Brandy~

Hi everyone! I am back and recovering from Hawaii! For the first time I put on a swimsuit, went on the beach, surfed, boogey boarded, snorkeled.. YOU NAME IT! I even ate at the bar on the beach in a swimsuit. I feel wonderful. I am looking forward to goal now Hello

Until recently I never realized how useful a bidet could be! I was afraid of them before but after researching some of them I realize how much easier it would make life.. Do you have a bidet? Do you have one you recommend? I am just starting the adventure of researching which one to get and what I should look for in one. If only I could of had one for post surgery I would of been in heaven. Hmm or presurgery since I was too heavy to twist that far. I have read other threads where people actually had to purchase tongs to do their business after surgery since were rendered immobile. This is the site I have been using so far. Awaiting suggestions :tongue: http://reviewbidets.com/

WOW Aubrie! Where did you foreign exchange to? I reread it and probably missed it.

I hope everyone is doing well I am going to spend the day at the spa then I leave for Hawaii! I am so excited I had to tell someone... Why else would I be up at 430 am lol I can't sleep. I have so much to do and I only have until 4pm today. I am so happy to made my goal of being under 190 when I go... even Onederland I would of taken so it's icing on the cake. I wish everyone well and will see you after the 15th.

Ouch Susan that sucks :tongue: Hope it all goes well. PJTP- I mentioned before my company 'restructured' and my position was eliminated. Well they cancelled my insurance effective the same day they let me go.... Well my daughter (16) decided to run around in the dark on a hill with her friends. What she thought was a 12" drop was a 15' drop... Now she has a broken foot and best of ALL! It was 12 hours after being let go and they cancelled the insurance and refuse to pay... Gets better... We leave for hawaii on Thursday. YAY ME! I lost another pound tho haha

LJM I am late to the party.. Congrats on your new addition. Take it easy you're gonna need all the energy you can get. Wishing you and your family the best :tongue:

It's pretty cool that they dont have to be stand alones... they can be on your toilet.

Speaking of poo.. Bidet Reviews

Thanks CC. You're so close to goal I bet you can taste it! I bet it's ohhhhhhh so sweet :w00t:

I have talked to people who have had infections and just had an unfill and given medication. Once they finished the medication they were rechecked and the infection was gone. They were refilled and still have the band. Please let us know the outcome.

This happened to me. I have WHITE teeth and never had to bleach them. Its gone now and they returned to white. I am sure it's the food we were/are eating. I think once you're back to a regular diet you will notice them return. I was mortified because the one thing on me that I was super proud of was those pearly white teeth :w00t: You'll get them back.

can you update me to 9 months -77lbs. I had surgery on 4/23 but forgot to report till now.

I just beat my goal! I am so happy. I leave for Hawaii in 5 days and I got to where I told myself I would be when I took this trip. NAME------------------------START----------------CURRENT---------------GOAL--------------TO GO 1000words..........220............210............210...........0 annjones...........277............264............267...........3 AuntieGG...........286............278............270...........8 BandedCG...........273............236.5..........220........16.5 Bandana............165............165............160...........5 Barb12590..........185............180............175...........5 Bea1128............190.5..........189............180...........9 Bonnielass.........168............163............159...........4 Brandy.............198............189............190..........-1 Bunkey.............165............165............160...........5 Charlietuna........163............160............150..........10 crzytchr...........250............243............240...........3 CubsGirl...........150............141............140...........1 Cutiew/booty.......224............216............212...........4 Fordgal88..........274............208............198..........10 Imgoingdown........239............199............189..........10 janesays...........230............222.4..........215.........7.4 Jodi_620...........160............154............148...........6 karebare714........283............272............265...........7 kikival315.........219.5..........215............210...........5 LauraP.............170............170............155..........15 lcwils01...........227............225............213..........12 Leslie2lose........229............223............219...........4 LilMissDiva........253............242.4..........239.........3.4 LisaLef............270............238............235...........5 littlefroggy.......211............205............195..........10 Long2BThin.........216............205............205...........0 Loveislovely.......223............208............208...........0 ltgordon...........264............255............250..........5 Mair...............231............225............220...........5 Mamanmidwife.......264............258............250...........8 misskitty84........313............263............243..........20 mominlv13..........270.2..........265.8..........260.........5.8 Puddin499..........255............255............250...........5 SanDiegoPhotog.....263............191............179..........12 Sistergrl25........359............289............264..........25 skyjoe.............322.4..........312.2..........289.4......22.8 Tabithan...........246............238............236...........2 Terilynn112........224............224............200..........24 Tuger..............192............192............185...........7 twinmommie.........207............198............193...........9 wowox7.............173............165............163...........2

Carol- I am happy to hear that there is a resolution to what you were experiencing. Congrats on finding a good doctor that listens to you. You will be fine and you will do great I am sure. Keep us up to date on whats going on.

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I wondered the same thing...

LJM I am thinking of you. Hope all is going well :thumbup: Well I felt the economic slow down yesterday.. my company "restructured" and I wasn't included in it lol So off to find work... after I get from Hawaii! haha

All the doctors are different. I didn't require any testing other than my nutrition appts... I would just call and ask their office.

Hello and Welcome to LBT

Hi there and Welcome to LBT!! Congratulations on your surgery date. You will do just fine. I wish you a very speedy recovery

Hello and welcome to LBT. I will try to answer all that I can I have had the lap band for 9 months and I have lost 80lbs. There are alot of others out there that have lost more and have lost less. The rate you lose definetly depends upon whether or not you exercise.. No you're not dieting. Atleast I am not. I started out exercising and going to the gym 3x per week. That slowly tapered off and I don't exercise at all. I plan to go back to exercising when it warms up a bit. However, I still lost 7lbs this month. You WILL have to learn to slow down, take smaller bites, chew alot more or you will have food that gets stuck. Having food that gets stuck isn't alot of fun... It can be painful and eventually the food will have to come back up. They call this PB.. Productive burping. You will not be able to nor are you suppose to drink anything while you eat. You will not have to diet but you need high protein.. You should eat your Proteins first then fill up on other foods. No your stomach doesnt grow together where it is pinched. If the lap band is removed you no longer have restriction and most likely will go back to old eating habits and regain the weight. Most people keep the lapband forever. They will most likely fix the hiatal hernia while theye are in there. I didn't have one but it's a common thing on the discussion forums. The flu.... I have had the flu 1 time since being banded. The doctor gave me a medicine that keeps me from puking. If I feel ill I take it. Yes throwing up can cause damage to the band and it could slip. For this reason you avoid anything that may cause puking and keep anti nauseau meds on hand. I think I touched on most of what you were asking.

Weas I am in the same spot as you and I couldn't be happier. I am only 9 months out from surgery but I am 72% to my goal.. Thats a ridiculous amount of weight. I am the happiest person on the earth (will be happier when I am in hawaii next week) Very good post. I think this will inspire alot of people.

Yeah I gained about 8 and lost it and about 5 more in a week after that.

I have lost 80 lbs/36 kg/5.7 stones = the World's Largest Ball of Tape or if you add them together I have lost an elephants penis and an auto tire.... That sounds more interesting lol

LULU- Glad the port is all better and you're doing well. LJM- It's almost time and you will get to hold that precious little baby PJTP: I thought my weight loss had been rather slow this month until I looked at the calendar that I log my weights on and I lost 7lbs this month... So my average is pretty good almost 2lbs a week. I am gonna shut up and keep going and not whine about being a slow loser... Jeez.