susaninnkc

I got approved in less than 2months and didn't have to do the 1year diet BUT---- I have a very large hernia and my dr really fighted like -ell to get done within a 3months time zone. I would call your dr office and explain to them your situation and maybe they will push it for you.

You have the same shaped face. I wear my hair super short!!! right now it is pretty long for me about 4inches long. You would be suprise what a shorter cut will do for you. Also with that cut you can still wear in a barrette, ponytail on top of the head. the rule is the older you get the shorter and lighter your hair goes.

I don't like to throw up and could count on one hand how many times I have. It is not like when you have the flu. I don't PB that much at all maybe 5 times since I have had the band. I was really concerned with it also. Was told by the dr. once I do it I won't want to do it again. If you get slow, chew, chew, chew. Find out what goes down well( I can't eat chicken unless I have a sauce on it--too dry) and learn to listen to your body it will tell you when you have had enough. If you don't stop your body will tell you also. Plus my DH knows my look when I have had enough and pulls my plate away from me or push it away and keep it out of my hands reach. I am a picker and that has gotten me into trouble.

I started to experiment with different protien shakes. Plus my neighbor is really big into them since he has to keep in shape for his job and we would exchange powders we like. I went to GNC (not sure if everyone has them) and bought small amounts (bags) of the different flavors that I thought I would like. They only have 2grams of sugar and 15-18 grams of protein. And my DH and I have found out that we like them with a bananna in them for to give them a ice cream texture. I love my bananna, chocolate/carmel and strawberry flavors. I do mix them with a little bit of skim milk. two pkg (resturant size) of splenda and ice in the blender. I would rather have these then ice cream. They are so good. When I did my two pre op shakes. They told me I could mix anything with them that doesn't have any calories. So I bought some different extract flavoring and a lot of time put coffee in with the chocolate and it tasted just like a starbucks frappicino. I can't drink a shake unless it is in the blender with ice. but I am always experimenting with different flavors.

I have eaten around my band but just eating small amounts all day long. Not good and still not felt full. My dr told me 70% of the band is up to me it is not guarenteed to a weight loss.

on my 3rd fill my dr told me to be careful that I might stretch my pouch back out. I don't know if it was a scare tactic or what. But I had my surgery in May and just now getting the "true" I am not hungry anymore. It takes time be patient. Everyone is different and will experience things at different times. I can honestly say that I was depressed when I would see how much and how fast everyone has been losing. I am averaging 8.2 pounds a month which my dr wants me to lose between 8-10pounds a month. So I am normal. :speechles

My mother in law had the bypass done shortly after I met my husband. I saw with my own eyes how she replaced her food addition with alochol. She was about 180 and now almost 90pounds last we heard. She was sober for 5years until she had it done. Plus I was scared to death to have the bypass done. Too many complications.

I could eat a bagel when I first started with my fills. This is the first time that I have really noticed my fill that I got a month ago and it hit me about a week ago. My DH insurance pays 100% and I have been unemployeed and my stepmom passed away a day before my company let me go. So I started going to my dr. every two weeks if I was still snacking. I had my surgery in May and just now have had a different mind set. Remember it is not going to happen over night. Even though we would like it to. Learn to replace food with something else. I have started and almost done with my christmas presents. I made blankets for everyone. and my hands get soo sore and I can't move them. Also my friends have tried to replace always meeting and going out to eat with something else. I have a very supported circle around me.

My dr. said about 2 months ago I can no longer do protein shakes because they won't fill me up. I LOVE my shakes because they taste so much like ice cream shakes to me. I experiment a lot with me. I am going to try and put some pumpkin in with vanilla and hopefully it will taste like pumkin pie filling. But I use a very high protein shake powder and skim milk and ice and splenda. And a bannana for texter. Ask your doctor and see what he says.

I don't want to get any of my fill taken out. I can honestly say this is the first time I can feel my band working with my body. I have even noticed my thinking about food has changed a lot. Plus my snacking between meals has slowed down A LOT!!!

I have experienced within the last week that I can no longer wear my wedding band. So yesterday I took it off and until I lost my 100pounds I am not going to have it resized. I do have my great great grandmothers wedding band that I can almost wear. My husband thought I was taking my ring off for good, but I just don't want to lose it. Too many people that mean too much to me are within my wedding band.

I don't know if anyone else has experinced this but I have noticed the past couple of weeks that I am feeling "tighter." I have my last fill about a month ago. It is possible for the band to get tighter the less I eat? because I am have been really hard to cut back

My mom is very negative about everything!!! Even when I was only 20pounds overweight she told me I was obese. On my Psych. evaluation she told me to keep my mom out of my weight loss and don't invite her when I have my surgery. I know it sounds cruel. But it was very good advise. When she ask me about how my weight loss is going I tell her how much I have lost and that my doctor is very pleased with it and change the subject. And now I can say I am finally after 40years getting a grip on my weight and what caused me to eat.

call your dr and tell him what is going on. I generally don't feel my fills for a couple days. but call him today!!

I woke up in so much pain and all of theses nurses around me. I kept feeling something weird on my neck. and I started to pull at it and they of course freaked out. They had to put a central IV in my neck during surgery. Then I felt something heavy on one of my hands and they kept telling that I just woke up. then about 5mns later they discovered they put a battery backup on top of my hand. The Doc came and told me what went on. I was in a lot of pain and just wanted to get something to make me feel better.

Isn't that show on TLC also?? Because I have seen almost all of the episodes. And it was nice to see the fill of a lapband the night before mine so I knew what to expect. When does the new season start?

My port is under my ribcage so I am still really sore especially when I get a fill. Your body generally takes 6months to a year to recover from a surgery. And everyone heals differently.

I just had my 5th or 6th fill since May. I thought my first couple of weeks went really well also. Then my weight started to go up and down. I lost 8 pounds in the past 4weeks. But I told me dr. that I still am hungry in between meals. So he put in a little bit more. and I don't feel my fills generally about 2-3days after.

I found in our local Walmart's here a sweet tea that is made with splenda and it is really good. It is made by Red Diamond and you buy it like milk you buy milk. I have had a hard time giving up regular pop and this has cured it big time.

I live in Kansas City Missouri. I am from Wichita, KS

i have found if you put your pop in the blender when you open it. It flattens it out for some reason. We had to get some pop flat for me in a pitch and we just tried it and it works.

My husband insurance said they didn't cover under no certain terms. but I started a new job which the insurance did cover it, but I kept my husband as secondary. And we are finding out they are picking up what my insurance doesn't pay.

I could never image one of my friends doing what she is doing to you. I would get her out of the house and seperate yourself from her for a little while. Have you told her how you feel what she is doing to do also? She may not even know what she is doing, but if she does realize how she is treating you. It might be time to re-evulate your friendship on how good of friend she is. You don't need to be around people that are negative right now. You are going to be going through something that is going to change the rest of your life.

My insurance required that you had to be on a diet supervised by a doctor for a year. I didn't believe them, so I had them email every requirement to me and I gave it to my doctor. But fortunatly I got around that since I have very large hernia. But I was watching "Big Medcine" on TLC last night and this women got turned down by her insurance because she wasn't losing the weight before. And that is one thing the insurance compies are looking for is to see if you are comediate enough to lose the weight. My doctor explained it to me the lapband will only help a little bit but 70% is on how you do. good luck with everything. and keep us updated.

I went through the same thing after I had scheduled my surgery. I almost canceled because of it. I tried to tell my husband how I felt. I still don't know if he understands. But I feel that I hide behind my weight so people won't get to know me. Which is crazy because I have tons of friends that are very supportive of me. Maybe you should go talk to a counsler to sort out your feeling on this. Also be very grateful for the gift your parents are giving you. They have given you the gift of life once when they had you. Now they are giving you another gift of life for you to live healthy and happy.