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OMG! I did too! LOL I almost wasn't gonna confess!

Here you go Barb! Great job! ~Carol NAME************START WGHT**CURRENT WGHT*****GOAL****LBS. LOST ****************:thumbup:*************:tt2:************:biggrin:*********:w00t:* 1dayatime..........263............261............243............2 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............219............213............4 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............196.4..........180..........2.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............218............213...........10 Bea1128............210.5..........205.5..........188............5 blueriley..........206............206............190............0 Brandymom1234......227............151.9..........135..........4.1 Caramia71..........208............202............195............6 cQQlgirl...........194............192............180............2 Crzytchr...........281............273............265............8 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............230............220...........15 HarleyGirl.........188............187............175............1 HeatherA...........210.5..........206............200..........4.5 HeatherO...........155............150............140............5 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............185............177...........11 KikiVal315.........237.5..........230.5..........220............7 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............177............160............3 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........269.6..........256..........4.6 LisaB..............205.5..........198............180..........7.5 livn4thm...........235............233............210............2 Long2bthin.........248............239............230............9 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............286............280............13 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............286............280............9 mominlv13..........299.8..........291.2..........280..........8.6 Momof5.............192.5..........189............175..........3.5 nip50..............175............171............160............4 NukeChik...........218............218............208............0 NurseNiki..........258............255............239............3 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............247............232............5 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0 Redtulips3.........180............180............170............0 Renee74............214............213............199............7 Renewedhope........171............169............150............2 reif78.............294............195............185............0 shaversd...........230.5..........225............210..........5.5 SpecialK...........294............288............280............6 Sunshine2..........177............171............167............6 Tess...............304............300.5..........280..........3.5 thatDEgirl.........211............207.5..........195..........3.5 tp78...............201............192............180............9 Turler.............225............219............210............6 wendyw.............192............188............172............4 wowox7.............195............186............170............9 WyominGirl.........327............321............312............6

HI! Don't worry too much about the fills. It really does hurt LESS than a blood draw! My doctor has me do a sort of 'sit-up' and when the muscle is tense, the port sticks up and he pokes it. Once the split second poke is done the needle could stay in there and it doesn't hurt. It's more fear than anything. If you've ever had a flu shot--those hurt way more! LOL Trust me, if the fills were so bad, no one would get them! You'll be okay, just relax and be ready to have some restriction and not feel as hungry! ~C

I love coffee!

OMG!!!! You guys are doing great! ASINGINGDIVA and NEXT12BEBANDED- How in the world have you lost so much?????? I am so impressed and jealous! LOL ~Carol

Wow Sheila! I'm impressed! A few guys at work do the Cross Fit program and I've taken a look at it. That is some pretty rigorous exercise. I haven't attempted it, although I think it's probably a great program. Everything can be accomplished at home I believe. No gym required, right? HP-check out the link...navigate around. There are videos and stuff. They design the workout, you don't have to try to figure out what's next. You just do the next day on the list. Pretty cool. Very police and military oriented. Welcome to CrossFit: Forging Elite Fitness ~C

Somehow I got dropped from the list. Maybe everyone should make sure the right stats on here! Name_________Start Weight___CurrentWeight______Goal________To Go *****<?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /><v:shapetype id=_x0000_t75 path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f" filled="f" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" coordsize="21600,21600">:cool2:</v:shapetype>************************:tt2:******************** agreatknead........237............198...........180...........18 areellady..........189............189...........159...........30 BIGB...............342............342...........300...........42 BellaPerdente......287............251...........200...........51 Boos02.............258............226...........200...........26 Brandy.............221............216...........191...........25 BrownBear..........240............235...........200...........35 Cadets71...........223.4..........223.4.........189...........34.4 Claudine...........250............250.......... 225...........25 Bunkey1965.........194............188...........170...........18 Cutiew/booty.......251............251...........220...........31 cQQlgirl...........195............195...........175...........20 crzytchr...........276............275...........246...........29 Dionna113..........199............198...........160...........38 Ekat...............527............172...........152...........19 feefee57...........262............212...........180...........32 FeliciaLevy75......240............232...........190...........42 GillieBean.........304............296...........264...........32 HeatherO...........150............150...........130...........20 Hollie ............l54............154...........125...........29 Jeni 85............182............182...........160...........22 Jillbeme...........235............210...........185...........25 Josie74............260............255...........215...........40 klmsilva...........216............212...........190...........26 legster............183............183...........160...........23 linksmom...........251............251...........200...........51 Liquidbluegal......225............220.4.........199...........21.4 Liz_hager..........161............158...........130...........28 lotzasunshine......292............289.5.........250...........39.5<v:shape style="WIDTH: 21.75pt; HEIGHT: 15pt" id=_x0000_i1025 alt="" type="#_x0000_t75"></v:shape> Luu2008............230............199.5.........153...........46.5 Mamanmidwife.......295............295...........260...........35 MELISSA AGUIRRE....266............233...........160...........73 Melody2006.........223............223...........173...........50 MiniPearl#2........???............???...........???...........?? Minxz..............299............287...........270...........17 neefam.............238............189...........158...........31 odizzzydori........242............242...........199...........43 paige65............252............252...........208...........44 rainer.............236............233...........199...........34 reif78.............294............195...........140...........40 RichardCranium.....338............276...........200...........76 soontobehottie.....201............196...........165...........31 srknepler..........285............285...........255...........30 squale.............353............353...........325...........28 Sunshine2..........177............171...........160...........11 stevegoad..........370............341...........267...........74 Terilynn112........240............236...........199...........41 Truediva...........299............285...........235...........50 thininside28.......255............255...........215...........40 Turler.............219............219...........194...........25 youcandoit!........196............196...........162...........34

Yes, I would like to post just to post too. It's a beautiful Ohio day, and I'm inside....posting. LOL ...Oh, and LJM....good for you for gettin' to the gym! It's hard enough to do it when we're NOT pregnant! You rock! ~C

Oh my! You guys are funny! Leslie girl, I say revel in it! It was a sweet compliment and you should enjoy it! ~Carol

Good luck tomorrow MAC!

Hi Cubs Girl! You are welcome to hang out with us! There is a more active thread for all April Bandsters that you may find more people to chat with! Here is the link if you'd like to drop in. http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f179/calling-all-april-bandsters-54148/ ~C

Your killin' me! I'm totally gonna ask about this test at work. I've never heard of this! So are ya strapped down? Just hanging on? And why would you be on your stomach with your arse hanging out trying to drink stuff??? :embaressed_smile:

LOL WOW, I'm not familiar with that test! I have this visual right now that is making me laugh...probably not quite what the test is, but the way you describe it is hilarious!

It means under a 'live' x-ray. They can watch the fill going in, the band inflating and they usually have you drink while they do it to see if it the band is tight enough. They can get better adjustments that way. (Upper GI can mean either an X-ray or an EGD (scope down the throat) so I don't want to assume which one you might have meant) ~C

IMHO- make sure your surgeon does the fills under flouro every time! Mine does not. Actually, he never does unless there is some special issue. The only flouro I got was the day after banding. Maybe I wouldn't be dealing with all this if he would've used flouro to begin with! He says he can feel my port just fine. I can see it (I don't carry a lot of my weight around my middle) and I feel it just fine. I don't understand why he's having trouble 'hitting' it. ~C

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You guys are awesome and thank you so much for your encouragement! SNT- I hope I didn't scare you! I definitely don't think my situation is the norm! The good news about all this, is that a CT is most certainly the best way to see everything. At least we know the band hasn't slipped and does not APPEAR to be leaking (could be too slow to see during a test). Now, if he could just put the saline IN THE PORT maybe things would be fine. I just think he went overboard by filling me so full when I had been going without any fill in the first place. Maybe he was just being generous! Hey, I'm trying to see the funny side of this! (yeah, not so much) ~C

I'm posting to tell you all what just happened to me and my Band! I went in to see the doctor for a fill (have been hungry lately and the weight loss stopped). He gets the needle into the port and discovers there is NO FILL in there! Again. This is the second time this has happened to me. So he decides it's time for an X-ray. He wants to check for a slip and a leak. Well to make a long story short, he injects 3 cc's of contrast (I have a 4 cc band) into the band and I end up in a CT scan (not flouro, not just an x-ray, but a darned CT). He determines there is no leak, no slip. He leaves the 3 cc's in there and sends me on my way. Well, I'm instantly not hungry and my DH and I were on our way to meet friends for drinks. I grab a Slimfast and I notice an immediate difference in swallowing. I can't take a big drink as it's uncomfortable, but manage a few sips. I have an drink at the restaurant and I notice it's tight, but I'm doing fine. Until 2 am. I wake up with the worst pain in my throat and stomach. My throat feels like it's on fire and there is a sharp pain in my stomach that comes in waves. Long story short, I can't tolerate it any longer and at 5:15 am, he takes all the fill out. All of it. I feel better of course, but he says I can't have a fill now for at least a few days until my stomach settles in case of any damage. OMG! So, here I am. Tired from being up all night, frustrated and sore. I just don't get what's going on with my band. He determined that he must be "missing" the port when he's giving me my fills. Ugh. So that is my post just to post...my rant for the day. Thanks for listening. I know it's usually funny around here, so sorry if I killed the mood! LOL ~Carol

Thank you! I know I need to just keep doing what I was doing. I think my body realized it had let go of a few pounds and freaked out! LOL I have to stay motivated somehow and keep on truckin'! ~C

Thanks B for the encouragement. I won't give up, I'm just a little frustrated! I have big plans ya know, and I need to get this weight off! There is a whole plethera of new clothes out there waiting for me! LOL

Hey gang! I'm just stopping by to say Hi too! I'm done losing weight for a while it seems. I got my big victory with the 50 pounds and now there's nothing. I'm going to the gym more, I'm sore and I'm stressed. I'm not eating good the last few days and I don't know why! I'm sure it will come back, but for now I'm bummed that my celebration was so short lived! Hope everyone is doing okay. ~C

Hi HP! Yeah...the whole site seems to be quiet this weekend. Maybe everyone is just out enjoying what will be the last few good weather weekends for a while! We really need the rain here though. I'm okay with it, but my heart goes out to those south of us that are getting hit. Does anyone know how Stef is doing? We haven't seen her on here for months and I know she lives in Texas. Hope she is okay. ~C

WOW! 60 lbs!! You are rockin'! Tell me your secrets!

Ummmm, nope! :wink_smile:

Hi everybody! I'm with Leslie...I'd love to hear how everyone is doing! ~C