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Hope, I don't think it really matters if we reach out goals fast or slow just so we don't give up. seems like fenton is the one that added so much to our message board and we all talked more. I sort of miss him.

You are not intruding we normally talk on the march bandsters master tread. So come join us.

Glad you are home and getting better, just take it easy you had a lot done sounds painful. Are you sleeping in a recliner? How much did the skin weigh? Them drains are the worse part if you ask me and I only had 2. Looking forward to hearing more updates.

down one pound this week and that puts me back at a normal bmi I am thankful for that. aJoneen.........................-080 pounds lost! Bandana....................... 0 92 lbs lost BrandNewLisa............0 97 pounds LOST forever!!! evelas5000...................0 50 pounds Lost Desdemona...................0 67 pounds lost Fenton...........................0 102 POUNDS LOST !! HarleyGirl....................0 90 pounds LOST! Hopeinapril................. 0 55 pounds lost Kpodski......................... Lynnt1215.....................+1 64 lbs lost NurseNiki......................0 Nycm00........................ 0 -66 lbs lost Potatie............................0 149 POUNDS LOST!! Scrappy_Friend........ - 1 175 POUNDS LOST!!!! SpecialK........................-1 119 lbs GONE forever! Sugarbean....................0 117 POUNDS LOST !!! Sharona.........................0 stellabella......................0 75 POUNDS LOST! Tess415..........................0 -80 lbs lost Thin2bme...................- .8 100 POUNDS LOST!! WestCoastMom............0 Wishin4...........................-2 86 pounds gone

my mom sort of had that saying too. She called them a shanty bath. wash up as far as possible, and wash down as far as possible and then wash the heck out of possible.

I'm sure everyone else is thankful that you finally took a shower too.

Lynn, One more day! Can't wait to hear how it all turns out. Will be thinking about you.

Lynn, best of luck to you on wednesday. My legs didn't really bother me, but now that my belly is gone my legs look huge. LOL. Guess we are never satisified. Truthfully I am not totally satisfied with the tt. He did not tighten the muscle so I guess I really didn't have a tummy tuck. When I first started talking to the dr I asked him if he was gonna tighten the muscle, he said he was, but then I think it was the day of surgery he told me he wasn't gonna cuz he didn't want to move my port. I think maybe I should have insisted on it. He assured me I would be happy with what he was gonna do. I paid extra money to have the top part of my belly done and that part is still sort of saggy. The apron is gone and I am happy with that part. I keep asking him about the top part and he says just give it time, so that is what I am trying to do, but I have very little patience.

Down 3 pounds since last friday. Tried to eat better this week. aJoneen.........................-080 pounds lost! Bandana....................... 0 92 lbs lost BrandNewLisa............0 97 pounds LOST forever!!! evelas5000...................0 50 pounds Lost Desdemona...................0 67 pounds lost Fenton...........................0 102 POUNDS LOST !! HarleyGirl....................0 90 pounds LOST! Hopeinapril................. 0 55 pounds lost Kpodski......................... Lynnt1215.....................+1 64 lbs lost NurseNiki......................0 Nycm00........................ 0 -66 lbs lost Potatie............................0 149 POUNDS LOST!! Scrappy_Friend........ - 3 175 POUNDS LOST!!!! SpecialK........................-0 116 lbs GONE forever! Sugarbean....................0 117 POUNDS LOST !!! Sharona.........................0 stellabella......................0 75 POUNDS LOST! Tess415..........................0 -80 lbs lost Thin2bme...................- .8 100 POUNDS LOST!! WestCoastMom............0 Wishin4...........................-2 86 pounds gone!

I think I am pretty well back to normal. I started back to walking last night for the first time I was gonna start a few days ago but it started to rain. I thought I might have have a hard time with walking and have to build my way up again. I did only walk about 20 minutes but it was pretty easy. Going to my sons 25th birthday party tonight they are having a cook out and cake and ice cream. Hope I don't eat too much cake its one of my weakness's

Harley do exercise to relieve the stress maybe if you do it now it will become a habit. Sort of like eating to relieve stress had to start sometime and it became habit.

Laura I love the go lean crunch cereal its sweetened with honey and has fiber and protein in it. I like to add mixed nuts to that but I do salted. Not all that low in calories tho. I eat a lot of grapes too the seem to remind me of my munching days. Pretzels arent too bad if you can find unsalted. Another thing I have been eating is sugar free finger jello.

Had another dr appt today he said I can stop wearing the compression garment. Now I have a girdle thing I wear that covers my belly its on really tight. Warning if you have to wear the tight girdle do not wait till the last minute if you have to go pee. I couldn't pull the thing down fast enough today and peed myself. ha ha

Laura I know all about being bored. I was exercising an hour or more a day walking and curves plus just normal things around the house then after surgery doing nothing it drove me nuts. Probably even worse for you since you had a job every day and now you are sitting at home. I loved when people posted on my thread so I had something new to read. Glad you are feeling good.

Marieze, At 315 pounds yes I did have back problems, now very rarely does my back hurt. I was winded walking for 5 minutes or going up stairs now I can run up the stairs if I want and I can walk up and down hills for over an hour and I feel great. Cleaning my house is easier too. My grandkids can sit on my lap that I found I still had under all that fat. It is also great to be able to buy clothes in any store that I want. I was wearing 4 and 5x and bought them online. It is fun to shop for clothes now, even goodwill, because I keep needing new clothes thats where I go for my casual things. I new wear a medium and even tried on a small and it was just a little snug. People say my personallity has changed and I seem happier and friendlier. I really didn't notice that so I'm not sure. And I guess one of the best things is I don't feel embarrassed to be around people.

I think he knows I'm concerned cuz I keep asking is this gonna look better. He seems to think it will.

When we first started talking about the he said he was gonna tighten the muscle, but later before my surgery he did say he was not gonna mess with the muscle, so I did know that ahead of time but he did tell me that what he do would get rid of the saggy belly. I do know I didn't get the full tt. I really do like this doctor. I don't want to start grouching at him just yet. Maybe in a few weeks it will start looking better. I am trying to just give it time, but if the sagginess does't go away I do want to push him to fix it. Not sure how long I should wait till I get pushy.

I am still wearing the compression garment. He says I can take it off next week when I go see him again. I am trying not to get too agrivated yet but it does have me worried.

I am now a little over 4 week out from the tt. He did the anchor cut but did not tighten muscles. I paid extra money to get the top part of my belly tightened. Now I have a question. The top part of my belly still looks saggy. I also look like I am about 4 months pregnant. What I want to know is this normal? Will the saggy part flatten? When I ask the Dr. he says it wasnt like that in the operating room. I am starting to worry and not sure what I need to do if it don't fix itself when I am no longer swelled.

I am up 2 more pounds not sure if its bad eating, no exercise or still swelling, or maybe all of them. Hoping to start walking again this next week. aJoneen.........................-080 pounds lost! Bandana....................... 0 92 lbs lost BrandNewLisa............0 97 pounds LOST forever!!! evelas5000...................0 50 pounds Lost Desdemona...................0 67 pounds lost Fenton...........................0 102 POUNDS LOST !! HarleyGirl....................0 90 pounds LOST! Hopeinapril................. 0 55 pounds lost Kpodski......................... Lynnt1215.....................0 64 lbs lost NurseNiki......................0 Nycm00........................ 0 -66 lbs lost Potatie............................0 149 POUNDS LOST!! Scrappy_Friend........ +2 175 POUNDS LOST!!!! SpecialK........................-0 116 lbs GONE forever! Sugarbean....................0 117 POUNDS LOST !!! Sharona.........................0 stellabella......................0 75 POUNDS LOST! Tess415..........................0 -80 lbs lost Thin2bme...................+1 100 POUNDS LOST!! WestCoastMom............0 Wishin4...........................-2 86 pounds gone!

Laura so glad you are doing well. So cool about the ps praying with you. When I had my lapband they drugged me before I went into the operating room. I remember 2 things one was I asked the lapband doctor if he prayed that morning and he said yes he did. That made me feel good. He later told me he always prays in the morning before surgerys. Did they tell you how many pounds your extra skin weighed? Mine was 7 pounds and he said was very little fat that I had that all worked off before surgery. Good for you at being able to sleep at night I spent the first 2 nights in the hospital and didn't sleep very well at all. Well as far as that goes I'm still not sleeping very well. I am a belly sleeper and not allowed to do that yet. If I remember I'm gonna ask when I can start sleeping on my belly again.

Can't wait to hear more!

Hope you have a wonderful evening with your nurce. Looking forward to hearing how surgery goes tomorrow. I wish you the best and quick healing.

My hubby just stood outside of the shower and watched me. No way was he getting in there with me!

Laura I didn't think the pain was all that bad. I only took pain pills at night and that was to help me sleep. I had the horrible gas pain in my shoulder with the lapband surgery and that was worse than this. I felt wiped out a lot and didn't have energy to do things. I also had 3 c sections and the pain from them was way worse than this surgery.