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Girl congrats!!! Sorry I am late we were @ the beach and we got home late last night. I am so happy for you have done so much and you are so strong so I know you will get to your goal weight in due time. Hang in there...we are all here for you.:grouphug:

Melissa - sounds like you had fun. Mike and I said we were going on a cruise for our 10 year anni. That is in 3 years...hopefully I can wait that long and hopefully I will be where I want to be with my weight loss. Karen - Hope you are feeling better. Good Luck. Ok so we are leaving for the beach tomorrow and I am so excited to get away. We will be there til Wed sometime...not sure yet what time we will be home. My best friend from Ohio is coming down on Wed and I am off the whole week. YEAH me...I so need a break. How bad is that I have been there just over 3 months and I need a week off. I am so busy I feel like I don't get out here to chat with ya'll much anymore. I miss you all...of course I think there are some that have fallen off the face of the earth...haha Ok so I need to get off here and finish packing and cleaning the kitchen then go to bed to be @ work in the morning. Ya'll have a great weekend and a very Happy Fourth!!! Be Careful and I will check in next week.

Oh Wavy I am sorry I forgot about that. It will get you everytime. Hang in there girl!!!

Hey everyone...I am leaving for the beach tomorrow afternoon and will be there till Wed am. Us NC girls get together at least once a month and was wondering if there was anyone that wanted to meet up? Shopping, Lunch or whatever? We have a house down there and this is the first time in a while that I have been down there for more then a long weekend. So if anyone has time let me know...I can PM you my cell phone# or you can send me yours.

Surgeons have to be proctored by someone through Inamed. So I wouldn't worry to much about it. I think it will be the best one he does. :confused:

Congrats...I too was approved in one day. I loved UHC. :eek: I guess they knew I really needed it. For the date at our office we give a dummy date...but some offices don't so it could be. Keep us posted!!!! Jill's getting banded...Jill's getting banded. Let's have a party. :clap2:

Oh no fair I was going to guess Court....Court we have missed you!!! Dianne in Harrisburg just minutes from me and I missed you. I am so SAD... Ok so I got a little unfill and feel 100% better...know what that means I think I am @ my "green zone" as inamed would say. Let's hope it works. Now I have a horrible tooth ache. Went to the dentist yesterday and he gave me some meds and I got some pain meds. I was up til 2:30 last night in pain....Not this time I am taking the good stuff tonight and going to sleep. Alright how you are all doing good...I am so sad I am going to miss lunch in July. I am SUPER sad about that. Jill - they have to call and start a case first. A lot of times we don't even have to fax anything in if you meet the requirements. BMI is high, co-mordbities, etc...I can't tell the last time I actually had to fax something to them. Call Dr B's office and ask them for the Ref# for your case into UHC if they tell you they don't have one that means they haven't submitted it yet. Hope you all have a great night...and weekend I don't get back here.

Hey I did egg drop Soup for lunch...it was yummy and filling. Cream of chicken is good also. Hang in there girl!!!!

Stacy I am no good at posting pics...hubby can re-size them then I can post. P'Nut has helped do mine...send her a PM. I posted mine on the main board in the before and after thread....that thread is just so inspiring. Ok so I emailed Dr V first thing this morning - he is taking me back down to 2.8 or 2.85 he thinks I wasn't getting in enough Protein and that is why I was grazing. Gotta love working for the doc. Lets hope I feel better soon I am sitting right now in pain and couldn't even drink hot tea on the way into work. Go figure.

Wavy you are too funny... Well I can't make it on the 15th. I have a 50th Anniv party to go to for an Aunt and Uncle in Monroe. So there is no way I can be there by 12:00 if I am w/ you girls @ 11:30. :think Oh my what I am going to do not seeing you all. Don't plan the pool party w/o me. hehe...The only 2 saturday's we can use the pool in Aug is 5th and 19th...do either of those days work for everyone. I will put us on the calendar @ granny's house. Who is very excited to have everyone. She loves meeting new people. Grandpa does to.

Hey Denika - I am sorry I didn't see this sooner. I guess you are at the dr's right now. From the sounds of it, it wouldn't hurt for a small fill. I am actually a little tight right now but I have already asked to be unfilled kinda easy for me since I work for the doc. Melissa also gets stuck in the morning - I think she drinks a hot liquid before she eat Breakfast and lunch to help her out. For me yes I still after a year haven't learned to chew and eat smaller bites. It's getting better but old habits die hard. Let us know how it goes and what you are filled to.

Well Wavy we want you to be there so if no one else chimes in it's going to the be 15th. We missed you this month but we know you had to visit the family. What a party and we weren't invited what gives? haha....

Wishing you a very Happpy Birthday....you have to feel GREAT!!!

Karen please give John a hug from you banded family. Dianne you look are looking awsome girl - can't wait to see you in person again. (althought I get to see you in the office some.) Please try to meet us in July. We miss you!!! Jennifer - I so admire you. You know what you want and you go for it. We will be right there with you every step of the way. :clap2: Ok I loved meeting Stacy @ lunch she so inspried me...I can actually loss enough weight to get in a normal size. I hope we have more people next month..I love seeing all the bandsters. Ok so I had a fill the other day and I have beening having some problems. I am having a pain in my throat area - I can't spell the "e" word but that is where it is. Ok this might be TMI but I have been taking a stool softner every night to help well I took them last night and I think they could be stuck...It's weird becuase I thought it would be lower feeling. At any rate I am drinking some hot tea and will see what happens. Wish me luck...I pb'ed on everything yesterday so I am going to liquids today and see how I do. Thanks for listening....I know ya'll would understand. Good news is I have lost just over another pound in less then a week.

Ok so yesterday I made my one year mark...and what a year it's been. I have met some wonderful new friends that have just filled my life w/ joy and happiness. Thanks to you my banded/RNY friends. :cool: The past year has been great for me: I have lost 85 pounds (which is my son time 2 1/2 YIKES). I was barely in a 26/28 and now I fit well in an 18/20. When I took my first plane ride I didn't need a seat belt extender. I can cross my legs. I can see my collar bone. I don't drive around looking for a parking spot, I just park and walk. I have a lot more energy. My wedding rings are way to big for me. (Thank goodness for ring gaurds). I eat off the kids menu or split my meals w/ someone. I actually dry my clothes now. I don't drink with my meals. Wachovia laid me off and I was giving a great new job that I love. I am sure there are others...but these are the ones that stick out the most. I have posted pics on the before and after thread - it's on page 51. Check it out. Of course you all see me but I can tell a big difference and I can't wait to see what the next year brings. Thanks to you all for always being there for me and listening when I need someone. Thanks for your support and guidance becuase of you all I have been more successful then going at this alone. Love you all!!!

Thanks everyone. I just love how my life has changed. Got me a fill today so hopefully the scales will start moving again...just a little bit...I do have to say working for the doc is definatly helping me.

Hello all...it's been quite on here lately...I guess everyone is busy. I know I am. Got a fill this afternoon...not much but I thougth 3 was too much so we went to 2.9. Pamela our PA did it and she was great. Don't tell Dr V but I think it was the best one I ever had. She was so excited she pulled out excatly what we thought was in the band. So that is good... Ok now a little vent...we have so many people wanting the band @ work but becuse of their insurance they want cover it. UGH...do you know upset that makes me. But one day more insurance companies will cover it. I hope...it's such a great tool. Wavy - have you worn out that car yet? See I want the mini van - we need it and we only have one child. How bad is that? Dianne is out and about againg...how jealous she is meeting a fellow bandster. Lucky here. Alright love to all and will see you saturday!!!

Girl first you are being too hard on yourself. You are going through so much and I can only imgine what it's like. When I get in a rut - I start over...like I just had a fill do the liquids then advance to mushies and then to solids...it's all new again. A new year and a new band again. Maybe you do need a fill - have you called for one? Go back and see your nutritionist - I know that helps me also. Karen is right on the journal - accountablity. Good luck and you have come to the right place we are hear for you. Like Kathy said give those girls a hug and then go and play a game w/ them take a walk with them... Love Ya!!! I give you a real hug Saturday. ((((Hugs)))) (hey if it makes you feel any better I ate a big peice of choc cake last night and it was good. )

Ok since everyone isn't sure they can make lets just plan a lunch meeting on June 17th...will that be ok? Friday's on Harris @ 11:30? Where ever if fine w/ me...just name the place and time...

Head count??? Kathy, Melissa, Kim, Angie, Karen, Stacy...anyone else???

I wouldn't mind visiting TX - haven't ever been there. :cool: Who knows maybe one day I will show up there.

Karen - I am telling. hehe... Girl you are fine don't even worry about it. The reason for the 2 week post op is because we had to many people advance to fast. So he does that to have you heal. We use to go home on mushies so don't sweat the small stuff. Have you had some egg drop Soup - girl that stuff does wonders when your on liquids. Ask Kathy I think she is the egg drop soup queen. :cool:

Hello June 05 bandsters...Can you believe it's been a year? How has your year been? Mine has been successful still working on getting to goal but I am alot closer then I was a year ago. I have so many NSV's and I love my life now so much. I have been giving the chance to actually work for my surgeon now and it's wonderful. The only bad thing that has happened this year is my port flipped in March but it's ok that was easy to get fixed. Hope you all have had a great year and are as happy with your desicion as I have been with mine.

Penni - I think you are a very strong person. Working in a WLS office I see it all. All the surgeries still scare the crap out of me except the band. But I do think what ever your choice it will be the right one for you. From an insurance point of view - if you have gained some weight back go to the doctor now...Your BMI is higher and you always have a better chance if your BMI is higher. I do the insurance pre-certs for our office so I have seen alot of stuff and each insurance is so DIFFERNT..the one thing they stick to is the BMI 40 or higher or 35 - 40 w/ at least one co-morbidity. I admire you - I love reading your post. You will know what is right for you!!!

Oh yeah...Stacey I hope you can make it. We would love to meet you. There might be another lady joining us...I told her about you Kathy as she was banded in MX and was having some problems. I told her to come here and join us...and I told her about the meeting next saturday!!!! So maybe 2 new people...I love it!!!!