Brockbabe82

Thats amazing!!!!!!!! Way 2 go:thumbup::biggrin::thumbup::biggrin:

I guess boys will be boys!!!lolol:cursing:

:thumbup:good luck, I am sure you will do great!

:thumbup:Your doing great!!! Keep up the good work!:biggrin:

I would definitely see the doc. Don't worry about being embarrased they are doctors they have and will see worse things. You need the documentation and also the medication. It depends on wether or not you want to self treat it. I wouldnt take any chances though.

Like it was said before he is propbaly threatened by your new found outlook. When your overweight yout tend to stand in the back, now your telling yourself your going to do it and that probably makes him nervous for the future. Who knows, he may have many insecurities with himself that are coming out in this form. Either way he should be supportive of you and respect what you are doing with your life.

welcome and great job on the weight loss!:biggrin:

You definitely seem like you have the right attitude to make you succeed. good luck.:sad_smile:

This is awful... my heart is with her family.

Sugery date 11/14/2008 Highest weight 414 Preop weight 394 Surgery weight 394 current weight 374 goal weight 180

Again like it was said before what you eat and how much is significantly important. You said it yourself I do not eat enough. Therefore maybe you should meet with your nutritionist and figure out a better diet for you. I would also talk with your surgeon, they are there to help you. Again running a household and working is great and is movement but it does not count as exercising. There are so many things you can do in your house to get fit. Stairs, jumping jacks, situps,running in place. Also it's holiday time gym memberships are cheap right now. My best advice is look into every avenue. Good luck.:sad_smile:

I too had this experience the other day. Totally scary, but it let me know that my band was really working. lol I am a little nervous for those experiences where you learn what you can eat and what you cannot.

I definitely think that we all feel the mental hunger thing. It is very hard to be in a world where food is so emphasized and it is totally inconvienent to diet. I worked really hard on changing bad habits before the surgery. I was a complete grazer before. Now I set three meal times and 2 small Snacks, and that's it. I am on mushies and soft foods, so I feel full fast. When I have the mental hunger thing going on I picture myself buying brand new clothes in a smaller size, or I think about how great it will be to see someone I have not seen in a while and them say wow. Basically I just try to think positive and that takes my mind off food.

Mine is the same exact spot. It helps so that pants are not irratating it.:sad_smile:

I would be careful because some doctors will NOT do your surgery if you are gaining weight. They want to see that you can make the change, even before the surgery. There are so many medical issues that you could use for your insurance. Rashes from excess weight, high blood pressure, back problems, knee problems, etc. I am sure everything will work out for you but be careful how much weight you gain, if you are seeing a surgeon.

With my preop diet I lost 20 lbs. My sugery was 11/14/08. At the end of my 2 weeks I was down 17 lbs post op. Today is three weeks and I am not sure yet if I lost, gotta do the weight check. Great job everyone:thumbup:

Like what was said previous, it propbably has something to do with gas. Make sure you get up and walk, that is the only way it is going to get out. Also a heating pad may help, I never used one but from what has been said on here it helps. Again protein is importand and get gas ex strips, they do wonders.:tongue2:

I hope everything works out well for you!:cursing:

wow! Your doing awesome!:cursing:

I felt so bad that renee went home last night. I wish Vicky did, I dislike her so much. I am hoping that michelle pulls it together and blows all of them out of the water.:smile2:

My pain medicine also made me feel a little queezy. As far as the sleeping postion I still find it more comfortable to sleep in a recliner with a pillow behind me. It keels me though because I have always been someone who sleeps on their side, definitely cannot do that. Give it some time and as the days go sleeping should be a little better. Good luck.

Good luck Harold!

At least your admitting your mistake. I would make sure that I fast for the rest of your time and the doctor will let you know if you have to cancel. The reason for the preop diet is to shrink your liver, the doc might not be able to do surgery if your liver is to large. Get back on the band wagon and just hope for the best. Good luck!

Not even no sugar added???

Hello Greeneyedlady!!!! I'm glad to see another one of us from western ma. Dr. Haag is a very nice doctor. The 1st time I met him I thought he was great, very intelligent and obviously very educated on this surgery. I had a circumstance of kidney issues along with my obesity. He told me he wanted me to lose a couple of pounds before surgery , which I definitely expected. When I went for my preop appt (already had a date) he told me I did not lose enough. ( I had lost 5lbs) He then cancelled my surgery. I of course was very upset, mad at him, mad at myself, and obviously disappointed. I hated him at that point, because he gave me another hoop to jump through.He gave me another weight check for three weeks later and I lost 15 lbs, he then scheduled my surgery for Nov 14, and proceeded to give me another weight check for Nov 10. I went and lost 5 more lbs and he was content. Once I lost this weight he was much nicer to me, and I thought he was great. I know he wanted to make sure this surgery was safe for me but he came off as kind of arrogant. My surgery was extremely successful, he did a great job, and comforted me before the surgery the day of. If I could do it all over I would definitely have him be my doctor. He looks out for his patient's best interest and he has good bedside manner. I hope your experience with him turns out good. Keep and touch so we can compare notes, I would love to hear how your surgery goes. Best of luck. Jenny