NBflo Girl

I know what you mean about being so so slow !! But, I'm still not sorry I had this done. The support group meeting is this wednesday.. Is anyone going to be there ?? The last one was a very good meeting.. For the most part they all are.. I am looking forward to it. shar

Dear Czarbaby,, Wow are you lucky only 2 fills !! How have you been doing this past year on weight loss ? shar

Rain, were you really that uncomfortable ? Have you lost weight since that last fill ? shar

Vicky, soon you will be back to normal and back on track.. Just heal up and get better.. You have still lost alot of weight from the beginning and you will never go back to square one.. thats for sure !! Just maybe watch the carbs and stay on SB phase I or II.. It'll be ok soon. shar

Wow, I can't believe that.. Maybe you should have called back sooner and insisted that someone see you. Maybe it wouldn't have been as damaged as it is now. Well, just go easy and do what he says.. you have to heal now before you go back to any restriction. Good luck. I am feeling some restriction but not as much as I would like. I did have my first sliming episode about a week ago ( first in 6 months - not so bad!!) and I hope I done have any more so now when I feel stuck or any discomfort, I either stop eating or proceed with caution .. very slowly. Hope you feel better. shar

Vicki, what happened at the doctors today ? shar

Vicki, I can't believe you have to wait so long for your appointment with all of the discomfort that your still feeling ?? I don't think that this is right !! You had that black stuff throwing up episode before the holiday last weekend and they still haven't seen you ?? THis is really the first time I had any negative feeling about this group..Whats up with this ? Am I misunderstanding something here ?? shar

Rain, the funny thing is that I have gotten stuck before but if I sit quietly for a few minutes, that uncomfortable feeling goes away and I can resume eating carefully.. this time I was uncomfortable about 45 minutes and I finally got it up.. then I was still uncomfortable until the next morning with just sipping water for the rest of the night.. YUK !! dont want to do that again.. shar

Rain, I did go last friday but since I lost .4 in 5 weeks -- she only gave me 1/2 cc.. I don't really feel the restriction but I have to say that after 6 months I had my first sliming episode on Monday and I really never want to do that again !! I have been really careful what I eat and how much since then.. If I feel stuck, I stop !! THis is just going sooo slow for me.. But I am still not sorry.. It gives me hope that eventually I will get down.. I need to loose about 25 - 30 more and I will be at goal !!

Vicki, how are you feeling ?? Is it ok now ?? shar

Joanne, the first couple of weeks on the phase 1 sb diet was very hard but if you go on-line and get sb recipes for phase 1 its not so bad when you get used to it w/o the carbs.. The one good thing is if you can fill up on the veg's , you got it made. shar

Cynthia, What happened to you and your son last night must have been aweful !! sorry we missed you , it was nice to see some of the old bandsters there, Val, Rain, Loraine, BigGirlx etc.. Hope to see you at the next one.. You missed a good one.. Barb was there and she was awesome !! shar

Betsy, in a week, you will be back to your normal self !! Glad all went well. Try to come to the next meeting in June.. Keep us posted. shar

Cynthia, I feel great, however, not lloosing much.. Laurie (np) said that since I don't have that much to loose, its coming off slower, but I thought it would be more than 1 lb per 4-6 weeks... I am going for my 6th fill on friday.. the last fill I felt restriction more than ever but not quite enough to loose or get to my sweet spot.. that is my goal to get to that spot, then I will be on my way.. so far I have 5 cc s in me.. since before the surgery, I have only lost between 23-25 lbs.. I have about 30-35 more to go.. I don't want to be still complaining about this going into winter.. I need to loose and I'm getting discouraged. Thats why I love the meetings because its like a shot of confidence !! Hope to see you tomorrow night !! shar

Cynthia, haven't seen you since before my surgery.. looking forward to seeing you at the meeting.. shar

Yes, it starts at 6pm... Sandra, Sandy will be there with me and I'm pretty sure we have a newcomer Michelle 414.. THis should be a good one !! I hope we have someone there that could answer alot of questions for us and the newbies !! I get so much out of these meetings.. shar

Anyone going to BGH on the 22nd ? I'm Going for another fill.. Felt some restriction from the last but not much weight loss. This is # 6 (fill) !! Maybe this will be it !! shar

Betsy, do yourself a favor.. start the prep early like around 1 or 2 at the latest !! I did and was done running to the bathroom by around 8 or 9. If you start any later, you will be running to the bathroom all night and you won't get enough sleep. shar

Betsy, good for you.. stay excited and don't be scared. I also was terrified but it was not bad at all. Good luck. shar

Rain, Martinis sound good to me also.. Maybe one night during the summer after the meeting a group of us can go down to a Martini Bar somewhere on Elmwood or close by.. shar

Rain, are you coming to the meeting on the 20th ? Haven't seen you for awhile.. shar

Val, when was the last time you go a fill ? When did it start bothering you ? shar

Rain, the meeting was last week.. It was a good one. A nutritionist was there. Miss seeing you at the meetings.. Don't think you were there last month either. Try to come in May..Actually, most the the orig bandsters havent been there. Val and Live, Laugh and Love , maybe you guys can make it too. I learn so much from you guys.. shar

My other concern is that I only have a BMI of 35.2, but I do have Diabetes, PCOS, GERD and COPD (which I'm not sure if those are comorbidities or not) I have United Health Care Insurance and I do have documentation of a 6 month low calorie diet that was suppervised by my Dr about 4 years ago, so I'm not sure if they will except that. Plus my BMI has gone up and down over the past 5 years (so at times my BMI has not been above 35) I have always weighed over 200 lbs, but I'm 5'7". Has anyone else gotten approval with a similar health record? Maggie, my BMI was lower than the norm but I too had comorbidities.. All I can say is get the application and send it in. They will let you know if you qualify.. After I submitted the application and waited about a month for them to get ahold of me..I called.. Keep calling until you get someone.. They don't usually return calls very often.. I asked if I would qualify.. They dug up my application , checked it over and told me I would as long as I didn't loose any more weight on my own.. At that point, I did qualify.. If you do qualify, then you wait for the invitation of the next seminar. THere you will get all the facts of the band vs gastric bypass. good luck shar

Val, its ok... thats a whole lot better than the prep and cleaning up afterward !! Have a good time. :cool2: shar