NurseMelly

I watched the Changeling last night. It was good but had some really sad moments. Definitely worth renting!

WTG Fordgal!! I'm now at 209 =) I think I can, I think I can, I think I can (choo choo)!

I thought it was time for me to join this thread. I'm 11 pounds away now! I'm getting so excited, just have to keep pushing it!!

Updating mine. Down 3 pounds! Name.............. Start ..........Current.......... Goal ........ToGo 3ShotRoc..............345..............263................220......... ..43 alabubba..............464..............464................400......... ....64 annieemmm.........200..............198.................170......... ..28 barb12590............173..............163................155.......... ....8 Betelnut………….....295….……...…270 …....……..245………….25 Bklyn1984.............317..............256................230......... ..26 blaze21................200.8...........200.8..............170......... ..30.8 Chicky Abby..........314..............314................270...........44 countrygirlNY........253..............217................182.......... ..35 crzytchr2004.........237..............231................210.......... .21 Fab by 50.............215..............215................175...........40 Fordgal88.............199..............175................193.5....... ..18.5 Htaylor1021.....210............210............185.........25 Jennyt71...............245..............207................170........ ...37 keepingfaith08...225..........221.5.............190.......31.5 LessJess...............228..............228................199........ ...29 Letsgetitstarted.....229..............229................199.......... .30 libbyjane1976.......283...............283................250.......... 33 LilMissDiva...........251.6............247.6..............227......... .20.6 liz_hager..............158..............157.................145....... ....12 Long2BThin...........192..............191.................169......... ..22 Mair.....................222..............220................199...... .....21 mamacj................316..............269................233......... ...36 MsNickelback....172...........172............149..........23 nicolerose.......365..........288............260.........28 Nursemelly............245............210.................185.......... ...25 onehotmama.........272.............237.................210............ 27 pbpuniser.............212..............212................182......... ..30 peachwood......251...........251............230.........21 picklesix...........197..........197.............170.........27 sexylips................238..............238................199....... ....39 SillyGoose............258...............243................228........ ...15 simone................182...............182................160........ ...22 ukcatsfan.............340...............340................300........ ...40 workingmom.....214...........214............175.........39

Me, Me. I want to join!!! Should be well into Onderland by July =) Name.............. Start ..........Current.......... Goal ........ToGo 3ShotRoc..............345..............263................220......... ..43 alabubba..............464..............464................400......... ....64 annieemmm.........200..............198.................170......... ..28 barb12590............173..............165................155.......... .10 Betelnut…………......95….……...…273 …....……..245………….28 Bklyn1984.............317..............256................230......... ..26 blaze21................200.8...........200.8..............170......... ..30.8 Chicky Abby..........314..............314................270...........44 countrygirlNY........253..............217................182.......... ..35 crzytchr2004.........237..............232................210.......... .22 Fab by 50.............215..............215................175...........40 Fordgal88.............199..............175................199......... ..24 Htaylor1021.....210............210............185.........25 Jennyt71...............245..............207................170........ ...37 keepingfaith08...225..........225.............190.......35 LessJess...............228..............228................199........ ...29 Letsgetitstarted.....229..............229................199.......... .30 libbyjane1976.......283...............283................250.......... 33 LilMissDiva...........251.6............247.6..............227......... .20.6 liz_hager..............158..............157.................145....... ....12 Long2BThin...........192..............191.................169......... ..22 Mair.....................222..............220................199...... .....21 mamacj................316..............269................233......... ...36 MsNickelback....172...........172............149..........23 nicolerose.......365..........288............260.........28 Nursemelly............245............213.................185.............28 onehotmama.........272.............237.................210............ 27 pbpuniser.............212..............212................182......... ..30 peachwood......251...........251............230.........21 picklesix...........197..........197.............170.........27 sexylips................238..............238................199....... ....39 SillyGoose............258...............243................228........ ...15 simone................182...............182................160........ ...22 ukcatsfan.............340...............340................300........ ...40 workingmom.....214...........214............175.........39

Kinda like a Dirty Sanchez, huh? Do not Wikipedia that folks! :thumbup:

I am still pretty early out (10 weeks) so I am in no way ready to say I regret the band. However, I have already had some setbacks. When I got my first fill, I suffered this intense shoulder pain that was unrelenting ( no, this was not my fault like another poster is claiming). It apparently is due to the pouch pressing against the diaphragm. It is just now starting to subside 2 weeks later but still bothers me during certain activities. It makes me wonder if I will have to live with this shoulder pain long term. My insurance doesn't yet cover the sleeve but if I had the money, I would go with that option. I plan on working this band as hard as I can and converting to a sleeve later down the road when either A) my insurance starts covering that option, or :frown: I have saved enough to go to MX. Good luck to you!

Feeling good when I exercise and not like I'm going to pass out. Also, getting compliments by co-workers who say I'm inspiring them to get healthy!

1) To be under 200 lbs by May 1st- 12 pounds to go! 2) To exercise 4 days a week religiously. 3) To be at goal by Christmas!

Two big ones for me: no soda and no sweets. Before getting banded, I literally used to have a diet pepsi with me day and night. Now, I can watch others drink them and I really have no desire. I haven't had any sweets either. Now, that's not to say I won't in the future but at this point in my journey, I'm abstaining. And it's quite alright with me :crying:

I'm not even that far into my journey and I can already see a difference. Of course, I did nurse 2 children for over a year so that didn't help. I told dh I am buying some boobs once I reach goal =)

Until the new gal jumps in and snakes it from you all! Bwahahahaha!!!!!

HAHA Oh wow, most people I've talked to liked it. I heard they are remaking Nightmare on Elm Street due to come out next year. I hope they do a good job. That movie scared the beejeeze out of me when I was a kid.

Whoa...glad I found this thread in time. First off, how can anyone give Memento a 2?!?!? That movie kicks ass! Roadhouse...terrible movie :tongue_smilie: I just went a saw Last House on the Left. I liked it but it is definitely not for the faint of heart. I'm a huge movie fan and I do enjoy the horror movie genre so I had to see this remake of the Wes Craven classic. It is very graphic, including a pretty brutal rape scene. The movie was good though. I would give it a 7 on a 1 to 10 scale.

Thanks Oregondaisy! I did call my surgeon and I told him everything I read online and he agreed that it was from the pouch swelling and pressing against the diaphragm. Maybe he knows he can't bullshit me because I'm a nurse. At any rate, he said it will just take time to go away =( It's still painful and this is a week and 1 day post fill. I think I might go back on liquids for a couple of days to see if I can drop some pounds and relieve this shoulder pain. Good luck with your upcoming surgery! I plan on saving for a revision somewhere down the road as well.

This is totally OT...but we're both twenty ten as you put it, both live in P'cola, both work in health care, and banded within 2 weeks of each other. That's pretty cool. Maybe we can meet sometime. I only know one banded person in real life =)

Congrats!! We were banded the same day. You look like you're doing great! I've already dropped from a 20 to a 14. Feels good, doesn't it?

Thanks for the insight but I don't really think mine has to do with gas or what I've eaten. It's there constantly. It doesn't matter if I'm eating or not. I think I'm gonna call today because it's just really bothersome. I'll let everyone know what they say:thumbup:

Wow! I had no idea this was a problem a lot of people were having. I just got my first fill last Wednesday (4.5cc in a 10 cc band). I felt fine after the fill until I woke up the next morning. My left shoulder blade was killing me. It's been unrelenting since then. I'm wondering if I should call my doc and see what he has to say or tough it out for a while. I'm losing again since the fill so I hesitate to get an unfill. I can live with the pain for a couple more days but if it doesn't let up, I'll have to do something. So for those of you that experienced this shoulder pain after fills, did the pain ease up after a few weeks and the band loosened?

I guess I'm the odd one out. I can eat anything! I was thinking after my first fill that it might change but nope. I can still eat just about anything as long as I take my time. I'm at 4.5 cc in a 10 cc band. We'll see if this changes the further along we get.

Wow! You all got fills early. I just got my first one yesterday. He took me up to 4.5 cc. I've been exercising and eating all the right things and I had kind of stalled on my weight loss this last week. I'm hoping this fill will kick start things again. I go back for my next fill end of April.

I don't walk around with a sign saying "Ask me about Lap band" but I don't hide it either. I told all my coworkers and they've all been super supportive. In fact, I think I've inspired a few to look into being banded themselves. I guess I've never been the type of person to care what others think. I did this for me. If they think I took the easy way out, how does that hurt me? The fact is, it doesn't. I choose not to befriend small minded people. If someone has that type of attitude I don't need to waste my time trying to convert them. I'm too awesome to hang out with duds anyways :laugh:

I too am a Registered Nurse. I work in Healthy Start. We do home visits to at risk pregnant moms and educate them about taking care of themselves and their newborns. It's a pretty awesome gig

Does your surgeon know you were throwing up all the time? That's not how the band is designed to work. It sounds like you are too tight.

I have the 10cc lap band and I have a low profile port. I can't really feel mine but then again I'm only 2 weeks out and not trying to mess with that region a whole lot. You definitely can't see it from the outside. I guess we'll see as I lose the weight if it's more noticeable. Good luck on your journey!