JJB

Melbourne Florida

I just wanted to see if anyone would know how to get rid of this shoulder pain. It left for a week and then came back. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

I lost about 50% of my hair. I was freaking out all the time. My shower drain kept getting clogged. My dryer had hair all in it. And my kids kept saying things about hair all over the bathroom floor. I remember running my hand through my hair and it would be covered. It is temperary. It is in the middle of growing out now and I am so relieved. I also tried everything but it just took time. I think mine fell out for about 3 months. I know it is hard but try not to freak out to much. It will only make it worse. Soon you will notice little hairs poking up every where I promise. If you need to talk you can e-mail me. I know it is hard waiting for it to stop. Good luck.

I never have pain when I burp. But it does come out a lot eaier when I bend down a little. I know when I am out at the store or something I will act like I am messing with my shoe or something until it comes out. Kind of wierd but I guess it would look even funnier if I just bent down in the middle of Wal-mart right.

I am still cold all of the time. I was told that when we eat our bodies have to work to burn the calories. So the normal person is burning a lot more calories then we are. I notice that if I dont eat much I am colder. So I deffinitly believe that it is because my body is not working as much to burn all the calories like it used to. Oh and I also lost about 50% of my hair. It is almos all grown back. But I believe the Drs just dont like to admit that this is a side affect. Most people I talk to say they also had it. But my Drs office acts like they have never heard of it. Kind of annoying. But hey at least it comes back.

I did the same thing before my surgery. Just remember you have a ways to go before your date and every pound gained now is just one more you will have to take off later. It is hard though. Its like you want to pack as much in as you can because you know you wont be able to after the band. Just try and stay strong. Maybe eat what ever you want. But watch the amount you are eating. I guess if it were that easy you probably wouldnt need the band in the first place right? Good luck to you.

I kind of understand what people mean. I have seen people lose to much and they would look better a little heavier. I know for me I am at between 185 and 190. But I am just trying to stay here. I could still lose more. But my face now has some lines and the skin all over is saggier. If I was to lose more it would be even worse. So I think that I would rather stay where I am and not have to worry about more skin. Just my opinion though.

YES! YES! YES! I love my band. Ans I can not imagine having to lose it. I think I would also be just counting the days until it could be replaced.

It is the same as having a fill. You do not feel anything different. I had to have liquids for a day. But after that everything was normal. That is just my experience though.

My last straw was when my son started school. I was so stressed out every time I had to go for anything in his class. I was so scared that one of the kids would say something about my size and he would be upset about it. He never thought of me as fat and would always tell me I was skinny. But I noticed I would kind of stand off in the back ground during school activities while the other parents helped there child I would hide. So I knew I had to do something for my boys. I just wanted to be a "normal" mom. Now I love going on field trips and my son loves it when I help with his class. I guess I am no longer in the back ground and that by its self has been worth it to me.

I hate it when people are like that. I remember when I was a teenager and had a lot of guy friends. They used to date these girls that were horrible. And they would tell me I wish she was like you or had your personality. Yet they would never date me because I was over weight. Now I see them and they are unhappy in thier relatioinships. And I think well thats what you get for going for the skinny girls. I saw one of those guys last week. He had not seen me in over a year and he was shocked. I have lost my weight and got my breast aug. He was looking me up and down. It felt so good. But it really made me appreciate my husband who has loved me when I was big and now. I would drop this guy as a friend he is deffinitly not worth it. And dont set him up with anyone. He would probably only hurt them in the end.

I never drank wine before I had my band. I like to drink it now sometimes at night just to unwind. I have never had any problem. My Dr even suggested it if for some reason your having a hard time getting food to go down because you are stressed or something. I just dont like to drink to much because of the calories. So for me theres no problem.

Good for you. It is an awesome feeling. Keep up the good work!!!

I had lap band a little over a year ago. For me it has been such an awesome blessing. I was really scared of the surgery for RNY. I have a friend who went with her 2 sisters and had RNY done a few years back. So I watched them and saw what they went through. I am so happy with my decision. I think that you can find a lot of people who are for and against both procedures. Just do what you feel is the best and safest for you. Good luck to you.

Looks great!

I have UHC and they covered it for me. They were great. They would not cover my extra skin being taken off though. But thay did cover the lap band. Good luck to you.

I was tested for PCOS when I was trying to get pregnant with my first son. They thought for sure that I had it because of the hair thing and it was taking a while for me to get pregnant. But I didnt have it. I do think that sometimes people are just hairy. Unfortunatly I am one of them. I am going to ask my Dr about that new cream that you get through them. I will let you know if that works.

I also think that you should tell her that the Dr said you should not be doing it. I have two boys. Ages 7 and 3. I know what you mean about getting them all ready and then your self. By the time you are done with that you might be a little sore. Nothing major. But you dont want to over do it and be in pain. Remember you are doing this for yourself and you need to worry about you right now. You are already going to be thinking a lot about your surgery. And this would just add to it. That is just my opinion though. I know that I have a hard time saying no. I am working on it though. Good luck to you.

I am very hairy also. It started on my upper light when I was a teen and now it is every where that you have talked about. It is very annoying. I had my bllod checked and they said everything is normal. I have lost 114 pounds and have not noticed any change. I just pluck and shave every day. I guess I cant really give you any advise. I am still looking for some myself. Good luck to you.

I have United Health Care and they denied me for a tummy tuck and also for breast aug. I went ahead and sent in an appeal letter and they still denied me. I dont have rashes but my tummy does hand below my pubic bone. I had to have all those pictures taken for nothing. Oh well. I saved up an went ahead and got my breast aug a couple weeks ago. I am so much happier now with myself that I dont think I would get a TT at this point. It really changed the way my body looks. Now that my top is bigger again it kind of matches my lower part now. I am so happy with them now. Good luck to you.

I also have UHC. They approved me really quick. Congrats and good luck.

Our Old Navy does not have pls sizes either. I like Fashion Bug and Lane Bryant. I also sometimes find theings at Target and Walmart. But my favorite is deffinitly Lane Bryant. They are just really expensive.

I went to my band Dr today because I have been having tightness in my throat. Almost like there is something in there. It just feels weak at times. Kind of hard to explain but anyway. He told me that it might be Globus syndrome. I have had a cat scan, ultra sound and went to two ENTs and they found nothing. It is so annoying. He is sending me to another ENT who works more with this kind of thing. Have any of you had this or heard of it before? I had never heard of it untill now. After looking it uo I have noticed that I do have all the symptoms. And I really do trust what he says. I just want to know what it is. It has been going on since December. Just wanted to vent about it. Thanks for listening.

Well I had my boobs done on the 5th of this month. I love them. I really wish I could have afforded a lift. But it was $4,000. more. It is something I can go back and do when I save up the money though. But I am so happy with them now that I dont know if I will go back or not. It deffinitly made my body look more balanced. It seems like all my loose skin kind of settled down around my hips. But now that I have breast again I think I look so much better. I am very happy with them. I feel like I am finally done with my transformation. I guess I can relax now. :-)

My only regret is not having it sooner. I waisted a lot of time being over weight. I am happier then ever and feel like I can do so much more now. I am now just maintaining and I am very happy with that. It is still a lot of work with the band. But it is totally doable now. Before the band I would lose 20 and then gain 30 back. For years I played the yo yo thing. Up and down since about the age of 13. Now I can see that this is going to help me keep it off. I just have to let the band work for me and not work against it. I love my band and would not change a thing. Good luck on whatever choice you make.