Telly

With my augmentation, my breasts corrected itself slightly. But from what I have gathered, a great majority of women tend to have one larger/longer breast than the other. If you are upset with them and if you are losing sleep over it then definately redo them. But no surgery has 100% guarantee. I would leave them alone. They look great.

It never hits you that you are normal size, at least for me. I sit and still feel I am overweight, then I catch myself in a restaurant window as I walk by and see how I really look. I'm tiny on the outside, but still that "made fun of, shy girl" on the inside. The reality is....every time I look in the mirror at myself, I am always surprised that people see ME as "normal".

I do you like anal sex??, Im still trying to figure out how this web site went from LAP-BAND® support to liking anal sex, This is funny as hell.

Lonnielove, lapbandtalk is a community of soon-to-be, hoping-to-be and lapbanded people who come together to share experiences on their lapband journey. At the same time, this particular thread is in a section geared towards any "off the wall" topic.

As we all have something in common, we don't always want to just talk about lapband issues..

bumping this thread, too fun to forget about

Hello everyone! This thread was a good idea.

I was lapbanded 4/11/2006 and...oh wow, this april will be my 4th year. Unbelieveable!

Anyway....I am 5ft 2inches in stature, started at 240lbs and now 123lbs. I lost 95% of my weight within the first 10 months. The lapband has been a great tool in assisting me with food portions, but the pavement, the gym, my mountain bike, coupled with the lapband, ultimately got my weight off and have kept it off for almost 4 years now.

I've had reconstructive surgeries in Mexico - a TT and Breast Augmentation as I was disproportionate after the weight reduction. I have also had a port replacement as it became leaky.

I am here for anyone that needs info, has questions about the "journey" and just needs some guidance. I've most likely been there and done that.

Just tagging this thread for future reading.

Unfortunately I had a miscarriage. I'm ok to talk about it now.

I wondered if my workouts or crazy active lifestyle had anything to do with it. My doctor said, absolutely not.

I have a question. How long should we wait to try again? My doctor said to wait a few months.

Thank you Tink and Gone4ever. I will find out.

:sad:don't know where to add this but I'm having aproblem and could use a little help . Had a fill last week in april working great then last week felt funny taste in mouth and next day vey little restriction anyone ever had this problem? I was banded in april 2008 lost my insurance when husband lost job in june of 2008 went to fill center as soon as I could afford to do so . I'm so anxious to make this work please help Thanks

I'm no expert but from reading your post, I had a similar symptom when my tubing became pierced.......I had a weird taste, normal saline, (NA Saline) leaked through the tubing and sent the taste.

I remember you, Telly. Congrats!!! And congrats to all the other ladies!! These are exciting times.

As for me, I am staying put with my fill unless my body tells me otherwise (which it hasn't because I've been eating A LOT). I know my doc has a policy of immediately unfilling all pregnant women, so I've deliberately decided not to go into his office unless I need to. :wink2:

People have really strong opinions on what "all pregnant women should do" but I think you just have to listen to your body and decide what's best for you and baby. If you're not getting enough food or you can't eat without getting sick, I would unfil. If you can get good nutrition, stay put. That's going to be my m.o. from now on (hopefully, that approach will work).

Thank you "Kiss" and your response is exactly what I needed to read. I agree with you and have been feeling this way since I've found out. As long as I get good nutrition in, I don't want to get an unfill until it's too tight. I want to continue to regulate my intake without undereating for 2 now, but I will talk with my doctor.

It's interesting how things change overnight.

Thank you gone4ever. I am happy about this newer addition to my tribe.

I will start pre-natal Vitamins today and came to a dilemna....I don't do pills well since being lapbanded and was wondering is there any other way I can consume them? I can crush them but that would be insane to crush them daily but...is there a liquid pre-natal?

Everything is good in my world. At goal weight and now expecting a baby.

keeping track of this thread

Just wanting to follow this thread.

I just found out a few days ago that I'm pregnant, add me to the list!

I'm at goal 119lbs from 240lbs. It's coming to me as a surprise....and unexpected.

I'm curious about adjusting my fill during this time. I am reading that you ladies only unfill when you are experiencing tightness, which makes great sense. I don't want to get crazy and completely unfill now.

Excited

This happened to me except a hole was put in my tubing after injecting lidocaine to numb the area where the Huber Needle would be inserted to fill my port. B/c the huber needle does not leave a hole...the lidocaine needle did...causing me to require a tubing replacement. My cost, $1,500 in Monterrey Mexico. That's an all inclusive fee.

<p>The key to continuous weightloss is..</p> <p> </p> <p>Band+exercise+food portions+good food choice = success.</p> <p> </p> <p>You all have heard this before but I will reiterate it again.</p> <p>The band is a tool, kind of like a weightloss pill, sure you'll drop a few pounds but if you do not change your lifestyle, eating habits, etc. ....you'll not have success with this band.</p> <p> </p> <p>Everyone knows that exercise is great for you. But exercise and cheeseburgers just won't give you results. Exercise coupled with a Mocha BK Joe - (340calories) or a Starbucks Mocha Frapuccino....doesn't mean you'll lose weight just because it is a liquid. High calorie liquids will surely make you gain weight.</p> <p> </p> <p>I know calorie counting is ridiculous but it works. You have got to count your calories burned, calories consumed. </p> <p> </p> <p>Here is the formula for weightloss...</p> <p> </p> <p>Band+ Exercise+basal metabolic rate -total daily caloric consumption = Loss or gain</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Band (restriction tool)</p> <p>Exercise (E) - How many calories did you burn today through exercise?</p> <p>Basal Metabolic rate (BMR)- How many calories did your body burn ...by not doing anything at all?</p> <p>Calories Consumed (CC) - How many calories did you consume today?</p> <p> </p> <p>so....</p> <p>(E) 1,000 cal burned through exercise + (BMR) 1,500 calories your body burned on it's own = 2,500 calories burned. </p> <p> </p> <p>2,500 calories - (CC) consumed calories 1,500 = -1000</p> <p> </p> <p>-1000 calorie deficit means you are losing weight</p> <p> </p> <p>but....</p> <p> </p> <p>(E) 500 cal burned through exercise + (BMR) 1,500 calories your body burned on it's own = 2,000 calories burned. </p> <p> </p> <p>2,000 calories - (CC) consumed calories 2,000= 0</p> <p>This scenerio shows you will maintain your weight</p> <p> </p> <p>and...</p> <p>(E) 0 cal burned through exercise + (BMR) 1,500 calories your body burned on it's own = 1,500 calories burned. </p> <p> </p> <p>1,500 calories - (CC) calories consumed 1,900 = + 400 calories </p> <p>This scenerio shows you will gain weight</p> <p> </p> <p>Drink Water, take your current body weight and divide by 2, ...that's how many oz of Water you should consume per day. The more water you drink, the more water your body will flush and the more water you drink, the more your body will rid of toxins.</p>

Keep a food journal and definately try to be as accurate as possible and count those calories. Hop on the treadmill and burn 500 calories and record it and do the math. Will you lose or gain today?

This past Thursday, 4 days ago when I went in to get what was hopefully my last fill, I had restriction but not a whole lot... I left with a broken/leaky port.

Thursday, after pulling out 3.8cc's and putting in 4.5 cc's with no restriction, I was sent home to see how it felt overnight. Friday, the next day I returned where 2.3cc's was pulled out from a 4.5cc fill. Ok so the port had some saline in it still but not what was put in. So she filled me up to 5cc's with a 5cc band and I waited around. Walked around and drank my Water and ..bam. Nothing. No trickling feeling, no restriction at all.

She removed all 4cc's (she put in 5.0 and only 4 came out within the 30min I walked around). She then reinjected me with 5cc's from a new syringe.....no restriction. She pulled out the needle and told me that there definately is a leak.

It was assumed that the Nurse must have either punctured my tubing or dislodged my port/tubing (port is moving around a bit now) because my port still had a little saline in it.

Needless to say my port site is very painful and swollen from about 20 sticks. I have placed a call to Dr. Rumbaut's office. They have not returned the call yet.

I will keep you guys informed.

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Different doctors have different opinions. It's always good to get a 2nd opinion if you are trying to troubleshoot what's really going on. According to my doctor, potassium was the answer for the charley horses as I consume plenty of Calcium already.

Calcium deficiency was not the answer for me.

Kissimmee, Florida here.

Congrats BrendaKay and Edd on your banding.

Potassium works well for midnight charley horses. Also, i I have found that when I am bending at the knees where my buttocks nearly touches the floor when I am cleaning (for example) that very night, 9 times out of 10...I get the charley horses. If I am cutting off some circulation in the back of my legs by performing squats, I get the charley horses that same night so check that out and see if you're doing that.

Squats

4-6 days per week, 1 - 3 hours depending on my schedule.

45 minutes of cardio

1 hour+ of weights (resistance training)

I'm having sugery in 12 days.

Me and my mom had lunch today and I asked her why hasn't she said anything about my sugery.

She said she doesn't approve of it so why be supportive?

Than she said why are you doing this?

I can't believe she asked that question.

I have been heavy most of my life.

I've lost weight 50 to 70 pounds 4-5 times.

My first attempt was a bulemic episode at age 11.

It only lasted for a week.

I saw it on an afterschool special.

Than at 17 I lost 66 pounds going from 189 to 123.

Excercising and starving myself to death!

I refused to be fat for my senior year and prom.

I got pregnant at 20,married and was 172 and gained 80 pounds behind that.

Birth control,three month shot bloated me right back up!

Got a divorce by the way my ex hated fat women.

His treament toward me is a whole different cruel story.

At 23 I did advocare and went from 248 to 163 with taebo.excercise.

That at age 27 I went from 252 to 196 on phentermine and excercise.

Than la weightloss for 10 pounds but I was allergic to the pills.

Than I went back up to 242 due to steroids for excema,asthma,and severe allergies .

Than I went to 218 again back on phentermine and excercise.

Now I am back to 244 and frustrated!

I have been on steroids 40 percent of my life!

Anyways I told her I was tired and this is my last attempt.

So she's like well that's your decision but I dont have to support it.

I really wanted to call her out of her name.

My mother has always been jealous of me success and talent wise.

When I lost those 66 pounds in highschool at a size 6 she still called me a fat bitch when she got angry.

If I asked her did she cook(when I was a size 6 in highschool) she would go in the fridge and pull the food out and throw it on the floor and tell me she is not a maid get it my damn self.

Honestly I think she has been part of my emotional battle with food.< /p>

I dont blame her for my obesity but she is not the nicest or most supportive yet I luv her dearly.

Whenever I accomplish something she praises me sometimes but is jealous secretly.

Thank God for a few friends because my family is not there for me on this decision!

I really need to be the person I know I can be!

Sorry had to vent

I'm happy that you vented. I'm proud of you though I don't know you, for making this very important decision for yourself. That being said, you do not need approval from anyone else but you.

You can do this b/c you've proven that you have the drive and the determination to do it, but this time, you will be able to control things b/c you'll be equipped with that extra tool, the band.

Your life will change during this process. Men (if there isn't already one in the picture) will come and go. You will feel shallowness from them as you begin to get thinner. If you do have a man....he will go through this too, in a very big way. People are not apt to change and are not always accepting to changes. Friends will either be supportive or non-supportive. I hope you will be able to recognize changes in everyone around you as you change, whether good or bad.

Remember that YOU have made this decision and no one else. When you start to lose a majority of your weight, YOU will see others in a different light. You will see dining out in a different light, eating around others will be different. My point being..... this is a new adventure you are embarking on and it's up to you to make it something incredible.

I wish you much success. You already have the drive.

You can do this!

Dr. Rumbaut is having a patient party in September, anyone going? I really would like to go. I believe it's in Vegas but I will do some further research.