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<p><img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/mad.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Mad" smilieid="9" class="inlineimg" /></p> <p>Ok talk about depressing. I am at a major stand still with this weight loss. My scale must be broken. I am not eating junk food I do not eat very much and I exercise and still nothing does anybody have any ideas what could get me over this major hump it has been this way for about a month now. I know I am filled enough due to I feel full. I eat tuna fish everyday for lunch I have my protein shake for breakfast and something very little with my family at night. Where am I going wrong? HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT CAN i DO TO JUMP START THIS<img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/mad.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Mad" smilieid="9" class="inlineimg" /></p>

Hello all long time no chat... I am at a stand still right now I am down 54 pounds and happy with that but right now I do not know what I am doing wrong to not be losing. I will not be able to go to the gym in feb,marc and part of april due to a hysterectomy and that depresess me to no end. I never thought in a millon years I would be depressed to NOT BE ABLE TO GO TO THE GYM. I was thinking of jump starting my body again and doing the protein shakes and mushie food for about 2 weeks and see what happens. any surgesstions? please help me get below this 230...

I joined curves last week and have been 3 times this week alread and I have lost 2 pounds I was at a complete stand still and now I am so energized to go and to leave curves. I found that when I feel like giving up on a machine or just want to leave I just say to myself "self you are here to burn off fat so fat be gone" and I find that I work harder and faster. Today was not a day I was planning on going to curves but I was sitting home looking at my laundry and said do I really want to do that and my answer was nope I am going to curves and I was so proud of myself for going in today. Congrat to everone who is having a great week.

Hello all fellow banders or soon to be banded. My name is Melissa I was bandned on July 21st by Dr, Faillo at Baystate Medical. Since surgery I have lost a little over 30 pounds in 7 weeks. This surgery has been great and I had my first fill yesterday. As we speak I am sipping on my Protein shake. I think we should try to get together with other western Mass people at least once a month for our own support group. It is sometimes good to meet face to face and watch each others progress. We can either meet at an agreed place or someones house. What do you all think? If your intrested please send me a Personal Message and I will see if I can agrange something that will work for everyone who would like to meet. Give me some ideas of where you would like to meet. I enjoy telling my story and look forward to meeting all of you.

Here is my before picture in yellow the night before surgery on July 21st and the one of me in red is only 4 weeks after surgery and down 28 pounds

Congratulation Paula.... Job well done. I can not believe we both have been 3 weeks out. I can say that I feel like I have no restrictions what so ever but I know when I have ate to much because I feel like crap and I feel like I have a beach ball in my stomach. I don't know maybe that is restriction???? I am so new to this I do not know but I have had no PB and no vomiting thank god. I also have lost 25 pounds and right now seeing I am on solid foods I am at a stand still with 25 but I know it will come off I must start exercising but waiting for the ok from the doc on sept 5th. keep up the good work my fellow bander.

Well I went to the doctors today and good news was he said he did not care about that site LOL due to it was not my port site. He said it looked worse than it was but just to clean it with soap and water and put a antibiotic cream on it and it will heal just fine. He said other than that I look GREAT down 26 pounds in 12 days YAHOOOOOOO for me. Thanks for your concerns and thoughts have a nice night everyone.

well one of my sites seems to be infected and I looked at it today and it seems to be open. like I have a slight hole in my stomach. I have to go see the doctor tomorrow I just wonder what he is going to do. I have no fever or it is not sore(just a little) it is red but not hot to touch but it really looks gross. only me could even screw up the lap band surgery lol.. I will keep you all posted. Has anyone else ever had this happen?

Hello all I was banded on july 21st 2006 and have been doing ok since then but just in the past couple of days I have had a bad pain under my right breast and it hurt to take a deep breath it hurt to lay on my stomach. I feel full all the time like I over ate ( or should I say over drank ) but I do not think I have I am doing what I am suppose to maybe I am drinking to fast can this cause the pain I am feeling? Please has anybody experienced this pain and can give me some advice?? help a girl in need and pain :cry :cry

Called doctor and he said what I was feeling was indeed NORMAL. I guess I do not associate pain with NORMAL. But oh well A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do and for me that is weight loss.

planned on calling tomorrow was just asking for some advice. :-)

Hello All I was banded on July 21 st and doing better and better each and everyday. I hear you all talk about a chicken soup can anyone give me the receipe? I have one more week on liquids and I am so looking forward to having mushies I am doing well so far I am down 15 lbs. My DH has been greta through this whole thing. I find the hard thing is not know when enough is enough and when you have not had enough. my body got dizzy once and now I am trying to drink drink drink. i find it hard to drink all my protein drinks during a day but I guess that is the key to weight loss. I love coming on here several times a day and find what people are saying and it encourages me more and more thanks for the support

good morning all I have a few questions for you all. When were you able to lay down in bed after being banded? I have so much pain trying to get into bed that I am sleeping on the recliner and man my whole body aches form being in that postition all night. when does the pain start going away. I mean I can get up and walk with minimal pain but to stand up from a sitting position it really hurts. I am day 3 out of surgery. I also find that I get the dry hic cups more often now has anyone else experienced this?

I met with Dr. Fiallo in November and had surgery just july 21st the only reason it took me so long is my insurance company denied me so I had to appeal it. but once i got approval from the insurance company it too me 2 weeks to get in for surgery

ok all I am now an official bander member. I had surgery this morning and I am now home got home about 1 hour ago. I am doing fine feeling very sore and sometimes get the feeling that I want to vomit after drinking some water but I have not. I just want to pop in and tell you all that I am fine thank you al for great support

Ok all surgery in the morning and I went today and checked out curves so I have some idea of my work out after surgery. I guess I am starting to get scared not knowing how I am going to handle the swallowing thing and eating. Of course we are going on vacation at the end of August to Old Orchard Beach Maine and I believe I will at least be on Mushies by then. I am so looking forward to losing this weight and can not wait to post before and after pictures. I guess I am scared of the UNKNOWN... Well you all have been great support for me and many other newbies and I hope I will also be support for someone someday. I know the lady at curves wants to take before and after pictures of me and she also is very excited to watch me transform into a thinner person. That alone makes me very happy. I can do what ever I set my mind to and this is not a challenge this is merely a speed bump in life. ON YOUR MARK GET SET NOW LOSE SOME WEIGHT HERE I COME TO A THINNER ME READY OR NOT HERE I COME <!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

Ok all surgery in only a few days I went today and checked out curves so I have some idea of my work out after surgery. I guess I am starting to get scared not knowing how I am going to handle the swallowing thing and eating. Of course we are going on vacation at the end of August to Old Orchard Beach Maine and I believe I will at least be on Mushies by then. I am so looking forward to losing this weight and can not wait to post before and after pictures. I guess I am scared of the UNKNOWN... Well you all have been great support for me and many other newbies and I hope I will also be support for someone someday. I know the lady at curves wants to take before and after pictures of me and she also is very excited to watch me transform into a thinner person. That alone makes me very happy. I can do what ever I set my mind to and this is not a challenge this is merely a speed bump in life. ON YOUR MARK GET SET NOW LOSE SOME WEIGHT HERE I COME TO A THINNER ME READY OR NOT HERE I COME

Thank you all for your positive comments. It really means alot to me and I see how well you all are doing in your weight loss and I can not wait for that also. I figure by Xmas I should be down a few pants size which in my mind will be GREAT YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.... Well I will talk to you all before surgery and I will try to pop on here when I get home at least to let everyone know I am ok. Thank you ALL AGAIN.

ok ok I know 11 days and counting. you ask excited? Nervous? I am both. but I do have good news I spoke with a woman in person the other day that has my exact surgeon and just had it done a week prior to us talking and she looked great so some of my nervousness went away. she put my mind to rest at somethings. I know everyone is different but she just looked great and has already started losing weight. I am so excited. have a good day everyone

Well hello all my fellow lap banders I am so excited today I had Cheryl call me from Dr. Fiallo's office and ask me whne I would like the surgery and I said to her " IS YESTERDAY TOO SOON?" so she said she would see what she could do. and drum roll please..................................... SURGERY IS JULY 21 ST YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO part of me is excited and part of me is scared of what to expect after surgery so all I know is every night I will be on here reading and rereading about the procedure and what to expect. I am glad I do not have to wait months for the date to arrive. it will be over before I know it. So any advice anybod can give me to help me make it through the next 2 weeks would be so much appreciated. I am so excited to be on the other side soon looking back I plan on taking before and after pictures and once I am looking somewhat decent I will post them. I know you all are and will be very excited and very much supportive for me and I want to thank you all for the kind words in the past and the encouraging words in the future towards a new lighter me. Thank you all

not sure where everyone went but last you all knew I got denied by my insurance company. Well I appealed it and got a letter on Saturday stated that they were pleased to inform me that the procedure would be covered YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO So now this AM I am waiting for the DR.'s office to open and I am calling to go to the next step I am so excited. will keep you posted

ok so is everyone still meeting on June 11th at 2:00 at picadilly pub???? Lets get this thing together. I might not be there seeing I am not able to be banded it discourages me alot and I am now doing weight watchers and so far have lost 5 pounds yipeeeee :-( I am so bummed about my insurance company and the doctors office it is unreal I am going to try to make it that day so I can meet all of you and hear your stories. Let me know who is going.

Ok everyone it looks like the majority of people can get together on Sunday June 11 lets say 2:00 at the Pic on Route 9 in Worcester. I received a letter from my insurance company yesterday and the said that the lap band was not covered under my insurance. But before I started this whole process I called them and asked them and they said yes why would they pay for all the visits to dr and phys. and nutritional appointments if it is not covered? I am so upset because I can not do this on my own the weight loss I have tried and failed the only thing is I hope that the doctors office Dr. Fiallo's office knows of a way around this. I do not know who to call the insurance company or the Dr's office. Oh well I hope to see everyone at the Pic on June 11 at 2 Email me and let me know if you are a yes or no so I can at least get a head count

Okay everyone who wants to get together and meet give me a bunch of date you are availble to meet for lunch in worcester at picadilly pub and I will try to find one that works for everyone. email me all the dates you are availble and with in 1 week I will give you a for sure date. I can swing any weekend. so let me know. mel61670@charter.net we already have to confirmed that they would love to go so now lets find a date that works with everyone in June.

Sorry guys I have been busy with some stuff around home and not able to put the time into putting this thing together. The picadilly pub sounds great if the first weekend does not work how about the 2nd? I would like to try to get this thing started and continue to do it every month or every other month. The same day (like 2nd saturday of the month) meet and do lunch and compare notes and stories, up's down. Ok lets say 2nd saturday of June which would be June 10th we will say 1:00. Email me at mel61670@charter.net to let me know if you are coming due to I know the owners wife and I will have her let them all know the head count. So if everyone can let me know by june first that would be great. Hope this date works for everyone.