slimmy120

Had my lap banding sept 2007, now more and more noticeable- yes the weightloss and the port. When move it sticks up as lye down in bed. I just posted a few moments before reading this post to ask if anyone had a low profile port,posted under the general section.Cheers we await everyones relpy. Oh my port is just below my waist line.

Well stomache ulcers serious stuff, more reason to give up for me.And sounds like that doctor is serious if he takes blood tests to verify.

Thank you everyone, knowing that the port /band may corrode, and all the other messages have made me decide got to quit, going to do it this time, am doing it with the weight now to the rest of my health - quitting, will keep you all informed. Thank you if it wasnt for you guys dont thing i would have made the move to say now yes now is the time.:smile:

Any ideas on what vitamins to take to help with skin elacsticity? stop/help stop sagging?:wub:

How do you atop pb , i was told you need to chew everything 25 times nd only take small bites? Any foods even if you do this do you still pb? i tend to have problems with skin of potatoes if rosted nothin else been banded since sept 2007 but think need to hve tighter.

Thank you for that info re your friend, thought may have some effect on stomache or band, but am trying rel hard to give up

So maybe because i have no acid problems may be okay for me, but cant handle coke -- and i was a massive massive diet coke fan before.

I am going through my old clothes, some i have had for ten years, but use to wear the bras that have thin strap in front but now my bust sticks out looks good when put on but then goes over bras everywhere, maybe my skin has sagged, other half says lost weight on bust all the other types of bras lose in that area. should i not be wearing those lower type bras now? please advise, as want to look sexy but may mean spending more money,or getting professional fitting?

Thank you ladies, bra fitting i will go tommorrow, spoil myself on something else but food, something that will make me feel good new bras - hey and may splurge and get matching knickers.

I am wrapped thankyou for clarifying that, i am so happy that means i lost 54 lb since 18 sept2007, wow wee i am wrapped, think i did great, after reading everyone elses was not certain, but wow wow wow am now. Still have 34 lbs to go but hey will keep at it with the help of all you guys on the boards, thanx for your help couldnt have done it without you guys> we are here to help each other.

Sounds like when at goal or near, the food choices are sensible, sensible quantities and now due to lower weight the exercise, now maintaining that healthy sexy new body is up to you, keep all the good choices made, and i think these boards will keep continued motivation. I think we all on these boards to help each other overcome our previous addiction to food for what ever reason it became that way.

Have been reasearching, and also put up a thread about vitamins and saggy skin. If we lose alot of weight, well ---. But at least we look good in a nice outfit, and be much healthier.

After reading your relplies sounds like low cal jubes,or little tic tac are best.

Are you allowed to have chewing gum, am trying to give up smoking? is it okay with the lap band?:sneaky:

You are and have done really well, you are what shows me can be done, so looking at my stats, i am doing just as well, just a few people who new others told me their weight lose was double and they were roughly my weight to start.thanx

Has anyone else had surgery with tony keirth and notice their port alot. Mine is around waist, when i lye down it protrudes, when role over it really really sticks up.:biggrin:

I am for two litres of water a day, am having 2 skinny large flat white coffees a day, dont drink with meals,and am having 1000 to 1400 calories a day, trying to have more proteins protein 30 percent or so of meal. am i doing everything ok, got banded in sep 2007 and lost 25 kilos so far starting weight was 101kg.:sneaky:

What can cause band to erode? My friend said cola, but the band is on the outside of the stomache???? Any known facts?:thumbup:

thank you for clarifying not actually an erosion, with search for info on it. Thankx.

Hers hoping some of the skin will catchup with the weightloss. Otherwise the drastic bit but will make me feel good about myself t/t etc.

If i had to wait months and months for a fill i would be ringing twice a week to see if anyone had cancelled or rebooked.

I currently read slimming and health magazine, and weight watchers magazine to keep me motivated, any other books magazine,etc ideas?:sneaky:

thank you for the book ideas will get both to read

Was thinking of getting the vibra machine, it is a vibrating plateform. Stood on one the other day and vibrates your whole body. Anyone had good results with it?:wub:

thanx dont want to increase the appetite thought would decrease the appetite, but was worried what the juices would do on band thanx.