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thanks everyone!!! im really happy with what I have accomplished. And no signs of the weight slowing down, its melting off like crazy. I'm focused and will never be discouraged because every loss no matter what is a gain :smile2: thanks again guys for your support :mad:

Today has been 74 days since my Lap Band surgery and I have lost 70 pounds as of today!!! Im so excited, I had to share my good news :smile: Here's to losing more and making it 100 pound weight loss plus more!!!!! Goodluck all of you on your journies :thumbup: Starting weight 345 Today 275

Lisa thats GREAT! Adam did my surgery but I know Arthur as well, they are fantastic! Actually I met Adam years ago when he took out my appendix. When I heard he specialized now in weight loss surgery I was so excited! So, that's how it all started! Dont worry if the scale isn't budging. It will! The same thing happened to me. You have to remember you still don't have restriction yet either, so you just have to be really careful as far as making healthy food choices :thumbup: All of the hard work will pay off, trust me! I still have so much more to go but I'm SO happy with the 66 pounds I have lost. Goodluck on your first fill! I'm sure you will do just fine! It is really great that they have all the equipment on site so you dont have to go back and forth to the hospitals for things that can be done right there in their office! I havent gone to a support group yet, no, but I do planning on attending one! We should go on the same day. Let me know :tongue2: And again goodluck on your first fill!!!! Kelly

I wasn't sure what restriction was. I wasn't sure how I was supposed to feel. So the heartburn, etc...was from being too restricted. So, lesson learned!!! :thumbup:

So, this week was my second fill appt since being banded on July 15th. I have a 14cc band and had 4ccs put in my band on 8/24/10. I thought everything was fine and actually was ready for my next fill because I felt like I didnt have much restriction. I was having heart burn, but always had heartburn so I didnt pay any attention to it. So I go in on thursday of this week which was 9/9/10. I explained to the N.P. that I was working out all the time and making good food choices but was still not getting full and was ready for more fill! She then weighed me and I only lost 2 pounds in 2 weeks, which is fine, I will take a loss any day but for the amount I have been working out it should have been more loss then the 2. So we talk about my heartburn and before I know it she has me doing a barium swallow xray. The xray was taken and low and behold I'M POOLING!!!!!!! In actuality my band was TOO TIGHT not too loose!!!! I could see the barium all pool around my band. I was like oh no!! So...she removed all 4ccs of my band and I currently have NOTHING in there once again. It sucks, I hate this feeling. I have to wait a week and a half before going back again to get a fill to give my band sometime for the swelling to go down. Heartburn is gone which is a good thing but I want some restriction. But, I understand this is for the better that we found out this bump in the road now but it's a pain! She also recommended that next time I go we put in 2ccs instead of 4ccs and start slowly filling me. I would rather be safe, but still it's disappointing. But, im still making good food choices and working out daily. Im not going to let this little bump get me down!!!!! Just wanted to share!!!! Has anyone else experienced this?! Would love to hear your story/stories!!!! Kelly oh and side note, since being banded 7/15/10 I have lost a total of 66 pounds :tongue2: :thumbup:

All of my friends call me a zumba maniac!!! I tried one class and I was hooked! I go at least three times a week and do the gym the other 4 days! I LOVE ZUMBA! I swear by it and have danced my whole life and was looking for a type of dance that adults could do! I LOVE, LOVE LOVE IT! I HIGHLY recommend!

I went from a shoe size 8 to a 6.5! I was banded 7/15/10!

I had staples on all of my incisions and had them out 2 weeks post op and was fine!!!! My scars actually look great!

Today has been the BEST DAY EVER!! I officially now weigh UNDER 300 lbs at 298!!!! I was banded on July 15th and have lost 29 pounds since my preop visit!!!!! I couldnt wait for my first goal which was to make it under 300! And today I accomplished that goal!!!! Now on to the next goal of ONEderland!!!!! Super excited today, makes all this hard work worth it :thumbup:

Today is one week since my band was placed!!! I didnt have any bruising at all where my incisions were I was just swollen. The swelling has finally all gone away by today actually! Gas has gone away also. Im starting to feel hungry for the first time and am keepin on with my liquids for now! Today was the first day I can say ive felt my port, I cant really explain the feeling I just feel something is there when I sit and get up. It's still sore but nothing crazy. I'm down 16 pounds! Goodluck to everyone that is getting banded the rest of this month you will do just fine!!!! :biggrin:

Today is now post op day 6! First day I have felt A LOT better and have actually been HUNGRY! Gas is going away. As far as burping goes, I havent had any at all. Are you drinking something carbonated and that's why you are burping?! Port incision site is sore but other then that all else is doing well! Took off one of my bandages today to get a peak. It was the hernia repair site and the incision looks great, I have three staples in there. I am going to see my doc on the 29th for staple removal! I am also on the liquids for 2 weeks. I must say I am used to them now because I was on liquids for a full 14 days pre op as well. But again like I said today was the first day I've felt hungry. Ive lost about 15 pounds and am starting to feel really good :thumbup:

So today is post op day 2. I am definetly feeling the gas like most other people are feeling and it's not fun! Who would have thought that the gas would hurt more then the incisions??!?! Overall though i'm doing well. Still not hungry though. Today tried a Protein shake could only drink about half. I have been living on sugar free popsicles and Water and Vitamins of course. Overall I am really happy. Just wish this gas would go away!!!! In time it will. I was up walking the afternoon I was banded in the hospital. They had me stay overnight and I think it was a blessing. I had a barium the next morning and then was sent home. Key is to make sure you walk to get the gas moving along! I already had my first BM today also. So things are hopefully looking up. Im hoping each day gets a little better then the day before! I also had a hernia that needed repair so I have 5 incision sites. But the hernia site isnt causing me any pain or discomfort (as of yet anyway!) Goodluck to the rest of the bandsters this month!! I will be posting again soon and hopefully posting some pics soon as well too!!!!! :smile:

Yup I have been on the pre op liquids since July 1st! My surgery is the 15th its the worst! Im starving!!!! Goodluck!!! Let me know how it goes we are two days between one another as far as surgery date goes!!

I'm on day 8 of my liquids yay.... :thumbup: Next thursday at this time I will be in the recovery room at the hospital with my band!! Cant wait!!!!!! :thumbup: Goodluck everyone this month!!!!

My surgery is July 15th!! I just started my pre-op diet and it's DEFINETLY A TOUGH DAY ONE! Hoping it gets a little easier as the days go on but absolutely looking forward to the outcome!!!! Goodluck all this month as well!!!!!

Started my pre-op diet today and it SUCKS but it has to be done! My surgery is July 15th!

My gosh this water and jello, and atkins shakes are just making me want BREAD! lol Small price to pay for a long healthy lifestyle (keep repeating in head!)

So, as I researched all of my options and thought things over, pros and cons and discussed my options also with doctors, ,family and within myself I have decided to go for it and get banded!! I am super excited. My preop was Friday June 25th so I am all set to go ahead and do my thing on July 15th! I'm super excited and very anxious, I cant wait!! My brothers wedding was this weekend and suprisingly I didn't absolutely hate the pictures of myself but didn't love them obviously! I have been eating great and exercising as much as I can for the past three weeks and have lost 28 pounds!! I am now down to 316 from 344. I'm hoping to go in around 300 by the time surgery comes. So, tomorrow starts my LIQUID DIET aaagggghhh!!!!! Bought my sugar free stuff and im ready to go tomorrow! Feel free to leave encouraging comments haha I think I will need them and they are always appreciated!! Will post pictures up here so you can see what a mess I am, but what a mess I wont be hopefully by next september for my WEDDING!!!!!!!!

Hi everyone!! Super new to this site! The reason I joined is because I am all set to have the band placed in august of this year 2010. I dont have an actual date set yet because I just have to go to one more appt. before I'm cleared and ready to go! So, anyways, I was reading everyone's journies and experiences etc... The reason I am having second thoughts and not hurrying along with the banding process, isnt because i'm afraid of the band, its because im afraid that maybe the band isnt the right choice for me?! It sounded great and does still sound great, but im thinking I may be too big and would benefit better from gastric bypass? Does anyone have any thoughts on this, and have you researched this (im sure many of you have, if not all!). I am getting married Sept 17 2011 and would love to be the beautiful bride I know I can be, and have been in the past (meaning I have been up and down more then ONCE! weight wise). I just am having second thoughts about the band and if I will lose the amount of weight I need to feel good about myself for my special day and for the rest of my life! My stats are 5'0 and 350 pounds :sad: PLEASE ANY AND ALL ADVICE WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED!!!!! I would love to hear other people's opinions so I can decide once and for all if the band can do what I need it to I love to eat and I need restriction!!!! Thanks all!! You all look wonderful Kelly :frown: