htaylor1021

Thanks so much for the information. I look forward to going to a support meeting again. I hope things go well for you and your journey. Things have gone fairly well for me although things have been a bit more of a struggle lately, which is why I think a local support group is a good idea.

1. Sparkpeople.com I Love this site. 2. control underwear! Really helps smooth things out. LOL

Hi! I just moved to Newton, MA from Connecticut. I was banded 8/13/08 and then rebanded 4/29/09 due to a leak. I am missing my local support group and would love to meet other banded people in the area. I would also really love to find a support group in the area since I feel this really helps me stay on track.

Under 200!! :thumbdown::thumbup::laugh: Name.......................... Start Wt....... Current....... Goal....... To Go 3ShotRoc..................... 345.............. 244............ 220........ 24 Alabubba..................... 464.............. 446............ 400........ 46 Alleycia....................... 255.............. 217............ 198........ 19 Annieemmm................. 200.............. 198............. 170....... 28 Ashleyrenee................ 240.............. 240............. 199........ 41 Barb12590.................. 173.............. 156............. 155.......... 1 Betelnut..................... 295.............. 262............. 245........ 17 Bklyn1984................... 317.............. 235............. 230........ 5 Blaze21...................... 200.8........... 183............. 170....... 13 Blklab70282................. 241............. 241.............. 220........ 19 ChickyAbby................. 314............. 282.............. 270........ 12 Clcort......................... 236............. 200.............. 200........ 36 CountrygirlNY.............. 253............. 217.............. 182........ 35 Crzytchr.................... 237.............. 229.............. 210........ 19 Ewiedbingcott ......... 215.5.......... 205.9............ 198........ 7.9 Fab by 50.................. 215............. 190............... 175........ 15 Fordgal88.................. 199.............. 175.............. 193........ 18 Hdsantoni.................. 252.............. 198.............. 190......... 8 Htaylor1021............... 210.............. 199............ 185.........14 itsjustducky................368...............368...............328... .......40 Jazma....................... 261.............. 261.............. 235......... 24 Jeni 85...................... 170............. 169............... 158......... 11 Jennyt71................... 245............. 197............... 170......... 27 Keepingfaith08........... 225.............. 225.............. 190.......... 35 Lalaredd................... 240.............. 190............... 150......... 40 LessJess................... 228.............. 199............... 199......... 0 Letsgetitstarted......... 229.............. 211............... 199......... 30 Libbyjane1976........... 283............... 262.............. 250.......... 12 LilMissDiva................ 251.6............ 247.6............ 227.......... 20.6 Liz_hager................. 158............... 151............... 145.......... 6 LisaRT..................... 254............... 248............... 225.......... 23 Long2BThin.............. 192............... 180............... 169.......... 11 Loveislovely............. 191............... 175............... 169.......... 6 Mair....................... 222............... 215............... 199........... 16 Mamacj.................. 316............... 269............... 233........... 36 Melody_Mary_42f..... 277............... 231............... 170........... 49 MsNickelback.......... 172............... 155................ 149........... 6 Nicolerose.............. 365............... 288................ 260........... 28 Nursemelly............. 245............... 201................ 185........... 16 Onehotmama.......... 272............... 237................ 210........... 27 OneHotMomma........ 285.............. 275................ 250............ 25 Pbpuniser............... 212.............. 212................ 182............ 30 Peachwood............. 251............. 251................. 230............ 21 Picklesix................. 197............. 170................. 170............ 0 Sexylips................. 238............. 238................. 199............ 39 Sadie77................. 277............. 250................. 220............ 30 SillyGoose.............. 258............. 234................. 228............ 6 Simone.................. 182............ 172.................. 160............ 12 Ukcatsfan.............. 340............. 340................. 300............ 40 Workingmom........... 214............. 214................. 175............ 39 ZiggyLove.............. 226............. 202................. 180............ 22 Health4life..............279.............222.2................195..... .. .....27.2

My band is named Victor, because this time I plan on claiming a victory!

Updating :laugh: Name.......................... Start Wt....... Current....... Goal....... To Go 3ShotRoc..................... 345.............. 263............ 220........ 43 Alabubba..................... 464.............. 464............ 400........ 64 Alleycia....................... 255.............. 217............ 198........ 19 Annieemmm................. 200.............. 198............. 170....... 28 Ashleyrenee................ 240.............. 240............. 199........ 41 Barb12590.................. 173.............. 156............. 155.......... 1 Betelnut..................... 295.............. 262............. 245........ 17 Bklyn1984................... 317.............. 238............. 230........ 8 Blaze21...................... 200.8........... 184.6............. 170....... 14.6 Blklab70282................. 241............. 241.............. 220........ 19 ChickyAbby................. 314............. 314.............. 270........ 44 Clcort......................... 236............. 200.............. 200........ 36 CountrygirlNY.............. 253............. 217.............. 182........ 35 Crzytchr.................... 237.............. 229.............. 210........ 19 Ewiedbingcott ............ 215.5.......... 210.1............ 198........ 12.1 Fab by 50.................. 215............. 204............... 175........ 29 Fordgal88.................. 199.............. 175.............. 199........ 24 Hdsantoni.................. 252.............. 198.............. 190......... 8 Htaylor1021............... 210.............. 203............ 185......... 18 itsjustducky................368...............368...............328... .......40 Jazma....................... 261.............. 261.............. 235......... 24 Jeni 85...................... 170............. 170............... 158......... 12 Jennyt71................... 245............. 197............... 170......... 27 Keepingfaith08........... 225.............. 225.............. 190.......... 35 Lalaredd................... 240.............. 190............... 150......... 40 LessJess................... 228.............. 199............... 199......... 0 Letsgetitstarted......... 229.............. 211............... 199......... 30 Libbyjane1976........... 283............... 283.............. 250.......... 33 LilMissDiva................ 251.6............ 247.6............ 227.......... 20.6 Liz_hager................. 158............... 151............... 145.......... 6 LisaRT..................... 254............... 248............... 225.......... 23 Long2BThin.............. 192............... 183............... 169.......... 14 Loveislovely............. 191............... 187............... 169.......... 18 Mair....................... 222............... 215............... 199........... 16 Mamacj.................. 316............... 269............... 233........... 36 Melody_Mary_42f..... 277............... 231............... 170........... 49 MsNickelback.......... 172............... 161................ 149........... 12 Nicolerose.............. 365............... 288................ 260........... 28 Nursemelly............. 245............... 203................ 185........... 18 Onehotmama.......... 272............... 237................ 210........... 27 OneHotMomma........ 285.............. 275................ 250............ 25 Pbpuniser............... 212.............. 212................ 182............ 30 Peachwood............. 251............. 251................. 230............ 21 Picklesix................. 197............. 175................. 170............ 5 Sexylips................. 238............. 238................. 199............ 39 Sadie77................. 277............. 250................. 220............ 30 SillyGoose.............. 258............. 234................. 228............ 6 Simone.................. 182............ 176.................. 160............ 16 Ukcatsfan.............. 340............. 340................. 300............ 40 Workingmom........... 214............. 214................. 175............ 39 ZiggyLove.............. 226............. 202................. 180............ 22 Health4life..............279.............222.2................195..... .. .....27.2

Doctor Yood has been the best. He is so kind and caring. Very professional. I have nothing but praise for him.

Hope I did this right updating my weight Name.......................... Start Wt....... Current....... Goal....... To Go 3ShotRoc..................... 345.............. 263............ 220........ 43 Alabubba..................... 464.............. 464............ 400........ 64 Alleycia....................... 255.............. 217............ 198........ 19 Annieemmm................. 200.............. 198............. 170....... 28 Ashleyrenee................ 240.............. 240............. 199........ 41 Barb12590.................. 173.............. 158............. 155.......... 3 Betelnut..................... 295.............. 273............. 245........ 28 Bklyn1984................... 317.............. 248............. 230........ 18 Blaze21...................... 200.8........... 192.8........... 170........ 22.8 Blklab70282................. 241............. 241.............. 220........ 19 ChickyAbby................. 314............. 314.............. 270........ 44 Clcort......................... 236............. 200.............. 200........ 36 CountrygirlNY.............. 253............. 217.............. 182........ 35 Crzytchr2004.............. 237............. 230.............. 210........ 20 Ewiedbingcott ............ 215.5.......... 211.2............ 198........ 13.2 Fab by 50.................. 215............. 204............... 175........ 29 Fordgal88.................. 199.............. 175.............. 199........ 24 Hdsantoni.................. 252.............. 202.............. 190......... 12 Htaylor1021............... 210.............. 206.5............ 185......... 21.5 Jazma....................... 261.............. 261.............. 235......... 24 Jeni 85...................... 170............. 170............... 158......... 12 Jennyt71................... 245............. 197............... 170......... 27 Keepingfaith08........... 225.............. 225.............. 190.......... 35 Lalaredd................... 240.............. 190............... 150......... 40 LessJess................... 228.............. 228............... 199......... 29 Letsgetitstarted......... 229.............. 211............... 199......... 30 Libbyjane1976........... 283............... 283.............. 250.......... 33 LilMissDiva................ 251.6............ 247.6............ 227.......... 20.6 Liz_hager................. 158............... 151............... 145.......... 6 LisaRT..................... 254............... 248............... 225.......... 23 Long2BThin.............. 192............... 183............... 169.......... 14 Loveislovely............. 191............... 187............... 169.......... 18 Mair....................... 222............... 220............... 199........... 21 Mamacj.................. 316............... 269............... 233........... 36 Melody_Mary_42f..... 277............... 231............... 170........... 49 MsNickelback.......... 172............... 166................ 149........... 17 Nicolerose.............. 365............... 288................ 260........... 28 Nursemelly............. 245............... 203................ 185........... 18 Onehotmama.......... 272............... 237................ 210........... 27 OneHotMomma........ 285.............. 282................ 250............ 32 Pbpuniser............... 212.............. 212................ 182............ 30 Peachwood............. 251............. 251................. 230............ 21 Picklesix................. 197............. 187................. 170............ 17 Sexylips................. 238............. 238................. 199............ 39 Sadie77................. 277............. 250................. 220............ 30 SillyGoose.............. 258............. 238................. 228............ 10 Simone.................. 182............ 176.................. 160............ 16 Ukcatsfan.............. 340............. 340................. 300............ 40 Workingmom........... 214............. 214................. 175............ 39 ZiggyLove.............. 226............. 202................. 180............ 22 Health4life..............279.............222.2................195..... .. .....27.2

Hi all, I just had my band replaced Wed 4/29 due to a leak in the band. So I hope to be able to report some losses soon. At least I didn't gain LOL

Melody, How are you doing? I hope all went well with your band replacement. I am very grateful because as of 10:30am yesterday I have a new band without a leak. From confirmation of the leak until surgery it took less than a month. I am very lucky in that respect. Surgery went well. My surgeon said it was extremely easy since I already had a great tract around my stomach. They just unbuckled the old band attached the new to the old and slid it through. Easy as pie. As I feared though because my first surgery was so easy the surgery gods decided I couldn't get off so easy a second time. I was having alot of shoulder pain this time. It seems to be easing though, I just keep walking and walking. I don't like the pain killers so I switched to motrin today and I am having decent pain control with that. I am really happy though because I found out I don't have to do the week of liquid, week of pureed, week of soft then back to regular. Since there was not as much trauma to the stamach this go around he said 2-3 days of each should do it. He did put some Fluid in the band at the time of surgery and warned me to be really careful since this is likely the first time that I will have any real restriction. I am so looking forward to seeing how I can do with a functioning band since in my opinion I did pretty good with my leaky one. lol.

Thank you Everyone for your responses. I think I am calmer this morning. Still upset but not the basket case I was yesterday. I am just going to have to take it one step in front of the other and keep plodding along. This is just another bump in my road. Has anyone out there had this happen to them? what happened?

Melody, Can you please let me know what happened. I just found out today that I have a leak in the band also. I am totally freaked and I don't know what is going to happen. :smile2:

I need Help/words of wisdom/someone to listen who can understand what I am going through. First some background. I was banded 8/13/08. I have been having some troubles with my fills for awhile. Every time I went for a fill when they would draw back the Fluid to check the volume, I would have way less than what should be in there. At first we were not concerned because sometimes you can't get it all out, but at this point if I had every cc that they had put in I would have over 12cc's in a realize (9cc) band. (I wouldn't be able to swallow my own spit!) Throughout all this, up until the last couple of months I have been doing fine weight loss wise. I have lost over 50 pounds and gone from a size 24 or 26 to a size 18. Not so much anymore, since January 2nd I have only lost 10 pounds. Today, they injected contrast dye into my port to check for a leak and you guessed it I have a leak. I kind of knew that I must have a leak although I was hoping for not and I had prepared myself (sort of as much as I could) for the possibilty that they might have to replace my port. But, the leak is not in my port or tubing it is in my actual band. And, even though I thought I was prepared for bad news I really wasn't and I really wasn't expecting this. I am devestated. I am scared. I have worked so hard to get this far. So now I don't know what to do. I feel real good after a fill for about 3 1/2 weeks, then I lose that comfortable feeling and go back to struggleing with increased hunger. Better than before the surgery, but not like when I have a good fill. At that point when they check the volume before my fill I usually have about 2-2.5cc's. So, I am faced with a decision do I could continue with the way things are now, keep getting fills and just lose really slow, (But my doctor is a little concerned about doing fills too frequently, secondary to the risk of infection) and see how things go, or do I just replace the band? If I just replace the band how does that work? I am at a point where I would no longer qualify for the surgery and as of April 1st my insurance has changed. I know that the new insurance covers lapband surgery but where I had the surgery under another insurance company and I don't weigh enough anymore do I even stand a chance of them covering a new surgery? Oh god, I am so sad and scared. Any advice/words of wisdom would really be appreciated.:smile2: P.S. As if all this were not enough, I ran over my own cat last night. We don't know if she is going to make it. I am just a basket case right now. I can't stop crying. Everything is getting to me.:frown:

I need Help/words of wisdom/someone to listen who can understand what I am going through. First some background. I was banded 8/13/08. I have been having some troubles with my fills for awhile. Every time I went for a fill when they would draw back the Fluid to check the volume, I would have way less than what should be in there. At first we were not concerned because sometimes you can't get it all out, but at this point if I had every cc that they had put in I would have over 12cc's in a realize (9cc) band. (I wouldn't be able to swallow my own spit!) Throughout all this, up until the last couple of months I have been doing fine weight loss wise. I have lost over 50 pounds and gone from a size 24 or 26 to a size 18. Not so much anymore, since January 2nd I have only lost 10 pounds. Today, they injected contrast dye into my port to check for a leak and you guessed it I have a leak. I kind of knew that I must have a leak although I was hoping for not and I had prepared myself (sort of as much as I could) for the possibilty that they might have to replace my port. But, the leak is not in my port or tubing it is in my actual band. And, even though I thought I was prepared for bad news I really wasn't and I really wasn't expecting this. I am devestated. I am scared. I have worked so hard to get this far. So now I don't know what to do. I feel real good after a fill for about 3 1/2 weeks, then I lose that comfortable feeling and go back to struggleing with increased hunger. Better than before the surgery, but not like when I have a good fill. At that point when they check the volume before my fill I usually have about 2-2.5cc's. So, I am faced with a decision do I could continue with the way things are now, keep getting fills and just lose really slow, (But my doctor is a little concerned about doing fills too frequently, secondary to the risk of infection) and see how things go, or do I just replace the band? If I just replace the band how does that work? I am at a point where I would no longer qualify for the surgery and as of April 1st my insurance has changed. I know that the new insurance covers lapband surgery but where I had the surgery under another insurance company and I don't weigh enough anymore do I even stand a chance of them covering a new surgery? Oh god, I am so sad and scared. Any advice/words of wisdom would really be appreciated.:smile2: P.S. As if all this were not enough, I ran over my own cat last night. We don't know if she is going to make it. I am just a basket case right now. I can't stop crying. Everything is getting to me.:frown:

I would like to join in too. I am not sure if I am giving a realistic goal or not being ambitious enough. I am having a little trouble with my port right now. _____________________________________________________ Name.............. Start ..........Current.......... Goal ........ToGo 3ShotRoc..............345..............263................220......... ..43 alabubba..............464..............464................400......... ....64 barb12590............173..............170................155.......... .15 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..............233................210.......... .23 Fab by 50.............215..............215................175...........40 Fordgal88.............199..............175................199......... ..24 Jennyt71...............245..............210................170........ ...40 LessJess...............228..............228................199........ ...29 Letsgetitstarted.....229..............229................199.......... .30 libbyjane1976.......283...............283................250.......... 33 LilMissDiva...........251.6............251.6..............227......... .24.6 liz_hager..............158..............158.................145....... ....13 Mair.....................222..............220................199...... .....21 mrsezova..............200.............200.................170......... ..30 pbpuniser.............212..............212................182......... ..30 picklesix...........197..........197.............170.........27 sexylips................238..............238................199....... ....39 SillyGoose............258...............251................228........ ...23 simone................182...............182................160........ ...22 ukcatsfan.............340...............340................300........ ...40 Htaylor1021.....210............210............185.........25

Sorry I don't have Connecticare so I can't help you there. But I wanted to let you know that Dr. Yood is my surgeon and he is absolutly, without a doubt, the BEST!!:thumbup::thumbup:

Just wondering if anyone is going to the group meeting at St. Rapheal's tomorrow (Thursday 2/5/09) at 6pm?

Anyone planning to attend the lapband conferance in New York this march??

Hi Goodbody, I had Surgery 8/13 too. My first fill I was losing at a good rate so we decided not to do a fill. In Oct. when I went for my fill they had a hard time accessing my port they had to try several times and thought they finally got it in. When I want for my next appt. Nov. my Dr. went to draw out the Fluid and there was none there. They had missed the first time, so they put 4 cc's in. In Dec. when I went for my fill he thought I was losing at a really good rate so we decided to hold off on a fill again. Now I am anxiously waiting for my fill Jan 16th.

Any one interested in getting together for a clothing swap. Pehaps somewhere midstate like Meriden or Wallingford.

Does anyone have any size 20 stuff they have outgrown (downgrown??) Especially any winter stuff. Anything would be appreciated.

Anybody interested in teaming up for work outs? I live near Hartford and work in Hamden.

Does anyone have a personal trainer? Please tell me about it. How often do you meet with your trainer? What do you do? Approx. how much does it cost? What was your fitness level before the trainer? Any suggestions for questions to ask a potential personal trainer? I have some concerns that maybe some of you can help me with. 1. I am not fit at all. I see shows like the biggest loser and I am terrified by what I see. Do they start out slow and let you build up gradually? 2. I am having alot of trouble with my hips lately and my back. Can this be worked around? 3. I am really good at avoiding and not acknowledging things I don't like. I fear that if a trainer is too tough on me or talks to me the way they do on the biggest loser I will just quit. Have any of you dealt with this? What did you do? Can I convey this to my trainer? Can anyone reccomend a trainer?

Does anyone have a personal trainer? Please tell me about it. How often do you meet with your trainer? What do you do with them? Approx. how much does it cost? What was your fitness level before the trainer? Any suggestions for questions to ask a potential personal trainer? I have some concerns that maybe some of you can help me with. 1. I am not fit at all. I see shows like the biggest loser and I am terrified by what I see. Do they start out slow and let you build up gradually? 2. I am having alot of trouble with my hips lately and my back. Can this be worked around? 3. I am really good at avoiding and not acknowledging things I don't like. I fear that if a trainer is too tough on me or talks to me the way they do on the biggest loser I will just quit. Have any of you dealt with this? What did you do? Can I convey this to my trainer? Also, is anyone in the Connecticut area that can reccomend a trainer.