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hi all! it's been someitme since i posted and it was nice to see deb and sherry still on. i just got a fill and i am really struggling to get weight off after baby. i gained 20 lbs after giving birth - how's that for screwy!?!? but my sweet little boy is almost 11 mos old and if i have to be fat for a while yet so be it..but not too much longer. my short term goal is 220 by june 1 at the LATEST! by the way are any of you on facebook? my new obsession

ok - i am a loser and not weight either. i am slacking on keeping up with all the bidmc bandsters and with my weight loss. i need ot get my band refilled but having nicholas is very time consuming -great! but time consuming and i have promised myself i will go after the new year. i am all up for a meeting even if i am driving down to the south shore, it's worth it to see everyone! i am attaching a pix of my not so little guy. i miss you all and i'd better see some replies soon! hugs to all! dez

Hello bidmcers! well, i have a beautiful baby boy! Nicholas Michael Kuras was born on May 6th and weighed 8 lb 11 oz and was 22 inches long! he is such a cutie and i am EXHAUSTED!!! we also bought a house. it is hard to mve with a 2 week old. i am attaching a pis since i can't figure out how to put one in here. i just got the email from patientsite about the reunion and i say we make a nite of it - chris, sherry, deb and anyone else who wants to meet up. have a happy 4th! dez

hello all! are there any new babies? i thought i would share my personal horror story. no, nothing is wrong with baby but...last week i went in for my weekly ultrasound (i am old and have chronic hypertension so i get them weekly now) and the us tech screwed up BIG TIME and told me the sex of the baby!!! i have waited 37 weeks and have 2 more to go til my scheduled c-section (baby is breech) and this idiot tells me that i am having a boy. i am thrilled about any healthy baby but i wanted the surprise! so the hopsital has sent me flowers and i think they are tembling in their boots b/c it is unlawful to tell unless asked and they are afraid of a lawsuit. (which is one of those frivoulous ones that irritate me so i would never do it!) however, i want to make sure this NEVER happens again. i was crushed! i waited 10 years and did several rounds of ivf to get this wonderful surprise with no surprise now. anyway, only 9 days left til i get to meet my baby boy!

just a note to say "hi all!" hope everyone is doing well, i am rouhly the size of a house! i will say i will miss eating what i want but i am sooo ready for this weight to come off. less than 9 days to go! i will need LOTS of support when i get my band refilled even though it won;t be for several months. Hi chris! deb! sherry! and all the others! sherry - let me know if there is another gathering this summer. i will try ot make it if only to say hi dez

i have bcbs hmo blue and i paid $600 to bidmc and co-pays and that's it.

congrats on the new little ones! i am soo jealous, it seems like every day that went past got us closer to baby but now that it's so close time seems to drag. anyone else feel like that?

dr. jones at beth israel deconess

since my sx i have eaten flintstones chewables and when i got ph i asked my ob if i needed to get prenatals and she said no. she said that the flintstones chewables are some of the best on the market so i take that and an extra folic acid which are small and easy to swallow and a calcium supplement (adora which is like eating a piece of chocolate, the dark is better strange since i like milk better usually) every day.

how much have you gained? i am 28 weeks and have gained 20 lbs and very concerned about it! i can't seem to stop eating though! the last 3 weeks i am always hungry, i even wake up at 3 am with my tummy growling! anyone else eating themselves into a stupor?!?

i got an unfill at 21-22 weeks bc i couldn't keep water down. baby had twisted my post and it took 4 tries to find it and unfill.

hi! i was banded in july 06 and got pregnant last august by ivf when i was 39 so i will be having my first at 40. i have been very lucky with few problems. i lost the twin in october which we we told would probably happen as it wasn't growing well. i am on a low dose of hpb meds and am waiting for the results of my gestational diabetes test. keep your fingers crossed! i have gained about 20 lbs and have 12 weeks to go but i will admit i have eaten everything the last 3 weeks i can't seem to stop. i will say it is recommended to wait 2 years post band before you try but due to my age, my doc gave my fertility doc the go ahead so talk to your doc before surgery, esp if you will be doing fertility because i had to have written permission from by tummy doc before they would start the process. good luck! i

due to my age, my band doc gave me permission about 8-9 most post sx to start fertility treatments. luckily the 2nd round worked and i got pregnant in august, my sx was in july 06, and i am due in may!!! yeah!!!

nana - i agree with sherry, eat slowly, chew VERY well, that was part of my prob when i couldn;t keep anything down and don't be tempted to take that last bite. it;s usually the one that sends you over the edge and to the toilet. i can't wait to see everyone one next weekend! dez

hi guys! count me in on the feb 23 gathering at your house sherry!!! woohoo! i can't believe it's been so long since we last met or went to the reunion. things are going well here but it is SOO hard to watch the scale go UP!!!! i know it;s all for healthy baby but after over a year of losing it's scary and unnerving. i will admit now that i have been unfilled i eat a bit more than i should but i am trying to be good. quite frankly, i want my band filled as soon as i can after baby comes. dez