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I am now down 56 pounds...three months since surgery adn I am feeling great. Well...almost great! Have since learned that my gall bladder needs to come out! I don't know why it was never checked before my lap band surgery...we could have taken it out then. The idea of surgery again so soon does not thrill me but the pain from the gallstones is AWFUL! If you are considering lap band surgery or are scheduled for it make sure you ask your doc about your gall bladder. So other than that things are going great. I am down 24 inches, 56 pounds and 5 almost 6 sizes!!!

Looking good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am now down 56 pounds...three months since surgery adn I am feeling great. Well...almost great! Have since learned that my gall bladder needs to come out! I don't know why it was never checked before my lap band surgery...we could have taken it out then. The idea of surgery again so soon does not thrill me but the pain from the gallstones is AWFUL! If you are considering lap band surgery or are scheduled for it make sure you ask your doc about your gall bladder. So other than that things are going great. I am down 24 inches, 56 pounds and 5 almost 6 sizes!!!

:thumbup:Finally! I finally got to the 50 pound mark! These last two pounds did not want to leave me...stubborn suckers!:tt2:

:thumbup:Finally! I finally got to the 50 pound mark! These last two pounds did not want to leave me...stubborn suckers!:tongue2:

I'm doing great! I had my surgery June 4th and have since had two fills. I am not filled to 5 cc's. I have lost 48 pounds...gone down from a size 24 to a size 16 and the 16's are feeling loose. :confused: I have tons more energy!!! My knees no longer hurt and I rarely have headaches...I used to have them every day and migraines a couple times a month. All in all I just feel so much better and I am only half way to goal! I can't imagine how I will feel and look a year from now!

I need your help and need to know if anyone else is feeling the same pain as me. It started a few weeks ago...I started to feel like I was having back pain. It would just come on suddenly. I could be making dinner, walking around the mall, sitting and watching tv. It hurts right in the middle of my back and in the middle of my chest. :biggrin: What I have since discovered is I don't think it is my back after all. I think it starts in the middle of my chest...in the area where I imagine my band is. It is HORRIBLE pain and it shoots right thru to my back. You should also know I am not eating when this happens. Most of the time it last 15 to 30 mins. I can get rid it most the pain with a heating pad, a very hot bath or medication...advil, aleve and twice it was so bad I had to take one of my left over pain pills. Since it goes away I keep forgetting to ask my doc about it...I am calling Monday after this mornings episode. I just can't keep going thru this pain. Please tell me if you have had anything like this. I thought maybe my band had slipped but when I look up the symptoms of band slippage it doesn't look like what I am having. Thank you for any comments or advice you can give me. Robin

SophieKitty, Thanks for your reply...I do still have my gall bladder. I look up gall stones online and the symptoms seem exactly like mine. Sigh... I will certainly ask about that tomorrow...I never thought that could be the problem. Robin

Hope you woke up today spot free! How u doing?

Glad to read you came thru surgery well! I hope your hunger subsides...I wasn't hungry for like 2 weeks after my surgery. Get your rest!

I don't think it was actually the weight loss the made my headaches go away but the change in my diet. No more soda, and a lot less sugar and carbs.

I'd bail as soon as I could!

I have gone from a 24 to a 16 since my surgery and the 16's are getting roomy. I love goodwill and thrift stores. I try to find at least one pair of shorts or pants second hand to save money and I just wear them constantly. When I am at home I can wear the baggy stuff with a belt pulled tightly or things with draw strings. It's a burden I am glad to have!!!

No a single drop fell here...at least I never saw one. We were pretty nervous...this would have been our first hurricane as we just moved here in October.

I do go to their website from time to time, but not as often as this one. Yes, Dr. Jessee is wonderful. I am seeing her now at the new Tampa location. She's giving me a new lease on life!

I have tricare and had no copays. I did have an out of pocket expense of 1200 though for what the surgeon's office called "admin fees" it also included my protein shake mix ...200 dollars for that.

Oh I remember my first blended potato soup...I thought I had died and gone to heaven it tasted so good. And...it was just out of a can of Campbell's!

Congrats! It might seem far off right now but it will get here before you know it! Robin Air Force Wife

Doing great. I am down 48 pounds...cannot wait to get to that 50 mark!

Hi all! I was banded June 4th and I am also down 48 pounds!

Tampa here! We just moved here last October...almost a year now. We are a military family so we move a lot but I hope to make Tampa our home for as long as we can, just love it here.

I'm doing great! I had my surgery June 4th and have since had two fills. I am not filled to 5 cc's. I have lost 48 pounds...gone down from a size 24 to a size 16 and the 16's are feeling loose. :tongue2: I have tons more energy!!! My knees no longer hurt and I rarely have headaches...I used to have them every day and migraines a couple times a month. All in all I just feel so much better and I am only half way to goal! I can't imagine how I will feel and look a year from now!

I am having second thoughts. I don't think I can do this. I don't think I can or want to give up food. I am already failing on the pre-op diet...I can't go all day without eating...the protein shakes aren't enough to help me make it without food. I think I need to cancel my surgery for June 4th. I think if I have the band put in I will still fail. I don't know what to do. :thumbup:

Sorry I didn't reply sooner...guess I got caught up in other things. Consult went well. I am tenatively scheduled for surgery on June 4th. As long as we don't run into any insurance snags everything is planned to go! I had a minor set back when I was leaving the office and found out the doc had a $1000 dollar fee. Not covered by ins. and of course non-refundable. I was NOT expecting that. She also charged $200 dollars for their protien shake mix. :w00t: Anyhoo...all I need now is my pysch eval and we can submit to tricare for approval.