Tricia K.

For all of the preaching and "forum rules" reminders that have been going on around here, all I see is a bunch of hypocritical mods. I'm extremely disappointed and will most likely stop visiting this message board for a while.

Hi cate! Welcome to LBT!! I had my surgery in Covington, LA, which is on the northshore of Lake Pontchartrain, but my surgeon also has offices in New Orleans. His name is Dr. Thomas Lavin and he's wonderful! Of course, I'm a bit biased!! Anyway, his web site is www.whyweight.com if you wish to check out your options. Good luck with your first fill.

Kim - WOW!! What a fantastic transformation. I agree with another poster. You were beautiful before surgery and still are. Congrats on your weight loss!!

Thanks, girlfriend. My goal weight is 160 and I hope to reach it by my 1 year bandiversary date of September 16th. I could definitely do the thigh lift and upper arms before getting pregnant but not the TT. There's way too much risk associated with having it done prior to getting pregnant. When I visited my OB/GYN a few months ago for my annual check-up, I told her about my surgery and she mentioned that she had recently delivered her first lap band patient baby (does that sound right?). Anyway, this woman didn't have any of her fill removed, had a perfect pregnancy, delivered vaginally and ONLY gained 20 pounds. She also lost those 20 pounds after 2 months. That gives me hope as I want to have a pregnancy like that. Oh how exciting that you want another baby!! I hope you get your wish. :eek: And, I don't think it's weird. It's what you want, and that's all that matters. I only want 1 child, but I don't find it to be weird. Plans for today: 2.5 mile bike ride - 10mph, 130 pulse rate 2.5 hours of bowling

These jokes are hilarious!!! Here's a cute one told to me by my 8 year old step-son. What did the rapper say to the weiner? 'Sup dog?

Welcome to LBT and congratulations on your weight loss so far.

:eek: I have an 8 year old step-son but my husband and I want one of our own as well. I'm currently on depo-provera so there's no chance of me getting pregnant right now. I'm going to take my last shot in November and hope to get pregnant at the beginning of next year.

I was hoping that I wouldn't have to but I'm probably going to get a thigh lift. Depending upon how my tummy and my arms look, I might go that route too. Of course, if I do have a TT, I'll have to wait until after I have a baby.

Indeed, my friend!

Heather - that's awesome about your Junior High jeans. I bet you'll get into them very, very soon. Telly - again, I hope you feel better soon.

I'm telling ya, they are fantastic! My boobs don't move when I'm wearing this. I was always afraid of getting black eyes but they're not going anywhere with this thing on!! I hope you feel better soon. *hugs*

You guys have me blushing like crazy over here!! Thank you so much for the kind words. *hugs hugs hugs*

I already posted this in the "Before & After Pictures" thread but wanted to post my own thread as well. Even though I haven't dropped much weight in the past month and a half, I still wanted to share some updated photos with everyone. These "after" pictures were taken a few moments ago. BEFORE @ 274 lbs. AFTER @ 199 lbs.

Awww...thank you SO much!! I wish I could spend more time outside but it's soooo hot here in Louisiana. I got my tan the old-fashioned way...LOL...in a tanning bed!!

Thanks, everyone!

You're very welcome.

I found a few on ebay. Here are a few links. Granted, they're a bit more expensive than those at Wal-mart but it may be worth a try. http://cgi.ebay.com/Danskin-HIGH-IMPACT-Underwire-Sport-Bra-Sz-38D_W0QQitemZ7243820995QQcategoryZ2913QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/Danskin-HIGH-IMPACT-Underwire-Sport-Bra-Sz-38D_W0QQitemZ7243825638QQcategoryZ2913QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem And, here's the search results link... http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2F&fkr=1&from=R8&satitle=danskin+high+impact+sports+bra&category0=

They have GREAT support. I made a point of jumping up and down in the dressing room to make sure they were securely in the bra. I barely bounced. I made it a point to buy a size smaller around so that they're very secure - I'm a 38D but bought a 36D.

Hi Julie! Welcome to bandland. The itching you're experiencing is probably your incisions healing. As long as they don't become red, inflamed, and they don't seep, you're probably fine. Also, the pain you're feeling in your shoulder is most likely the referred pain from your diaphram being expanded during surgery. It should diminish within a few weeks...I hope. I feel it every now and then 8 months out but it's nothing like it was immediately post-op.

Jacqui, I found the greatest sports bra at Wal-mart, of all places. It's a Danskin racerback high impace underwire sports bra and was only $8.88, plus tax. They had several colors so I bought one in white and one in black. Here are a few pictures...

Hello and welcome to LBT, Cathy!!

Congrats, Dawn!!

Even though I haven't dropped much weight in the past month and a half, I still wanted to share some updated photos with everyone. These "after" pictures were taken a few moments ago. BEFORE @ 274 lbs. AFTER @ 199 lbs.

LOL..you poor thing. I've heard about this but have never experienced it myself. I'm glad that you found a solution.

Will do, Mary. Have fun with those babies!!