Hey everybody!!! I just wanted you all to know that I've missed you all very much the last several weeks. I can't get over all the new names here on LBT. I feel like I might not know anyone anymore???

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Heres my update~ First of all my computer crashed the first week of March and it really made me mad!!! I even missed getting to tell every one that my Bandiversary was March 18th and I'm down 96 pounds in all! I MADE IT THROUGH MY 1st YEAR!!!! YIPPI!!! It has been a great year and I only hope that my 2nd year will be as great!!! I could not have made it through with out all your LOVE ~FRIENDSHIP ~ AND SUPPORT!!!!

Also had a few hard ships the last few weeks ...lost my father-in-law to congestive heart failure and lung problems March the 7th....that has been really hard for my husband.

Also alot of you know that I have been taking blood pressure meds since before getting banded and the good news is that I am now off of them...but ...the bad news is 2 weeks ago I passed out in my kitchen :faint: and smacked my chin :cry on the way down and ended up having to get stitches and the passing out was do to my blood pressure bottoming out!!!! I guess they should have taken me off of them sooner. Anyway chin is healing nicley it is just a tiny little line scar. Feeling much better since I'm not taking them any more.

Also had my first real problems with a fill a few weeks back. I went in got a small fill and within a few days was getting an unfill I couldn't even get liquids to stay down... went home did liquids seemed to be better and wame had problems again ended up getting more of the fill taken out. Dr says he thinks something got caught in my band opening and was lodge and the second unfill fixed the problem. I'm all fixed up now and doing better eating solids just fine and feeling much better!!!!

I really just wanted you all to know how much you each mean to me. I thank you for your encouragment this year and I want you all to know that I would never have had the success that I have had without each of you cheering me on!!!! See you on the boards... I can't wait to catch up on all the posting thats been going on without me!!!!

Jamie,

Gosh, sorry about that!!

Our area McDonalds have several computer/internet stations set up in their lobby or their customer to use. Thought this was an American thing? maybe not.

BOY!!!! Paula.... You are up town with internet access at McDonald's ....no such luck in MISSISSIPPI!! We seem to get left out sometimes. I FEEL LIKE I LIVE UNDER A ROCK!!! HAHA!!!

Jamie! Look at your ticker girl! That HAS to feel amazingly awesome!

Hi Jamie ~ I'm kind of a new face around here. This place has been a lifesaver for me (preband) and an endless source of info and support. You can miss a lot if your gone for a day or so. Enjoy catching up of the events.

So sorry to hear about your FIL and your chin. :cry We buried my MIL 3 yrs ago, so I can relate in a similar way. My chin is fine though. :rolleyes :heh:

Congratulations on your bandiversary and your weight loss!! You are an inspiration!! :clap2: Job well done! :biggrin1:

BTW, I'm blonde too and we don't have computers at our McD's in Indiana either. :dance:

Hi Jamie ~ I'm kind of a new face around here. This place has been a lifesaver for me (preband) and an endless source of info and support. You can miss a lot if your gone for a day or so. Enjoy catching up of the events.

So sorry to hear about your FIL and your chin. :cry We buried my MIL 3 yrs ago, so I can relate in a similar way. My chin is fine though. :rolleyes :heh:

Congratulations on your bandiversary and your weight loss!! You are an inspiration!! :clap2: Job well done! :biggrin1:

BTW, I'm blonde too and we don't have computers at our McD's in Indiana either. :dance:

Thank you for your kind words!! Its always nice to meet new people here on LBT. I been here for a while now and I always learn something new. Glad to hear I'm not the only one that has poroblems with internet in a McDonalds.... HEHE!!! I thought maybe I was missing something???

Wishing you lots of successs with your band too!!

Happy Bandiversary Jamie!

Jamie,

I was on my way to MISSISSIPPI to put out the apb!!! I sent you a pm to wish you a happy bandiversary. Glad to hear it was just your computer that crashed.

You weight loss is doing great! Take care.

Welcome back, Jamie & congrats on your bandiversary & 96 pounds (!!!)... you're rockin'!

Thanks everybody for your encouragment!!! I've sure missed everybody!!! Hope I will hit 100 down in a couple weeks. Going to call plastic surgeon soon to see just how much more weight I need to lose before I can have some skin removed!!! Also gotta see how much it will set me back and if Ins co. will pay for some of it...if not it will be a very long time before I get on to having ps done!! Still just gonna keep on the right track and the scales reading a smaller # till then!!!

Wishing you all continued success!! Jamie