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Hi Friends!, I'm home surgry was a lot roughier than I thought it would be.....I had a umbilical heria fixed, a hyatial hernia fixed, and a large mass of adhesions removed and of course the band put in place....so 4 surgeries in one! Turned out to be about an 3.5 hour surgery.So me belly is very sore to say th least. but I just wanted everyone to know I was a live....just not quite ready to sit at the computer for very long. Thanks for everyones prayers. Catch up with you guys later when I feel a little better.

Its that time people!! I am off to the hospital. Be back soon

Great job? ummm just a few more details needed to make this be sincere.

who said you had to have breakfast food just because it's 8am? Just eat something healthy. (high protein/low carb/low fat) Or if you are one of those people that can just do with out breakfast....then substitute with a protein shake. That would give you the protein you need to keep you going until lunch.

I'm 17 hours out and I have decided from hearing everyone talk, that I'm not stepping of the scale for 1 whole week.....I might need to put it in the attic so I can't get to it.--haha while on the pre-op I have got a lot of pleasure in stepping on the scale in the morning and having lost weight....But really have enjoyed steepping on it again in the late afternoon and weighing less than I did that morning!! it was definiately a boost!

Let me start by saying you need to make this decision yourself, Family members may think they know best, but only you know yourself and whether this is the right decision. If you are concerned about your depression then postpone and schedule another appointment to discuss your depression? Be as open an honest as you can about your concerns. Ask him/her how they will manage you after surgery If you were to have issues. You might want to prepare yourself that seeing a pychologist after surgery may be need to insure good mental health, but that doesn't always mean you aren't a match for the lapband. Find a local support group where you can meet others in your area having the same proceedure.Educate yourself about the lapband lifestyle. Is it something you are willing to do? If not, maybe you should wait. If the thought of not being able to have this surgery breaks your heart then maybe your ready.Just remember the Lapband is NOT a magic wand! It will be a lot of work. As for the pcos I was so suprised when I joined this site to see how many of us have the pcos.....I didn't realize it was so prevalent. I think if you speak to a lot of us you will fine that....we can lose the weight (we have all done it several times) but we can't keep it off. PCOS just real makes it hard. something other people like moms and brother just don't understand if they don't have it. It just isn't a matter of eating healthy and exercising. Good luck!

I have had the same concerns. I asked my doctor straight out how mant deaths have occured in his practice when it comes to lap band. He said none! And they have done thousands! But the the satistic is 1:1000 will die. and 5:1000 will have major complications. But that those that die and have major complications are usually already in horrible health and are hundreds of pounds over weight. That for those that are 125 lbs or less the risk in minimal. Hope that is comforting. It made me feel better.

You are my hero!!! Great job! Over 200lbs lost!! that is so inspirational. I need to lose 60 so when I see people that have overcome so much, It makes me feel that I can really do this. Thanks for sharing!! I can't weight to be overweight!!

Thats great kelly!! Sounds like you are going to to do great! keep up the good work.

No problems here . Did you happen to click on any advertisements on the site? The advertiser will sometime put a tracking cookie on your computer so evertime you go to certain sites or look up certain words their ads will pop up. Go dump your cookies. Sometimes that will help.....but just a warning if you dump them, some sites that reconize you when you sign in, wont.....you will need to sign in once so that it knows who you are.....my experience anyways.

I have tricare north standard.....not for sure how similar they are, but mine does.

Im not making excuses for you, but I think I read on your profile that you have pcos. Well I know that you have made bad food choices, but pcos makes it very hard under the best conditions to keep the weight off. I will starve myself with a strict diet and excerise my butt off and lose every pound. But the day I return to eating more than 1000 and only excercising 2-3 times a week...I start slowly gaining each pound back. I have done this more than once. So since I just cant eat 1000 calories and exercise everyday, I gave up. Now 8 years later I'm 60 pounds over weight. I have pcos, high blood pressure, sleep apnea,memory loss, joint pain, and a hernia. Its time to make a decision. I actually considered bypass, but discovered the band. And it was a aha moment. It will do what I can't do.......make me feel full on 1000 calories. Thats what I need. If I could only be satisfied with a 1000 calories I can do this!!! So if this sounds like you, You can do this too. With or without other peoples support. Because you know its what is best for you. Your son deserves a mom that can kick the soccer balls around, hike in the woods and teach him a better way of eating---make sure to break the adiction!!! Sounds like you and your husband are close......I'm sure he will be there to cheer you on and pick you up and hold you when you need to be held.....nobody else would do that for you.....so what difference does it make if no one else knows....And the friends you make on this site....They know exactly what you are going through!! and they are always willing to listen and give support. Something that know else can do. Hang in there. You can do this if you put your mind, heart and soul into it....if not for yourself, then for Quinn and your other children. Good Luck!!

I'm right there with you!!I go Monday at 7am I have to be ther at 5am. !!!What time is your surgery? Let me know how you are doing. I will be thinking of all our fellow bandsters!!It will be nice to join the group! Only 34 hours left for me.

Hi guys, I'm still stocking my pantry with all the great things you guys have suggested.....but I have a question. Which liquid Tylenol am I suppossed to buy? Is it the childrens tylenol? Because the only adult version seems to be tylenol cold. Is there a plain liquid tylenol for adults? And I'm still working on adding to the puree and mushy list of the Help Me Stock My Pantry. I NEVER thought the list would have become so popular.....I bet I have sent it to about 75 people!! So now I feel a since of responsiblity to make it as complete as possible. But since my surgery is still 38 hours away.....I haven't went through these stages and could use some help adding to the list. I'm not really looking for recipes (I'll do that next) but just things to purchase and have on hand. I hope to find a place to attach this on the site for futher member just to be able to print off, but that has proven to be a challenge thus far. I have tried to attach it as a document to the original thread and it won't accept the file (tells my I am not authorized). I have changed the file extension. but still no luck. So if you have successfully atttached a document to a post, please let me know how you did it. When I fiish the list this weekend, I will try using the advance uploader that is list at the bottom of the page when you are making a post....maybe that will work. Stage 2-Puree Baby food meats chicken (pureed) Fish (pureed) Favorite Soups (pureed) Cottage cheese Egg Substitute oatmeal (thinned) Grits (thinned) Cream of Wheat (thinned) Applesauce other Fruit sauces Canned Fruit- juice packed Fresh Fruit (pureed) Cooked Vegetables (pureed) Instant Mashed Potatoes Peanut Butter Stage 3-Mushy all of the above+ Boxed Cereals (high protein) eggs Saltine Crackers Meatloaf (moist) Baked Potato Mac & Cheese Refried Beans Chicken salad Tuna Salad Chicken Stew Cheese (hard low carb)

Hmmmm. Being told what benefits and coverage you have seems to be a right to know. I would call back and demand to speak to her supervisor. then ask under what rule do they have the right to with hold information from you considering its your policy that you help pay for. You may also want to speak with human resources, the insurance coordinator may know. You may also want to call the center that is in your network, and speak to their insurance person. I know that my doctors surgery coordinator already knew what I was required to do for approval and how much I would be exspected to pay....without me telling her anything.

I had a real hard time deciding what to do. I am an open book and telling half-truths don't work very well for me. I don't work (for money anyway) but i belong to a homeschool co-op with 40 other moms. It was a kind of allor nothing choice. I hardly ever miss classes so me planning to miss a day was a big red flag that something was going on. Plus I have lost like 20 pounds in the last 3 weeks and people are noticing.. So I decided to be all in. My closest friends I told up front, the otherswill probably fine out through the grapevine, but I know most (if not all) will be supportive. I hope i can be an example for others that need to take control again. Whether it be throught diet and exercise or by surgucal intervention..(or combination of the two) ...whatever is needed... so many of my friends are in worse shape than me.

Tomorrow meaning Sunday!! or Tomorrow meaning you leave somewhere where it is already Sunday? Thats great either way....I really felt bad when I read your post that it had to be rescheduled. ---Then I got paranoid that mine would get cancelled for some reason. Good Luck! Keep us posted!

The lady at my walmart looked at me like I was crazy!! I looked with regular tylenol was and there wasn't even a spot for it....thats why I was thinking it might be childrens tylenol....I kept thinking I would need to drink the whole bottle to get the milligrams in to make a difference.--haha

awww!!!thats wonderful!! true love is hard to find. My husband an I were junior high sweetharts. Started dating at 14!! married at 18 and have been together ever since....that was 26 years ago!! He is my absolute best friend and my biggest supporter. Best of wishes to both of you!! its amazing to have someone you trust by your side through thick and thin, thick and thin, thick and thin, thick........thats where I'm at now.....but come monday (37 hours) I will be on the road to thin again!! haha

Thank you

I did have a last supper last night!! But I didn't go hog wild. I still kept to the principles of the diet (lean protein/ low carb). I choose a small 6oz steak, a vegetable skew, and 1 roll. It was so good!! So i say yes....go ahead. but be smart. think small portions, lean protein, low carb.....and I think you will be fine.