KristyLynn

I was told by the xray tech that the black area was my stomach. Is this right? And if so...is it supposed to be behind my boob and is my band in the right place? I have to drive a few hours to get the xray looked at, in a couple weeks. So I am just anxious for now. Also, when I layed down, the xray looks like my port and band almost meet, seems strange to me. :frown: and here is my gnarly realize band's port hooks and now laying down:

Hello guys, I haven't been here in the longest time. I'm worried about my band and my weight gain. A few months ago I got a fill and I felt the effect of it the next day, while eating. Tighter, nice. Since then, I've only felt it in the mornings once in a while and I've been eating truckloads of food. I've not maintained my diet and I have gained 20 lbs in the last 3 months. I don't feel like I have any restriction and I eat as much as I did before the surgery (almost). This is HORRRIBBLLLE. I feel so extremely guilty and depressed, but I know that I need to snap out of it in order to get myself out of this hole. My question is: Can there be something wrong with my band? I've never had the "full in the esophagus" feeling. The least amount that I've ever eaten with my band was 3 string cheeses with meat and an apple, which is a good amount. Now I eat bigger portions and I am hungry all the time. *Adult Sentence will follow*...My husband and I do have sex a lot and he folds me into positions that hurt my band area and we re-adjust. But it often feels like a dull pain over there when I just breathe. Kinda like it's a mass of dull-gas that never goes away. Plus, no restriction and I've been banded for a year and a half now, I think. But it feels like I've done nothing but gone downhill after my last fill. I must have anywhere between 4-5/6 ccs in a Realize Band. Last fill was 1.5 cc. I've done a horrible job lately, I know this. Yeah, it would be nice if I had the band to blame. But maybe I just want to get opinions on whether or not I am crazy for thinking something might be wrong. I thought slippage because..something must be wrong. But I don't get sick... Leakage, maybe? Probably sounds like the most possible, right? My dr. referred me for an Xray, so I am waiting to be called in for one, some day.:biggrin:

lol! i was quite freaked out.

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen. I was banded 9-3-08 and I am coming up on my 6months of being banded. This morning I weighed and it showed 90lbs lost. THAT IS SO COOL lol. :frown: So, I am making it a goal to be 100lbs down, THIS month. MARCH. :thumbup: Big goal. I used to walk one mile in an hour, for exercise pre-op, and tonight, excited about my new goal, I walked 3 miles in an hour! :eek: so sosososo happy. :eek: MY QUESTION IS: How did you guys Celebrate your big goals? I want to make it a big deal because, this is huge, you know? I would have never been able to do this before, it was very hard work, and now I want to mark my accomplishment, and keep going! So, please let me know what you guys have done! I would love to hear it!!!! xoxoxox

Any of you guys have any youtubes dedicated to your lap band journey? I started one pre-op and just uploaded my latest video. Please post your links on this thread if you have one! :thumbup: xoxo YouTube - BandedOnMyBday's Channel

<hr style="color: rgb(201, 206, 212); background-color: rgb(201, 206, 212);" size="1"> Any of you guys have any youtubes dedicated to your lap band journey? I started one pre-op and just uploaded my latest video. Please post your links on this thread if you have one! :thumbup: xoxo YouTube - BandedOnMyBday's Channel

and now my face.. lol. as u can see from the 1st pic...EEEEEEK. lol and now...i have a neck! lol and now i have these SHOES!! bc they FIT lol. EEEEEE

ok, i got banded 09-03-08 and its been 4 months! here are some pics xoxox

its been noted by Dr. Oz" that every 30lbs lost for a man, = 1" in penis, but eventually it "evens out" haha :thumbup:

i live in orange/santa ana/tustin :thumbup:

oh it's been great lol. since the weight loss, i've been in some of the craziest positions and kama sutra, and even switched positions with him still inside of me, that was crazy. i was like.. WHOA, where you taking that leg, sir? lol. things get a lot easier and you're even able to move your arms/hands/fingers into places you wouldn't have been able to before, during these times. :thumbup:

oooooo myyy gossshhh :wink2: i have been a freak forever, and now i have the perfect man because he has the mind to put me into positions i've never even fathomed! lol. he blew my mind when i was pre-op!! like, a million percent. but i was still unhappy with what i couldn't do on my own. :thumbup: but now that i am losing weight, i am able to do more. i am on top more, he folds me more LOL. i've never been that close to my knees in my life, and he puts them inches from my face now haha. i still have a lot to go, but DAMN, i wonder how much more flexible i will get! eeeee lol. so excited! the most crazy thing that i've done lately was the MONKEY in the Kama Sutra. i will try to find a pic haha.. ok, this was the best i could find.. lol.

46 for mee :cool:

this is my makeup test lol. i am going to be a house cat/kitten.

ok, this is my 1st post on this thread. had surgery 9-3. the 1st pic is the night before liquid diet (8-25) and since then i have lost 32 lbs. i went to the thrift store and i was like .. whoa.. is that me? lol. so i had to take a pic.

ok, i am a little over 30 lbs down now, and my pants are baggy around the thighs, and the crotch is lower, i think lol. the back kinda gapes open sometimes...pretty cool. i can see that i am getting shoulders, kinda...instead of being just arm slopes. haha. OH, and i thought i was sitting on something hard, so i reached under my butt and i wasnt sitting on anything!! I GUESS I HAVE ASS BONES NOW. lol! never felt them, that i can recall. hahaha.

ok, i was watching a tv show about cougars, older women who like younger men....and i found out that i am a KITTEN. lol. my bf is 7 years older. *reow* lol. so, i am prettttttttttttyyyyyy sure that i am going to go as his Kitten, this year. but i am going to be a "spoiled kitty" or "housebroken" because i am going to have a rhinestone collar, silky gloves, make claws for them, etc. jewelry lol.

MAN, i tried to get a crop from a feed store and they were getting all suspicious on me! no joke...like 40 questions as to how i was going to use it...it was an older woman. lol. i was so freaked out that i hung up. hahah. i found out that they had them, and i sent my bf at the time, to go in and buy it because i was too scared to go in there...and my dog ended up eating it. (it was ugly anyways) lol! now i have a pink and black one with a cat head for the bat. :tt2:

i looooooove halloween, and i can't wait for my 1st skinny one. :tt2: u should go through tons of websites under the search of "sexy costumes" and u will get lots of ideas. :thumbup:

wow. i can't wait. wed. is my 1st meal, (2 weeks post op) GRRRR. lol. still on liquid diet.

naw, i guess everyone goes through it, they talked about it in the pre-op planning class, too. =/ lol.

anyone have to do these? i have like.. 12 for post op, that i have to give MYSELF. lol. WOOOW. scariness. the worst part is that it HURTS after the injection. i get huge bruises, red .. spots from where i gave the shot, i think. and i just did one and its bleeding, like *tiny tiny*. but still....i hate them lol. if they weren't as painful afterwards, i would be... BARELY ok with them. :thumbup: here is one that is kinda bigger than my hand lol. (from day after surgery)*GROSS*