June 2007 Bandsters

[mjsafari 0]

HI EVERYONE! Great to see your posts. I am a daily reader, so it is great to have some news. It is amazing how involved I feel in each of our journeys even though we have never met.

Nothing new to report for me. Husband still not doing well but surviving. He had is scope of Friday. They were able to pass the scope through his band, so the hole is open, but there was a lot of edema above and below the band. He sees the surgeon on Wednesday, hopefully he will have further ideas on what to do. The good news is he is able to drink cold liquids again, so he is getting some calories in. He has tried some soft solids also, they don't get stuck, but he has severe pain a little later when trying to digest I think. He is very frustrated.

Have a great Monday!

[huntersmom 0]

Well I went to the surgeon today for a follow up appt. He did not fill me. I told him that I lost 4 pounds in the last month and he said that is really good. He said remember it is going to take 3 to 4 years to take all the weight off. He told me to tell people to back off if they do not think I am losing weight fast enough. I told him that I thought it should be more but he said no. He said most women come in and demand a fill. I said that I really didn't want one either. I have been having too much stuff stuck and have PB'd a few times. He said once all that passes come back and he will do a fill then. So I guess I am going to be a slow loser. I am ok with that. As long as it is at least a pound a week. It took me 39 years to get all this weight on and it will take a few to take it off. I guess I can live with that.

[mjsafari 0]

good attitude Rhonda! At least you are losing instead of gaining!

[sjrgilman 0]

mjsfari,

Hi I hope your husband is doing better, How dreadful for him. Good Luck to you both.

Sheila

[sjrgilman 0]

Rhonda, Your doing good, I'm loosing slowly too. But it still feels good. I've gone from a size 22 to a 16 and I feel much better good Luck to you.

Sheila

[TexasFire 84]

Well, I got my fourth fill today. A measly .5 CC's. I don't think it will make a difference just like the last one didn't. If not, I will be so frustrated.

[bigbaby 4]

Stef...

Cheer up:whoo::whoo:...don't be discouraged!!! Even though it's only a little, your weight loss is good. My doc only recommends 8-10lbs a month. If you've been doing that----GREAT!!! If not, remember it didn't come on overnight:cry:cry...so it won't come off overnight.

Thank of all of the NSV that you've had. Just wanted to give you some encouragement!!!!!:clap2::clap2:

[bigbaby 4]

I meant to say "Think" not thank...I really can read!!!

[TexasFire 84]

Stef...

Cheer up:whoo::whoo:...don't be discouraged!!! Even though it's only a little, your weight loss is good. My doc only recommends 8-10lbs a month. If you've been doing that----GREAT!!! If not, remember it didn't come on overnight:cry:cry...so it won't come off overnight.

Thank of all of the NSV that you've had. Just wanted to give you some encouragement!!!!!:clap2::clap2:

You are right, of course...thank you! I was just frustrated when I wrote that. Now, as I sip on chicken bouillion and can feel it pause at the band, I have hope that this will make a positive difference. That never happened before, so maybe I've got some added restriction. The teeny fill, coupled with coming off of a month-long plateau just had me fired up.

Now for some good news...as you all know (because I shouted it from the rooftops!) I just broke a very long plateau. Thank goodness! The good news is that if my weight continues trending like it is, I will be in ONE-derland in a week or less! My original goal was to get there by August 31, but "that there derned plateau moved in! I thank it be over!" (LOL Gotta have a little fun with you, BigBaby! Thanks, again!)

[sjrgilman 0]

Hi Stef, I know what you mean about fills. My Doctor only gives out .25 cc at a time. I have 1.5 cc now and still looking fior satiety. I have 1.5 cc and go for a fill on thursday 9/27. Hope it's enough if not I'll make another appointment. Keep your chin up Stef we'll get there yet. Your doing great with your weight loss/ Keep up the good work.

Sheila

[TexasFire 84]

By the way...I have to brag...

Isn't my neice GORGEOUS?!?!? I love this new pic my sis sent me. That kid is happy and smiling about 99.9% of the time! She is awesome! Now she has four teeth and starting to walk...can't believe it!

[TexasFire 84]

I just went over my daily calories...and I'm liquids, for pete's sake! I ate one of those Del Monte fruit Chillers...so yummy, by the way! Then when I went to add it to my food log, it came in at 190 freakin' calories and a whopping 46 carbs! I thought I was going to faint! Can you believe those little frozen fruity things are so horrible?!?!?

[o2bthin 0]

Oh my gosh Stef, you'll be in onderland before you know it!!! Whooohooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!! You're doing so awesome. I can't believe how good you are doing with the exercise too. Wow!! You're killing it! Your neice is the cutest baby.

[TexasFire 84]

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Originally Posted by o2bthin

Oh my gosh Stef, you'll be in onderland before you know it!!! Whooohooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!! You're doing so awesome. I can't believe how good you are doing with the exercise too. Wow!! You're killing it! Your neice is the cutest baby.

Thank you, ma'am!

And I was shamefully fishing for the neice comments, wasn't I?!?!? LOL

[TexasFire 84]

I "tweaked" one of my slide shows. Have I shared it here before? I can't recall.

Here's my goofy family:

Goofy Family by robbieandstef