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maguirre67

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Everything posted by maguirre67

  1. i have a 10 cc band and have 6.5cc in band and i have great restriction day after i got filled i lost 3 pounds
  2. ive gained 8 lbs in 3 months i havent had a fill in 6 months my appt is tomorrow i think i need a fill
  3. ive went from a size 24/26 to 12/14 banded in june 2008 but ive been at a standstill for about 3 months but ive only had one fill
  4. i was banded june 08 ive lost a toatal of 60 pounds that includes pre op so ive lost 40 pounds since the band and i think thats great ive went down six sizes we should be glad were losing i had my band checked and he said everything is fine im stuck lost 8 pound in three months and then gained it back dont know what im doing wrong
  5. im down about 60 pounds ands its great i dont need naps anymore i love it
  6. ive lost 61 pounds since may and i have loose skin and stretch marks but im exercising and the skin is getting tighter but you need to do weights
  7. my restriction comes and goes i had band june 30th ive lost 61 pounds and ive kept it off
  8. since my last fill ive pb'd four or five times my last pb i actually vomited thick mucus is this normal ive lost 9 pounds since my last fill which was dec 23rd
  9. going down six sizes in clothes and giving away my fat clothes
  10. my first fill wasnt unitil 8 weeks and then he gave me 2.5cc second fill was another 8 weeks he gave me 2.00 cc i have 8cc band have had good restriction for both fills sometimes im more hungry than others and sometimes i can eat anything and then sometimes i get stuck with everything i have lost 57 pounds since may 22 pounds before surgery was in june and ive lost 35 pounds since then
  11. i can feel my port sometimes when im restricted it swells up dr said its normal i was banded june 30th
  12. it sounds like you just need a unfill if you slipped you would be in a lot of pain and vomiting thats what the dr told me good luck
  13. i love anal and when im getting it i get so wet its unbelievable its awesome and the bigger the better
  14. well my boobs are the first to go so i need to work on them but my problem area is my hips and arms
  15. im taking water pills because it would take me weeks to lose even just a couple of pounds banded june 30th have lost 35 pounds since being banded also lost 22 pounds before being banded ive went down from a 24/26 to a size 16 also fit mens large sweatpants so im losing slower but at least havent gained it back hoorah for that
  16. i started in may received my band june30th i have lost 53 pounds total and six sizes yet im frustrated that i bounce back and forth 2 or 3 pounds for weeks at a time but now my dr gave me water pills and i lost 6pds in less than a week but my friend says i only lost it because of the water pills can that be true other than that im excited i fit my husbands large sweatpants and xl tshirt how does the size compare what size would that be in womans
  17. sometimes you go up or down 1 or 2 pounds i kept doing that and my dr gave me water pills
  18. you have to change the way you eat and exercise i only have 3.5cc and im down 53 pounds since i started in may 2008 also down six sizes down get discouraged you just have to work at it
  19. It depends on how much fiber you eat
  20. if your losing and not gaining thats a good thing i had the band june 30th ive went down fifty pounds total with preop and six sizes down went from 26/28 to a 16 dont frown takes time and i only have 3.5 cc in band
  21. i had mine done at mercy you have to go to seminar first and then they set up everything from theyre and theyre the only one in illinois that accepts public aid
  22. my first fill i had 2.5 cc i went in for my second fill and he pulled the liquid out and said im missing 1 cc so he added 2 cc so i now have 3.5 cc and i was banded on june 30th do you think theres a problem
  23. i am also bipolar ive lost fifty pounds and i had the surgery june30th ive also lost six sizes and i only have 3.5cc in an 8cc youve done great just keep your head up

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