Hi all! My name is Patti and I have just attended my seminar and started my paperwork. This forum has been such a huge help for me, you all are an inspiration! I have spent countless hours lurking in the corner and was going to wait until I had my banding...but common sense says it may take a really long time to get my date, so I wanted to come in and say hi and meet my new friends and support system!

Hope to be a big loser soon!!

~Patti

HI, Patti!

I'm glad you started posting before your surgery! You'll have questions, and you'll want to use the search feature and read up on all those topics you've missed!

LBT is a wonderful place for friendship and support, and a wealth of info!

Welcome!

Cindy

Hi Cindy! Thanks for the welcome! I saw someone use initials on a post....I think it was NVS? I can't remember exactly. Would you know what that stood for. Sorry if I have the wrong initials! lol Also, sometimes there are 4 sets of numbers by a name, and sometimes 3, what is the difference? Thanks for the help!

Patti

Non scale Victory: NSV

Nice to have you aboard Patticakes. You will love it here. The longer your on here and people get to know you the easier it is. Good luck on your upcomoing surgery. I had mine 3 weeks ago and couldn't feel better. The weight loss will amaze you. Keep me informed on how your doing.

Glad to have you,

Here are some abbreviations that might help you.

Abbreviations and What They Mean

Weight-loss surgery, band-specific, and general medical terms:

PB: "productive burp" -- what happens when something eaten can't go down due to restriction has to come back up

NSV: Non-scale victory -- a weight-loss achievement that has little to do with numbers

WLS: Weight-loss surgery

MO: Morbid Obesity (or morbidly obese)

BMI: Body Mass Index

GBP: Gastric bypass surgery

RNY: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (the most popular type of bariatric surgery)

DS: Duodenal switch (another type of bariatric surgery)

BP: blood pressure

PCP: Primary care physician

GP: General practitioner

NP: Nurse practitioner

PA: Physician's assistant

BC: Birth control (or BCP: birth-control pills)

OTC: Over the counter (i.e., non-prescription medications)

NSAIDS: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (a class of painkillers--which includes ibuprofen--bandsters should try to avoid because they can add to ulcer risk).

AF: "Aunt Flo" -- menstrual period

GERD: Gastro-esophageal reflux disease

#/#/# in signatures: weight pre-surgery/current weight/goal weight

And some general abbreviations used here and elsewhere on the web, not related to banding or weight loss:

LBT: LapBandTalk.com -- this wonderful place on the web!

OH: Obesityhelp.com -- another support site, with message forums

SH: Spotlighthealth.com -- another support site, with message forums

BIL, SIL, ILs: Brother-in-law, sister-in-law, in-laws

BTW: By the way

DH: darling (or dear, or danged, or use your imagination) husband

DW: darling... wife

DD, DS: darling... daughter, son

IMHO: In my humble opinion (and its cousin, IMNSHO: in my not so humble opinion)

IIRC: If I recall correctly

ISO: In search of

LOL: laugh out loud

OMG: Oh my God

OT: Off-topic

ROTFLMAO: Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off!

TMI: Too much information

WTF: What the f...?

WTG: Way to go!

YMMV: Your mileage may vary

I'm sorry,

The numbers vary some they usually are this:

H-Meaning highest weight

S-Meaning weight at time of surgery

C-Meaning current weight

G-Meaning your goal weight

and some add B.M.I.

You guys are awesomely helpful!! I have to say I really needed the help on the numbers and some initials! DH was driving me crazy!!! I kept thinking, how many of these guys play baseball??? And why do they spend time with the designated hitters.....HEHEHHEHE SURE, NOW it all makes sense! LOL

Thanks so much! Patti:biggrin1: