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I had a problem with that too Betty and deleted all of my old messages... but... I'm takling about how we get notifications in our home email that there are new posts... before... I would have a notice in my home email that you posted to this forum. I dont' get those notifications anymore??? I can come here and check but it was nice just to hit the link and come right to the new postings... ya know what I mean??? Off to call the doc... Darcy

Beer... hmmm... I miss that stuff from time to time... heck... the times I've had alcohol since my banding could be counted on one hand. I've thought about going back to school for my RN... but the truth of the matter is this... after all of these years working in healthcare... I just don't want to anymore. I wish I could figure out something that would allow me to use the expereince I have without going back into healthcare. Becky... looking forward to those pics! I like your new avatar. I'm not getting emailed with new posts anymore! I went and checks my preferences and it is still set to be notified of new postings... is anybody else having this problem???? I'll be calling the doc as soon as the office opens... I'll let y'all know what happens. I was up most of the night with the cramping knot in my stomach... eating used to help but know it just makes it worse... you'd think I'd quit eating... but nope. Have a good week everyone...

Yee Haw Michelle... You must be dancing on the ceiling! WTG!!! Wecome Greg! Just think of all the money we are going to save in scale batteries! Your weightloss so far is fantastic! Congratulations! Weight this week... and even 215... 2 lbs down. Total 42 down.

Betty... I can just see all of the Harley's pulling into my surgeon's parking lot... now that's a vision that makes me smile! In regards to them working me in... another gal with the VGB called to tell them that she was unable to get water down and needed to see Dr. CHua... they promptly offered her an appointment in 2weeks... she had to yell... "I CANNOT DRINK WATER!!!!!!"... they did get her in... sheesh. Lisa... come on girl... cry... if you're anything like me... then you'll really get ticked that ANYTHING made you cry and then... WHATCH OUT! It was a good release... I'd highly recommend it in the absence of medical treatment. I'm going to drag my hubby up to the cabin I think... maybe I'll just park my butt in front of a fire and listen to the leaves in the breeze. I't supposed to be in the 60's today... whoa ... get out the swuimsuit and towel...lol.

Hi Dan... I haven't been banded that long... but you shouldn't have to give up eating your wifes soup! I am careful not to have soup that often now that I am past the liquids stage because liquid calories go down easily. You may just want to limit your serving... or... you may just decide to enjoy a nice big bowl of soup once in awhile! I drink Water right up to the minute I eat... don't drink a drop during my meal... and I wait an hour after meals to drink... I was under the impression that this would keep the food in one's pouch longer. If I just ate soup... they could probably serve it in a punch bowl... because I would never feel restricted when eating it. Darcy

Thanks for sharing Vera... looks like you and your beautiful family had a lot of fun this summer! Darcy

Hey guys... sorry... hubby drove me up to the cabin just to be able to sit and have the peace of the woods. Sorry I have been keeping this in... I just felt like it was the gastritis again... I still think it is gastritis and that it was exacerbated by the gigantic 2cc fill they put in. The other episode of stomach pain had completely resolved when I went in for the fill. I had two weeks of a spasming port site after she flipped the needle off of the edge of my port and flipped the whole darn thing... then... that finally went away... my fill kicked in bam... gastritis symptoms back. I think the huge amounts of gas are causing a problem with something else in my LLQ... so... I think I will call Monday and go see my GP... I just can't deal with Dr. CHua's office staff right now... make s me feel like crying just thinking about calling them. One thing feels pretty definite... they are going to have to take some of the fill out. Teresa... it's not hurting enough to make me cry... I think I just hit the end of my tolerance rope yesterday morning... it was just the final straw... ya know? Miss Betty... Unless I am not able to walk... I doubt I will ever go into the ER again... they really don't have a single clue about the band... The pain isn't any worse than its been over the last two weeks... for some reason I just was not able to deal with it well yesterday ot today for that matter. You are sweet to worry... I promise I will go in if it seems like something takes a turn for the worse. Becky... YUP... it sure does... it's very depressing. Penni... I deleted most everything from my message center. I just may take you up on the offer... but I don't think you would want to hear the ringy dingy this early in the morn. Lisa... if you don't stop cutting things that protrude from your incision... I am going to have to bonk you in the head. Penni... bonk her in the head when you see her...okay???? I will call my regular GP Monday... I should have whined about this before I guess... but it just seemed like the same story on a different day... thought I could take care of it with dietary changes... thought wrong. zThanks Guys... love ya'll Darcy

Holy Cow Becky... I'm glad that something positive has come out of all the trouble you have been having! 60 pounds... that is fricking fabulous! I'm sure you are getting a wee tired of liquids and they need to fix you up so that you can have that Cheese with the whine! So far the list of guests at our cheese... beer... BBQ and whine party are Myself... Betty and Becky! Penni... we really are depending on you to send some good pics! Lisa... I will have to go take a look at your other post when I'm done posting this. Speaking of whining... I hit the end of my rope this morning in regards to the stomach pain. It nearly brought me to my knees when I was getting dressed and that must have been the breaking point. I start sobbing... and sobbing... and sobbing... and my hubby was beside himself wondering what he had done wrong. Exercising has been a literal hell... I keep walking farther and farther... maybe I think I can outwalk the pain... but it never works. When I eat... I feel better for a small amount of time... then pain... and later... worse pain. I am tired of waking up in the middle of the night with pain... tired of being bloated and looking like I am 7 months pregnant... just plain tired. These horrible words came out of my mouth this morning... "I can't live like this for the rest of my life... I want them to take it out!" More sobbing after I said those horrible words as my worst nightmare is losing my band and ending up back where I started. I've been keeping this all inside because I felt it would go away if I just changed back to a soft/bland diet... quit drinking coffee... switched to warm liquids instead if ice cold ones. That hasn't made a bit of difference. Betty... please know that I am abnormal and I know this will not happen to you... So here I am... waiting for my appointment on the 13th and thinking that I will ask for all of the saline to be removed from my band to see if that makes a difference... something has got to give because I am tired of the pain. Truth is... I can't have wine... beer or BBQ at out pity party because all of those things would bring on more discomfort... how pitiful am I going to be at the pity party. Sorry for being such a bummer... but hoping somebody else has had these problems in the past and has gotten through it and feels normal now. Darcy

Betty... I know we can trust Penni to post the "good" pictures! I absolutely insist on seeing any pictures of Lisa with any substance besides boogers shoved up them there blow holes! Girl... if I had known you back in April when my hubby took a fishing trip to Texas... I'd have stopped by for a brew or two! I agree totally about the leathers... and I can look extremely pitiful if that will gather more sympathy for the both of us! LIsa... I ate like a little piggy tonight AND skipped my walk... how's that for brilliant! I was hungry and my stomach has just been killing me lately... sorry Betty... think I started my pity party early! I figured since my stomach hurts like the dickens all the time... it might as well as be stuffed full of perch! It's a good thing I don't have ice-cream in the freezer! Hmmmm... well... the store is only 5 minutes away.... How's about some ice-cream with our beer and whine Betty?

Miss Lisa... If wish we could afford to. It's been an expensive year between my staying home... getting banded and college for my hubby's son... plus we bought the shack in the boonies. I'm going to beg borrow and steal to go wherever the meeitng will be next year! If it's in California... that will be a major bonus as I haven't been back to my home state for a loooong time. I'm sure the meeting would be a blast in any state... or heck... make it a cruise... my hubby and I still haven't taken a honeymoon! Penni... you are all going to have a blast! I have only been to Vegas once... and it was in the terrible company of my Ex-husband... but I'm sure it would have been fun if I had been with all of you! Post lots of pictures so that Betty and I can whine and feel left out... lol. Okay... off to pout about the fact that money doesn't grow on trees... sheesh... I haven't even lost enough weight to sell my body for heaven's sake! *sigh* Betty... we are going to through a heck of a Pity Party... hope you like whine. Darcy

Okay Betty... we'll just whine our butts off... next year we'll sqeeze our hot bods into leather and head towards the bright lights!

Teresa... in betwixt pouting wanted to tell you AWESOME... NSV's are the best! Sometimes I pull out something to wear and think... holy crap... this used to hang on every roll! Swimming really is the best exercise there is... I can't wait until I can convince myself to put on a suit. Darcy

I'm wondering what the heck I'm going to do while all of you are off having loads of fun in Vegas????? *pouting* Here I am stuck in cold old Wisconsin with the Packers and cheese. Well... the cheese part isn't so bad. *more pouting* Darcy

There are days that I miss eating without thinking about it... BUT... then I put some more clothes in the "too big pile" and I know that thinking about it has given me freedoms that well surpase those old needs. It's a tough road sometimes... but hey... the road to obesity wasn't exactly an easy ride! Sonn Betty... very soon! Darcy

Betty... I was a bread FREAK before being banded... Although I'm sure I would still drool over the smell of freshly baked bread... the memory of the pain that followed eating soft bread is still VERY clear in my mind...lol. You will find that once you PB on something... it will lose a bit of it's allure! I would have NEVER imagined that I could walk past freshly baked bread... but my band says no and so do I. I was able to eat any type of bread up until I had my first fill... now... I can only eat hearty types of bread and I do that veeeery carefully. I can eat a whopper if I take the fluffy top bun off but I think that's only because they put a TON of catsup on it! Darcy

I think that being overweight bothers men more than we know... my "big" brother has been heavy since he was knee-high to a grasshoper and I can remember times when he would literally starve himself in order to lose weight. He would joke about it and act like the chub was something to be proud of... but I saw a different story in the privacy of our own home. He lost all of his extra weight once when he was in his 20's and a completely different person emerged... he was so happy! Unfortunately... he was unable to live his entire life on one meal a day. He still eats less than the average woman and battles his weight everyday of his life and is as crabby as a old bear. I know my hubby hates his belly... I sure don't know why... I just love snuggling into it! I do think that a man would be more hesitant to share that he is having WLS... which makes the Lapband perfect as it is a pretty easy surgery to hide! I love that we are seeing more men join the forum... hope it's a trend that continues. Darcy

Yup... one hot biker chick!

Woo Hoo Betty!!! WOW....that's just around the corner! I'm so glad you got the closest date! You are already a bandster in our hearts but now you will be one in your stomach! Congratulations! Daecy

YAY Betty!!!!!! I'm sitting on pins and needles awaiting the final date! You have been so patient waiting!!!! I'm so glad you had a great experience with your Doc's office and staff! Come right in here and post as soon as you find out!!! YAY! You are going to love your band! (((hugs))) Darcy

Congrats Amy! Looks like we are all going to be tangled up crossing our body parts for you! Good Luck! Darcy

Michelle... that is so wonderful for you! Thanks for sharing that special moment! Darcy

Congratulations Donali! I'm sure you will both go through an adjustment phase... BUT... the only way to avoid change is to stay the same... yuck! You both have waited a long time for this... enjoy having a snuggle buddy... just in time for winter! Darcy

Hi Veronica... I just wanted to add another welcome to the forum and congratulations on being banded! I was very luck that my surgeon approaches fills according to the level of restriction one has at the time of the fill. My first fill was 2cc's... it took a couple of weeks after the fill to really feel the restiction but then it really kicked in! Hopefully your next fill will do the trick but don't get discouraged if you don't feel the restriction right away... it may sneak up on you later. Darcy

Hi Katie, Welcome! I think everyone that has been banded knows exactly how you are feeling. The pre-fill stage is tough but it will be behind you before you know it! Hang in there! Darcy

Welcome! THis is a great forum for support and information! I hope you love it as much as I do! Good luck with your journey to bandland. Darcy