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im 5 foot 6 and right now i wiegh 232.....im looking for bandsters that are around my size that have been banded and have reached thier goal....basicly how much have you lost and how active are you and how has your skin delt with your wieght loss? im being banded in april and im trying to figure out a healthy weight....plus i have a full arm sleeve of tattoos and im worried my arms will get saggy. any input will be great!

My surgery was in 2009 starting weight 229 I'm currently at 147 no exercise no loose skin

. My goal is 135. These lasr 12 lbs is hard will have to exercise

I was on liquid metformin after my surgey and could not stomach the taste. I take 500 mg tablet daily with no problem. my band is pretty tight and i have no problem swollwen

I havw flown about 4 times in the last year since my surgey and have had no problems

I just started having a period also after the band. I havent had one in 3 years and its very heavy

C-section was horrible. Ive been banded over a year and that pain has no comparison.

My surgery was 4/30/09 My A1c was 5.4 my doctor said I could come off metformin after band anniversay. Im so tried of the horse bill also

Thanks I needed this post I fell like crap and have a dr appt next week. I was thinking about the sluggishness had something to do with my Iron on lack of B-12

I was losing hair also but started taking 5000mg Biotin and my hair is back thick and healthy

Ive lost 53 lbs down to 183. Ive had 4 fil and on unfill due to stomach virus have not reached my sweet spot yet

Im very tight in the morning also. I have to drink a hot liquid to relax the stomach

This is my 5th year with it. Will get it removed next month had an ultrasound last month dr was unable to find it there for will have to local anthesia to have it removed i love this device no cycle the entir time until I had lap band surgery. will be replacing this with a new one

I have bluecross/empire and I was approved in 2 days they paid for the entire surgery and also pay 100% of the fill

My A1c level have fropped to 5.4 and i fell wonderful. my dr will not tke me off the meds until a year after the surgery i have 6 more months to go

Dr Charles Finley Crawford long. He was wonderful. I went to visit feb 09 and surgury was april 09. ho does not make you diet and no seminar. just the basic medical history, heart, pulmonary, nutritionist and physco evaluation and he can refer you to all his contacts

Charles Finley at emory crawford long an you do not have to attend the seminar great doctor

I just decided to give up on bread. It keeps getting stuck no matter how much I chew

Hello all Jonesboro Ga and was banded 4/29/2009 dr charles finley great doctor ive lost 40 lbs so far.

Come on people...Why do we forget so fast. Bush took more vacation then any other president in history. Why would he want to eat beef (yuk)? I wish america would get over his skin color because at the end of the day that the only compliant you all have against the man. FYI by the way in the last 8 months I been on 8 vacation I'm doing my best to stimulate the economy

There was no waiting period I went to the doctor in feb 2009 had to complete the psycho evaluation, nutrition, pulmonary test (breathing) and heart evaluation all that took a month. My insurance is thru my employer within 2 day of submisson I was approved. My doctor was charles finley located a crawford long downtown atl,,,the good thing he does not make you attend a seminar

I was approved thru bcbs of ga ppo within 1 week of my doctor submitting all the information required to have the surgery done. my weight was 229lbsgood luck

I have been shoppin at my friends home. I've advised a few friends of the surgery and they have come thru with some nice itmes. I only wear khaki, blue and balck pants. I aslo go to the goodwill and consignment stores will not pay over 5.00 on pants or shirts

I just went to the ob last week about these long cycles and had an ultrsound today. The tech told me the same its due to the weight loss tahnks for the post all

I only have 4 incisions and was banded April 09 the scare have healed very well mu port incision is about index finger long

4/29/2009 surgey date 3.2 added, 1st fill 5/29 2.2 cc added, 7/10 1.00 cc added total 6.4 cc. Mt doctor try to add anith 1cc but i could not swallow since my last fill 5/29 lost 14 lbs

Try the GNC brand cookie and cream.