JJB

Mine had always been uneven. I used to be a C on the left and a large D on the right. After my weight loss I went to an A on the left and a C on the right. It was pretty bad. I had them replaced a couple months ago and could not be happier with them. I did want a tummy tuck later on down the road. But since I have had my boob job I think I can live with my tummy the way it is. I am now a full 40 D and I love it!

I was so happy to see that Star came out about her surgery. She has been through so much and just wanted to wait until she was ready to speak about it. I think she looks awesome and hopefully this will please people enough so they will stop talking about her all the time. I wish her nothing but the best. You can find the story at Glamour.com

I will start this on Monday with you. I am going away for vacation this weekend. So I would just be setting myself up for falure. But Monday I am in. I have done this before banding and it did work. And now that we have the band hopefully we will not gain the weight back. Good luck to you.

I never had a problem sleeping. But my husband did because I would snore and breath really loud. Now he says he never hears a peep from me. So his sleeping has been better since my banding.

It only took me a couple weeks. I made all my appointments for asap. And my insurance was awesome about getting everything ok and ready. I couldnt have asked for a quicker or easier waiting period. Good luck to you. And if you stay on top of it maybe it will go faster.

Have you had a fill or is your band empty? If you have a fill you should deffinitly call your Dr to see about getting some taken out.

Congrats to you. It took me about 1 year to lose 100 pounds. But I to am loving life. Iant it amazing how it has changed your life? I am shocked at how quick you lost. But I have not excersized once. I am sure that makes a huge difference. Have fun with the new and improved you!!

I also had to give my Dr $3500. up front. And my insurance also covered the lap band. We took out a loan against my husbands 401K for this. My Dr gives us a card with his nurses# and his pager# for 24 hour around the clock care. I have used it a lot since banding so it was worth it to me. That is the only thing I can think of for the extra money. Not that I think it is right. If insurance is already paying them why should we have to? I hope it works out for you. What Dr are you supposed to be going through?

I do remember this was hard. But I also remember that I kept thinking about the reason for it. My Dr had told me that they wanted to shrink my liver before surgery because the less fatty it is the easier it is to do. And from what I have heard the bigger your liver the more chances they will have to open you up to do this surgery. I really wanted to shrink mine so it helped to think about that. Not to say I didnt struggle. But it was my main motivation. Good luck to you. I hope you love your band as much as I love mine.

I just had a fill yesterday and I was wondering how many of you eat after you have a fill. My Dr has me do liquids for 2 days. I follow the directions. But man am I hungry. Yesterday we went to Krystal Burger and I actually chewed up a burger and spit it out. Pretty bad huh. I just really love that place and it is a long drive so we never go. But I just wanted to know what your Drs rules are on this.

I did not keep it from anyone. I never had anybody be negative about it. I guess I am lucky enough to have great people around me who understood. Im sure they probably worried about my health and everything. But I never asked anybodys opinion either. It was up to me and I really didnt care if someone did not agree or not. It's all about you and how you feel.

MY Dr explained it to me like this. He said when we eat our body is burning calories. Well the less you eat the less your body is working. So it makes you get colder because your body is not working to digest all the food. I really believe this though. I had a fill yesterday so I am not really eating anything today. Well I have been freezing all day. So I really notice it when I am not eating as much. My husband is a lot thinner then me and I have way more insulation then him. But he is always hot and I am cold. So I dont think it has much to do with that. Just my opinion though.

I was banded about a year and a half ago. This is my only complaint. I have shoulder pain a lot and I have it for about 8 days prior to my time of the month. It is painful. But I know it goes away. It is worth having the band though. I had some of my fill taken out and it did help a little. But I have gained 15 pounds in about 6 weeks. I am going tomorrow to get the fill put back in. I guess that really proved to me that I can not do this without my band. I love it with shoulder pain or without. I just have to be careful because the only thing that takes the pain away is pain meds and I dont want to get hooked on those instead of food. It's always something right?

If someone offered me free things for my wedding I would take it in a heart beat. And if I could write a book about my life and make a lot of money I would. She said it was a book about how she changed her life. She did not say it was a book about her weight loss. Give the lady a break. She's only human. And I hope nobody talks about my looks now that I have lost weight. Seeing what everyone says about her makes me wonder if people are just trying to be nice when they tell me I look great. This is the kind of criticism is what made me so self conscious and depressed all through school. I guess you just cant make some people happy. Just had to put in my opinion.

I have had a little tiny pain where the needle went in when they had to move it around a little to get the right spot. But nothing major at all. I would call your Dr today just to amke sure it is ok. Better to be safe then sorry right. I hope you feel better soon.

How exciting. I would love to have mine taken off. I tried to get my insurance to pay but the turned me down. I told my husband maybe I will get that done for my 40th birthday or something. I am still paying for my breast aug. from a few months ago. Well congrats to you and I hope you have a quick recovery. Keep us posted on how your doing.

Just curious how many of you still have shoulder pain. If you do have you figured out what causes it? I had my band put in over a year ago and I still get shoulder pain from gas I guess. It is my only complaint. It is so bad sometimes that I can hardly move. I have tried all the over the counter stuff and nothing works. Actually the only thing that has ever helped is pain killers left over from my surgery. But I dont want to keep taking that all the time. Just wanted to know if this is a common complaint. What do you think?

Please let us know what your test shows up. I have been having something wierd going on with my throat/neck since December. None of the Drs can figure it out so far. I have had a lot of tests and nothing. Mine is not painful thank god. But it is a constant feeling like there is something in the left side of my neck pushing on my esophagus. I know it is very annoying when you dont know what is going on with your body. Just keep in touch and I hope they find out what your problem is soon.

Mine deffinitly came back. I had lost it after having my 2 boys. And getting to 300 pounds really didnt help. Now I am always in the mood. Well when my kids are not jumping all over us. But I am always the one saying hey lets go to the bedroom for a minute. My husband is very happy with this. So for me it is a big YES! My sex drive came back.

When I go for my fill on the 20th I will ask them about my Gallbladder. I would love to get this pain taken care of. I didnt know so many people had the same thing going on with them. I know that it is the nerve thing for me also. Because I can feel and hear air moving around in there when I lay down because it is hurting. So I just wonder why it is getting caught in there. I will let you guys know what my Dr says. Thanks guys.

I usually get it around my time of the month for some reason and it lasts for about 7 days. I just cant figure out what is causing it. I have tried to wake up in the morning and not eat to see if food is causing it. But nothing yet. I asked my Dr and they acted a little surprised that I still get it. But it is deffinitly there.

I had a lot of my fill taken out about a month and had half ago and I have already gained about 15 pounds. I was having some problems with my neck so they took some out to see if it would help and found out the band was not the problem. Well I have an appointment to get a fill on the 20th. I have been eating everything that I had not eaten in a long time and I am gaining weight fast. This just totally backs up the fact that I can NOT do this without my band. I just hope I dont gain even more before the 20th. I cant believe I am over 200 again. I used to always have a problem staying under 300. Now I dont want to stay over 200. I am going to try really hard tomarrow to watch my portions and have no bread or high carb food. The other night I ate almost all of my 12 ounce steak that I ordered from a resteraunt. I feel so pathetic and weak. All of these emotions of saddness are coming back to me. I WILL do good from here on out. Sorry to keep going on and on. It just helps to get back up from all of you who have been there.

Oh wow. I just noticed I spelled control wrong. Oops!

Thanks for the support. The neck pain just feels like there is something on the left side of my esophogus all the time. We are still trying to figure it out. But as far as shoulder pain. I get it all the time. It is my only complaint about the band. Sometimes it lasts for a few days and is very annoying. I wish I could help you with it. But I have not figured out what to do for it yet. I have noticed that the tighter my band is the more I get it. So when they took out some of my fill it did get a little better. Good luck to you.

I have no idea. But it sounds good to me. I would not think there would be enough carbonation to cause you any gas or anything though. Might be a good treat.