Jewels68

13 months from the day of surgery. Any after that their fee is $150.00 right now. I wish you luck on your journey.

rodriguezequal~ Great job... I can't wait until I'm below the 200 mark...

It's not a quick fix, don't let anyone tell you it is. You really need to be in the right mind set to want this. I was banned in Nov 08. I started at 273 in June of last year. Pre-opt I was 250. Day of surgery 238. Today I'm 223. Although my weigh in day isn't until Wed. But I'm pretty thrilled I will have lost 50 pounds by the end of this week. It's been slow. I can't say (like others) I lost 40 pounds in two months. It takes a lot of work to eat three meals a day. And to chew chew chew. Things can and will get stuck if you don't. My daughter will be going through Dr. Michaelson in July. I think I'm at a good spot now with my fills. But it will be a long road.

I love tats- But a poster would be great... I gave in so much this past month, after stress of losing my job... It's getting harder and harder to find a job.

Yeah- they pump so much fluid and pain meds into you. Give a week or so and you'll be fine.

Surgery date~ Nov 26th 2008 Highest Weight~273 Preop diet starting weight~250 Surgery weight~238 Current weight~229 Goal weight~140

I have to admit it too - I'm a "Scale Whore" as well. I'm husband thinks I'm crazy. But I check my weight several times a day. Almost anytime I'm in the bathroom I check it. I have even gone as far to weigh my clothes before a fill to make sure I have the lightest ones on...

ddgalarza~ Great story. Just wait until you reach 100 pounds. I think my youngest weighs 150 and my oldest is 250. She is going to be having surgery soon too. I can't wait for her to do it. I worry about her weight more than mine sometimes. She's only 22. I'm excited to see how you do- we are so close in where we started and where were at today.

I couldn't tell I was full at first. My doctor told me to eat 3-4 oz Protein first and then fill in with a little bit of veggies. Might not feel full but stop eating. You should be full 3-4 hours. With a goal of being full longer. If you over eat....Trust me you will feel it. It feels worst than eating everything in site plus more at Thanksgiving. But every doctor is different- so please follow what he/she tells you and always ask any question big or small to his/her office.

Yeah, I went in Monday and they took out .5cc. They said I could come back next week and have .25cc put back in.

She is 22 and so excited... We spent all day there.

I'm going with my daughter today to see Dr. Michaelson. She's going to having a band in soon we hope. Insurance will pay for it, just need to make sure she's ready to do it.

Thanks for the support. Great job on your weightloss. Funny thing- not eating much I'm not losing. Eating more when I felt better I was doing great.

I thought I was almost at my sweet spot. Hubby said don't get a fill. I thought .25cc would be fine. This weekend as been a nightmere. Can't eat much and drinking to much better. Slimming all weekend. I'll be back there on Monday to have at least .10cc taken out. WHo would have figured 1/4cc would be too much.

I had a fill on Thursday as well. Too much I think. I was fine at the doctor's office. But this weekend has been a nightmere. HEARTBURN like no other. I can drink- but it burns my throat so much. I'm taking so many meds to get it to stop. I'll have to go in on Monday too. I too have slimmed every time I have tried to eat this weekend. Not fun. No full blown throw up though.

I have a 10cc band. Right now I have 6.5cc's in it and might be a tiny bit too tight this last time. I had 3cc's put in at surgery- 11.26.08 1st fill 12.29.08 ~ 2cc's 2nd fill 1cc 1.16.09 .5cc taken out- too much at that time 3rd, 4th & 5th fill .5cc's felt great 6th fill last Thursday. I think is too tight again. HEARTBURN like no other. Monday I'm calling to have a .10cc taken out. So far so good. These past three weeks I have lost about 8 or 9 pounds. I can eat 1/4 to 1/2 cup of food at a time. Taco's are my new fav. One and I'm full. Old days I could have eaten three or four.

I had another small fill yesterday. Now I'm at 6.5cc's of a 10cc band. So far so good. I really have to chew alot better than I did before. Might even have to get rid of a few items I ate before. Good news was I lost 3 pounds in 1 week since my last appt.

I'm loving the band too. After my second fill they had me to tight. Went back the next day and they took .5cc out. I have gone back three more times for .25cc each time and really feeling the restriction now. After the unfill I gained 5 punds back. As of this morning (2 weeks later) I have lost the 5 pounds plus 2 more. I too also love the NON scale victories. I'm down from a 24 to a 18/20 pants now. Shirts are starting to get pretty baggie too. My mother in law is going to a party where you take 5 items and trade with others to get to the right size you need. I'm going to sell more of my stuff on Ebay and just shop at Wal-Mart & Target & Kohl's. They have great cheap stuff to keep me going. Congrat's to everyone who was banned in November... I love my band!

Angie- how did you get your weight ticker to show starting weight?

I really love you graph you have. I think I'll start something like that too. Is there a site for those?

When I had my second fill, at first I felt fine. Then that night and the next morning ~ I felt the same way, couldn't hold anything down. Went back in the next afternoon and they took out .5cc's. I feel really good right now. I can go back after the 26th.

My gurgle ended up with me being way too tight. Once I got past the liquid phase after my fill I couldn't eat anything with out getting sick. She took out 1/2cc and I feel great. I little gurgle in th emorning and the rest of the day it's a lot better.

I just had my second fill today. I'm now at 6cc's in a 10cc band. When I came home to drink something I started hearing a gurgling sound. Even eating a yogurt I'm making noise. Does anyone else have this? When I asked the RN she said it was normal and some people make noise when they hit their sweetspot. Will this last forever?

Compliments are great. My neighbor kid (24) was home for Christmas. He left in Oct. for crabbing in Alaska. He is on the Deadly Catch. When he was here a few weeks back he came over when he saw me outside and noticed I'd lost weight. It was nice to hear it from someone else besides family. Family is great don't get me wrong ~ but when others start to notice~ you know your doing something right. I've sold alot of my clothes on Ebay these past few months. Great to get rid of, plus a few extra bucks to replace some of them too. Keep up the great work.

Good luck. Best thing I have ever done. I still have alot of work cut out for me, but it's well worth it. I have been over weight since I was 18 after my first child and I just turned 40 this year. This surgery has given me the tools I need to help stop the hunger, as well as eating better food choices. I'm even walking now and enjoying things with the kids I would never do before. They even set me up on the wii fit and games. It's been a blast and fun for the whole family. I've never laughed so hard in my life these past few weeks.