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I have enjoyed reading all of these replies and it feels nice to know a litt bit about all of you wonderful people. but to you Carlie - yours went right to my heart. as years ago, we adopted my son - and I always tell everyone that is adopting - - (I have 2 children - 24 year old daughter & 18 year old son) ... my heart does not know the difference between the two. Adoption is a true blessing and I wish you all the luck in this process. I have been married for 28 years to my husband Jim. I've worked for the same company for 40 years!!! - yikes and I am 58 years old.

Kathy - don't give up. how did your fill go - does he do it under floro? my "new" doctor claims that that is the ONLY way to know if you have enough fluid - he said the other way is just doing it blind. I do agree with him to a certain point - but my other doctor did just fine. - I too have a co-worker who had the surgery going on 3 years and has lost 150 pounds - so I feel your pain. but, you can do this - you are not alone. we have to learn, not to compare your success/failure to someone else. sometimes you just can't keep up with the jones. we are all individuals and we get what we put into it, sometimes the rewards are slow to come. but for me - I am going to hang on. at my old age, I am still learning - and it is so easy to fall back into my old patterns. but if I do - the next day I am going to start again. I like feeling like I do now - I don't want to go back. little steps

Hi - it's been a long time since I've replied to any of the posts - but I do read them all the time. DO NOT GIVE UP - you mirror my problem. I am 58 and it will be 2 years for me in May. all along, I have done well, but since November, I have not lost one pound, as a matter of fact I gained 20. I was so upset and didn't want to go to my Feb. appointment. then I find out that my doctor left the practice, moved to Florida and there is a replacement doctor, but I now can't get into see him until March. thought I should just suck it up and go anyway - I can't be the only one to have gained weight. the appointment was very upsetting for me, and of course I shed a few tears. he couldn't get the needle in and said that he always does under floro (which my doctor never did and never had a problem). so I came out of there, have to wait 2 weeks for a fill - but you know what - I'm doing it. paying attention again, because I had a long talk with myself and decided, I am worth it. and if I messed up - so what - we are human, and as long as we get back on, it will be OK. I am still better than I would have been without the band - I would have been heavier. never thought it would be easy - but never thought the head hunger would be this hard. can't change it - but I can try. one thing that really helped me - prior to losing weight, I couldn't walk from the parking garage to work without huffing & puffing. I would actually count my steps, to make sure I could make it to where I needed to go. I don't EVER want to be that way again, and only I can change. (sorry for the long post - guess I needed to get it off my chest)

this is a good topic - thanks. mine, I used to count my steps, was always thinking I won't be able to walk to far. I walked over a mile yesterday - I couldn't believe it was me - my world suddenly opened up - it's wonderful!!!! I feel young again

she said "as old as a box of dirt" - not dead bird?

Funny, but Dr. Uchal and Dr. Colella are in the same practice. when I had my seminar Dr. Uchal was the speaker - he was excellent. my girlfriend as seen both doctors and said she really likes them both. she is thrilled with her results and said it is the best thing she has ever done for herself.

Band Groppie - I am new to this site - and I also went to one of the seminars at AGH in October - Dr. Colella is also my surgeon. I have heard wonderful things about him as someone I know was banded last year and has already lost 115 lbs!! I have a few months to go and am scared, excited and anxious all at once. Good luck to you