Mikee57

I was wondering if any of you lap-banders are vitamin B12 deficient? Apparently I am, so they are going to try me on a new nasal B12 inhaler called Nascobal...has anyone tried it? Thanks for any information you can offer!!!

good morning everyone...just stopping in to say hello to yall...and to say I am sorry haven't been on much...have been in a big stall now for months-frustrated and sad at the same time...fluid is being removed sometime in March for my hip surgery. My doctor's office wants to see if when i get my fills back in that it might jump start me...so am praying for that outcome. God bless yall and hope yall are staying warm wherever you are...talk with yall soon!!!

Just wanted to stop in and say hello to everyone...its been awhile since I have been on here...and wanted ya to know that although I am not losing like I'd like to yet...I am still hanging in there...and trying my best to stay on track and am still going to the pool. I think of you often but am so very busy with my new job I don't get a chance to be on here much. So I wish you all well and think of alot of you alot...miss ya loads!!!

Hello Everyone...although I apparently am fallen apart I am still around. Been exercising at the pool when my job and my hip allows me too. Am really slowed down on losing...upsetting-but am managing!!! Have yet another fill today...wondering if this will really ever work...but then I think to myself lately you are your own worse enemy, not the food!!! Attitude is everything and lately my everything isn't so great...so I need a fixer uppers from my friends here on the Lap Band page. Hope you all are doing well...reading alot of the post an apparently you all are really doing well!!! I hope to check in again sometime soon...take care and God bless Everyone!

Terry so happy you are doing well...I didn't have a slip...but had some flair up and had to have some fluid taken out. I am back to where I was before, however, I am still not feeling any type of restriction...I am so sad. I am however, so thankful you are doing well and are back on track...bless you sweetie...take good care.

As most of you know I go to the pool in the mornings...I have been walking/swimming with a very sweet lady (Debbie) this morning we got to talk about me having an appointment for a fill. She said she had the lapband done years ago and it didn't work for her. I asked her a few questions and asked her why she stopped going to the clinic? We talked some more and I think I got her talked into going back to the doctors and make sure everything is okay and she can start again!!! She actually went to the same surgeon I went too...so I know the way things work, I am praying she goes back and gets another fill. Just talking folks!!! Hope yall are having a super great day!!! Gonna get the fill back that they had to take out a few weeks ago...probably wish they'd put in more but they don't at my clinic so I will have to just manage...sometimes I worry that this isn't going to work for me and I try to be so positive...but get discouraged...so when I can find someone who has the band it just helps me to stay encouraged as well!!! Take care everyone!!! Later!!!

YEAH I AM DOWN AGAIN!!! EVEN HAVE AN UNFILL!!! THEY PUT IT BACK IN YESTERDAY!!!

Yall are amazing!!! Keep On Keeping On!!!

Has anyone ever had a slipped band? I had a stick on Friday, August 1, 2014 and it made me really sick...have been eating mushy food the last few days...but haven't been able to eat a lot. I have alittle pressure at night when I laid down. Today I tried to eat alittle more food and could only eat a few mouth fuls...do you think its a slip or maybe I am getting close to Green? Just was wondering if I should wait another day before calling the office again. Thanks for any insight you can offer.

I'm still going to the pool on M, W, F...and since I learned about my bones being bone on bone in my hip...have added more exercises in the pool too. My bike is causing a bit of discomfort...so am being a little less aggressive on it...so the pool is going to have to do for the time being. Once I can get it fixed (have to build up vacation time for the surgery), I will be more prone to do more...so here's hoping I can get the surgery sometime next year...until then...its the pool for me!!! Excited about winter though...will get more time in the pool then!!! So happy everyone else are doing so well on here!!! Keep up the good work ALL...okay!!! Until later!

We are all checking in with you sweetie...hope you are okay...please give us a peep or two will ya!!!

PuraVida37 once she took out merely .5 cc's the relief was awesome...stayed on liquids for another two days and was feeling wonderful. She told me to still make my appt on the 18th and she would put it back in but no more...so am staying really careful on what I eat. thank you for asking sweetie that was so nice of you!

JustWatchMe...I am assuming that you reported the hearing issues to your provider correct? I am wondering if there is something about your blood pressure blocking off some of the hearing. I still would ask him/her about it and see if this has occurred with anyone else they are aware of...btw Congrats on your weight loss that is awesome. Take care!!!

NewMeDebbie...so wish I had a magic wand that I could wave over you and make this work. I am finding I have met up with some challenges now myself. Got really sick last week and irriated my band to the point of no return, had to have a unfill...but am feeling so much better. I so take responsibility for anything I shouldn't be eating...but find myself too falling backwards at times...but most part I am true to form. Do to health matters the exercises are a bit of a problem, but I find walking in the pool helps me feel better about that part as well. So I am hoping that you can make changes in your life to make the band work for you. As your insurance company will not pay for the sleeve...mine will not pay for it either and there is no way I can pay for it...so I am happy with mine. Hopefully it will start working for you as well...my best wishes...don't give up okay!!!

thanks Lisa and Debbie...I went back to the clinic and they did take out 0.5 cc that is what was put in last time...was a lot of swelling and was told if it stay irrated I will have to go in for more. but just that amount has stopped the stabbing pains and relieved the pressure lost 7.5 lbs since July 17th so she said that wasn't good...so had soup for lunch staying on liquids until tomorrow night!!!

Debbie3sons...hope all goes well with your Ortho issues as well...will keep you in my prayers and have only good thoughts going up for ya!!! Thanks for your kinds words.

so agree with yall...I eat wayyyyyyyyyyyy less than anyone in my family and friends...so neat though...love it...even though I'm not green yet I try hard to stay as small as possible without being hungry all the time. so YOU GO GIRL NolansNana!!!

best wishes to you blacktxbelle...will be thinking of you tomorrow...day early but welcome to BandLand

Well I know I haven't posted on here in a few days, I am still going to the pool and walking, but I got some very sad news last week...I had been feeling some bad pains in my right hip...to the point some days I could hardly walk. Well old man Arthritis has really done me in...there is nothing but bone on bone in my hip joint. Waiting to hear about an appt with the Ortho doc...gonna try to see about putting off surgery as long as I possible can...I need to get the weight off before they go cutting on me again, and I am no where near green, so it is coming off slow...so folks if you keep folks in prayer...I could really use some!!! Thanks...but until I am told otherwise I am going to the pool...it makes me feel like I can do anything when I'm in that pool.

I had something stuck tonight when I ate supper...but I then started to throw up...drinking some warm tea right now...should I stay on liquids for a few days? or should I call my doctor right away. my stomach feels fine, just feel icky in my chest...is there still something stuck? had my fill last week...maybe I need to slow way down!

Terry how are you doing? Been thinking about you!!!

thanks everyone...sticking to liquids and mushy stuff today...boy was I not feeling well last night...UGH...lol...hope that never happens again

I didn't have any gas pains I was lucky there, but I did have diarrhea at times, I merely had to be careful what I was eating...changing ur intake sometimes makes this happen...are u eating ur protein first...and nothing else while u eat that...that was the only thing that stopped my diarrhea. Hope that helps sweetie-hope u can figure it out...if it goes on too long u need to contact ur doctor okay?

Okay so went for my fill today and was not happy with the scales...no where near green and no where near a weight loss that I like...but am told it will get better and remember it is a loss...so funny I used to hear this same thing at WW!!! Just frustrated folks, sorry!!! UGHHHHHHHH!!! Only thing good about the weight loss is I'm under 100 lbs to lose...LOL!

terrydumont46 I am keeping u in my prayers sweetie!!! All will be well!!!