MsButterKup23

I know at times I am my own worse enemy.

Yeah that's pretty much my main complaint. I threw up once, but it's been diarrhea the whole time and nausea. If I vomit anymore I will definately call my surgeon and get his opinion. I can handle the other end. My daughters pedi said that the runs with this virus is lasting 7-10 days!!!

OMGoodness.. My 16 month old baby brought home a stomach bug. Now I have it and feel like crap. I took her to the doctor Friday because she ran a fever for 3 days and they said it is going around like crazy in the Mesquite (Dallas) area. I've had 1/2 a tv dinner and a Protein shake today that's all I can handle. I've been drinking enough just to get by. This so sucks. Anyone else have this?

Way to go!!! I hope to join you soon! :puke:

I forgot to add in my post: My hubby's Stats: Date Banded: 01/19/06 Country: US State: Texas Surgeon: Dr. Robert Powell Eroded? Yes/No?: No problems, same surgeon I used. :puke:

Leatha is cool and funny as hell. I promise it will be a great dinner. :puke:

I went back to school the following week (4 days later), but I did have a pillow with me for support. Hubby was shopping at Wal-Mart with me the night of surgery! He was walking slow, but he didn't have any problems. I dunno about the 2 day thing, I don't think either (him or me) of us could do it. Any chance they would let you work 1/2 a day??

Thanks, yes I went through a difficult time in the beginning. Now I am totally opposite, I hate to eat and have to FORCE myself to do it. LOL

Hi, I started out on Lexapro after my daughter was born to treat postpartum depression and anxiety. I went from 10mg to 20mg and then the 20's quit working. I decided to go to a shrink and she put me on Zoloft. Right now I am taking 100mg of Zoloft once per day. I have been feeling pretty good. The first few days I was kinda jittery. It took a while for the amount of Zoloft to get high enough. Once I made it to the 100's (she gave me a sample pack and i had to work my way up) I was fine. The only side effect I have no is I am unable to have an orgasm and my sex drive is non-existant. Both of which is very common with Zoloft. It's not great for my marriage, but my hubby understands and would rather have me happy than horny. Best of luck to ya!

Date Banded: 8/9/05 Country: US State: Texas Surgeon: Dr. Robert Powell Eroded? Yes/No?: No, not eroded. No problems

Sorry to hear this. I had a similar experience with Lap Band Solutions, they are idiots. I waited from April until August and they hadn't even submitted my paperwork to the ins company. My surgeon fired them and got someone in house to do his insurance stuff. Best of luck to ya!

My hubby had surgery almost 3 wks ago. He says he doesn't feel like anything was done other than an occasiaon pain from his port. Give your body time to heal. And don't forget to use the breathing thingy even though you are hurting!! Best of luck to ya!

Hi, I was just wondering out of my own curiousity how something would work. This is just a scenario, not a "real patient". Say you have a patient who is banded and 18 months later they are eroded. This patient is down to say 125lbs from 250. At this point they are no longer obese or overweight. In one of your posts you recommended changing over to gastric bypass or some other surgery (sorry I don't remember). Would such a thing be done on someone as small as 125 (or even within the normal limits of BMI) or would they have to gain a lot of their weight back in order to have a different type of WLS?? Like I said I'm just curious and not trying to start a debate. It's just something I thought up.. Thanks

Yep, I admit I am cheap. :target: All you have to do is go to Degree's website and fill out the info for a free sample. They are available for both men and women. http://www.degreedeodorant.com/index.html

I have the 4cc and hubby has the VG, there is about 100lbs difference between us, not sure if that had anything to do with Dr. Powell using the bigger one on him.. I trust the good ole doctor's reasoning.

Xenical = poo poo :target:

Yes, thanks for the information.

Hi, I can't say for sure. But I know that the band helps reflux in some cases and there have been a few people on here with hernias that were repaired either before (seperate surgery) or at the time of Lap Band surgery. Best of luck to you!

Thanks Keri for hosting such a great get together. I truely enjoyed visiting with each of you. I can't wait for our next get together. Here, I sized it down and fixed the red-eye.

Best of luck with your fill Diva! You're doing great!

I thought I would share something that has really helped me. I started out at almost 300lbs (297 to be exact) and the thought of needing to lose 150lbs is VERY overwhelming, as most of you know. Instead of concentrating on the whole 150 I have broken up my goals into 10lb increments. Right now I am trying to get to 229, next it will be 219, then 209, etc. I know it's silly but it really has helped me feel like I am accomplishing something rather than looking at a huge task at hand.

You're not doing too bad yourself there Ray!

I have several 22/24's, dunno if anyone needs them. I also have some stuff that Ms. Leatha gave me and is too short for me that I plan on bringing.

I hope everyone is doing well. I'm down 65lbs and hope to be in ONEderland by my birthday on May 23rd. I hope everyone is feeling good and doing well. :girl_hug:

Welcome to the board!! Best of luck with your weightloss.