch I want something, but by dinnertime I could eat a horse! I want the restriction back that I had in the beginning! H-E-L-P!!!! :help:

In the beginning I was told no caffeine. Is that forever? Because since the weather started getting cooler here I have been going for the hot drinks. I started off with decaf but am finding myself wanting the real deal now. I know the rule that for every ounce of caffeinated beverage I need to replace with 2 oz. non caffeinated. But what is the rule about caffeine in general???

Well, the main thing is just keep working at it. Do you eat much fish? When I was in Kampala we ate Tilapia from Lake Victoria. Best fish I've ever had! It's so good for you, too. One thing you might try is olive oil. It's one of the good oils. I use it in a lot of foods and don't notice it making them taste different. I understand what you are saying about having a big family and making things stretch, too. That's a hard one!

It sounds like you may be 'mourning' the loss of food as you have known it in your life up til now, and that's normal for a lot of people. Hang in there! Look for support all around you, professional and otherwise. Good luck!

You could just do a search for calorie counts and get the answers that way. You are probably going to want to stay away from what you call 'starches' which are high in carbohydrates and calories. Also, my doctor said no fried foods or rice. What did your doctor say?

Funny Barb! I don't think they learn that in college! LOL! :biggrin1:

I'm not that far out yet, but what are you eating? Can you be more specific about what you are having trouble with?

The doctor is suggesting that I take care of it by increasing Potassium in my diet. It was actually still in the reference range the lab gave, but the lowest it could be without being out of range...and Yes, it is more than likely due to the Hyzaar which has a diuretic in it. I know we're really not supposed to, but I took myself off it for the time being. I have my bp checked every Wednesday by an RN and it has been great for a long, long time now. If I don't see any change in it w/out the Hyzaar I'll just stay off it. However...if I see any edema or changes in bp I'll be right back on it!!! I also take CoregCR so it's not like I'm going completely off all bp meds. Do you think I'll be able to get the greens down once I get good restriction? I'm thinking they may help my bowels, too.

I tried the roasted tofu recipe (posted earlier on this thread) over the weekend and I LOVE it! I just did the basic recipe and next time I am going to try adding garlic and see how that is. :whoo: ....still excited about Tofu!! And to make it even better, Whole Foods had a sale ... $1.00/lb!!! Beneficial health wise plus it helps my budget!

I just learned today that my potassium is a little low. I think I might be able to get it up by adding potassium rich foods to my diet. I like greens well enough to eat them and they are lowest in calories, but I wonder if I will always be able to swallow them??? Any ideas???

I was looking at the websites that FaithMD posted in this thread and learned that Sweet Leaf has liquid flavored Stevia, too....so...I got on ebay and bought some Vanilla Cream flavor...can't wait to get it and see how it is in my decaf! They have lots of other flavors, too!