Cortney75

I got the band in hopes of losing enough weight to get pregnant. I will be 35 in April and shortly after my husband and I were married we did see a fertility specialist. It was then that I learned about the band. Because of issues that were also found out at this time about my husbands health we have been putting off having kids until this year when I finally decided we can keep waiting any longer. So I started B.C the day after I was banded. I am hoping that in 6 months I will be able to come off of them in hopes of conceiving. I won't be using fertility pills at first, I will use a soy pill which can be purchased in the Vitamin section. Use it days 5-9 after you period and it works like clomid. I also have my husband on zinc and L-Argenine(sp) which helps promote health sperm (takes 3 months though to clear out the plumbing) So hopefully I will be joining a few banders and getting pregnant within the year. :thumbup:

I think it would be great to have a folder on here for a clothing swap or place to sell groups of clothes. Since so many of us frequent this board it would be nice to have a place to post clothes we would like to offer or sell to fellow members that are losing weight at the same time. Could have sub folders for different sizes, 14/16, 18/20, 22/24 etc... L, XL, XXL, etc... and then a folder just for men. Don't think we would need sizes for them but just a folder that says mens. Think this would promote swapping or helping each other out. I know as I lose weight I won't be able to afford a new wardrobe, but someone that is a few sizes down might be able to offer things to me that I would like. Better than having to dive through eBay and the purchasing or member getting the clothes would be responsible for paying for shipping if nothing else. Just a thought. :thumbup:

I would love to join in on this. I have a set of Walk at Home DVD's that I need to start using. So since I just got banded 4 weeks ago and this will be my first month, I am going to say my October Mile's will be 45. Hope I am not trying to aim to high...but that would be a nice starting goal I think. Can't wait to start logging my miles. :thumbup:

Welcome to the group everyone, I try to approve right away, had some internet issues today sorry if it took a little longer to approve some. :smile: Welcome to the Yahoo group it is a great place and wonderful support!

WOOO HOOO way to go fillers. I can't wait to hear from everyone after their fills and how they are doing. CO Mom how are you doing post fill. I think you are the first one to be filled so far that has posted. I am next week Wednesday and I can't wait!!! Can't wait to have some restriction as I have NONE!!! :smile:

I am in the same basket, I have cheated a bit here and there too. Specially the past few days. I am 4 weeks post op and SOOOO hungry, and my monthly friend came so I had some cinnamon rolls the other day and a chocolate shake the next day. But I have gotten back on track and I can't wait for my first fill next week. It won't come soon enough!

I love reading all of your blogs, I just recently started one myself on my journey with my band. Please take a look as we share in this journey together. You all are great inspiration to me! I have all of your blogs in my favorites and love reading them. Thank you for sharing your journey with all of us. :biggrin: Cortney My blog - The New Adventures of Lap-Band-Laney

I am type 2 diabetic also and since starting this journey I have gone from taking 2/1000 avandamet twice a day to just taking 1000 mg metformin once a day. My sugars the past month have averaged around 120. I got the lapband put in 09/04/09 and my PCP believes I will be off all my meds shortly. With my current numbers and the fact that I am still in the liquid portion I think I will be on the met a little bit longer but I am guessing before the new year I will no longer be taking met.

Oh wow that is AWESOME, the nurse at the office I used was the 2nd person to get the lap band done with the surgeon and because of that she calls herself a guinea pig because her first fill was done like that so she hit her sweet spot right away. Need an adjustment later in the year with the weight loss as it got a little lose. Pray that you hit that sweet zone right away. I got my date today. Oct 7th :tt1: YEAH!!! Only 3 weeks to go. I was surprised when he said to come back in about 3 weeks, usually they push for 4. Can't wait just around the corner now...feel like I am in the home stretch!

Okay September Bandsters, When are you all going in for your first fill? I don't know when mine is yet, but I am sure I will find out tomorrow and can't wait!!! So who has dates and when are you going in!!! Yeah to first fill!!!! :mad2:

I am not saying I would do self fills, but for everyone that comments about training, insurance allowing, and hazards (infections etc) If you are trained well you should have no problem doing self fills. If you have to pay co pays etc to have the doctor do it or self pay at 150 to 200 a fill this could be very cost effective. I say all this because my husband is in kidney failure and does home hemo dialysis. We are both trained how to stick him with his needles into his port, set up and disconnect his machine and emergency situations. Now to me if insurance will cover this, that is life threatening if we do anything wrong (in the beginning I had to call 911 once due to it) I don't see why insurance would have an issue covering self fills. (Benefits them as no doctor visit charge etc) Obviously you have to know yourself and what you can and can not do. If you are going to sabotage yourself and un-fill here and there to eat more and then fill back up than you would not want to do this. But if you think you could handle this or that your spouse or someone else could for you than why not go for it. I think if I did it I would have my husband do it. Just like the band is our tool we have to use it right to work, I just see it to be more empowering and taking my own success into my own hands. Just my thoughts. :tongue2:

I understand how frustrating it can be when you are so close but yet so far away. My advise if you have no co-morbidities know, is to have your PCP write a letter that they think the surgery would benefit you because of current risk factory that run in your family history. By doing this it may help them approve it to avoid costly treatments for this. Also one thing my surgeon said about being close to the bmi factor is stuff you pockets with coins or anything you can do comfortable (not noticeable) to step on the scale with and give you that push. Like I have shoes that weigh several pounds, were heavy clothing. If you can't qualify due to 15 pounds, the other suggestion is to gain the weight knowing in the long run the benefits you will receive. Hope it works out for you.

I also am on clear liquids for 2 weeks post op and than full liquids for 2 more weeks. I just passed my 1 week mark and needed to start adding more to it. Based on lap band's actually website post op they suggest 2 weeks liquid (full and clear together) and 2 weeks mushy and 2 weeks soft. My doctor goes from the 4 weeks for liquid to soft foods there is no in between step. Thankfully I have talked to a lot of people that used my surgeon that all said they only did one week of clear one week of full and then moved onto 2 weeks of mushy and then 2 weeks of soft. So that is what I am planning on doing because I feel just like you and am going crazy with no really food. The total calories I am getting right now is about 500 to 600 a day. No real Protein or carbs. I have been losing weight but have started to get hungry again in the evening, so that is when I usually do my cream Soup. Hang in there, what is your next phase?

Maalox Total Relief - Maximum Strength worked wonders for me. That and a heating pad on my belly when I slept. While I felt bloated the pains where never unbearable for me and I think I lot of it has to do with taking the Maalox, the heating pad, also getting up and walking as much as he can. That will help get everything out. Also sipping on warm broth helped too. Hope that helps him feel better.

Hi Courtney - Just wanted to say Hi and welcome from another Cortney (just no U) and we are the same age. Small world. I just got banded but I am dreading the day I plateau. I have a little more weight than you so post op here I have been losing pretty good. From the start of my pre op diet to now I have lost a total of 22 lbs. It is not even a month yet for me from the start of my pre op diet. I just hope it keeps going like this. I love walking, it is just hard for me down here because of the heat (which seems to be less frazzling to me lately) and where I live, no sidewalks and street I live on is a danger zone for walkers, riders, etc. I have a Wii and before surgery I did get My Fitness Coach for it and look forward to starting to try that and see what that does for me. What do you like to do? Dance? Aerobics? Think of something you like to do and then try doing it. For awhile I was putting on my favorite cd and just started dancing around my living room to it. Moving and bending, just doing my own thing for at least a song or two with the intention of working up to the whole CD which would be about a 45 to 60 minute workout depending on the CD. I was going to get some arm and leg weights to help too at a point. Still think I might do that. :laugh: Just thought I would share that with you to see if that gives you a few ideas to change it up. I am always happy listening to music and singing to myself. :cursing: Oh side note, my husband and I want to move to NC. We have good friends in the Charlotte area and I have wanted to move to NC for awhile. We have looked from Raleigh to Greensboro to Hickory. (Getting that feeling of having a double out there...now if you say your birthday is in April we are going to have to talk.) :biggrin: Look forward to getting to know you! :biggrin: