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I go tomorrow to have stitches removed. Will bring it up. Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

Did any of you experience what feels like kidney pain? Like after you eat, or just random aching? I have it almost everyday! Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

Congrats on doing so well! Im 2 weeks post op today and feel like im starving. LOL! Cant wait to be able to eat regular foods so i can have some salad etc! I began serious diet and exercise in January and lost 18 lbs before surgery..and lowered my A1C from 8.5 to 6.5! Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

I am in same boat! I was banded on 3-21 and lost 8lbs since then. Actually gained a pound now and just starting mushies! I know we arent supposed to try to "lose" weight during this time- but I feel like my body is in freakout mode! Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

Your doc cant "take your band out" without your permission. I dont think anyone is without fault at times. We all fall down, and what is important is that we admit our mistakes and get back on track. Dont be afraid of your doc- you pay HIM sweetheart! If he doesnt want your money, find someone that does! I wish you the absolute best of luck! You can do this and you are worth it! I am newly banded, but my advice is to remember the reasons you got the band- and that person you wanted to run ar away from. <3 Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

Gotta love it! LOL Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

I started a blog a while back...wondered if any of you also have one? I have not gone completely public yet about my surgery...not even to some of my friends and family. I am planning to soon....going to have to because more and more people are "finding out" and I feel like I constantly am explaining myself!

Thats how Ive been doing it thus far. Just telling a person here and there...but we live in a fairly small community which I have been fairly active in over the past 10 years...and word travels fast. Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

This is my first monthly challenge....so, My name is Suzzanne, but I go by Suzzie as well. I am 34 years old, have been married for almost 16 years. I have 3 boys..ages 16,14,6. I work at a daycare and am also a fulltime Medical Assisting student. I graduate in May and will complete my externship over the summer. I am 11 days post op today! ~Name- Suzzie ~Goal weight for April- 235 ~Weight on April 1, 2013-244.8 ~Age- 34 ~Dietary goal for April- Get a clue! LOL! Start mushies and encorporate regular food in towards end of month! ~Exercise goal for April- zumba 2x week, elliptical 2x week and weight lifting 2x week! ~Personal goal- find one positive thing about myself daily! ~Date banded- March 21, 2013 ~Total weight loss since banding- 8lbs ~Favorite thing about spring...all the pretty tulips! (Although- it is snowing here in Indiana today...not sure we are on Spring's top 10 list of places to visit!) Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

I cried the whole night before and morning of surgery! I was excited- but upset with myself that I had to do it- even though I know it was best choice. Most of my emotion was fear that I wouldnt wake up from surgery and worrying about my kids. Its big stuff! No worries! GOOD LUCK!!!! Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

Hello everyone! I have not posted yet about my journey- because I have only been on my phone and well- THATS A LOTTTTTT OF THUMB ACTION! LOL I started a blog a few weeks ago...and have posted here and there on it. I have not gone "public" on facebook or anything and havent even told all of my family that I have had the surgery yet...but am planning to very soon- so this is my first step in "Coming out of the fat closet!" If any of you are interested in following... the address is scale into the classroom and we all had to line up in a single file line and get on the scale. RIGHT IN FRONT OF EVERYONE- which before I stepped on that scale, I really had no understanding of how "big" I was. I remember my friend Natalie going before me- she gasped at her # and was so embarrassed! She was tall and skinny- really had nothing to be embarrassed about- she weighed in at 97 lbs. I stepped up there, having NO CLUE what that number was- or even what it meant really- I just knew that I was bigger than her and if SHE was freaking out I had better prepare myself for an even bigger freak out and possible teasing from my classmates as soon as I stepped off! There it was~ 117 lbs, quite possibly the only time I have EVER seen, or will ever see the teens when it comes to weight! Really, it all started right there for me....my obsession with my weight and trying to ignore it, fight it, get rid of it, and letting IT rule my life and make me into the woman I have become. I went home that night and cried...and woke up the next morning extra early to sneak some of my moms Slim Fast powder for Breakfast. I think I was 10 years old....my first slim fast diet at 10! AWESOME! I could probably sum up every single stage of my life by going from diet to diet, and recount every life experience that I have had and be able to associate a feeling of disgust, embarrassment, and sadness related to how big I was- right to it! I have gone through life- happy times and sad times- with somewhat of a sad face on. Whether I showed it on the outside or kept it safely hidden on the inside- I have never truly been able to accept my weight and enjoy the experiences of my life fully! I began researching weight loss surgeries about 7 years ago because I knew a few people that had the surgeries and had great success! I just gathered information and read articles and just never really thought it would be an option for me- so I never applied! I just kept thinking- YOU CAN DO THIS ON YOUR OWN!!! And, I CAN- until I get to 20lbs down, this is when it always falls apart! I cannot explain it- I have no excuses for it- I have no way to explain why I cannot MAKE MY BODY WHAT I WANT IT TO BE, other than I have always just lacked enough will power I guess! All those years of psychological and emotional damage I endured from myself and others- because of being fat- always get me! I get discouraged, and I eat. :-( 3 years ago, I decided to go back to college and during my first semester I was sitting in math class and had a terrible, weird, awful dizzy spell that I couldn't explain! I went straight home and from there started a whole new journey of many hospital visits, ambulance calls, missed classes, hundreds of doctor visits with about 8 new doctors, about 50 different tests, an MS scare, THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, and a very broken-scared and discouraged me! It was discovered along the way that not only do I have PCOS (which helps account for the 11 years of infertility my husband and I have experienced), but I also have type 2 diabetes. My initial A1C number was close to 10, my Vitamin D was super low, and I FELT AWFUL ALL THE TIME!!! Through modifying my eating habits some I was able to lower my A1C to 8.5, and since January when I really modified my eating habits and braved through dizzy spells while exercising almost everyday- my number is now 6.5. My blood sugar is CRAZY- diabetes SUCKS and really does control you and your cravings! Through all the investigating- the concensus is that the doctors think that the dizzy spells are blood sugar related- and I have to lose the weight to lose the dizzy spells. I needed help! Finally, over the summer I made the phone call about weight loss surgery, and after receiving the packet and talking with the woman, I decided that Gastric Bypass was NOT the way that I wanted to go, but that I was interested in the Lap Band. I had researched this option for just as long and felt like it was a better fit for me and my life! I found a center local to me and took a leap of faith and called! One appointment later and I was on my way to submitting for approval. I have had to go through 6 months of DR. supervised weight loss, I have taken several classes at the center where I will have surgery, my info was submitted to my insurance company and after just 3 days or so- THEY APPROVED ME! I am nervous about the procedure, and am a bit unsure about my life afterwards but one thing I am ABSOLUTELY SURE OF is, I am tired of living as this girl! I am ready to say goodbye to her! FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!! Bye for now! Suz

I have been open with close friends and members of a support group that I am admin of- which includes some of my close friends and some acquaintances. Obviously my husband, kids, sister, brother and mom knew...etc. my mother in law and sis in law are only ones on hubbys side. I work in daycare right now- so I dont really have to work with adults- and the girls in my MA program know. My 2nd job is at our local gym- and this is where my coworkers have given me the weird feelings about it when I shared before surgery...and others have been awesome! I guess I just didnt want to deal with the "oh lucky you- losing weight will be easy for you now!" Because in fact, it probably wont. I am open to answering questions and clearing up misconceptions when people that I have told ask.....or people they have told ask. My mother in law didnt say a THING except "I trust that you have done your research well." She feels it was unnecessary Im sure because she has been successful on weight watchers this time...and so have I...3 times. Lol. I will share with everyone soon- now that the surery is over and people wont try to talk me out of it. I guess its that lovely fear of rejection....the one im trying to shed along with weight- that holds me back! Thanks for all the comments! Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

When I woke up from surgery it hurt like hell! I took Norco- which is hydrocodone and 325 mg of tylenol. (Took 2 pills at a time) every 4-6 hours the first day. I would ask for at least enough for first day! You are being cut into!!! No one can decide what your level of tolerance will be...would be nice to have at least 6 pills to fall back on if its absolutely intolerable. Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

If and when you would like to share...I would love to read them! I have found that it helps to distinguish between lapband and gastric bypass when explaining. That lapband is just a portion control tool for me....people always have their own opinions, and Im not quite ready to shout from the mountain tops yet. LOL! I graduate with my Associates Degree in Medical Assisting in May...maybe I should just buy an "im with the band" tshrt and wear it to my party. LOL Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

Sharpie, I have taken met for a long time as well. I will start back on it tomorrow. Unfortunately it is for my pcos also. First few weeks will be a horrid adjustment. Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

Thanks everyone! Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

Good Luck Brock!

I propped up pillows tall on bed and just leaned up against them on my side on the 2 days I was super sick. I couldnt lay on my right side at all! But I laid on left side an proppe pillow under stomach. It was still uncomfortable for a few minutes until I relaxed and stopped freaking out. They gave me pills for pain and later an rx for zofran pills! They were hard to swallow! My throat was so sore on days 2-6 from tube! It was raw! I hope you arent getting strep! I would call your band doc and tell them you think you have it- he/she should take care of thise things because they know what they want you to have. Hope you feel better soon! Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

I had to do 6 months before submitting for approval. I lost 15lbs during that time and was approved in 3 days. I was told that insurance wants to see that you are capable of following restriction and being successful- otherwise, why would they take that risk for you. I started my journey with my lapband doc- and then went to my own doc as well. The staff that submit for approval are awesome at answering these types of questions and at getting things approved. Good luck! Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

Congrats! That is a big accomplishment! Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

I was banded in 3-21! Sent from my iPhone using LapBandTalk

I asked to have plan emailed to me..and very first line on page is...IF YOU CANT DRINK IT THROUGH A STRAW- DONT EAT IT...lol Yesterday I was caught in a situation where I had no choice but to eat chili. Thank goodness it was very ground up and I got more "soup" than bean/hamburger...but man I was so freaked out! I chewed and chewed and chewed some more! I was fine- but am ready for actual food instead of liquids. I feel like im eating unhealthy food by only being able to "drink" or eat popsicles!

Hi there! I have not had my first fill yet, so I am inexperienced with this, but just wanted to say- only YOU know how your body feels. Being vocal is key...good luk!

Lucky you! My doc said liquids for 14 days post op...then mushys/softs for 2 weeks..and then food! Im at the point now where Im looking at things and trying to figure out how I can get it thru a straw! LOL

I am 9 days post op and yesterday and today are first days that I dont have pain and dont "feel" uncomfortable when eating (or drinking I guess I should say). Is this normal? I had really bad nausea and heaving on days 3&4 and took zofran and was fine- but maybe thats why I was so sore? Just worried that I cant feel the pressure any more...and hoping its normal. Thanks!