Hollie519

I'm sorry I can't be helpful. I got my surgery for free through a teen study. All I know is ALWAYS plan to be in the waiting room for no less than 45 minutes when you go for appointments.

I am now single. I can't believe it. 2 things I've never been before at the same time. Skinny and single. I'm stoked! Now i can finally leave the past behind and start living. I gave him the option to come to the future with me but he chose to stay in the pass. I feel great and thats how i know its the right thing. : ] YEAH ME!:crying:

Shit I am single now too! YEAH ME! I am looking forward to having many great times :]

Thank you guys so much. I know I did the right thing. You can't help someone else grow up if you baby them. He is not my child altough he acts like it. I think thats why I felt so bad saying kick rocks. He is obviously not the one for me. I had to get the police involved and I was pretty close to having a black eye. So I think its all for the better. :]

You guys need to understand that peolpe try to give their opinions about things they don't know about. Most of the people who are against having the surgery are either on a high horse or they have never been heavy. You can't hate them because they choose to not take the time to learn. Just blow it off and think about them the way you'd think of a child, they don't know any better. You will always have those friends who have something to say as soon as you say you are going to try and do something with your life. Make that be a challenge. Show them what you can really do and i bet they won't doubt you again.

I am 18 and I think I am gorgeous now. lol GIRLS GIVE ME SOOOOOO many dirty looks. Misery loves company. I had a girl who was one of my friends who tried the Optifast and got down to 125 and once she ate real food, she ballooned back up and plus 100. She told me don't get the surgery and you could tell she was hating. Keep your chin up. Think of it this way, if you have 10 haters, than you need to be working harder to get 20 haters. People who don't have good shit, hate good shit. Excuse my language. Good luck sweetie!

This is the first time i have ever heard of this. i know I am not the answer you are looking for but you'd think the makers of the band would have to pay since that is a product malfunction. if they try to stick you with outragous bills, call an attorney. Adnd you'd also think, that if they are just replacing the port, you should have a quicker healing process than having the whole band put in. Also, if they are giving you the option of being asleep or awake, that it can't be that bad or they would make you go to sleep. Hope that hels ease your mind a little.

ME TOO! oh my gosh. they said 150 around the US were participating. I can't believe i found one!

Anytime you don't eat for like more than 8 hours, your body goes into starvation mode. It will hold on to anything and everything you put in your system. It also slows down your matabalism. Jaime is soo correct. Its like the people who do the Optifast or whatever. Every single person I know puts the weight back on and than some as soon as they start eating again. just make good choices. You should know its bad for you by now. Good luck!

If you are starting to feel better, don't get an unfill. If you have to start spitting up, than get one. But you could possibly be at your sweat spot if you stop experience so much heart burn. Sometimes it takes a little longer for the swelling in your stomach to go down. This often happens when you go from .5 to .5 to 1. It also depends on the day and when its my time of the month, I never get a fill because you are ALWAYS tighter.

I have heard several people say that their doctors say these are signs of a band being too tight. I would wait 24 hours and than let your doctor know whats up. Be careful because my badn swelled shut once from it being too tight. Good luck.

My interview in the Union Tribune ran today. I can't believe what the band has done for me. Weighing the risks | The San Diego Union-Tribune Here is the link to the article.

I am more nervous now than i was the day i had my lap band surgery. I'm getting my wisdom teeth pulled today and I am SCARED! I have 3 impacted and one that is growing in. I just am not ok with feeling mouth pain. Any tips or secrets to a quicker healing or less painful healing?

AHHH! I had it done yesterday and I am in pain. I feel like crap but at least my face isn't swollen. I need better drugs!

I was told I should consider. They never said i didn't have to at all but they said it would be safer. I didn't chew gum for the first 6 months or drink diet coke. I do now but i drink really slow and my mouth gets annoyed of a piece of gum after a while. Strange because i used to be a BIG gum chewer. the soda just makes you gascious. If you don't get rid of the gases, thats when you stretch your pouch. If your surgeon says no, than don't do it. Always follow what your surgeon tells you because every person's body is different.

Until i hit 100 :] Than I get a new job. YEAH! I didn't think I would be able to do it but dang. 16 more days until my year mark. Thanks for all the support.

Its good to hear you are now encouraged instead of down :] Keep up the good work CHica! You can do it. We are all here cheering you on!

HAHA thanks and i don't think that anyone should be telling me what I should be doing at 18. I live in my own house and pay all my own bill. i work full time as well. No offense, but if i wanted your opinion about what I did in my spare time, I would post a thread asking. Anyway, Kristy Lynn, that is weird. Thanks for lookin for me. I did google sexy costumes and it got me sooooo excited!

I hate the acid but i am not as frustrated as you guys. i think being thin is worth a little heartburn. i can't dream of getting my band removed. I mean maybe after I have kids but my biggest fear is to gain it back. i also think the band probably need a little more than a year to effecting your brains eating habbits. Its suppoesed to help you learn portion control so you can eventually have it removed. I mean and that will take even longer for you 2 because your eating habbits have probably been the same for so many years.

Your stomach eventually gets used to having the band around it. So, if you felt good restircion right after surgery, than your stomach had probably shrank a whole lot. I'm pretty sure if you had a leak, you would be getting sick. The liquid in your band will evaporate but not that fast. I have heard of people having 4 or 5 fills and still not having restriction. just stick to your meal plan and keep going until you hit your "sweat spot". Girlie you have com e too far to turn back now. Keep up your hard work. It's hard but you are not alone :]

Ok sweetie, I had this same situation. You just have to get that mind set straightened out. You can do it, you are sooooo close. Just jump back into your routine. I know its really hard but you can do it. You have worked soo hard to get where you are and there is no reason to turn around now. Don't let this be a reason to start eating a bunch of junk. As long as you are eating healthy and you exercise, you will be ok. This happened to me around my 18th birthday and I used it as an excuse to eat junk. i gained 10 pounds and was in a slump for about a month. don't let this happen to you because than you just get into the why even bother stage. Just remember you have worked your tail off. Try to keep yourself full of Water during the healing process. Water can give you a little bit of a false full feeling. I know liquids and mushies suck with no restriction. As long as you have something running through you, it should help. Go through all of your old photos as well. i found that helped me say no to temptation. I even put a picture of me on the day of surgery on the fridge in my kitchen. it really helped me not snack. Good luck ladies. Let me know how it goes.

Most of the larger bands are meant to be overfilled. i have seen quite a few people who are filled more than their band size. I have also experienced more frequent heart burn in the last month. my year is also coming up, OCtober 3rd but i don't have trouble getting really anything down anymore. My dad also has acid reflex. That could be it for me. I have also heard that heart burn is a sign of slippage.

Jack, no offense, but I'm 18 years old. i'm not trying to be 30. I just let go of the stress of trying to take care of all kinds of crap. i'm just trying to live my age now. I think i will be fine. i don't get super wasted and eat of bunch of crap. lol usually one drink the whole night keeps me on a nice buzz and i go home and pass out. lol Is that so bad that i need to stop doing it? No haha