Hello everyone...I am being banded on April 10th. I am so excited! Seems like it's been forever to get to the countdown, but I think it'll be here before we know it!

Anyone else scheduled in April? We need to come up with a group name!

Carol

Are you insinuating that my mouth runneth over!?

Just joking I know it does haha. I will check out the other thread too.

Are you insinuating that my mouth runneth over!?

Just joking I know it does haha. I will check out the other thread too.

Never! I just like to post and that is where it is happening! lol

It is not always band talk but it is fun! tehehehehe

OK... so it's been like AGES since I have posted. I apologize. I have been slacking. Just too busy and not paying any attention to my April Avengers. So sorry!!!

Things have been good for the most part. I already met my end of year goal. I wanted to be down 45 pounds since surgery. So I revised it to 50 and I only have 2 more pounds to go. I have lost 60 pounds altogether, 48 since the surgery. I finally hit my sweet spot after my 6th fill at the end of August. I haven't had a fill since and have been doing OK until just recently. I think the cold weather has had an adverse effect on my band. I've been BPing a lot and having horrible acid reflux at night. The only thing that has changed is the weather, so that has to be it. I have a call in to my doctor and am waiting on one of the nurses to call me back. We'll see.

So how's everyone else doing? I plan to go back and read up on the posts to see how everyone has been.

Hope you are all doing well and that everyone has a very Merry Christmas!

OK... so it's been like AGES since I have posted. I apologize. I have been slacking. Just too busy and not paying any attention to my April Avengers. So sorry!!!

Things have been good for the most part. I already met my end of year goal. I wanted to be down 45 pounds since surgery. So I revised it to 50 and I only have 2 more pounds to go. I have lost 60 pounds altogether, 48 since the surgery. I finally hit my sweet spot after my 6th fill at the end of August. I haven't had a fill since and have been doing OK until just recently. I think the cold weather has had an adverse effect on my band. I've been BPing a lot and having horrible acid reflux at night. The only thing that has changed is the weather, so that has to be it. I have a call in to my doctor and am waiting on one of the nurses to call me back. We'll see.

So how's everyone else doing? I plan to go back and read up on the posts to see how everyone has been.

Hope you are all doing well and that everyone has a very Merry Christmas!

Welcome Back Tammi!

I hope you hear from your doctors office soon! Your symptoms do not sound fun!! :shades_smile:

Hello Tammi.

Great to see more activity. I am sorry you're having issues with the reflux. I wonder if it could be weather related too. My band recently began feeling a little tighter than normal once the weather began dipping down.

I think I am so close to my sweet spot though that I don't wanna touch anything for now.

Hello Tammi.

Great to see more activity. I am sorry you're having issues with the reflux. I wonder if it could be weather related too. My band recently began feeling a little tighter than normal once the weather began dipping down.

I think I am so close to my sweet spot though that I don't wanna touch anything for now.

Did you make it to under 200 yet?? I was at 205 this morning.

Did you make it to under 200 yet?? I was at 205 this morning.

HAH! you bet your buns you will know when I hit 199 LOL. I was still in the 200 and change today :shades_smile:

HAH! you bet your buns you will know when I hit 199 LOL. I was still in the 200 and change today :shades_smile:

I am so frustrated with this stall! Right when I thought I was heading for Onderland! I am keeping my fingers crossed for you!!

Heard from the doctor's office. I am going in tomorrow for a slight unfill. She said probably it was from mucus building up. I do have bad allergies and even though I am on medication, odds are that's what is causing it. Since cedar season has barely begun, I better do something now. Then in 2 weeks I'll go back and see if that has helped or hurt.

Here is a strange question for the ladies... do you notice more weight loss during your time of the month? For the past two months I have lost 4 and 5 pounds respectively during that one week. I am not complaining, but that is an unusual amount in one week. I normally lose 1-2 pounds per week.

Ya'll will both be there soon... Just keep doing what you are doing! I tell you, it was a great feeling to cross that barrier and know that I will never see a "2**" on that scale again!!

I am so frustrated with this stall! Right when I thought I was heading for Onderland! I am keeping my fingers crossed for you!!

Heard from the doctor's office. I am going in tomorrow for a slight unfill. She said probably it was from mucus building up. I do have bad allergies and even though I am on medication, odds are that's what is causing it. Since cedar season has barely begun, I better do something now. Then in 2 weeks I'll go back and see if that has helped or hurt..

I am glad you are getting in to see your doctor! Hopefully a little unfill will do the trick!

Here is a strange question for the ladies... do you notice more weight loss during your time of the month? For the past two months I have lost 4 and 5 pounds respectively during that one week. I am not complaining, but that is an unusual amount in one week. I normally lose 1-2 pounds per week.

I actually seem to only lose during this time. It is so wierd! I will hold on to every ounce until halfway through my cycle! Then I lose all the wieght for the month! Just weird!

Here is a strange question for the ladies... do you notice more weight loss during your time of the month? For the past two months I have lost 4 and 5 pounds respectively during that one week. I am not complaining, but that is an unusual amount in one week. I normally lose 1-2 pounds per week.

I always lose atleast 2-3 pounds in the 10 days surrounding that TOM. Usually 1-2 pounds the day it starts and then 1-2 a couple days after it ends.

So I went for my "unfill" today. She took out .4 cc's. That still leaves me 6.4 in my 10cc band. I can certainly tell that I am not quite as restricted. I was able to eat a decent lunch and dinner and haven't felt the need to PB. I just finished a bottle of gatorade, which I hate, but she said I was dehydrated. I know I haven't been drinking enough. It's hard to drink when I have been staying so full. She said she really thinks I have just been plugged up with mucus from my allergies. I have an appointment to go back in 2 weeks if I feel like I am not restricted enough. She said if I need it she'll put back in .2 and see if that works. I'll just be thankful if I can sleep through the night without waking up with that horrible acid reflux. It was worse than when I had a hiatal hernia before surgery.

So I went for my "unfill" today. She took out .4 cc's. That still leaves me 6.4 in my 10cc band. I can certainly tell that I am not quite as restricted. I was able to eat a decent lunch and dinner and haven't felt the need to PB. I just finished a bottle of gatorade, which I hate, but she said I was dehydrated. I know I haven't been drinking enough. It's hard to drink when I have been staying so full. She said she really thinks I have just been plugged up with mucus from my allergies. I have an appointment to go back in 2 weeks if I feel like I am not restricted enough. She said if I need it she'll put back in .2 and see if that works. I'll just be thankful if I can sleep through the night without waking up with that horrible acid reflux. It was worse than when I had a hiatal hernia before surgery.

Congrats and goodluck. I hope that you have found the happy medium / sweet spot with your band.

So I went for my "unfill" today. She took out .4 cc's. That still leaves me 6.4 in my 10cc band. I can certainly tell that I am not quite as restricted. I was able to eat a decent lunch and dinner and haven't felt the need to PB. I just finished a bottle of gatorade, which I hate, but she said I was dehydrated. I know I haven't been drinking enough. It's hard to drink when I have been staying so full. She said she really thinks I have just been plugged up with mucus from my allergies. I have an appointment to go back in 2 weeks if I feel like I am not restricted enough. She said if I need it she'll put back in .2 and see if that works. I'll just be thankful if I can sleep through the night without waking up with that horrible acid reflux. It was worse than when I had a hiatal hernia before surgery.

{{{hugs}}} Tammi! I will keep my fingers crossed that you can get a good nights sleep tonight!