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Hopeful.911

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  3. Posted

    I was banded and on my one year anniversary I found out I was pregnant! It's helped my PCOS a LOT!!! (I had PCOS so bad that after 4 miscarriages and year and a half with no cycle, and rounds and rounds of fertility meds, 3 fertility doctors told me to look into adoption because having a child was not possible. And we got pregnant with no fertility drugs!)

    After having my son I got refilled and finally lost all my baby weight (to the frickin pound!) and found out voila! pregnant again! Now with a girl <3

    Getting banded was the best choice I ever made. It gave me my two angels!

    beerxgirl, Kristi Twisti and Harrier's Woman reacted to this

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    oh my god! i'm in almost the same boat! got the band and lost weight then at my 1 year mark i finally got pregnant :) I was soo happy but because of my morning sickness i had to get completely deflated :( and gained it ALL back.

    i worked my butt off to lose the weight as fast as i could and i got down to the same frickin weight (to the pound) about 10 months later and got pregnant again!

    with the second pregnancy i again had to empty out my band completely and i have already gained all my weight back and im only 6months along (i look like im overdue!) and today i got approval to get refilled but i dont remember all the things we are supposed to do!

    i cant remember the rules or what we all had to do in the beginning? i need to get back on track before i get any bigger!

  10. Posted

    I hope I can be banded in August! I just had my gallbladder removed 2 weeks ago, so I'm not sure if he'll want to wait till September or later.

    I have surgeon consultation 7/28/09. If all goes well, I'll let you know!

    Good luck August Banders!

    I just had my gallbladder out 7.9.09 and im still supposed to get my band on 8.5.09. I think you will be fine enough for surgery by September. Good luck :thumbup:

  11. Posted

    doodleallday - I love your list and I think I have to agree with all of them for myself!!

    xemmaleighx - I'm like you, I've been shopping those stores my whole life. While I'm excited to get out of them, the thought absolutely terrifies me because where the hell do I go?!

    If you like Torrid you can shop at their sister store Hot Topic. Also Fashion Bug is great too.

    Lane Bryant- I would say that for the fancy clothes Ann Taylor, the limited, or New York & Co. For LB's casual wear Bananna Replublic, Deb, Forever21, and Charlotte Russe (if you get really tiny or want super cute shoes). Wow I think I just got a rush out of typing those names again...oh shopping addiction... How I have missed thee?

    I can't wait till I can shop at all my favorite stores again!!! I think the thought of shopping will keep me nice and motivated!!!

  12. Posted

    WHOO HOO!!!! I NEVER GET GOOD NEWS!!!! SO, I thought I would share :)

    Just saw my doc yesterday and she said tht i didnt have to start my liquid diet this week!!!!:thumbup:

    Since I just had emergency gallbladder surgery last week and the infection is almost all gone and im healing "as expected" she said that as of now, my LB surgery is still the 5th AND instead of losing the 10 lbs she wanted me to lose prior to surgery, i've lost 16.5! :ohmy: whoo frickin hoo!!! Thank goodness i have been too sick to eat! HA HA! I was so worried with all of my laying around and swelling I massively gained. (P.S. I wonder how much an infected gallbladder weighs, ha ha)

    Supposed to see her again Monday, so she can tell me how many days before surgery to start the liquid only diet. :thumbup:

  13. Posted

    you know what i will really love....

    being able to walk around the mall and talk on the phone at the same time. i would love to do that and not sound winded like i just ran for my life....yes, that would be so nice

    ooooh! also, i want people i dont know to stop asking when im due....im not pregnant....please stop asking, however it is kinda nice to be helped out to the car with your groceries, lol

  14. Posted

    And I would be an idiot....that is the August 08 group! Note to self: Day one of liquid diet can make you lose brainpower! That would be why there are 968 posts. HA! Disregard my previous post...

    Someone did mention in an earlier post that we should come up with a name. What do you think? I'll throw a potential out there, August Allies? What else?

    ha ha no worries ^_^ i do that all the time!!!

    oh no....losing brainpower???? i might need to walk around in a bike helmet just in case then :crying:

    kidding!

  15. Posted

    As far as I'm concerned, whatever people want to do with their own bodies, so long as it doesn't infringe on the rights of others, should be legal.

    Nobody cares if a woman chooses to have sex with a man (or vice versa) after he buys her a nice dinner. Why should anyone object if, instead of paying for dinner, he offers to simply give her the same money that the dinner would have cost him in the first place?

    How different is it from a man sleeping with his secretary and then giving her a raise?

    Am I morally opposed to prostitution? Absolutely. But I can see no legitimate grounds why it should be illegal.

    i completely agree!!!!:wink2:

  17. Posted

    My nightmare is coming true. I was banded on 01/25/2008, lost 10 lbs pre-op and 10 lbs week after surgery. I have not lost a pound since. Dr. said I was eating too calories, so I upped them and still nothing. I kow from reading your posts you can be succuessful with the band and PCOS. So for those out there with PCOS that have been successful, if you had to give me 3 tips for success, what would they be (low carb, weights vs cardio, take medication, do not take medication, how many calories a day). I know everyone's different, but advice would be much appreciated. I will do whatever it takes.

    i am supposed to get banded on the 5th of august and this is my biggest fear!!! what if i go through all of this for nothing?????

  18. Posted

    I know the thread is entitled "the one thing", but I made a list for my Lap Band Scrapbook last night (yeah, I'm a dork) and figured I'd go ahead and post that here because it never hurts to see everyone's NSV goals. If anything, maybe it will remind someone of something they forgot to look forward to and inspire them to work out extra hard that afternoon! And hopefully that will do the same for me as I read the responses of others!

    #1: More than anything listed below, I cannot WAIT until I am able to go shopping and purchase adorable clothes with my friends in "normal" department stores and boutiques. While I enjoy helping them pick out cute clothes, I'd much rather sift through the clearance racks for my own self!

    Others I'm hella excited about in the future:

    • able to shop instore @ Victoria's Secret (I'm a 42DD/DDD now and have to buy bras online.)
    • able to sit with legs crossed like the lady I am
    • able to rock a cute sundress and not look pregnant
    • able to kayak (I think the weight limit is 250)
    • able to skydive (plan to do this in August!!!)
    • able to wear the following sizes: 16, 14, 12, 10
    • able to walk perfect in high heels
    • no more double chin
    • visible collar bone
    • able to dance at clubs and concerts with confidence
    • able to strut around comfortable in a swimsuit
    • able to look cute wearing things above-the-knee
    • thighs that don't rub together as bad
    • can no longer fit into Torrid/Lane Bryant/etc.

    holy cow :wink2:...you have a lot of the same goals as me!!! cant wait till i finally start getting some of them marked off!!!!:biggrin:

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