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Everything posted by maguirre67
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risky......anyone ever have a threesome?
my husband and i love threesomes but theyre with guy guy girl i get to jealous with another girl plus they have to be black i love it my husband wants me to do it again but i told him only if he gets the guy andbody in rockford il
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Period (not end of sentence)
yeah i had my period on the 1st and then i started having alot of loer pain and scheduled pelvic exam to check for cysts and then wham period again 15 days later and that lasted 8 days so had to reschedule for tues the 25th so hopefully it wont come back till next month ughh
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Periods, PMS, etc...
im not sure if its because of the band but i got my period twice this month 2 weeks apart been in alot of pain down there too
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Are your losses regular?
im the same weigh i was 228 on oct 21 then i went to 224 then back to 227 and i stayed that way for 3 weeks now last week i lost 4 pounds and kept it off im now 223
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does medicaid pay for lap band (not medicare but medicaid)
i also live in il and was banded at mercy hospital have medicaid also started in may and was banded june30th the faster you do your tests the faster you get approved i had sleep apnea and borderline diabetes and high blood pressure
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My name is Jen and I'm addicted to...
im also a scale addict i weigh in the morning also at lunch time after dinner and at bed that weigh i can see if im eating too much at night you weigh 2 pds more than when you wake up so i usually know if im going to lose in the morninig sometimes it drives me crazy but since may ive lost 42 poundsand four sizes
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I posted these questions in the fill forum yesterday but no one answered..please help
i was banded june 30th and my first fill wasnt for 8 weeks 2.5 cc then 10 weeks later went back lost 10 pounds dr said i had some restriction so he wouldnt give me afill next appt isnt until dec 23rd
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How many sizes did u go down vs. the amt you've lost? curious..
in may i was 270 its november im 227 started with 24/26 pants now 18 and blouses 26/28 now 18/20 lost 41 pounds
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Rockford, IL Support Group
is there still a support group for rockford il i was banded june 30th
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Anyone with fibromyalgia that's had the lap band ?
im four months post op and it has got better but there are some days its still there maybe it gets better as the days go on
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Slow & Steady Weight Loss?
i was 266 when i started right before band i was 248 im not 227 and was banded june 30th ive went down four sizes went from 24/26 to 18/20 and ive only had one fill so i lost 20 pounds preop and 21 since surgery total 41 pounds and ive been banded 4 months so thats about 1 1/2 pds per week i feel discoured feel like i should be losing more but dont know what to do
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bouncing back and forth
he so booked he cant get me in until dec 23rd what should i do till then
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bouncing back and forth
ok so i went to dr on oct 21st he didnt give me a fill said i was restricted lost 4 pounds since then but gained it back i dont know what to do im hungry all the time and if i dont eat im even hungrier what should i do
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pictures?
i havent taken any pictures but i took a picture when i tried on new clothes huge difference i went from 24/26 to 18/20 lost 42 total but 22 pounds since surgery
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Newbie from chicago: HI!
they are very good at mercy they dont want you to get all your fills in the first year they say if you get all your fills the first year then what are you going to do the second and third year and yes theyre trying to teach you the band isnt a quick fix but they look at you individually and if they think you need a fill they will gvive it to you my friend and i got the band at the same time we went for our second fill she got one i didnt the dr second i still had restriction so you shouldnt let that concern you they are very good at mercy
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Medicaid Appeal??
in ill all you need is like sleep apnea and diabetes something like that and bmi of 43 or higher i went down four sizes
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Medicaid Appeal??
i was approved right away no waiting where are you located
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Frustrated with slow loss
im the same way i lose 3 or 4 pounds then i gain 2 pounds then i lose a pound or i stay the same
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Old clothes
or you can give them to someone on the band group im in 18's right now i have 2 buckets of clothes that dont fit me
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Down 51 lbs., took new photo...disappointed!
you look great i feel the same way i lost 42 pds i dont see it but i went from a 24/26 to 18/20 that alone makes you feel good and you have to get smaller clothes so you can feel good thats what it took for me i was wearing all my big clothes and couldnt tell when i bought one new pair of pants i could tell the difference and you look so much different:thumbup:
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Saying goodbye to my clothes....
i understand i have 2 buckets of clothes that are too big i went from 24/26 to 18/20 when i started i was 270pds in may got the band in june 30th im now 227 pds i have one pair of pants that fit me
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How much will my doc give me on my 2nd fill?
your not suppose to eat seconds your only suppose to eat 3 meals a day and never go back for seconds
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Whee!
yea i had 100 pounds to lose preband now ive lost 40 so 60 pounds to go lost 20 preband im down four sizes and have only had one fill last appt was 10/21 didnt get a fill dr said i was restricted lost 7 pounds since that appt
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Finally have restriction! YAY!
yeah my dr said i have restriction and ive only had one fill
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Water retention
well ive lost 3 more pounds total of 7 the last 2 weeks yahoo