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I will say some prayers for your mother-in-law too Rose. China I do have some clothes for you. I won't get a fill until the 30th. I am getting nervouse about gaining some weight. I haven't made it back to the gym yet. I am still getting tired quickly. I have been atleast going for a nice long walk with my dogs though. I am going to try to go tomorrow. Only 11 more days of school. Atleast then I won't have to get up at 5am. I am hoping to have a summer run though. Well, have a good day. Laurel

Glad your party went well Rose. My daughter will be 21 in dec. She wants me to take her to Las Vegas. We shall see. I have started to eat again and am gaining some weight. I also seem to be retaining some fluids. So not sure if it is weight or fluids. I am going to start back water aerobics tomorrow. Hopefully it is just fluids. I am only talking about 5 lbs so it could very well be. Only 14 more days of school left. I should have a couple of weeks off then. Hopefully I will get a summer run, otherwise, I will have to look for a summer job. Have a great day everyone. Laurel

China, you do have to eat more. I went to doctor's today, I was really lucky that I had no swelling inside at all. That is the only reason they where able to save my band. I lost 8lbs since last visit. But being I haven't eaten solid food in a 1 1/2 weeks, I thought it might have been a little more. I can start slowly begining to eat again. How are you doing Rose? Hope everyone has a great day. Laurel

How did you make out China? I go back to the doctor's tomorrow. Laurel

Well, I go back to work tomorrow. I kinda of wish I took a little more time off. Yesterday, I finally had some energy. I only have about 20 days of school left so I will have time to get some projects done after that. I do work in the summer but am not sure of what I am going to be doing yet. China, I haven't eaten at all in a week and haven't lost much either. Out bodies are in survivial mode it seems. I feel like I have lost though. Rose, stay strong and on tract. Welcome, teri. I can't wait until I can get back to excercise. I go to the Doctors on weds. Have a great day, Laurel

Yes my original surgeon fixed the band. I do all the follow-ups with them. I ended up 2 days in the hospital. I don't remember being told to make sure I call the doctor first. I will never forget it now and I plan on telling everyone I know banded about it. We will all get through our own issues and be all the stronger for it. Have a great day, Laurel

Is this our month of craziness for all of us? I was rushing to eat my lunch on Sat. I ate a piece of chicken which I didn't chew well enough. It got stuck. I threw up a couple of time and thought I was doing ok. Hubby and I were on our way to costco, I had to ask him to pull over and I threw up again. At costco, I threw up another 3 times. I thought I got everything up as I really didn't eat that much. But I was very uncomfortable, I figured if I just relaxed everything would get better. I did fall asleep and woke up around 11pm. Figure I would just drink some water but no, It wouldn't stay down. By 6am sunday, I had a burning sensation in the middle of my chest. I made a huge mistake and asked hubby to take me to emergency room. With all this flu scare, I really thought I had the flu. They ended up doing a endoscopy in the emergency room. Never, ever let any who isn't famillar with a lapband do that. My doctor seems to feel like that made it slip. After that, they called my doctor even though I had given them all the information as I was admitted. They then transfered me to the hospital that I had the surgery. The doctor did come in and pull out all of my fluid in my band but too late. It had already slipped. Thank goodness I had no damage inside and they where able to fix the band. I was in so much pain for 2 days. Please, I never want anyone else to have to go through what I did. Always call your lapband doctor first. We are all going to be stronger for what we just went through. Laurel

Hello ladies. I am still sore but feeling better everyday. I am off pain meds totally so I tire quickly. I am back to step one. Liquid Diet. Not fun at all the second time around. My band is empty but atleast I still have it. I really thought I was going to lose it. My best advice to you, if you get stuck and can't seem to release the pain. Call your Surgeon immediately. I am so lucky to still have my band. I am not going to push any band rules. I was throwing up for 2 straight days. That was not fun at all. Had I called the surgeon, I probably could stopped that the same day. A slipped band is the worst!!! Thank goodness the surgury isn't as bad as my port is fine. I hope you are all doing well and remember follow the rules!!! I don't want anyone to go through what I went through. Have a great day. Laurel

Just becareful Candy about eating too much sugar free candy. Atleast we are all going down on the scale. I have been guilty of not getting enough water in. When it is hot outside I have no problem drinking. Now that we are back into spring weather, I am not drinking as much and find myself hungry. I am happy that we are all helping you China. We are all here for each other. Laurel

Congrats to you Rose. Your Doctor is right, the lower the BMI the slower the weight loss. After texting with China yesterday, I went for a walk and made an appointment to get a fill next week. She gave me some encouragement. You where so right about some better coming along for China. It is so hard to see when you are blue though. Thank goodness for this group. We all need each other. Have a great day. Laurel

China, my heart goes out to you. Stay strong for yourself. Everything will work out for you. Don't forgot Rose and I and the road we are all on together. We will all be much better in the end. We are all here for you. Have a great day. Laurel

I am happy you had a nice mother's day too Rose. China, what did you do? Please know it gets better as the kids get older and can do more for you. I haven't really lost anything in the past two weeks. I need to schedule my next appointment for a fill. Hope everyone has a great day. Laurel

I had a very nice Mother's Day. I went to my mother's house and my kids cooked us dinner. All four of my kids where there. Even my son that won't really talk to me. I did get to give him a hug and a kiss. I can't wait until he matures and realizes what he is doing. My kids wanted to take me out to dinner but I asked for them to cook for me. I am not real comfortable in restaurants right now as I am afraid I will get stuck. What a beautiful day it was yesterday. Have a great day everyone. Laurel

Rose and China, do you have plans with text messages? Thought it would be a nice idea to send words of encouragement. Have a great weekend and mother's day. Did have some bad news today, my oldest son got let go at his job of 6 years today. I thought it was supposed to get easier? Laurel

I don't have any super really close friends right now. I gave up my friends with my ex-husband. I am working on trying to open up to people. I do have friends, just not that best friend thing right now. The one thing I do wish I had was an excercise partner but I am doing very good pushing myself. Needless to say, your posts make my day. I am not looking for anyone to feel sorry for me. Have a great day, Laurel

Very beautiful words Rose. I look forward to seeing post from everyone here. We are all in this for the long run. We will encounter some bumps but we will master this. I know even after we finally get all the weight off, we will still need each other support. Have a great day. Once school is over, I plan on trying to get some pictures of myself up. Including my beginning pic. Laurel

Wow nice story China. I am in this to regain my life back, physically and mentally. The mental part was ruining my physical part. I was in a lot of pain everyday from bone spur, arthritus and heal factitus. Sorry about the spelling. I am down 61 lbs since the start of this journey. When I went to florida, I walked the parts all day without looking for someplace to sit down. I couldn't do this last year. I am going to hang in this for a very long time. So my promise to this group is I here for the long haul. I will listen to you and never judge you. I am more than willing to give you my cell phone number for verbal support. I am going to be the best I can be. Have a great day. Laurel

Hi all, I didn't post last month but I did lose 10 lbs. My goal for this month will be 8 lbs. This is a very hard journey we are traveling. Laurel

How is everyone doing? I am staying pretty focused on the eating, water intake and excercise i could step up. The weight seems to come down and creep right back up a little. I am not going to let that get me discourage. Hubby is doing Weight Watchers so atleast he is not looking for any bad foods. It is raining here today and I feel super lazy. I didn't get home until 1:15am from work so that might not help. Have a great day. Laurel

Sorry to hear your sick again Rose. Thank goodness I have been super healthy. My only problem is getting stuck. Yesterday I got stuck 3 times. Today I am doing liquids. When do you go back to the doctor's China? Have a great day. Laurel

I went to the doctor's today. I had lost 10 lbs since last visit. She said I don't need a fill. She said she was very happy with my weight loss. Got a chance to talk about what I was eating. So, everything is good. Have a great day. Laurel

I just be real careful after. Thank goodness I don't feel sick too long. I get another fill tomorrow. I am a little nervous about this one. I will let you know how it went. I will be doing liquids tomorrow and wednesday. Have a great day. Laurel

That stuck thing does suck. But we have to learn what we can and can't eat. I am due to get another fill tomorrow. I got pretty tight on last fill but not so much now. I am starting to learn to eat with the band rules. I drank some on vacation and I gained weight. So now I will be very carefull with that. I am trying to get back totally on track with food, water and excercise. Hope everyone has a great day. Laurel

22's and 24's. I pretty much am down to an 18 but still weat my 20's. Most of my tops are 2X's. I am planning to bring them to a thirft store that helps abused women as I was a victim and was helped. How is everyone else doing? Laurel

I am happy it is friday. It will be a busy weekend. I will be going to Boston next weekend for a wedding. Hope everyone has a good one. I did clean out my closet this week. I am getting rid of all the clothes that are too big. I don't ever plan on gaining back the weight. I hope we all have a great weekend. Laurel