KelinTx

Best of luck to you Jason and Titania!

I have flown many times since being banded and have not had a single issue.

I have 4......2 were more like punctures that are no longer even visible to the eye, another one is the size of my pinky nail and my port scar basically is the only visible one being almost an inch long.

Strangly enough i get a runny nose when im full.

Hey Becky i also live in Mckinney! Wonder if we are neighbors LOL!

Was really glad to read this thread. Im a good milk drinker, moderate exerciser...never have tried the massage thingy and at this stage of the game im a massive flab ball! My arms are so flabby i swear i could take flight in a fierce wind storm! If anyone else has any suggestions other then a plastic surgery intervention bring them on please !!

I would also suggest getting a fill even if its just a tiny one. May just be the jump start to get you back on track.

I must admit that i had regular coffee the day after surgery and did not have one problem with it.

Congrats on your aprroval......wishing you much success.

I eat a salad every night for dinner and im filled to 10 cc in a 11 cc band! Granted i must chew VERY WELL and eat slow. I think its all in what the individual can tolerate.

I also think you look SUPER in your photo! I think its all about feeling good about yourself no matter what other folks say!

I seem to have lost most of my weight from the waist down! Its very odd. Im still waiting for my torso and boobs to lose as much as the rest of me! But none the less im a happy camper!

I have always just focused on 10 pound incriments. Was not so overwhelming to look at it that way for me!

Hi there ive been banded just over a year and a half and am filled to 10cc in a 11 cc band. I can still eat pretty much what ever i want with the exception of bread and very dry meats. I just can eat only very small portions and have to eat very slowly.

Jachut i feel exactly the same way you do. I want to wear a size 12 comfortably, and no matter what number is on the scale i will be happy!

Size 14 what a great feeling !!!!!!!!!! HOORAY for 14's!!

Was wondering if anyone has given themselves a clothing size goal to attain rather then a goal in pounds. Because im thinking if i can just get down to a size 12 then i will be happy no matter what number the scale reflects! Does anyone else have this mind frame?

I can say with complete honesty my expierence has been nothing but positive, id do it all over again in a heartbeat. I attribute not having one issue or problem with my band to having a great very expierenced doctor.

Just a fellow DFW bander wanting to wish you the best of luck!

I was so embarassed of my appearance that i was becoming a virtual recluse! I constantly felt like i was being stared at when i was in public. On top of that i got to the point where mearly walking just a few steps brought on excruciating back pain. The lap band has basically given me back a life!

I just want to wish everyone the best of luck. I also started this journey needing to lose 200 pounds if not more. Ive set my temporary goal at not quite a 200 lb loss but am in the mind frame of aiming for that! I DO INDEED THINK ITS POSSIBLE!!

I finally made it.....the scale read 198 this am! Thrilled beyond words.

No Cheezits for me.......oh dear lord the pain. Wont even go near a donut for fear of having that one taste will make me lose it and eat them till i make myself sick.

Ive lost the oxford dictionary and and ostrich egg. (feel smarter after losing the dictionary) I aim to lose an adult male (not my husband though)

HI i am 17 months out from being banded and i can still pretty much eat whatever i want with the exception of bread and ground beef. Bread just gives me such horrible pain that its not even worth eating anymore.