Sarah.R
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Can you feel your band?
Sarah.R replied to joanie63's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Considering there aren't any nerve sensors in/around your stomach, no you can't - You can however feel the port, the more you loose the more you'll be able to feel it -
Does anyone wear a Medical Alert Bracelet??
Sarah.R replied to teeny83's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I suppose if you have enough medical conditions and you feel more comfortable wearing one then why not? -
How is it cheating when if you had someone exactly the same as you that started dieting same time as you and then in 10 years your going to be the one keeping the weight off? The band is definitely not cheating - considering all the pb'ing and getting stuck that we go thru, those that say it's cheating are usually the ones that want it themselves or don't know enough information about it
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Just because you can eat chicken fine doesn't really mean anything. I've got 9.5 mls in my band after 3 fills and just getting restriction after the 2nd and 3rd one and can still eat chicken fine.
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Just watch, the next few weeks are gonna fly by so quick and then you'll be freaking out cuz it'll be the day before surgery =) Yeah I work now lol, only til october - it's kind of placement work but it's a job so I'm not complaining =) At least I actually have money now, it's nice lol.
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Yes theres going to be huge issues about this because if your getting the band then shouldnt you be unhappy with who you are? I'll put my 2 cents in - I'm 21, I WAS happy with my weight, I liked my curves, I liked my boobs BUT my health has been crap since I was 10 and had chemotherapy and has gone down hill ever since. If I didn't have this surgery I was looking at a possible lung transplant and being rejected for it, now I know that if that possibility does come up, I will hopefully not be rejected for it. If I could have stayed the way I was and have been healthy, I would of been happy, who I am now defines me - I've always been fat and it's hard to change my persception with that - In saying that. I have never had a date, so yeah there are some downers for it - But overall I wasn't miserable when I was fat - I could find clothes, friends liked me for me and so did family - If I had negative things from friends/family then maybe the situation would have been different.
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There's 2 BRANDS of band the realize and the johnson and johnson brand - The johnson & johnson one comes in like 5 sizes I think - 4cc, 6cc, 9, 10 & 12. And the realise only comes in 2 sizes - Not sure what those are though. It's great that you've lost 15lbs, I didn't really loose much on my post op fluids which was annoying but what can you do? I'm pretty sure I have the biggest size band there is which is the 12. I have 9cc in at the moment and let me tell you I can definitely feel restriction. Last night I had only about 3/4 cup of food for dinner, the night before that it wasn't even half a cup. But I only just got my second fill on wednesday so it may not even last - Just gotta wait and see. As for the gas, have you been walking? I feel bad for those that get the gas because I never had any, no shoulder tip pain either - although I have had shoulder tip pain from a previous surgery so I know how painful that can be. Good luck with everything.
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Some surgeons actually do put fluid in during surgery - I was under the impression that my surgeon didn't do it, then I went for my first fill last month and turns out he stuck in 4ccs during surgery so it just depends on the surgeon.
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Aw thankyou - It's tempting to wear it but I need to find some good tummy sucker underwear lol.
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Hey Sarah, I'm only on the liquid diet for 24 hours afterwards which is good compaired to some others. I just tried to eat some pasta bake and I got seriously stuck and had my first pb - It wasn't nice. I was sitting on the bathroom floor crying and contemplating calling 000 (same as 911) thankfully it passed but I know now - If I'm hungry no matter what - Eat slowwww, was the worst pain ever =(
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Sasha on June 24th, had 5 puppies
Sarah.R commented on knrpick's gallery image in Member Photo Gallery
Aww your so lucky. I love dogs but I think when I decide to get one I won't let her have puppies - Although when they're that cute it does make you change your mind lol. -
Theres several people on here that have had the band done twice. I can only think of one off the top of my head - Corliss - she recently went to mexico for a tummy tuck and to get her face done and also had another band put in. If you wanna talk to her she's usally in the chat room at nights
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14 year old weights 555 pounds. mother arrested for neglect.
Sarah.R replied to sil's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
That's like I was watching a thing on big medicine about a teenager who was 18 and was already at like 600lbs and I just thought - How can that happen? I mean yeah I know people over eat but that weight that early in life? -
Movie stars with weight issues.....
Sarah.R replied to suzetteherrera's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Theres a comedian here in australia - Mikey Robbins and he had it as well. -
last year's homecoming dress, size 20
Sarah.R commented on Erin18's gallery image in Member Photo Gallery
Wow, I love that colour. It's so pretty -
Why not just get the large and then if you are a medium size when the wedding comes around you can take it somewhere to get altered? Or if you don't wanna do that then buy both and whichever one you don't wear sell the other one on ebay?
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I haven't had coke in over 3 months - OH MY GOD LOL. In saying that - I actually don't miss it which is weird. I'm paranoid that I'm going to do something wrong to my band if I do drink it so I don't. Plus I would have to wait for it to go flat and flat cokes just isn't that great lol. But it does get tiring living on water, milk, juice, chocolate milk. I'd love more variety =( Edit* One more thing to add - I think that the amount of sugar in them even if I attempted a sip I would probably feel sick from the amount that's in it - You look at the amount of sugar in a can of coke and you might as well eat 10 teaspoons of sugar.
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Honestly, does it really matter? As long as your loosing the weight and becoming healthier isn't that the more important thing?
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What Age Were You When You Got The Lap Band Surgery?
Sarah.R replied to MsFab1988's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Well I COULD have had the band done 6 days before my 21st so I would of been 20 but they screwed me around and I was 21 lol. But I didn't really care as long as I got it done =) -
Can I have unprotected sex?
Sarah.R replied to Loving everyday's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Like always before surgery. The pill only has like a 99% success rate. So hey go ahead but if you get preggers you know you were the 1% -
Hey Sarah. The majority of the aussie bandsters on here I've found are from south australia. I think there's maybe 5 in brisbane? Including you and myself