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Hey folks! Checking in to let everyone know I'm still alive! We are trying to get pregnant and so my focus has been more on that than weightloss atm. I had to have some fluid removed a month ago because the stress of ttc made my band extremely tight. So I'm not losing atm just focusing on not gaining until we manage to get pregnant. Anyway, I'm still around guys..I see the board seems to have slowed down alot these days which isn't entirely a bad thing. Hope everyone is still doing great! Wish us luck on trying for a baby!

It WILL dana! I went in for a small unfill a few weeks ago myself and it is SO much better! Let us know how it goes!

An hour usually isn't enough for me. Try not eating or drinking anything besides water at least 2 hours before bed tonight. If that doesn't help then contact your doctor. I can usually have water with no ill consequences even if I take a sip right when getting into bed. Milk, juice or anything else will give me the same problem. Food needs time to digest longer than liquids so try not to eat anything, even a snack. I tried to get away with having a SF pudding about and hour and half before bed a few nights ago and wound up seeing it again in my mouth the very next morning. Food kind of loses its appeal when you see it the next morning, lol.

How soon after eating are you going to bed? I usually go to bed around 9 and if I eat anything after 7pm I will see it again the next morning. My doctor says this is because what is in the pouch has not had enough time to digest before going to bed and just like an untied water balloon if you tip it sideways whats in there is coming out. Try leaving a few hours between snacks/meals before going to bed and see if that helps.

Nip, Are you at goal yet?!

Thanks Ally! How are things going with you?

Ok- One year post op pics!!! The first one was taken about two months before surgery. The last one was taken today, just two days after my bandiversary!!!

You are probably retaining water- Keep drinking lots of water to flush your system or you could buy the over the counter water pills that help get rid of the water you retain while having your period. I wouldn't sweat it.

Thanks ParaGirl! I have never itemized before and it all seems very intimidating at the moment. Anyone needing receipts should contact Dr. Bagnato's office. You will also have to call Palmyra since 11,500 went to them and then you will also have to contact Anesthesia since $900 went to them. Each of them will fax you a copy of your receipt. If you haven't started on it and are wanting to file soon then you should start today. It took me over a week to get everything I needed. How is everyone doing lately? I missed the support group. How was it?

Looking Good Ally!! You are rockin!!

For those of you who were self pay, what all did you have to have when itemizing on your income tax form? I have the payment ledger from Dr. Bagnato's office, a form from the hospital for what I paid but each one includes medical codes instead of 'laymens' terms so I'm wondering is this gonna be good enough for the IRS- What all did you guys turn in with your tax forms?

My Dr's office just sent me a payment ledger with the Medical codes on it and said that would be sufficient but should I call them back and have them send a detailed explanation?

What is the topic for the meeting this weekend? I am getting back on track and kicking my exercise up considerably. My bandiversary is coming up and I want to get down a few more pounds by then! How is everyone else doing?

Hey Everyone! I have an appt for Monday 1-05 at 1:00PM that I'm going to cancel in the morning if someone is interested in it. I'm not sure if I will make this meeting, any clue on what the topic is, I haven't gotten my invite yet.

I have been off from work all this week paragirl and the newsletter is on my office email. I will email it once I return back to work. I have done pretty good food wise during the holidays, how has everyone else been doing?

I still have mine if ya'll will give me your email address I'll shoot it on over!

I get mine via email Para Girl, BTW how are things going with you? I keep gaining and losing the same dang two pounds!! It is SOOO frustrating. But I'm back on the exercise wagon and I'm hoping that soon I can kiss those same two pounds goodbye FOREVER!!! How is everyone else doing?

You should follow the plan Dr. B gave you for your pre-op diet. He is really pretty lenient so I would just call and ask him. HE does say if the liver hasn't shrunk enough for him to feel like he can safely do the surgery, He WON'T do it. It wasn't worth it to me, so I never cheated but I know several people who had no pre op diet and did fine. I'd just check with him to be on the safe side. Good Luck!

So Dr. BAgnato did your gall bladder removal surgery? I wasn't aware he did anything like that. Glad you are feeling better Jeannie, congrats on being in the december newsletter!

Welcome Kay! Glad to have you with us, congrats on the weightloss!!

Do you think maybe you ate too fast or too much? I would try to pamper your band for a day or two and see how that goes. Eat VERY slowly and pay attention to 'full' signs. If you are only able to eat a couple of bites and still pb'ing then you are probably too tight. Usually when I pb a lot it will take me a few days of really pampering my band (ie, sticking to liquids or mylanta) for the swelling from throwing up to go down enough so that I can really test to see if I'm too tight. Alot of my troubles begin with me eating too fast or too much and then pb'ing and my esophogus getting so irritated that even liquids won't go down. It's really a fine line when you get much past 6.5 cc's. Try a day of protein shakes and mylanta and if you can't eat the following day then I'd suggest a small unfill. Are you eating chilli with alot of meat and beans in it? Usually after a fill if i eat chilli it is the hotdog chilli with no beans and really minced up meat. Let us know how it goes, being too tight is miserable and just basically only delays weightloss, a lesson I've learned the hard way!

OK Gang- Who all is going to the support group tonight and am I right in saying that it is at palmyra hospital and not the place it was before? What time is anyone from here arriving, maybe we can meet outside and sit together.

Taken a month before lapband surgery: Taken Today! I forgot to smile!

Georgia Girl, where you able to get an appt? I have an appt for the 17th at 1:00pm that I am probably going to cancel. I might need a tad of a fill but I've lost just enough that she probably won't give me one. I am thinking of getting my husband and daughter to ride with me and just drop them off at chuck e. cheeses while I go to the meeting. It's getting dark so early I hate to be on the road by myself late at night like that. I haven't been to a meeting yet, so what do most ppl wear?

Thanks Pamela and Jeannie, in my heart I know she has been with me through it all. Congrats Pamela and Leslie on the 5k, that is AWESOME GIRLS!!! Perhaps next year I'll be in shape enough to be with you guys!! My band has been weird this entire weekend, I've been able to eat entirely too much. This yo-yo restriction is wicked. Time to buckle down on the quality of food I'm putting in even if I *can* eat too much. The weekends seem to be so much harder for me to stick on plan. So who all is going to the support group this coming week?