54Shirley

DITTO !

Being Morbidly Obese cost me 2 Knees. They begin to wear out in my 40's. What I didn't know, was that since they are the shock absorbers for the body, they went out around the same time equally. Not even 6 months after the first knee was totally replaced, the other one was not working right anymore. So, time to replace the other one. $25,000.00 for each knee ! So he made $50,000.00 of me, plus I had to have the Bariatric Surgery, or he would not touch me. The knees would only ware out, and need replacement again.
Do yourself a favor, and save your joints. Yes they can be replaced, but they are Hinges, they only go back and forth. They can't swivel. Your Health is priceless.
Of course there are other expenses, especially cloths, and it seemed that no matter what I spent, I never looked good in anything. So I was for ever shopping for something that would look good. God how I hated that !
I paid $1,000.00 just to keep my Ins. for 1 more month to have the LapBand done. Plus some out of pocket expenses for scrips, and other little things.
But the Band was well worth it. It saved my LIFE !

Protein Shakes help allot.
Also go to myfitnesspal.com and record everything you eat, and do.
Like walking or working out in a Gym, it's available to you, other then that you have to wait untill you get
possibley another slight fill. So take control.

Yes ! go with your Doctor...
I'm kinda thinking swelling. You'll see if in a week maybe, that you will be able to swallow that. Restriction is just like that though.
Just a little more permanint "GOD i NEED SPELLCHECK FOR THIS SITE." It will come in time.

you have to learn what you can, and can't eat. So it's hit and miss for a while.
Hard boiled eggs don't set well in my chest either, so I smash one with a fork, and add some lite Salad Dressing, and have a egg salad for 1 instead... So I get around the problem of never being able to eat a Hard Boiled egg.
In the morning, I like 1 poached egg for Breakfast, and I find those go down pretty easy. Just make sure with a spoon you cut it into bite size pieces.

Let me ask you something....
Are they all overweight ? or the Majoritey of them Over Weight ?
If the answer is YES ! Then Honey, you have the last laugh on them.
As you learn to hang in there, and control your own self, they will continue to get bigger, and bigger, as you get smaller, let them "KILL THEMSELVES WITH KINDNESS, as they say" and you will be the one coming out on top. Wait and see, you'll see what I mean. Just keep it together, and leave if you have to. Go shopping or for a walk at a Mall or something.
Exercise goes Great with this band, and you will see the difference.
But LET THEM ENDULDGE, AND BULDGE.

Happy Thanksgiving to all the Bandsters ! !
I went to my Endocrinologist today, and he was very Happy with my test results, while on the
Armour Thyroid. So he is keeping me on it.
Since I started seeing him,, he said I lost over 80Lbs., and told my Husband "Look at that,,, isn't that wonderful !" So I'm glad he was Happy, because I feel very good on these meds., and from working out.
No significant change in weight, but change in clothing size. So I'll take it.
Happy Thanksgiving to all the slow losers, and behave yourself if you can.
I posted a recipe for a salad on the November Bandster site. So if you want a easy recipe, then take a look at their thread.
Shirley.

I just got done being where you are at now....
Believe me when I tell you "you will get filled again !"
I lost 1/2 of my fill on 11/03.2011.and I got 1/2 cc or ml.
Yesterday. I can really feel the difference, but all swelling has
had a chance to go down..
So now ! I'm back where I belong.
It will happen with you too.
1100-1200 is not bad ! Just make sure your working out.
Yes it's a slight back, but ! Your banded, and it will be adjusted again.
Do yourself a favor, and let yourself unswell It's so worth it.
Shirley.

If I have a slight stuck "which sounds like you have" I drink warm Water, or Tea, and it helps relax the muscles, and it goes threw. If it's more severe of a stuck, it will come up. Either way make sure when this passes, that you drink Water or coffee, "but nothing cold !" until you can burp. Then stay on liquids a day or 2.
Also sometimes if it's not moving I will continue to drink something warm, untuil it pushes it threw "not to comfterable." or it will flash up. If your at these cross roads make sure your in the bathroom for this one.
Good Luck, Shirley.

Being able to wear Jeans again.
Crossing my Leggs.
Thinning out all my cloths that no longer fit, then putting them on the cloting site.
Working out in the Gym, and in a Pool.
Being able to tigh my shoes......
But I am glad to know, that it is still only going to get better with time. That is something that I have a lot of.

Yes we do need a special CLUB ! Call it The Skinn- EEE ! Club.
I know how you feel, I carry my Cross with me 24 /7...
I am still Delighted that I had this surgery, and that the weight is coming off.

What I think is interesting, and also makes this difficult. Is the fact that you must eat to live ! No getting around that,
Smoking, shopping, Drinking, Drugging, whatever your addiction might be. You can at least make the choice to try to quit this problem, and deal with it,
. But when you eat a few times a day, you are still feeding that habbit. That makes it harder to get a grip, because your wrong if you feed your habit, and your wrong if you don't eat. So it is viewed by me as: I will feed you "stomach" when I get around to it.
So I eat to live, not live to eat.
How many of you, who have gotten Morbidley Obese do to a food Addiction will honestley admit it ? Or will you just say I'm a over eater ! What's the difference ? If you keep eating, and eating like pigs ! Then what's the difference here ? and honestley, can you still believe that you weren't a addict ?
So why did you get banded then

See ! Even you think it's Hormonal...
I'll bet it probabley is.

Welcome Aboard ! You picked a good site to Discuss your pros and cons on.
Sounds like you made a wise choice going with the band. I'm glad you knew what you wanted.
I'm from Michigan too. I'm retired and live in Saint Helen, Mi., we both like it up here
it's pretty, and pretty quiet...
Feel free to keep in touch, a lot of us are on the Post Op Site, because we are banded, but you can go anywhere.

Ask your Dr.s Insurance person that question , just to play it safe.
I lost over 100lbs. on a 12 month diet . 1200 calories a day. But ,,,
I started out at 356, so I was still well overweight.
That makes a difference.
I'm sure that if you loose to much "CHECK YOUR BMI CRITERIA WITH YOUR iNS."
They might try to wiggle out.
I have seen a lot of people loose weight, but then strap on weights over the body,
when getting weighed.
The Dr. has his numbers, and the patient has theirs.
Check with your Dr.'s Office, and see what they say..
Shirley.

To the Ladies and Guys on this site. I apologise for losing my cool ! It got under my skin, and I got carried away....
So that person has been put on a list where I will not here from them again.
So no prolems in the future from me.
Sorry if I upset anyone, I assure no HARM at all was directed at anyone.
Shirley.

To the Ladies and Guys on this site. I apologise for losing my cool ! It got under my skin, and I got carried away....
So that person has been put on a list where I will not here from them again.
So no prolems in the future from me.
Sorry if I upset anyone, I assure no HARM at all was directed at anyone.
Shirley.

To the Ladies and Guys on this site. I apologise for losing my cool ! It got under my skin, and I got carried away....
So that person has been put on a list where I will not here from them again.
So no prolems in the future from me.
Sorry if I upset anyone, I assure no HARM at all was directed at anyone.
Shirley.

Ughh!!!!! Let me get something straight, and out here on the screen.
As I remember, This band is R E M O V A B L E right !
So if your not happy with the Band, maybe you should loose it,
and get over it ! ! !
Then Move on with your life..............

To the Ladies and Guys on this site. I apologise for losing my cool ! It got under my skin, and I got carried away....
So that person has been put on a list where I will not here from them again.
So no prolems in the future from me.
Sorry if I upset anyone, I assure no HARM at all was directed at anyone.
Shirley.

Restriction will stop the quantity
Some where down the road you will find that your taste for some things really don't mean that much to you anymore, and you will lose interest in it..
It's not a big deal! You will come to grips with certain things that you can't eat, and you will get over it.
I was bread at every meal. I don't dare touch the stuff. I loved boneless chicken breast. I haven't had that in a very long time, but I eat the Dark meat instead. It's more juicy, so it doesn't get stuck that easy for me.
You will learn to Adapt, and maybe make some sacrifices to have that band. But it's worth it !
For me the food was a addiction, so,,, giving it up, once use to it was like quitting smoking. It bugged you for a few times, and then it was gone. So I really don't miss the stuff that I don't eat.
Hope that breaks it down for you.

One of the best things you can do for your own self, and Surgeons Office is the following.
Invest in 2 pocket folders.
Every time you go to anyone get weighed, and get the print out.
make a copy for your own file, and turn one in, when it's time for surgery.
If they say "it's o.k., we have it all !" Then not a problem, but if they are missing anything !
They have it now.
You keep copy's of everything in one of those folders, just in case they ask for something later on.
Trust me,,, it does happen.
But you are right ! Keep close tabs on everything, after all, it's your surgery.

I am saddened to hear this about your Mother, and Friend.
My Husband has had Kidney Cancer, and had the right Kidney removed 5 years ago.
He is in extreme pain all the time, and always very sick. Especially from GOUT.
This is very painful, and lasts about 7-10 days each attack.
His other Kidney is functioning at less then 50%.
He will turn 57 on the 15th. but he looks like a Old Man !
The other day he took me by his side, and said you know I'm slowly dieing don't you!
I said no, "I Know he's dieing !" people live on Dialysis all the time. He looked at me as if I was
in Denial, and just don't think that he will die. Well I know better then that.
It's all just a matter of time, everything will slowly shutdown, and he will die. His Mother went
the same way, and I can see how sick he really is. So this is Heartbreaking to watch.
I don't know if this will make it easier for you, now that you know of the suffering involved with living
after having Renal Cell Carcinoma. Yes it gave him a few more years, but it's not living ! He tells me
all the time. That he hurts inside so bad from the Kidney removal. if he would have known this, he would
have rather died. I have been hearing this, and seen the visits to all the specialists, and know one
can do a thing for him.
I feel for you, I really do. It hurts to bury your Mother. I know this for sure.
You have to think about you now. So please take care of yourself, and be proud of your accomplishments.
Shirley.

Thanks I appreciate that... But I joined a long time ago. That was a new email address, and they botched it up, and have me listed as a 1 year Bandster.
I keep giving them my old email address, and tell them to look me up ! I was here ! I can even look up my old posts as a October Bandster 2006. But they don't make the connection, or don't bother, because I never get a reply......
Anyway, you have lost a lot of weight ! CONGRATS ! So you are doing just fine, and holding your own ! Keep up the Great Work ! and never look back.
Shirley.

I got a email wishing me a Happy 1 year Anniversary !
I said Thank You, and I appreciate that, but it's actually wrong !
I was Banded 10/31/2006... So their calculations are a little off.
I have contacted them before on this matter, but never a response
So Happy New Year to me!!!, and Happy "make believe" 1 year Bandiversary to me also...
I just had to start the year off with a Bang... LOL