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Ticker says it all gratz on your weight loss !

My husband supported me through the whole process. He even did the pre-op diet with me and has lost 30 lbs over the last year. In Canada we are self pay and the cost is $18K so I needed to have his support. And still today he is my biggest fan! Good luck in your decision. K

Cazzy you are amazing!! you must feel like a reborn person! give us some wisdom

Ok... MD removed fluid from band and I felt almost instantly better. Can even speak more easily! Now can get on with the healing part. Feel great.

I just got banded 1/24/12 and to now I have lost 38 lbs, how, when I couldn't tell you I've been to busy whining about the way I now need to eat, but as my dr says I must be doing it right. Congratulations..

I know! I had my first Old Navy shopping trip in December! I didn't even know where to begin! LOL. Great to have those troubles, huh?

Don't over think the response you may receive- I made this mistake. When I told my guy, he was hesitant about the whole thing. Not hesitant like, "why would you waste the money?" or "this is foolish," but more so wondering about how safe it was and assuring he loved me no matter my size (that's easy to say when you're the beanpole!!). I talked everything over with him, we watched a video on youtube of a procedure, and we researched any questions he had. After watching the video and learning more about it and realizing the surgery is not "traditional" WLS, he was 100% behind me. Just last night, I was telling my boss (who is like a second mom to me) that I would be taking time off for a procedure. I did not tell her what procedure then because of embarrassment/shame for having to admit I am a failure. She was genuinely concerned and asked me to tell her when I was ready to. After sleeping on it, I decided to tell her the full truth. I wrote her an email early this AM explaining everything and a few hours later I got an email back filled with love, encouragement, and support. I was so scared of what she could have said that I looked past how she has always been supportive of anything I do. It also doesn't help that she is super skinny/gorgeous- she just turned 51 but looks like she's in her mid-30's I guess my point is, tell the people who love you. I am sure you will be given a lot of love and support. If you're not, then they just don't understand and it's not worth your time to dwell on it.

Ug, this is the worst! I find since being banded "real" vomiting is hard to do. Mainly because it has such a small opening to come back up through! The couple of times I've been sick to my stomach, it was NOT fun. Remember, you have a band around your stomach now and it's probably irritated just as if you had a bad bout of PBing. Stick to liquids for a couple of days and you'll be better soon!

I went through the same thing 2 weeks ago. I was fine 4 days after the virus went away.

Stick to the protein and interval training!!! Treadmill on 1.0 imcline and start one minute at acomfortable walk then...For the next minute go up at least 2 speeds higher... Them alternate for 20 mins.... Watch the weight fall off... It is all about getting ur heart rate up and down... Trick ur body constantly... Remember... The mind is Mighter then the stored fat!!