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When my dr says a month it is always 6 weeks to. I use dr Grooves partner I believe its part of thier fill guide lines. I can understand that yuore frustrations lay more on the being lied to by the staff but they probally have alot of patients who know if he is in the office will just show up demanding to see him. I think that may be their way of using a easier method to go by the guidelines than arguing with some patients about changing fill appointments. But I do belive they should just tell it like it is and not lie to you. As for your band it will get esier as you go and as long as your not gaining any loss is good at this point. You will get a fill that does it for you some times it takes a while. It took me nearly a year to even start losing so just hang in there.

I still eat spicy foods but not as often as before and when i do I sometimes sip a little drink while I am eating. The band itsself has had no effect on my tolerence for spicy food just the fack we are not supposed to drink during a meal. If you can handle the heat go for it!

We can band the stomach but we have to work really hard to restrict the mind. You did something I think almost everyone here has done. I know I have at least. Dont punish yourself or beat your self up about it that will lead to it happening again. Just accept it as it is and move on to the next moment. And if you do eat them on the treadmill and work up a good sweat I dont think you will want them again,just may make you sick.

I just bought 4 new ones and what I did was measure my rib cage then bought 2 inches smaller and a strap extender. This way they will last longer and I wont have to buy more in a few months. I cant afford to buy alot of new things that wont fit for long so that was my solution for the bras

I was lucky my syrgon did my surgery with the pre approval and just waited on the official letter untill he billed my insurance. But maybe you wont have to wait to long.

well I have found it hard to figure out what and when I am going to fit in exersize everyday.

Monday I worked 2 1/2 hours of over time and then 1 tuesday short of workers so I did the work of two others and mine so that counts for those 2 days.

Since then I have done nothing but what I have to do around the house.

I need to get a good regimin and stick to it everyday.

Really small bites and chew to a paste wait a minute and if you feel o.k proceed again. bread was Ok for me untill I had more of a tight fill really restricted now and cant even eat it toasted. Enjoy it while you can!

I eat corn occasionally and have not had a problem with it . I have ate it without problem when other foods would not go down.I do tend to avoid it now because my band is really tight. I would enjoy it while I could!!

Also if you eat protien first then have the corn your band is not going to let you eat enough to spoil your weight loss. Just remember all foods are better for you if they came from the earth and not man made.

corn = chew-chew-chew-chew you will be O.K

Eating one muffin is not the end of the world ,but if It had been a box of muffins different story. A treat occasionally is o.k we do have to learn to eat like normal people..

I dont think "born-againers" are pushy. It sounds like to me they are just scared.

Like if they dont bring religion into every conversation they are not living the right way.

But I tend to fing something wierd in each denomination

I have lost about 98lbs and have lots of sagging in the belly. I have a big issue with it but it bothers me more than my husband. I have bought some lingerie to hide mine. They are really visual so masking the problem areas may help!

I think you may need to call your DR.

you may need to move off of liquids sooner than planned. The problems you are talking about are probally brought on by the rapid weight loss.

I always crave salty things so my favorites were

cream of chicken Soup

potato soup

thin mashed potatos

cottage cheese

cheddar brocoli soup

tuna

Change up your routine that usually gets me going again after hitting a platue.

I usually eat the same things daily for a while so when I hit a point where the scale dont move for a while I change what I am eating.

O.K. Im in. I really have not exersized at all since my gym membership ended in Sept.

I will commit to using one or more of my exersize equiptment at least 30min. per day.

I am not pregnant but not takeing any birth controll. I want one more and am 36. I have not reached goal weight and figure it will be another year before I do. I stopped the Depo shots in Nov. The last time I did it took 13mo before we concieved so I figure I will be pretty close to goal before I concieve.

I have started takeing prenatal vitimins for nutritional replacement and Iron supplements occasionally.

I know we all need folic acid when pregnant and before conception.

Dont get discouraged it will happen just do what your supposed to and it will start coming off. I stayed off the scale untill my 2 week check up I felt like I had not lost any and was down 15lbs. Stay off the scale and let your check up be your suprize to get you even more motivated.

It took me about 50lbs before I started noticing it in my waist area. I have always heard 20lbs is one size,but if you have alot to lose it takes more to make a change in pant sizes.

I have seen a similar post in another area on this same question. My thoughts are thaty a complete unfill would definately be like starting over again, but I had a really bad expierence on a vaction because I was really tight and not paying to much attention to Water intake led to my band tightening even more. I spent all but last day of my vaction on liquids. So for me the next time I go on a long trip I will be getting a small unfill.

Like the above post says they dont really check every detail at firsr. The insurance handler at my surgons office also said if you don't have enough medical proof you can use pictures of yourself over the years most are dated on the paper backing. Work I.D s' Old drivers licence if he kept those. Chances are they wont check into it to much if he really is needing the surgery but its better to send it all in so you have less to worry about.

I have BCBS and all I did was call and ask what the criteria was I had to meet to be approved for the weight loss surgery and they told me everything over the phone in about 5 mins.

I called my PC DR and started the diet required 2 days later.

Any time you go to a DR they weigh you. The lady that deals with my Drs insurance petetions said that any records I could think of to bring them in

emergency room visits

shots at clinic

any sick visits

any thing you can think of where you he has been weighed

it can be from any source not just weight loss efforts

You should never be ashamed to be getting help to better your life. I wish I had known I had this option before I was 35. I had my kids at the weight you are starting out at and its really hard carring a baby at over 300lbs then trying to keep up with them when you have 2 is almost impossible.

You should be proud that you are doing something to make your life longer and more enjoyable while your young and can really spend the rest of your time thinner and having lots more fun.

Congrats on the surgery!! I did really well with it to like you said more itching than pain. I didn't even use my pain meds after 3rd day. Lots of people here have a really hard time with gas pains. Hope you continue to have a easy time with it!!

I didn't really get dizzy but really shakey in my lower back and legs. I made sure to add apple juice and orange juice to my diet it really helped in the liquid stage. I only had to do 2 weeks. That may have been some help to avoid the dizzy spells. Dr moved me on to mushies early because I was tolerating so well.CallDr and ask you may be able to move on to other foods sooner.