LittleMermaid

HI EVERYONE!!

IT HAS BEEN A YEAR BANDED!

I AM VERY HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS I'VE GOTTEN.

BEING BANDED HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BEST THINGS I'VE DONE IN MY LIFE.

HERE I WANT TO SHARE MY BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES.

(1 YEAR AFTER) :whoo:

I didn't know the pictures were so big.

I decided to edit and to put them side by side.

I hope this works!

Sorry again!

Hola a todos!

Aquí una chilanga 100% (Cd. de México).

Tengo 5 meses de haber sido operada y ahí la llevo con mi pérdida de peso.:clap2:

Me parece excelente el hecho de que hablemos en Español, es mil veces más fácil expresarme en mi idioma, muchas veces omites ciertas cosas por la barrera de la lengua.

Un saludo :kiss2:

HI EVERYONE!:girl_hug:

I JUST WANT TO SHARE SOME PICS OF MY 5 MONTHS EVOLUTION SO FAR. I CAN HAPPILY SEE A DIFFERENCE IN MY FACE . I'M JUST AT THE MIDDLE OF MY LAP BAND JOURNEY. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE FINAL RESULTS! :clap2: I JUST CAN SAY THAT BEING BANDED HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BEST DECISIONS I'VE EVER MADE IN MY LIFE.

I KNOW IT HASN'T BEEN EASY AT ALL (YOU ALL KNOW WHAT I MEAN) BUT THE RESULTS WE ARE GETTING ARE GREAT!... SO, DON'T GIVE UP!:eek:

HI THERE!

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THREADS! :nervous

YOU ALL LOOK AMAZING! GOOD JOB!:clap2:

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I POST MY PICS, I HAD NEVER HAD THE COURAGE BUT I TOOK A PIC YESTERDAY BECAUSE IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY AND I WANTED TO COMPARE MY PROGRESS SO FAR.

THE FIRST ONE IS 2 DAYS POST-OP AT MY HEAVIEST (270lbs/122.5kg) AND THE SECOND ONE, YESTERDAY AT 212lbs/96kg (-58lbs/-26.5kg)

I KNOW THIS IS JUST THE BEGINING, I STILL HAVE A LONG ROAD TO GO:paranoid

I JUST WANTED TO SHARE

Can you damage your band if you get hiccupps? Thank you

That's a good question!

Since my second fill I it always happens everytime I eat or drink something. I'm not sure if it's because I'm eating or drinking very fast. Maybe I'm not doing things right.

Can it damage the band?

Hi!!:bolt:

Here I have a Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band (10cc)

And I am at 7.5cc since my first and only fill. :nervous

:girl_hug: Hi Everyone!

I just want to share that it has been a month without smoking!!!

:nervous It may not be too much, but believe me... it is to me.

It doesn't mean it has been easy:think but whenever I feel like smoking I chew gum or drink a lot of Water, it has helped me.

I hope to quit smoking definitely!! At least I haven't smoked since my surgery :clap2:

You have made it this far your through the worst ! . The cravings stop shortly I PROMISE . The first 2 weeks are the hardest. There was NO WAY I was going to cheat once i stopped because I didnt want to start withdrawls all over again . If you feel like smoking chew gum . Your cravings should get alot better any day now. Try not to think about it and find something else to do with your time. As someone who quit before and started ONce you quit DO NOT START AGAIN . it sucks to start again .

Mindy

:nervous Thanks for your advice. I'll try to do my best! I want to quit smoking definitely!!! :clap2:

Don't worry, I had the same pain in my back and shoulders :sick It will disappear in a couple of days! I recommend that you walk as much as you can, trust me... the more you walk, the faster the pain dissapears.

Something that may help is to blow up 15 balloons per day, this will strengthen your lungs and diaphragm... and ease the back and shoulders pain.

I have no gas pain to speak of unless this is the pain I am feeling when breath deep in my back. Had my surgery yesterday and when I breath in it hurts in my back? Anyone have this?

Hi Full of Grace!

Don't worry, I had the same pain in my back :sick It will disappear in a couple of days! I recommend that you walk as much as you can, trust me... the more you walk, the faster the pain dissapears. :Banane20:

Something that may help is to blow up 15 balloons per day, this will strengthen your lungs and diaphragm... and ease the back pain. :hippie:

Hello Everyone!

I was wondering how many banded smokers are out there. I am wondering if you quit smoking before your surgery, if so, how long before, did you remain a non-smoker? Did you pick up smoking again? Basically, share your smoking habits with me if youd like!

:Banane20: Hi girl!

I was banded 16 days ago (10/25/06) and can proudly say that I haven't smoked since my surgery. I'm a smoker (or I was, I'm not sure) I used to smoke 3-6 cigars per day. I must confess that I didn't feel like smoking from the first to the fourth day because of the gas pain and the pressure I felt on my chest, but now...OMG!!! :help: Then I realized that I had made a new lifestyle decision where giving up smoking should be included too.

I hope I can quit smoking definitely. :speechles

If not... why don't we try to reduce our tobacco consumption?:nervous