AudsMom

I can't wait to see everyone Thursday:D Everyone sounds to be doing soo wonderful!!!!:ohmy:

Mr Dan, You know we are mostly women, so why would you want to start a pissing match? Seriously! Maybe also, you need to take a moment to look at yourself.. a lot of the reason people only wait 3-7 months is because 1. they adapt to the new diet the drs set forth, so in the process 2. they LOOSE a lot of weight. Most drs require a lot of testing, and psychological testing. Just maybe people aren't successful because the band wasn't for them, and RNY would have been better, the band is just that a band.. we all have failed dieting on our own.. so we all have a 50/50 of failing the band, that DOES include YOU! Your surgery is coming soon, maybe you need to focus more on the changes you are going to have to make to be successful yourself? Also another fyi, there are a TON of successful and unsuccessful people that are not on our board.. You will ALWAYS hear the complaints online considering when someone has gotten lost in their journey this is where they will come. On the other hand the long term lost all their weight people will NOT be on the boards. Don't post a thread about failing, when most of us that are getting banded here lost our 10% + before surgery:sleep:

You tell me! Christine is amazing! I talk to her on IM all day, and this woman i feel is the reason I am still kicking! She says just the right things:) I was doubting my decision and she told me to stick with it and make no changes till surgery day and then all of a sudden we went thru my fears and I am over it:) I stopped loosing and now I am again. She is wonderful. Now if her ghost self could step in me and give me her work out enthusiasm id be great!:biggrin:

Well i always had very heavy periods, and i was much heavier before i got preggers, my heaviest was 285 and i got pregnant, then i went down to 260, delivered and went down to 238 then went back up to 263.. SO i don't think its because of my weight or i would have always been lucky, in fact i used to have HEAVY week long periods. I didn't bleed after delivery but they say its because i hemorrhaged. Since I have got the mirena the whole no period thing yeah is nice, and also ive lost 40 now also with it and im still not spotting, every month however i do get the cramps, cranky bloated, etc, just no show.. But the main reason i want to ditch it is, i have seriously lost a lot of hair, im 24 and you can see my scalp everywhere you look from.. its humiliating. AND, i have NOOOOOO sex drive, at all. I used to not be this way even when on the pill/patch. I even sell products to enhance and they work but not great. Im just going to see if maybe something else will help. So has anyone tried the nuva ring?

Riley are they making you do a prego test? Or is that just my IUD self:D Except im getting that thing out, ive decided, i wanna try the nova ring after its safe after surgery, any of you try it??? Im so sick of loosing hair, getting bloated and no period! I am balding at such a young age, and i have lost 100% of my drive;)

I would loveee to!!! Natomas is fun!

My preop tests are more blood im not sure which ones :thumbup: and a pregnancy test 1 week prior, and another EKG. (but my ekg was abnorm.)

All of my apts take place between march12-13:) Classes are on Fri Dr appts are on Thurs. :thumbdown:

YAY! That is awesome! I am so happy for u! You should have taken the 3/31 date though!! we could go thru it 100% together:)

yea the no sandwhich thing sucks:) Believe me i understand:) Sounds like you are doing fabulous! My goal is to be at 220 by surgery day and im sure its possible, i weighed today and was 223 but i try not to get to excited unless it stays there for a week:D We are moving Saturday which im very stressed about. If your mom thinks ur ekg is norm it probably is.. mine was easily noticeable. Also just email dr baggs and ask if ur ekg is ok, he told me mine just was fast with an extra beat, so he wasnt worried. Well we all know what dr fisher said to christina about no cm appt.. and no classes.. well she was recently told thats not true. Dr baggs told me id be able to get in before convention (6 wks) well that would be true if he wasnt taking the firs thalf of this month off lol. So i think she meant it in all aspects, diets and rules:D Reggie, yes we do need to meet up, id love to see ur skinny self

Yea she said NO sandwiches. My signature breakfast is mixed spinach with cottage cheese, she said because i was mixing with my protein not allowed. She said to ALWAYS have the protein first, then the fruits vegies, dairy then bread. So the sandwiches u are having she doesn't like. To be honest i don't remember much, I got there and weighed in and went to talk to her, started out asking how i lost weight that's when we covered the "do not mix anything", then we talked about my test, and the question i missed was the what causes something to get stuck.. i said just food, there is more reasons. Then I asked about the exercise thing, and she said to not over exersize, she said a normal 30-1hr is safe, and perfect, not to over excersize, because that will bring quick results but not forever results. Then it went to appt times.. and she said March 3 i told her that wont work because of my convention, and she asked the dates then i ended up with march 31 after my convention. Then i went out to the waiting area and got my nurse and surgeon check up, and got my class dates. (12 and 13 of march.) The appt was actually long, not sure if it is because i brought christina but it was a bit over an hour. Do you have a pic of ur ekg, i can tell u if i think there is an issue, the only reason i knew mine was off is cause i went to school for that:D My surgeon is Dr Baggs, oh also we were told the drs are to be trusted for the surgery room and thats IT!:thumbup:

HI, Well she was adimet about no babies which made me sad, and i just got a weired Vibe i was very uncomfortable. When you eat btw, dont mix anything, ur one slice of toast needs to be ate AFTER the tuna.. And i have been mixing them, and she said we need to stop doing that. My ekg was abnormal, so we gotta do another one. My appt w/baggs and the nurse is Fri 13th

I am a March Bandster!:cursing: March 31 is my date:D

Ok So I had my meeting with my CM last wed, and well, it didn't go as well as anticipated, got one question wrong on the test which was good, but i left double questioning my decision. I was offered March 3, but i have Las Vegas March 22 so that wasn't going to work.. So now its March 31. The cm ordered me an additional ekg to check on my last one, and more blood, eek:) Well that is my update:D

It took like maybe 2 min? I laid down and she put the things on me... and then she said ok get up. lol it was super fast. THe blood work took way longer..

my multi isnt chewable so ill have to go shoping..

Crap i need to go buy some vitamins.. i have centrum the daily vitamin, which ones did u get?

Yeah i lost it fast, now its like my body has settled on a lb a week. And i do work out i even got me a trainer. How i keep going is inches are dropping.. and im in a 16.. somewhere i haven't been since i was 16 lol:) Im nervous about tomorrow..

Tell her i said GOOD LUCK! I was at goal when i went to my psych appt, i do find it is slower after i lost the first 10%.. Oh well soon ill have a tool;)

Lol duh huh:) we might be in the same preop classes too:) Sorry i am not good at remembering much of anything right now... My life is so sucky right now, my hubby is being laid off next month. And then i read that unemployment might not be going on anymore.. so yeah.. im watching top chef.. lol sabbotage.. im not hungry though. My trianer today yelled at me for not eating bfast, i felt stupid:( But i diserve it my skipping breakfast makes workingout really hard.. How is everyone else doing with their work outs:D

The richmond program has a meeting group, call the ladies and they will tell you when:D

Oh good! I am surprised Dr Baggs didnt tell us that at the surgery meeting, because that was one my concerns. Riley, have you found a difference with the scales?? Riley your siggy doesn't have your appt info or anything, when did you start the program??? Also for anyone i got my ekg and bloodwork done almost 3 weeks ago, i hope that helps me get a soon date..

HI!!! Ok so LBT makes it impossible to log in lol. But im here now:) So riley, they offered 2/18!!! I hope that date is still open when i go in tomorrow. If i cant get surgery before the end of the month ill have to wait until the end of march, because i HAVE to go to vegas:) I am nervous about tomorrow, keep sabotaging me, but im trying just to drink water and eat fruit... :cursing: the scale said 227 this am.. Christina is going with me tomorrow:) I am so excited.. and happy i will have some support:) I am proud of all of us, we need our own board!!!:tt1:

What is in my sig is the appts i had in the order:) I do not have to see the nutrition lady.. They had a weight check appt or something to talk about my tests that they waived.. My next step is CM and thats next week:)

Unfortunately that wont work, Sheena on here has to get to i believe its 240.. and she was at 245 and called so she could get an appt, and they said she had to go to a local kaiser and weigh in first before they would do that.. but it could never hurt to try, id just hate for them to know that I was trying to in a way cheat the system if it was me..:wink2: Good luck!!:Dancing_wub: