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made my goal, just barely. now hoping the get the last 35-40 pounds off in next six months(i can dream:) )

Good Luck.. you will love the results. Hold your chief to his word about the uniforms you will need new one more often than you think.

i notice i get really tight a week before my period starts and usually loosens back up some when i start. for some reason it didnt completely this time. The nurse didnt say why. I think i might have been a touch to tight to begin with and maybe irritated my stomach some. I didnt want to risk it once the heart burn and acid reflux issues started. i didnt get much taken out. its only been a few days, im waiting to see if i will start getting alot hungrier than i was before the unfill

i was lucky to never had blood pressure probs even at my heaviest. i understand the lack of mobility. i had surgery on my ankle and was in a cast for a month, then a boot for another month. it was so hard to get back moving again and loosening up the tendons and such..painful for a bit. hopefully the doc will be able to give you some good ideas. I am surprised he didnt when he mentioned it was the reason why he wouldnt do surgery. It wouldnt hurt to check around with other doc's to see what they say, if you have a choice of them with your insurance.

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well i had to go in for a slight unfill. my band seemed to have gotten really tight a few weeks ago, and never loosened up. I was ahving heartburn/acid issues and was having a upset stomach for several hours in the morning. had a small amount taken out..and naciousness is now gone and so far seems like acid issue it too...upside was lost 15 pounds in last 7 weeks total and have only a little under 40 more to go before i am at goal.

is there anything that the doc can recommend to help lower your blood pressure so that you are able to get the surgery? any meds?

that does sound like a scary procedure. hope everything goess good.

how are the two of you doing??

phyllser..i bet you feel a hundred times better when you get your knees replaced. and you are much braver than me to get into the water. i still can't bring myself to get into a swimsuit and go out around people. lbprincess...welcome!!!

how is everyone doing? seems like all the nw folks have disapeared some. im doing great...did my first 5k in june . i walked it, hope to jog it next year. i also hiked my first trail. 1 1/2 miles uphill..and then back down we went...man i couldnt walk right for a week afterwards, but it sure felt great to accomplish it.

congrats on the weight loss ellen!

made my 4th of july goal now down to 186lbs from 203 in may. going to aim to be 180 by my year date.

im in the same boat. i have lost 119 or so and still considered obese. i cant wait until i go to a doctor appointment and the doc doesnt note that i am obese. I struggle with seeing myself as the actual size i am now. I have to compare pictures. I have gone from a 28 bottom/4x top to 14 pants and a 4x top to a xl-1x. For me seeing all the extra skin hinders me..but its a trade off to be heathlier person that i am.

congrats!!!!!! doesnt it feel great!