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I'm at 5 months and not doing near as well as any of you. :eek:

My doc is VERY adamant about waiting 18 months! I've also heard and read that losing weight while pregnant can greatly increase your chances of your baby having obesity problems in the future. I understand wanting a baby but if you are ready now you'll likely be ready in another 8 months! DO what's best for yourself and the baby and wait!

Awesome! I hate jogging so I think it's an NSV in itself that you motivated yourself to jog, and then you get another NSV for actually being able to job! So, 2 gold stars for you my friend!

I'm sorry - I just re-read DeLarla's comment and I'm rollin on the floor laughing now. The things some gyms/schools/etc pass off as towels. It did suck being the chunky girl in school and having that "towel" that wouldn't cover anything! Maybe someday I'll be able to use one of those towels, but for now I'm content that my towels I have at home go all the way around me now! Anyways, I do have pics posted under the before and after pics thread.

NSV= Non scale victory Thanks all of you! It might be a slightly oversized towel, but it's still one of my same towels that 1/2 my belly fat and one boob hung out of before!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is so silly but maybe some of you remember my signature before my surgery that said "NSV I'm most looking forward to - being able to wrap a towel around me after the shower without 1/2 my fat belly and a boob hanging out." The reason I wrote that is because it was that sight that convinced me I needed surgical intervention. Well, just now, I got out of the shower, wrapped a towel around me, and looked in the mirror - no fat hanging out, no boob hanging out, the towel went ALL the way around me like a normal sized person. I know this sounds silly but it's the only NSV I've had so far that has brought tears to my eyes! So, at least for today I hopefully won't be too upset about being a slow loser, when at least I reached one goal! :clap2:

I cannot eat breakfast. I cannot eat before 11 or 12 or I will PB it. I try to have a protein shake but usually end up with just coffee. But sometimes I do drink a creamy chicken soup at hand.

thought you said steak for b-day, but you said 8 day. I'm obviously blurry eyed tired!

Haha, shortly after my surgery my hubby made a steak and I dipped at the juice, and then I was overcome with carnivorism and I took a huge bite, chewed on it, sucked out the juice, and spit it out. It was gross that I did that but it satisfied that craving! Happy Bday to you!

I was banded Sept 20, 2005 - I think I'm the slowest losing Sept bandster. I wanna cry now!

Ok, I got my 4th fill and after that I PB'd ALOT and started having tummy pain. After 13 days or so of that I went and got a little unfill and made sure I hadn't slipped. I feel great now as far as eating is concerned, no PB's, etc. But, my port area is sore, like a pressure type pain. No redness or anything, but just dull pressure pain, especially after sitting for a while. Also, I noticed that I have a ton of scar tissue built up around my port, like 4 inches around my port, each way. Especially near my belly button there is a real hard nodule of tissue. Also, I had my belly button pierced 10+ years ago and I took it our because my body was trying to force out the ring, and all this scar tissue built up in my belly button. Well, as my port scar tissue has expanded over the last 5 months I guess it connected with that b/c now my belly button is all sore and the hole from my belly button ring is hurting. I go see the doc in 2 weeks and I will ask him, but I just thought I'd run it by ya'll. Does anyone else have ALOT of scar tissue and port pain? When will this scar tissue build up stop?

My doc fixed mine and voila - no more reflux, etc. But my guess is that yours will not bother you anymore after you lose weight.

you go girl! I would love to see some before and after pics of you! What an amazing feat!

I'm not slipped thank god. Now they just have to figure out why I'm hurting, burping, and PBing on everything even though the bariums swallows shows me being relatively oen.

great advice la madam, thanks and crongrats on how well yuoure doing bandless!

I really want to go to the tanning salon but I don't know how it will effect my scars. Is it bad for scars? I guess I could cover them with a bandaid. What do you all think?

I am going in on Monday for the same thing. After my 4th fill I have been real tight and PB'd ALOT - everyday, a lot. Now over the past 4 days I've been spitting up some, burping ALL THE TIME, and had some stomach pain. I pray to god it's just too tight and not slipped. I will pray for you too! Let me know tomorrow!

Dr barker did mine for 12,600 at Vista Hospital - if you go see him you must ask about Vista b/c he doesn't go there often but it's the cheapest place. www.drwbarker.com good luck

YEAH - at dinner I ate a few chips and queso and some rice and one bite of hubbys tamale! I think maybe I was just swollen - am still gonna get a lil unfill on Monday but am feeling better now thanks to dinner and all your nice responses! Love you guys!

YEAH - at dinner I ate a few chips and queso and some rice and one bite of hubbys tamale! I think maybe I was just swollen - am still gonna get a lil unfill on Monday but am feeling better now thanks to dinner and all your nice responses! Love you guys!

what is gstaritis?

I think its just post op swelling, the 1st 2-3 days out i just sipped water and took meds to knock me out. I dont think youve slipped. Just post op swelling! Hang in there, and walk around! it helps

like cramp and sometime dull ache

im also burping all the time - what is that about? i pray i just feel like crap b/c I got a fill 10 days ago and then got my period. going to have some fill taken out monday.

Ok, now I'm wondering if I slipped from all the PBing. Now my stomach hurts today. Maybe it's just my period. I managed to eat 1/2 can of noodle soup. But now my tummy hurts.