Jeni 85

I was fine at 500-1000mgs a day. It was when they tried to transition me to 1500-2000 a day that I was totally incapacitated! Did I mention that I detest glucaphage? LOL

My pcp is planning to keep me at this level only because my blood glucose tolerance test wasnt to bad and doesnt require me to be on glucophage.. but he is doing it to see if it helps cotrol the pcos periods and did i mention maybe help me a little with the weight loss:rolleyes:

LADIES!!!

I think both of you need to calm down... Everyone is in this together. we all have one goal to lose weight... No need to criticize anyone.. (frankley i think we got enough of that from strangers)

I think of all my fellow bandsters as a family.. We all have to stick together..

Both of you made your points.. Now move on...

Think about it all we want is to be successfula dn for our fellow bandsters to do the same..

-Jeni M.

I started the metformin yesterday.. and so far ive been ok.. Im taking 500mg 1x daily.. The only thing i notice is that i sometimes feel a little weak and lightheaded out of nowhere.. I think my glucose might be dropping a little low sometimes.. i take a small piece of gum, or a sip of juice and im fine..

Thanks ladies...

I'm still waiting on the results of my ultrasound..

The tech told me if i dont recieve a call by friday to give my dr a call...

That should be fun trying to get a hold of the G.I. Specialist.... lol:laugh:

I've calmed down a little bit, but still wont be completely calm until i get the results...

I'll keep everyone updated:cool:

thanks felicia!!!

Hehehe Mary!

Grats, Bunkeye, a new goal = great weight loss!

Welcome, Jen!

I think benefits outweight the risks...

Im down 97.8 lbs and am beyond thrilled:biggrin:

I've been on Metformin now for 2 months for PCOS. I haven't noticed any difference in my periods, nor have i had any side effects from the Metformin. It is supposed to help with the hormones. The doc also put me on birth control pills so i won't ovulate since it is unbelievably painful to ovulate with PCOS. I thought with PCOS you couldn't ovulate but your ovaries try and it causes pain like you wouldn't believe. I don't know anyone else with PCOS, but has anyone else experienced this kind of pelvic pain during their period? It is absolutely not menstrual cramps, i can deal with cramps. :thumbup:

I occasionaly have these pains.... its typically only starts on one side and then kind of radiates throught the entire abdomin and you are in bed fr like 3 days, cant eat anything but crackers and Water if your lucky and extreme bloating... (almost feels like somone is stretching your ovary and trying to tear it in half)

Is that the pain your talking about???

Hi ladies!!! I hope it not to late to join.... Im going to aim high i want to weigh 169 by sept 1st...

So official weigh in day is on monday?????

Best of luck to you all!!:thumbup:

Name.............Current......Goal.........To Go

Bunkey1965......210..........205...........5

dreamsize8.......216..........190...........26

FeliciaLevy75....259.4.......240...........19.4

laura bough......215..........190...........25

liz_hager..........168..........150...........18

NukeChik..........227..........197...........30

thininside28......271.5........245...........26.5

Cadets71.........231...........219...........12

Wannabthin......199...........179...........20

scrappy_friend...222..........200...........22

TexGirl..............202.........180...........22

Gayle21............190..........175............15

MMarg.............220...........199...........21

Jeni 85............189...........169...........20

I would too be very intrested in hearing how the expirience is.. Im actually going to be flying on aug 14, to go on vacation to Las Vegas!!!. Ive been banded almost 16mths but have never expirienced flying with the band?!?!:wink2:

Hey all... so my 16mth bandiversary is only 6 days away.. and i am absolutely determinde to reach the -100lb mark by then 2.9 to go...

So i have decided to kick up my excercise this week and i refuse to touch any sweets.. Lol.. which shouldnt be to bad considering that my period is finally done... So no whacked out cravings!!!

I'm also now struggling with keeping myself calm i found out that depending what my tests say i may have to have my gallbladder removed!?!?!?!?:wink:

I go for the ultrasound tomorrow... I really do hope its fine.. Because i really dont want to go throught the pain afterwards.. but there is one good thing on my side... Turns my surgeon who placed the band , also specializes in the gallbladder, and he would be able to do my surgery!!! Such a relief to know that if i do need it i will be in good hands..:wink2:

Sorry about the rambling but like i said i am extremely anxious and nervous about tomorrow.. I'm well aware of the what the procedure consists of,im not afraid of that, but i just dont want them to find anything....

Happy july everyone!!!!.... I have been waking up very happy lately and cant explain why... I guess its because im so motivated im determind to hit 100+ lost by july 15th my 16mth bandiversary... its getting close!! so how is everyone else doing??? Are we all still motivated.??

I know as we approach the goal weights it gets a little harder to lose the weight.. trust me i know i hit a 2.5mth plateau where the scale even started going up!!! but im back on track thanks to the lovely support we all offer to each other..

I never thought i would be able to say 36lbs till goal!!! (my surgeons goal for me is a mere 26lbs away!!!)

So lets keep each other nice and motivated!!! lets keep going!!!!!!!!!

I use benefiber 2tsp. 3x daily... you can mix it with anything it doesnt get thick... and as long as you can take down liquids you should be able to take in the benefiber... I try to get fiber in throught my daily diet as well but that is quite difficult to do, because you think fiber its mostly veggies and i cant do that much veggies... because of my ibs if i dont get enought fiber in a day i wont go.. it really does suck:tt2:

but try the benefiber.. i like to mix it with some tea Water juice, or even yogurt or pudding (only treat myself to to the pudding when im desperately craving chocolate... so i rationalize it with at least im getting some fiber...)

I got my fifth fill on Friday and have great restriction (I'm getting close to that spot!), and I have been using Metamucil daily for regularity.

However, yesterday my daily dose became stuck! Now I see why some of you say that your surgeons recommend that you don't use it--of course, it was wretched! :biggrin:

Today I read here that some of you put your teaspoon dose in a large amount of Water, followed by more water; and that's just what I did. But I'm unsure whether it will really work as well (and I dread the outcome if it doesn't!)

I have been reading about "liquid fiber", (which is used in tubal feeding patients also). It's relatively expensive, but may be worth the $ if it works well.

Anyone of you have any experience with this? :thumbs_up:

I've always loved skirts and would wear them even when I was bigger. But now I'm in "normal" sizes, I can't stop buying new clothes and I especially love skirts and dress now. Buy what you like

that reminds me i bought a dress in a regular store size xl and i didnt look pregnant in it...

I actually have become obsessed with wearing jean skirts...instead of shorts i now own 5 skirts and love them!!!!! I guess its because i feeel good in them and confident... and not to mention girly for once instead of wearing clothes that never fit right and made me look like a blob/manly so to speak... I never want to go back to being that person again...

i actually have a goal weight of 150.. but as long as i fall into a healthy bmi i am happy...

best decision i have made in my entire life.. and would do it again in a heart beat... if for some reason i had a complication and had to have it removed i would let myself heal and do it all over again...

I have lost 96lbs to date and am very pleased with the results!!!

The band has gave me more confidence and better health!!

I got my band 15mths ago just before my 22nd birthday.. i am currently 23...

This is the way i think of it... you are taking control of you weight problems young so you are a decreased risk for long term effects of obesity... it also means you would prevent you from from gaining further weight..

My old pcp was completely against me having the band because she is against bariatric surgery saying she didnt believe in it.. needless to say i obviously went against her opinion an followed my heart...

And with jumping through some hoops to get insurance approval.. i went down from a BMI:47.1 (288lbs) to BMI: 31.4 (192lbs)... So in my opinion it is th best decision i ever made for myself and i would do it again in a heartbeat... The only thing i regret is that i didn't do it sooner...

So best of luck to you on your journey which ever decision you may choose... And if you have any questions feel free to email me at jmakowski@ix.netcom.com

Hi there.. I am 23 years old 5' 5" and 305lbs. I am looking into getting lap band. I have attempted multiple diets including weight watchers and going to the gym. I am a paramedic and my job is pretty demanding and sometimes its tough being that I am soo out of shape. My only medical problem is asthma and seasonal allergies. I really want to loose weight before I develop hypertension and diabeties. I was wondering if 23 years old is to young to have a surgery. Also how to convince my doctor who things I can loose it on my own to let me have this surgery.

My insurance is MVP.. I dont need referals which is a nice thing. Does anyone know any good doctors in the hudson valley? Id appreciate any information possible. Also how to get started.

I'm now 96lbs down!!!!! 4 more pounds and ill be in the 100 + club

That's great congratulations you are doing so well. You really need to see an endo the regular Internal Medicine doctor isn't trained to handle and help you regulate your system once you've been diagnosed with PCOS. Good luck to you, but I wouldn't put it off any longer, you'll only make matters worse and the longer you go without putting your insulin resistance in check due to the PCOS you are going to move to type II diabetes. You have to correct it before it gets too far out of control. The continued weight loss will help, but you need to get it in check now.

I actually did a glucose tolerance test and things turned out fine.. My Dr. said they within range.. He said he would like them better because they were borderline.. Hence the Metformin ER 500mg 1 daily...

I know that endocrinologist are more extensively trained to deal with and treat patients with endocrine system disorders like P.C.O.S... But because i already have so many Dr.'s, i plan (hope) that it can be taken care of by my pcp... Now if me and him can't get control of it that i wont hesitate to go to the endocrinologist... But for now we will see how it goes..

Thank you for the recommendation on the endocrinologist.. i will definately look into it..

Hi Jeni,

I have PCOS as well and was diagnosed 13 years ago. It took a very long time to find a solution for me. I've been taking Metformin for the past 6 years with slowly increasing dosages first 500 mg once daily now 2000mg daily. I've also increased in weight so it never helped me with the weight loss piece. It didn't do much regarding my monthly cycle either. I've been seeing a new endocrynologist at Northwestern Memorial hospital and she along wit my OB/GYN decided to take a 1-2 punch to address the menstral cycle. I still take the Met 1000 mg am and 1000mg pm as well as birth control pill - Yasmin 28 and I have a regular cycle every month. However, my cycle had been so slow due to excess weight that my OB/GYN had to give me a DC to remove the build up in the lining of my uterus. That's what is causing all of your heavy bleeding/cloting. I was also told NOT to use tampons because they only clog up from the shedding of the lining and you are simply wasting sanitary products. I use the heavy duty pads only and once my system adjusted to the Yasmin 28 pills (90 days) my periods were lighter and no cramping.

If you cannot take BC's you could always do the 10 day cycle of Provera to bring on your cycle monthly. I was on that plan until the Yasmin 28 came on the market and it worked pretty well.

Once you get below 200 you should start seeing a balance in your insulin levels as well as you menstral cycle - they are all tied to the weight. You should see an endocrynologist for all of your PCOS issues and the doctor at NWMH is Andrea Dunaif or Demetria Rupp they are specialist with PCOS. The OB/GYN doesn't really specialize in PCOS it is a glandular disorder and for some reason they have no clue about how to treat it.

I have been thinking about seeing an endocrinologist for the pcos for a while but i was kind of hoping my dr. could take care of it... we will see how it goes...

But i am actually under the 200lb mark and still need to be on the bc... im at 194lb right now

thanks cate...

So my dr. decided to put me on the Glucophage XR 500mg... but i was told not to start till after i have my ct scan done..

Ill let you all know how it goes

THE scale MOVED!!!! FINALLY!!! thank you all for your advice...

I the scale was stuck pretty much at the 200lb mark and now im at 195.5!!!

I realize what the one crucial part i was missing.... Motivation and alll my fellow bandsters... I always seem to do so much better when i come on this site at least once a week...

So I've decided to also start attending the monthly support group, at Loyola where i had my surgery.... I figured i should ive it a try...

I find i always get myself in a better place when i hear or see other peoples successes and all my fellow Marchies are such inspirations to me!!

Thank You All!!!:biggrin2:

thank you all for your input.... i took some of your advice and not to jinx myself but the scale is going down again...:rolleyes2: and thanks for all the compliments!!

Thanks Gwen!!!

So do my fellow marchies have any advice on getting the ball rolling again.. im getting so upset with the scale lately that it usually ruins my day...