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Wow thats a great picture... looks like you all having a wonderful time! Thanks for sharing

Welcome to LBT there are so many wonderful people here.. Its great to meet you!!!

pretty intresting.... I would always be scared to try things like that... I was just the diet type of girl... come to think of it I need to get on one again!

Ewwww pickled eggs... gross! I dont think I have anything werid in my fridge... I just have wayyyyyy to much food... hmmmm Im going to go eat now LOL

Hi everyone, Yesterday I was feeling pretty good but now I realize it was because of the Meds I was on and still numb feeling from the surgery it self. Also my Dr. gave me a shot to numb my port area for 6-8 hours.. To help with the drive home. Today I am In so much pain. I have pain in my OLD port area and in my NEW port area. As you know I had my port replaced due to a leak. I ask my Dr. to also move my port down a little because it was sitting right under my ribs and rubbing on them when I sat down for long periods of time. This made it hard to drive without wiggling in my seat. My Dr. also gave me a fill of 2cc's while I was under, which scared me very much that he did that. But he was smart and numbed my port area really good and that allowed me to make an visit to his office on the way home for him to check on me. I was able to drink Water and also able to fill it go down but I wasnt to tight. He didnt go anywhere near my band so being swollen was not considered at all... Im still good I was able to eat last night and able to feel my band is there. Thats my port story! Also you probably all remember me complaining about bad stomach pain. Not like real tummy pain but in my muscle area twards the surfce of my skin. Well he called it a Intusion ( i think thats what he said, i dont even know if thats a word lol) Anyway its a large mass of tissue growth. Right where the tubing went thourgh my muscle is where I had the tissue growth. When I moved werid, had bloating, stretched wrong.. it would feel or even maybe did rip some causing so much pain. He removed most of the tissue revealing my tubing again. I have the pictures... The first one is before and the second one is after.. you cant see the tube, then you can. WARNING: It is very gross... (to me anyway) Looks like some kind of rotten animal fat. You were warned.

Penni, I am sorry you are going through this. It is wonderful you are making your jewelry to keep yourself busy. Even me banded now I have to fight with food demons... we all do banded or not. But I think you will be a ble to pull this, your a strong person... and That Nutrisystem looks like a good plan. (((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))) Chin up girl!

Wow you all are doing GREAT! I am about 50lbs loss... give or take a few.. I dont keep track of my weight that much anymore... overall I am trying my best... I went from a size 32 to a size 28 (I still wear my 32's though) Anyway great to hear from you all.

Hey girl! We have missed you!!! You look GREAT! and 40lbs WOW girl thats awesome keep up the good work.

Merry Christmas! I hope you all have a wonderful and blessed weekend!

Hi April Bandsters... Im trodding along too... I was down 50lbs but gained about 7lbs before surgery.. (replaced port) so I am at 297lbs I cant wait to heal up so I can shed those pounds. You all are doing so well. I need to add more water in daily and exersise, well we will see after I heal. Nice hearing from you all Take Care Merry Christmas!

Hi Jodie! Its great to hear from you, size 16 wow that is so wonderful!!! You seem so happy and full of joy! You are doing great! Keep it up girl!!

Have a safe and Happy Holiday!!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!

Im getting ready to head out to Colorado today. Tomorrow is my Surgery to replace my port and to check for the bad pain in my mid abs possabily a hernia. I am getting very nervous, but at the same time a feeling of relif that finally I might be back to losing again. I will say this though... I am so proud that band leaky port or not got me under 300lbs. Now I want to get to my next goal.Anyway, Surgery is at 9:00 tomorrow at Health South in Pueblo Co (ugh the drive) and I hope I will be able to come right after pumped with meds. Actually I HAVE to come home tomorrow. Just keep me in your prayers, I am really going to need them. I will try to post as soon as I could, if not Im calling both Jamie and Kelly, they could let you know how I am doing. Bye and Take Care!!!

WOW you all are Angels!!!!!!! Well Im back home and pretty much still druged up hehehe Im going to hurt tomorrow when all these goodies wear off. I will also post tomorrow what GROSS thing he found causing my stomach pain and to pleasure you all I will even post a picture of it... So heads up better look at it before you eat! LOL Okay Im going to go pass out now, I will catch up on posts tomorrow... Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers You all are a great bunch...

Thanks everyone!!! You all are great support! 1 hour until I leave (counting the min.) lol Im waiting for DH to come home from work..

Welcome to LBT Andrea, You will find tons of information here. And getting the Lapband as a Christmas gift is the best gift you could give yourself.

Im getting a small fill tomorrow and Im glad I am, because right now I can eat a whole house if they would let me! hehe

Sorry to hear your surgery was postponed.. How long are they postponing it for, I hope not to long. Take Care

Congratulations Jack!!! You have been such an Inspiration! And you have done such a wonderful Job!!!! WOOHOO 1 Year

Lauren, I had the same thing... I ask my Dr. about it and he said it had to do with my Diaphram, that maybe I was sitting weird while I was eatting, or eatting to much, taking to big of a bite, or to big of a glup.. The diaphram gets irritated and you need to burp, and that can cause it to go away. I didnt really do anything about it and it just went away all on its own.

Look my eyes dont disappear when I smile anymore LOL

Hey Joe... I know you were having your surgery today and its probably all done and over with. Well I hope you are doing well.. I kow you will be sore and full of gas, but thats the pleasure of having just being banded. Let us know how you are doing.. You are in my thoughts and prayers! Take Care

Wow looks like you are doing good, I had PMed you back asking how you were doing before I checked here hehehe woohoo 308 congratulations.. you will be out of the 300's in no time!!! Keep up the good work!

It is very rare that the tubing can get a leak, and they are poking around there to do the fill and that can be the way you get a leak. I hope you dont have a leak but if you do the surgery for it is very easy. They only have to do Local anesthia. I am getting my port replaced this Thursday due to a leak but Im going all the way under because I have a possable Hernia that he is going to fix. Let us know the outcome Take Care

I have a leak in my port and i am getting it replaced this Thursday! the way my Dr. found out was he put in 3.0cc's in and nothing I didnt feel it He put in another 3ccs in and still nothing I was able to drink very large gulps of water when I shouldnt have. So Im getting a new port!