Hollie519

i have had the lap band for almost 11 months and have had the same trouble sleeping as I used to have before. I have actually noticed it is worse than it used to be, but i do not believe its because of the lap band. And more sleep is better because you burn more calories while you are sleeping than you do just sitting down. Good luck! If you have any sleeping tips, I'd love to hear them.

i went home a half hour after surgery. I was getting pissed off just sitting there. The nurses said, pee in the cup and your mom can take you home. This surgery is meant to be minor

Be careful how much you are spitting everything back up. I had a time where my band became completely swollen shut because of it. I didn't have anything to eat or drink for 36 hours. By the time my mom got me to the doctor, I was so out of it. The uncomfortable feeling when the food is pushing through the band is normal. Your body is supposed to get used to it. If it bothers you that much, just be more convince to how much you are chewing your food. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>

Today is a good day! Thanks to all those who have given me such good advice and show their support. I have been on this site for a little over a week and I can't believe how much better I already feel about myself. All those discouraged people, keep your chin up, take it one day at a time and remember to breathe. You happiness is right around the corner. You can do it! :] All those on a roll, keep on keeping on :] I hope you guys all have a wonderful day.

I would actually like to meet and discuss with some people how they feel after having the lap band. I know a few people from San Diego who have it but are older women. I wish there were more people around my age. I just want to make a real life lap band buddy.

Lame! I wish there were more people here. I mean I had surgery with another girl but you can tell she has hostile feelings toward me. Lets just say, she hasn't seen very good results. I believe there are 12 other young people in my study, but they aren't allowed to give out their info. So unless I happen to bump into one of them, than I'm SOL. You meant class by myself cause under age people don't have lap band yet?

The first step to getting better is admitting you have a problem. Taking pictures of yourself now, could help you from turning back and also motivate you. Also, you can feel good and say, I don't look like that anymore. I love looking at my fat pictures. It makes me feel accomplished.

hey there is hope for all of you! I had this same problem at about 6 months. I felt like I was saying I had lost the same amount of weight too many times and the number never changed. I became discouraged and GAINED 10 POUNDS! I think people just get used to the fact that they have it, and slip a little into their old habbits. Just keep up your physical activity and try to experiment with what you are eating. But I am down the 10 and than some. I am living proof that this works :] So keep your chin up.

It's pretty crazy to consider yourself pretty isn't it. That is always something I never thought I'd say. I'm sure it makes your family so happy to see that smile :] You are an inspiration and you look great too.

Do i get to be apart of this since my surgery was October 3, 2007? Don't be afraid, the band has the possibility of being the best change you could have ever made. It's completely worth it. :] Good luck and all you Octobers will be in my prayers

CONGRATS! I started my liquid diet one year and one day after your surgery. The best is yet to come for you :]

Yea like sugar free. Sometimes, i slip up and have real chocolate, but I have learned to not do that. My body did not like it too much. I can't even eat any type of fast food. Greese makes me feel so nauseas; like its coating my stomach. I am a big dairy person though. I love yogurt and drink a lot of fat free milk. But if you are not a dairy person like me, and you have it rarely, it can also give you gas. People's bodies are different. If your system is used to sugar free things, than having whatever that is but real, can tear you up. Like I always eat sugar free pudding and when i had some real kind that I got at a resturant, it was not a good day to be me. Bottom line, GAS SUCKS! It's painful. To tell you the truth, I'd rather burp up a storm and look rude than have gas.

See I am not afraid to die. I am afraid to fail. I am afraid to be stuck in this world with no one to help me feel safe enough to break down and cry. Since I was young, I have always had to be the strong one. My sister is 3 1/2 years younger than me and my dad's alcoholism was full blown in my younger years; too far back for my sister to remember. We used to wake up to our parents screaming and yelling at each other. I would have to comfort her and stay strong for her and I did that by pretending everything was ok. I eventually got to the point where I was always pretending everything was ok. My mom was always the one who could make me break down, and cry but she used to treat me like her best friend. I mean I recall her asking me what I thought about her and my dad getting a divorce. So, she is mentally too unstable to be my rock. I love my mom and she has always tried to be there for me but she has WAY too many unresolved issues to be what I need. A lot of my self hate comes from her. She also hates herself and has never dealt with it. My mom has openly admitted to me that she had remorse toward me because I was over weight. Don't get me wrong, my mother is a great mother, but i don't think she was all she could be for us because of her own pain. I just want to be a little girl and have someone hold me while I cry. I want to be taken care of because I feel like I've taken care of myself since I can remember but I am afraid no one can do that for me. :/

I just told my boyrfried that we need to be on a break. After posting a thread with my thoughts of my childhood, I realized i have a lot of work to do on myself. I also found myself wondering if I was just with this guy because he loved me before I had the surgery or am i clinging to him because I thought he'd be the only guy who'd ever love me. He also, is like my child. Sometimes i feel like a single parent; more often than not. I pay all the bills and make sure he is doing everything he should be. I can only take care of his stuff to an extent. I am not his mother nor his wife, so certain things i can't do. It always seemed funny to me that those things I couldn't do, never got done. There were just always certain obsitcles that I thought, when they were finished I'd be happy. I have come to realize, that no matter what gets accomplished, i am not happy. i don't know if it him or if its me. I mean, when he's gone, i miss him. i don't if its because i don't want to be alone or if it is him. We have a lot of the same views on life and have a good time with each other just sitting back and debating things. I don't know. i'm so confused. i am only 18 years old and i feel like i'm thirty. Because of the surgery, I had to do an at home program to graduate high school. So since September, I've been working full time. I will be starting college soon and i don't think i can take it. I have money anxiety that comes from my dad and I am so frequently so occupied with worrying about how things are going to be paid for. I need help. i mean he makes money, but he doens't worry about the bills or about the responsibilities that i take on that I shouldn't have to. I just want to scream, I AM ONLY 18! Thanks for listening.