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<TABLE class=tborder id=post422433 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead> # 16   Yesterday, 07:56 PM  </TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2 style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><TABLE cellSpacing=6 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=alt2></TD><TD noWrap>Kat817 <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_422433", true); </SCRIPT> Come on Spring..... </TD><TD width="100%"> </TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap>Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 46 Posts: 1,650 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_422433>What is your "Bandiversary" goal? To consistently weigh in below 200 What have you learned this past year? That I CAN do this!!! That my life does not have to center around food. Could you share your most rewarding NSV (non-scale victory)? I take no more prescription meds for high blood pressure, or diabetes. My back doesn't hurt. I FEEL healthy! What is your biggest challenge? To eat enough veggies, and some fruit. I havre a tendency to eat meat...and other high Protein foods, forgetting my body has other needs too! What tips would you pass on to the April 2007 newbies? To enjoy the year---yes we all want to be at goal NOW!!!! But getting to know yourself and your body along the way, is wonderful. Seeing how far you can push your new abilities---is eye opening! What is your greatest fear? Losing my band! I try really hard to make the way I do things into a habit, so if something should happen, I would KNOW what to do, to keep from going back where I was. What goals do you have for the future? Taking my grandbabies to amusement parks, and Water parks, and not embarrassing either of us! To be the best support I can for others following me on this weight loss experience. How has your life changed? I breath easier, I feel healthy, I don't feel people staring at me, I buy clothes in Misses sizes. I wear jeans again, I can wear flip flops without my feet hurting. There are so many of these little things---there are also big ones. I upped my life insurance, and did not require a Dr. exam to do it! It has been full of changes---wonderful, dream filled changes! Has living with the band met up to your expectations? Yes, I didn't go in with a lot of expectations...this was not as involved (the board) then. I expected not to be able to eat some things, that I have been able to eat. I read about all the PB's---only to find out they are not a daily occurance! I expected the surgery to be more painful---all in all it has been much better!!! If you could talk to yourself a year ago, what would you say? YOU CAN DO THIS!!!! I had failed at so many diets, I really doubted myself going into this too. I would explain the why's and the hows that I have learned along the way. Knowing why you are on a liquid diet, makes it so much easier to stay on! Knowing why you are sliming, makes it less scary. I researched, but I learned so much by experience!! I would share my own experience!! Banding is without a doubt one of the best things i ever did just for me---i would do it again in a heartbeat, and recommend it to anyone and everyone who asks me!!! Kat __________________ Banded 4/24/2006 Celebrating being an "overweight loser"!!! 5'9" 55 3/4" lost 29 miles Challenge..12 down 7 to go    </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead>Kat817</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>View Public Profile</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Send a private message to Kat817</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Find all posts by Kat817</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Add Kat817 to Your Buddy List</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <TABLE class=tborder id=post422445 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead> # 17   Yesterday, 08:02 PM  </TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2 style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><TABLE cellSpacing=6 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=alt2></TD><TD noWrap>Boo <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_422445", true); </SCRIPT> Who ya gonna call? </TD><TD width="100%"> </TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap>Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 414 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_422445>Go, Kat!!! __________________ March Exercise Challenge: 9 Down, 10 to go! Banded on 4/5/06 Dr. Ortiz Then 208/Now 167/1st goal 142 5'6"    </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead>Boo</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>View Public Profile</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Send a private message to Boo</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Send email to Boo</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Find all posts by Boo</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Add Boo to Your Buddy List</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <TABLE class=tborder id=post422460 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead> # 18   Yesterday, 08:14 PM  </TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2 style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><TABLE cellSpacing=6 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD noWrap>sophie123 <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_422460", true); </SCRIPT> Registered User </TD><TD width="100%"> </TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap>Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_422460>All of you are helping me decide on what could be one of the best decisions of my life! Thank you!    </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead>sophie123</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>View Public Profile</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Send a private message to sophie123</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Send email to sophie123</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Find all posts by sophie123</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Add sophie123 to Your Buddy List</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <TABLE class=tborder id=post422463 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead> # 19   Yesterday, 08:19 PM  </TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2 style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><TABLE cellSpacing=6 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD noWrap>sophie123 <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_422463", true); </SCRIPT> Registered User </TD><TD width="100%"> </TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap>Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_422463>What did Kat mean by "Knowing why you are sliming, makes it less scary."?    </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead>sophie123</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>View Public Profile</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Send a private message to sophie123</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Send email to sophie123</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Find all posts by sophie123</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Add sophie123 to Your Buddy List</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <TABLE class=tborder id=post422522 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead> # 20   Yesterday, 09:51 PM  </TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2 style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><TABLE cellSpacing=6 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=alt2></TD><TD noWrap>kity <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_422522", true); </SCRIPT> Registered User </TD><TD width="100%"> </TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap>Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 39 Posts: 45 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_422522>great thread <HR style="COLOR: #d1d1e1" SIZE=1>The posts are so honest and heart felt...you made me cry too. Keep em coming. __________________ Pamela Surgery Date April 3, 2007!!!!! Dr. Bobby Basker-Rau Palm Springs, CA "I wish I'd know from the beginning that I was born a strong woman...born to take on the world; I wouldn't have run from it for so long, but run to it with open arms." :kiss2: Sarah Ban Breathnach    </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead>kity</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>View Public Profile</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Send a private message to kity</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Send email to kity</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Find all posts by kity</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Add kity to Your Buddy List</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <TABLE class=tborder id=post422547 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead> # 21   Yesterday, 11:09 PM  </TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2 style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><TABLE cellSpacing=6 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=alt2></TD><TD noWrap>Boo <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_422547", true); </SCRIPT> Who ya gonna call? </TD><TD width="100%"> </TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap>Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 414 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_422547>Sophie123 and Kity, you ARE making one of the most important decisions of your lives! Our stomachs may be banded, but we are also banded together by our desire to overcome weaknesses and fully engage in life. We can relate to each other because of our struggles and desires. Please check in with us. We want to help our April '07 newbies because we have found great success in our association on this board. __________________ March Exercise Challenge: 9 Down, 10 to go! Banded on 4/5/06 Dr. Ortiz Then 208/Now 167/1st goal 142 5'6"    </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead>Boo</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>View Public Profile</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Send a private message to Boo</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Send email to Boo</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Find all posts by Boo</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Add Boo to Your Buddy List</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <TABLE class=tborder id=post422604 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead> # 22   Today, 05:35 AM  </TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2 style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><TABLE cellSpacing=6 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=alt2></TD><TD noWrap>TerriDoodle <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_422604", true); </SCRIPT> April 07 Bandwagon </TD><TD width="100%"> </TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap>Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 48 Posts: 113 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_422604>This thread is so very inspiring to all of us that are anxiously awaiting our banding. You probably remember your anxiety, too....second-guessing, worrying, wondering, mourning, etc. Every time I have any doubts I just hang out on LBT for awhile, maybe go look at the before/after thread or the 'would you do it again?' poll, and I'm right back at the place where I know without a doubt that I am doing the right thing. Thanks to all of you for taking the April 07 Bandwagon under your wings. It helps more than you know. :love: __________________ XOXO, Terry Scheduled for surgery 4/4/07 Dr. Spivak - Houston, TX 215/212/150 5'6" BMI 35    </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead>TerriDoodle</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>View Public Profile</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Send a private message to TerriDoodle</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Find all posts by TerriDoodle</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Add TerriDoodle to Your Buddy List</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Visit TerriDoodle's Lap-Band Journal</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <TABLE class=tborder id=post422964 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead> # 23   Today, 01:34 PM  </TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2 style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><TABLE cellSpacing=6 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD noWrap>Sara Mos <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_422964", true); </SCRIPT> Registered User </TD><TD width="100%"> </TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap>Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 40 Posts: 91 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_422964>How has your life changed? Oh my gosh, what a question! I fit into life again. I don't worry about finding the "right" seat on the bus or whether a folding chair will break under my weight. I can shop anywhere. I care about my appearance. People treat me with more respect, even just walking down the street -- it shouldn't be that way but it is. I got a new job making triple salary. Triple! Men hit on me. I'm excited about tomorrow. Has living with the band met up to your expectations? It's far exceeded my expectations. I expected to be about 250 or 275 now. Instead, I'm in the 190s. All I expected from the band was to get back to Twoterville. Actual day-to-day life, the band exceeds my expectations as well. I thought I'd have way more limitations on the types of food I'd be able to eat. If you could talk to yourself a year ago, what would you say? I'd say be kind to yourself. You're a pretty cool person and even though you don't like yourself a lot right now, you've got the potential to love yourself. I'd also say, self, since you've got this ability to talk to yourself a year ago, try to see if you can talk to yourself 5 years ago and get a band then. Don't waste time trying to find another option. You're going to exhaust them all and still wind up 350+ and banded. Save yourself the emotional and physical trauma. Om my gosh, this has made me cry. Thank you so much for saying these words. I hate myself at the moment, and the thought that I could emotionally feel like this/you in a years time opens up a new lease of life I truely desperately need. __________________ x Sara x Surgery Date: 2nd April 2007 :Bunny Weight before surgery: 245lbs Height: 5ft 4"    </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead>Sara Mos</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>View Public Profile</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Send a private message to Sara Mos</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Find all posts by Sara Mos</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Add Sara Mos to Your Buddy List</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <TABLE class=tborder id=post422998 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead> # 24   Today, 02:21 PM  </TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2 style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><TABLE cellSpacing=6 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=alt2></TD><TD noWrap>JulieNYC <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_422998", true); </SCRIPT> Registered User </TD><TD width="100%"> </TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap>Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 643 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_422998>Quote: <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=alt2 style="BORDER-RIGHT: 1px inset; BORDER-TOP: 1px inset; BORDER-LEFT: 1px inset; BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px inset">Originally Posted by Sara Mos Om my gosh, this has made me cry. Thank you so much for saying these words. I hate myself at the moment, and the thought that I could emotionally feel like this/you in a years time opens up a new lease of life I truely desperately need. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> Sara, you're very welcome. And you WILL feel this way about yourself in a year. Probably even less than a year. After about 3 months, when I got good restriction and stopped being so driven by food, I started truly feeling better about myself. True, the weight loss wasn't so noticeable to the outside world at 3 months, but things were starting to change within me about how I felt about myself. Believe me, the time FLIES. You'll be feeling so much better about yourself much sooner than you think. April 2nd is really soon. Just hang in there. You're going to make it and you're SO SO SO doing the right thing! __________________ ________________ Julie-NYC banded 4/10/06, NYU, Dr. Fielding April Bandits' March Challenge: Seventeen 40 minute sessions completed.    </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead>JulieNYC</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>View Public Profile</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Send a private message to JulieNYC</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Send email to JulieNYC</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Find all posts by JulieNYC</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Add JulieNYC to Your Buddy List</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <TABLE class=tborder id=post423037 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead> # 25   Today, 03:04 PM  </TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2 style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><TABLE cellSpacing=6 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=alt2></TD><TD noWrap>Kat817 <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_423037", true); </SCRIPT> Come on Spring..... </TD><TD width="100%"> </TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap>Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 46 Posts: 1,650 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_423037>Hi-- Sophie what I meant by that remark---knowing why you are sliming makes it less scary---is this--- When I was banded I had researched thoroughly the process, and my Dr. all of that. I had a fairly good idea of what a PB was---but when I failed to chew well enough following my first fill, I began sliming---and if not for the helpful souls here on LBT, I would have been even more scared!!! Lucky for me one of the older (band wise, not age) members was up late that weekend, and told me what was going on, that it was ok! FYI---slime is VERY thick, VERY sticky mucus. Your body produces huge amounts of it, if your body senses something is stuck or you overeat. It is trying to "slick" the obstruction up to help it pass. Unfortunately, when your pouch is full, there is nowhere for all the slime to go...so spitting it is the best option, if you try to swallow all of it, it will 9 times out of 10 throw you inot a full blown PB and you will lose it all. When you do swallow it, and then PB it, it often comes up in long strands referred to as ropes...it is heavy, it all sticks together, and comes up....sounds nasty, it is...BUT...the slime is tasteless, and odorless....just an annoyance! It does not choke you to PB (vomit in a way) it up....it is just bizarre looking---I know that sounds gross....but trying to be 100% honest here!!! My point was just that the more educated you can get on this site as to what might happen to your body, the better prepared you are, and you aren't sitting at home at 11 PM worrying that something is wrong, because you are "foaming at the mouth"!!!! You guys are right when you say we can probably remember a year ago--how nervous and excited we were!!! I Can! I remember sitting in this exact chair, at this computer looking at the before and after thread....not believing for a second that I could have my own pics there! I remember telling DH that the average/suggested weight loss is 1-2 pounds per week. I told him, can you imagine me being 50 or more pounds less in a year? As it is- it is closer to 100! For every pound and every inch lost I have gai

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Boo replied to Boo's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

LAPBANDIT Great idea, BOO! What is your "Bandiversary" goal? To get into Onderland! 21 pounds to go til Onderland...wish me luck! What have you learned this past year? food should remain a source of fuel, not a source of entertainment. Could you share your most rewarding NSV (non-scale victory)? Shopping for clothes in the regular section...I have NEVER done this, honestly. Even as a kid I had to wear "Pretty Plus" size from Sears! What is your biggest challenge? Social eating-DEFINATELY! I still haven't mastered this yet. I still get carried away when I'm at parties/social functions. What tips would you pass on to the April 2007 newbies? Eat, just eat good, healthy foods. What is your greatest fear? Never affording the plastic surgery I need to get rid of this excess skin. What goals do you have for the future? To hit my goal weight, of course! How has your life changed? In every possible way. Mainly, I've learned to take care of myself and set priorities to make my health a no-compromise concept! Has living with the band met up to your expectations? Yes and no. I'm proud of my success but this idea of "restriction" still hasn't set in and I have never experienced it for any extended period of time. If you could talk to yourself a year ago, what would you say? I'd say "You're doing the right thing...stick with the band and not the bypass." And, I'd throw in..."You need to excerise even more because it'll pay off!" HAPPY BANDIVERSARY CLASS OF '06!! __________________ Starting Weight February 2006: 392 Current Weight: 220 Total Lost Since February 2006: -172 Banded April 2006   <TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead>LapBandit</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>View Public Profile</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Send a private message to LapBandit</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Send email to LapBandit</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option></TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>   <TABLE class=tborder id=post419243 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead> # 3   03-18-2007, 07:05 PM  </TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2 style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><TABLE cellSpacing=6 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=alt2></TD><TD noWrap>Boo <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_419243", true); </SCRIPT> Who ya gonna call? </TD><TD width="100%"> </TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap>Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 413 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_419243>Lapbandit, WOW!!! You have accomplished so much this year! I am also learning to take care of myself. Great advice given! __________________ March Exercise Challenge: 9 Down, 10 to go! Banded on 4/5/06 Dr. Ortiz Then 208/Now 167/1st goal 142 5'6"    </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead>Boo</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>View Public Profile</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Send a private message to Boo</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Send email to Boo</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Find all posts by Boo</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Add Boo to Your Buddy List</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <TABLE class=tborder id=post419443 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead> # 4   03-18-2007, 10:56 PM  </TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2 style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><TABLE cellSpacing=6 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=alt2></TD><TD noWrap>waterlily1072 <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_419443", true); </SCRIPT> Registered User </TD><TD width="100%"> </TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap>Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 34 Posts: 579 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_419443>What is your "Bandiversary" goal? Originally it was to lose 100lbs in my first year, but that isn't gonna happen. Now my goal is to get as close to that as I can! What have you learned this past year? I have learned that without the support of fellow bandsters this is a difficult road. Lifting up and encouraging others is what makes us all stronger together. Could you share your most rewarding NSV (non-scale victory)? Most rewarding is that my back and knees are in so much less pain, in fact most days I don't even notice them anymore. When I started I couldn't push a vacuum without crumbling to the floor in tears from pain. What is your biggest challenge? My biggest challenge has been to try to learn to deal with life's ups and downs without turning to food. I never could have known how hard that would be. What tips would you pass on to the April 2007 newbies? 1 - Stick together and take care of each other. 2 - Get fills when you need them and when in doubt ask your fill professional their opinion on whether or not you need one! 3 - Participate in a support group with other banded people like this one! What is your greatest fear? That I won't know who I am without my padding What goals do you have for the future? To live, to run, to laugh How has your life changed? I am healthier, I can now see me reaching my goal. I always could picture myself thin but not how I got there, now I can see the way to get there. Has living with the band met up to your expectations? Yes and no. I really thought that because I started at a higher BMI that I would lose faster in the beginning. On the other hand, I am totally moving steadily towards my goal weight now that I have good restriction and the band is now helping me, finally. If you could talk to yourself a year ago, what would you say? Don't feel like other peoples numbers affect you personally. You are an individual and your adjustments are individual to you! You are not like anyboy else, no one is. Some people lose 10lbs in there first year and others lose 150lbs, the good news is that it's ok to be an individual, we all are losing (barring any medical conditions that prevent it) and that is what matters. We can all reach our goal if we are willing to put forth the effort to work with our band and not around it. __________________ ~ Molly ~ Banded 4/11/2006 - VG 10cc 6/5/2006 - 4.5cc's 6/19/2006 - 6.5cc's 7/17/2006 - 7.5cc's 8/28/2006 - 8.5cc's 2/13/2007 - 9.5cc's    </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead>waterlily1072</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>View Public Profile</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Send a private message to waterlily1072</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Find all posts by waterlily1072</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Add waterlily1072 to Your Buddy List</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <TABLE class=tborder id=post420165 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead> # 5   03-19-2007, 04:14 PM  </TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2 style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><TABLE cellSpacing=6 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=alt2></TD><TD noWrap>Boo <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_420165", true); </SCRIPT> Who ya gonna call? </TD><TD width="100%"> </TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap>Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 413 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_420165>I agree! It is not a race to lose. And each of us is an individual with unique weight-loss issues. After surgery I wrote in my journal to appreciate whatever loss I had at one year because I will have not gained! __________________ March Exercise Challenge: 9 Down, 10 to go! Banded on 4/5/06 Dr. Ortiz Then 208/Now 167/1st goal 142 5'6"    </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead>Boo</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>View Public Profile</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Send a private message to Boo</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Send email to Boo</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Find all posts by Boo</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Add Boo to Your Buddy List</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <TABLE class=tborder id=post420437 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead> # 6   03-19-2007, 09:24 PM  </TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2 style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><TABLE cellSpacing=6 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD noWrap>Irish Girl <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_420437", true); </SCRIPT> RedHeads Rock!! </TD><TD width="100%"> </TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap>Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 174 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_420437>What is your "Bandiversary" goal? I would love to be at my goal weight of 135. It is looming so close. What have you learned this past year? That I can succeed at weight loss...all I needed was some help. Could you share your most rewarding NSV (non-scale victory)? There are so many. I have found the self confidence that I thought I lost, no more cholesterol medication, the restless leg syndrome is gone, bye bye sleep apnea, hugs from my son because he can get his arms around me, shopping in normal sized stores, enjoying shopping because I can find things that fit, mowing the yard without getting winded in the first five minutes.....the list goes on and on and on. What is your biggest challenge? Trying to keep eating the "bandster" way. What tips would you pass on to the April 2007 newbies? Make good food choices, but don't deprive yourself of a small treat once in while (this is for your sanity). Drink lots of Water (dehydration is a bad thing.....kidney stones are not your friend). Don't be afraid to ask questions. The best people to get banded information from is from another bandster. What is your greatest fear? Slipping up, eating too much, and falling into the same bad habits that got me to where I was in the first place. What goals do you have for the future? My biggest short term goal is to participate in the Danskin triathlon in Seattle in August of this year. How has your life changed? I am definately more active and outgoing. Has living with the band met up to your expectations? I didn't really have major expectations to begin with. I read so much about only losing a portion of the weight will be lost. But I truly believe the weight you lose will depend on you. I am so happy I did this and I would do it again in a second. If you could talk to yourself a year ago, what would you say? To not be so afraid about doing something for myself. Be a hero to yourself as this will be a life changing experience. __________________ Irish Girl Banded April 28, 2006 (BMI of 39 - morbidly obese) 1st fill 6/8/06 - 2.25cc 2nd fill 07/11/06 - 3.25cc 3rd fill 8/15/06 - 3.50cc (BMI of 30 - overweight) 4th fill 9/26/06 - 4.25cc No fill - 11/9/06 (BMI of 28) No fill - 12/7/06 (BMI of 25.9 - Almost Normal) No fill - 1/8/07 (BMI of 25.8 - Almost Normal) 5th fill - 3/6/07 - 4.45cc (BMI of 25.5 - Still Almost Normal)    </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead>Irish Girl</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>View Public Profile</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Send a private message to Irish Girl</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Find all posts by Irish Girl</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option>Add Irish Girl to Your Buddy List</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <TABLE class=tborder id=post420489 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead> # 7   03-19-2007, 11:14 PM  </TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2 style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><TABLE cellSpacing=6 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=alt2></TD><TD noWrap>Boo <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_420489", true); </SCRIPT> Who ya gonna call? </TD><TD width="100%"> </TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap>Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 413 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_420489>Wow! Irish Girl, you are amazing and an inspiration. I have been stuck at the same weight for over two months. It is time for me to get tough. I can't imagine getting to 135, but I need to start seeing it! That is where I want to be. Good luck on the Triathalon. __________________ March Exercise Challenge: 9 Down, 10 to go! Banded on 4/5/06 Dr. Ortiz Then 208/Now 167/1st goal 142 5'6"    </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead></TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option></TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option></TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option></TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option></TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <TABLE class=tborder id=post420490 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead> # 8   03-19-2007, 11:16 PM  </TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2 style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><TABLE cellSpacing=6 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=alt2></TD><TD noWrap>Boo <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_420490", true); </SCRIPT> Who ya gonna call? </TD><TD width="100%"> </TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap>Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 413 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_420490>Irish Girl, what size is your band? Mine is unfilled at the present time, but was filled to 1.4 cc. __________________ March Exercise Challenge: 9 Down, 10 to go! Banded on 4/5/06 Dr. Ortiz Then 208/Now 167/1st goal 142 5'6"    </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead></TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option></TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option></TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option></TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option></TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <TABLE class=tborder id=post421123 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead> # 9   03-20-2007, 02:54 PM  </TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2 style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><TABLE cellSpacing=6 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=alt2></TD><TD noWrap>JulieNYC <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_421123", true); </SCRIPT> Registered User </TD><TD width="100%"> </TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap>Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 643 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_421123>This is a cool idea for a thread. Thank you, Boo! What is your "Bandiversary" goal? To be recovered from my tummy tuck and breast lift (March 28th) enough to schedule my flight home (to actually be home is a stretch). What have you learned this past year? I've learned that it's better to head off a binge than to fight it. It's like turning a boat. You might not be able to turn on a dime, but if you plan, you can still get the boat turned. Could you share your most rewarding NSV (non-scale victory)? Flying without a seatbelt extender. Walking anywhere in the City just because and not worrying about breaking out in a sweat even in the cold. What is your biggest challenge? Learning how to not act like an adolescent in my new body. What tips would you pass on to the April 2007 newbies? Measure your food, at least some of the time. It keeps you accountable. Also, if you're not losing as quickly as you'd like, consider counting calories at least for a few days. It'll let you see where you can make adjustments to meet your goals. What is your greatest fear? Regaining the weight. I know it's not likely, but I still fear it. What goals do you have for the future? To figure out what goal weight is and reach it. To run a 10K. To run an average mile in under 10 minutes. How has your life changed? Oh my gosh, what a question! I fit into life again. I don't worry about finding the "right" seat on the bus or whether a folding chair will break under my weight. I can shop anywhere. I care about my appearance. People treat me with more respect, even just walking down the street -- it shouldn't be that way but it is. I got a new job making triple salary. Triple! Men hit on me. I'm excited about tomorrow. Has living with the band met up to your expectations? It's far exceeded my expectations. I expected to be about 250 or 275 now. Instead, I'm in the 190s. All I expected from the band was to get back to Twoterville. Actual day-to-day life, the band exceeds my expectations as well. I thought I'd have way more limitations on the types of food I'd be able to eat. If you could talk to yourself a year ago, what would you say? I'd say be kind to yourself. You're a pretty cool person and even though you don't like yourself a lot right now, you've got the potential to love yourself. I'd also say, self, since you've got this ability to talk to yourself a year ago, try to see if you can talk to yourself 5 years ago and get a band then. Don't waste time trying to find another option. You're going to exhaust them all and still wind up 350+ and banded. Save yourself the emotional and physical trauma. __________________ ________________ Julie-NYC banded 4/10/06, NYU, Dr. Fielding April Bandits' March Challenge: Seventeen 40 minute sessions completed.    </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <TABLE class=tborder id=post421381 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead> # 10   03-20-2007, 07:20 PM  </TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2 style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><TABLE cellSpacing=6 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=alt2></TD><TD noWrap>TracyinKS <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_421381", true); </SCRIPT> Ready! Set! BAND ME! </TD><TD width="100%"> </TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap>Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 37 Posts: 888 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_421381>From an April 07 bandster............ THANK YOU FOR THIS THREAD!!!!!!! __________________ 267/267/160ish Surgery Scheduled 4/26/2007 APROVED BCBS on 1/30/07 Dr. Malley, Mission, Kansas I Look forward to finally having a HEALTHY relationship with food, instead of the obsessive stalker I seem to be right now. http://www.myspace.com/lowcarbbandster    </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead></TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option></TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option></TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option></TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option></TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option></TD></TR><TR><TD class=vbmenu_option></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <TABLE class=tborder id=post421396 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead> # 11   03-20-2007, 07:28 PM  </TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2 style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><TABLE cellSpacing=6 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=alt2></TD><TD noWrap>Boo <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_421396", true); </SCRIPT> Who ya gonna call? </TD><TD width="100%"> </TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap>Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 413 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_421396>Julie, that is beautiful! I loved reading your thoughts! Thanks, Tracy! I hope this thread will help the April '06 bandsters to reflect on our journey, and to clarify new goals. All of you newbies and upcoming bandsters, see what you have to look forward to!! __________________ March Exercise Challenge: 9 Down, 10 to go! Banded on 4/5/06 Dr. Ortiz Then 208/Now 167/1st goal 142 5'6"    </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <TABLE class=tborder id=post422300 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=6 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead> # 12   Yesterday, 05:45 PM  </TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2 style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><TABLE cellSpacing=6 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD noWrap>amourette <SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_422300", true); </SCRIPT> Registered User </TD><TD width="100%"> </TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap>Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 36 Posts: 266 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_422300>will also answer <HR style="COLOR: #d1d1e1" SIZE=1>Buthope our new chicklings in the Apri

JulieNYC's Extended Tummy Tuck and Breast Lift

Boo replied to JulieNYC's topic in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Karen, I've been operated on by my brother. I felt completely safe in his hands. He felt very pleased to be able to do that for his family!

bronchitis/pharyngitis and fill?

Boo replied to mcwms's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

Mary, You are very wise to be concerned! I underwent an emergency unfill due to post-sinus drainage irritation. I had a fill appt. and then two weeks later noticed more restriction. It is allergy time and constantly have the post-nasal drip (thick). Well, dinner got stuck one night and that increased the irritation so much I started to bleed. I would definitely wait to get a fill. Take sudafed or something else, in addition to what you have now. Get the sinus/bronchitis/laryngitis situation cleared up first. Also, if you are PB'ing it can make the bronchitis worse by getting into your lungs. Take Care!!!

April 2006 Bandiversary!!

Boo replied to Boo's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

Julie, I just love seeing your little "fishy ticker thing" at 199!!! I've watched it swim ever week for the past six months or so. It was exciting when you reached the 100 pound weight-loss! I am looking forward to the day (very soon) that you swim right past me. DON'T DOUBT IT! It WILL happen! Sara, it is now a matter of days. When I was walking to the surgery center in Mexico (!), I first thought that I was crazy, and then thought that I was a failure having to resort to surgery, until I stepped inside. A wonderful peaceful feeling came over me that help was finally here. I met other lovely people who shared the same struggle. I knew inside that everything would be alright. I wish that for you! Your life will have new meaning. Thoughts won't be dominated by food and size. The ridicule from others and from yourself will vanish and you will feel free to explore new options. You don't hate yourself. You love yourself enough to take this courageous step. We are all rooting for you to succeed!

April 2006 Bandits' March Challenge

Boo replied to JulieNYC's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

Betty, this is such good news. You are very sweet to be concerned about our group when you have a major event ocurring in your life now. You take care of yourself a little bit, okay? You must be thrilled, but exhausted, also. Julie, we can't have you fainting. Is it your Southern Belle charm and strategy to swoon into the arms of handsome strangers? haha Seriously, you have major stress now, with the job move and surgery coming. You have produced a miraculous weight-loss, but need strength and nutrition for good healing after the TT. Eat a little more! I am really inspired by the responses to the Bandiversary thread I started. Should I start one that is open to everyone, no matter when they were banded? I don't know what to call it..."Reflect, Succeed and Dream"? What do you think? To the gym I go!

Vomiting blood

Boo replied to bowerbird's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

I hope you are getting the help you need! (BB: If you look back about 8 posts, you'll see they weren't the first words.)

Vomiting blood

Boo replied to bowerbird's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

Hey, BubbleButt, I've never sued anyone. I just pray that no one has been negligent here. (Because it sounds like someone has!) We are blessed in the U.S. to have recourse if we have been mistreated. If there is a legitimate case, a patient has every right to make demands.

Docs, nurses, lab rats?

Boo replied to Carlene's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

Carlene, I'm not a doctor or lab rat, but just want to wish you the best!

Lower BMI Bandsters!

Boo replied to BabyGotBack's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

Kathy! Good luck in the morning!!! You will be banded very soon. Dr. Ortiz is wonderful. You are in good hands. Please let us know how everything goes. Boo

April 2006 Bandits' March Challenge

Boo replied to JulieNYC's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

Molly, that is a great start, and exactly how I started last September when I joined this challenge. Betty, hang in there! We are still thinking about you and Alan. Julie, enjoy your last few days before the surgery. You had the courage to face the band, you can face this, too. Of course, we will be envious of your flat stomach. Bluehill, where are you? How are you? I hope you are healing and not getting too down. You've been through a terrible ordeal. I hope things are going better. Roberta, how are you feeling, now that spring is in the air? Susan, are you up for some exercise? I am just starting to get my strength back after being so sick! I'm supposed to run a 5K in a month, so that is my goal! I doubt I will make the challenge this month. I'm just glad that I can tolerate liquids and that the band didn't slip! If I have another surgery, I want what JULIE is having!!!! TODAY'S EXERCISE: Cross-trainer for 48 minutes at level 10, bike for 10 minutes.

April 2006 Bandiversary!!

Boo replied to Boo's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

Sophie123 and Kity, you ARE making one of the most important decisions of your lives! Our stomachs may be banded, but we are also banded together by our desire to overcome weaknesses and fully engage in life. We can relate to each other because of our struggles and desires. Please check in with us. We want to help our April '07 newbies because we have found great success in our association on this board.

Vomiting blood

Boo replied to bowerbird's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

I smell a lawsuit!

April 2006 Bandiversary!!

Boo replied to Boo's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

Go, Kat!!!

April 2006 Bandiversary!!

Boo replied to Boo's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

Thank you!!! Amourette, you are a sweetie! Yeah, Heather! You have about the same goals as I do, AND you have selected an amazing surgeon. Have you met him yet? My banding was done on April 5th last year. It is one of the best decisions I have ever made.

Shrinking Violets -- April 07 Bandsters

Boo replied to TracyinKS's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

Thanks, Amourette! Okay, you little chickadees of April 2007, if you need some inspiration, tips, or wise words, check out the April 2006 Bandiversary!! thread. (I don't know how to provide a link.) We are the big (little, now!) sisters looking out for you and rooting you on! I started the thread for our '06 group to reflect, and for your '07 group to be inspired. You truly have no idea how high your life will soar in the next year! It is so exciting. If you need advice or support, please come to us!

Vomiting blood

Boo replied to bowerbird's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

I'll tell you what my doctor told me, "You must get a total unfill until it heals, which is about three weeks." He told me that rarely does it heal on its own without getting an unfill. If you are bleeding regularly and throwing it up, you ARE too tight. Otherwise it would go down instead of up. By this time, you might also be anemic. After doing this for so long, I think you should have it scoped as well!!! This is a serious matter!! Don't let your doctor make light of it. Be pro-active!

Shrinking Violets -- April 07 Bandsters

Boo replied to TracyinKS's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

Jennifer, that is terrific! Those first few days of the liquid diet are the hardest. The April 2006 bandsters are rooting for all of you! :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

April 2006 Bandiversary!!

Boo replied to Boo's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

Julie, that is beautiful! I loved reading your thoughts! Thanks, Tracy! I hope this thread will help the April '06 bandsters to reflect on our journey, and to clarify new goals. All of you newbies and upcoming bandsters, see what you have to look forward to!!

I am 5'8" and 185lbs (40-45 lbs overweight)

Boo replied to kristendesig9er's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

Hey, I know how you feel. In fact, we all do. We were all 180 pounds at some time in our lives and we were struggling to get a handle on our overeating. I'm all for the idea of prevention. I feel like I was banded as a precaution and as a relief. I did not want to wait until I was 100 pounds overweight before taking drastic actions. And when the fill amount is good I am spared the pain of the constant obsession with my weight and eating. It helps me to feel free!! The first time I heard about the band I knew I wanted it...and at that time I weighed less than I do now. Good luck! It is a long-term decision.

Concerned about proper nourishment pre and post-op!

Boo replied to luv2bingo07's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

Good luck and good choice in doctors! I had trouble with the clear liquids after surgery. I was getting really weak and shaky, so the nutritionist put me on yogurt on day #6. It helped tremendously. As soon as I moved to "full liquids," things got much easier.

April 2006 Bandiversary!!

Boo replied to Boo's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

Irish Girl, what size is your band? Mine is unfilled at the present time, but was filled to 1.4 cc.

April 2006 Bandiversary!!

Boo replied to Boo's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

Wow! Irish Girl, you are amazing and an inspiration. I have been stuck at the same weight for over two months. It is time for me to get tough. I can't imagine getting to 135, but I need to start seeing it! That is where I want to be. Good luck on the Triathalon.

April 2006 Bandits' March Challenge

Boo replied to JulieNYC's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

Betty, That is such a huge blessing! I hope you can sleep now. PLEASE don't fall asleep at the wheel! That is too scary. Much love to you and Alan!

April 2006 Bandiversary!!

Boo replied to Boo's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

I agree! It is not a race to lose. And each of us is an individual with unique weight-loss issues. After surgery I wrote in my journal to appreciate whatever loss I had at one year because I will have not gained!

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