EVA

Is the being cold a reaction to having had the band installed lol probably the wrong way to work that Im such a geek.. ok but is it a result of surgery or just somthing your going through?? I recently spoke with my dr because I have hair loss that they cannot explain I have yet to be banded I also suffer from not adjusting to tempatures and so they belive it is because I am anemic. I am currently taking large doses of Iron per dr before they will consider me for band. I would hate to get colder then I do now. Eva

Is the being cold a reaction to having had the band installed lol probably the wrong way to work that Im such a geek.. ok but is it a result of surgery or just somthing your going through?? I recently spoke with my dr because I have hair loss that they cannot explain I have yet to be banded I also suffer from not adjusting to tempatures and so they belive it is because I am anemic. I am currently taking large doses of Iron per dr before they will consider me for band. I would hate to get colder then I do now. Eva

Is the being cold a reaction to having had the band installed lol probably the wrong way to work that Im such a geek.. ok but is it a result of surgery or just somthing your going through?? I recently spoke with my dr because I have hair loss that they cannot explain I have yet to be banded I also suffer from not adjusting to tempatures and so they belive it is because I am anemic. I am currently taking large doses of Iron per dr before they will consider me for band. I would hate to get colder then I do now. Eva

Is the being cold a reaction to having had the band installed lol probably the wrong way to work that Im such a geek.. ok but is it a result of surgery or just somthing your going through?? I recently spoke with my dr because I have hair loss that they cannot explain I have yet to be banded I also suffer from not adjusting to tempatures and so they belive it is because I am anemic. I am currently taking large doses of Iron per dr before they will consider me for band. I would hate to get colder then I do now. Eva

Ive been reading alot of books about gastric bypass though Im planning on being banded Ive only found two books on banding and though the procedures are different I believe I ultimatly could benefit from the experience of others and tips and tricks they use. Ok so to the point I came across this cheese Test The cottate cheese test its a test to see how big your stomach pouch is. So heres my plan I plan to try it pre band and then again after band. JUst figured it would be interesting to see how big my stomach currently really is. I was wondering if anyone else has come across this or done this? and would they be willing to share there results. So after I hit the market tomorrow I should be able to test it on Friday morning I'll post what I find. Eva

Congrats on your pregnancy!!! and thank you for posting its great to hear from someone whos been banded for so long. Im sure all will go well and you will be able to loose the weight after your pregnancy. Best of Luck Eva

ok so pre band I can eat about 7oz and Im stuffed funny how I can drink way more then that but thats all the cottage cheese I could eat before I wanted to hurl in those 5 mins. I guess I'll try this after with my band and see what happens.

Ive started by getting a prescription for retin a from my derm incase I develop stretch marks and Ive been applying Vitamin e oil after every shower all over as well as taking a hair/skin/nails suppliment and drinking lots of Water. I havent been banded yet but I have been loosing steadily for last 2 months dieting I also just joined a gym. Granted none of it may work but I have to try lol and the girls are in the firmest support bras all the time now. We will see if it paid off in about a year so long as I keep it up. Eva

Sadly my sleep study was a waste. I couldnt sleep the tech kept walking in and telling me to roll off of my stomach, the cables kept falling off. When I spoke with the tech about it he told me to talk to my Dr. so I have to waiy two weeks to see what doctor says. Eva

I began loosing hair like 6 years ago after loosing 50 lbs but it keeps getting thinner it never really stopped its been devistating. Eva

Can you take platonix while banded?? just wondering since its supposed to cure stomach ulcers help with reflux, hearburn and gas.

Ive had that happen on occasion not in the last few weeks though

I would think you could submit a static info page about lbt to google with a link to lbt if it was such a conern and people wanted it to remain private. like a page with a differnt web address with information about plus a link to get to its a little complicated but thats one way to get around there system

it would be nice to filter through threads by date. Much if not all the information is valuable but sometimes I want to see if Im able to communicate with people who are activly posting still so I can get a responce.

I think donations for a particular couse may be a better bet but the ad bands dont slow me down a bit you may want to try to run a registry cleaner on your system or maybe adaware. It most probably is either to slow internet connection, Bogged down system or low system memory maybe a combination of the three but to be honest the banner adds arent contrubuting so much as one of the others above. Adaware has a great free dl for personal users on there website you should be able to find it by googling it.

Ok so this is my kinda thread and its good to see because Ive been a bit neglectfull of many of these things for some time. Tips: Nails: -to make them harder eat lots of shellfish it really works also moisturize your nail bed. -To make them whiter take a qtip and dip it into hydragen peroxide run it over and under your nails if long enough and then wash off takes away yellow tinge on nails. -Wear sunscreen on your hands they get old looking like the neck. - To soften skin use a cut lime and suger to scrub hands and nails. Face - pimples use a drop of tea tree oil on a qtip before bed I know it smells bad but I promis it works. - witch hazel as a toner - bare essentuals hides most flaws without looking cakey use the darker of the two shades under your jaw line and chin to thin out your face. - for nude lipstick pick one that matches the inside of your cheeks pull your mouth open thats your best color and for blush pinch your cheeks thats the color you should look for when you abuy a blush. Body- I use shea butter I have really dry skin so I use shea year round and after a bath I mix Vitamin e with a little Water and just kinda use it as a lotion Toe nails - use pumice stone in tub every day and dab oil on cuticles softens them and works in a pinch when you havent had a manicure. waxing/shaving - never shave above the knee it causes the hair to grow in darker. Long term waxing lightens the color and thickness of hair. If you shave pubes use deoderant to keep bumps away. - use an old tooth brush to brush dead skin off your lips with a little olive oil while your at it put some olive oil in your hair and leave it in for like 20 minutes and then shampoo it off. - on a really hot day to cool off mix a few drops of tea tree oil with aloe vera gel cools like nothing I've ever found before hrm thats the best I can come up with off the top of my head. But like I said Ive been neglecting doing these myself as of late but this thread makes me want to get back in the program. Thank you Ladies. Eva Ps I promise the tea tree is probably the best thing Ive ever found for acne

you have to promise not to laugh. But I live in the city and there is little space for gardening and though I requested a space at my local community garden I was told I may have to wait 2 years. So today I bought an areogarden. Its small its compact but I can grow year round now lol I just got it today so wish me luck. Eva

If any of you are still looking for laptops check out the product specs for a computer or laptop magazine they usually have reviews with product specs and average prices and either hit up compusa they have a bunch of stores going out of business, or wait till september thats when computers go on sale end of august early september. Im a network admin so just some advice. Eva

Ive never even thought about this Id ask your lapband surgeon or just contact inamed I recently emailed them regarding information for new ap band so I could bring it to my surgeon (Im not banded yet but want to ensure I get the new one) and they sent me the pdf with all the information. Im sure they would be happy to answer you. Please let me know what they say it would be good info to have since though I dont sauna much I do finiish steam bath often. Eva

the real thing. I worked for a few years in jewelry and gained alot of experience on purchasing stones so I love finding the perfect stone. though to be honest with the high quality of synthetic man made diamonds though there still on the small side I'd be willing to give them a try since there just as hard and unless tested with uv light they are undetectable.

Sadly when I began reading this thread I couldt really remember the times this has happened to be but then they all seemed to have poured back so I figured lets share. - While visiting a tropical island in a student exchange program (I weighed about 145 at the time) durring carnival there was an event that had the fat girls dancing to win a pig the family I was staying with asked me to please go dance for them so they could win. Needless to say I said no, But it will burn forever. - On the same trip while visiting a univeristy and talking to other local students a ramdom guy walked up to me and said my god you are so beautifull . Do you know how beautiful you are? Its to bad you dont care and you let yourself get so fat its such a waste. These both happend on a latin carribean island. - A boyfriend who I was deeply in love with once said to me you need to eat to live not live to eat. - When I broke up with him and went to have coffee and share a dessert with a friend he felt the need to tell me not to blow up (gained about 100 lbs since then) - While in universal studios and I saw the try to see if you fit seats outside the rides I was praying the entire time they wouldn't make me try it. thank god they didnt - While in Paris I ordered a dessert flite with coffee and the waitress felt the need to tell me it was very small that I may not be satisfied and may want to choose a larger dessert. ( I got the little one and it was enough and I even shared it with 3 other people so HA to her) - While in Paris experienced the death of gridlock cafe seating and the embaresment of having to climb my way back out. - At a gym Yoga class an older women told me I was to fat for yoga. Told me they shouldnt let you in this class your taking the space of someone who would want it. Why dont you go do aerobics and loose some weight. It was mean of me but I told her I can loose the weight and I'll look great but you'll always be ugly, old and mean and all the yoga in the world cant fix you. I think the one Im sick of the most is your so pretty you just need to loose weight. Im not banded yet but I hope to be banded soon. I know Im not doing it for anyone else Im doing it for me, for my health and for my future and to all the mean people who have insulted all of us they can suck on a lemon and when they see us getting thinner remember to smile when they look your way. I know I plan to =) It doesnt matter how thin they are. We can gain or loose weight and we are good people I dont know if they can say the same. Eva

Congrats to both you and your daughter!!! You both have much to Celebrate, Im happy to hear you were able to make it I knew you were concerned being so close out of surgery. To new begginings for both of you. Eva

I have found myself questioning how the band would be interperted by religion. Reading the posts on this thread have helped me alot hehe catholic guilt what can you do. Thanks again everyone Eva

I will also have to do a sleep study because I stupidly mentioned Im tired alot. My Dr suggested it could be because of low Iron or sleep apnea and would like to rule one of them out. On the bright side since there always is one I received a phone call yesterday letting me know that someone canceled there sleep study for this weekend. The good part about this is they were booking sleep studies into late Oct early Nov. I also have my psych eval early July so I guess I will have completed all of my testing by the 11th and then I have to wait for my preaproval that Ive been told can actually happen really quickly. Wish me Luck Eva

Im planning to have my procedure with him. Hrm actually I was told he has been doing the procedure for over 3 years. Any advice how was your experience at BMC so far its been good for me.