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I think you'll be great! People are morons, and the ones who have the most to say are usually the ones who are the most insecure. I always think that post surgery will feel like Julia Roberts in pretty woman where she went back to the store with all the bags. "You work on commission right? (Holds up shopping bags) Big mistake! Huge! (Turns around and walks out)" You'll get that moment soon!

Thank you for everyone's response! It's good to know i'm not alone. Susan, I hope that your consultation goes well. Mine is two weeks from now. Maybe we can be each other's support group? How do we do a buddy chat?

I just started a program working towards a revision surgery from band to bypass. I'm so scared I'm going to fail again. I initially lost about 30 pounds with the band but have gained all of it back. I know I failed for lots of reasons. Basically, I can't eat a lot of dense protein without getting majorly stuck and throwing up, when I do just a little I never feel satisfied, sometimes I can eat everything under the sun, and I have general issues with overeating. I'm going to a counselor to help me find coping mechanisms that don't involve food, so that's definitely something different than when I had the lapband. I also didn't loose very much or very fast with the lapbad, so it was hard to stay motivated to keep dieting. I'm committed to making life changes with the bypass, but I'm so nervous that I'll just fail again. I don't even want to tell anyone about this surgery until I'm actually successful. It's too embarrassing to fail twice! Anyone else have these thoughts?

Has anyone gone through the process of being approved for a revision surgery with Blue Cross Blue Shield of New England in Mass? Any thoughts? Were you approved? How long did it take?

Hi All, Has anyone had a revision surgery done at TUFTS hosptial in Boston, MA? If so, what was your process like? Did it take a while for you to get a surgery date scheduled? I have my first appointment with the surgical fellow at the beginning of April, and I'm hoping to have surgery in June or July. Does this sound like a feasible timeline? I have blue cross and blue shield, so I don't have a specific 6 month waiting period.

Hi All, Has anyone had a revision surgery done at TUFTS hosptial in Boston, MA? If so, what was your process like? Did it take a while for you to get a surgery date scheduled? I have my first appointment with the surgical fellow at the beginning of April, and I'm hoping to have surgery in June or July. Does this sound like a feasible timeline? I have blue cross and blue shield, so I don't have a specific 6 month waiting period.

Thanks guys. I think part of the problem is that my fills are so spread out (my doctor won't fill any less than 2 months apart), so I'm just now feeling some restriction. I have another fill right before Thanksgiving, so I'm hoping that it gets me to my sweet spot or whatever it's called. I've been working out at least 3 days a week, but I haven't really been tracking my protein. Maybe I'm not getting enough. I'll try tracking it to see where I'm at. Thanks for the encouragement! It's hard when you look in the mirror and still see an overweight person! It's also hard not to compare my progress to other people's. My friend lost 100 lbs in her first year, so I think knowing that is part of the problem.

I need some encouragement. I've only lost 33 pounds since March, and I"m feeling blah. I took before and after pictures, but I'm not really seeing any difference You can see my pictures on my profile.

My surgeon will only fill my band every two months, so I had my surgery in March and have just had my second fill yesterday. I feel like this pace will never get me anywhere. I really want to get to a good restriction. Should I change doctors? Has anyone changed their doctor for their fills?

My surgeon will only fill my band every two months, which means it's taken me 4 months to get two fills. Does anyone have a recommendation for another fill doctor in Tampa? I don't want to wait another two months before I get good restriction!

This post makes me feel so much better. I was banded on the exact same day at 264. I lost 20 lbs really quickly, and I haven't lost anything since then. I only have 2.8 cc's in my band, so I don't have restriction. I was really starting to get discouraged that this might now work for me. Hopefully I'll get to a good restriction during my next fill on June 20th.

I can't wait to wear knee high boots! I love them; they go with everything during the winter. I also want to be able to wear thigh high stockings with a garter belt....I think that is the sexiest look ever!

I bought scaraway, which are silicon strips. They work great! I got them on amazon.com....It's supposed to be one strip per week for 12 weeks, but I have four scars. I just cut two strips to fit all four scars, and it's working well so far.

I would second the weight training. A lot of women think if they weight train that they'll get big, but it's not true. Weight training helps build muscles which actually helps burn more fat. 5x a week is fantastic! Try adding 3 days (every other day) of weight training.

You should try putting ice on your legs. It can help the swelling go down. Also, try upping your protein right after your workout as protein can help your muscles repair faster. Eventually you'll get to a point where it doesn't hurt so bad and when it does hurt it will be a good "yeah I worked out" kind of hurt.