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Hey Cloe, Thanks for the post, I have my first fill scheduled for Wednesday of this week and I'm a bit nervous. I've already seen the needle though, they actually gave me my needle that came with the band pack at the hospital. I took it to my surgeon. Glad that things are going well for you!

Ok here is my list so far. If your name is in red its because you haven't told me your job yet, even if your retired or a STAH person let me know it all helps. So please pm me that, also if your name isn't listed but you signed up please send me another pm. Penni60 A1ikou Time to love me jorjet Maudeispam Vickie1177 JoyceGA FunnieDuddies housecatgirl sallyjo ralheit princess n thep mychevygirl mysherrijo jeangab DrewsLou Carlene tribon yoda lizzilo jucyc Denika escudero012004

good, so sounds like no problems then. Well I will find out next week, it sounds like 3 isn't so bad then.

I have a VG as well so maybe its normal?

Here is mine at my current weight 107kg and one at my goal weight 70kg

funny I think I have seen it before some where in a cartoon or something...Madagascar maybe?

I saw my doc today and we finally scheduled my first fill. I asked him if he knew how much he wanted to put and he said 3mm. It seems to me that, that might be a bit much for my first fill. Am I wrong?

Hey guys, I got every one on the list except for mysherrijo, lizzilo, jeangab, and Texas Princess, you guys need to PM me with your address and profession. And the rest of you who didn't pm me because I already have your info, you still need to tell me your job! :biggrin1:

Penni, I have ur info already...and the 5th is ur birthday??? The 6th is my sister's birthday and it's also my wedding date!!

I haven't been banded for 6 months, but I wanted to just make a comment. I had acid reflux before my surgery, and really bad painful reflux. Since my surgery I haven't had any. I'm not sure why I had it before because I don't drink coffee or eat any of the usual suspect foods, but I am happy as a peach now because it seems that my band has stopped the problem.

Hello all, I'm in for another round! This time it is the Working Class Stiff exchange. (WCS's) We will try to make this a work themed exchange in honor of Labor Day. Labor day is September 4th this year so here are the dates. Sign up until July 30th. Send me a PM with your name and address and your job. (nurse, stay at home mom, etc.) Confirmation PM's will go out July 31st. and you will have until August 6th to respond. August 7th you will receive your WCS and have just about a month to get your gifts out. As with the last exchange we will have substitute WCS's and if any one has any ideas or suggestions please let me know. Several people asked me last time how much they should spend. I recommend around $25 including the shipping, but any gift is appreciated no matter how much or little you spend. It's just the fun of getting a package in the mail, and we had several hand made gifts last time that were just lovely! Happy sign ups!

Jenna gave me some tips to help make things run smoother, the substitute sams were her idea. I think a Labor day exchange sounds good. I'll go ahead and start a thread. When every one does the confirmation this time you should tell me your jobs, and we can try to get job related gifts this time. I like the Secret working class stiff idea!

Most people don't even notice the difference, and as you said in your previous post, people are perfectly capable of saying no thank you if they don't like what is being served. I personally think its poor taste to have to eat before going to some ones house. I would feel horrible if I knew my guests were eating before hand because I couldn't provide them with something to suit their taste. Whats the point of inviting people over if you can't make them comfortable?

awwwwwww...shucks Jenna, your gonna make me blush. I had a great time with this, I really enjoyed doing it. I wouldn't mind doing it again at all, but I didn't do it alone, you were very helpful as well. Thanks! Is Halloween the next holiday??? When the heck is labor day any way??

Ok everyone, it seems like most of us got our gifts. I am posting the list of who bought for who. If you wern't able to send out your gift please let me know so I can call in a sub. The first column is who bought, and the 2nd is for whom. Kyleighp--> kim2bhealthy A1ikou--> princess n thep 3loves--> FunnyDuddies Josette--> Penni60 Asphalt--> Angel 3loves Sallyjo--> A1ikou kim2bhealthy--> Jorjet housecatgirl--> Cheri photonut--> Jessiebear jessiebear--> Maudeispam ralheit--> mrycrltn Cheri--> Josette Maudeispam--> DOC Jorjet--> Gwendolyn susan4794--> ralheit mrycrltn--> Asphalt Angel Iziksmom--> TrishS FunnyDuddies--> DrewsLou k@t--> housecatgirl Gwendolyn--> mychevygirl DOC--> Carlene Mychevygirl--> dawner119 princess n thep--> Kyleighp TrishS--> PhotoNut Carlene--> sallyjo Penni60--> Iziksmom dawner119--> susan4794 DrewsLou--> k@t Beautifultina--> Cheri Cheri--> beautifultina

I'm going to be the voice of unpopular opinion here (apparently from what I have read on the other responses) But I think it was rude. Intentional or not, the hostess knew that her guest was going to have special needs as far as the food went and to pass something around and eat it in front of some one who can't have it, well, its just a bit mean. I host dinner parties here at my house all the time, and I always think of my guest, I have one friend who only drinks 7up, another who doesn't like cheese, and another who doesn't eat meat. When they come to my house I make sure to make them feel comfortable and welcome in my home and try to provide them with the things that they like. It makes for a better dinner and every one goes home happy, and it's not like its much more work for me to pay attention to the special details. There are a million other things the hostess could have served that every one could have ate, like SF pudding or SF pudding pops. And she should have had some soup for you as well instead of giving you jello for a main course. The jello could have been your dessert. Shame on her for being such an insensitive hostess.

Hello there, your post could have been mine. I am 2 months out and still have no fill, and I can eat almost any thing I want. I have golf balls occasionally, but I haven't had a PB and I haven't had trouble eating any thing, including McDonald's or donuts. I know that I need to get into healthier habits, but I'm not going to beat myself up to much and you shouldn't either, because these things take time. We didn't get fat overnight and we aren't going to lose it over night either. I am going to be proactive though and try to take control. I no longer have any junk food in my house, including sodas. I make my own tea using splenda. I try to keep healthier things on hand if I want a snack like yogurt or sf pudding, carrot sticks or natural popcorn. I am already scheduled to see my doctor so I am just counting the days!

I had quiet a bit of acid reflux before surgery, and my band has eliminated it. I haven't had any acid reflux since my surgery over 2 months ago. I would speak to your doctor and see what your options are. I feel for you, it can be very painful and annoying.

Mine is placed in about the same spot, but it wasn't near the surface and it wasn't sticking out. Have you asked your doctor? If your in a lot of pain you should go see him, and see whats going on. I was still in quiet a bit of port pain 9 days out though as well. I think it was at least a week before I could even sleep flat on my bed, the rest of the nights were spent on the recliner. I would be more concerned about it sticking out.

Thanks guys! :biggrin1:

I used a program called PC stitch which cost about $60. If you scan the picture and send it to me though I can probably do it for you, there is no sense in spending money on it just to change one picture. Tricia- thanks! I did them both in 1 night :biggrin1:

Hey all, I was just so proud of the way this turned out I wanted to share it. I made it for my cousins new baby. She bought a bed set called lil' buckaroo for the baby with this cowboy in the center. So I used a program to turn it into a cross stitch. I am really thrilled about the way it came out. This is the latest thing I have done, but if want to see what other kinds of things I have done feel free to check out my gallery here.

All surgeons have to get experience some where, and Inmed will proctor the surgery. I was my docs 13th patient and I have had absolutely NO problems at all, its not as if its the first surgery your MD has done, just the first of this type. No one is being a "cheerleader" but people tried to scare me away from my doc as well (including another MD here on LBT) telling me that the risks were higher etc. But I have had nothing but the BEST experience. It's in the doctors best interest to do things right. In addition to that, I think if you check the complications section, you will find people who had problems with surgeons who have done thousands of these. It's not about how many he's done, but rather the doc himself. If you are confident and comfortable with him I say go for it!

That sounds terrible! If I were you, I'd get a lawyer while your waiting for the second surgery, get everything documented, and sue the guy for malpractice. I don't care how nice the guy is. What if he does another lap band surgery on some one else and injures them as well?! And not only that, after the mistake was discovered his office treated you like YOU had done something wrong....and thats just not the case...I would strongly advice getting a lawyer or patient advocate involved on your behalf.

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