vicki's band

Hell, I don't know what i'm saying or who I'm talking to half the time Jenn, I think I got my TOM today but at my age and after the surgery I can't tell if it is or just spotting for whatever reason.. Ive got another x-mas dinner tomorrow, A big one with tons of food and i am weak... another one on wed. so i hope i dont gain 20 lbs again that seems to be my number when i gain....

I was wondering how that works cause my neighbor, who is a anesthesiologist, who works with Hoff and Posner had a patient who had it deflated, but I don't know if it was her decision or doc's have you researched it...OMG, I feel like I'm gonna be an aunt!!!

sorry milk I never heard of them, had my surg at buff general by dr. hoffman...good luck:thumbup:

OMG!!!Rain, I thought I read it wrong, how wonderful for you. It is right? I am still in shock...Why did the doc take u off the BP pills. is it cause your preg. or is your BP under control now...wow, i am still blown away, is doc Hoff aware and will he unfill u now. how does this work??? I knew u weren't around but I thought it was just the holidays> :tongue: P.S. the doc's took me off bp meds and lasix and i gain water weight all the time now, hence up and down 3-5 lbs all the time. As long as it is water and not fat i am happy... like Jenn said, whats our excuse....

bugs, just eat your three meals and have 2 snacks. you'll get the hang of it...when was your surg. and have u had a fill lately?

Good luck btabak, How exciting!!! it will be worth it and you will not look back with regret...good luck tomorow and let us know how your doing after you get home.:confused:

Thanx all for the Birthday wishes, went to Samuels Grand Manor for turkey dinner, ate way to much and was in terrible pain around the port...Tomorrow is Salvatores with the family for my Birthday.. and 3 Christmas parties next week ugh>> am up 3.5 this a.m and scarred to see how far up after next week:scared2: hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and did better than i did:blushing:

thanx for grounding me yvette, for a minute there i thought i already ate the cookies and couldn't undu the damage... I'm so happy now i could sh**!!!!!Happy Turkey day to everyone, still didn;t get my computer back, been two weeks, using his..........

doing ok jenn, bouncing up and down between 204 and 208. My daughter and her husband and my 2 grand daughters are coming up from georgia and we are celebrating my birthday and christmans on sunday.. so cookies here i come.:bored: we are baking and eating and then off too salvatore's italian gardens on friday and who knows what in between, so i am screwed.:scared2: oh well, what can i say, between now and january ive got a million functions to attend with "HIM", u know the ass and so I will no doubt be putting it on over the holidays........

I know Val, I really shouldn't complain, I am 80 some lbs down from the start and I am greatful, just thought it would keep coming off like it did the first yr, and so not happening, but I will fight to at least maintain....:biggrin:

have horrific heart burn today, dont know why doesn't matter if i eat or not....go days with none and then wham hits me all at once, the weight is still up and down, but refuses to get near 200 or below.. I am in a funk.... Same guy been thru the whole process and he's just an ass..........

WOW Yvette, you look hot!!! u go girl, the only thing big on you is your twins.lol :thumbup:

Jenn when u say liquids, what do u mean and why liquids, my doc always says not to drink my calories..do u think i could have a stretched esophogus, I imagine one could do this with food or drink? :thumbup:

Thanx guys, really, Val, BigGurl, Jen, everyone, It really helps to know I am not alone, one thing I have not done is take pictures and now I wish I had, I was never a picture taker to begin with..I will see if I can find one and take it from there. I am just craving everything sweet and carbolicous....I need to stay focused and I hate my boyfriend cause he is no help at all, shoving butterfingers and other sweets at me today telling me to treat myself. I though i would have to kill him and go to prison and lose weight there with there i'm sure nasty food... oh well, no prison today just good old fashioned will power..love to all and talk to you soon....:thumbup:

thanx guys, don't know what i would do without you all..I really do feel like giving up somedays and just going back to food oblivion...miss u all will talk to you all later...:tongue_smilie:

I have been offline for a while, my computer burned something out and is in shop for 2-3 weeks...But worse than that, I am up 6 lbs since last wed. at Hoff. how can that be, I did cheat here and there this past week, but I don;t think I cheated 6 lbs worth, I feel so out of control, and I think My esophogus is stretched cause I can eat anything and nothing is getting stuck and I feel hungry all the time.. I have always been able to eat salad, never had a problem, I am sitting on this old desktop that takes forever and I miss talking with all of you. I will check in again later...

I know how you feel Rain, I am so depressed I feel like my face fell a foot....I all of a sudden dont feel any restriction and i am starving. I just feel like going back to bed and staying there. I'm sorry you are going thru this too..its like a cruel joke someone is playing on us that we cant get below 200...this sucks big time!!!!:thumbup:

I am up 3 lbs, i am depressed....

Hey China, i would love to see everyone. It was great to see you. We are all going at our own pace, what ever we can do and what our bodies will let us do. so you go girl you look great! and at least u didn;t gain right? I got a feeling i am up again those damned peanut butter cups I wish he would just eat them and get rid of them.:smile2:

Oh and if it makes u feel better, there was a woman there and she got the band in march and lost 15 lbs the first month and nothing since then so things could definitly be worse....

Well Rain your not alone, I am up today 1.8 lbs too and don't know why...well maybe those damned peanut butter cups caught up with me. sh**!!! any way I just wish i could under 200 and then play this silly a** game with the scale.. I know what u mean with the weighing thing i am the same way,,,It sucks so bad...and to think we still have thanksgiving, xmas, new years and all the holiday parties to go...grrrrooaaannn...:thumbup: Oh and Congtats to u maria, u go girl

you know Val I am really surprized at that cause I have an appt on 12/15, However, she did say she was double booking me and even 2 weeks out she would have to double book me so maybe they are that full...I empathise with you cause I know last time I got unfilled, I gained 20 lbs, i have taken 15 off, but it has been a struggle...

this is really wierd, where is everyone, it is like aliens came and gobbled you all up.. I lost 7 lbs, yeehaa! Dr. H and Barb said they didn't want to touch my band cause my weight loss is good. and before they were taking it out and putting it in and I was all over the place, well, u all know that... Val, I was talking with barb today and we were talking about how woman are tight in the morning and she said that they even have a patient who gets extremely tight when she flies and I know u travel with your job and was wondering if that affects u. I also seen China today, she looks really good and said she would chime in today, but i guess she is a no show..lol... where the heck are u guys Rain, biggurl, jenn.....Hello?

wow, that is a long way off, but you will no doubt enjoy the holiday fiests. Just be mindful and do the best you can and worry about the weight gain later, you'll do fine. Me on the other hand, I have delved into the peanut butter cups and cant stop myself......aaaaahhhhh!!!!

I will just go ahead and keep mine now,,,I had horrible heartburn yesterday and we went out to dinner and I never thought I would be able to eat a thing, but the strange thing is after I ate the heart burn completely went away, so go figure. doing ok today but i think i will ask him to take out 0.1 cc and see how that works cause I dont want to keep going up and down and getting nowhere... I am up 2 lbs today, so i was probably dehydrated or something.. I just dont get this whole process, I think it is still in the works.