RAINWI

Mrs Bubba, I also had a rough third fill a few weeks ago. The Dr. could not find the top of the port. I was poked and pressed on for atleast 10 minutes. He finally got it in and gave me a 1cc fill. Well needless to say I was nauseous and very sore. I called into work the next day just so I could rest. I think all the pushing hurt my insides. I am also very gassy with this past fill. When Im hungry I belch and when I eat a little too much I belch. I also get the pain in my left shoulder often. Hope your feeling better. Just wanted to let you know that you were not alone.

Sorry Vicki to hear about your fill, but hey you lost weight. I have had 3 fills all done by Dr. H and have never been made to drink anything. Im happy that this fill seems just right, but I do have to be careful. I now have to chew chew chew and eat very small bites!

Danielle, I think that the last time I had a fill was in September. Yesterday was my 3rd fill. I've been trying to follow week one of South beach since Mid November and I think that is the reason that I did ok with the weight loss. South Beach is hard but it does work if you can get rid of those pesky carbs!

Linda, 2 lbs is better than nothing especially with the dreaded holidays. You should ask them how much your body fat has changed since your last appt. I think that would be a good indicator of you building muscles. They told me yesterday that I had lost 4% since the last visit.

Well, I lost 11 lbs so Im pretty happy. It was a lot of hard work and will power and of course excercise. I also got a fill of 1cc because I can tell Im getting hungrier a lot sooner and I can eat way too much. Apparently my port is not as easy as everyone elses. He pushed on me and poked me for over ten minutes saying things like ... this is weird, this moves more than I would have expected. Fun times. I feel like a squashed banana. I had to call off from work today because Im sore and barfy. I have tried to eat and I can only have a few forks full. Im happy, I just have to get my brain to stop when Im full. Dont want to stretch out my pouch! Talk to you guys soon Rain

My appointment is today at 3 but this time Im coming prepared with a book, my ipod and a cheese stick!!! I hate waiting. see some of you soon

Hi guys, Who has an appointment tomorrow (tuesday) at @3pm? I just wanted to see who'd be around and how long the wait would be. Last time I had an appointment at 3 I was in the waiting room for almost 2 hrs!!! how annoying.

Hi just my opinion.... but they are really really gross!! I bought them before I was banded and thought they sounded good. They come in this stinky liquid that you have to wash off really well and they tasted weird. But hey you never know you might like them.

hey Ladies, anyone still interested in a clothing exchange. I have a bunch of different sizes if anyone is interested.

These are my six month progress pics. Down@ 50 lbs

I get the same pain in my shoulder. I'm six months out and I know that means I ate too much. Its in the same shoulder that I had the original gas pain in after surgery.

I've lost a ton of hair since the surgery. I just started taking Biotin @3 weeks ago and it seems to help. I also found hair shampoo with biotin. My ponytail is half what it was before the surgery so it definately does happen.

Im back on South Beach phase 1 as of this morning. Although my band doesnt like bread I keep trying. This way I wont eat it or french fries on South Beach. Plus at the end of February Im going to South beach for real and won't mind being thinner than now.

Judy, I left at about 4:50. My word that took forever!! 2 stinking hours of waiting to see the doc for 3 minutes. No fill either. Well Im trying to do better with what I choose to eat its not all the band I have to do more work also. See you tonight

Judy, What do you think he means anytime after 1? thats weird knowing them you will be sitting there for an awful long time! If we dont see each other than I will be at the meeting on Wednesday.

Judy, When is your appt. with Dr Hoffman? Mine is tomorrow at 3pm.

Who is doing the turket trot? Im tempted but nervous .

I have both and I think that the wii fit is fun and a good way to track your weight and BMI but the dance dance revolution really makes you sweat. I think you probably burn more calories with the dance dance and its also a lot of fun.

Just celebrating with myself. I only have to lose 99lbs to get to goal. At least its not 100!:cursing:

I lost 8 lbs the 1st week Bloom.

Bloom,I also had the shoulder pain really bad. It was the only thing that hurt after the surgery. Dont fear it will go away in about a week or two.

I got my Wii Fit last week and I really like it. Its cool because it weighs you everytime and tracks your BMI. The games are fun and some are very addictive. I think its a fun idea if you want to do some excercise at home.

I will be at the support group meeting than off to my new addiciton. WATER AEROBICS! See some of you there. Rain

Hi, I just joined my water aerobics class at the YMCA and have gone two times this week. I love it and its harder than you think. We use weights and boards for resistance in the water. I hope you like it as much as I do. I would go every day if I could. Im not so sure how it will work for weight loss but I think it will do wonders for shaping and toning.

I second the CPAP machine. Went through hell to get it, brought it and never used it. Dont bother no one knows that you need it at the hospital unless you tell them.