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Congrats! You are awesome!

Yep. Carolina Girl was just being honest with you, and she was even very kind about the way she said it to you. No need to act so hostile towards someone giving you the truth.

Missy, you have such a beautiful face! And yes, you do look younger in your new pic!

So pretty, congrats!

I remember being thin... 10 years ago after we got married before I got pregnant. I have a whole photo album of us in our first apartment we got right after high school. Me and my hubby in the hot tub with friends happy and smiling, me not being afraid to take pictures in a bathing suit...yes, good times! And as a result of the weight gain from both pregnancies, the effects of the pituitary tumor I had and then the weight gain from the meds to shrink the tumor, I have barely been in any pictures with my husband, kids and family since. I'm so ready to get my self confidence and self esteem back! Like shackwacky said, my tummy is already saggy from 2 pregnancies with each daughter being 9 pounds, one a vag. delivery the second being a c section because baby #1 got stuck on the way out, but hey, thats what the control body briefs are for! Hubby does love me though and is behind me if i want a tummy tuck 100 percent.

Thank you hon, I will!

That is so awesome! Yes, he is so sweet and funny! I did a lot of research looking for a good bariatric doctor and after meeting him it's no wonder he is so well liked! After meeting him it only solidified for me that he is the surgeon I want to do my lap band. Waiting on my new insurance card to get here so I can give them a copy and get things going!

I read this about a month ago and it made me cry. So very true, and when I think about it, my girls tell me all the time how beautiful they think mommy is, all they see is me, who loves them more then anything in the whole wide world, not my extra weight. I have started taking more pics with them since.

Oh no, thats really sad. Praying for them

Aww, you guys are too sweet!

Who did your surgery, I'm going to Dr. Callery in Poway!

Oh my goodness, I love it! So many great funny people on here!

Floridays and Missy, I've seen your posts before and when I looked at your profile's and the success you guys have had, I thought to myself, "wow, she's done amazing!" and people like you two are the reason I believe the Lap Band is the choice for me! I am 100 percent committed and willing to do my part! I hope to be as successful as you 2 and many others have been here on the forum!

OK, so I have been researching the lap band for the past year or so and was convinced this was the surgery I wanted. It is the safest, least invasive, and I had read about peoples great results and then came on the forum about a month ago and was even more convinced from reading people's stories and seeing their success. Well apparently from the research they showed at the seminar, the lap band is the least successful weight loss surgery compared to the gastric sleeve, and the roux-en-y bypass. During the break I spoke to the surgeon and he said that that the bypass and the sleeve were best for people with a high BMI and had a lot of co-morbidities that the rapid weight loss would make pretty much go away in a short period of time. Well, lucky for me, I'm just fat. I have no diabetes, pre diabetes, hypoglycemia, hypertension, high blood pressure, and my cholesterol is good. I'm honestly not surprised as I do not drink soda, I do not eat fried and fatty foods, most of my weight gain is a result from almost back to back pregnancies and then a year of medication I was on to shrink a tumor that made me pack on 80 pounds. And most of my weight is in the lower middle of my body, hips, tummy and thighs, which the surgeon said I was "distal shaped".... that being said he thought I would be a good candidate for the lap band but he says that in his 35+ years of practice, someone with my BMI has the best results with the bypass. So now I really don't know! Honestly, I did love to exercise before I gained so much weight, I used to walk, go running, kick box, aerobic DVDs and do Pilates. So I think that with the fact that I am otherwise healthy, I like healthy foods and to exercise I think the band will do what I want it to do, but I also do not want it to fail. I know I will have to work hard and am more then ready to commit to the band. Ugh. The research he showed was not encouraging, but then I come on here and see so many people succeeding.....I don't know anymore. Help!

Thank you ladies! Yes, and a big reason for me getting the surgery is to PREVENT any co morbidity's. I want to be around to see my little girls grow up and have grand kids and stay by my husbands side until the very end in YEARS from now. I want to take way more pictures with my girls and husband then I do now because I do not like the way I look. They are only little for a very short amount of time and I want to enjoy it as much as I can!

Thank you guys for your responses and advice. And me too Carolina, I do not want my insides re routed or part of my stomach removed. And while complications may be rare with the bypass or sleeve, they do happen, and a lot result in death, the stats for the surgeries were like 1 in 2000 for lap band and then 1 in 500 for bypass and sleeve....

I'm here in CA! San Diego County to be exact! I am just beginning my journey, I have picked out my surgeon and went to my seminar last night, will be going for my consultation here very soon and will be banded shortly after providing that everything goes swimmingly with my insurance!

I think it's an 8, either way, 8 or 3 that is great progress! Congrats!!! I love how tiny you typed that too.

Hair loss in our mid 20's is hereditary on my mom's side, my grandma is 82 and has been using hair pieces for like the last 10-15 years because without them she is pretty much bald. So my mom started taking Biotin about 7 years ago and I noticed my hair was getting thinner too so I started taking them and my sister started as well a few years ago when she noticed thinning, and we are both young, she's 29 and I'm 31 and yes the Biotin makes a difference. It makes our hair thicker and stronger and I have by far way less split ends then I used to. The vitamins can be pricey and when I finish a bottle and go longer then a month without buying another one, I start to see way more hair coming out in the shower when I wash it. So yes, It definetly helps!

Call the doc but here's some good info:http://lungcancer.ucla.edu/adm_signs_bloodclot_legs.html

That is so awesome! Congrats on your weight loss, I hope to be loosing here very soon as well. I was just thinking about the same thing the other day, at family events and going out to dinner with family and friends and how they will react to the much smaller portions I will be eating after I get banded. I'm sure it takes some getting used to yourself, but obviously it reaps some amazing rewards and is well worth it if it means having a healthier, happier and longer life! Best wishes to you on your continued success!

Good luck and I hope your surgery goes well and you have an easy, fast and painless recovery with awesome, long lasting results!

Awesome job, congrats!

That sounds delicious! I've been looking into recipes and brands of shakes ahead of time so I know what to get when the time comes, I'm gonna have to write this recipe down!

Go girl go! WOOHOOO!!!