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BWESLEY

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  1.    homestead16 reacted to a post in a topic: Mermaid Lift
  2. I am sorry to say it sould like u are were i was i ended up having my band removed and a by pass done i lost 125 pounds with the band. one dr said the band looked fine but after constant vomiting ven in my sleep and the acid shooting out y noise and the severe arm pain along with the dialiated and parlized espougas i had had enough when the surgent went in the band had slipped and had causes severe damage requiring 2 hrs of repair surgery. I am glad to say that i am 3 1/2 weeks out and on the mend did relize how misurable i was and how servere the problems were until the band was removed. Dont get me wrong my band was good to me but i did the same thing you are doing unfills refills with no previal i would recomend you do whats best for you and not to worrie about pissing off the pa it not his stomach that is in trouble. I didnt lay flat for 4 month before they took the band out. Wish you luck
  3.    TracyW2 reacted to a post in a topic: Mermaid Lift
  4. tell me your not being banded by dr richardson at oschner in ner orleans i just had my surgery there prosponed due to issac
  5. what is a mermaid lift? are you talking about a total lower body lift?
  6. you can get compresion shorts at academy buy them a size smaller
  7. call your dr first thing in the morning youare way too tight i just had my band removed cause of damage from a tight band that slipped please dont wait
  8. I have been on liquids for almost 5 weeks for the removal of the band and now have 3 more weeks it takes alot to stay with it but look for your goal if the pre diet is hard then the months after will be harder because after u cant cheat cause after your band is adjusted you will not be able to physical to eat those things. so just make sure you are ready for the change. I had my band for almost 3 years and 10 pounds from goal and had all my skin removed and then lost my band due to complication and had a bypass the band is a tool and it will take a lot of work and comentment on your part
  9. i have had 3 surgery from the band and didnt have a unfill for any of them. glad to hear that your wrist pain isnt from the band i had sever arm pain from day one i just had my band removed and a bypass due to the problems with the band i am 3 years out and the arm pain never got better unless i was overfilled to the point of damage. good luck
  10. i have had the arm pain from day one the only thing that helped me was getting a fill. It is called defered pain from the band rubbing on the diaphram. sad to day that the fills that were needed to keep the pain down caused the espougas to be paralized and dialited causing me to having the band removed this month. only 2% of people get this hopefully you will no tbe in that 2%. the only thing worked was to keep pressure on the band but you cannot live like that it causes damage. talk to your dr at your first appt if it doesnt stop. Have a great band journey.
  11. Good for you a lot of people think that. You doing what she will not do she rather stay fat just goes to show how stupid people are her sister is probley banded and sitting on fat butt wondering why the weight not just falling off. It takes a lot of work and displine you keep it up my friend and as you lose give her your clothes and tell her hope she gets good use of them cause your not going back there anymore and just smile and wave as you go by her house. Best of luck you be there before u know it.
  12. i am in the process of getting my band removed due to dilation of the espougase and arm pain i havent gain my weight back the sleeve is dangerious after a band it a great first choice but not after the band they say that the bypass is the safest route. good luck
  13. hang in there i am 2 1/2 years out i lost 5 to 7 pounds a month slower is better because it gives your skin time to adjust i am to say i am at goal and have had the skin removed. just stay with it it will happen give your body time to heal you will be at goal before u know it
  14.    Sunshyne068 reacted to a post in a topic: Stuck For The First Time :(
  15. get u some paypa emzimes tables chew 4 at a t time every 15 mon it will help to breck it down
  16. i am 26 months out and have struggled with the sholder pain from day one the only way i have gotten it to stop is to get a fill almost to the point of being to tight to get it to stop. it is cause from the band rubbing on the diaphram your dr should have knowen this it is not commond but it does happen. try getting a fill to help keep a little pressure on the band. the solution is it will just stop on its own or get the band respostioned or removed some stops after months and some like mine dont wish i had better news hang in there it will get better a heating pad help a little
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  18. i have vison issues when they use the gas in anst they are not sure why but for every hr i am under i lose a week on vision

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