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I'm sending you hugs and prayers, Lisa's Hope. I cannot even imagine how difficult it must be for you right now. Just remember to try to take care and nurture yourself just as you are caring for your husband. I pray that you have strength and support from those closest to you. ❤️❤️❤️

Well, my "strategy" is to try to remember to choke down at least 2 whey Protein shakes a day, eat a 1/2 cup of whatever I'm serving for dinner, and rounding it out with some high protein sugar free Jello. I like to sip ice Water all day long as well, which is harder than it sounds. I have added walking to my daily routine (a leisurely mile or so) and I'm starting physical therapy today for femoral-patellar syndrome. (Bad knees from being a heavyset RN for a long time.) You sound like you have a nice routine going! I weighed about 212 before I went on my preop liver shrinker diet, and was 198 on surgery day. Today I'm 194.8, but much less if I place the scale on the carpet. I save that for days when I feel especially chunky and my "fat lady asthma" is acting up.

Okay, that was weird. I was trying to put a smiley face and a sunshine emoticon in that last message, but they turned into some crazy mumbo jumbo. Anyway, sorry for the confusion.

Hi Miss Tebowfan, I'm so happy for you! I course I'm also a bit jealous because my own weight is just a couple pounds less than surgery day. Please teach me how to awesome so I can get these pounds off as quickly as you ????. You rock, lady ????!!

Yes, it's amazing, isn't it? I find now that I don't get the sense of "fullness" when I eat solid food, but I can only tolerate a small amount of liquids at a time. The opposite was the case when I have my band! I'm also losing so very slowly, which is logical but still really disappointing. How are things going for you?

Hi Miss Tebowfan! Actually, I don't know what type of band I had. It was placed by Dr. David Hall in Lubbock TX and, according to my present surgeon, it was made out of some type of mesh that has been linked to several different issues (scarring, inflammation, etc.) So much scar tissue formed around my band that it had actually become adhered to my liver. When I got my band in 2001 I don't believe the adjustable bands had been approved by the FDA. Dr. Hall was also not trained in laparoscopic procedures. He stated that he felt that lap wasn't as "safe" as doing the surgery open. In retrospect, I guess I should have run for the hills. There were so many red flags that I didn't recognize at the time!

Hi everyone! I also had my band revised to RNY on May 7. My band was placed in 2001 and wasn't the adjustable type. It has been a constant struggle with reflux, vomiting, and I eventually got a fistula in my pouch. Now that I have the RNY my diabetes is essentially gone and I no longer need BP meds. But weight loss is so SLOOOOW! Anyway, I wish you all the best of luck with your journeys to health. I need to stop focusing on the scale and keep plugging along ????.