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Catherine, I found your blog this evening. I have been reading for the last hour or so. Thank you and I look forward to following! What an inspiration you are. Thanks, Stephanie

Look at you Kim!!!! I can already see a difference in your face! Congrats to you! Looks like you are going great!!!

Sorry Janet! Sometimes I think something didn't post and it did when you refresh. This message posted twice. I tried to delete? Thanks again, Stephanie (jsc)

What a special dear lady you are! Thank you for the prayers. May God bless you for ministering to me when I needed it! You have a wedding coming up, grandbabies and more grandbabies on the way! Sounds like you are very blessed! Thank you for sharing your time and giving to so many of us on this forum. I have no doubt you do the same for your family and friends! Hope and pray all goes well during this exciting time in your life! I’m up 5-7#’s. I feel better than I have in a few months. Everyone tells me I had a gray cast to my skin. I think the band was too tight for a while? The reflux, lack of nutrition and dehydration finally caught up with me. I would drink water and it would just set in my throat? Now I’m drinking water like crazy. I have eaten things I should not.. I have flunked! I will get back on track. I think the doctor was right....my body and mind needed a break. Love and prayers to you

Thank you Shonette! You are right!!! "I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me" Thank the Lord he gives us each other for encouragement and friendship! Thank you!

sandif,

Thanks for the picture comment. I'm sorry I just saw it today. So have you had your surgery yet? Best of luck to you! It's a scary and exciting time. Let me tell you I have had a few complications and I would do it all over again. I am 15 to 20 pounds from my goal. It's been life changing. Please let me know how you are doing!

Sorry I had to post in two difference messages. I guess my message was too long!

This is encouraging in some ways because I know the reflux is due to band being too tight. Hopefully this is not a permanent problem. I have total sympathy for people whom have lived with this condition their whole life. I’m so happy to hear you are better. How long ago did you have lapband? I had mine done a year ago in July. I was at 4.6cc fill at my fullest. My doctor is telling he will most likely only fill back half way. He says he is happy with my weight loss. He says 165 is at the top range of a normal BMI. I really want to get to 145 pounds. At this rate it may take long than I had hoped. Either way I am so thankful for the band.

Thank you,

JSC

Shonette,

What a sweet lady you are! God Bless you and thank you for the words of encouragement. I had never experienced reflux until my last two fills. I even had the doctor take back about .2cc’s time before last. This helped for a little while but then it started up again. I would have nights I would wake up choking and it would even come up through my nose at times. I quit eating past 6pm and even cut back on all greasy spicy foods. This didn’t seem to help? My doctor then prescribed nexium. This didn’t seem to help either? Now that all the fluid it out of my band the reflux it totally gone.

Hey Janet, I need your prayers. I started getting acid reflux really bad. I ended up in the hospital with aspiration pneumonia. I'm doing okay now. My concern is my doctor completely let all fluid out of my band for 3 weeks. He said my stomach and body needed a rest. It's been hard. I'm one week in and I have already gained 3 pounds. I feel like this has been a test on my part and I am failing miserably. I was down 91 or 95 pounds. I'm still shooting for a total weight loss of 110? It's okay with me if I do not loose during this 3 week process but I pray I don't gain. Has this happened to anyone else out there? Reflux didn't get bad until last two fills?

Thank you Shonette for the picture comment! I'm so very thankful for the lapband. I couldn't do it on my own. As you know it still takes work on our part but it does make this journey easier. Looks like you are well on your way too! May God bless you and have a great day!

Banded 7/14/2010

One year down and on the road to being a healthier happier me!

Hi kmshea81,

Hang in there! You are almost to surgery date! Hope and pray all goes well for you! It's an exciting time! What huge life changes you have in your near future! How wonderful to have this done at a early age and being able to start your marriage on a healthy note! I wish I had done this 15 years ago! Good for you!! Keep me posted as to how you are doing!

Tye, You look like a totally different person! Congrats!

You are a beautiful girl! You are already beautiful.....you will look even better! I was banded July 14th. What a difference a years makes. Good luck with your progress!

Thank you Apples2! You look great too! I am happier! Wishing I would have done this years ago! When did you have surgery?

You are right! Thanks for sharing! Sounds like you are right on track to reach your goal!

You must be working your butt off! I can not even imagine loosing 120 pounds in 7 months? I was proud of my 75-80 in 9 months??? Are you excercising like crazy? What is your daily diet like! Tell me more??? You must be doing it all right??

You look amazing! How long has it taken you to get off 120 pounds?