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Puddin your surgeon did an awesome job!! I had a friend post my pics in the before and after forum today,not ready to show skin yet though!! LOL!! How do I bring the pics to this forum?

Hey SGDODGE 06, Did you find my pics? I'm on the latest page of the before and after forum? Posted just today actually.I was a size 28/30 in the before picture ,after losing 115 pounds I then had a lower body lift and I'm now wearing a size 1 :whoo: Good luck with your banding journey.It's alot of work but it's all so worth it in the end!

Hi!!! I was told to stop eating at least 2 hours before bedtime and drink water during that time to make sure your pouch is cleaned out before you lay down.This happened to me with coffee the other night too.It's weird that this has never happened the whole year I've been banded.Anyways I started myself on Prevacid once a day for a week.I've read too many people post about losing thier band after having episodes of acid reflux.:paranoid

I've gotten stuck with really tender bar b qued chicken breast , grilled chicken breast and with carne asada .................in the DAY time, but at night I can eat it without any problems!I hate that because at night I binge like crazy!!:angry

Been there,done that! Isn't it an ugly feeling? It's even worse when there are people around! I've only had it happen a few times, I've learned to I avoid a few things too.:nervous The second worse thing is when you go to sleep at night with food in your "pouch" and the acid tries to break it down,you end up waking up choking on this burning acid in your nose and throat.This happened to me recently for the first time.I then had a burning sensation in my throat/nose that lasted for days.Pretty scary stuff.I've been banded a year and I'm still learning new things.

Please update my loss to 130 lbs total:faint:..................in 11 months! Thanks!!

THANKS FOR BRINGING ME HERE JANET!!!:clap2: Now can you update my ticker!! LOL!!

Thanks Janet! I had Teresita post my pics in the before and after forum.She posted them today.I don't know how to post them or I would post them here too.

Hi Mary, I just had a complete lower body lift in December with Dr Soberanes in TJ,Mexico.He did an awesome job on me.I was also able to talk to ALOT of other people that are VERY satisfied with his work.He has a website www.drsergiosoberanes.com His costs are very good.Call his office and talk to them,you'll see how nice and caring and most of all knowledgeable of what you'll be needing. I had an experience with another plastic surgeon in Mexico so I know what it feels like to have a surgery gone wrong,but Dr Soberanes took care of that Dr's mistakes and now I am very happy with my body.I can email you privately if you'd like more details.

Darla, I had a full body lift in December from Dr Soberanes in TJ,Mexico.His charge was $9000.00.I'm pretty sure a Tummy tuck alone is alot cheaper than that and he does an awesome job.I met ALOT of people that have went to him and are VERY satisfied with his work.His website is www.drsergiosoberanes.com. His phone number is 1(619)270-2138

I'm coming up on my 1 year bandiversary on Feb 20th.So much has happened since then.I was able to lose 115 pounds within 7 months.I worked my butt off to get to that goal.I then went on to have a tummy tuck and breast lift with implants in October.I then 5 weeks later had a lower body lift to revise and correct a botched tummy tuck! Since the full lower body lift in December I've lost another 15 lbs.I am now at goal weight of 125 lbs as of Jan 25th.I went from an initial size 28/30 pants and a size 4x blouses @ 255 lbs to a current size 1 pants and a size medium blouse.I am loving the new me.I am so happy with my new bod!I have a hard time recognizing myself in a mirror sometimes,It brings me to tears to realize how far I've come. EVERYTHING physical in life is so much more comfortable in this size body.I can't explain the way I feel but to say I have no regrets of getting banded and would do it again in a heart beat.I love what it has done for me and how it has changed my life,as well as my family's life,having a "new" Mom and Wife.I wish everyone knew about the band or would be willing to give it a chance instead of opting for more drastic procedures.I referred my sister to Dr Kuri in TJ,who did my band and she was banded in April,she has lost 85 lbs so far. I WISH EVERYONE LUCK AT REACHING YOUR GOAL & I WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY FIRST YEAR BANDIVERSARY!! PS having trouble posting pics,if anyone willing to post them for me via personal email,please let me know. Thanks!

Being at goal is actually very new to me,I've only been at goal a few days,but I've already learned,as I got closer to my goal weight that being here at goal is no easier than trying to lose the weight.I still struggle to keep myself from eating certain things and I still have cravings for things I shouldn't have.Now instead of "trying" so hard to get here,I'm "trying" HARDER to stay here.By me saying I'm trying harder it's because now that I'm a thin person I kind of find myself giving myself a little (lot) more slack than I would have when I was trying my hardest to get here,which is what got us all here in the first place.It's pretty scary.Our bodies have a tendency to be overweight so I assume I can go right back to being that way pretty easily.I need to get back that strong will power I had all these months...................which is why I'm here.I need encouragement now too.I was so strong willed all these months but now I need a kick in the butt!!:help:

I didn't realized you called the other day,sorry I missed it.I actually haven't checked my messages this weekend,sorry LOL! Wow I'm glad you're doing so good on solids! :clap2:Where do you find all your varieties? Everything that you're eating sounds :hungry: yummy!Are you making it yourself or are you buying the South Beach premade stuff?....................Funny I've been at this banding thing for 11 months and I'm now asking you,a newbie for advise on food!LOL!!!:heh: Is your family eating the same food as you?

I don't know if you recognized me..............it's me Lisa from the Rancho meeting.Sorry I didn't say that in my post!

Hey!! You started your solids today! I read here that it all went well.That's great to hear! I wish I lived closer to you so I can go to the gym with you! LOL!! I think it's time for me to get moving too,it's been 7 weeks since my LBL.I see you're motivating alot of people here.I'm so happy for you.You're doing great.Hey can I be part of your low BMI group.My BMI is now 24 !! LOL!!! Down from 50!!! PS Don't mind my ticker,I'm computer stupid and don't know how to update it! LOL!!

Puddin I was given a compression a garment to wear,the day after my surgery and was told in 2 weeks I had to buy a tighter one and an even tighter one a few weeks after that.It's a compression garment that minimizes the swelling and helps the skin to re-adhere back to the muscle.You can read more about it on makemeheal.com look under compression garments,then under tummy tuck,even though we had more done than just a tummy tuck,same concept I guess.Don't you feel pain when you walk and your skin moves against the muscle? I had really sharp pains the first few weeks when I moved to much and when I got a tighter garment,it felt much better. Congrats on fitting in the size 10's!! It's going to get even better,you'll see AND you'll keep your curves too! Like I said,I am now able to squeeze myself in a size 1 but I'm not a straight flat shaped size 1 like the pants look when you take them off the rack.I have hips and butt,just a flat stomach! I love it!! hehehehehehe! PS Is there anyone I can email my before and after pics too and they can post them for me? Is that even possible?

Karey, I'm computer stupid and don't know how to post pictures.Believe me I've tried over and over again! I wish I knew how. Puddin, I said the same thing about fitting myself into a size 5! I thought this would be the tiniest I could possibly get into but to my surprise the swelling is going down and my waist is shrinking.I'm totally amazed,this was totally unexpected.As for walking over hunched.My Dr told me I had to walk straight up "like a soldier" so a day at a time I tried to straighten myself up little by little.I had the drains in for 1 week.BUT I've had extra Fluid build up that poured out of an open area on my hip for 5 weeks,(which is normal)this is actually the first week I'm finally not draining fluid! The swelling will take weeks to go down and you'll especially see it in the evening.Keep your garment on 24/7 except while showering of course.I don't know exactly how long we are supposed to wear this garment but I'm told the longer we wear it the better the results ,how ever long that is!! I'm ready to rip this thing to shreds!

Hey Puddin, Congrats on your lower body lift.I'm 6 weeks post op from mine.I know exactly what you mean about it being amazing! No more cellulite on my thighs either,what so ever!! It's crazy! I love it.I went from a size 9 when I went in 6 weeks ago and fit in a size 5 for a few weeks after ,then today (after most of the swelling is gone) I fit in a size 1 jeans! I am so amazed!! I love my results.I got my boobs done too at the same time. So now I'm small with big boobs! I don't even recognize myself in the mirror.Anyways,enough about me.I know you're going to love your results even more everyday! Did you go to Mexico for your LBL? I went to Dr Soberanes in TJ. I love him!! Have fun with your new bod! Don't worry about your EX,he's going to regret his decision when he sees you in a few weeks! Oh yeah,I was going to ask you about you saying that you are walking hunched over.I was told by my surgeon that a LBL requires you to stand as straight up as possible unlike just a tummy tuck where you need to be hunched over. quote=puddin;370185]Thanks hun, but I think I have like 10 pounds of Fluid in me still. I haven't weighed myself since the surgery. Hey, that'd be a good thing to do today! I still have 10 pounds to go, and will probably still go for 150. I really, really want to be able to be the best at the sports I'm into, and I think at 150, that'll be the optimal weight for that. I'm going to get all sentimental on you because I'm on drugs, but I was on the outside looking in just over a year ago. Just over a year ago, I hadn't been on a date in 10 years!!!! I had no hope for my goals in life - to be married and have a fun family. I was a happy person, but hated being fat! When I got the band, it gave me hope that I COULD lose the weight. The first 6 months, however, I think I only lost like 35 or 40 pounds. I had 2 months of total plateau. Talk about discouragement! But then I just decided to get my ass off the couch and stop complaining about it! I haven't looked back since. Lots of people ask me what my 'secret' is. There's been no real secret. It's been excercising my butt off every second I can and watching every thing that goes into my mouth. I can still eat about 1.5 cups of food at a time. A lot of my motivation comes from wearing a Body Bugg on my arm, that calculates how many calories I'm burning. I just set a daily 'deficit' goal and make SURE I hit that sucker no matter what each day. I'm losing faster now than I ever have (well, not now that I had the surgery, but the months prior). I suppose the other motivation has been men. They are my complete weakness. I LOVE good looking men, and I just had to transform myself to get there. However, this has also caused some new heartache in my life. Want a good looking man? Better expect a little bit of shallowness to them. Not always, though! There are two good looking men I'm sort of dating right now that don't seem all that shallow (I say 'sort of' because I'm not full-on dating again until I'm completely over another big breakup. These two men know that and are respecting that. No makeouts for at least a month!). But single ladies, there's HOPE! Oh MY IS THERE HOPE! And I think this, combined with the boob job I'm getting in March will give me that total confidence again. My ex knocked a lot of the confidence out of me, but I'll get it back! And this lower body lift is an amazing thing. I had no idea that I looked 'normal' when naked until I got this thing. I look NORMAL NAKED! Well, and normal dressed, too LOL. But naked's what counts... jk. I'm rambling, rambling, rambling... I'm blaming this on the drugs! Today's update: The abdominal pain is gone! Mostly it's back pain from having to walk hunched over. I look like the evolution of man progression at the ape stage. Other than that, no pain! The drains are a pain in the ass, but also not a huge deal. They're coming out Monday. So that's today's update and ramblings and shenanigans and goings on. Again, I blame this post on the residual drugs.

A full lower body lift in TJ with Dr Soberanes costs $9000.He goes in a complete circle around your waist and back area,he shapes lower in areas that the incision can be beautifully hidden in nice pair of underwear.He lifts everything from the outer,front and back of your thighs,butt,back,tummy,groin.Of course the tummy and back area are also pulled down at the same time as the rest is lifted up.I'm left with a baby smooth butt and thighs.Not one trace of cellulite! It's crazy! I love it! I went in wearing a size 11 and some 9's and now I'm in a size 5! I'll be in some sexy underwear as soon as all of my incisions heal! I will finally have my dream come true and be able to pierce my belly button this summer too,this has been my dream since I was a jealous teenager who watched and envied over women that had beautiful tummies with nice shiny belly rings.I hated them!! LOL!! Now I get the jealous envious looks.It feels SO WEIRD!:heh:

Bostongurl, I noticed my apron right after having my first baby,at 17 yrs old.The skin there never tightened no matter how much wieight I ever lost.You probably would have noticed if you were going to having hanging skin by now.I lost the weight really fast with my band so my skin deflated big time,everywhere including my boobs.This had never happened to me before so I knew there was no hope.I had to have a full body lift and boob lift with implants.I'm 2 weeks post op from those procedures.but I'm so happy I was banded!!

Dr Soberanes in TJ,Mexico does excellent body work.I just had a revision from a tummy tuck gone bad I had 2 months ago with another Dr. Dr Soberanes was able to fix this Dr's mistakes and make my body beautiful.I am so happy now.His prices are awesome too.

I've lost 126 lbs as of today.My goal is to be 125 pounds.I have 4 pounds to go and it's been less than 10 months! I've recently had a Tummy tuck (gone bad) with one Dr and recently had a revision to a full lower body lift with another Dr. so I am now very happy with my results and I now feel and look like a totally different person.I am a normal size person now!! Well maybe a little smaller than a normal size person but hey,I can handle that. LOL!! I am so happy my life took this route and so is my husband and kids.Who knows how big I would be by now if I was never banded!

Telly, I don't know how to update my ticker! hehehehehe .I'm 147 today. I'm about 20 pounds from my goal but It's all skin.I see and feel my bones everywhere and when I lay down my stomach and everything (including my boobs)gets flat! Pretty gross.Skin just spreads everywhere!So I know it's all skin now,some fat but mostly skin. Hey I have a question for you,The facilitator told me that they have alot of Dr Kuri Pts that come to them and that they consult with Dr Kuri about port positioning if needed.Well since everything is moving so fast I thought I would call Kuri's office,just to double check cause I have so many thoughts spinning in my head anyways Dr Kuri's office said they don't refer any of thier Pts to Dr Romero.I am so confused.Do you feel he is a good trusting Dr and would you go back to him for more procedures? The Kuri group suggests Dr Sombranes,but the way they keep pushing his name ever since the lap band procedure was done it seems to me like someone is getting commision or something.I just want someone to do a good job.I worked really hard to get to where I'm at now and I just want to have everything turn out good.I want to have no regrets.HELP!!!

Telly You've motivated me AGAIN!!! I'm scheduled for a tummy tuck and breast lift with implants on Monday with Dr Romero!! I am so nervous.I wish I could talk to you personally.I am scared actually.I just called for a simple consultation and I am told that they do the consultation in the morning and if I agree to everything the surgery will be the same day! I'm so nervous I can't breath! hehehehehehehe

I've lost 100 lbs as of yesterday!!! I'm so proud of myself! If I knew how to post pictures I would.