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Hi all, I was banded in Sep. 07. I have not had any problems with my band (so far). However, last night I drank a lot of Water rather quickly (I had also eaten dinner earlier), and after a while when I went to bed, I had severe chest pain and back pain. I also had pain my shoulders. I was sure it was a heart attack. I feel fine today...that has never happened to me before. Any ideas of what that may have been? Thanks!

Here I am through my journey. Before, after and this past weekend. I get to go to the PS next week for tummy tuck consult...yay!

My favorite so far is when a co-worker said, "You need to slow down on your weight loss..." I was thinking, "Hmm...am I getting too thin?" And this was followed by, "Cause if you keep losing weight, your head will be bigger than your whole body...." Grr!!!

Allisarin…57 Amber...39 andrea71…28 Bekiboo26....58lb Bunny...62lbs Caresarn…16 Chocolate_Snaps....52lbs dsmit13…23 eastxnurse....30 lbs EL1…23 flipper64...30 georgia girl…83 Ginger_...30 Gloucester...70 lbs Gurlygirl....27 Hazeleyegrl1...45.9 lbs. itstime....23 lbs Jennie1976...49 lbs Juliacleone…32 Justwant2lose...41 kagoscuba...37 Kellymovingon...53 Kimmie…45 Lapband4me...32 Lapitup…22.5 Linda E......24.5 lbs Lindypie...41 Lucylu...15 Magooz07…11 mandi78…23 Mdicurn…30 Queenp....28lbs ScareDcat…74 Sirusman…67 Stacy 73… 60 suzygayle...52 lbs Texrose 575 .....24.0 lbs Thinmom…23 time4me...65 Tishamarie…49 Tulipstar...61 wannabthin...44.5 lbs Getting close to goal..woo hoo!

Allisarin…57 Amber...39 andrea71…28 Bekiboo26....58lb Bunny...62lbs Caresarn…16 Chocolate_Snaps....52lbs dsmit13…23 eastxnurse....30 lbs EL1…23 flipper64...30 georgia girl…75 Ginger_...30 Gloucester...70 lbs Gurlygirl....27 Hazeleyegrl1...45.9 lbs. itstime....23 lbs Jennie1976...49 lbs Juliacleone…32 kagoscuba...37 Kellymovingon...53 Kimmie…45 Lapband4me...32 Lapitup…22.5 Linda E......24.5 lbs Lindypie...38 Lucylu...15 Magooz07…11 mandi78…23 Mdicurn…30 Queenp....28lbs ScareDcat…65 Sirusman…67 Stacy 73… 60 suzygayle...52 lbs Texrose 575 .....24.0 lbs Thinmom…23 time4me...65 Tishamarie…49 Tulipstar...61 wannabthin...44.5 lbs

Here I am in September and just last week:

Allisarin…23 Amber...39 andrea71…28 Bekiboo26....58lb Bunny...62lbs Caresarn…16 Chocolate_Snaps....52lbs dsmit13…23 eastxnurse....30 lbs EL1…23 flipper64...30 georgia girl…69 Ginger_...30 Gurlygirl....27 Hazeleyegrl1...45.9 lbs. itstime....23 lbs Jennie1976...49 lbs Juliacleone…32 kagoscuba...37 Kellymovingon...53 Kimmie…45 Lapband4me...32 Lapitup…22.5 Linda E......24.5 lbs Lindypie...38 Lucylu...15 Magooz07…11 mandi78…23 Mdicurn…30 Queenp....28lbs ScareDcat…58 Sirusman…67 Stacy 73… 58 suzygayle...52 lbs Texrose 575 .....24.0 lbs Thinmom…23 time4me...65 Tishamarie…49 Tulipstar...61 wannabthin...36.5 lbs

Had my 1st fill last month....the scale is moving down again. Woo hoo! 50 lbs since 9/20...yay! Stacy 73… 51 TulipStar…22 Mdicurn…30 time4me…27.8 Magooz07…11 Caresarn…16 georgia girl…60 Lapband4me...32 Sirusman…67 Allisarin…23 Tishamarie…49 EL1…23 Juliacleone…27 Kimmie…45 dsmit13…23 ScareDcat…50 Lapitup…22.5 mandi78…23 andrea71…28 Thinmom…23 Kellymovingon...35 flipper64...30 kagoscuba...37 Lucylu...15 Gurlygirl....27 Amber...39 suzygayle....40 Linda E......24.5 lbs Texrose 575 .....24.0 lbs Jennie1976...18 lbs itstime....23 lbs eastxnurse....30 lbs wannabthin...29.5 lbs Queenp....28lbs Chocolate_Snaps....52lbs

40 lbs. as of yesterday! Woot! Stacy 73… 50 TulipStar…22 Mdicurn…30 time4me…27.8 Magooz07…11 Caresarn…16 Klpdbl…47 Lapband4me...32 Sirusman…63 Allisarin…23 Tishamarie…49 EL1…23 Juliacleone…27 Kimmie…45 dsmit13…23 ScareDcat…40 Lapitup…22.5 mandi78…23 andrea71…28 Thinmom…23 Kellymovingon...35 flipper64...30 kagoscuba...37 Lucylu...15 Gurlygirl....27 Amber...39 suzygayle....31 Linda E......24.5 lbs Texrose 575 .....24.0 lbs Jennie1976...18 lbs itstime....23 lbs eastxnurse....30 lbs wannabthin...26 lbs

Stacy 73… 46 TulipStar…32 Mdicurn…32 time4me…27.8 Magooz07…11 Caresarn…16 Klpdbl…50 Lapband4me...32 Sirusman…56 Allisarin…23 Tishamarie…49 EL1…23 Juliacleone…24 Kimmie…45 dsmit13…23 ScareDcat…37 Lapitup…22.5 mandi78…23 andrea71…28 Thinmom…23 Kellymovingon...35 flipper64...30 kagoscuba...37 Lucylu...15 Gurlygirl....23 Amber...39 suzygayle....31 Linda E......24.5 lbs Texrose 575 .....24.0 lbs Jennie1976...18 lbs itstime....23 lbs eastxnurse....30 lbs wannabthin...26 lbs sades.....23 lbs

Had a great NSV yesterday!! Some guy said I was cute!! OMG that hasn't happened in like 7 years!! Woo hoo!

Hi, I tried the unjury Strawbery Sorbet this morning. Ick! Does not mix well with skim milk. Does anyone know a good strawberry powder that tastes like Strawberry Quik and mixes with milk? I know some company has had to have made this!!

There is nothing wrong with venting. We all do it. And from what I've seen from all of these people venting, they all have been here a long time and they have all been helpful. I think of R&R as the "Employee Lounge" where they get away and talk about their problem customers. I work in Customer Service, and I give GREAT service while I'm working. But let me get around co-workers, and we will laugh and snort about a question we got that was soooooo ridiculous. I think it's healthy to vent. I for one appreciate the humor, and I don't feel that it's mean-spirited. If you were offended, then clearly you took it personally...and that would be your issue.

My favorite right now is IDS Whey Isolate Banana!! I drink it all the time! It blends very nicely in skim milk (I don't need to use a blender--just shake well.) Yum! But I'm looking for some more flavors. Anyone know of a good strawberry powder that mixes well?

Went for 1st fill appt. last Monday. The doctor decided to not fill because I'm still losing an average of 2-3 lbs. per week. So, I will be checking in with him in early January. I hope I can keep this up without the fill!

Stacy 73… 43 TulipStar…32 Mdicurn…30 time4me…27.8 Magooz07…11 Caresarn…16 Klpdbl…47 Lapband4me...32 Sirusman…56 Allisarin…23 Tishamarie…49 EL1…23 Juliacleone…24 Kimmie…45 dsmit13…23 ScareDcat…35 Lapitup…22.5 mandi78…23 andrea71…28 Thinmom…23 Kellymovingon...35 flipper64...30 kagoscuba...37 Lucylu...15 Gurlygirl....23 Amber...39 suzygayle....31 Linda E......24.5 lbs Texrose 575 .....24.0 lbs Jennie1976...18 lbs itstime....23 lbs eastxnurse....30 lbs wannabthin...26 lbs

Stacy 73… 40 TulipStar…22 Mdicurn…20 time4me…27.8 Magooz07…11 Caresarn…16 Klpdbl…31 Lapband4me...32 Sirusman…45 Allisarin…23 Tishamarie…49 EL1…23 Juliacleone…14 Kimmie…43 dsmit13…23 ScareDcat…32 Lapitup…22.5 mandi78…23 andrea71…28 Thinmom…23 Kellymovingon...35 flipper64...30 kagoscuba...37 Lucylu...15 Gurlygirl....23 Amber...39 suzygayle Linda E......24.5 lbs Texrose 575 .....24.0 lbs

Updating my loss...yay!! Stacy 73… 40 TulipStar…32 Mdicurn…20 time4me…38 Magooz07…11 Caresarn…16 Klpdbl…31 Lapband4me...32 Sirusman…23 Allisarin…23 Tishamarie…49 EL1…23 Juliacleone…20 Kimmie…43 dsmit13…23 ScareDcat…32 Lapitup…22.5 mandi78…23 andrea71…28 Thinmom…23 Kellymovingon...35 flipper64...30 kagoscuba...37 Lucylu...21 Gurlygirl....23 Amber...39 suzygayle...31 Jez...27 Kayemarie....52

Make sure you are taking your vitamins and getting your protein shakes in....that really helped me!

Hey all! I've been lurking around the threads for a while and decided to jump in! I'm a 37 year-old gay guy. I live in SC (yee haw!) My band journey started this past summer when I decided that (after reaching a monumental weight of 275) that enough was enough. I am now down to 236 as of this morning!!!! I am so excited to fit into old clothes that I thought were just never going to be worn again, and I'm starting to get comments like, "Hey, skinny!" It feels so good! I'm single and have put my life on hold for hold for *many* years because of my weight. I see a light at the end of the tunnel now. Glad to find some friends of Dorothy around here!!

Banded on 9/20...lost 22 lbs so far...and down a size in jeans!! YAY!! Stacy 73.....38lbs TulipStar.....22lbs Mdicurn .....20lbs time4me.....27.8 lbs Magooz07….11 lbs Caresarn…..16 lbs. Klpdbl………..31 lbs. Lapband4me.32lbs. Sirusman……32lbs. Allisarin…….23lbs. Tishamarie….49lbs. EL1…………23lbs Juliacleone….15lbs Kimmie..........43lbs dsmit13..........23lbs scareDcat.......22lbs

I was banded on 9/20. I am on the "creamy liquid" stage. So far, I have lost 14 lbs. since the band!! I don't know why we all lose differently...but I'm sure that as I've read elsewhere that we all will lose weight. I know people at work who had the band a year ago and they look wonderful! 1-2 lbs per week seems to be the norm. Remember, it didn't get there overnight so it's gonna be a little stubborn--but it will come off!

There was a great thread I saw floating around about how to tell if you're full, what PBing is, etc. Can anyone send me in the right direction? Thanks!

Here's what's in my surgeon's guide: STAGE ONE - LIQUIDS (1 Week) - Begin taking Multivitamin (chewable Flintstones Complete is recommended) - At least 40 grams of Protein per day Liquids include: - Protein drinks (made with water) - sugar-free Gelatin - Sugar-Free Popsicles - Water/Ice - broth - Decaf/Unsweetened coffee - Crystal Light - sugar free Kool-Aid - Diet V-8 Splash - Diet Snapple (No carbonated beverages) STAGE TWO - liquid diet (2 weeks) 3 meals per day 1/4 cup per meal Liquids between meals Meals include: - Cream Soups (low-fat) - Milk (Skim or 1%) - Sugar-Free pudding - Yogurt (Low-fat, no sugar added) - Thinned mashed potatoes - Thinned Cream of Wheat - Thinned oatmeal Protein shakes (at least 40 grams per day) STAGE THREE - Soft Diet (3 weeks) 3 meals per day 1/4 cup per meal Liquids between meals Foods include: - Everything from Stage 1 and 2 - Ground meats, canned tuna - cottage cheese - low-fat cheese - eggs (scrambled or hard cooked) - Low-Fat refried Beans - Grits - Casseroles - Canned Fruit (No Syrup) - No sugar added Applesauce - Canned or Soft cooked veggies

Tulipstar, you mean I'm gonna feel hungry again??? lol I hope it holds off a bit...it's kinda nice not being "ruled by food" right now. I appreciate everyone's kind feedback and encouragement!