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Confused - do you still have your gall bladder? The reason I ask is when I had my gall bladder problems (I didn't know it was gall bladder) I felt like a punch in the stomach, it felt like I had fallen from a high place at times and fell onto my stomach and it would take my breath away at times. Just a thought for you to consider if they find its not your band.

I hope everything turns out for the best for you. The brite side is, at least you will find out exactly what is causing the pain, right? Keep us informed on how it turns out.

No gallbladder or spleen had both removed at different times of my life. Thanks for the thought though. So did they have to do something for your gallbladder?

Hey everyone...here I am gaining weight still. I had a fill a couple of weeks ago, but I'm still gaining. Went and got weighted and measured today and I told them that I have been experiencing pain, bloating, gas...things that I don't find normal..oh let's not forget about being able to eat a hippo. So now I have to be on a liquid diet till I see the doctor that's the 8th of July. They think I might have slipped my band when the physician's assistant overfilled my band. All I know is the pain is like being punched in the stomach or like you have pulled a muscle. They told me that everyone experiences different things when their bands slip. So anyway when I see the doctor after the liquid diet, they said he will do a upper GI xray...oh yippie!!

So even though I didn't really do anything wrong I feel like such a failure, and like this is all my fault somehow. Sorry for the pitty party just feel bumped out and ready to cry...thanks for everyone's shoulder. I will let everyone know how things turn out. I think the worst part of this is that they will have to do a bypass if my band slipped, well that's what I was told.

I've done all three - I wanted to try each and every way to see which way I liked. I was very leary of the injections, but now I think I might like them the best because you do it once a day and your done. I did not think I could give myself a shot, and I was afraid it would hurt. I promise you, if you get the right needles, you do not feel a thing. Boy scouts honor!

As far as the HCG, they will all say injectible use, however, its the way you "mix" it that makes it sublinqual or injectible. When I did mine, I bought the 5000iu's and mixed with 2cc of colodiul silver and 13 mils of vit b-12. You take .5 cc's 2 x's a day. I did for the sublinqual dosage.

However, I now would recommend the 2000 ius. The easiest way to explain it is look at the 2000 ius as the number of pills in a bottle, so 5000 ius will give you more dosage than 2000ius. However because the HCG loses potency after about 2 to 3 weeks, I think its better to mix more often and then you don't have to worry about it losing potency, hence that is why I would recommend 2000iu's.

When you get the HCG, you have to mix it - either for injections or to take orally. You will mix each different. If you are doing injections, you won't have to buy as much because you do 1x's per day, sublinqual you do 2x per day so you use twice as much, but you don't have to buy the injection needles, so the cost is about the same.

I mixed 2000ius for injection with 4cc of bac Water. You must get bac water for injections and nothing else. I got my bac water from bodyinfluence.com - they have the best prices and quick at shipping. I actually bought the "pre-mixed" hucog that had 1cc mixed in it, so I withdrew the 1cc of mixture, added 3 cc of bac water into a seperate sealed vial (I bought my injection needles and sealed vials from researchsupply.net as they have the best prices), I injected .30 cc a day giving me a dosage of 150ius. Dr. S said 125ius works for most, or up to 200ius. I have heard from many that 200ius is too much and it actually will make you too hungry, so I decided to try somewhere in the middle and 150 ius worked for me, probably 125 would have worked too.

I bought my mixing needles from ebay. They were cheap. You can also buy hcg kits for sublingual use - comes with everything you need to mix sublingually, momaclock has some on ebay that are reasonably priced. But you really don't need a kit. If you decide to do it, PM privately your address and I will mail you a mixing needle, I have tons of them that are still wrapped sterile. These are just for mixing, not injections.

So the first thing is to decide which way you would like to dose, injections or sublinqually? Its up to you which way because they work the same as far as weightloss. It just depends whats easiest for you.

Let me know if you have questions, I will be happy to answer what I can. Again, I'm by no means an expert, but I feel very confident in the program and happy to share with anyone that is interested.

My mom has started it and for the first time in years she has had to lower her insulin level, her blood sugar is finally becoming "normal". The manuscript says diabetics can be corrected in as short as a week, and this is happening with my mom. She is so excited that she might be able to get off her diabetes medication.

It sounds very confusing and trust me, I was totally confused when I first started and I just continued to dig and dig for information and watched a ton of youtube videos, read tons of blogs, and joined a yahoo group called HCGdiet that gave me the best information and there are a lot of women who have maintained for years on the HCG diet and still are on the blog just to help people out.

So it depends on what you are wanting to do, or what will be easiest for you, sublinqual or injections. I have found they work the same, even the homeopathic brand works and many take that too, I bought my homeopathic brand from healingpowerwithin.net.

I hope I didn't confuse you more :thumbup:

Nope now I can say I'm really super confused. So you actually have to purchase a bunch of other stuff, not just the HCG.

sunshine- do you use the injectable or the under the tongue HCG? You have me looking into it. I have a question about the alldaychemist.com website, I have looked at the HCG there and don't know how it comes when I look at the pictures (injectable or oral). I also was wondering should I order more then 1 when I order, and does it take a while to get it?

your new addition is adorable!!

I'm the right height to bump mine on the kitchen counter, and shopping carts. So I'm always bumping mine and not realizing that I have done it unless I hit really hard. I feel bruised for days sometimes you can even see the bruise. I had that popping feeling once when I started doing sit ups and ab exercises, when I told my doctor he about had a fit. He told me NO more ab exercises. He never told me what the pop feeling was though. Just take it easy if you feel like it hurts. I mean you don't want to be like that saying 1 step forward and 2 steps back...you don't want that.

I will agree with that, that the pain is due to bumping your port. I know I have bumped my port and didn't even realize I had done it until it starts to hurt...like a bad bruise. The dog ran up me while I was laying in my recliner and stood on my port, that hurt real bad..like someone punched me in the port, now that it's been a couple of days it just feels like a bruise. I was banded in 2007, and had my port and tubing replaced last year in July. My port was leaking. I would just let your doctor know when you see them, just so they can poke around and make sure that is all it is.

Alright I honestly don't know why I had the pitty party the other day...went and got weighted and measured yesterday and I'm down 4 pounds and 3 inches, and that's great because out of the 10 pounds and 8 inches i put back on because they over filled me and had to take out all the restriction, and then of course replace most of the restriction...we all know how it goes...I now only have 6 pounds and 5 inches to be on track with my ticker tape signature. Not bad for a person who was told running all over the hospital drawing blood wasn't exercise...my doctor told me that wasn't exercise because you start and stop...i call it intervals (get the heart rate up, then slow down, then amp it up again). The leg is healing nicely, I haven't been wearing the walking boot, but I haven't been doing anything that puts unnecessary strain or pressure on it. I really want to run just to see if it's healed enough for a slow run. Hope everyone is doing great...the weather is finally starting to look and feel good here in Indiana, and it's a real mood lifter. Well everyone enjoy your day!!!! :smile:

Well I have done it again...started running after not doing for a month, and it felt so good I pushed myself to far and to fast...I have stressed my leg again...I refuse to take the month off from exercising and wear that darn walking boot again. I have promised DH that I won't run until the leg is fully healed so I have decided I will just walk...I hate walking I don't feel like I get a good enough workout just walking. I have been having a pity party the last couple of days, I just feel like since I haven't reached my goals I'm a loser, a failure of some sort. My DH tells me to look at where I'm at and where I have come from...I know poor me right. Just tired of the doctor asking me when I'm going to finish this journey and meet the goals.

well I was just thinking I should log in and say HEY. I made it through clinicals, as of 3pm yesterday I am now a certified phlebotomist. In another year I will be a degreed Medical Assistant. So now all my craziness is over for the time being, now I have to figure out how to put me back into the loop of things again, and not just on the weekends. I couldn't exercise for the last month because of the crazy hours and I was just so tired when I would get home...I know NO excuss, the doctor said the same thing when I say him last week. My husband has now put a challange out on the table for me, to run 1000 miles and at the end of that 1000 miles will be something that I really want. He hasn't said what the prize is but knowing my hubby it's good...he didn't give me a time limit either, but if I want the prize I will work harder then I every have before to get it. I was going to start working on that this morning, but I didn't because I had some other stuff to do that I wasn't able to do while I was on my clinicals. So I guess it starts tomorrow on a weekend...maybe I'm just ment to be a weekend warrior..lol.

Hey Confused,

looks like we are kinda on the same wagon...are you getting your Protein in? I stopped losing exactly 1yr after surgery but I stopped counting Protein and stopped buying my Liquid Protein cause of the cost but I just reordered and now I'm ready to get back on the wagon. I have played back and forth with about 10lbs since then but I want to get to my goal and I'm thinking about a tummy tuck.:thumbup:

I don't do protein anymore unless I'm sick or I have been filled. Protein drinks are an easy food, if you think about it. I have stopped doing everything it seems like. I haven't been able to exercise because with me running all over the hospital for 8 hours I'm to tired to think, let alone care about exercise after I get home. Right now I'm on the 5am till 1 pm shift, and believe it or not these hours aren't bad, but you do need a power nap when you get home. I feel I'm lucky if anything around the house gets done, thank god for kids and husbands. I'm lucky if I eat at all, last week I don't know if it was nerves but I was so sick no matter what it was, this week I'm eating but just not a lot, just till I feel full.

Hey good luck on that Tummy Tuck goal, you will make and things will be fine...just have faith.

Have you found that the exercise has tightened up the loose skin, thus eliminating any surgical procedures?

I haven't found an exercise that eliminates all surgical procedures. I know that as I loose weight and exercise my stomach doesn't seem as flabby, so myself will not be getting a tummy tuck...but as I exercise and lose weight I do have a boob issue and I will be having surgery on them one day...just not soon. So in my opinion exercise helps alot but doesn't help everything....just an opinion though.

Diffently not skinny jeans, I have thighs that I call tree trunks. They don't look good in skinny jeans. DH thinks the thighs are changing shape...I can't see it but he thinks my legs are looking pretty good.

The weather here is also changing and I really can't wait for summer, happy with spring and watching all my tulips coming up...but I'm really a hot weather girl.

I don't want skinny jeans, I just want the ability to say that I have lost a hundred pounds...I want my 100, that's all.

I'm moved by everyone here...I want what you all have succeeded at...I want to be part of this "club"...I want my hundred pounds. I was banded 1/18/2007 and still haven't reached my hundred lost. I'm now coming to all of you asking for your help, your encouragement, your motivation...anything you all are willing to give me.

Hello everyone. WOW. I read four pages of your posts and all the horrible problems all of you have had with your port/band. I am a newbie and I have been so excited about this webiste. I have been reading posts every night after work for two weeks. Everyone's input is helping me and reassuring me about getting banded BUT now I'm not sure anymore. I was so excited that I finally could find a 'stop button" for my excessive eating. I feel I just don't have an off switch and the band was going to do just what I needed, help me stop. BUT with all the negative experiences, i.e., leakages, tubing coming apart, erosions, pricking until you can hardly bare it, incompetent doctors, incompetent NP, and heartless insurance companies - I am now not sure if banding is worth it. I will continue to read all posts good and bad and by May 2010 I hope I will know exactly whether I'll be a bandgirl or back to weight watchers. Thanks for everyone's honesty, and I truly hope and pray that you all get better and meet your goals.

ezzie5

You will be fine...because even though I have had to have the port and tube replaced, I just know I would be heavier then I am now, and that I am more then happy to have done it...not just the first time but also the second time. I can only imagine my what my life would be life without my band. I was a diabetic, with thyroid issues taking a bunch of pills...now I take nothing but vitamins...so I'm more then happy to have done the band, and to even have my port fixed...and if i need to i would do it again as many times as I have to.

My port and tubing was replaced July of 2009, all was well until just this January. My doctor's assistant went to give me a bump in Fluid and ended up overfilling me, so now I'm still not where I was before the overfill. The doctor was like all this poking of the port could cause this one to start leaking one day. I was like yeah you act like I overfilled myself, like you filled the needle and handed it to me to fill myself with it...if this one starts leaking you need to talk to your staff not me, I didn't do it.

Confused hang in there you can make it to the end. we all have our good and our bad days you will come through this point and one day you will look back and smile:smile2: at how far you have come. One day at a time it took years for us to gain this weight and we are doing great getting it off now, we got the most of the weight off now to fine tone our bodies don't sweat the small stuff. I have lost 150lbs so far and now I go up 2lbs down 4lbs than up 2lbs I can deal with that a long as I don't go up 10lbs than I will have to go back to were I start and drink Protein Shakes go back to basic LAP-BAND® 101 what ever it takes to jump start you back to loosing weight. Look at what you are eating write it down and keep it on the table so you can see it

good luck and God Bless Chin up you are doing great.

Roz:thumbup:

I would do so much better if the doctor's assistant would just stop touching me. I'm not the weight that my tracker says. See back in January I seen the doctor, and he wasn't there so I had to see his assistant. She was like I will give you a small bump in the band and it should all be good, she overfilled me...so I'm still loose cause it was bad, maybe in March I will be able to get some of the Fluid put back in. This isn't the first time she did this to me, she did it so much in the first year and half that I had to have my port and tubing replaced. You say you wouldn't know what to do if you seen the scale go up more then a couple of pounds...I have seen it go up more then 10 pounds on more then one occassion due to the assistant. I'm tired of the fight and watching it all go the other direction...I'm looking at the easy way out(weight watchers, nutrisystem, etc...) anything...I have even begged friends to break my jaw just so I could have it wired shut...I will say this out loud to all of you...the doctor will be the only person touching my port and doing my fills every again. I was so overfilled that day that he was afraid my port had flipped because he couldn't get the needle in to get the fluid out, he really had to push the needle in harder...I'm still bruised and sore around my port.

Not too much going on with me. I need to get my self motivated again. Have been doing the self-talk and really have to get going. I'm having breast reduction surgery at the end of March and need to try to lose some more weight. I'm sort of at the same spot I was a year ago...those five pounds dancing on and off me.

I'm not giving up. Just not hard after it much lately.

I agree with that...I'm not giving up, I'm just tired of the fight...I'm so tired.

addictions change that's for sure. I had my band done january 2007, and I went from food to exercise...and yes exercise can be an addiction, from that to shopping...now I'm in debt, to sex.

Just thought I would share all that with everyone.

Well today is Wednesday and I ran on Monday, even lifted some weights. I hadn't exercised in so long I'm out of it. I mean I couldn't run the whole time like normal, couldn't breathe right either..But I kept going, and the weights I added because my arms need some special attention again. Well my arms are sore and I didn't do that many reps or that much weight. I will be back out on the treadmill tomorrow. I can't workout as regular as I would like because of my class schedule and within the next couple of months even that schedule will change. Well the 18th was my 3 years since my band, I texted all my friends and was like I'm not happy with where I'm at yet, but I am happy about where I'm not at. I'm happy that I'm NO longer 233.9 pounds and a size 20/22. I'm not at goal and I keep having to see numbers that I don't like..it never fails though because everytime I get a couple of numbers away from my goal I sabotoge myself and then go visiting places that I have already seen, that makes me feel bad, then I go back to being almost at goal and then the circle starts again. I still not the size that I was, and really I'm not the size that I wanted to be, I'm smaller...yippie! Now I'm working on the numbers goal.

I hate working out anymore because after I run my legs seem bigger then what they were before, in other words my thighs on my jeans don't fit my thighs. I have now been told though that I have to get back into exercise. I had a fill last week, and they filled me to full, so I had to go back the next day to have an emergency unfill. I was so sick thought I was going to die. Now I'm so unfull, that food tastes so good, I have been eating everything that I'm not suppose to. I got a small refill yesterday. Was told to exercise not only my body, but to also exercise good judgement on food, and not to rely so much on my band. I hate being loose, I was at a good spot, and with a small bump of Fluid it would have been a great spot, but instead of a bump I got overfilled. So now I have to start all over again to get to that really good spot, I'm visiting numbers that I hated the last 3 times I seen them...so I guess I'm exercising again starting tomorrow. Ok my pitty party is over...thanks for listening.

Good Monday Morn!! How is everyone doing?

No workout for me...broke up a dog fight and got a small puncture on Saturday...hand is swollen and sore...no flailing around doing cardio just yet. Trying to decide if I gotta get the ring cut off.

Sorry to hear about your hand, and the ring. Is the dogs ok. You really should have the puncture checked, I really hope the dog that caused the puncture had his shots.

Congrets on the Baby, and my prayers are with you and him.

Hi Ladies,

Boy I waited a long time to join all of you. I guess better late than never!

So I was banded in Mexico (what fun) in Jan 2007.

I have had multiple fills/unfills (usually when vacationing)

I just got a fill today. I plan on keeping this fill until the end of August (we are going on a cruise):tongue2:

I need to lose 100lbs. Also I was just diagnosed with Diabetes last week( what a crappy Christmas gift THAT was). I have a thing about blood and needles,so I told my doctor that he can take it back- I REFUSE to be diabetic! While he thinks that is a great attitude to have he still put me on medication.

Does anyone else have diabetes?

So my plan for this new year, is to drink the Protein powder twice a day, take my Vitamins ,exercise and sit in my dry sauna.

I normally lose 20-25 lbs a month without doing ANY of the above so I am hoping that by doing more I will lose faster and feel better.

I have promised myself that I will reverse this dis-ease ASAP!

I look forward to getting to know all of you and offering encouragement along the way.:biggrin:

I was for 2 years before surgery then like 4 months before surgery my family physician was giving a script for insulin...told him I wasn't going to take it, and went and had lap band...and the rest they say is history. I also had thyroid problems and was on medication for that, doctors told me you never come off thyroid medication..well never believe everything that doctors tell you, because I'm living proof that I don't need any medication..just vitamins. YOU will be fine, just drop the weight and watch all the other problems disappear like magic...just remember also the band is a tool, the more you put into working your tool the better your tool will help you.

Anybody still around? I'm still running, but the cold weather has really slowed things down. I did buy a 3 month membership to a gym that has a small running track. As a benefit I swim after. I have joined a group run that will run on weekends starting 1/23. Hope everyone has a better 2010 than 2009. For me that should be easy.

Bill I'm still here. I run in the garage on the treadmill, so yeah I'm still here. I haven't progressed to outside world yet, suppose to do that this spring. I'm glad to hear that your 2010 should be easy...I still haven't meet my goals, and that's what I'm going to continue to work on, that and school work.