kristylyn

yes it is. It's on corrportate Drive at the phisician surgery building in the back at the Imaging center. It starts at 7:00, you can't miss the building. Sorry for the mispelling

Hi everyone My problem I have with my Dr is that when I went in for a fill which was my second one, He fused me cause I wasn't looseing the weight that I should have been. So he looked at me and pretty much blamed me for not looseing. Well I was doing everything right, I have been gaining fluid cause of my OB problems, well you know what he said to me " oh you can't blame that only on fluid". Well I wasn't. I was blaming it for not enough fill in my band. I need to go back and get another one, but I don't want a lecture again cause I havn't lose the weight he wanted. I started a gym at curves 1 month ago, so I am loosing it slowly. Which I was once told, "with the band you loose it slow, with Gastric you lose it fast" Well why should he give me a lecture for losing it slowly? When a Dr sits there and fusses you or give you the blame it makes you not want to go back and trust them. That's where I am at right now, I need a fill but don't want the lecture. A dr is there to help, so why are so many not helping when you are in need?

A friend of mine has the WII Fit and she said that if you are larger thent he weight limit, you can put the controll in your pocket and walk and jump on your floor. She told me that the weight limit is 600 pounds which she read online, but when her Hubby got on cause he weighs 350 it told him an error. But you have to have each a profile to get the weight right..I am thinking about getting one I have the Wii already I just need the Wii Fit..The walking one, you walk in place and it shows you that you are walking in a park, up hills, etc. I joined Curves and I love it. The trainers are great, the people are cool to work out with. The machines are not hard to do at all.

Where do you get your recipes from?? I tryed your chilli and I LOVE IT!! I need more of those kinds of recipes..Thanks for sharing.

I went to my dr yesterday and he told me that I can have 10-20 carbs a day. I told him that its so hard not to eat carbs cause it's in everything. So I look for things that say low carb on the package and to have only 10-20 a day..I am not loosing weight so he also wants me to write everything down that i am eatting. I think I was eatting to much carbs or to much of something for me not loosing weight. So it;s back to square one for me.

You can eat beans. I eat beans all the time and you don't have to smash them or anything. That's one thing my Dr tells me to eat cause of the low carbs and high protein they have..So Yeah you can eat when you are banded..

Yes it's for everyone. It's a good thing that you visit the support group and siminar cause that way you can educate yourself before doing this..

Nothing, it's free! You go there and talk to everyone and they go around the room and ask you to stand up or sit and give your name and how much you lost. Or you don't even have to say nothing. You can just say skip..Then they talk about everything or you can ask questions..

Yes you can. It don't matter who did the surgery, the support groups are open to the public, weather youhad the lapband or looking into it.

Who did your band?? I am from Houma, and there is a support group meeting next wedensday on the 22nd at 7:00 at the physican surgery department in the imaging area. Try to make it there. I should be going also. You and me are in the same boart. I was having trouble with it also,but I did learn not to drink. I had mine in April 2008 and I have had 2 fills and an unfill..Cause right now I am retining water and that is making me gain weight, but my Dr thinks I am not doing it right. Fredrick Rau did mine and believe me he will yell at you if you don't do it right cause he did that to me, and he is wrong not me. I just found out that my body is keeping the water in. So now I am on fluid pills to get rid of it. I have lost another 7 pounds since I am on them.

I have BC/BS of Louisiana and they do not cover it..Other BC/BS of different states will cover it. Just depends on what you have on coverage..Good Luck!

I was having that problem also and I ended up taking a fill out. I don't know what kind of CC band I got cause my Dr don't tell me, but I have only had 2ccs and the last time I had another 2ccs and I was getting stuck with that. So He took 1cc out and now I have 3 so maybe I do have a 4cc band. I don't know. But do like everyone said To eat smaller bites, and slow down..Plus another thing my dr told me was that you may be getting stuck cause you are not ready to eat yet..Even though your brian is telling you that you are hungery, but is your stomache telling you?? You may not be ready to eat yet and still full from the first food that went in you..So maybe make sure you are hungery enough to start eatting again after your last one. Since I gotten a fill out, it's been better. I havn't threw up or slimed. but now it seems like everything is going down easy. In a month I will see if I will get my other fill back. Good luck!

Thanks everyone for the advice..It seems like sinse he took out my 1cc, like I can eat anything.Even bread and chicken that use to get stuck..Right now I am trying my hardest to get a hang of the can chicken, tuna, and imation crab meat..i added eggs, mustard, relish, etc..and It's getting better for me..I seem to want it with crackers..But I try to eat it just like that..I may have like 5 crackers with it..So I am trying... As for sweet Mama, I hope you get the help you need..I know how you feel, I am in the same boat..Maybe go to one of your support groups and ask people there for help..Maybe someone is or did what you are doing..It might help...