Lady Lap Band

I think one week after surg I started drinking coffee again. I have also been drinking it right along, but I have recently started giving it up and I actually feel so much better!

Don't give up! Doctors are usually really helpful in getting all the info to the insurance companies so that they see that it is really medically needed!!!

I started this process in Dec. 2008 and in March 2009 I found out my surgery date....June 19th, 2009! Congrats to you!!!

I didnt vote......my insurance did not require me to loose weight......the hospitals pre op program required me to loose 10-15lbs but that had nothing to do with insurance coverage. Also, I didn't end up loosing the 10-15 that the hospital wanted me too and I still was able to have the surg.

Hey Carlos!!!!! First off....I sound just like your bf before I was banded. So insecure, very testy, and held all my emotions in and ate to feel better. All I can say is that as soon as i started to drop weight, I began to emerge from the shell I put myself in. My confidence sky rocketed and I've been much nicer in general. I think you should just continue to do all the great things you are doing for him, get the education about what is going to be a HUGE part of his life from now on....go to doctor appts with him and learn and listen to the doctors too. They tell you so much its nice to have a second pair of ears because there is no way one person can remember it all. If you ever have any questions let me know and I'd be glad to help you if I can!

Hey Heather! How exciting! I think you will find the seminar really informative! I went to my seminar Dec. 8th 2008 and got banded June 19th 2009. I am really really happy with my decision. The only thing I regret is not doing it sooner! Feel free to contact me anytime if you have any questions I will do my best to help you out!

aww your surgery is on my birthday! lol no I still had a lot of cravings after surg. As I am getting more Fluid in my band the cravings are less and less. Just remember that as time goes on it will get better!

My doctor only required that I loose 10-15lbs prior to surgery through healthy eating and exercise. That was the only kind of pre op "diet" that I had to do. However, I must admit that I didn't loose anything and they still did the surgery. Try your best to do what the doc says but I think they will still do the surg. so I would not worry about it too much. Call and talk to them about it to ease your mind a bit. =)

You could be having a reaction to what they closed your incisions with. I had a friend who had a problem with this. Her name is Kristen.....here is her blog you should check it out and ask her about her experience...she may be able to help you.... I'm with the band

ABSOLUTLEY!!!!!!! :thumbup:

This darn thing lol I thought I had fixed it but guess not. I fixed it again and signed myself out and then clicked the link and it worked! It let me view it and edit it without signing in so I think you should all be good now! http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Atp9O-i4yI21dFJDV29vZjlRQnpRdTJ5THBXUFF0Qnc&hl=en

My dietician says it is very hard to stretch out your pouch. I am with you, very concerned about stretching it all the time. I would say I usually eat about 3/4 cup of food sometimes 1 cup and I don't feel like anything has stretched my pouch.

haha you are sooo funny! I said the same thing when I went from morbidly obese to just plain old obese lol

The first week alone I lost 13lbs just on liquids.....can't be exactly sure but I think I was around 20lbs down after one month.

Awesome! I noticed that it would not allow you to view the spread sheet, give it a try now i think i fixed it!!

With the Turkey Day Challenge ending in Nov., I wanted to present a new challenge called "New Year, New You!" that will start in Nov. to overlap. I am currently part of the Turkey Day challenge but when I reach that, it will not put me at my goal so therefore I want to be prepared with another goal. So here it is. I know there are many of you who did not participate in the Turkey Day for various reasons (you were just banded, you found out about it too late ect.) So here is a great opportunity for you to get involved in a challenge! The challenge will begin on Nov. 1st and go through Jan. 1st. I wanted to post this early so that people would have enough time to find out about this and decided on a goal for themselves! Here is a google spreadsheet(much like the Turkey Day) where you can enter all your information. Don't forget to rate this thread high so we can get it up to the top so there will be lots of users in on this challenge just like Turkey Day!!!

so excited! I am down 10lbs since i started this challenge! Of course I feel like I could have worked a little harder but I am just thankful for the loss!! woohoo!!

4lbs last week an only 1 this week......I have 23 to go to hit my goal for Turkey day that seems like a lot in the time left but if I can do half of that id be happy!

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i am so thankful i am getting my 3rd fill tomorrow bc i am so hungry and the scale isnt budging!!!!!!

I don't have ANY idea why people think they can just open their mouths and say whatever they want. I would just suggest don't give them the satisfaction of a response when they do make comments.

hey someone deleted some stuff on the spread sheet just so whoever created itknows

Ok I am so hungry this week I could eat my arm, it is 6:00pm right now and I have already had 1000 calories and I am so HUNGRY! I hate this! I called my docs office today and moved my fill to next Wednesday 9/2 (it was 9/9). I just could not wait. So this 3rd fill will be 2 1/2 weeks after my 2nd fill. The scale has not budged from 230lbs and I am dying to see 225lbs but with this hunger I might not ever get there! It's weird....my fills seem to be great the week after I get them, and then week 2 I seem to be getting more hungry eat time! BLAH I am hungry lol. Someone tell me they have had something similar happen to them!!!!!!!!!????????????? :thumbdown:

I was banded 6/19 and have had 2 fills...my next fill is Wed 9/2 I have lost 22lbs since surgery

that is what i did too but i think some people did the reverse