The Fireman

An aspirin tablet held firmly between your knees works pretty well.

I had a private room,so I'd say about 20 minutes.

2yrs 8mo A little tight at times,but nothing I cant handle.Not at goal yet but have lost 124 lbs.BMI from 49 down to 32.It has been worth it.

Hang in there when its right you will know it.And,for the record I would love to take you to lunch and I would even pay,how 'bout that?But, as Im 1300 miles away and almost twice your age,I guess You will have to continue the search,something will happen I promise.

My ex,I wouldnt pee on her if she was on fire.It is war.

I dont know how they decide , but in my case the picked the the wrong one.They thought I was small enough to use the 10cc but I was back in surgery 6 days later to have it removed and replaced with a 14cc.I was so tight I could not even swallow my spit.

You sound just like me.Fit in youth,started smoking, finally quit after 27 years and gained 135 pounds.The only difference I waited til I was 59 to have the surgery.I had mine on Jan.21 2008 @334 pounds and a BMI of 49 Now,28 months later I am 200 pounds and a BMI of 30.It will work for you if you work with it.Hopefully your weigh will come off faster than mine did.Best of luck to you.

Im a male and becoming more male all the time,as the weight comes off.130 lbs sure makes a difference in a lot of areas,man boobs and such.For the running gun battle going on here I have only this one comment-Kstate I see you are 22 years old,Im 61 and if you only knew what you dont know,it may surprise you.

who cares if you swollow.after all its the thought that counts.

My wife was beside herself with joy when she thought I would have to quit drinking beer.She even mentioned it in front of the doctor."well,I guess now you will have to quit drinking beer."The doctor looked at her and said"Why,as long as he drinks light beer hes only getting 100 cals.and 5gr carbs. so,dont have that 400 cal.hamburger and you can have 4 beers."Ruined her whole day.

I had to do the six month Dr. supervised diet.On my first visit I asked what kind of diet I would be on and the Dr. said,"Diet? there aint no diet.If you lose weight on the diet they may not approve you.Just let me do the documentation and you will be approved,Ive done this many times in the past."He was right.I finished the six months in Sept.2007 and was approved in Nov. and had my band on Jan.21 2008.

At least it wasnt Copenhagen.Thats a real possibility with me.

Nope,its sneezing for me.These things are as different as the number of people who have them.

Would have been back after 3 weeks but could not clear the physical due to a high heart rate which required an extra 2 weeks.I had just gotten new bunker gear measured for a 340 pound guy,now at 210 it looks like I could get in them twice.Chiefs gonna throw a fit when I ask for new ones but im gonna wait until I see where I level off.Boots and helmet still fit,gloves are too big,never knew you lost weight in your hands.

Maybe shes just talented.Ive even thrown up in a Wal-Mart sack when I didn have a choice.