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Good luck at the specialist tomorrow Loriely. :hug: Argon, you are almost there, i think you are going to make it for christmas. Maria

Hello Buffie, long time no see, your weight loss is great sorry i have no advice to help you with your plateau. But you are doing great regardless. Maria

:whoo::whoo: Mandi only 6 more lbs to go. I remember last Christmas also, that was a trip down memory lane, not too many of the old time bandsters posting any more. But we are still here :hug: Maria

Way to go Donna, Congratulations. :clap2::clap2: Maria

I have heard of it but no one has ever posted about having surgery there. Check out the other clinics as well before you decide, and go with the one you feel most comfortable with. Both of the other clinic dr's have done a lot more surgery's, so they have a lot more experience. Good luck with your decision. Maria :confused:

Argon, way to go girl less than 10 lbs. to go :whoo::whoo::whoo: I should have been close to goal also, but that has been put on hold for a while. I need a fill badly but the dr's dont me to lose any more weight right now, they weigh me every month at the hospital when i go for my check up, i feel like i am on the biggest loser when i step on that big scale too bad i cannot have those big losses. I am starting to feel a lot stronger now, so after my next round of tests i am hoping for the green light to start losing again. I will be at Dr Coburn's office so fast for my fill. Keeping my fingers crossed. Will you make goal by Christmas Argon?, i think you can do it, a nice present to give yourself. Maria :confused:

Congrats. Lizzie, glad everything went so well for you,:clap2::clap2: and welcome to the band side of life, a whole new world waits for you now. Maria:rose:

Loriely I am doing okay, my last check up showed a slight improvement, if that keeps up maybe i wont need to have the chemo. I am keeping positive thoughts. Thank you for asking, Loriely how are you doing everything going okay for you?. Maria

Green when you are feeling better and not in so much pain, you will be very very happy with yourself, i bet you will look at least 10 years younger. The things we do to ourselves to look good, but it is all worth it in the end.:hug: Maria

Congrats Bandiva on the 100 lb loss,:whoo::whoo: and good luck on the last 15 lbs. you can do it. :gluck: Maria

All the best for tomorrow Jacklyn, you are in good hands at the SWLC. :gluck: Maria

Way to go Doddie on the medication :clap2::clap2: that is is just great. :whoo: Maria

Hi Hope It is perfectly normal to think that you can do this, i asked the same question of myself, why can't i stay on the Optifast instead of having to pay all this money for surgery. My husband said you could but would you keep the weight off, and we all know the answer to that question. The band will be succussful for you just as is was for all of us. :woot: Happy Thanksgiving to everyone Maria :woot:

Welcome back Beau, glad you made it home safely. :clap2::clap2: I also had to use up my Optifast, i think it is for the Protein that they like you to use it after surgery. Maria

Hi Gaffer I can identify with you with the back trouble, my whole reason for losing weight was to get rid of back pain, the dr's. were always telling me lose weight that is why your back hurts. As the weight was coming off my back pain was less but never completely went away, finally the dr. decided to have some x-rays taken and the same as you i was diagnosed with compression fractures caused by osteoporosis. I take a pill once a week now to help with that. In the mean time i also had a bone scan, and an MRI, it takes so long to get appointments for these scans, so when the dr. asked me to come in and see him i was not prepared for the news i received, i was told that i had cancer, you see i had breast cancer 22 years ago, and when they checked the blood work, this was the old cancer resurfaced, it had been there all that time. That was the reason i was away for so long, i had to go through radiation treatment, and now i am on a form of hormone treatment. My last check up showed some improvement which made me very happy. I am a fighter and put a lot of faith in God between the two of us i will get through this. You are very young for osteoporosis Andrew, but if that is what it is they can treat it, with the right medicine and the right diet you can bring your bones back strong again. But let us hope it is just from working out too much. Praying that you news will be good Andrew. All the best to you. :hug: Maria

Thank You JLB Yes i have good Dr's taking care of me, and i try to keep myself positive some days are hard but i hang in there. Maria :rose:

Glad to hear you are okay Andrew :clap2::clap2: stay healthy now for that son of yours. Maria :confused:

Hi Andrew One of the reasons i did not post earlier about my back problem, was because i did not know how to express myself without it sounding intense. I hope i did not scare you, the point i was trying to make was if you do have osteoporsis, it is treatable and the damage can be repaired. Are bones took a lot of beating when we were carrying all that access weight around for so long. Maria

Hello JJ Glad your surgery was succussful, and welcome to the band side of life, now for a new and thinner you. Good luck and congratulations. Maria :rose:

Hi Beau Good luck to on your surgery for Friday, and enjoy the colours on your drive, sorry to hear your husband is not supportive, but hopefully he will come around when he sees all your weight loss. It will be your drive home that may be the difficult part for you, how long after surgery will you start for home, i hope you are giving yourself a few days to recover. All the best to you and we will see you on the banded side of life, when you next check in. Maria:rose:

Gaffer You look great you look 10 years younger, i bet you have a lot more energy now to keep up with that beautiful little boy of yours. Congratulations on your weight loss so far. Maria

Hello Mandi, I have been wanting to come out of hibernation for a while now, this is a good reason for doing so. Congratulation's on your engagement, and all the best to you and Dan. I hope you have a long and happy life together.:hug::gluck: I will explain later why i have been away for so long, it is not good news, and i do not want to take away from your good news. Maria

Yoda where are you?, you have been quiet for a few days now, is every thing okay?. Maria:)

You guys are way to funny LOL, Yoda were are your headless photo's. Here you go Yoda an ass kickin laser jolt. hope it works. Maria :huggie:

Bandiva my thoughts and prayers are with you and your mom, i am a breast cancer surviver, so i know how your mom will be feeling, it is important to keep a positive attitude, treatments today are better than when i went through it.:hug: Maria