Charlene K

I am so sorry for your loss......I will be praying for you and your family.

Girl, your parents will love your new body. They will be proud of you!

Congrats! on your approval. I hope you get a date soon.:redface:

Girl, I vomited, but it didn't come up. It did dislodge the food. I just ate a Lean Cuisine.....so I am back from that horrible experience.:crying:

Well, I am sure they will approve you. Just have patience. It took me from January to July to have surgery. I had to go to nutrition classes, write down everything I ate, and had a bunch of tests. I had to do those things to satisfy the ins co. It is worth it . It gives you time to adjust to good eating habits and make sure you want the surgery. We are here to support you.:thumbup:

You will do fine.....the key is following the dr's orders. Today, I did not chew chicken well enough and wow, it got stuck. It hurts!....so just chew , chew, chew! Every doctor is different on their scheduling. I did not get a date until six weeks after I finished all my paper work. When I went for my pre-op diet, I had surgery two weeks later.. are you private pay or insurance? It makes a difference.

Thanks, I am just sipping in Tea now. I am just a little sore. I might have a shake later and eat this evening. I have gotten stuck , but not like this.....I had to throw up to move things around. I hope I don't ever do that again. LESSON LEARNED!

Well, I did it.....I guess I just PB'D. OMG....it hurt so bad.....I couldn't throw it up....and it would not go down. I know chicken can get stuck, but this was a first and I hope last time. I just forgot and started chewing on a chicken leg. CHEW! CHEW! CHEW! I hope I never forget what that felt like. IF you vomit and the food doesn't come up , is it just stuck or is that a PB? Anyway, I have stopped sliming and the pain in my chest is gone. Should I just stay on shakes and liquids today?:thumbup:

Well, I had a challenging weekend. I went to a bakery, bought a b-day cake for my mother and a cupcake for me. So, I ate that on saturday, then went to a wedding , but did not overeat or eat cake. Today, had a birthday party for my mother and I did eat cake. I am not going to weigh till thursday. I just need a few days to get back on track. Those "special days" come and go. It is just life, so I have to compensate for those days by cutting down on the carbs and eating more protein. I want to lose 3 lbs this week. It may sound like a lofty goal, but I am up for it. Thanks to all of you for the support. I couldn't go through this journey without support.:tt2:

All I can say is welcome! We are all on this journey. We all struggle. I do best when I journal everything that goes in my mouth. I try not to go over 1200cal a day. Sometimes I go over, and sometimes it is less. I try to eat 60g of protein a day, and drink at least 48oz of liquid a day. My weight is not going down as fast as I thought it would, but each ounce is one I don't ever want to see again. Most of us started this journey because of health issues. Yours seems to be more painful than most, but hang in there.....you have a tool to help you reach a goal that would have been impossible without the band. We are here for support.:tongue2:

AMEN, SISTER! I bought a cake for 15-18 people and there will be 15 of us. Really, I think I am going to go back to protein shakes and hard protein for a few days starting on Monday. Get the desire for carbs out of my system. Thanks for the pep talk.

Kimaly..............AWESOME WEIGHT LOSS!

Yep, I am a stripper and a hooker(if you count a crochet hook). Now, I wonder how we got so fat stripping and hooking? Duh! It requires alot of sitting. I had to read the posts today to get me back on track. I went to the bakery to buy my mother a 85th b-day cake for tomorrow. I was weak and bought a white almond cupcake and just ate it. I feel like crap now. I should have read the posts first before I went to the bakery. I just hope I don't go up in lbs. Okay, now that I have confessed my sins.....I can move on. :smile:

WOW! AWESOME!

Oh Joann.....your a quilter? I knew it! I am a beginning quilter, but I love everything about quilting. Are you a long arm quilter? Are you going to the International Quilt Show in Houston? I could meet you. The quilt show was another reason for losing weight and walking. I want to go this year and really enjoy it. Hey, you need to start a LBT thread for quilting banders.

Well, I had my orthopedic doctor and endocrinologist tell me to get bypass.....so I went back to Dr. Davis about the bypass.....by then he had operated on a lady with abdominal surgeries and he said she was a mess. So then he did agree with me before surgery. He still had to cut throught adhesions to get to my stomach. I was grateful he did the lap band. Stick to your gut feeling about this. Dr. Davis has a show called "Big Medicine". It has been on TLC channel. I think he has filmed new shows for January.....at least I hope so. I love to see success stories.

I agree with you! I have had 3 major surgeries since 2000. Dr. Davis also wanted me to have bypass because my bmi was high. I wanted lap-band because I had too many adhesions. He did the lap-band and after the surgery he told me he would have never done bypass on me because of all the adhesions I had. You know your body better than the bariatric doctor. Yes, this is harder than bypass, but it is alot safer. I can't believe how quit I recovered. There will be frustrations along the way, but we are here to support you.:tongue:

OH how fun! I love QVC. My kids have shamed me so much about buying online I hide my qvc bags and boxes. I just unsubscribed to their daily specials. Yes, I guess my buying got a little crazy, but I still love Denim and Co. You know....when you are in the x's it is alot less stressful to home shop.

Well, my third fill is not working anymore. I find myself eating slider foods. I am scheduled for a fill on Oct 20. I hope I can keep on track till then. I just want what everybody calls "sweet spot". All I have is a "sweet tooth". Just had to vent.

Girrrrrrrrrrrrrllllllllll!.....you look awesome!

Yep, all drs are different. My injection was an epidural injection near the spine. I haven't ever had knee injections.

Congrats on your surgery date. If those are cortisone shots....hurry up and get them. My back doctor would not do them six weeks before surgery because it might compromise my immune system. I was supposed to have gotten one this month, but I am afraid it will mess up my weight loss. "Mindless Eating". You sure that is not a book about me?

No, I haven't heard that, but there is a revision for bypass patients who stretch their pouch. She needs to ask that question on the bypass forum. I am sure they know. Okay, it looks like we have a plan for October, so let's get started!:thumbup:

Hey, I just found this thread. I am down 39lbs counting the pre-op. I missed my Sept goal by 1 lb. I work on 10lbs at a time. So, Oct, I hope to be down 10 more. It is hard, but worth it! I couldn't do it without the band.