AngieB2009

Hey B_G - I wanted to let you know that I posted a link to your blog on the lapbandforum. It is another forum. I am a member there and thought I would turn some fellow bansters on to you Goal Limbo post. ~MyNewLife~ suggested it. She is full of great ideas! LOL

Anyway, I wanted to let you know we are pimping you out. Ha!

I beleive "limbo" will have a stick and stay power around here! Very good my friend, very good. I am far off from goal yet, but I know you and JayTee are approaching the Limbo zone....heck Jay Tee may already be there! Keep up the good work, you will get support from my end! Let's go bunnies!!!!

Elizadolittle - I am happy to see you post. Living with the band is a learning process. We adjust over time and life changes. I am glad to hear you have gone in for an adjustment!

Sorry to hear about your pain. I hope that it gets better and dissapears all together!

I am excited for you! See ya in bandland! Can't wait to hear all about it!

B_G! Happy Bandiversary! Congrats! You have a great list there. Can't wait to hear about what is to come!

Congrats fellow Bunny!

Hair Molting

Posted by AngieB, Today, 09:18 AM

I am actually suprised he didn't give you a small unfill. Goes to show you all surgeons are different. What is normal for the surgeons I see is a unfill and liquids.

Glad you are taking his warning seriously, a band slip is not fun. Hang in there and mix up your liquids so they don't get old. Before you know it the two weeks will have gone by.

Sorry to hear of your troubles, learning to adjust our eating and change our unhealthy habits is the hardest part of getting the band.

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Posted by AngieB, Today, 10:55 AM

So glad to hear your Dr was able to take good care of you! I love your attitude.

Yes, you can drink alcohol, but you have to remember you are drinking calories. Empty calories.

If you are unable to eat solid protein, it sounds like you need a small unfill. When you are tight like it sounds like you are, just a small issue can cause swelling. I'd have

.1 or .2 taken back out.

WOW! Awesome!!

Awesome! I have been know to say you are incharge of your own health care! WTG for making it happen!

Yay! That is super exciting. I bet you want to hug Sue for doing what ever she did to make it happen. That would have really stunk if you had to wait. Congrats!

Sorry your friend betrayed you. I hope you can heal and feel better about it in time. People are human and subject to error, sucks but we all screw up from time to time.

I LMAO when I read your line......"did I just type run????"

You are fuuunnny!

You might not be eating enough, as crazy as that sounds.

I hope your injury is not bad....chin up girl! You already look fab! Anything more you do will be icing on the cake! Look out 25 year peeps!

That is a bummer! I had to loose 15 lbs for my surgery and that was difficult for me. Yes, it was! I am a self pay and went to TJ, MX and had Dr. Ortiz do my surgery. Was a snap and cost a fraction of what it would have in the states. Not to mention he is VERY good at his job and is one of the top lapband surgeons in the world. Can you tell I liked him....LOL

Glad they took good care of you!

Welcome back, I was wondering where you had been! Looking good!

I think it could be several things. Personal preferrance, it may be hard for us to understand, but some are attracted to a bigger sized person. Insecurity maybe....

Sorry to hear about your man friend. Have you asked him why he feels that way?

How much of a fill do you have in your band? Sounds like you are overfilled and need to take some fluid out of the band. A good fill will allow you to eat food. Not being able to eat is a good indication you are needing a unfill.

If you are that restricted and do not have any fill in your band I would recommend a few days of malox and liquids to give you band some time to calm down. Sounds like you could be swollen.

I was glad to see bashful1269 responded. (Great response)

Hang in there. Remember this is the beginning, also don't compair yourself to others. You are you.

Very nice to see you are on top of being to tight! Hopefully you will be back to hard protein in no time!

Even though my fill story is different it is still similar. I feel ya! I have had 4 fills. My band in a 10 cm 4 cc band, and it is filled to 2 cc's. I do have restriction and am starting to loose some weight. For a while I was not loosing lbs but inches. Being at the beginning of my lap band process, this through me for a loop. Inches but not lbs in the beginning?! Nothing like being different than everyone else.

My band was placed on April 24, and since I began, I have lost 35 lbs. I am happy and as long as I don't compare myself with others it feels great. Not compairing myself has been the harder part. (Which I would have never guessed I would have had that issue.) I guess seeing others melt away, while I stood still was a hard pill to swallow.

Your weight loss has been great! Glad you blog!