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Trish, Your a courage lady to get on here already. now go lay back down and let that man of yours take care of you. Get healthy.

Always a possibility...The more I lose the more tempted I am

My port tipped a little after surgey and the edge causes it to protrude. It doesn't bother me one bit. Dr says he can fix it but as long as he has no trouble getting into it I am happy. My old belly protruded much farther.

Took my kids in 97 and that when I found out Vegas isn't just for adults. Lots to do there and I din't even miss gambling. Just got back a few months ago from an extended stay there and I'm ready to go again.

I'm not really a Dr But I will play one on LBT. Just call me Dr Adam and I'm on my way to the linen closet

Good for you. Keep it up. The band will help you

John, Please let Trish know she is in my thoughts and prayers.

After reading your post I can see you not only explain your problem you know the answer. Everyone is different in how they react after banding. I had a great deal of success in the beginning and I was very happy. Now I am not losing like I want to or like I should. But Like you I know the answer. I'm not giving it my best effort. But I refuse to get down about it. The band is a tool and only that. It will work with you, not for you or against you. I find I have my best restriction when I first get up and it stays for awhile. If I don't eat I will get hungrier then I should be by the time I do eat then I pile it in. I have found that I just need to eat mushier foods when my restriction is tight but not a lot. Just enough to get something in the pouch and take away the hunger pains. I use meal drinks normally in morning hours with maybe a piece of cheese or dry rye toast. That will hold me for most of the tight period. The Dr has to take his/her time in getting you to the right fill on the band and you have to take your time in finding out how to work around all the different things that can come up. Looks like you have a handle on it since you know your not working well at it. Don't beat up on yourself. Took many years to get into this condition and it will take some time to get out of it. Love my band especially when I treat it with the respect it deserves. I find then I treat myself with respect and life is good. Best of luck in your journey

My Dr also recommends no drinking no drinking one hour before, during or one hour after meals. Well figure that out. If you sleep 8 hrs you have 16 hours wake time. three meals means 7 of those hours your can't drink (if it takes 20 mins to eat). And if your like me where I actually find it easlier to have 5 smaller meals thats 4hrs and 40 mins more time I'm not allowed to drink. SO I have 4hrs and 20 mins to get in the recommend 64 oz of Fluid. And since I stop drinking at leat three hours before going to bed so I'm not getting up a half dozen times to pee I'm left with about an hour to get in my fluids if I follow the recommendations. So I do drink closer to my meals and a little during. Like Robinem I find it helps a little with dryer foods as long as I sip. It is important to get the fluids in so normally I can't during the hours I have so I make the nite time trips.

I am sorry I was so late in reading this post. But I have just finished and so many people have needs and hopes. I do Pray everyday for everyone here that God keep you and your loved ones safe and healthy. Remember whenever your in need just a quick look up will allow you to make contact as He is always looking down at us. God Bless you all and give you peace every day

Christine, With your resolve it doesn't suprise me that you have beaten this terrible ordeal. Its good to see you back and getting healthy. Will continue to keep you in my prayers

Photonut, I too want to say thank you for pulling up that post. I will go back and read many of his post as they were inspirational to me then and will be more so now. Ryan was winning his battle with his weight. He just lost the battle with time. A battle we will all lose some time. And even though he was lossing the weight there were several areas that were not affect. They were his heart and his love for his wife Patty. These areas were hugh and he had no intention of getting rid of them. I found Ryan Death Notice and have posted it with Patty's permission: Ryan Lynn Webster Mar. 8, 1952-Aug. 8, 2006 Ryan Lynn Webster, age 54, of alma, passed away, Tuesday, August 8, 2006 at Gratiot Medical Center in Alma. Ryan was born March 8, 1952 in Alma the son of Arthur and Julia (Shepard) Webster. He graduated from Alma High School in 1970 and learned his culinary skills apprenticing under Scott Martin. He married Patricia Kohn on July 25, 1993 at the First Church of God in Alma. He worked for 36 years as a chef helping start, Apple Mt. Resort, Canadian Lakes and the Soaring Eagle Restaurants. The past three years Ryan had been working for the State of Michigan as food Supervisor of the Carson City Prison. In 2003 he published a book "Havenwood". He also owned and operated several antique and used furniture stores in Alma and St. Louis. Ryan booked himself for children's birthday parties, weddings and many special events as Ry-Ry the Clown and Frilly the Fairy entertaining and making children and adults laugh. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle and spending time with his dog Abby. Ryan is survived by his wife Patty of Alma, a sister, Hazel "Jackie" (Clifford) Reynolds of Elsie, two brothers, Dan (Margaret) Howe of Shepherd and James (Nancy) Howe of Clare and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. A celebration of Ryan's life will take place Friday, August 11th at 11a.m. at Lux-Moody-Wolfel Funeral Home in Alma with Pastor Steve Wimmer officiating. Interment will be in Elm Hall Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 7-9p.m. and Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9p.m. at the funeral home.

I am putting this on here for support for a freind. As many of you know whippledaddy has posted here many times and has always shown everyone support. Well he is in need of your support and prayers. On July 20th Ryan had emergency brain surgery. It was found that he had a had a cancerous tumor on his brain. During the surgery they were able to remove it all. He now has to have raditation on it, then have his left kindney taken out because that is were the cancer started. He alert and orientated and very positive about this for he is a healthy man with cancer. He is still in the hospital getting rehab as he has lost the use of his right side after surgery. Dr says that it will all come back and in three days of rehab his wife PAtty reports she sees a big improvement. Hopefully he will be home by Aug. 10th. Then he will start radiation on the brain. Please keep him in your prayers.

Robin, your grand children look like twins. They are so cute...and i know cute New Sho...when I sent photos from the birthday party out on e-mail this pic with the cake was titled "It's mine papa...stay away" I will tell my son and his wife about sending in the pics. Melody. You know my band didn't bother me one bit during daughter in laws pregnancy or deliver. So go ahead have at it. They are worth it.

OK Darcy....you asked for. These are the eyes that cut right to papa's heart. Oh can you see where she gets her good looks from...LOL Libra, Your son is so cute too. I love when they get into "Stuff"... But I have an advantage. I give her back to mom and dad....lol

I own a Ford Expedition, a Ford Explorer and a Ford Escape and gas is killing me...lol (Escape is brand new and getting really good mileage)

No update yet... Been trying to reach Patty but haven't been able to Will post as soon as I hear

NewSho I too was in Vegas recently and you didn't see me post anything about drinking. WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS STAYS IN VEGAS....lol And since it does there can't be any calories because they should stay in Vegas too

Kate, Drinking should be cut back for the major reason alcohol is high in calories. Its tough when you see how much food you have to give up to compensate for the alcohol. My Dr's don't want us to drink because of this but they leave it up to each patient. I cannot drink beer anymore as I have trouble with the carbination. Same with soda pops. I do have an occassional Rum and diet coke as long as I can use caffine free diet coke. If it is poured out of a bottle I stir the carbination out of it and then add the rum. If I'm at a bar the fountain drinks they use for mixing are less carbinated so that works fine. Hope that helps you.

I was accused of being one by the number one pervert on this site.

I put him in Our Church Prayer Registry and the whole congregartion said prayers for him today at three Masses. Will continue praying for him until he is better...And then some

Just had another 1/2 cc put in my band before I went to Vegas for 9 days. I felt I needed the tight restrictions to keep me out of the food. It worked. Lost 4 pounds while I was there and wanted for nothing. But a few times I felt that I wanted to PB but fought it off each time.

I have posted on other sites a few facts on alcohol. 1st: before I retired as a police officer, alcohol enforcement and fatal crash investigations were my specilties. Since 1990 I have been involved at a local college as an instructor in what is called Standardize Field Sobriety Testing...I teach cops how to locate, field test, arrest and prosecute drink driviers. Part of our teaching tools is we actually pay people to come to the college and drink to the point of intoxication so that the police officer students can do the test on subjects who are intoxicated. In my career as an instructor I have dosed up over 3,000 people from sobriety to intoxication. I have also been involved in many studies about alcohol and its effects. Since I have been banded I have had to give up drinking any carbonated products. And I Loved my beer. I can't drink rum and coke unless I would flatten the coke out before drinking it. So I do straight liquor now. I have never found a wine I like. I don't drink to the point of intoxication and I haven't for many years. But I can give you a few hints about what you can do to keep from getting sick. Well # 1 don't drink too much. #2. Eat starcy foods a few hours before you start drinking. #3. Eat cheese before you drink and this will slow down the rate the alcohol passed thru your stomach into the intestines. It is in the intestines where 80% of the alcohol gets absorbed into your blood. But remember to eat and chew the cheese well as it has to get thru the stoma to the lower stomch so it can block the poloric valve. #4. After a few drinks drink a glass (8oz) of Water. Not only will this help the rate of intoxication slow down, but it will also help keep your brain hydrated and will reduce your hangover effect in the am. #5. Drinks with citris acid, Orange juice, grapefruit juice and the like will also slow down the rate alcohol gets into your blood strem. #6. If you eat cheese before you go drinking stay away from any coke or pepsi produces becasue they accellerate the rate at which the cheese breaks up and will counteract what you want the cheese to do. As Megan says your intoxication level is directly related to your weight so as you lose weight you will not be able to drink as many drinks. Men will be able to drink more then a woman of the same weight because a man's body is made up of more water then a womans. (this is not the case during menstration...the woman will be able to drink more). One 12 oz beer, one 6oz glass of wine and one jigger 45 ml (1 1/2 oz) of 86 proof alcohol are all equal and count as one drink. Basically a 150 man will have a blood alcohol level of .10 if he has 4 drinks in his system...Since you lose approximately one drink for every hour you drink a 150 man would have to drink 6 drinkS in a two hour period to be .10 There are other factors that can cause blood alcohol consentrations to raise like how much food you have eaten, stress levels etc. JUST REMEMBER FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS DRIVE DRUNK

I have Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (traditional plan) and my Dr's office says as long as I lose 100 pounds and keep it off for a period of time the insurance co will pay for the plastic surgery if the Dr deems it necessary. Not sure what the time period is but I think its 6 months you have to hold that loss. Because the area I want worked on it the skin hang and fat below my belt line it will be covered because the Dr says that area has numerous infections and health problems due to the continual mositiure in this area. So I'm working on the last bit of weight to get to the 100 pound loss then will start the paperwork for my surgery.

Blossom, Its been one year since you were taken from your family and your friends. We all know you are missed tremendously by them as you are missed by your large group of friends here. Your memories will keep you alive in our hearts. Will always think of you when I sign on this site.