copa
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1 years has passed since you registered at LapBandTalk! Happy 1st Anniversary copa!
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My dr. also said that if you eat soup, do it other than at meal time, or eat just soup for a meal. Sometimes soup and sandwich just go together.
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I am well, not really liking this new format. I noticed you have lost 36 lbs. We are right on target I guess. The think is is that I lost 18 during the 2 weeks of liquids before surgery, and only 18 since then. I have had 1 fill and a total of 6ccs. I don't really have that much of restriction. I felt much more restriction when I first had me surgery. I am losing about 1-2 lbs per week
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I enjoy reading blogs so much, I forget to post to mine. I had my surgery on 9-28, and I guess my ups and downs have been like most everybody elses. I lost 18 lbs in the 2 weeks of pre op and I have lost 12 lbs since my surgery, 30 lbs in all. My first fill will be 11-17, and I will be ready for it. Of course I have very little restriction now, so I really have to stay focused. I am new hope that this band just might be going to work. Can someone tell me how to get my picture on this blog, I would like to introduce my ugly face. Its nice putting a face with a blog.
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I was banded on 10-28, weighed 354, now 326, I am 4 weeks out and 2 1/2 weeks to wait for a fill. The last week and a half has been a little rough, I am somewhat hungrier and do eat a little more, but something in your brain seems to take over, and now, as never before, when I sit to eat, I am really trying to do what I have learned thus far. For a week and a half I lost nothing, but today, suddenly lost 2 lbs. I just act differently now. When you see results here and there, it gives that extra little push that you need. I have no regrets this far, not much pain, hated the liquid phase, now I pretty much eat what I want, just very very small portions. It is the best feeling in the world to sit in front of a full order of food, and get satisfied with less than half.
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I use Target's adult chewable, not bad.
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It is up to you. If you feel comfortable telling, then do. I shared it with everybody up front, because I didn't want to lie. My church family is so supportive, and I have their prayers that I wouldn't have had if I had kept it from them.
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Thanks copa, glad you are doing well and sorry you're having the pain in your neck . . I have not heard of that, but I do know that we relaly get banged around during surgery. Hope it clears up soon. When do you see your surgeon so you could ask about it? My weight loss has been good . .I'm at 50 pounds - wow amazing. I'm going for a 2nd fill this Friday. Thanks for keeping in touch! Rose
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Hey Marw, just wondering how you are, I have been doing really good, banded on 9-28. I have lost 26 lbs since I began the 2 wk preop. The only thing that has bothered me is the back of my neck on left side. Nurse says its from where they pull your neck back when they put you to sleep. Its been 3 weeks tho, and it just isn't getting any better. Only hurts when I am doing something. If I sit with a hitting pad, it doesn't hurt. Have you heard anyone else complain about this. Your pictures look good.
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It will be 3 weeks tomorrow post op, I have learned I can eat anything, but just verys small amounts, I think my swelling must have gone down too, becaue I don't feel so much restriction anymore either. The only thing I have had any problem with is the pain in the back of my neck since I woke up after surgery. It hurts only when I am doing anything like work, the pain is extremely bad half the day. Has anyone else had this problem. They tell me its the way they position your head/neck during the surgery. I hope it goes away soon
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Your hair isn't really that short, I think it looks good. But doesn't it just get to you when a hairdresser does exactly opposite of what you ask. I was banded on 9-28 and had my hair done on the Saturday before, because I didn't want all that gray showing with me laying up there in that bed. I have dark hair and always have a few light highlights, but when my hairdresser wash me out, she made the comment that I had better look at it before she styled it. I am 61 and have never been a blond, never wanted to be a blond, but I was definitely blond. She had more highlights that dark. I was not about to go home like that, go to church like that. My husband and my church family would have thought I was trying to go wild before I had my lapband. So she was able to put more dark highlights in and it turned out ok. Incidentally, I have lost 26 lbs, since the 2 weeks before the 28th, am very happy with it thus far. My first fill in will be 11-17, but so far, I haven't had any trouble with losing. I wish I could have done this 30 years ago.
You are doing a FABULOUS job!!