liteweighttrina

Hi! my name is trina and I live in Lufkin Tx, about 3hrs away from dallas. I was banded in june, ended up having a leak for quite a while,port was replaced in late dec and all is almost well! lol!! Well, im 29,was married for 9 yrs, divorced and mother of 3 girls ages 4,5, and my olderst will be 12 next week!! I have been a registered nurse for almost 7 yrs and am really excited about meeting new people, ya know, just to hang out with. So, maybe we can be lapband buddies or something!:scared2:

Hi guys! My name is trina and i had to get my port replaced the monday after Christmas!!! My doc figured it out about 2 weeks prior to this. I had switched docs in oct because i had major probs with my previous one. I had surg in june and i had only lost about 15# since in oct. I was walking 3 mi a least 4days a week and told him that if i did not exercise almost daily, that i would not loose any weight. He didn't agree, basically saying that i was lying about exercising.So, to make a long story short, i changed docs. Now before i changed docs, my fills would be horrible. The very first fill, he got it with 2 sticks. Everytime after that it always took 6,7,8 times and then i would have bloody stools the next 2 days!! EVERYTIME!. When i told him about this of course i was lying. So when i changed docs, the new one would have me sit up to do my fill which was diff! I should have had 6cc upon changing and it was barely 3cc's in my band:confused:! so he took it all out and added 1cc so i had 4. My restriction was never great before so this was new to me. After 2 weeks no restrict. went back he added 2more cc, had great restrict. went back about 5 weeks later, the beginning of dec, with poor weight loss and not good restrict. he tried filling it slowly and too much restrict, he loosed it and i began to drink Water as he SLOWLY filled it and still no restrict! WTH!!! That's how he found my leak! so when i had surg he said my port was so beat up, that the saline or sterile water would just leak right back out!:eek:! So basically i feel like i had wasted 7 months with only 42# lost with me working my ass off with a foreign piece in my body that hasn'teven work for me ! So now, it's like im starting over from the beginning again. I hope this time it works. I did not have to pay anything for the replacement of my port but damn!! Thanks for listening:biggrin:

:mad: Girl I am so sorry to hear about ur troubles. I hope I don't experience it but I have had some issues that has had me depressed but I will keep u in my prayers.:tt2:

Welllll, I bought my KIDS a wii for Christmas even though I had already bought myself the wii fit, and I got tired playing the Madagascar game :cursing:! But I plan to do the wii fit when I'm under 300#.:tongue2:

Hi everyone! I had my surg monday and it seems that when the first doc was doin my fills, evidently he bent the port up pretty bad and that's what caused my leak:angry:! My new doc did take out the saline each time but it leaked out slowly and when he put more in to hold my restriction is when he discovered it. But I'm glad it is over with maybe i can get on to loosing more weight!:confused::cursing:

Hi everyone! Just an update from me. Currently, I have 7cc in my band and i was banded in june of this year and i have lost only 46#:smile:. I then, had to change docs because the one i had didnt want to give me fills, like i was lyin or something because my restriction would not last long:confused:. So, i changed and the amount i suppose to have had in my band was not what was actually in the band at all:eek:. So , to make a long story short, i went for a fill to day and told him the same thing. I needed a fill. So he started to do his thing, and i felt restricted, so he took some out and then told me to drink again and i ended up drinkin 4 6oz cups of Water and no restriction:eek:! Yeah, exactly what I thought! So he's lookin at me like, u dont feel anything?, I said no if i did i would probably be throwing up on you right now! so he pondered over it for a minute and said u know what?, i said what? i got a leak? he said yeah. So now at least they know i wasn't lyin about my restriction and maybe after i get it fixed i can start losing some weight! I have to get my port replaced MOnday! So pray for me my sistas! and merry christmas and happy new year to all of you!!

I can't wait to wear hip huggers, u know, the correct way! (lol)! I want to wear the knee high pantyhose with the garter belt and not think about it poppin me in the chin from being bolted down!

Hello everyone!!Hope everyone is sweating ok. I'm just checking in. I went to the gym mon and stayed on the elipitical for 50 whole minutes!! Yay me! I burned 903 cals!! Tues i spent 35min and burned 678 cals and stayed on the treadmill for 20min and burned 108 cals! Oh soooo excited. The thing is im not sore!! Not even from last week! I almost didn't go because it was my bday but i had to! Do u think i ought to change my routine! Maybe my mistake, but I feel like if im not sore, im not workin out good. I sweat like a pig and im tired while im doing it but by the time i make it home im already rejuvenated!! WTH???

Ok, on my second week and im doing 40 min on the elipitcal plus my toning and im feeling good too!:thumbup: So, u know how when u start to think well hell, i can do something a little different today? :huh2:well today was that day. After i did 40min of weight loss training i decided to do 10min of gluteal toning. BAD IDEA TRINA! :scared2:My butt is so numb, i don't even know if its sore or not! :eek:I tried to walk out of the gym and felt like my butt had been kicked in by a linebacker!LOL!!! No pain no gain i guess. REPEAT IN THE AM? I GUESS SO!!!!:smile2:

I feel u on that one! I haven't lost much but i have lost quite a few inches, yet, i still want to see that darn scale move! Well stay encouraged and many blessings and lost pounds to you!

OK girls. What's up wit this? I have lost quite a bit of inches but the freaking scale ain't moving much, at all! My legs are getting very small but my "dually tires" ain't much smaller, well i guess "they" are(my belly) but not fast enough for me.:w00t: I do crunches and stuff. any suggestions anyone??:w00t:

gurl, ill join u! i started doing the eliptical 10min on monday and thought i was going to die!!! but tuesday i got back on it and stayed 27min!yay!! today i stayed on 30 min and feel sore. ive been exercising usually 4-5 days a week but the eliptical has brought me to new horizons i must say.lets just say i haven't been on the t-mill or the bike this week but still been doing my crunches and toning. much love!

My thoughts and most importantly, my prayers are with you. I really don't know what to tell you or say because I can only imagine what I would feel like. God says He will never put more on us than we can bear and though to some it may not seem like a big deal, but to us, it's our life and our health. The only thing I know to do when I can't do no more is to put my face to the wall and let HIM do his thang! The battle is already won. Stay prayerful and CONTINUOUSLY

Well, I went for my fill monday and I suggested to my md that I think we should do my fill differently. The way he does is he fills it with .5 to 1cc then I drink Water before I leave to make sure I can swallow and I leave. This was my 4th fill and he put 1cc in it but I STILL dont have hardly any restriction! He had on my chart that I had 5cc in it but he only aspirated a little over 3 out. He said that there was no leak. I hate going back but I guess I'll have to keep going every 2 weeks untill he hits my sweet spot but im scared of gettin an infection. I had my surg june 5 08 and since the surg, not counting the liquid diet weight loss, ive only lost 15# bc I gained 2. I am doing what im suppose to do. Im hungry a lot too. Any suggestions???

If you have truly, honestly been sticking to the prescribed diet then there shouldn't be a problem. Every surgeon and every surgery is different. If there is a problem (which there shouldn't be) your surgery may take longer than most. But, for now don't borrow trouble. Sit back, relax, get some rest and get ready for a life changing experience.

GOOD LUCK!!!!!

hey everyone!, tryna b new 2 the group.I like name brands but I LOVE shoes! I just want 2 b able 2 shop on the 14 and under side of any store! Don't get me wrong though, i love me some baby phat and apple bottoms and lane bryant and new york and co. good luck 2 everyone and enjoy ur skinnysleves!:cursing:

thanks for the info. i will suggest to the doc when i go back about trying it that way because i do not want to start gaining anymore weight. much encouragement and success!

thanks for replying. what is the difference in the lapband and the realize band?

thanks for your reply, was gettin a little lonely feeling like a stepchild(lol) I haven't eaten anything that makes me nauseated or makes me vomit, i can eat anything that dont eat me first.

I think you will be just fine. some people that I know only do the liquid diet for 1 day, can you believe that? but anyways good luck and hope to chat with you.

Hi, anyone want to chat? Well, my name is Trina and I was banded on June 5. I have a couple of questions for post bandits. 1) how does your doctor perform your fills?, does he/she fill the band with a specific amount and you drink or does he make you sit up after he inserts the needle then fill as you drink to see how much restriction he wants you to have. 2) did anybody's doctor do measurements before? My friend and I did our own measurements and it has been encouraging especially when it seems like your not loosing weight.

Hi! My name is Trina and I had my band done on June 5, 2008. I have been heavily blessed since I was itty bitty, so to speak. I am single mom of 3 beautiful girls ages 3,5, and 11. I have been a critical care nurse for 6 years and counting. I decided to do the band because I am tired of being big and I want to be able to sit and cross my legs all sexy and stuff!(lol) This has been a learning experience and I know will continue to be a learning experience. I really do look forward to meeting new people and hearing about their personal journeys and hopefully I can encourage someone else through my experience. Well, hold on tight, this might be a bumpy ride! :lol:Post me please.