tp78

Hey everyone I just wanted to stop in since I haven't been on since January.

Whats been going on with everyone.

Here is my update.

I had to have a complete unfill back in January since I was going in for surgery for a pinched nerve in my arm at the elbow Severe Ulnar Neropathy. My doctor requires a complete unfil if you have to have surgery. So when I went in for my unfill I weighed 199. So I wanted to get an appointment to get refilled about a week after my arm surgery Yeah No go they made me wait 6 freakin weeks. I gained back 16 pounds (215lb ). So I was not a happy camper at all. But I am happy to say that as of today I have drop those 16 regained pounds and lost an additional 9 (190 ). So I am a happy happy camper. So I am now about 35 pounds away from my goal. But the best part is the last time I weighed 190 (about 7 years ago)I wore a tight size 16. Well At 190 today I am in a size 12 jeans. I am floored The exersizing has made a huge difference.

Thank you all for letting me run my mouth

Ok so I have been a bit bummed I am in a plateau from hell. Small pity party so please excuse me for a moment. :thumbup:

I have lost 1 yes just 1 pound since september 25th. Kind of depressing.

My next appt is not until January 5th.

I am following all the bandster rules. And Exersizing.

But there has been one BIG Bright light in it all even though I have not lost more then 1lb In a little over a month but I am down to a size 14 jeans. So I guess I am just building muscle and lossing fat. Ok so the scale is not moving but the sizes are.

So i guess I will just hang in there and maybe tthe darn scale will start to move again.

Thanks for letting me rant. :smile2: You all are just great.

Trish

Name___ _Start Weight__CurrentWeight______Goal______Lbs lost

1dayatime..........263............259.5..........243..........3.5

2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0

ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0

aJoneen............223............221............213............2

Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0

Ariel..............199............196.4..........180..........2.6

ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0

Barb12590..........228............223............213............5

Bea1128............210.5..........207............188..........3.5

blueriley..........206............206............190............0

Brandymom1234......227............151.9..........135..........4.1

Caramia71..........208............202............195............6

cQQlgirl...........194............192............180............2

Crzytchr...........281............275............265............6

DebinFl............181............181............168............0

georgiagirl........245............230............220...........15

HarleyGirl.........188............187............175............1

HeatherA...........210.5..........206............200..........4.5

HeatherO...........155............150............140............5

Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0

Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0

Jodi_620...........196............185............177...........11

KikiVal315.........237.5..........232............220..........5.5

Lana24.............208............195............185............0

laurigee...........180............177............160............3

Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6

lindar172 .........274.2..........269.6..........256..........4.6

LisaB..............205.5..........199............180..........6.5

livn4thm...........235............233............210............2

Long2bthin.........248............242............230............6

Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5

Mamanmidwife.......299............292............280............7

mamato3............186............186............170............0

MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0

memom..............210............210............170............0

Minxz..............299............288............280...........11

mominlv13..........299.8..........291.2..........280..........8.6

Momof5.............192.5..........191............175..........1.5

nip50..............175............171............160............4

NurseNiki..........258............255............239............3

odamay.............242............242............225............0

paige65............252............247............232............5

Peaches11..........205............205............194............0

pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0

Redtulips3.........180............180............170............0

Renee74............214............213............199............7

Renewedhope........171............169............150............2

reif78.............294............195............185............0

shaversd...........230.5..........225............210..........5.5

SpecialK...........294............290............280............4

Sunshine2..........177............171............167............6

Tess...............304............300.5..........280..........3.5

thatDEgirl.........211............207.5..........195..........3.5

tp78................201..........192............180..........9

Turler.............225............219............210............6

wendyw.............192............188............172............4

wowox7.............195............188............170............7

WyominGirl.........327............321............312............6

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NAME.........................surgery date.....todays date....Lbs lost

1. SpecialK .................3/17/08........9/7/08............53.9 lbs

2. scrappy_friend .........3/17/08........9/4/08............54.0 lbs

3. aJoneen.................. 3/04/08........9/4/08............31.0 lbs

4. WestCoastMom....... 3/27/08........9/4/08............60.0 lbs

5. julietj1970................ 3/03/08........9/4/08............40 lbs

6. SugarBean.............. 3/24/08........9/4/08............88 lbs (30 before surgery)

7. Tess415...................3/10/08........9/4/08............60 lbs (23 before surgery)

8. jegtlf.........................3/24/08........9/5/08............56lbs

9. emmersglue .............3/18/08........9/5/08............48lbs

10. lglenn3000.................3/17/08........9/5/08............28 lbs

11. Busy.........................3/17/08........9/6/08............41 lbs.

12. tp78..........................3/13/08........9/8/08............36 lbs. update 9/25/08....-44lbs

13.potatie........................3/27/08........9/11/08...........56lbs

14. TKT2FLY.....................3/17/08........9/14/08...........63lbs

15. MSBoss08....................3/06/08........9/17/08..........64lbs

16. Hazel-Eyes...................3/14/08........9/17/08...........31 lbs

17. hungry4help..............3/3/08...........9/18/08........65lbs (10 before surgery)

18. sisterc.....................3/17/08..........9/18/08........28 lbs

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Yes it counts toward your total Water intake for the day. I love this water it is awesome and it also has 5 grams of Fiber along with the 5 grams of protien.

fibersure is what i use. 5 grams per tsp. you can not even taste it. mixes with any liquid

Nope you are not the only one. it started today. Yesterday I had no issue. I agree with you I like being able to read the email and not have to go to the board all the time

Today I hit the 30 pound mark in my weight loss journey. It has almost been 6 months since my surgery in March. For some reason I feel like I should have lost more by now as compared to others in my same weight range here on the forum. I have to admit that I have not followed all of the band rules and if I would have I probably would have been down more by now. I seem to loose a pound every couple of weeks and the weight loss has slowed down a lot. I am 1/3 of the way to my goal, and I am wondering if I will keep loosing or level off at some point?? I certainly couldn't have come this far without the band, but right now I am not thrilled about the rate of the weight loss so far. :thumbup:

Hazeleyes,

YES YOU SHOULD BE HAPPY... 30 pounds is GREAT. people lose at different rates and you should not compare your self with others.

Our stats are almost identical . :smile: I was banded a day before you.

I have lost 37 today in almost 6 months.

I do follow the band rules completly.

Just follow all the band rules and maybe add some weight training.

Since I started doing some weight training the weight seems to be coming off easier.

you will get there. Just follow the band rules and exersize. Some of us just lose slower then others , just keep in mind that you are still losing so you are doing great...

I was almost in tears when I got off the scale this morning.

It read 199. I have not seen that in almost 7 years after gaining 100 lbs being pregnant with my son.

I am beyond happy.

Hi everyone

On the 13th will be my 6 month band anniversary and I have lot 37 pound to date.

So by my 1 year band anniverary I would like to

1. Lose another 37 pounds.

2. be able to play around with my kids more.

3. get back into kick boxing

4. be able to buy clothes that are not in the plus size section :smile:

:thumbup:

Everyone is doing so great Congrats to all of us.

1. SpecialK .................3/17/08........9/7/08............53.9 lbs

2. scrappy_friend .........3/17/08........9/4/08............54.0 lbs

3. aJoneen.................. 3/04/08........9/4/08............31.0 lbs

4. WestCoastMom....... 3/27/08........9/4/08............60.0 lbs

5. julietj1970................ 3/03/08........9/4/08............40 lbs

6. SugarBean.............. 3/24/08........9/4/08............88 lbs (30 before surgery)

7. Tess415...................3/10/08........9/4/08............60 lbs (23 before surgery)

8. jegtlf.........................3/24/08........9/5/08............56lbs

9. emmersglue .............3/18/08........9/5/08............48lbs

10. lglenn3000.................3/17/08........9/5/08............28 lbs

11. Busy.........................3/17/08........9/6/08............41 lbs.

12. tp78..........................3/13/08........9/8/08............36 lbs.

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instructions- copy most recent list and add your stats. It would be great if you could post on your six month bandiversary.

I havent posted here in a long time, so here is whats going on. I had a 14cc ap band put in on march 11th. sence then i have gaind 33lbs. I do not nor have i ever had restriction. i have had 3 fills a total on 6ml or cc. the last one was yesterday it was 1cc. I can eat as much now as i could befor sugery with the exception of bread (it maked me pb) my doc really dosent seem to belive me about not haveing restriction. I know im not eating all the right foods but if I had restriction i should still be loosing. she said she wants me to loose 20lbs befor i have another fill. I thing that might be hard to do if i dont have restriction to began with. the only thing is it takes me a little longer to eat (takes 10-15mins to eat 5lbs of food instead on 5 mins)..... well just though some one might have some uplifting words for me... tommy

Ask them to do a baruim swollow test to make sure the band is place correctly.

Do not give up you will start losing.

Are you exersizing at all?

Are you eating following the bandsters rule. Protien 1st, Veggies 2nd then starch.

Hello,

I have been looking on the internet about IBS and I think I might have it. I experience abdominal pains (not severe but noticeable) bloating and lots of gas. I sometimes find relief when I pass the gas, but this is happening everyday. When I try to poop, it doesn't make it's way down too easy. I have to struggle (if you know what I mean).

I took ex-lax over the weekend which gave me relief until today. Ughhh....

I am fasting this month of Ramadan and I know I'm not getting enough Water in during the day, but this has been going on for about a year on and off. I try to watch what I eat like brocolli and cabbage.

If any of you have IBS can you tell me if there are home remedies I can try or supplements I can take? Any help is appreciated.

Ok for the gas pressure get the gas x strips they are wonderful.

I have IBS with Constipation. I take 1 tsp of fibersure 3 times a day. That ends up being 15 grams of Fiber. It mixes completely in Water and you can not taste it. Now since you are not getting in enough water that can make the stool hard. Try a stool softener.

Here are a couple of links to take a look at.

Fiber and Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Hope that this helps

I have RA almost everywhere and also some degenerative arththritis in my left ankle. The left ankle is the bane of my existence but I do hurt in other places too. I know my hands/arms may not feel better with weight loss but I would think my lower body would? My back hurts pretty often too and there may be sme arthritis there, not sure though.

Hubby is talking to me seriously about the band, and asking some really good questions but he said he is afraid I could lose it all and still hurt and he said he knows that will be very hard on me emotionally (he's right, I'm at the end of my rope with the pain and hoping lap band can "fix" it). Please share your experiences...

Leighann,

I have Ankylosing spondylitis which is a type of Arthritis and honestly I have notice a decrease in pain in my knees but thats it (Which is wonderful). but my back pain unfortunatly has increased since I have lost some weight which my doctor told me could happen. My arthritis is in my spine, neck, pevic area, hips, and Knees. You really should speak with your RA doctor and ask these questions. They would probably have better answers for you.

But losing wieght is good for you either way. And I would not trade my band for anything.

good luck

GEORGIA girl

This is awesome I am making it alot and even my youngest loves it.

Now I hate spinach but heard so much about this I thought I would give it a try. Thumbs up it is fabulous and low carb and low cal...

I knew that I have been getting smaller even though my scale has not been moving much.

So this weekend I was looking for something nice to wear since I have a wedding to go to in a few weeks.

Go and grab a pair of dress pants (size 22) put them on and they fell right off.

It was great. Typically I wear pants that have an elestic waist since I hate buying new clothes and they sort of shrink with you. Well went to the store and grabed some 20's yeah no they didn't fit either. Oh yeah I was able to get into a size 16. Yippi

I even bought a pair of jeans. lol

and I am down 35 pounds since being banded March 13, 2008

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Ok so when I was last at the doctors I told them that I had been feeling extremely tire and have also been bruising easily and craving ice.<o:p></o:p>

So they did some blood work which they got back yesterday.<o:p></o:p>

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Turns out that my Iron count is very low. <o:p></o:p>

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I also take B12 daily and biotin.<o:p></o:p>

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I also eat Protein at each meal and eat spinach and Broccoli every day. All which are iron rich.<o:p></o:p>

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So now they want me to start taking an iron supplement. I also need to go back in a few weeks for more blood work to see if the iron supplement has helped. They said they will test to see if it is Vitamin deficiency Anemia or Iron deficiency anemia.. Apparently these is a difference between the 2.<o:p></o:p>

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Everytime I get a fill, my stoma gets really swollen and I can't keep anything down. I'm fine at the doctor's office when I take the sips of Water test but when I get home I start to slime, Pb, and vomit all night. My doctor is perplexed too because he said this usually happens to larger people (I started w/ a BMI of 34). I dread going for fills now because of the pain afterwards. I got a 2.5cc fill yesterday and only got 2hrs of sleep total last night. I could not sleep because of a knot in my chest, plus I was getting up to vomit and started coughing up all these foam..Yuck! I called the dr office first thing this morning for an unfill but 2 of the doc is on vacation and the only other doc is in the OR all day. The med assistant suggest I go to the ER but my ins won't cover the cost if its not life threatning! Now I have to wait until tomorrow afternoon to get in. I hope the swelling will go down enough by tonight so that I can get a good night sleep.

Does this happen to anyone where your stoma get so swollen after a fill? Any suggestions? Help.

Does this happen to anyone else and how long before the

Oh I am so sorry you are goign threw this but I am the same way a fill causing my stoma to swell. Fine at the doctors office and for the rest of the first day the following day can hardley get coffee down.The last fill I got was 1cc and I had to go back in a few days later for an unfill.

They took out .5 cc and I was much better.

Sounds like you are just very sensitive to fills.

I would suggest getting much smaller fills in the future.

Also if you are unable to get anything down and are sliming and pb'ing then you should call your doc and get some of the fill taken out. even .2 cc's can make a world of difference.

What is the diet that you are to follow after a fill?

my doctor suggests just 1 day of liquids after a fill then resume eating as normal.

But since I am so sensitive to fills I am now following what a longtime bander told me to do. and that is 3 days Clear Liquids 3 days full liquids then 3 days mushy. that helps withthe horrible sweeling I get

And also much smaller fills.

please let me know how you are doing.

ok well i have some questions.i was bannded on 7-21-08 im going for my first fill on sept 2,now can i eat the day be4,can i eat that morning or do i have 2 get the fill on an empty stomach.also with the band can i eat Pasta,i had some the other day but im not sure if u are supposed to.does it mess up the band?i ate it with no problom but just not sure if it will mess up the band.:smile:thank u

Yes you can eat the day before a fill.

Ok what my doctor has me do is only have liquids the day you are going in for the fill. So nothing solid is in your pouch.

I would call and ask your doctor what they want you to do since every doctor is different.

Also ask what you should follow after a fill. I have heard so many different diets to follow after a fill on the board. Follow what your doctor want you to do. Good luck

Ok so I use splenda all the time expecially in my coffee.< /p>

I was so surprised this weekend to find that they have come out with a new type of spenda.

This splenda had 1 gram of Fiber per packet. I was soooooo flipping happy when I saw that. As a bandster i have stuggled with getting in all the fiber I need so this just helps add some more in along with using Fiber Sure.

Figured I would share with everyone since all of you on the board share so much.

Also if you can not find it at your market they do sell it online at the splenda website.

Here is a link to the splenda with fiber info.

SPLENDA

I found out yesterday that I will be going home the same day as surgery. I was really taken back by this.

My insurance coverage will pay for me to stay the night but the doctor's office said it wasn't necessary.

I'm just surprised.

Sandra

All doctors are different.

Mine required an over night stay.

Wish that I could have gone home the same day.

I'm a little over a year out from my surgery and I think I'm getting hypoglycemia. I keep getting these episodes where I suddenly get lightheaded, irritable, kinda hot, and almost dizzy. My glucometer from when I had gestational diabetes five years ago is broken so I can't check my blood sugar, but I know it isn't my blood pressure because I did check it and it was fine. Once I eat something, then I feel okay. Has anyone experienced this? I got it today even after I had eaten something, but I got full quickly so maybe I hadn't eaten enough because I got this episode about an hour after that, but felt better once I ate some sugar. I wonder if I should start carrying around some glucose tablets.

Ok I am hypoglycemic and do not have any issues so afar withthe band and my sugars. But I would call your doctor first thing in the morning and make an appointment for fasting blood work and a sugar test. If it is hypoglycemia its not something you want to mess with.

I hope that you feel better soon.

3 weeks post op and woke up this morning with intense sharp pain in stomach. It feels like it is around or near my band. I haven't taken any pain medication throughout this whole process, even after the sugery...and this pain is much stronger.

The pain is strong and I am curious if I should go to the emergency room.

I originally thought it was the way I was laying as I can only lay on my back and tried to lay on my side, but that was not it. I thought it was gas and tried moving around but that made no difference either.

Has anyone else experienced this? Am I freaking out for no reason...please help?

When in doubt call your surgen. I would call them they are there to help you...

been banded for almost 3 weeks now and i have had about 4 bowel movements anyone else like to talk about their irregularity and what you do about it ty

Hey Mike,

For immediate relief use- Milk of Magnesia

Since you are eating less you are going to have less or more infrequent BM's this is normal. or so doctor kowalski said.

But adding Fiber into your diet will help also.

I usually drink at least one Special K protien Water everyday. It has 5 grams of protien and 5 grams of fiber. Extra protien yippi...

I also use Fiber Sure. one heaping teaspoon has 5 grams of fiber. Benefiber is also good but you actually get more bang for your buck with the Fiber Sure since Benefiber only has 3 grams of fiber in 2 teaspoons.

I put in a couple of heaping teaspoons of Fiber Sure. It mixes very well in warm or room temperature drinks once it is mixed in you can't taste it at all. If mixing in COLD drinks make sure you shake it real well. You can also put it in Soup and sauses.

WARNING THOUGH if you are just starting on fiber, your body needs to adjust to the extra fiber so may need some GasX for the first few days... ALSO start slow do not just go and add 30 grams of fiber to your diet the first day you will not be a happy camper. Start with 5 or 10 for a few days and Work up to it and let your body adjust or you will get the runs and very painful gas. NO FUN

You also must get in enough Water when doing extra fiber.

SO I recommend putting a teaspoon in a 16 ounce bottle of water or whatever you want to drink. Do this a few times a day and you will get in your fiber and also get in your fluids.

Hey everyone!

I just got my first fill of 4 cc's in my 14 cc band on Tuesday. I don't feel any different than before! I get full a LITTLE sooner than I did before, but I thought that I would feel drastic restriction differences! Is this normal? I'm wondering if there's a leak in my tubing or somthing!

Hi AppleBottom,

Yes this is normal.

I had very little restriction with my first fill which was also 4cc's but I have a 10cc band. Second fill was better had more restriction. then got the 3rd fill and was way to restricted I could not even get down hot coffee so had to get half of it out. Much better now I am at 6cc ina 10cc band.

Just remember everyone is different.

Some people get restriction with the first fill some not until the 2nd,3rd or 4th. But if you are getting fuller faster you are on your way.

Next fill you should feel more restriction.

Trish