SherryW

Thank you Trish..I really appreciate it. I'm so tired from everything today. Alot of stress. Last night was another sleepless night...what was cute though was DH came out of the bedroom and slept next to me on the loveseat/lazy boy. It was really nice to have him there. :cursing: He's been so supportive and helpful.

Hello my friends...just got back from my docs. Complete unfill today. I just cried....I'm so afraid to gain the weight back and at the same time I was upset because I have to say sometimes my surgeon really ticks me off. I know he's a great surgeon but, I can't help but feel neglected. When the intern called him into the office after my unfill they were looking at my Upper GI pictures and it looks like the band slipped lightly and is tilted and my pouch is bigger than when I original had the surgery. Given...that happens with folks but, this you can really see the difference. The intern said it was a slip and told me we'd probably have to do revision surgery, then my doc comes in looks at the pics and says it's not bad it could be the angle of the picture etc. How much different can standing straight in front of the machine be? I honestly think he was trying to cover up as if I was going to blame him or something...me I just want it fixed. He tried to say it wasn't bad then asks me to tell him EXACTLY what's been going on for the past 6 months. I practically lost it. I've been explaining and telling in detail for the past freaking year that something wasn't right. He said are ya eating more than a cup of food....only recently prior to this last fill YES I could but, it does take me a while to eat it...then he said well that pouch right now isn't a cup in size. As if giving my heck? WTF! Then my husband piped in and said YOU KNOW she hasn't lost weight in 1.5 years and she's been fighting reflux for just as long so something's wrong. That's when he said ok we could call it prolasps and we'll do revision surgery. WTF again! I'm thinking.....and the tears flow. To me this is as if I"m being punished all over again why couldn't he just admit it's slipped and we need to fix it because truly my first year prior to the reflux trouble I did great. So DH and I came to the conclusion he didn't want to say OH YEA YOU SLIPPED because then he'd have to admit he's ignored me saying for the past year, year and a half that somethings wrong. Honestly I'm not the type of person to sue someone....I just want to be ok and feel normal again with the lapband. Anyway, I'm scheduled for revision surgery on Dec 18th. He said he'll place the band up higher and I may or may not like that OR if he goes in and can't move it he'll have to take it out. I guess after that we'd discuss other options...that is if there would be any knowing insurance and all. UGH! So right now I'm praying my angels help me with this and help it so I can have the band replaced and not have it just taken from me without a replacement. That's is for now my friends. I'm upset........numb...and need to just chill for a while. Thank you for keeping me in your thoughts....a great group of LBT friends I have :cursing:

I'm up again tonight coughing my head off and choking on stomach "stuff"......... so I guess that unfill in about 7 hours is a good thing :smile2: Kat - My address is the same. Please include me on the list and to receive the list :wink2:

Well folks.......went for my upper GI this morning, got a call at 5:30pm. My band is slipped...I have to go in for a complete unfill tomorrow so you know that 8 pounds I lost won't stay off now UGHHHHH. Anyway, listen to me biotch about that when really I need to concentrate on getting better. My Doc's intern, Dr. Lin is awesome. He so patient and answers my questions anyway...he said the chances are less than 50/50 that the band will move back on it's own. He said the maker of the band states if it slips it really needs to be replaced. He said normally they'd do the surgery but, they're going to do this unfill to help get rid of the reflux and hopefully I'll get through the holidays like that. Then after than we'll see where it is and possibly surgery. I'll know more tomorrow when I see him. I'm numb....completely numb...not sure how I feel about it all.

Thanks for the well wishes goils I really appreciate it. I called my doc again as asked to from my Friday call and my God I wanted to scream. Called at 9:30, then again at 1:30 and no one got back to me until 4:30 or so. In the end (after much talking, struggling and practically getting really pissy) I have an upper GI test tomorrow. Lets see how this turns out UGH. I'm just hoping we figure out what the heck is wrong. I'm SO SO SO tired of the hiccups. These things hurt! I get them without drinking...seems I breath and bingo they start. That and the gurgling then burps. It makes it hard to talk sometimes and it's embarrassing. Betty so sorry you're sick on your day off. I've had that happen and it stinks! Hope you're feeling better soon. Darcy- you make candles? DH and I did that last year for some gifts. Messy job for sure but, they come out nice and I like how you can control how much scent you put in :thumbup: What kind of store is your sister going to have? I must of missed it. Eileen - Girl...I hear ya with the weight thing. It sure is a struggle! I've only lost this weight now because I'm only taking in liquids and even that...can't seem to get down the 3rd one for the day so lately it's been nothing after 5pm and no food/shakes after 1pm. I just can't get it down seems my band gets tighter at night for some reason. Kat - You always sound so busy I hope all is going well for you. Michaele - Hope you're remodeling is going well. It's a pain while it's going on but, it's great you have a place to stay instead of in where it's happening. Diane - I have that lump in my throat feeling sometimes right now it seems to be reflux at night, burping, hiccups during the day. Yuck. Nice to see you back. Sorry to hear about your job too but, as they say one door closes another opens so keep your eyes open Trish - thanks for the well wishes and hope things are going well for you. How are you doing with your band now? sign/Diane - Wowza not sure I"d be brave enough to sit outside all that time...burrrrrr for sure. Hope you had some cocoa with ya :cool2: Sounds like you got a great deal though. Pat - How is ya? Are you staying warm now that you're back? Must be hard to be somewhere warm and come back to cold but, I'd be willing to give it a shot heh heh Hope you're doing well too. Did you say you were thinking of getting a fill? Jetti - Where are ya? Did you try out a car yet? I hear it's a great time to make a deal because they aren't selling many. Well that's as far back as the advanced posting allows me lol. Hope you're all doing well!

Hmm I've lost 7 pounds since my fill Wed afternoon...suppose there is one good thing lol

Hey there Pat...thanks and I appreciate the support. It sure is frustrating and kinda scarey especially at night. I just hate going to sleep. I'm trying to get a Protein shake down now but, it's slow going. I was able to keep head of my bed raised so that helped a bit, still got that drowning feeling but, I purposely didn't eat or drink after 6pm and went to bed at 11. Its hard not to drink something when the bottom half of your stomach is telling you it's hungry but, I managed. Not sure when the testing will be done but, I'm really putting my foot down this time and told the Nurse just that. I said I went along with my doc with the slight unfill but, this time I'm saying I want that testing done because I know my body and something doesn't feel right. If I'm wrong...great...but I highly doubt it especially when at one point I had almost 2ccs in my band and had no issues for 6 months or so and now I can't even have half that in there without an issue? Enough about me now...we'll see how it goes and I'll let ya know How are you doing? Sounds like you had a wonderful vacation. Must be hard to come back to the cold huh? What about everyone else out there...where are ya? How often is it that I post 3 times and no one else posts hahaha. That's pretty bad ladies...the monkeys are coming and they want to know what sales you picked up on Black Friday. I can live through you folks on the shopping thing...I really missed it Love seeing the crowds and the complainers. I mean...what the heck do they think that there will be no lines? Why complain.....you'd catch me in the line 15 people long and singing "I'll be home for Christmas" hahahah People just hate it or laugh because they know they should lol.

This fill unfortunately is a no go. I woke up choking/drowning again last night for most of the night. Didn't end up going to NY so DH had to go alone. I placed a call into my docs office and discussed it with them at the time I was getting small sips of Water down and I really want them to look at this band while it has the fill to see what's wrong so they said keep with the liquids and the MIS fellow will order the tests for me for next week. I have to call them Monday to let them know how I'm doing unless I can't make it then I need to call the Hospital and get my butt down there for an unfill. I'm trying to hold out because I really do want the tests to show EXACTLY what I'm going through right now not with an unfill. We'll see how it goes. I'm tired as hell, hungry but, can't eat and I have a terrible yucky sweet taste in my mouth because I started to fall asleep on the couch and ended up choking All I've had today was 1.5 slim fast shakes and some water. I just can't get enough Protein in right now...I'm scared to. Hopefully I'll be able to get some sleep in between drownings. DH is gone so I can jack the head of the bed up (adjustable dial-a-number bed) to see if it will help some. I just hate this part. Some bandsters are very lucky to never run into issues...it's a wonderful tool but, right now I'm really not happy with what is going on. Anyone catch any "Black Friday" deals today?

Happy Thanksgiving! I wanted to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving. Sorry I've been MIA...I didn't realize I was until it dawned on me I haven't been getting the updates. No clue why not. Went to the doctors yesterday....saw him and his new student/intern. I like the intern alot he was very nice and easy to talk to. Anyway...he really read my chart and asked me how I was doing etc. When I told him what I had gone through over the past year he asked..."Haven't you had any studies done?" I told him I wanted them but, was told by my doc try the unfill (again). Doc comes in, asks questions and says..questions...We haven't done any tests on you? That was it...I said nice and loud I WANTED THE TESTS BUT YOU SAID NOOOO and I really feel I had a prolasps because I could feel something move 2 weeks after the unfill. He then said....I didn't think you'd be able to feel something like that moving but, you might of had a slight prolasps. So we're trying a fill again. I downed a glass of water...it went down but, honestly ladies I'm so numb at this point I can't tell if it went right down. I told him that. Then the intern got another glass, as he left, I burped and felt like a lump in my throat. OH BOY. Waited a bit, doc left, intern stayed with me.....drank another 1/2 glass of ice cold water and it felt like it went down. Problem was I felt like I constantly had to burp. Soooo I was sent home with this fill with an open invite to go back today if I needed a slight unfill. Intern is working today and Friday. Couldn't really drink last night...just sipped...went to bed....yeap memories all back again. Choked a few times but, not as bad as it used to be. Today I had coffee for breakfast and for Thanksgiving dinner I was allowed to eat squash and mash potatoes with gravy with a baby spoon. It seemed to do ok but, here it is 2 hours later and Now I feel like I'm choking on the milk I just drank. Finicky band :grouphug: I'm suppose to go to upstate NY with DH tomorrow...but honestly, I told him I'm scared. If I need an unfill I need to be near my hospital and where I couldn't sleep last night, I really don't want to risk it so DH may be going alone. I have to see how tonight goes. So that's the end of my fiasco for now lol. I'm hoping I can hang onto this fill.....get my ars moving and eating better. To eat better....I signed up as an Herbalife distributer again. Figured I'd get me and DH on it. I lost 60 pounds with it before...now with the band I'm hoping it will work again and stay gone. DH needs to lose some so I'm hoping we can inspire each other to get moving and eating better. Should be getting that stuff next week so I can start drinking those shakes. Keepin my figures crossed! Love ya and Happy Turkey day. I'm so thankful for you all and LBT :grouphug:

Michaele - Sorry to hear about the fire but, wow.....I'd love my whole house painted and a new bathroom :w00t: Not the best way to get it but, nice that insurance does help with it all. Pat - Sorry to hear about the Water. I'm glad you enjoyed your trip :w00t: It sure is cold here too! Betty - We've already put the cover on our pool. It's been on it for about a month or so now. As a matter of fact I looked at it cover when we got home today and the water on it is FROZEN burrrrr Trish - How are you doing? I hope you're doing well. Silly me didn't push the Advanced button to be able to read prior posts and I don't want to lose what I typed already so I'm drawing a blank on what you've posted. Was it you that said you were a thread killer? If it was it's definately not you! It's the busy lives we all lead We love reading everyone posts and look forward to them or catching up on them. For me today...it's catching up. I've been a slacker in here lately. I know I'm missing folks and I apologize but, my brain is fried....more like over tired right now. I got to bed at 11:30pm Friday night, couldn't sleep and had to get up at 4am on Saturday to get to my moms for 5am. DH and I helped my mom and her "friend" move to Maine. Not only to Maine but, stinking 6.5 hours away Maine. We had to move more furniture into the trailor and we were on the road by 6:30am. On the way up there the trailor my DH borrowed from work had a bum tire. So somewhere in Maine we had to go find a tire place..they couldn't help...we finally found a hardware/Marine store that had a replacement rim and tire...mind you it was below 15degrees with the windchill and DH was stuck changing this thing because the last guy who used the trailor screwed up the tire. 1 hour later we were on our way again. We hit SNOW grrrr, the truck was sliding so had to kick it into 4 wheel drive. Now....my mom said the builder said the house would be ready right? So we finally get there around 3:30pm and they're not done and won't be done. No stairs to get into the house and DH and I had to be back home today for work tomorrow. Sooooo we moved all the stuff from the trailor into the house and pile it into the middle so they guys could still seal the walls (log cabin all the wood needed the sealer,varnish). I had to do this listening to my mother moan, groan and complain that everything happening is telling her she's making the wrong move....every time they go up there it rains, the house isn't done, the camper breaks down, the tire is damaged yadda yadda she's being told she's making a mistake. Ummmm so what ya want me to tell ya? I just kept my mouth shut! Then she's looking at the workers thinking she's sleeping there? Paaalease! I looked at her and told her we're not sleeping here tonight loud enough so the manager could hear. BINGO...he put us up in a hotel for the night. Cripe ask and ye shall receive! Then....after DH was totally exhausted because the "friend" was going slow, wanted to break and DH put his foot down! we get to the hotel and its in a town known as STINKIN LINCOLN. Why you ask? BEcause there is a cardboard/paper mill there. They wet the pulp yadda yadda and out the chimney comes this smell that smells like boiling cabbage. Oh yea the whole town smells like this and you guessed it the hotel smelled as if there was a problem with the toilet but, it was the factory. The bed was like a brick, the pillows (if you can call them that) were 1 inch thick and the temp in the room was 60. Turn up the heat....I spray the entire room with what I had...HAIRSPRAY so the smell would be better. I slept in my sweatpants and a sweatshirt and socks so I wasn't sleepin on their sheets. So gross but, no choice. I couldn't sleep...finally get to bed around 10, watched the clock tick 11, 12, 3, 4, 4:30...up at 5 and out by 6am for breakfast. At least breakfast was nice. Back to the hotel to drop off my mom and her friend, hook the trailor back up and we drove home. Now....my mom thinking she was there until Wed and in her own home...did she bring a winter coat? NOpe! MY GOD THINK! Maine.......40 min from Canada Maine...no coat just a whimpy spring jacket. UGHHHHH. She left her coat back here and will get it when she comes back for the rest. OMG! Nuts! Ladies I was freaking frozen. Mom is trying to tell me Maine isn't any colder than where I live...HELL YEA it freaking is! We left there it was 19 degrees...when we got home it was 34. We left there around 7am and got home at 3:30pm after making a pit stop in Kittery Main at the trading post. Nice store....nice to get out and walk a bit...even nicer to get some hand balm! They were like sand paper :laugh: So that's my excitement for the weekend. I haven't shopped for Thanksgiving yet...gotta do that tomorrow night, DH and I will cook for Mom and her friend and then they're back permanently to Maine on Friday and we have to leave for Upstate NY Friday morning to see DH's family. Oh yea baby...another 6.5 hour trip. OMG someone please save me :laugh: Oh yea to boot...I have a trip to the bariatric doc Wed...not sure on a fill yet. If I get one it will be a liquid thanksgiving for me...good and bad. I'm scared....I really am. Ladies....if this slight fill brings on heartburn again........I'm being told at that point its a sip test (fricking wish he'd do it before the fill or during but they don't do that there) and if it shows nothing wrong unfill again and if is shows something wrong it's coming out I've put back on 30 pounds since january.....can you say depressed? Disappointed? disgusted? yea I have the triple D going on and I can't pull myself out of the funk. You know me ladies........I'm usually upbeat, happy go lucky and I am with everything else in my life...except me. Not sure how to fix it either. Oh well......one day at a time and I am thankful for today. Love you folks!

Hi folks....up and getting ready to put some Taco Soup in the crock pot. I have a 5 friends coming over for our "holiday" get together. We've decided to do this instead of exchanging gifts. So we've planned a nice meal and lots of fun together. I'm looking forward to it. We have a Tastefully Simple dish for appetizer, Taco soup with the fixings for dinner, chocolate triffle for dessert and another friend has a margarita machine for drinks. yummm. No calories tonight lol. Oh I got a new hair cut and not quite sure I'm liking it. I've had so many compliments at work about it and to me it freaking looks like I got up out of bed and went to work. Razor cut type thing. I'm just not used to this...someday if it looks "somewhat" decent I'll have to take a pic for ya. Ohhhhh I got a call at midnight last night from a friend of mine I haven't seen him in over 3 years and haven't heard from him in over 1.5. Craziness and I couldn't find him! I certainly tried. I'll have to tell you about him when I have more time to type. He's the guy that walked me down the isle for my wedding :cool: Ok gotta go to Breakfast with DH and then pick up the stuff for soup. Miss you gals!

It's not you Trish...we do get a little quieter during the week. I know I have a hard time posting during the week. I'm too brain dead at night to post much

I wanna know what was in the Jewelry Bag hee hee Pictures please :laugh:

Michaele - Don't knock the Xray fill because I WISH I could have that myself. Your doc wants to make sure he doesn't overfill you that's why he wants it under xray and I'm sure he's making sure everything is where it's suppose to be. It's a good thing!

looks like you had a great time Pat. Congratulations! :thumbup:

We're doing well but, I'm still in a miff with my band I'm scheduled for a fill the day before Thanksgiving of all things. I'm nervous about the reflux...but I'm gaining weight and scared. Since Jan I've now put back on 27 pounds - I could just cry....and have several times. Just the other day I broke down to pieces...it came out of no where but, apparently bottled up. My poor husband...but I'm thankful for him. He just held me and told me we'd work through this. I wish I had big bucks and I'd just go have a revision to the gastric sleeve because these fills and unfills just aren't working but, I'm trying to hang in there with this band. I still have no regrets, I'm thankful I have it...just wish this would settle...you know? Other than this "issue" I'm doing great and so is the family. I just gotta fix THIS. I'm so glad you had a wonderful time. It really is amazing all Disney does and how beautiful and clean it always is. 800 pictures is great and will help you remember it all. Just the colors there are amazing and help with the pictures. The castle is beautiful with all the different colors too. Hope you capture it in your pictures too. Glad you enjoyed yourself and back home safe and sound. I wish you the best with your fill too Hey Pat...Congrats on the 40th Anniversary. What a wonderful surprise from your hubby! Definately show us the bling!!!!

Eileen!!!! I've missed ya! I'm glad you enjoyed your trip. Pictures please Isn't Disney decorated so great for Halloween too? I just love the Mickey pumpkins they form with special molds and I love how all the street lights are decorated etc. So Neat! I hope to go back myself sometime Do tell how things went!

Ok everyone...throw me out some weekend dates that would work for you and see if we can work something out. The last time I held one at my place we had 6 of us total. I was certainly hoping we could all get together PLUS but, so far I haven't heard much interest so looks like we'll have to get started again and see how it goes. It's so hard to get into Boston that I just thought I'd offer my place as a meeting place on the Southshore in Taunton. So throw me some dates and let your banded friends know about it too and have them come in here and post away :eek: Thanks!

Happy Birthday Diane!

I was a smart alec and added (& Others) to the name is more than half of us aren't from NJ hahaha. 85 Degrees BETTY? I'm jealous! We did a charity run with the Blue Knights in our area today. It was freaking 38 degrees when we got on the bike and it's now 2:36pm we just got home and it's a balmy 43.3 degrees. burrrrr. I have a hot cocoa in hand just stripped out of my 6 layers of clothing and I'm still freezin my hiney off. That's it I'm done unless it gets over 50 degrees. burrrrrrr I didn't do any chores yesterday besides dishes or today because of the Charity Toy run and I'm not going to either. That's right...I'm being lazy today after all that riding. I'll pay for it tomorrow though YUCK. Anyone making anything yummy for dinner? I'm clueless on what to make here. I don't feel like cooking but, we're all home so I'm guessing I"m going to have to. I'm going to have to wing it I guess. Just not sure what to do yet. I'm going to go search around the threads. There is a new format coming to LBT and I really like it. I think you all will like it too. Have you been in the chat at all lately? That's really nice now. I like it alot...so much easier to read. Hugs

Ok folks I made a November Thread but, this time I made it Nov/Dec since we really don't chat a bunch we might as well take the rest of the year in one thread. Here is the link: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f51/nj-others-nov-dec-2008-chat-80106/#post1050787

Happy Halloweenie peeps! Lord I hope I have every piece of candy taken tonight because I've done enough damage already :smile2: Darcy...I'm going to have to talk to you about the Alli stuff. Wondering if it's worth a shot myself. Trish...don't say it's a no no to join WW. Many people in LBT have done it. If you do a search I bet you'll find plenty of threads on it :tt1: It is a healthy way to eat so absolutely no harm in it :tt1:

Jess, you have done wonderful. I wish I had the gumption to do what you do. For some reason even though I know I'm worth the effort...when it comes to me...I just don't take that step or don't keep to it. I don't know what it is about that...why I just don't get this down pat :biggrin: Ok yeap....I think I'm overtired and getting down on myself so I need to stop. You really have done wonderful and you definitely should be proud!!!! :thumbup: Congrats.

Darcy....waahooo congrats on the 8 pounds. That's great news just might have to try that myself! Anything to get things freaking rolling again in the right direction! Congrats and keep up the good work!

Don't ya just hate that. I think this site has been acting weird the past few days. Anyone else notice?