liteweighttrina

Well, he added another cc to my band so i'm at 6.25. have lost 2# since monday, yay!! the restriction is fantastic, i guess. how about u? u ok, hope ur birthday was good.

Hi! my name is trina and I just wanted to welcome u. (not that im on the welcoming committee or anything LOL) U look great. so, when is ur big day or when was ur big day?

WELCOME ABOARD GIRLIE!!! How are u doing? My name is trina and I don't know if i have posted u a message but just wanted to say hi and hope ur loosing well. (lol) U look great!

Oh, i guess u have to birthdays this week! HAPPY BIRTH DAY!

Today is the DAY! hope everything goes well for u! I'm praying of course, best wishes! ttyl!

hi there! just wanted to know how much did u weigh starting out if u dont mind me asking. You look wonderful by the way! ur pics are very encouraging to me and some of my friends. keep up the good work!

hey girl. i saw dr meyer, the one that i changed to, tonight and he was very concerned. he asked me how i was doing and about my eating, my restriction, weight loss and so forth. I was suppose to go in for a fill in 2 more weeks but he told me to make an appt tomorrow since my restriction had lessened considerately. hows ur preop going? 5 more days! how did u change ur ticker meter?

Yay! my restriction is still in full effect. Off the subject of lapband, i've been a rn for 5yrs, nursing a total of 6. I've really been thinking about going back to be a practitioner but don't want to miss out on my kids again. when did u go back and how long did it take you? Oh, my dream is to go to atlanta. u hear all these things about our people doing so well there. so how is it?

girl, i tried to eat a turkey neck and almost puked in my car on the way to work! it seemed like it was going down because i only ate a few bites but as i was driving, this feeling came and my mouth filled up with thick spit, i was gonna pull over but i was still in my neighborhood and was too embarrassed so i waited and drove some more. i ended up pulling in the turning lane and spitting up! lesson learned. i ate mashed potatoes n gravy tonight! I'm still so very excited though! I hope ur diet is going well too!

your almost banded! (sing it!)

hey girl! I went to the dr. today and it was soooo different with him! he sat me up to do my fills and it turns out, it seems as if my previous dr was not filling my band as he said he was. there should have been at least 5cc in but there was only 3! URGHHHH! he added 2.25, i have great restriction so far, and he said to come back and see him in 4 weeks but if the restriction lessens, come back in 2. Im back on liquids just for today but im not hungry! ill keep u informed!

congratulations! and u look good!

hey gurl. I'm still feeling suckie bc my doc didn't want to give me a fill after i STILL don't have any restriction! So i changed and is now seeing his partner! lol He was very rude and unprofessional. I see him thursday so ill let u know how it goes! R u doin ok? I hope so. TTYL!

Hi! my name is trina and i just wanted to say hi. ok, there. I said it. Welcome girl! Just making friends on this journey and wish u luck. When r u getting banded or when did u get banded?

Hey girl, great pic. U doing it girl. When were u banded?

thanks! my girls are my life. U know, i was married for 8 years and got a divorce almost 2 years ago. I always put him first no matter what. now i make a lot of time for my girls and keep God first. Yeah, I think my girls looks like their mummy too!

Hi! just wanted to let u know that i did get an appointment with the other doc! Yayyyy! I go oct 2. Im excited bc this one has had issues with his weight and will be more understanding! R u doing ok? I have a family reunion this weekend and i thought i would be smaller, u know, enough to where my kinfolks can tell. well, i guess we'll see huh? Just wanted to tell u the news! Stay blessed!

thanks, im gonna call the coordinator back tomorrow and see when i can see the other one bc like i said, he already said he would see me as a pt when i told him about his partner. he feels the same way i do.

well, well, well. to the dr i went. i went in and was very professional being as though u know i have to see him at the hospital and all and i had gained 3#. i told him that in the past 2 weeks i really hadn't done much exercising because as i told him previously, i felt i was loosing weight because of the exercising and not the band. i keep telling him everytime i go that i do not have any restriction as well, but he does not listen. he asked me why hadn't i exercised and i told him that he wouldn't listen to what i was saying so i was trying to show him what i was talking about. mind u, i've been walking 3 mi almost daily since june until recently when a trainer at the gym told me i needed to change up my routine bc my body had got used to the same thing. so, anyways, he says, "so u deliberately tried to sabatoge ur weight loss?" i said no, i was trying to make u see what i was saying since u wont listen to me. then he says, so u r playing games and being manipulative? i said NO! why would i do that after i paid the money and have these ugly scars on my belly. then he says, well ur the one that needs to loose the weight, not me. I said, it think it is ill of u to say something like that and u know what all ive been doing since june. before then i really was not exercising. i said, i know i need a fill bc i still have no restriction and this is my 5th fill. he says, how do i know that when u wont do what i tell u to do? i said, i have been. he says, u just want to sit around and do nothing all day and think the weight is just going to fall off. i said, if i thought that i wouldn't started exercising then. i thought the lapband was a tool to aid in weight loss but i dont think u r utilizing the tool to my advantage. everyone is different and u know what i ve been doing its been almost 4 mths and ive only lost maybe 12-14#. he says well ur only suppose to lose 1-2#wk. i said well that's what u loose on a regular diet not involving surgery. i had surgery and to loose weight and im not. maybe i shouldn't had it. he says, well, the band doesn't make u loose weight. i said i know but it aids in weight loss. he says, well im not going to give u a fill bc u r not doing what i asked u to do. i said, ive been faithfully exercising, my eating isn't perfect which i have told u due to no restriction and have only lost weight bc ive exercising and u won't fill me? he says no. i said, 2 weeks out of 4 months, huh? he says, well come back in 2-6weeks and i might fill u if u adhere to the rules. i said, dr___ i know people i work with that u banded and they r not doing anything and r lossing weight. i know everyone is different but im doing what u asked and u know i don't have restriction so what's the difference?, u said that we had to exercise, i am. he says, well, im not going to give u a fill, so whatever. i said fine, do u recommend anyone else to me? he says, i don't care who u see. see whoever u like. i said really? and he walks out. i then go to check out and ask the receptionist who do i speak to about changing mds. so i talk to the coordinator and she looked at my records and saw my flutating weight and told me that it was normal to loose that amt of weight with the 2 fill. i told her it was my 5th fill and she said, oh. she said she would see what she could do. i told her that i rather see one of the other surgeons bc i don't feel comfortable going back to him. she said why and i told her. he was rude, uncaring, inconsiderate, and would not tolerate that since i was paying. i shouldn't have to. i told her if she could not arrange it, i would go to Tyler or Nacogdoches to get fills and pay out of pocket if i had to. she told me she would call me and let me know after she talked to him and see what he says. i told her she could talk to him all day and it would not make a difference. i didn't tell her that i already had talked to one of the other associates but he already said he wouldn't mind seeing me. i had told him about my dilemma and he agreed with me. so if she don't call me tommorrow, im going to call her and do what i have to do. i just cant believe the way he acted. there was a pa student and she had the nerve to say, well the weight isn't just going to fall off u know. i told her i knew that. she said, well u have to exercise and i know u not used to. u know i wanted to get ghetto but i didn't bc i have a reputation to uphold. but i did let her know that i know what im suppose to do. i have been and the only reason i didnt exercise bc i wanted him to see that the band wasn't helping me and that i did need a fill. I always knew he had a problem with big people but i thought it would work out to my advantage but it didn't. so we'll see later this week. i will be letting u know. if u have anymore suggestions, comments, or criticism, please let me know bc i feel like i did the right thing. i really did not expect him to come off like he did. i think he was irritated bc i was back after 2 wks. if the band is not suppose to help me loose weight, then what is it for? he kept saying it was a tool. i told him that tools have to come out the box to be used and mine was still in the store!