thatDEgirl

Dr. Nye did my surgery, in fact I have seen them twice in the last week...LOL (I had a fill and then ended up having to go back in for an emergency unfill). I love him and their staff...they are VERY busy though, so the appts aren't super long. We are stationed at Eglin and live in Niceville if you'd ever like to meet.

I run at a 4.5mph right now....it's slower than some but works for me.I am also short :angry_smile:

I'd be up for a meet-up in January! I'd love to meet some local bandsters.

I've had 3 fills (one at surgery, one in October and one this past Wednesday)...I go in today for an unfill as I now can't get any liquids down. I am currently at 3.5cc in a 10cc band...the doc plans to take out .5cc and I hope that is enough. 2.5cc was great for me for almost 2 months. I have lost 56.8 pounds since 7/25 but the last 6 have been in this last week of being entirely too tight. Happy to see the loss, but not the way it came. If you are interested in my progress through time, take a peek here http://www.digital-drama.com/blog/life-with-a-lap-band/ Also, are you exercising? I fully contribute my great (in my eyes) loss to that.

an elephants heart, a chihuahua and a guinea pig :-)

I am looking for some 18's and possibly soon some 16's. I have 20's that are falling off of me waiting to go, as soon as I get some to replace them with!

I don't have any first-hand knowledge, but my friend fought them for 9 years. From what I understand, there has to be a proven medical necessity (such as rashes, etc) and they are still pretty rough to get approval from. I'd love to hear more input though, as I know I will need one as well.

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B - boiled egg L - Lean Cuisine Steak Tips Portabello S - Coldstone cake batter ice cream with brownie mix-in D - vegetarian chili with three cheese crumbles and sour cream

My doc wants liquids for 4 days and then back to normal. I only made two :-(

Today, I discovered that when I pick my daughter up, her legs can wrap all the way around me...I can also run for 20 minutes straight and not die!

Check out these two threads, a lot of us July people hang out there... http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f182/july-butterflies-master-thread-68044/index54.html http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f182/how-much-have-you-lost-july-butterfllies-70365/index10.html There aren't a lot of men though.

Congrats Renewed on your bandiversary and surgery. I hope you heal quickly! As for me, I did week 5 day 3 today. I had been stressing about it since last week, thinking there was no way I was ready for a 20 minutes run. Today, it was no big deal...I could have ran longer but had to pick up my daughter from swim lessons. I am so thrilled!

I know it sounds weird, but you may also need more calories. I know that my weight loss is much more steady when I have around 1200 calories a day versus 1000. I track on the daily plate and watch my charts.

My nutritionist said I could (according to post-op stages). I never did though, I had a hard enough time feeding it to my baby when she was little. It is a mental thing with me...LOL!

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I'd call your doctor and stay away from gum from now on if you have a tendency to swallow...Altoids makes great sugar free mints that tackle the breath issue.

It sounds to me like you are too tight, you should be able to eat most regular foods and not just liquids. That is not healthy. I think you need to do anything necessary to find proper aftercare.

You may need to watch...eating so little isn't good, too few calories equals no weight loss. Keep an eye on it for a few days, you may just be a tad too tight.

B - Dannon Light & Fit 0%+ strawberry yogurt L - Del Monte Harvest Selections Chicken Cacciatore only about 1/3 of it S - strawberries and cool whip free D - chipotle bbq snack wrap from McD's S - McD's ice cream cone (2 bites before I discovered it wasn't a good idea)

I have paid absolutely $0 for any of my surgery, pre-op stuff, fills, program fees, etc. I used the base hospiatal nutritionist for my nut eval and called ValueOptions (they are contracted through Tricare South, not sure about other regions) to find a pysch who would do my WLS eval.

I haven't ran into too many problems foods yet. I can eat bread but after a bite or two, I start feeling full and that is NOT what I want to waste my calories on.