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Can you please explain what happened in a little more detail ? I personally think its important to hear the good and the bad about docs ? What exactly happened ? Mindy

Welcome to the board ! Jump in with any questions you might have. Good luck i hope you have good news soon ! Mindy

you do not make sense. My doctor does my fills. However there are nurses who do fills as well as PA's that do fills. Personally i feel more comfortable having my doc doing my fills. Mindy

Really is it really needed to start this again ? Its pretty much gone away , leave it alone ! Mindy

Thanks, If i remember right the problem with that group was they ALWAYS met up in north austin . Since I live in Buda that was not always convienent. I dont mind going North every now and then , but to go there EVERY meeting was annoying to me LOL Thanks Mindy

My latest Down 70 LBS !!!! Before 250 pds 223 209 Now 180 ( im actually 177 as of today ) From a size 24 to 14 and those are getting too big now ! Mindy

Can we get a last call for the meeting tomorrow night ? Just wanted to remind everyone about it . Its fine with me as well if there is only 1 or 2 people. Also if you would like to bring your favorite band friendly dish/snack ect feel free or if you would like to bring it on a recipe card feel free. I will provide drinks. This wont be a big spread this time since i am low on cash this week. ( Sorry ) Anyway .. Let me know if your coming Mindy

I think we have hit on an important point. If your doc chooses the size band for YOUR anatomy that he feels will work for you then in my opinion the patient will then be successful . I do not think a 10cc band across the board or a 4 cc band across the board will work for everyone there for not everyone will have the same success, which is why i dont believe the patients should be choosing the band size . I am not sure if this has been addressed i didnt read through the entire thread. But Like i said I dont think the patients should be left to make that choice i think its irresponsible. NOW If there is say a 4cc band made by one company and a 4 cc band made by another company and you want to chose which company ? then maybe. Mindy

That being said if your going to come onto message boards and make hostile statements and call DOCTORS "morons" I would highly suggest you back UP those statement with links and other Cold hard fact along with the things spewing off your finger tips ! Why would someone believe what you are saying over their own doc ? Should I take your word for it ? do you not think your word would have more merit behind it if it was followed by facts, places to research those facts instead of hostile post after hostile post and name calling of doctors who people have put their trust and lives on the line with ? you want us to believe YOUR real deal ? Im not saying what you are saying is true or false, im simply saying PROVE what your saying , back it up if you believe in what your saying so strongly , it will go further than the way you are going about things now !! Mindy

Good point. That is what i meant to say I just did not say it very well LOL Mindy

You sure can Shoot me an email if you can if not i'll send you a PM Mindy

Im just going to try to set a DATE and do this this way LOL Ive been a loser about setting things up and lots of people have been emailing me . SO Here we go ! If your on the list and you dont want to be im very sorry , i'll take you off. How is Saturday March 1st 6ish For everyone ?? We can do a get together , get to know everyone ... Everyone bring your favorite Recipe on a Recipe Card to Exchange ? How does that sound ? Email me for my address !!! Mindy

First of all it cant be your band if your actually feeling it by touch , if that is what i understand your saying. The band is so far inside your body you will NEVER feel it. It is around your Espophgus . You simply CAN NOT Feel it. NOW you MAY be feeling your port, after 50lbs weight loss, I could start to feel my port and it did become sore on occasions , it did hurt, espically after waking up . I tend to sleep on my side though . I can feel my port when i walk, i feel a "tugging' or a tightness in that area, its just because there is not as much "Mass" around it anymore. BUT When in doubt call your doc to have him check everything out to make sure things are ok . HTH mindy

YEP My last fill ( Prior to the one on Feb 14th) was 12 weeks apart and about 11 weeks in I had my period so I had ZERO restriction . I got my period and I was SO TIGHT I had go to on liquids. ! I have heard others having issues with it too mindy

Welcome Ali, I will try to answer most of your questions , Other will chime in as well . I wish more docs would at least suggest " what about bypass OR Lapband surgery . it seems more than not they only offer or suggest bypass unless the patient brings it up themselves. Quite frustrating there. But anyway .. For your questions.... My responses are in red ... My question for you all is did any of you have similar conditions to me that eventually went away after the surgery. What about reversal techniques, is this quite common after desired weight loss? If your asking if after you reach your goal weight is the band taken out ? no , not usually , the band needs to be thought of as permanant, the only reasons to have the band out is if there is a complication with it , at least that is how I look at it. I think there MAY Be some people who think they can take the band out after reaching goal, my personal opinion , NOT A good idea and thinking the band is "reversable" is not the right mind set to having going in . What is more of the common side effects after surgery? Common side affects, Well I think those tend to me very individual. There are some " general ones" You can find those here ( too many to type LOL) LAP-BAND® - ALB Risk How long did it take for you to heal? (I have a very bad problem of not healing quickly- Doctor cannot figuare it out?) Healing time .. For me about a week , that was for me to be able to get up and around 100% on my own . After about 4 days i was doing pretty good but was still needing some assistance on occasion . But after 5 days I could have stayed home by myself ( We own our own business so hubby was home with me ) Are you overall happy with your decision? 100% would do it again in a heart beat Where did you find the most support when you first decided to look into Weight Loss? My husband was a huge support, Several really close friends, my parents not so much until later on , it took them a while , I got THE MOST Support from LBT, the most questions answered, ect. from here. About the insurance, Check out the insurance threads ask around if anyone has any experience with it . OH Also I have sleep apnea,, I have not gone back for a sleep study yet but im 99% sure i no longer have it. Hubby says I do not snore anymore. HTH Mindy

I have really fallen down on this job , I will get back on duty and let ya'll know Mindy

Im starting over again . IM DOING Starting tomorrow I SWEAR ya'll ive been so lazy since i got sick ! Im such a loser ( Not in the way we like either LOL ) Its taking me literally a month to get my energy back. BUT IM DOING IT !!! A friend who is a runner sent me this its nice ,,,, INSPIRATION MEDIA PLAYER Mindy

I could never do powders becuase of migraines. I like Bolthouse Shakes. They come in 3 flavors have 10 grams of protein in each serving. Bolthouse Farms "Welcome to Bolthouse" the only 3 flavors that have protein are the vanialla chi , mocha and hazel nut. Here in the states you can find them at walgreens, walmart and most grocery stores at the grocery stores they are found in the produce section . HTH Mindy

Yes totally , I Just responded to your other post. This is something that a lot of people do not think of, is finding a fill doc , or they assume it will be easy to find one. Sometimes docs will tell them " You will have no problem finding someone in your area " so they do not even look before being banded , it is a problem , or can be a problem . I think the closer you live to the border, such as those of us in Texas the "easier" It can be . Mindy

My doctor Dr Jorge Rincon does fills for pts banded in Mexico . There are some things he needs and requires from them before banding, such as no complications, there are some other things that im not sure what they are. Click on his name in my sig and it takes you to his website for his info . He's a good doc. I really enjoy going to him . He does all the fills himself, which i really like and they are all done under flouro . Feel free to contact me if you would like any info . HTH mindy

That is why its suggested to find someone before going . Also some US docs require certain medical records or ALL medical records from Mexico , you will need to know what to get from mexico before going . Even if its a fill center, (Which im not a huge fan of ) Some of them are better than others so you need to check them out before going to them . HTH Mindy

You can do a search and come up with info im sure. As for fills at home the best thing i can tell you is to have after care set up BEFORE you have surgery . It can be a little difficult ( not impossible) to get a doc to take pts who have been banded in Mexico . But there r more in more in the states willing to do it now. So make sure after care is set up before hand. you might want to check out this thread, it has a lot of good, useful info regarding mexican docs http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f11/researching-mexican-doctors-101-a-43575/ HTH Mindy

sorry i did not read the well enough . have you thought about something like Acupunture ?

My sex drive actually RETURNED after getting on Wellbutrin . Hubby and i had some marriage problems abotu 4 yrs ago and we had NO Sex life , im talking MAYBE 3 times a yr , add that on top of my PCOS and weight and mild depression and I could have cared less. I got on Wellbutrin and BOY HOWDY did that change and the more weight I loose the more my sex drive is amped up ! So def, talk to your doc see what he can recommend HTH Mindy

Running is Cardio, I THINK Bike and Elliptical depending on how long and what you get your heart rate up to , is cardio . You need to give your body a break that is why the C25K program only runs ya 3 days a week. I would try some light weights , ya gotta tone as well. Whosya can probably help us with this as well. Also you need to give yourself one day a week break off everything as well. Mindy