Everything posted by amberakamom
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Anyone else obsessed with the scale after surgery?
I'm still obsessed. It works for me. I know when I stop weighing all the time it's because I'm scared of what it might say!
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Is your port area sore?
My port has never been sore, but I think it is a pretty common problem.
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100% restricted-empty band,help!
I would see a doc ASAP, your band could've slipped. Good luck!
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Mine will be lingerie!
Me too.
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Not sure if I need a fill
I have my next appt on June 10th, and I can't decide if I want a fill or not. I am almost never hungry but I can still eat a lot more than I should. Almost as much as before surgery. I also still eat too fast and my bites are too big. Hard habit to break if you don't HAVE to. I count calories most days so that keeps me from pigging out, but I wonder if I need more fill. I have never been stuck, pb'd puked, etc..., and I don't want to. I have had 2 fills. My first was 5.5 cc, and my second was .6 cc. I have an 11 cc band. Maybe just a tiny fill? Any advice???
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newbie - how bad are the side effects?
I was banded 4 months ago and I have never slimed, puked, pb'd or been stuck, but I have lost 40 pounds!
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Pictures
hehe I know! I actually tied a knot in that one so it wouldn't be so baggy. Thank you for the compliments you guys!
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Pictures
I posted some pictures on my blog today. I can finally see a difference! And, wow, that before picture looks so uncomfortable! http://imwiththeband7.blogspot.com/p/pictures.html
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where is your port?
Mine is a couple inches below my bra line, right in the middle.
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How many of you had plastic surgery covered by insurance?
Here is what tricare says- Panniculectomy (tummy tuck) performed in conjunction with an abdominal or pelvic surgery when medical review determines that the procedure significantly contributes to the safe and effective correction or improvement of bodily function. http://www.tricare.mil/mybenefit/jsp/Medical/IsItCovered.do?kw=Reconstructive+Surgery&topic=Women
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At Home Workouts
If you have cable check out Exercise TV on OnDemand under the free section.
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Great restriction without fill
That's cool! I had to google it. I had never heard of it before.
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I know bread is going to be tough, but Is Pizza out of the question?
I have 6 cc's in my 11 cc band and have no restrictions on what I can eat. I am not at my sweet spot, so I'm sure it will be different once I am.
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Tummy tuck tomorrow
Good luck! The TT is the one that scares me the most, but I know I'm going to need one too!
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Surgery 4-28, Camping 4-29
That would be a big fat NO. I was a fast healer with not a lot of pain and there is no way I would have been ok to go camping.
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Eating without drinking
I thought it would completely suck, but it actually came pretty easily. =D
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CALLING ALL HUGE WEIGHT LOSS PEOPLE
We need before/after pics!!!
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Is an Unfilled Band the same as no band?
For the 1st month or so I felt restriction from just the empty band, because of swelling, etc... Now I am 3 months out and have 6.1 cc's in an 11 cc band and can pretty much eat like before. The band does keep my hunger at bay though, so it is definitely still helping me!
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Creepy Coworker
Sounds like harmless flirting. ???
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Bariatric advantage products
It's really frothy, which I don't like. I love love love unjury.
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How long did you stay home from work
I am a stay at home mom, but if I worked, I think 1 week would be the perfect amount of time to take off.
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Just wanna share and see what you have to say to me.
My only other advice would be to watch The Secret.
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Progress Pictures
I took a few before my pre-op diet. Not to remember where I was, but to see how far I have come.
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Just wanna share and see what you have to say to me.
I think u need a bit of an unfill so you are able to eat the right foods. It's worth a shot!?
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First Fill 3ccs?
My first fill was 5.5 cc's in an 11 cc band.