LapBand4Me

I am glad you got to get the approval for TT and breast lift. I am a bit saggy, but found the Tuxedo bras from Avenue are almost like having a lift! I lost weight from 307 to 284 before I decided to have surgery. I was having problems then with digestion, pancreatitis. Now I am about 245 so I am a lot lighter than I was at 307. I do feel a lot better. I have moved to another state and have to set up an appt. with the bariatric people here. I think they are better than the place I went to with follow up care etc. I throw up about 1 or 2 times a week. Usually from chicken or eggs. I still can't eat much, I just eat the wrong things and need to get back on track. Patsy

I have stopped losing. I have had a stressful couple of years besides the lap band about 18 months ago. I couldn't open your attachment. Patsy

I have to tell you I am a little discouraged too. I don't think that I got the after care I should have. It all seemed so disorganized. Now I live in another state with different insurance and I went to a Registered Dietician here. She was a lot more knowledgeable than the one I saw in Scottsdale. I have only lost about 45 lbs. I know I don't eat the right things. I have things like chicken and eggs getting stuck. Toast is a no no too. So I eat the things I can, which are usually not good choices. My blood work came out ok even for not taking Vitamins. I am going to go to the support group here in Wisconsin. Patsy

I am also from NW Glendale and I don't know of any. I was banded in Sept. 2007. How are you doing? After quite a few adjustments I think I finally have it right. I am one pound away from losing 50 lbs! I thought I would have lost more by now. I have gone from a 26 down to a 20 (just last week) in pants. Patsy :thumbup:

What area of Phoenix did you live in? We live in NW Glendale near Arrowhead. Yesterday was our first 100° day and today was our first day to reach 110°! It is supposed to cool down to the 80's on Thurs and Friday. We are pretty used to the heat, we were complaining not long ago that it hasn't been hot enough to heat the pool up to 80! We will only be in GR for about a week. It is my husband's oldest daughter that is getting married. His relatives live out of state and if they can't make it to the wedding (because of health issues) we will also go there for a couple of days (in a neighboring state). So it will be a busy week! No one in his family knows I have had the surgery. They know I have lost some weight, but don't know how...LOL We used to live in Wyoming, MI near the library. Patsy

Hello! I hope you are feeling well! Let me know how it went. Patsy

I used to live in the Grand Rapids area. I have also lived in Holland, Shelby, Whitehall and Grand Haven. Now I live in HOT and sunny AZ. We just had our first 100° day yesterday. :leaving: I was banded in Sept. '07, I am 58 years old. I will be in the Grand Rapids area for a wedding this July. Looking forward to the cool temperatures and the GREEN! Patsy

Thank you Susan!

I sometimes used to hide the fact that I was dieting. I didn't want all the "are you sure you can have that?" comments and keep the saboteurs at bay. Some people just can't wait to see others fail too. I guess they don't feel so bad about their shortcomings then..

Hello! Good luck on your new adventure!

I know I get "lost" when trying to find forums! I have a couple of subscribed forums on my profile, but I can't remember how I got them there. It seems like there used to be an option you could check to subscribe to a forum.

I did tell my family after I did it. I have not told my husband's family, it will sure be a surprise when the see me again. I got some weird reactions from people, but most were positive. I even get a lot of I am so proud of you comments. Why are they proud of me? Because I am doing something about my weight. I also get some funny comments. People will not actually ask me how much I have lost but "How are you doing?". I tell them I am fine and never felt better. Then they usually say, "How are you doing with that weight loss thing?". It cracks me up.

I had a fill that was too tight and I ended up choking on meats and stuff like that. I threw up a few times too. It made me eat things that I knew would go down easily! They took some fill out and I went back this week and had gained 1-1/2 pounds. I could eat just about anything and felt hungry and wanted sweets! I got the fill put back in and really took it easy and had only liquids for two days after. They also recommended that I get my 60 gms of Protein a day in. It would help with the cravings. The P.A. told me to try Protein Bars if I wanted for a snack or a bit of chicken salad or tuna salad. I must say it's been working totally different this time even though I have the same amount of fill. I would go back in for another fill if you are too hungry. Did they take out all your fill or just what they put in the last time?