SoccerMomma73

LOL, my work here is done!:thumbup:

I hit 34 pounds yesterday so now I only have 100 to lose! I know it sounds horrible but I'm so excited I've only got 100 left to get to goal:drool:, it sounds so much better than 134! Woohoo!!

I hit 34 pounds yesterday so now I only have 100 to lose! I know it sounds horrible but I'm so excited I've only got 100 left to get to goal:drool:, it sounds so much better than 134! Woohoo!!

I actually probably would have gnawed the arm off first so he couldn't reach the wings and I could have them all.... Willpower problems? Who me?? Sometimes you just want to talk...you just need to get it off your chest. We all have a right to our opinions but sometimes I feel like a couple people around here are under the impression that their opinion is always right and that everyone must be exactly like them no matter what.... And if someone doesn't agree with them 100% of the time they are either bad people, stupid, or ignorant.... And it just ain't so. Don't get me wrong, most of the people on this board are bright, caring, and hysterically funny but sometimes I want to just scream "CHILL!" If they were my kid they'd be in the corner right now in time out for being rude.

Oh come on, she was 10 days post op and just venting...Which she has every right to do. It's not like she was banning wings from her home for all of eternity but at 10 days post op when you're trapped in bandster hell. I can see how having something that smells so delicious would be, err, irritating to say the least. I probably would have just gnawed his arm off if it had been me. Can't we all just shake hands and go back to our lives?

If you're referring to the suger-glue like stuff they use instead of tape sometimes, it will wear off a couple weeks after surgery. I think within 2 weeks I was glue-free. I just washed with soap and water and my "poof" in the shower.

I'm 2 months post-op and down 34 pounds...the first couple weeks were HELL...I thought I'd made a huge mistake and would be starving forever. After my first fill things were better but not great. I could still eat much more than I should and if I tried to eat a really small portion like I was supposed to I was still starving, if I ate a small portion I was hungry again in 2 or 3 hours....so I ate more than I should but not as much as I would have in the past and tried to fill myself with healthy stuff and just hang in there until my next fill. I lost 4 pounds in 4 weeks. Not great but still 4 pounds. I had my second fill 2 days ago and I'm in heaven, I know it's likely temporary and my band will loosen and I'll need another fill. However right now I can eat essentially whatever I want just in a very small portion compared to my old life. I ate lunch at 1:00 and wasn't hungry until I was making dinner at 5:00, had some Water during the afternoon but no snacking and no desire to.... In 2 months I have not thrown up once. Ive only been stuck once and it was because I was in a rush and took a huge bite. I can't eat anything without problem I just have to take small bites and chew...If I eat too much I get chest pressure and I don't like it so when I start to feel full at all I quit, it's enough to satisfy me without stuffing me. There are rules to follow and foods to watch, the weight will come off quicker with you exercise, eat healthy food, and drink water. I could sit and drink milkshakes all day if I wanted,but I won't...that doesn't mean I don't steal a sip or two of my son's but I won't get my own and I won't drink much. That's where will power comes in! However! The fact that I'm not freaking starving all the time like pre-band makes it so much easier. Good luck, work through it and use the support you find here. A healthier you is so worth it!

Woohoo!!! People with no compassion or concern for others just don't belong in medicine. I hate that she got fired but she doesn't need to be there. Good for you! Aren't you glad it's a short month??? Miralax is a gift from heaven. It saved my life and my ass the weeks pre-op and then until I could actually eat food with fiber (YAY BEANS!!!!) again during the mushies... Congrats again, keep up the good work!

Yup, I'm similar, I'll lose 2-3 in 1 week, gain back 1 or 2, then hold steady a couple weeks, I guess while everything evens out. After my initial post-op loss when I started semi-normal foods, I gained 5 in a week, even though I was exercising and eating 1200-1300 calories a day. Sometimes I think my body is 2-3 weeks behind my scales.

OMG you are hot, you go girl!!!!

So, shake=good Cracker=not so good. Water=good pureed soup=good cheez-it (sp?) stolen from son at dinner=not so good. I guess he wasn't joking when he said liquids today.

So, shake=good Cracker=not so good. Water=good pureed soup=good cheez-it (sp?) stolen from son at dinner=not so good. I guess he wasn't joking when he said liquids today.

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Yup, what minimeme said, but holy cow girl for knowing the exact part of the law to quote. Remind me never to make you mad.

Me too, me too!! I'm at 262, I failed the VD challenge...I shouldn't say fail, I didn't fail, I continued to lose, just slowly so I'm shooting for 10 pounds by Easter which will put me at 252, 2 pounds from the lowest I've been in 10 years (more like 13 years but close enough). Good luck everyone!

You have to be provided copies of your records if you request them. IT IS THE LAW....they do not give originals and they are allowed to charge a small fee but if you ask for copies they must provide them. If they truly have refused you need to contact the medical board and let them know his office is breaking the law. Now, I'm not saying walk in screaming and demanding them right that second. It may take a day or two to get the copies made, and, as I said they may charge you for them but you are entitled to copies if you request them. After all, they are your records....Good luck.

errr....4.4+2.1=6.5 not 6.3, sheesh

FYI, 1 order of taco bells pintos and cheese has 180 calories, 7 grams of fat, 6 grams of fiber, and 10 grams of protein. Hope this helps.

I had to attend 1 pre-op support group meeting. The meetings at my hospital are combined, with band, bypass, etc. I felt like the entire meeting was spent with the bypass group telling us how much better their surgery was and how we were wasting our money getting a lap band. I too don't understand, I would think that as obese people seeking a healthier lifestyle we'd support eachother, no matter which direction we choose, apparently that ain't the case! Good luck to all of you, keep up the good work!

I was just talking to my surgeon about this today. My port is on my right side, a few inches to the right and above my bellybutton. It's essentially his personal preference. He tries to put everyone's in the same place for consistancy but he's right handed and operates on the patients right side so he finds it easier to keep it on the right side. He said he's even seen them put up on the chest wall above the left breast, go figure.

I'm just outside Little Rock and the weather's been kicking out butts too. It's amazing, we get a couple inches and everything falls apart! I am also a slave to the scale. I'm getting to where I can go every other day...but it's HARD...plus I work in a doctor's office so we have 2 scales within feet of me, plus the scale at home....Hi, my name's Christie, and I'm a scale-a-holic...Please help me!!!! Congrats on the continued movement of the scale, keep up the good work!

My doc says for the second fill he usually goes for 1/2 of what you received on your first. I had 4.4 last time, went for 2.2 but had to back off to 2.1, at 2.2 the water just sort of sat in my throat. So I'm at 6.3 cc in a 14 cc band, still lots of room to adjust, but honestly, if I just get a little more restriction I'll be happy. And no getting nagged at today, yahoo! Weirdly, though not hungry, I suddenly have the craving for a cheeseburger, guess that'll have to wait a while.

My NP used lidocaine to numb, small sting but stubbing a toe hurts worse (but then I am a pro at toe stubbing). She then put the needle in, it has a small port on the end that she can screw and unscrew the syringe to as she adjusted things then had me set up. Looking down with this funky prastic port hanging out of my gut was weird but not painful at all. I did feel some pressure as she adjusted things. While not painful, the absolute weirdest thing was when she started putting the saline in, my port is on the far right and I could feel the saline travel through inside the tubing all the say across to the band. It was FREAKY!!!! I told her it felt like a giant worm wiggling around under there...she said I was weird and people don't usually feel it..SOooOOOOOoo, maybe just me! I'm off for fill #2 in about 30 minutes, woohoo! Good luck!

Fill Number 2 in 4 hours....fingers crossed this gets me a bit more restriction! I've only lost 4 pounds in the last 4 weeks and have this horrible feeling my doc is going to nag (he's a good nagger). I know, I know, the band is designed for 1-2 lbs weight loss a week but I still feel like he's going to give me hell. Wish me luck!

Fill Number 2 in 4 hours....fingers crossed this gets me a bit more restriction! I've only lost 4 pounds in the last 4 weeks and have this horrible feeling my doc is going to nag (he's a good nagger). I know, I know, the band is designed for 1-2 lbs weight loss a week but I still feel like he's going to give me hell. Wish me luck!