JOANNE M HOLL

Blow out all those candles and make a wish!

YOU ARE WELCOME. . . GOOD LUCK!

I'm with you on not running my mouth to everyone about my decision. I've had my lapband for a few years now and I know a friend always watched what I put on my plate and commented if I took a small second helping at a picnic. My son & daughter-in-law were not 100% in favour of my having it placed and finally I told them to "zip it up!" I have never been sorry I have it and would not give mine up for anything.

I'm with you on not running my mouth to everyone about my decision. I've had my lapband for a few years now and I know a friend always watched what I put on my plate and commented if I took a small second helping at a picnic. My son & daughter-in-law were not 100% in favour of my having it placed and finally I told them to "zip it up!" I have never been sorry I have it and would not give mine up for anything.

You are certainly an inspiration. Tell us more. . . . . .

Good! Healing & onward to a healthy future.

Good that everything turned out okay. We all (including the surgeons) have an off day now & then. Hopefully not many, but I've learned not to jump too quick with my replies. Wishing you all a wonderful Thanksgiving and lots of leftovers!

Congratulations on joining us on the road to good health! You may find some heavy traffic of fellow travellers. Watch for your sweet zone & try to miss our pot holes and you future will be smooth.

Great, what an upper it is to read all your posts this morning!

Great, what an upper reading all your posts this morning!

I'm with you carolinagirl! (But if they want to leave why do these folks need to tell everyone about it? Why not just leave?)

:wub: I am a 7 year bander, a WW2 navy vet's spouse and have a grandson in Afghanistan right now. So I say "It's a special day to remember our Veterans and pray for those still in harm's way.

Well done. My grandson is in Afghanistan now and I'm a saying, "Thank you is appropriate." He has a wife & 3 children and good job waiting for him when he comes home in February. These guys are always in our prayers!

GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mary, I started a message to you and it vanished. Let's start a "Over 5 Year Banded Support Group" to help those of us who are trying again. Okay? When I sit down with my coffee in the a.m. I'll add my 2 cents worth, as I am in "no more loss zone" and I'm 80 + years. I drove miles to my Bariatric Center two weeks ago and they just smiled. When we get over a certain age we are supposed to just vanish I guess. Or they think, "Be happy you will soon be gone!" :wub: Joanne

Congratulations on getting back on the road. I wish you smooth travels! :wub:

You don't hog post. I sometimes just go to your site to read what you've been up to. Keep us on our toes! Wake us up! Your posts are not same-o same-o. :wub:

Please don't stretch your pouch over a long period of time! I had my Lapband placed in 2006 and found my sweet spot and things were going great. I lost 2 sizes and I was in love with my Band so I coasted & did not try too hard to reach a goal on the scale. My diabetes, high blood pressure & etc. were improved or gone and I am 80 plus years old, so life was at it's best. I recommended the Band to anyone who inquired! Then in May of 2012 I had a mamagram and found I had Breast Cancer. The next week I had the saline removed from the Band and had breast removal the following week. To make a long story short (or long) I had drainage for several months after surgery and my eating changed. When I got back to normal health I couldn't stop eating over the long winter months. So when I visited my Bariatric Center last spring they did the dye picture & then said my pouch was stretched & there was nothing to do for me. (Age or ObomaCare? I don't know.) I cried, and then told myself I would work to find my "zone" again on my own. I've lost a little, and I still have my Band & it hasn't slipped. Now I need to just get my mind off food. I visited a Nutritionist last month and am reading some new books recommended in SparkPeople & Lapband for inspiration.

Check with your Doctor! Hope you find what you want to do next.

To me this is the best of the Forums: "Change from living to eat to eat to live." Now that is the healthy aim in my elderly years! We worked hard in my early years on the dairy farm. There was always the reward of really good food. (Printed in cement in my phylogenies by Parents of the old school.) Change is necessary and Labandtalk.com is a super tool. Thanks for being here!

Such wonderful thoughts. Sounds like you are in your zone! I envy you.

NaNa, You are just what I needed this morning. Thanks!

Wishing you a healthy banded future!

Wishing you the best of luck from here forward. Keep us posted.