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slimmy120

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Everything posted by slimmy120

  1. Will try vitamin e if it helps, any help will help. thanx
  2. Wow just changing top of the port, what a relief, that will be something I look forward when reach my goal weight.many thanks, puts my mind at ease now.
  3. thanx, will use e vitamin, am taking a multi but will also take e.
  4. I hve been smoking heeps more now< help.
  5. you look like you done really well in your photo. how much weight have you lost? when did you have the band put in. Yep mine worse than yours,but thanx for reply.
  6. Sticky what was your start weight? I lost about the same, was done on 18th sept. keep up the good work!! i am loving my band best thing i ever did,how do you feel about it?
  7. Any ideas on what vitamins to take to help with skin elacsticity? stop/help stop sagging?:wub:
  8. Anyone had liposuction/sculpture done on arms, tummy, thighs. Dont want scars from surgery, was wondering how effective it is especially on the arm section. My tummy, thighs not as bad as most I think.Did your arms look much improved?:wub:
  9. I am not certain what type, will find out what type he used I know it it german. I think they have been using in Australia for ten years now.Will do more research and get back to you. Sounds like you have kept the weight off. great news. I have lost 26 kilos so far.
  10. Thank you about info re the low profile port, but does that basically mean having the whole operation done again to swap it?
  11. I have dropped 4 dress sizes since sep 2007, have got into heaps of my old clothes but want to splurg on something new, but hey i know will not wear for that long, so splurg at the op shop i go, and some of those clothes are beautiful and no one will know. Give your old clothes away - the big ones that is because if your like me you will never let yourself get fat again.:shades_smile:
  12. My arms are looking terrible, have been reading on liposculpure, liposuction, and the cutting of the arm fat. Anyone had any of these done, i have been doing weights without any help. My doctor says drink lots of Water this helps with elacsticity of skin, and weight till the skin forms with the body. Anyone have opionions on what has happened with their arms and what have they done?:shades_smile:
  13. I was reading a post on yahoo that lapbands need to be replaced after ten years, does anyone know if this is true??:shades_smile:
  14. My port is just above the waist left hand side, and when i lydown is noticeble, when turn it seems to have a large lump up. Had lap banding sep 2006, my surgeon says is normal as lose more weight. Has anyone had this problem will it go away to speek with less or more fill, embaresed if get a new partner. Help:wub:
  15. Checked out the photos,you have done really well so how much weight lost over what periods of time? what are you having done. Noticed i have bad batwing arms at the moment.
  16. Has anyone noticed that the port when you lie down pots up or moves when you turn your body, this is embarising if you have a new partner got lap banded in sep 2007, my surgeon says normal and will be more noticeable. Help has anyone had this problem does it change if more or less fill?

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