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Congrats Robin!!! Keep up the good work.

Thanks everyone!!! I am at a stand still right now I havent had a fill yet and I really need one. It's takin alot more to fill me up and I'm not losing much lately but with everything else that happened after my surgery I havent been able to get a fill. I go to the Dr today so we'll see....

Ok guys I just posted my first pics on LBT. So I'm gonna post em for my fellow ABCer's The first pics is Dec 2006 and second is October 2006

Yeah I think I'm gonna go, my cousin might come with me, but wow $40 for just drinks LOL

Hey I just got an invite to Dr Kwon's (Tri State Bariatrics) Holiday Cocktail Party wanted to see if anyone from LBT is gonna be there???

Welcome Boomba sounds like your doing good Keep up the good work and remember everyone loses differently

Hey everyone:) Sorry I havent been able to be on in a while I just got back from Florida and I didnt go online the whole time haha which is shocking cuz im an internet fanatic. Well I definitely cheated on vacation OOPS....but I enjoyed myself. My mom told me not to be surprised if I gained 10lbs cuz it happens. I drank alot of cocktails and had some ice creams and plenty of other things not on my diet.I even went to some buffets but tried to stick to the foods I was suppposed to have I just had more than I should have. So I got in tonight and my mom had to drop me off at my house so she came in to change my bandages from my last surgery (still having that done everyday, but she did it while on vacation so I didnt have to go to Dr's there) so she wanted me to weigh myself while she was here and guess what.....same weight as the day I left for Florida YEAH :clap2: :clap2: I'm so surprised and so was she cuz the rest of my family has gained at least 5lbs each while on vacation. HAHA. Well I hope everyone else is doing well..

Good Luck Lanajane on your surgery. You'll be so happy when its over. BooBooKitt- Good Luck and Congrats on your second fill hopefully it will help you alot. Bug I'm so jealous that you can excercise your abs let us know how you do. I can't excercise at all still, not even lift my little 3lb weights : (

Hey everyone Sorry I havent posted in awhile things have been hectic with going to the dr every single day. I'm worn out!!! I'm happy to hear everyone seems to be doing well. I just read about everyone's pants becoming too long and I've been seeing that in my pants alot lately too. I have alot of sweatsuits and I have some that I havent worn because they were too small but since I have my stomach opened and still very sore I was having a hard time finding clothes so I pulled out some of my old sweatsuits and guess what they fit!!! LOL I was so surprised that the jackets that I thought the sleeves were short because I washed them so much really werent now I am cuffing them.. Well I hope everyone is doing well and I will try and keep myself more updated on everyones progress. Good Luck ABC'ers

Yeah :clap2: Faybie Im crossin my fingers for ya I hope its unstuck good luck

Faybie---hope you feel better soon and Candy thanks for the encouragement i'm waitin for things to get better lol and congrats to ABC on our great weight loss keep it up

Aww Faybie I hope you feel better. Do you think its how fast you ate or do you feel like it could be what you ate. Everyone's diets are so different, I'm not allowed to have pasta, rice, red meat, potatoes, beans, peas, corn and any junk food what-so-ever. Some of these things I'm not sure if its because its not healthy or its not good for the band. Like the red meat, pasta, rice , bread my dr says is because its not good for the band.

Hey everyone! Looks like you guys are doing well. Most of you have had your fills already I have no idea when I'll be getting a fill, with everything thats happened to me my Dr doesnt want to rush into a fill. I haven't been losing much lately but I guess its not as important right now as me healing. I haven't been feeling as much restriction now as I was. I still have been trying to stick to my Dr's diet orders. He said it's going to take me about a month more to heal from my infection. I have been going to the Dr everyday to have my opened wound unpacked and repacked and boy do I hate it. It's very uncomfortable and sometimes very painful so I want it to be over. He did give me good news today...I can go on my vacation to florida on the 21st YEAH!!! But I have to be really careful no swimming, no rides and I have to take it easy. Well hopefully soon I'll be back to the same pace as you all, I feel like I've fallen so behind the rest of you. Keep up the good work and Congrats to all your weight losses!!!

Good Job Lilnena. I had to lose 5% before I could make my appt with the surgeon. You seem to be doing really well. Once your banded it will be easier to lose weight. Keep us posted on how your doing and when your surgery is and keep up the great work

Thanks again everyone for your thoughts and prayers and good wishes. I'm tryin to hang in there but its gettin tough Thanks for all the support

Congrats!!!!!!

Kristina Congrats to you!!! I know when I had my band so many of the nurses that were their with me in pre op and post op had the LB done as well so it was nice because they knew what it was like. I'm sure all his patients love having you as their nurse.

Thanks Pelorojo and Bug I truly appreciate your hugs and support.

thanks jahair i just feel like its never gonna get better i take one step forward and then i'm pushed 2 steps back. hopefully your right and i'll be having some better days ahead

Well just figured I'd let you guys all know of my horrible luck....again. Well last night I was sitting in bed and all of sudden i was soaked all around my stomach so I looked and of course freaked out and called my mom's and had her come over. Well I had massive amounts of fluid all over, it was coming from my incision she cleaned it and covered it well and several times thru the night i had to put towels over it and this morning I went to the Dr and yup I have an infection he sent me to my LB surgeon Dr Kwon who is the best, I was in so much pain again. Dr Kwon had to cut me open right in the office with only a shot to numb the area and then he had to pack the now open wound with sterile packing and now I have to have this done every day. He is trying to get me a home health aide to come to my house so I dont have to go to the dr everyday because I might need it changed 2 times a day . I also am supposed to be going to florida for vacation on Oct 21st and he said I might not be able to go, but we will take it one day at a time. He said this can take weeks to heal. :* ( I feel like I am having the worst luck here, I was doing so good and then one thing after another I cant take anymore I hope this is all over soon.

Libra, the dress is very pretty, you'll look great in it by June. Hope we get to see some pics. Your chili sounds so good, but my Dr doesn't allow any beans :cry . I love beans especially kidney beans, he says way too many carbs.

Welcome Yasmina!! Well it is a scary process but is worth all of it. My insurance covered the whole thing I have Aetna, I know many people that had it completely covered by different insurance companies. I'm glad mine did, my insurance paid a little over $20,000 for the whole thing. Surgeon, hospital, anesthesiologist, everything. I could have never been able to afford it. I had the surgery August 9th and I'm very happy I did it. Good Luck to you!!

Thanks Pelorojo, yeah the past few months have been a bumpy road but hopefully soon will all get better. Thank you again

This is kinda off subject, but I dropped off my cousin at the airport today. He is headed to Wisconsin and then leaves for Iraq for 1 year on Friday. Today has been a very long and emotional day. His name is Manny and he is forced to leave behind his 3 year old son and his fiance' and a big family that loves him. Please keep him in your prayers I know you dont know me or him but he needs as many prayers as possible and I would GREATLY appreciate your prayers for him. Thanks

I just had to post my dinner that i made tonight. It came out really good. My Dr told me to try Spaghetti Squash since I can't eat pasta. So I did and I really liked it. I cut a spaghetti squash in half, removed the seeds, put it cut side down in a baking pan with 1/2 inch of water and baked it at 350 for 45 minutes. Then I cut a few cloves of garlic and put them in a saucepan with Ground Turkey until cooked with some Italian seasoning and a few other spices to taste, I added a jar of spaghetti sauce and let simmer. Then after the squash cooled down I scraped out the inside of the squash (it comes out in strands like spaghetti) and put it back in the baking dish and covered with the sauce mixture. I put it back in the oven for 20 minutes and it was done. It was a great meal, it tasted so good my mom even took half of it home with her for lunch tomorrow. I have had such a hard time finding new things to cook that I actually liked and this was a good one I'll definitley make it again.