jesslk

Now you will have to change your name to mumof3boys.... congratulations on your new little one and new life

I tore it up from the floor up 3 weeks after surgery. But it was non carbonated drinks only. And gentle sipping. I did not have carbonation untill 3 months after surgery. And quickly decided the uncomfortable bloating and burping is not for me. I too like the crystal lite and Malibu rum idea

I just got my first fill and during my first week I felt no restriction. I was a bit discouraged because I pay out of pocket for my fills and I don't want to break the bank trying achieve my restriction level... anyways I noticed this week I feel more restriction and have been getting stuck on just about anything solid even when well chewed... so my question is... is it possiable for a fill to not take effect right away? I know I should ask my doctors office but they are always busy and I'm a private person by nature so that's why I'm taking advantage of this forum.

Thank you so much for your responces... and I now feel so much better to know that it can take a couple weeks to feel the fills restriction. I pay 200 dollers for every fill so it could get pricey quick. But I don't have any regrets because I lost 40 pounds without a fill and since I got 4cc in my band I've lost 4 more pounds. I love my band!

so ive read many post in this forum and i havent found really any success stories? just alot of complaints about the band... i thought there was a rants and raves forum or lap band complications forum where dissapointing stories could be posted? if there is any lap banders out here that do have a success story i would love to hear about it. im getting banded in april so im looking for positive feed back!

im 5 foot 6 and right now i wiegh 232.....im looking for bandsters that are around my size that have been banded and have reached thier goal....basicly how much have you lost and how active are you and how has your skin delt with your wieght loss? im being banded in april and im trying to figure out a healthy weight....plus i have a full arm sleeve of tattoos and im worried my arms will get saggy. any input will be great!

ok this is the powder room so here i go! when i was younger i always achived orgasim by clitoral stimulation...however about 5 years ago i found my g-spot and wow the feeling is earth shattering! so of course my g-spot had become my new best friend! well the other night i was enjoying a little self love and found a new area right in the front of my vaginal opening.... it took me by suprise because it was now a third way to achive a orgasim. so i did a little digging on the internet and there is a doctor that swears a womens vagina has three ways it can orgasim. but there are also doctors that say this is false....however they are all male doctors. so what i would like to know is have you ladies found new areas in your vagina that make you have the big O or am i just to hopeful lol! psssst im not at all a shy person and if this post has embaressed you in anyway try not to come to the powder room looking for topics that will embaress you......with that being said thanks for reading my post (wink wink)

i have had 2 sleep studies done.... most sleep centers now do the 2 part test one with out c-pap and if you need it one with.....the tech that worked with you the first night is not allowed to tell you if you have sleep apnea or not....but if they are giveing you the second part with the c-pap its because they need to adjust your air flow number....everyone that has sleep apnea has thier own air flow number. they will also work with you as far as what mask suiets you. i would not worry about this interfereing with your surgery because all it says is yes you have sleep apnea and you need the c-pap for a restful sleep. and it shows a co morbity... i had my first sleep study in 2008....then had recontructive sugery to remove my soft palet, and hangy down thingy, tonsiles, and adnoids. sorry i cant spell lol! then stopped useing my c-pap...but in 2010 i nearly choked to death in my sleep so i had to go for a second sleep study and now im back on the c-pap. but with a low air flow number this time. im getting my lap band at the end of april! im excited! good luck with your journey and i hope everything works out great for you!

thank you so much for your post! around 400 people have read my topic but not was one person responded! you will have to keep me posted if you and your husband find what i was talking about

you will have to post on here after your sleep study so we all know how you did!

hello i aswell was allowed a sleep aid..... its really hard to fall asleep in a strange place with all the crap hooked up to you. i have had two sleeps studies done in two diffrent hospitals. mine allowed the sleep aid because they said well they need to do a study and they very well cant do one if your awake i was also allowed to watch television i would check before hand so you can get a better idea of what to expect....good luck!

hello i have this month to finish and then my 6 month wait will be over! trust me i was upest aswell that i had to wait but just like everyone eles said use that time to prepare for the lap band... i really do feel like my 6 months went by fast.... but yeah i was bummed that my insurence made me wait! something i have done to help time go by faster is look at myself in the mirror lol and talk to myself! i have also looked at pictures of myself and its because im saying good bye to the person i had allowed myself to become.... make any sence? oh and support groups have made it go by quickly aswell.... and i like going on you tube to look at the before and after pics. if you feel comfortable enough maybe you can find a lap band buddy thats close to the same stage as you? good luck with your journey!

hello i have type 2 diabetes and i take metformin 3 times a day with each meal and had to change my diet....i did alot of research and was told by many doctors that the bypass is best for the diabetes because you lose the wieght faster.....but if your diabetes is under control then i would chose the lab band because of the long term result. so many bypass people strech thier stomachs out....i chose the lap band because of the long term results....i have gerd,sleep apnea,high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes..... however eather way you are makeing a choice to take care of your self and what why you chose to do that is up to you....im just glad you are takeing those steps to becomeing a healther person! good luck with your journey.....

ok well thankyou for your reply and good luck with your journey....

so i went to my first support group for the lap band and was really dissapointed..... the whole hour was spent on the ones that have already been banded and all they did was complain to the doctor about how crappy it is to live off of broth,protien shakes and small portions.... and about how yucky the vitiamins are. i think i really got my hopes up because i thought a support group is about well support and maybe meeting others that have been or are in the same boat? i waited 3 months for this group to get started and the doctor kept checking his watch and there was so much moaning and bitching....i spoke only once and said that i found this site that offers alot of great input lapbandtalk.com......i guess i was really put off when the one woman said to the doctor she sneaks in brownies coverd in cream cheese iceing for breakfast. i know we all struggle with our own issues so im sure as hell not going to judge her but it would have been nice to hear some positive things about the lap band. i feel very alone in my journey and i really have no support....maybe the next group will be more of what i hoped for.......thank you for reading this!

welcome! and its really nice to read something so positive about the band!

my 6 month diet is over in april and for some unknown reason i have been gaining and loseing about 5 pounds every month. i think its due to the fact that i have increased my water intake to 64 ozs a day and im bloating. im worried that my insurence will reject me because of the 5 pound yo yo dieting....so my question is has anyone eles been in this situation? i know all insurence is diffrent. any input would be greatly appreciated!

yes i work out yes i see a diatician i guess the question is how strick are the insurence companies when it comes to the 6 month diet? i live in pennsylvania and have state insurence....

hello im jessica and im looking forward to meeting others that are on the lap band journey! please feel free to add me as a friend. im 3 months into my 6 month journey. my lap banding is this april of the new year!

so im super excited for the month of april to arrive because that is when im getting my lap band.....its been a long journey for me and im super excited to make new friends on this site that are going through the same journey.....so its now a new year and im going to be a new me!