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That is absolutely fantastic. Congratulations!

This question is like saying "how big is the sky?". I guess I have two catagories, the things that I am grateful for, and the things I take for granted, which I SHOULD be grateful for. While sitting here, thinking on this, it occurs to me that so many things I take for granted should be appreciated, and thanks given for it. Anything from this job (which I'm starting to dislike) to the means of transportation that I used to get here. I'm unworthy of so much, but I don't give thanks for that which is freely given me. I can't put down a list because its going to take hours to detail it all. The more I think on it, the more overwhelmed I am at just how rich I am. I shall finish with this: Dear God, I am undeserving of your good grace, I can not repay you for the gifts given me, and you know from my heart of just how much I appreciate everything you do for me. Thank you for this thread, and giving me the chance to say thank you. I am proud to be your humble servant.

C 259 (-48.0 total, 3.0 this week) 2 more pounds and its the big 50 gone! :whoo:

Awesome news Shack! We'll be rootin for ya!

Is it Tuesday yet?

Welcome Christine! I'm PhotoNut's husband and avid supporter of all the bandsters out there. I'm not banded myself but I'm trying to take advantage of wifes (all that healthy food in the house!). There's a whole bunch of splendid folks on here and you'll make friends in no time.

I've revised the stats a little to differentiate between the two Lopez that I have on record. They now appear as: J.C.Lopez J.Lopez-Corvala I have currently got one questionmark outstanding as to who performed the operation, so currently that person is penciled in as a Lopez-Corvala (but it isn't an erosion). Hope that clears it up.

You will all be in my thoughts and prayers.

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I never saw the fish slapping emoticon! Thats one I'll be sure to use (probably too often). I wonder if I could sue the manufacturers of the evil 'things' for emotional blackmail? I understand its supposed to be for a 'good' cause - but it's frickin cruel to the overweight.

Greetings Mark, So first thing, the band doesn't erode, the stomach does. Basically the band migrates through the stomach wall which obviously causes some severe issues. Once a band begins to erode into the stomach wall the standard procedure is to remove the band and allow the stomach to heal. The patient then has the option to have another band, or attempt some alternative form of weight loss surgery (or of course, do nothing). Though erosion is one of the most "hot topic" complications of the band there are several complications which can cause the band to be removed, and you should discuss this with your surgeon. One thing to bear in mind is that there is no 'perfect' solution with weight loss surgery. Each of them have problems of varrying levels of severity and you should carefully consider this before making your selection (I have no doubt that's exactly what you are doing). Please be sure and discuss potential complications with your surgeon (and probably your primary healthcare doctor). The information we are collecting here is far from definitive. Good luck with whatever you choose!

If Diane's suggestion would lift the curse, I'd smack myself with the fish. I say we backtrack and see who first mentions the evil things, and smack them to erradicate the evil that dwells within them. But if you want to smack me... *picks up a tuna*... Let's dance!

Here's mine... 1. Enjoy the bits of P'Nut's goals that make me.... nevermind 2. Not sweat while I'm eating. 3. Not think "Where's the damn elevator??" 4. Be even more physically intimidating than I already am. 5. Persuade P'Nut that there is nothing worth seeing in the UK (or the rest of Europe). 6. Not feel humiliated because I'm not wearing a shirt. 7. See life from more than the front seat of our car. 8. .... 9. Buy clothing in a size smaller than "Tent" (probably not much hope of that one, my shirt's won't ever get much smaller than 2x). 10. Take up archery again, and maybe a martial art again.

Cheers both Paula and the fish!

Oh, so I think I shall implement a new standard. *grabs a large slimey fish and smacks Paula upside the head with it" The next person who mentions Girl Scout cookies gets a fish slap. Got it? Good.

If it was me, I'd be picking him out of the waffle on my tire with a stick. *smiles sweetly*

There is indeed one erosion incorrectly against J.A. Lopez. I'll meddle with things and get that straightened out. I think I'm going to tweak the results to try and prevent this in future. Ta for bringing it to my attention.

P'Nut always lets me drive the cart at the grocery store, I'm sure its so that the blind man can accidentally run over a few of those microscopic cookie wielding temptresses. If you ever read "two girl scouts injured in blind man grocery store accident" you know who it was.

Welcome to the Club Kim!

*Grabs a large slimy fish and smacks Rhonda upside the head*. That madam, is what burgers get you. I have a phillosophy on burgers and all foods that I call "hand foods". Allow me to introduce "Dawg's totally Forked up Diet": If you have a food product that was designed for consumption without implements (sandwiches, etc), ensure that you use a fork to eat it. Also ensure that you discard any superfluous wrapping that is of no use to man nor beast (paper, bread etc). This will at least force you to eat more slowly, and perhaps prevent you from eating three of the little blighters. Plus - You'll feel a bit silly dissecting the damn things.

Before you know it you'll be on the pre-op diet... then its a lot of 'down' from there on in :hat:

Back has been troubling me and now I have some stupid spring cold. Only down 1 pound this week but I'm still going in the right direction. Here's to next week.

Back has been troubling me and now I have some stupid spring cold. Only down 1 pound this week but I'm still going in the right direction. Here's to next week.

Inamed do record that Flying and travel to countries where you can't trust the food or Water, are both reasons to have an elective unfill. So, applying logic to that - it's clearly a situation they have knowledge of and have documented. On the subject of cabin pressure, the cabin pressure is actually lower than Sea Level. It runs at about the same air pressure as 8000ft above sea level. I guess taking that information and extrapolating a theory is possible: We are big bags of water, as external pressure decreases, logically we expand a bit. I would guess that expansion of both the stomach and the liquid in the band play a part, I suspect that the swelling from the pressure ajustment causes a prolonged effect. What would be interesting (to me) is whether people that live in higher altitudes have less issue on aircraft, than those at lower altitudes. Now... this is a personal theory folks, I'm not saying this is fact, close to fact, or even remotely factual. So don't beat up on my theory! :hat:

Well, even with the sickness and bad back (and complete inactivity, my metabolism came through and rescued me at the last minute. C 262.0 (-45.0 total, -1.0 this week) Now I'm going to continue being a traditional male with a cold and whine lpathetically for the rest of the day.