Erin18

so i'm not sure exactly when senior banquet is, but i heard it was june 12th. and graduation is june 26th. so i want to challenge myself to lose between 45-58 pounds by senior banquet, and if i get almost there by senior banquet, hope to get there by graduation. is it doable to lose 45-58 pounds by then? how many cals should i be having a day since i have no fills because i dont have insurance right now and it doesnt look like i will be getting one anytime soon everytime i want to workout, i end up "not feeling like it anymore" and i know i have to push myself to do it, but it dont work. so i dont know how this is going to work out. can someone motivate me everyday or something? i want to hang up a goal outfit but its not going to happen cause i have no room on my walls and on a hanger doesnt look as motivating. and one more thing, you can also join me if you want (:

i agree with m6c5a90, i regreted getting the band the first week out since i had severe nausea, a week later with new nausea medicine, i felt great, but the week after that on a friday, it came back for another 11 weeks. i feel ok and if i dont i drink water cause it helps. but once youre a ways out, it will be better and you will be seeing results. if you dont think its right for, why'd you get it in the first place? to lose weight cause nothing was doing the job, right? thats why i got it, nothing seemed to work for me until i got this, if you take it back out, youre going to gain all your weight back plus possibly 70 more (what my surgeron said) i had a 6 month testing thing, plus 3 months of waiting for them to make sure i'll do good in surgery, waiting for my insurance to approve, and to get my surgery date, and 4 weeks and 4 days before my surgery date, i had plenty of time to back out, but i didn't because i really want to lose this weight, i really wanted it out for 4 months but i dont want to go through surgery again unless i have to, and well, now its a part of me, it doesnt bother me anymore, so i say, wait it out and just give it a chance to work and you will be happy you made this decission (: take care

hello (: i am not 15 and i dont live in texas, sowie ):, but i wanted this since i was 17. i got banded when i was 18. i was banded on july 31st 2009, and im 19 now. i only lost 40 pounds (20 pre band) due to a complication which was nausea(i'm not saying that to scare you or anything, everyone is different and i just have a weaker/sensitive stomach) i haven't had a fill yet cause of the nausea, i was supposed to see my dr last month but my insurance like ran out, but as soon as i get one im going to get a fill :wink2: in june of 2008 i went to a support group or seminar about the lapband and a couple days later, called a hospital the surgeron worked at and one in another state that we visit a lot, they both said i had to be 18. but i got to do my 6 month testings in the 9th month i got good news that i was approved and they called a day or two later to schedual my surgery date. i wish you good luck and if you ever need anything feel free to message me (:

hey i was just wondering how many calories you guys eat per day to make you lose weight? i heard you supposed to eat 1500 calories a day, true? How many calories do you eat per day when you've reached your goal to maintain it? now about hair, my hair doesn't fall out as much as it use to (thank god), I can tell it's growing back by seeing the little pieces sticking out everywhere, but i have a feeling i don't get enough Protein in and i can't stand Protein shakes anymore, the thought of it makes me wanna puke. i heard B-12 helps with that and another one that i can't think of, i know i ask this question alot but what do you use to get your hair fuller and thicker

my culture came back and it said i do have a UTI, so they gave me new medicine and i hope it doesnt make me so nauseous like the other one

i wanted to get checked for that when i was rushed to the hospital on Dec. 2nd when i had insurance but i didnt. and now i just dont have the money for it or else i really would. thanks

i had that when i had severe nausea, it tasted weird to me, i'm not really a tea drinker so it would be hard for me to drink it, but i thought it helped with the nausea anyhow, i'm not even sure a UTI is what i have, i had all the symptoms and everything but i just dont think the medicine is helping, i mean i dont have the migrane or back and adominal pains anymore but last night i went to bed at one woke up not even an hour later with reallly bad adominal pain well around my belly button, it felt like it cramped up and i felt like i was on the urge of puking, it hurt i couldnt sleep on my side for awhile, i dont know what this is, the medicine i dont know, it makes me nauseated even if i eat something with it and again when i took a shower last night my band felt tight again

okay (:, i didnt lose too too much weight yet, but i always wondered

thanks peeps (:

i just hope it was the right meds haha when i was younger i use to get UTI's all the time and if its what i really have then its the second time i got it since being banded. ouch that stinks, i didnt have that much pain thank god, thats good its out now yeah i'm affraid that if i drink too much of anything i will throw it back up, but i do know that i need to drink more water, the thing about the medicine i'm on is if you dont eat enough with it, you will get so nauseous and ugh i didn't eat enough with it yesturday and i was so nauseous later at night so i ate some crackers it made it go away :wink2: but i drank some water which also helped and when i was taking a shower it felt like my band was going to explode? lol idk but it felt really tight and i have no fill so hmh lol thanks :w00t:

my mom thought that was the best place to go so her fault lol and thanks, i hope to be feeling better before i have to go back to school

i went to the obgyn today, might i add wow so expensive and the medicine was 34.60 my mom paid. =/ but yeah they said it wasn't too bad, they sent my pee off to the lab for a culture. they gave me a prescription for UTI and its the same exact kind i had back in september. they said i should be feeling better in 48 hours and if i'm not feeling any better by monday to give them a call and they'll re-check

alright, i will

i dont think i do, i think they only gave me one prescription for it cause i only had to take it for a week

i was watching a movie last night, wasnt really comfy either, and i also had to go to the bathroom or else i would of puked and it was diarrhea as well, but i did not vomit, i told my mom that i feel almost like i did back in september when i had an infection and she said it might be that again so im hoping shell call tomorrow and hoping that she and my dad or my grandma will help me pay for it, cause i know, ill feel better if i see a doctor

i know what it feels like when i need to go. and its not that feeling, pain doesnt go away when i get up, i feel a little dizzy too

my friend is the same age as me and she has had kidney stones before i think i have a urinary tract infection cause it kind of feels like that, and i know if its an infection i need antibiotics and need to see a doctor, my mom wont bring me to get checked

ever since friday night, ive been getting sharp pains on the sides of my lower back and my stomach felt like it was punched, the area where my hips are(ish) are in pain i've had nausea friday, saturday, some on sunday, some what a lot on monday, and a lot yesturday. i've been getting terrible headaches, my body aches, all i want to do is sleep all the time, and its uncomfortable to lay down. i gotta pee a lot, and when i go, i feel like i gotta go again. i asked my mom what a kidney stone feels like and she says painful, and i told her well ive have pain and nauseous and she just says "drink more water" yeah? duh! its hard when you feel you gotta puke and dont want to eat. this is making me feel like i dont want to be around anyone, why?..it doesnt burn to go to the bathroom but it feels like something. my mom wont take me to the doctor, she doesnt want to pay a bill, she has too many doctor/hospital bills to pay. she cant do this one for me?? ugh i have no insurance, and they wont even look for one cause i MIGHT be getting SSI and you automatically get medicadE? i cant wait forever, i'll probably die from infection....ugh! help??!

me too (: no problem and ok :scared2:

no problem (: and make sure you could wear retainers because i couldnt even wear them so ask at that appointment

no problem (:

anna_ree-well i took my lip out a few weeks before surgery because for some reason it felt infected but it wasnt and it was annyoing me i miss it dearly now, but i now have a verticle labret and it doesnt bug me at all. after surgery, i was able to get all my piercings back in with no problems when i got to my room at the hospital, i think i went into surgery at 7 or 8 am and got out at 11 or 12, not really sure, everything that day was blury when i looked at the clock. but theyre all fine and doing good, that what you mean? greytz-yeah when i made those posts, i was really sick and i didnt think i was going to get better at all. i started feeling better probably the 2nd or 3rd week of december i mean like really good-ish. i thought of removing it for a long time but i dont wanna risk getting all my weight i lost back, yeah sure i gained about 5-6 pounds, i havent had a fill, now i cant cause i dont have insurance, but i cant wait to get one. nope i wasnt talking about another surgery (:

k, ill try that

kk and i kind of feel a lil better, i played the new super mairo bros for wii last night and i beat one of the castles on world 6 which made me happy lol then a little while after that i watched some of my fave nick at nite shows which made me laugh, i love the nanny(i watched this show all the time when i got out of surgery, i got hooked on it and i love it) and george lopez, i dont see why people hate fran, i love that show after that i went on my favorite site looking at clothing and somethings in which i am going to be buying again next friday the 12th for like a valentine's day gift to my self and one from my mom, im getting a hoodie, 2 plugs(body jewelry) and an eye shadow palette. and im also going to buy hair dye later which are going to be a bright purple, the pruple i have in one of my pix, a hot pink color and a teal or a pretty blue color, i plan on having blue hair after spring break(the last day of spring break [April 18th]purple hair for my senior banquet and graduation, and possibly pink and purple for after or on my graduation party i dont know but shopping makes me feel better in any situation and i made a shopping list up to June 11th heres my list(and im sorry for putting it on here i know its nothing important but i kind of makes me feel better heh) Feb 12. eye shadow palette sparrow plugs pink with black stars plugs tripp hoodie March 12. Septum piercing April 10th deep purple hair dye purple punch hair dye popsicle pink hair dye twisted teal or turquoise time hair dye bleaching kit sharpie pack (for year book signing) April 30th dress for senior banquet new dressy shoes replacement beads for tongue ring(non metal) May 28th dress for graduation a couple pieces of jewelry June 11th New bedding purple flesh tunnels (plugs, body jewelry) but yeah anyways i love shopping, i love how it takes my mind off of things and i love how it makes me happy and excited, i save my money up and use cash. the thoughts arent as strong which makes me happy, theyre still there, a little faded but still there, im doing a little more than what i have been doing but yup, i gotta tell my mom, i know i know, idk why but i cant let it out and tell her, idk why hmm

im feeling a little happy/excited right now but still have the thoughts on my mind, but their not as strong but they are there. i try making myself think of other things, better fun things, it works a little but not good enough. im thinking of txting my mom, how should i say it to her?