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I'm doing great! The drugs were great! It didn't hurt at all like i thought it would. I am just now in pain...the medicine has worn off. I just took some hydrocodone left from my surgery so hopefully that will help me! Hippmom....maybe you could ask if they would do it in the office...from what i understand dr. keilin will do it in the office but dr. hekier does it at the hospital....i think that's the right info. anyway, i gotta go i'm not typing well!!!

Well, today is the day to fix my port. After much confusion we have a definate. Dr. Keilin is doing it in the office. I have to be there at 8:00 this morning. Debbie said they will not put me to sleep just give me valium and i guess numb the area. So say a little prayer for me today... i'm a little nervous but so glad to get it done so I can get a fill!!!!! i'll post later when the drugs wear off!!!

Well, after much confusion over scheduling and who was actually doing the surgery i have a date for my flipped port surgery.....this tuesday the 25th at 8:00 am....i'll keep everyone posted...please pray for me! I'm a little nervous about it!

support group meeting the 2nd monday of the month...there is a meeting tomorrow (monday) at wadley...the same room as the seminar. my new favorite "mushie" is baked butternut squash with butter and a little cinnamon with splenda....it is soooo good!

Yeah! Likebefore....i'm so glad things are going good for you! I understand about the tights...mine rolled down all the time and the 2 weeks i had to wear them made me crazy! But you'll get through it...i hope you can get some taller ones..that might make things better. It's great your not having gas! Just keep walking and you'll do great!

thanks for the replies....i'm feeling much better today....took a pg test and it's negative which is so strange for me to be happy about because we've been trying for the last 4 years! But i don't want to be right now because then i couldn't get my port fixed!!! too many emotions... anyway i found an iron pill today at walmart that looked small enough for me to take so i'll try that tomorrow and see how it works for me. Well, i gotta go my husband asked me if i wanted to go to Texas Roadhouse and of course i do..i've gotta eat that steak for my iron!!!!!

well, i guess this is just my week to complain...1st the flipped port and now i had bad reports from my family dr. visit on tues. I have hypothyroid disease and anemia so i go see Dr. Lila Pappas about every 4-5 months...I love her by the way!!! She's awesome and keeps up with my health very well. My thyroid levels were still too high so she's increased my synthroid from 250 to 275 and my iron levels were even lower than my last visit in may so i've got to get back on my liquid iron. I was supposed to be taking that but it's so horrible!!!! I feel like i'm drinking blood! I've come to realize that it's not going to be possible for me to eat enough iron rich foods to not have to take a supplement so i'm trying to find a pill that is smaller than what I have. I think i might be able to swallow one if it's not the size of my big toe! Then the nurse tells me that my alkaline phosphate levels are elevated and wants to retest in 2 months... but isn't sure what that means....she asks someone and they said it can mean a fatty liver....but i know it's not that because after my surgery dr. keilin said that I didn't have fatty organs and that she was very surprised to see that. So, being the internet junkie that i am i googled it and was disappointed to see that it could be gallbladder problems, fatty liver or pregnancy! Don't want any of that at the moment! sorry about the long post...just needed to get some stuff off my chest!!! peri

We don't know when we're going to fix my port....waiting on that lovely insurance approval! Dr. H said i will not be put to sleep.

I was eating yogurt for breakfast 6 oz...it was almost a cup. for lunch i was eating cheese and crackers or a protein shake--the shake was fine but the cheese wasn't enough....i just wasn't hungry till later in the day....then i would eat dinner at about 4 or 5...he said between 4 and the time i woke up was too long to go without eating even though i wasn't hungry. So i'm going to eat dinner at 6....i was just scared to eat any later because i had 2 bad cases of reflux and they said it was because i ate too late....but i guess i just overcompensated! So i'm going to change all eating habits today! I was doing a yoga class once a week and lifting weights 3 times a week and cardio 2 x's a week....so i'm changing my workout routine..no more yoga i think it was too much pulling on my "core" He didn't say that was the reason for the flipped port but i can't help but think it was part of it. since it's so nice outside i started my first walk outside this morning....will continue the weights but no crunches. Let me know if any of you have any other ideas!

dr. h said it could be done in the office but he prefers to do it at the hospital so i guess that's where it will be done...now i guess it's the waiting game...thank God i'm not hungry!

They are going to fix the flipped port...sew it back to the muscle.

Well, I just got back from my appointment to get a fill and didn't get one because Dr. H. said my port was flipped. I am so very disappointed. I feel like i have done something wrong but he said that it just happens and that I didn't do anything to make it happen. Anyway we're going to wait on ins. to see if they require an x-ray before they schedule anything. He said it was just a minor procedure...has anyone else had their port flip? Please give me info! On another note he told me I wasn't eating enough and to stop eating so much cheese! I love cheese and was thinking it was ok because of the protein but he said too much fat! Anyway I'm still working on the "reprogramming my mind" thing!

I have a Non Scale Victory!!!! I just bought a pair of size 14 jeans at target today and they fit!!!!!

no, it's not just you...i've got gas too!!! my burps sound like a grown man! It's very odd.

I've reached a GOAL!!! I've lost 50 pounds...i wanted to be under 200 by my birthday oct. 3rd but didn't quite reach it....missed it by a pound but i'll take it!! I'm not really sure how to set my goals because it seems like the weight comes off when it wants to but i'm gonna keep trying!

yes, i have tried the shakes and they are wonderful......i went on that diet about a year ago and i thought they tasted great.

there's also a shake the weight on trinity blvd....by b-jaxx and there's one on stateline....and if i'm not mistaken i think i saw one in nash?

Heather! I'm so excited for you! I know exactly what you're going through with them emotions so i feel for you! Congrats! Keep us updated!

Hi Amber! Glad to have you here. It looks like you're doing great so far!

I'm joining in too! We have been ttc for about 4 years. Had a ton of tests and nothing is physically wrong with me except for weight and irregular cycles. I'm down 47 pounds and feeling great. Dr. wants me to wait at least a year. I will be going to see gyno soon to also start progesterone to get my cycles back. I've had 3 periods in the last year. And just FYI i started last week and it made my band super super tight! Anyway for those of you who haven't had a cycle since banding just be aware of the possible tightness!

Thanks, I'm finally feeling much better. I have an appointment monday so i'll ask them then about it. I joined Legends Gym on wed. and i've gone every day since. I enjoy it so far and I hope it helps me! My Birthday is Oct. 3rd. and i'd like to be under 200 by then. My scales have me weighing 5 pounds less than the dr.'s do so i'm going by my scales!

Ok, i'm having problems right now. I started on sat. and my stomach hurts so bad. I have really bad gas. i feel like someone inflated my stomach with gas and they are squeezing my stomach! I have only had 1 feel so i'm not really sure what feeling tight is like so do you think that might be my problem?

got a question about my "Time of Month" Dr. H. told me about 4 weeks ago at my appointment that some women's cycle affects the tightness of their band. Well a short history of my cycle is Sept. of 07 i had a period my next one was June of 08 and now this week. The one in june wasn't bad or painful but this week I feel like someone beat me up. I haven't had much trouble with being really hungry. I have only had 1 fill and that one was just a little one. I don't think i really know what being too tight feels like. But i feel like my stomach has been inflated with gas and that someone is squeezing my stomach. My cramps are also so bad (i think i need an epidural!) Anyway what i'm wondering is if this pain is from cramps and just my band being tight from my period or could it be something else? I don't think it's reflux because it doesn't feel the same as when i had reflux a while back.

Mine is usually in the evenings. But this morning I woke up that way.

Barky, I'm having the same problem with gas. It's just in my belly and i feel like i might explode i thought it was heart burn too but it's just gas in my belly. I'm not having any burning in my esophogus or anything like that. I don't know what it could be either because i get no relief from gas meds either.