maguirre67

he so booked he cant get me in until dec 23rd what should i do till then

i havent taken any pictures but i took a picture when i tried on new clothes huge difference i went from 24/26 to 18/20 lost 42 total but 22 pounds since surgery

they are very good at mercy they dont want you to get all your fills in the first year they say if you get all your fills the first year then what are you going to do the second and third year and yes theyre trying to teach you the band isnt a quick fix but they look at you individually and if they think you need a fill they will gvive it to you my friend and i got the band at the same time we went for our second fill she got one i didnt the dr second i still had restriction so you shouldnt let that concern you they are very good at mercy

in ill all you need is like sleep apnea and diabetes something like that and bmi of 43 or higher i went down four sizes

i was approved right away no waiting where are you located

im the same way i lose 3 or 4 pounds then i gain 2 pounds then i lose a pound or i stay the same

or you can give them to someone on the band group im in 18's right now i have 2 buckets of clothes that dont fit me

you look great i feel the same way i lost 42 pds i dont see it but i went from a 24/26 to 18/20 that alone makes you feel good and you have to get smaller clothes so you can feel good thats what it took for me i was wearing all my big clothes and couldnt tell when i bought one new pair of pants i could tell the difference and you look so much different:thumbup:

i understand i have 2 buckets of clothes that are too big i went from 24/26 to 18/20 when i started i was 270pds in may got the band in june 30th im now 227 pds i have one pair of pants that fit me

your not suppose to eat seconds your only suppose to eat 3 meals a day and never go back for seconds

yea i had 100 pounds to lose preband now ive lost 40 so 60 pounds to go lost 20 preband im down four sizes and have only had one fill last appt was 10/21 didnt get a fill dr said i was restricted lost 7 pounds since that appt

yeah my dr said i have restriction and ive only had one fill

well ive lost 3 more pounds total of 7 the last 2 weeks yahoo

my dr told me i need to drink 96ozs of water yesterday i drank 80ozs and i gained a lb does it take time for the water to leave your body she said i would lose better if i drink that much anybody help im so bloated i had a fill aug 19th ive only lost 6lbs since then:cursing:

dont give up try not to eat to many carbs drink lots of water

my friends bmi was high they just put her on diet said she had to lose x amount of weight before surgery

well i was banded june 30th had one fill 2.5 cc didnt realize i was already feeling restriction lost 10 pounds in between fills so dr wouldnt give me a fill he said i was doing great i went down four sizes i was feeling bloated he said thats part of restriction

i went for my second fill but dr told me i have good restriction with 2.5cc hes said feeling bloated and burping is part of restriction so i have to wait till dec23rd hopefully ill get one then i lost 10 pds in between my first fill and my next appt also woke up and lost 2 pds

well went for my second fill which he wouldnt give me said i had some restriction and that i was doing great lost 10 pounds in between appointments and went down four sizes also have been getting stuck pb once was disappointed but have another appt dec23rd so hopefully i will get one then my friend lost 7 pounds he gave her a fill but she hasnt been getting full and is always hungry i on the other hand can go 4 or 5 hours inbetween meals i feel bloated especially after i eat he said thats part of restriction

have same thing i figured it was the band

i was banded june 30th ive lost 20 pds since being banded but total lost 40 pds

was banded june30th height 5'3 preband 266 surgery 248 as of today 227 waist was 48 now 40 hips was 52.2 now 44 went from 26/28 to 18/20

i get that same swelling i call it bloating

my dr says every six weeks too

ive lost 40 pounds no lose skin yet since may