sugar_and_magik

Hi. I've had my band for over a year now and about 4 months ago I had my band slip due to travel, stress and constant throwing up in a span of 2 weeks. anyway, that has been taken care of and i haven't had any problems until I travels about 2 weeks ago. I've been throwing up off and on, trying to just eat Soup, but today I've started throwing up bile like i did when my band had moved. Should i call my doctor or go to the emergency room? or see if it improves? Thanks for your help.

They're not going to care. Before 2001, when the limited corporation owned LB it was much different. They had better quality clothes, took more pride in the store's appearance and paid/treated the employess better. Since Charming Shops bought LB (they own fashion bug and catherine's) it is all about how much money they make. Also, they aren't going to care if a few people decide not to shop there any more, more and more the population of women are getting heavier and there are always going to be more women shopping and buying their clothes.

My psych visit went well, she basically wanted to know my reasons for getting the band and that I had realistic expectations of what was to come.

I was banded at NWWLS on April 30th by Dr. Michaelson and a friend of mine was banded by him in January.

Make sure you check to see if any fills are included in the original price. My doctor charges more for the surgery than other places around, but I can have an unlimited number of fills my first year at no cost to me or my insurance.

At the clinic where I got my band almost everyone that works there has had the band. The girl I talked to for my pre-op gave me some helpful hints (she's had the band for 2 years). She told me that the shoulder pain is actually refered pain from your diaphram and suggested putting a heating pad on it. I actually found that if I put the heating pad on my stomach it seemed to help more than on the shoulder.

The area where the bruise is, did you get a shot of blood thinner in that area? I received the shot in my lower stomach (not an area I check out all the time) and about 4 days after surgery I noticed I had a huge bruise! I asked my mom about it (she's a registered nurse and was with me when I went in for surgery) and she said that the blood thinner does leave you with a big bruise.

I'm rolling in an '06 Acura TSX, the truck behind it in the pic is what i drove in high school, an '85 Dodge Ram.

I used to work at an LB and was management for a long while. It seems like most of the complaints are about the service, not all of the Lane Bryants are like that. Out of all of the Lane Bryants in the district where I worked my store was the only one that did go an extra mile to help the customers. And as far as the advertising discrepancies, it has nothing to do with each individual store, it has to do with corporate. My best advice is to talk to a district manager or send an email to their website.

Target also has some good things. I got the perfect black dress for $25. Another alternative is ebay. I used to work in the clothing biz and would sell my clothes on ebay all the time. Also, a lot of people do sell brand new with tags items there, not just used stuff.

I found it at my doctor's office, it is definately a good magazine and I am thinking of getting a subscription. Andrea

I did the medifast diet prior to surgery. I had the ready made shakes in the dutch chocolate. They are pretty gross, but i found that if I drank some medifast than drank some cryastal like right after it helped. Also, see if your doctor sells it for cost. My doctor did so they weren't really expensive. Andrea

I had 1 month to lose 10 lbs before surgery. My doctor told me to do the medifast diet, 5 medifast shakes a day and a 300 calorie meal. That combined with walking 30 mins a day helped me lose the weight before surgery. Good luck!!