Sasha2013

my doc did a complete unfill, but only because they have had patients in the past where the band has slipped and they don't discover it till after the baby is born, because they don't do xrays on your tummy while your pregnant... its should be your decision though but thats what my doc told me, and that was good enough for me...and a complete unfill hasn't been as disasterous as i thought...i got unfilled at 5 weeks, and now at 11 weeks, i've lost 5 lbs since that unfill.

so i guess i should do a proper introduction...i'm 11 weeks pregnant! wow...still in shock. banded 7/28/08...and i'm just a slow loser with the band...and my last fill before i found out i was pregnant was just wayyyy to tight, and i stuck it out thinking it would help me lose weight faster (dumb) but just ended up eating all the easy crap like chips and milkshakes, just cause nothing i ate no matter how much i chewed would stay down, so i ended up gaining weight before i found out i was pregnant when i found out i was pregnant they had me get a complete unfill, i almost cried, i was like your taking ALL of it...apparently my doctor has had patients who have had their band slip during pregnancy and they dont discover it till the baby is born... so i cried later, and then had a sandwhich, WITH BREAD!!!!! lmao...bread never tasted so good. i thought having a complete unfill would be disasterous...suprisingly...i've lost 5-6 lbs i have morning sickness all day every day since about week 6, only vomited twice, the rest is just REALLY bad nausea ok thats me, thats where i'm at, and just wanted to say HI!

carson is REALLY cute! awwww i want my baby already! congrats!

wow guys thanks so much! i've already picked up two of your recommended books, and i'll be logging on to the suggested websites tonight.... thank you thank you!

ok so i found i was pregnant today (breathe!) dude my hpt showed up Sooooooooooooooo light, but doc confirmed, so yippie. i say yippie but i'm really thinking OH MY GAWD! i don't know anything about babies...i know they smell of poo and spit up alot. lol i was banded in july so i'm 7 months post op. i have so many questions not just about what going to happen with my band but pregnancy in general...i havent met with my OB yet, just my general doc. but do you guys have any suggestions for websites, forums, books etc for new moms-to-be my mind is racing, when do i tell my mom, i'm almost 30 and i feel like i'm 13 and trying to tell her i'm pregnant. how do you pick a daycare, do i talk/read to my unborn baby is there things i can do/teach my child early (0-4yrs) that will help them in school? i haven't even had my baby yet and i'm already thinking about school, and goodness gracious what happens when it turns into a teenager! do most people get a complete unfilled while their pregnant, well i guess like everything else probably depends on the doctor. ok i'll stop this rambling, can someone just send me in the right direction

i miss fast food a little, then i realize its about 90% of the reason i needed surgery in the first place...some days i'd go to mcdonalds and just ordered fries i loved them so much...yeah i haven't been able to eat fries for months now. oh Breakfast tacos...ANY taco! i recently moved to a new city, and over new years i was watching my niece she's 8, and she wanted mcdonalds...um yeah i needed the gps to find one cause i had no idea where it was...its like i don't even pay attention to fast food places any more...i'm sure thats a good thing...

so i'm down 40+ lbs since i started with pre op, which is about 30 since having the band.. seeing the scale say 240-anything...just blew me away, its been since early 2007 the last time i saw that number. now when i was going up i thought i was going to cry at 248....but gosh on the way back down 248 never looked so good! i tried over and over to lose weight (story of our lives) and a few times before i had lap band surgery i got to 250.0 and could never break into the 240's 249.8 was just the magic number for me, to let me know that my band is making a difference, and OH MY i did it, (ok me and the band did it) just had to share, i'm so excited!!! i feel like if i can get to the 240's (which i tried sooooooooooo hard to do this year and couldn't) then there is NO reason that i can't meet goal...i don't think i've been this excited since the day i scheduled my surgery! thanks for listening good luck to all!

ok i used care credit as well...and oh yeah it was short simple to the point your approved...and in 3- 4 weeks i had surgery!!!!!!! good luck...breath easy tonight, your having surgery!!!!!! yaaaay!

i feel the EXACT same way, i guess its easy for me to tell you, to hang in there the weight will come off, but its hard for me to take my own advice... i have accepted the fact that i'm not losing weight as fast as most, and some time for 2 weeks straight i don't lose anything, and some times i gain!!! but then i did the math today and since my surgery it looks like i've lost about 3 lbs a week...and thats not bad i too wanted to be closer to 200 by xmas, it is just very frustrating! i do exercise and i KNOW i eat waaay less than i use to, i guess i just have to learn to be patient so good luck to us both!

oh WOW...hope everything turns out ok i had a new doc do my fill this last time, and she stuggle for a bit, and then finally did it under fluro to find it... oh gosh did you have to pay for that fill? thats VERY wrong.

thank you...i'm going to get on that ASAP