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Plastic Surgery After Lapband
Sherry 87 down 15 to go replied to oldiebutgoodie2's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Just a thought, but why not go to one of the Dept stores and look, there are some (walmart) that still have those cotton type sun dresses that can be stepped in to. They are roomy enough that you could sleep in them. Good Luck!!!! I can't wait till I figure out what I will do about all my excess! -
Tummy Tuckers....i Need To Hear From You.... Please!!!
Sherry 87 down 15 to go replied to BayougirlMrsS's topic in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Congrats!!! I am struggling with my decision on this. -
Is It Time Or Should I Wait?
Sherry 87 down 15 to go replied to mandyMO's topic in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Vanilla Sky, did your insurance pay for yours? -
Common Problem Foods
Sherry 87 down 15 to go replied to andyisbanned's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I can't eat chicken at all. It was a staple in my diet before. I was banded by Dr. Groves in March 2009 and am at a standstill. :thumbup: I have a weigh-in on Monday, possible fill. I hate those days. I am always disappointed. -
Dr John Groves..Albertville, Alabama....USE HIM!!!
Sherry 87 down 15 to go replied to ashabama's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
Hi, Congrats on your decision to have your lapband done. Also on choosing to use Britt & Groves, they are the best. I know that there has to be a six month pre-op diet for most insurance companies to approve. This diet has to be monitored by your reg. doctor. My husband is doing this now and will hopefully have his surgery scheduled about the time you have your first appointment. We are excited. It has been a year since I had mine. I haven't lost it as fast as I thought I would, but I am still losing and that is what counts. (my ticker is correct now :scared2: The pre-op diet could be one of two different diets. Similar to the Atkins, w/protein being your main goal. Or counting calories w/protein still being the main part of the meal. I personally couldn't do Atkins and had to do the calorie counting. Good Luck!! You found a wonderful site to get your questions answered. Feel free to email me at anytime at the same user name as here, but at hot mail instead. Have a great day, Sherry French -
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So, that is the update on me... How are you doing? I see you are a teacher, what grade? Are you excited about the new school year? I have a junior high aged son. He just turned 13 on the 20th. He is playing jr. high football. He loves school for the social aspects of it. He is a smart kid but doesn't apply himself. The teachers always become aware of this. He is very charming and unfortunately, very funny and has a great personality, and they don't push him for his best. He makes them laugh, makes them love him and in the long run, he grazes by on B's, a few A's and maybe one or two C's. But could be a straight A student if he would apply himself.
If you by chance work at Arab Jr. High(8th) grade, or AHS, lol beware, he will be on the prowl and is looking for teachers with a good sense of humor. haha
Hope you are having a great Monday (07-27)
Sherry French
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Email #3
So I have this ugly gash that is attempting to heal on my right arm, and while not using that arm, I over-compensated the left one and now I have a ganglion cyst popped up on the inside of that wrist, which I am now having to wear a brace on.
Any and all arm exercises are out for the time being.
I still go to the gym 3-4 times a week and am in the process of getting my own tread mill set back up to use each day in the morning before work. Maybe that will boost my metabolism into working.
I don't have time for breakfast...ever. I do the protein shakes, about three to four times a week. I was doing fresh frozen fruit, a small yogurt and skim milk, w/prot. powder. I started using the weightloss shakes with ice and protein powder. Not sure how that will work but the taste is different, so that is good. It taste like a choc. shake, until it starts melting... yuk. (to be cont)
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Email #2
I have had two fills and I love the restriction right when I have them done, but it doesn't seem to last long. I have gone from a size 24(sometimes 26) pants to a 16. I even wore a pair of size 14 shorts while on vacation. My hubby says I am still losing inches, but I can't tell it.
I guess I am getting a tad depressed with it all.
I started some online classes to boost my mental self-esteem. I went to the dermatologist in Cullman to have three moles looked at, two on my face, one on my arm. He saw another on my arm that looked "funny" he said and decided to remove it also. It is the one that came back abnormal, so he had to cut "a quarter pound" of meat out to get all the abnormal cells. (to be cont)
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Email #1
Hi, I am sorry I haven't replied before now. I haven't been on this site in so long. Summer, Vacations, Work, issues at work. The gym and family responsibilities have bogged me down lately.
I don't guess I really have any hints, I came here today to get some from others, really. I am at a stand still and have been it seems, forever.
I started out at 247 and this morning the scales showed 217. It sucks. I had lost down to 214 before and I keep going up and down between 214 and 219, this has been going on for six weeks now. (to be cont.)
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Hi, I am also in Arab, I was banded 03/10/09 by Dr. Groves. How are things going for you?
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I am still here
Sherry 87 down 15 to go commented on mymy's blog entry in On my journey to success!!!!!!
Hi, Congrats on your accomplishments already! RE: your steamed bags. What kind of fish do you cook? For how long? and are there special bags for that or do you just buy ziploc bags? Thanks for any answers. -
Calling All MARCH '09 Bandsters - We need a name!
Sherry 87 down 15 to go replied to gabi311b's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I also had one, but didn't know it. It was removed in surgery during the LapBand procedure. It didn't add that much time either. Good Luck, God Bless! p.s. my ticker isn't correct... I do need to fix it, lol if I could remember how I did it the first time. -
Dr John Groves..Albertville, Alabama....USE HIM!!!
Sherry 87 down 15 to go replied to ashabama's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
The nutrition visit is basically you going to Guntersville right past the walmart there and sitting in with others to listen to a nutritionist talk about how you should be eating afterward. There is a question/answer time and it took about an hour. Beware, there is an $80 fee for this. My hospital stay was done on outpatient basis. The surgery took about an hour. I did go home that evening and arrived at home around six, with my surgery being at noon. Good Luck! God Bless! btw, my ticker isn't correct any longer. :sneaky: -
One Week...and I am still here. It is not at all the way I expected it to be. Having the surgery on March 10, 2009 I expected to be in absolute pain now from hunger. I have yet to feel the hunger. Today I realized I felt full before dinner, then understood it was the muscle pain in my stomach that I was feeling, not a fullness. I also discovered something to add to my diet. Since Chicken Broth was the staple of my diet up to date, not liking beef, however, "Better than Bullion" Beef is absolutely the best. It taste like it came straight from a Beef Roast. I don't put as much as suggested, of course, but oh my goodness! It is wonderful! So great! I have had a good week, except for the shoulder pain from the gas. I do not like pain pills and have not taken as many as suggested. My husband left for Germany on Saturday, my son left to spend a week at his Dad's on Sunday. I am alone. I am slowly working my way into all the small chores around the house and laundry being one of them, I have become inventive in not having to bend over. (Long story) Being alone, though, is lonely, but a bliss at the same time. I come home from work and get ready for bed. I did look funny tonight in my gown, w/tennis shoes on while walking on the T-mill for my 30 minutes of exercise. :thumbup: At any rate, my incisions are healing well. Not knowing I had the Hiatal (sp?) Hernia didn't make things better after having it removed. :ohmy: I have found I am finding it hard to sit up straight, I find myself slouching more and therefore my stomach muscles and back muscles get sore. My beef dinner is waiting, it is cool now and I am ready for it, so I can go back to crocheting my daughters Birthday present. :thumbup: God Bless Sherry
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One week...and I am still here.
Sherry 87 down 15 to go commented on Sherry 87 down 15 to go's blog entry in Blog 54676
Thank you. Peaceful is great, except I miss my husband and son so much. I usually have one or the other, but right now, w/neither home and my adult children so busy in their lives (ages 24 and 19) and living out of the house, I just feel ... well.... you know... 'lost', I guess. But I will be good. I know. Thanks for the comment. -
One week...and I am still here.
Sherry 87 down 15 to go commented on Sherry 87 down 15 to go's blog entry in Blog 54676
One Week...and I am still here. It is not at all the way I expected it to be. Having the surgery on March 10, 2009 I expected to be in absolute pain now from hunger. I have yet to feel the hunger. Today I realized I felt full before dinner, then understood it was the muscle pain in my stomach that I was feeling, not a fullness. I also discovered something to add to my diet. Since Chicken Broth was the staple of my diet up to date, not liking beef, however, "Better than Bullion" Beef is absolutely the best. It taste like it came straight from a Beef Roast. I don't put as much as suggested, of course, but oh my goodness! It is wonderful! So great! I have had a good week, except for the shoulder pain from the gas. I do not like pain pills and have not taken as many as suggested. My husband left for Germany on Saturday, my son left to spend a week at his Dad's on Sunday. I am alone. I am slowly working my way into all the small chores around the house and laundry being one of them, I have become inventive in not having to bend over. (Long story) Being alone, though, is lonely, but a bliss at the same time. I come home from work and get ready for bed. I did look funny tonight in my gown, w/tennis shoes on while walking on the T-mill for my 30 minutes of exercise. :thumbup: At any rate, my incisions are healing well. Not knowing I had the Hiatal (sp?) Hernia didn't make things better after having it removed. :ohmy: I have found I am finding it hard to sit up straight, I find myself slouching more and therefore my stomach muscles and back muscles get sore. My beef dinner is waiting, it is cool now and I am ready for it, so I can go back to crocheting my daughters Birthday present. God Bless Sherry -
My son had almost the same pains, of course he doesn't have a band. However, he stopped all caffiene and it went away. He went back on it after a month and it all came back until he quit it again. Just a thought. Get well soon.
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Hi, just hoping you are doing well. Let me know as soon as you are online. Good Luck
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Gotta love those baggy panties !!
Sherry 87 down 15 to go replied to kcintx's topic in Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories
:w00t: Baggy Panties... sure that will be great, I am in a nine now. However, I really am anxious about buying CUTE panties! My daughter got lots when she was in a five and six, lol I loved buying cute ones for her, even though she was out of the house. It is my turn now!! She told me she would buy me my first pair of CUTE PANTIES! LOL -
Random thoughts, as I await surgery... Today, 3/10/2009
Sherry 87 down 15 to go commented on Sherry 87 down 15 to go's blog entry in Blog 54676
March 10, 2009. As cliche' as it may sound, I am looking on today as the first day of the rest of my life. I have been overweight for 31 years and have had some form of pain or medical problem since I was 22. My youngest is twelve yrs old, almost thirteen. He is pretty much self sufficient and I have decided...it is my turn. I absolutely love my husband, my children, and my family. I have done what I can do for others most of my life. Now is my time. It is almost 8:00 a.m. and my surgery isn't scheduled until noon. I miss my coffee, even though I have been on decaf (coffee, tea, & other drinks) since the end of January. I still crave the taste of coffee. It is my soothing moment in the mornings. I am thirsty. I was told I could take my Blood Pressure pill and I am waiting about taking it as long as I can because they said I could have one sip of water with that. When my throat is so dry, I can't stant it, I will take my pill with that one blessed sip allowed. I am 43. Haha. It seems funny because on the inside, I do not feel 43 at all. I have never really felt my age, even through the pain and troubles with arthritis. I have always thought ... am I really really that old? I remember when my mom was 43, :wink_smile: My daughter was three. I was pregnant with my second child, Kurt. Not even planning on Kyle, yet. Every year seemed to add weight to my history that I am glancing back at now. I worked so many hours, trying to give my children a better life. Being the wife of a man that was disabled and didn't care about himself much anymore, much less the well-being of his family. I was married to him for seventeen years and was the sole wage earner and provider for the family during that time. He was diagnosed and put on disability right after we were married. Yes, I knew he had a seizure disorder, but you know what they say about Love being Blind? Well, we were both blind. I was already overweight at the time, not as bad as now, of course. He had seizures. We were in love and got married when I was 17. I was working two jobs by the time I was 19, and did so for many many years. Not able to breast feed my children and create that bond, I always had to return back to work as soon as possible after giving birth. I still have, what I consider, and absolutely amazing bond with all three of my children. My oldest two have become friends as well as grown children. :thumbup: My mom and I have a great relationship, also. Everyone is behind me on this, they all want me healthy. I hope this works out well and it is not a bumpy road. I think I have the will power to do this. CORRECTION: I KNOW I HAVE THE WILL POWER TO DO THIS. Today is the day. Just 4 short hours away. One hour till shower time. :smile: I am counting now...counting down. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, ......... 1 last chance to save my life. I hope I can keep this journal of my journey active, along with my lifestyle. -
Random thoughts, as I await surgery... Today, 3/10/2009
Sherry 87 down 15 to go posted a blog entry in Blog 54676
March 10, 2009. As cliche' as it may sound, I am looking on today as the first day of the rest of my life. I have been overweight for 31 years and have had some form of pain or medical problem since I was 22. My youngest is twelve yrs old, almost thirteen. He is pretty much self sufficient and I have decided...it is my turn. I absolutely love my husband, my children, and my family. I have done what I can do for others most of my life. Now is my time. It is almost 8:00 a.m. and my surgery isn't scheduled until noon. I miss my coffee, even though I have been on decaf (coffee, tea, & other drinks) since the end of January. I still crave the taste of coffee. It is my soothing moment in the mornings. I am thirsty. I was told I could take my Blood Pressure pill and I am waiting about taking it as long as I can because they said I could have one sip of water with that. When my throat is so dry, I can't stant it, I will take my pill with that one blessed sip allowed. I am 43. Haha. It seems funny because on the inside, I do not feel 43 at all. I have never really felt my age, even through the pain and troubles with arthritis. I have always thought ... am I really really that old? I remember when my mom was 43, :confused: My daughter was three. I was pregnant with my second child, Kurt. Not even planning on Kyle, yet. Every year seemed to add weight to my history that I am glancing back at now. I worked so many hours, trying to give my children a better life. Being the wife of a man that was disabled and didn't care about himself much anymore, much less the well-being of his family. I was married to him for seventeen years and was the sole wage earner and provider for the family during that time. He was diagnosed and put on disability right after we were married. Yes, I knew he had a seizure disorder, but you know what they say about Love being Blind? Well, we were both blind. I was already overweight at the time, not as bad as now, of course. He had seizures. We were in love and got married when I was 17. I was working two jobs by the time I was 19, and did so for many many years. Not able to breast feed my children and create that bond, I always had to return back to work as soon as possible after giving birth. I still have, what I consider, and absolutely amazing bond with all three of my children. My oldest two have become friends as well as grown children. :thumbup: My mom and I have a great relationship, also. Everyone is behind me on this, they all want me healthy. I hope this works out well and it is not a bumpy road. I think I have the will power to do this. CORRECTION: I KNOW I HAVE THE WILL POWER TO DO THIS. Today is the day. Just 4 short hours away. One hour till shower time. :smile: I am counting now...counting down. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, ......... 1 last chance to save my life. I hope I can keep this journal of my journey active, along with my lifestyle.
