ThinDolphin3

I have the realize band also and I have the same exact questions. I have felt full a few times..and some pain...but I'm worried that I might have stretched my new pouch and I dont know how to find out if i did or not. I do know that I cant eat pasta or drink soda...so that is telling me that there is restriction somewhere,. I am up to 4 cc's in my band so far.

Well I am still trying to lose weight..I havent lost any inches ..I can still fit my fat a$$ in same size jeans etc....I havent gotten on the scale..go for my next fill on Friday....I have noticed that since I stopped drinking the protein shakes...I am not bloated anymore. I am eating fish etc to get my protein though and taking my chewable vitamins and viactiv for calcium. If I remember right my doc told me that I only needed the protein shakes for pre surgery not post. I also look at it like this...protein is what bodybuilders use to build muscle and I dont want to turn all this fat into muscle then i'll NEVER BE SKINNY

I like the women's retreat or girls gone wild....LOL

Oh hope sweetie...I felt the exactly same way as you. The thoughts of what the hell did I do to myself and the port pain and gas pain were extremely painful. Thank goodness for lortab elixir...all you can do is just take one day at a time. It does get better I promise...and it is probably the swelling that is keeping you from drinking lots of Water at one time. Get some gatorade or powersport to keep you hydrated. My surgery was a little over a wk ago and I am able to bend finally to clean my house. I havent taken any elixir for pain in a few days....but I do have to take it in order to get to sleep at a decent hour at nite. I am not sure but I think I have insomnia or I'm sleeping way too much during the day because my body is still recovering and needs the rest. Believe me as soon as I know you will know. Take care and just remember to sip and breathe in and out and try to relax...if you need motivation look at ur before pics and that will remind you of why you are doing this. I put my before pic on my desktop background so I see it everyday. Hell this morning I looked in the mirror this morning and I could see ACTUAL bones in my NECK AREA...I about flipped out. I'm on pureed foods now..and since preop I've lost 13 lbs, but I am trying not to get discouraged because we're not suppose to be concentrating on losing weight right now...just concentrating on healing and getting ready to kick some serious booty at the gym. blessings to you sweetie Dolphin

Hello my name is thindolphin and I need to lose 110 lbs to get to a weight that I've never been to before in my life!!!! I know how much of a struggle it's going to be but I'm willing to do what I have to do to get to a healthy weight and be able to shop in a reg size section on a clearance rack and pay only 5 dollars for a pair of jeans at walmart. I would love to be in ONEderland!! I hope to become friends with all of you on here. Hope to hear from you soon!!

Well the surgery went quick according to the doctor. I stayed the night at the hospital because I knew I'd have complications with the anesthesia which of course I did. My blood pressure went extremely low and the nurses were worried about me and yelling at me to wake up because I wasnt able to wake up on my own. The nurses on the floor I was on like me becuz I kept wanting to walk around trying to get the gas out and didnt complain that I had to walk...which of course didnt work. I was so miserable when I got home, that I was crying so hard in pain. Thank god and goddess for this chat room, chloemom suggested a heating pad. Well I put the heating pad on while still crying my eyes out in pain...the next thing I know I'm exploding farts left and right. So thank goodness for chloe....today I'm still in pain and I'm upset about my husband leaving me here to deal with this recovery on my own because he has to go to Missouri for work and I cant really rely on our son to help me. He's 14 and a butthead. I'm so upset..I cry about everything. The only support I have is ppl on here. I took a shower tonite and just let the water run over my incisions...I put some fresh bandages on them. Well I can feel where the band is very plain as day and I hope that is normal. I also am havin lots of pain where my port was put in. I havent been able to eat anything. I just keep sipping water..that's about all I can do. Just gotta keep hydrated. blessings

My surgery is Thursday and I'm so nervous about this journey in my life I'm starting....I have always been the fat sister, friend, co worker, wife, stepmother....without the weight who am I??? I dont know how to be skinny. I actually had a dream last night that I was getting prepped for surgery and before they put me under i freaked out and said.." i cant do this" :ohmy:and I jumped off the table and ran out....I just did my before pics which are in the album I just created and NOW I remember why I'm doing this...I'm flippin huge!! I cant believe I let myself get this big etc. But I am still nervous about who am I if not the fat person.:confused2: Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!! Blessings to all

I was just wondering if anyone else is upset bout the may name?? May flowers is just not what I was expecting to be called...I mean there is shrinking shamrocks victorious valentines april avengers ....and we get may flowers:huh2::thumbup:....is there anybody else that wishes we had a different name for our may bandsters???

oh yea gaining weight made them grow...but they arent as large as they were before my breast reduction

well i know i'll need a lift, but dont want to get implants...after all these yrs with large breasts ...i think i can deal with small boobs....had a breast reduction at age 20 and they grew back....lol

Well i find Mrs. Dash is awesome...NO SALT..

I finally started an album on here of myself and my before pics...so if you would like to see all my rolls etc...I just added the album so depending on how you sort things...it should be the first album on the list...Surgery is on Thursday!!! blessings to all

ty ladies!!! I love that one myself too....

I am getting the realize band in me...not sure which size band...but I cant wait!!

I am May 8th also.....pre op diet is making me so hungry....but it's gonna be worth it ..i just know it....and started an album with before pics that I took today!! blessings to all us in MAY!!!

I am on day 6 of my 10 day preop diet...and I am starving..but dont know how much weight I've lost....dont own a scale for various and obvious reasons..the mirror tells me enough..dont need a scale also...LOL One atkins shakes, sf jello and pops, cottage cheese, and bouillon and broth and so far I havent killed anyone yet...I'm actually starting to get used to it...Kind of scary huh?? me used to being on a liquid diet. Hubby and the boy made cinnamon rolls this morning and that smell...OH MYLANTA talk about drooling....but I just sat there drinking my shake saying mmmmmm delicious....LOL

just a few days b4 surgery

glad everything went well...my surgery is Thurs the 8th and I'm so nervous....Had to get blood work done again friday because my white blood cell count is so high....found out I have a bladder infection so they put me on bactrim and I will be good to go on Thurs. Glad ur recovery is going well...and I can tell I'm dropping weight or at least Water weight on this 10 day preop diet....I'm liking it...and I'm also scared to death...I've never been skinny and I was thinking today ...oh my goodness I'm gonna get thinner than this...how am I going to deal??? I almost wanted to cry..I'm that scared ..this is gonna be all new territory for me...well any way...congrats again on an excellent recovery

Well I have a high white blood cell count...had to rush to hospital to get lab work done so i can get on antibiotics before next week's surgery...it turns out I have bladder infection.....the pre op diet is really hard i'm eating more cottage cheese than I think I'm allowed, but I'm drinking bouillon cubes, broth, protein shakes and lots of sf popscicles and sf jello and light yogurt....so hopefully my liver will shrink from me just eating that stuff..what do you thinK?

Well ladies and gents my pre op appt is done. I have a whole in my arm from taking blood (3 dang vials) on my first day of preop diet...talk about dizzy. Atkins shakes arent bad, love the cafe mocha..the vanilla is not the best but I drank it. I ate a banana and some grapes, cottage cheese and then I drank broth and boy oh boy does it need salt..but I didnt add it, instead I use Mrs. Dash's table blend. So I am going a little crazy...no nicotine, no real food and my boobs hurt so bad that I think I'm getting ready for my period...which of course is probably gonna show up the day of surgery. :sad::blushing: how embarrassing!!! So for the next few days I'm gonna need y'all support through this pre op diet... blessings to all:wub:

My insurance co is paying 80% and i'm paying 20%

I am going through Tallgrass with Dr. Steward. He is really sweet and straight frwd and answer all ur questions. They give you everything that you will need to have ur insurance accept it. Attend a seminar first and how you do that is to call them. Then you call ur insurance co to make sure that they answer all the ins and outs of getting the lapband....if they cover it...how much of it do they cover...do they cover pre op appts, consultation, fills, etc. If they require a 6 month diet etc....then you call ur reg doc and ask him his opinion if he will ok the surgery. Tallgrass made me do a psych eval, meet with a dietician, get approval from reg doc, quitting smoking if you're a smoker, etc. My reg doc for him to approve it he wanted me to get a sleep test done as well as Dr. Steward. If you do decide to go to a seminar take a notepad with you. When I called Tallgrass they set me up to go to a seminar that is how you do that part at least. good luck to you sweetie and welcome to lbt!!!