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Hey Pat It wasn't that bad. I think the ER thing makes it sound bad. I just know that water is a huge issue. If I could get fills in town it would have been no big deal. But since richmond is so far I feel like I have to make quicker decisions..........I was a bit embarrassed to be in ER actually. THere were some seriously sick people. I was just thirsty!! LOL. I kept telling them that....:-) But I guess it is the best way to get seen and the quickest. I didn't want to take another day off work.....I got home by 6pm so I did good. ER was not very full.......but lots of waiting and lots of questions about the band and bariatric surgery. Everyone wanted to know how much I had lost ect. THey said other people come in for unfills and they don't get why we go through ER when it only takes 5 minutes!! They all were very postiive about the band.........and so was I. They aske me even when it gets to tight and was like I will be fixed in a few minutes!! I walked out of there and drank like 30 ounces of vitamin water before I left...........LOL. I kept telling them I AM OK!! But liability I guess........I was a liability. Oh yea I got a mental health and vital signs exam before I could leave. No I am not suicidal I am THIRSTY!! Nice nurses one was in the post op room and remember me. Oh dear that might be a bad thing............LOL. So no I think it sounds worse than it was. At least I know I can always get an unfill if I need to. Just darn drive over there...............so happy about vacaville!!

Ok so I am talking to people on the other forum. They are saying I should get an x ray or barium swallow to see if I slipped my band?? Are you serious? I don't think things are that bad. If they were wouldn't Dr. Im have ordered an X ray in ER. He did tell me that at some point it might be a good idea if the band tightened again....but seriously he acted like it was probably the flu that caused the swelling!! Should I be worried?? Ah Disneyland in two weeks. Last year I could barely walk the whole day and was to tired to walk back to the hotel that night. I mean I barely, barely survived the day and was happy when it was over..........Disneyland and the day was to long!! Seriously!!! IT is gonna be so different this year.

I could use an emotional eating class too!! Holidays are coming and I think I will be ok but maybe not?? I have a stress management class tomorrow. I forgot about it I was signed up in September when I was so stressed out with work. Now with a little Celexa and a month at the new job I am chilling!! LOL. But I am gonna go cause that is how I can get referred to counseling!! I am still on the waiting list. I sorta want that lady Pam had........but I am going to see who Kaiser refers me to tomorrow. I can't believe it has been a year since I started this journey!! Wow alot has changed!! Down sixty pounds and a new job. Been to Africa and back. Had surgery. Ended my love affair with Diet Coke.......I feel so much better and am in a much better place than a year ago!! Going back to work tomorrow!! Feeling alot better. I hate being sick!! Stupid cough but I actually ate something tonight so I declare myself cured!!

Oh I got the H1N1 because I work in hospitals alot now. And I got the mist. Thinking about it I could have gotten sick at work/hospital too......I forget how much time I spend at hospitals nowdays. Doesn't matter. What matters is I need to keep losing. I don't want Dr. Baggs to take my band because of all the ups and downs. He said we were chasing our tails to keep going back and forth with fills and unfills. So I am a bit worried about that.......I know we both decided no unfill than five days later I need one. Sorta wonder what I am doing wrong?? But feeling better tonight and all my water is down. Boy does a bit of water make a huge difference!!! :-)

Hmmm.....I was at Pinole with alot of sick kids while we waited for our shots. I don't know. I might have been explosed in sacramento too. Yucky stuff.....I am going to LA in two weeks so I gotta get better!! I like Dr. Im he was really nice and seemed like he knows what he is doing!! I think he is a bit more conservative with fills than Dr. Baggs though. He wanted to take out more than I wanted out. But I still have alot of restriction today so maybe he was right on. I was impressed with him though!!

Maria get banded. The good thing about the band is that you can get an unfill if you need to. Oh I didn't know about the acid reflux and sleeve. I had GERD really bad before surgery but nothing since. The band cured my acid reflux. The only reason I said I might eventually have to convert to sleeve is if I keep getting to tight than Dr. Baggs might think that band is not working for me. I am waiting to hear what he says at the next appointment. Like he said we want me to lose weight not keep playing around with fills and unfills. Which is what it FEELS like I have been doing.......I have no idea why I get so tight so fast. I just do.....but other people go and get unfills. That is how you deal with it, it is fixable. And I didn't need to go to ER I just needed an unfill. Lots of drama for something that wasn't a big deal. But now I can say I tried out ER.........:-) First time!! Nothing like I expected. No rushing around or bring red lights or dying people or anything!! :-)

I went and got an unfill yesterday. I got to meet Dr. Im who I really liked!! He was really nice!! I have the flu and can't keep anything down. I thought it was the band but seriously I am still throwing up today and have the runs (TMI i know). So I am just plain sick. But my band swelled until I could not even drink water on Monday. I waited until Tuesday and realized I had to get some water in since I was throwing up so much. So I called over and asked them to take some of the fill out until I can get 100% well. I also have the whole chest congestion and cough. Pretty miserable and so glad to have some fluid out so I can focus on getting better. I still have restriction today and everything is sore. Throwing up (not PB'ing this time, really throwing up)and the band don't mix to well. I don't want to gain though I am liking being under 200. So I am doing the water. Right now I have no appetite anyway since nothing stays down. So far I am still doing ok but once I feel better I will have to be strict with the 1200 thing again. I am waiting until after Thanksgiving to go back. Sorta tired of the fill/unfill routine but don't wanna slip my band. I sorta wonder if I should revert to the sleeve at some point. My body seems to fight the band for some reason. I should have got the unfill when I saw Dr. Baggs last week but I wanted to try and make it work............. The carafate was a great idea but I could keep it down. The taste was making me naseaus so it didn't stay down. I had to go to Richmond ER though to get the unfill cause everyone was in surgery or down in Vacaville yesterday. ER was worried about me and I kept telling them this is NOT an emergency I just need some fluid out.......LOL!! But Kelly told me that was the quickest way to get an unfill :-) She actually came down and saw me in ER too which was nice!! My first trip to ER. I had to wear a mask cause of the flu thing. I am seriously hoping I don't have that pig thing!! LOL. Did I mention I got the flu shot on Thurday for H1N1 and regular flu and promptly woke up with the flu on Saturday?? I know, I know they SAY you can't get the flu from the shots but I wonder........this is the second flu this month. I must be immune by now and I hope my band forgives me for all the trauma!! LOL What a day!! I guess I got my trip to Vallejo yesterday ladies!! Sorry I didn't get to see anyone!!

I can't come but if I could I would vote Vallejo since it is closer to me!! :-) Weekends are crazy for me right now. My daughter has tutoring on Sunday. And I hang out with family on Saturday and try to catch up from the week. I lost my 9/80 so I don't have the extra day anymore and I am feeling it!! :-) Happy to have a job and nice to go home at 5 instead of 6 so there are trade-offs :-) I was out until 10pm last friday night working. I got a late ER call. So that sorta bites into the weekend. But OT is nice!! So I can't come and join in this time!! :-)

Hey Ladies and John I am around. Reading and keeping up with the posts!!:-) Been really busy at work and with my daughter Volleyball Team. Worked late Friday night and didn't get home until 9pm. Not much going on. I am losing. Now officiall down 60 pounds. This band is to tight but I am losing like crazy so I know it is gonna loosen up here anyday............ I think I am like 14 down since the end of September. So isn't that enough for things to loosen up a bit?? By the next fill I will be down 20 easy........... So things are going well. Just wish I could eat some salad but give me a couple of weeks and I will be able to again!!

Marie you will be fine. Worrying about surgery was worse than the actually surgery!! :-)

HEy Jes we both got no fills yesterday!! :-) I am feeling better already today with the carafate. I guess my stomach was upset cause I feel much better this morning..............still on liquids of course but I will try some real food in an hour and see how that goes......... Down another pound this morning...........but all I have eaten for three days is 4 crackers and a jamba juice yesterday. The pumpkin one............yep a slider but it was what stayed down. Trying to go back to protien today.

Yep Beatric that happens to me if I don't eat enough.......but your still so close to surgery so your still gaining your strenghth back. Don't do to much to soon. Ok so I saw Dr. Baggs today. We discussed fills and unfills and finally decided to just leave me where I am. I am losing well even thought I PB to much. He said a few more pounds down and I should loosen up. He also gave me some carafate to calm my stomach down. HE thought the flu a couple weeks ago probably irratated my stomach so I am gonna take this before I eat for awhile and see how it goes. So far only liquids today even though I can eat since I didn't get a fill:-) I know my stomach needs a rest. The carafate is not yummy at all though........ Ok so 10 pounds down at home but 8 at Kaiser. Still under 200..........barely..........but nice to have a good weight loss this time. Going back in December to Vacaville. Maybe I will be ready for a fill by than. I PB'd my coffee about 20 minutes before I saw Dr. Baggs so I decided no fill for me.........almost went for an unfill but gonna try the carafate first. I am still 5.5cc's but that is a good number for me!! On the plus side I got to visit with Dr. Baggs more since I didn't get a fill. I am not doing group fills anymore. I am done with those. I am only going every two months now.

Headed over to Richmond to see Dr. Baggs in an hour......not sure if i will get a fill or not. Not sure I want one. Just that some days I have restriction and than every other day I don't. I am afraid if I dont' get a fill a will lose my restriction pretty quick and have to wait another month to see him...........ah well I am gonna ask him what he thinks? I am down 10 pounds in a month a my scale.......well see what the Kaiser scale doesn't with that number. Doing liquids this morning and of course liquids tomorrow now........ Marie I still have a shelf for my vitamines and all my other surgery related stuff. My 1/4 cup containers, calcuim..........ect. Just easier that way. I didn't take much to the hospital though. Just a small bag with my IPOD, Insurance card and wallet. You don't need much your only there a short time. Also consider a large part of that time your knocked out so hard to watch your stuff. I wore sweats and that was good. I did'nt even change clothes for two days when I got home. But I did have a stack of PJ's clean and ready in the bathroom. So nice to shower and get clean PJ's every morning after that. Popsicles and Jello is my recommendation. Nothing else tasted good. I ate alot of potatoe soup the week after that and broccoli. I still feel my port but it doesn't hurt or bug me. You just know it is there. I never thought I would get used to it but I did!! OK Ladies headed out the door to Pinole. Hope the traffic isn't to crazy today!!

Migraines suck!! I get them too.

yea my daughter had a cold and was ok for a few days than it hit again harder.........weird flu this year!! Be careful everyone. Yea I can eat again. Think I am down another pound so that band is getting looser. Heather and Nicole I think I am going to Pinole for a fill on Thursday. Nicole you riding with me? Well actually I am waiting for Dr. Baggs to email me back if I need to come or not. But if I don't go I am up for lunch. I have a unit meeting at work from 10-12 that day so it would need to be after noon........... Hopefully Dr. Baggs gets back to me today. I think I want a fill now though. The band is really loosening up. So weird. I don't think I want .5ccs though....I like Rileys idea of .25ccs just to see how it goes..............I am so close to my sweet spot that I think I need to go slowly with fills now.....

Riley you know what I think about whiney men!! LOL!! It might be best if I don't meet him cause I might tell him to cut it out!! Or you could have Candra come over and tell him what she thinks!! LOL!! Yea I don't see you putting up with to much crap from a guy. Just don't see it...............:-P

Riley I know it takes forever to get in for a fill so that is why I am thinking I should go ahead........... So far today I am not feeling alot of restriction. Ate yogurt and a protien shot this morning. Not hungry. After I try to eat lunch I will know what kind of restriction I have........yogurt was a problem a few days ago. So I don't know yet about a fill. But yea I do think if I get one I need to go .25cc's since I am so close and or at my sweet spot........I think .5cc's is to much for me right now....... Well see how it goes the next couple of days. I have a hard time knowing when I need a fill and when I need to leave things alone.........every day with the band is different. Sometimes to tight than perfect than no restriction...........LOL. Darn hormones I guess.......

Happy Monday!! Headed off to work. Down another pound today. Loving this losing streak it is about time!! :-) Busy week and headed to Pinole on Thursday. Still not sure about a fill but I can tell I am getting looser I am not feeling as much restriction as last week............I figure I won't go back to see Dr. Baggs until December so I probably need to go in and see him this week regardless if I get a fill or not............I am down 10 pounds from my last fill 4 weeks ago. So I should NEED a fill about now..........just not sure yet!! 6cc's is scary number for me!!:-)

hot liquids do help and your right they must be HOT not lukewarm............ I am very tight too but lost 10 pounds since the last fill so I am sure I will loosen up soon...........

199 and 200.2. Those are my weights today..........never mind I have only had soup today and barely any. I am afraid I might stay here for awhile before I get another spurt. That is how it always works for me 5-6 off in less than a week and than nothing until the next big spurt.............I guess I am a prius that gets a shot of gas every once in awhile that rev my metabolism up................

Hey Everyone. It was really fun seeing everyone yesterday. So fun to meet you Marie......your beautiful and so positive!! Loved talking to you. Yep I missed Pam I don't think I have ever been to a meeting where she wasn't there so this was a first!! I commented how much I missed you Pam.......... Candra you have lost girl!! I could totally tell. Still thinking about your step daughter. Boy when you signed up to be a step mother you really, really got a job........So funny to hear about bridezilla too!! Nicole missed you. But hopefull we can meet up this week and go to Pinole together if Dr. Baggs still wants me to come over. Liz and Nicollie so fun to meet you guys. You fit right in!! Donna I am so glad your back. I miss your phone calls and our talks. We need to catch up sometime. Riley. Glad your losing. I think I Have to exercise to lose too. I lost almost 10 pounds in two weeks but I need to talk to Dr. Baggs. I am considering asking for a .25 unfill but not sure yet I might be fine with a few more pounds gone. So you must be close to goal!! Analyne I did not get to meet you but next time. Heather I agree call Dr. Fischer cause I think at 6o down they could do the surgery easy. The reason you want the band is to help you out. It gets hard to hang on if you make it to drawn out...........maybe he will get that if your honest. Candra. Dr. Fisher did a great job with your incisions. YOu can barely see them. I don't plan to wear a bikini so I am ok with mine. I sorta like tham they remind me of everything that has gone ont he last year. But your are much smaller. :-)

Heather I will bring some stuff............but I am not in 12's yet!! I wish I am still a 14. Sometimes a 16 too. My 18/20s are to big thought now..........and on shirts the XL are better than the 14//16's. I got some things from Riley at our last fill appointment and I have been wearing those alot...........but they are getting to big to now so I will bring some of that stuff tomorrow too. Thanks Riley for the clothes you got me through anohter month!!

I won't be there for the walk..........probably come in a bit late or just meet you guys at Mimi's............ah two short days off..........so much to do..............:-) Gotta warn ya I am gonna have to do tea or hot chocolate tomorrow..........not gonna eat cause that cause problems right now :-) Gonna get my protien shakes and shot down in the morning before I come....... Well going to bed............so tired. I have some clothes if I get there in time!!

LOL!! I am the wife here.................LOL. My duaghter and I are working on it as I speak!! Cleaning the house that is...........not fun but necessary. Tamra I looked into COBRA and was gonna to it. Still might if my number comes up for layoffs which it could. I think I was gonna have to pay 200 or something like that ........still alot but not as bad as I thought. Well hope to see you all in the morning!!

195 and I will be safely a member of onderland..........:-) and maybe my band will loosen a bit by than!! At this rate I will be there in a week......... I see Dr. Baggs on Thursday.........if I decide to get a fill.