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Telly.....you should burn a workout CD and sell it!! Ill be the first!!

lol, I dont know how you girls do it! I am SO out of shape..its scary!! Someone gave me a treadmill and I can barely do 30 min..on a good day!! I have to say..you all totally motivate me to try harder and do more!...So much that I have taken my spare bedroom ( 20x20 size...huge) and I am making it into a workout room.....I do not think there is anything that I have wanted more in my life. I have ZERO support...so...you girls are all I have to keep me going. Thanks..for being here...even if you dont realize how much you help just being yourself.

I posted yesterday that I got my first fill...with Dr. C , 1.5 CC. I dont know if this is normal....but I have what I think to be is restriction. I can def. feel a difference!!! It took me 45 min to finnish a verysmall protien drink this morning. I have read alot that most dont feel the first fill ..am I lucky..or unlucky...lol. I keep burping alot...is that normal too??

Well, I had it...then I lost it. It seems now a few days after my big fill...I dont feel a thing. Bummer. Oh well..I go back in a month for another fill...we will see what happens with that.

I also used Dr. Sanchez in Monterray. I paid $9100..that included airfare and everything. I was there for 4 days and I spent a total of $9.00 while I was there. I dont have a single complaint

Thanks so much! Its so nice to hear from someone who had the same amount. I am finding that today..my throat feels tight...what gives with that? Im not having any issues swallowing or drinking..just a constant tight feeling in my throat...

I flew to MX thinking that I wasnt being banded until the following day, so I planned on having real mexican food..chips, tortillas..the whole shabang. I get off the plane...and straight to the hosptial. I was devistated. LOL

Well, I had my first fill today..with Dr. C! It went really well and I got 1.5 cc. Ive lost almost 20 pounds since surgery..I was so amazed. I havent weighed myself..not once since surgery. I cant believe im only 15 pounds away from 250. I just cant believe it. I havent been 250 in years. I almost cried.

I think I may be a watermelon

Just in case anyone was wondering if there really is a Dr. C...there is!! Ha ha just joking. But really...I had my first fill ever today with Dr. Curry. I have to say it went very well. His office staff was very nice and he was very professional. So, I got 1.5 CC and Im on my way!! I was also really surprised that I have lost 20 pounds since getting my band on May26th. I feel damn good!!! Yeah!

I worked in the Pet care industry my entire life. I believe that when there is no quality of life, its time. It is the way I would want it. I would not want to lay there and suffer. I think, for me it is this way, its harder on the pet parent that it is on the pet. We dont want that pet to not be there in the morning or at night when its bed time. We care for these pets like they are family...their pain..is our pain. I have 2 dogs and I am really scared for the day when its their time to go. I have made that decision many time, and everytime its just as painful. They may go right to sleep and its over..but for us..the grieving lasts a lifetime. Its a hard decision no matter who you are...sad...very very sad.

I was banded May 26th of this year by Dr. Sanchez. I thought he was really great. THe hospital was super nice...the guest house was amazing. I have felt fine with no isssues...knock on wood. I am having my first fill this thursday..and boy am I ready for it. If I had it to do over...I would still have done things the way I did it.

OH my...that blog was intresting...

I was just going to post about this. MAN!! Iv always had light abnormal periods...but..yesterday the cramps started...and then WHAM! like a ton of bricks it hit me. I havent had a period like this since I was younger. Im bleeding like crazy!!!!!! and I actually cried at the cat this morning..LOL...Im only a month out and assume this is kinda normal.

I had a GREAT plan....I was going to be banded on the 27th of may...so I knew I was flying into MX on the 26th...Mexican food..the real thing!!!!!! Homemade tortillas and a the whole thing...I was gonna eat my last meal and make it a good one. So...I arrive in MX, get in the car, straight to the hospital!!!!!!!!! OH NO!!! ...yepp..I had nothing. I was so bummed. :eek:

Hi, When I had my surgery I went to Kohls and got a barely there tank...its just enough to hold you up and its very comfortable. You can find them in the bras and underwear section....as a matter of fact...I wore mine all the until 3 weeks after surgery...just my 2 cents

Hi Jan, I live in Louisville. I had my band placed may 26 2006. How is it going for you??

OK, I wanted to add this...I forgotten all about it. When I was with my ex ( he was 5'10 and 125!!) and never said one thing about weight...ever. We went on vacation to Gatlinburg. We had a speical room with a fire place and all the extras. He went out to get us dinner and I thought I would take a bath...I run the Water...slide in..and all of a sudden....STUCK. I mean...the suction from my back to the tub STUCK. I sat there for an hour...crying. It was so awful. He came in..and heard me...We emptied the tub...and nothing...I was stuck. He finally found away to get me out...but the damage was done. I was so embarrased that I couldnt bear to look at him. One week later...I broke up with him, even though he was perfect to me. I felt like I was setting him free...he didnt have to be burdened by my problems. He is a very well known dance teacher and I had gotten to the point where I hadnt been dancing with him in 2years...it was just too painful. My decision cam after a life time of "last straw moments". The week before I had my surgery I lost my job. Im a self pay and this had to be the worst thing ive ever been thru. I felt like I lost my life....then..I thought...whats so bad about that.. Im starting over! This is my new life..and my chance to do the things Ive always said I was going to do and havent.... This is my chance.

Well, for me it was the fact that I weighed almost 300 pounds ( I still cant believe it), had been single for years because I was using the weight to not participate in life. I felt I was sexless...I didnt feel like I was even a woman anymore. I thought that I would never have the attraction of a man ever again...and thats not somthing I ever wanted to do. I had taken myself out of life..stopped making friends....staying home alone...I never wanted to be seen..or made fun of. I was a dance teacher for years...I longed to go dancing again...but too ashamed to get out there where people can be so cruel. I WANT TO DANCE AGAIN,

Scales are evil...I never weigh...it leads to feeling just like you are having now. I wait until I go to the DR and thats it. I let me body tell me how Im doing...

just curious....do pickles cause problems???:hungry:

I will be having my fills in the USA. I cant get my first fill for another month. I have already been exercising...just walking alot. I plan on working in some cardio after I heal.

I was banded by Dr. Sanchez on May 26, 2006. I must say...It was really great. The driver, Mario, was the best. He took us shopping and to dinner several times.I only mention this because the entire trip was so wonderful. The hospital is so nice...big fluffy blankets..private rooms..private full baths. The care before, during and after was great. It helps if you know a little spanish because usually none of the nurses know any english. You will find plenty of people there the same time you are! I was done on the same day as 5 other people...we all hung out and helped each other. The guest house is nice..it can be a little boring..but mario is around to take people shopping and there is a nice place to get Soup right around the corner. If you are sent to the hotel...its awesome and connected to a shopping mall that is very nice. The only reason I go on and on is because I was terrified! I went alone to MX. I had never traveled by myself before and I was scared to death. From the moment I got off the plane..things were taken care of. Dr. Sanchez talked with me in depth many times. I cant possibly reccomend a better DR. Even my PCP here isnt as nice as him. I know nice isnt everything...But I felt instant trust with him. I am only 2 1/2 weeks out..I dont weigh myself because ...the scale is such a bad thing...but I feel great and I cant wait to continue this journey with my first fill. I can honestly say.... If you dont like the life you are living...dont. Only you can change it.

When I woke up from my lap band surgery...I was starved. It seemed at first that I didnt even have a band!! I seem to be having a much easier time than most ( knock on wood). I dont really have issues eating anything so far. As a matter of fact I made turkey chilli today...and it was heaven. I havent had my first fill yet..and I refuse to get on the scale...I think its nothing but trouble. I get full and stop...and I stay fuller longer...So far..Im pretty happy.

HI girls... Im 35, no kids, just got fired from my job...so..Im opening a restaraunt. I was banded on May 26th, 2006 by Dr. Sanchez in MX. ( I love that man). I own my own home...have several lovely pets including a crazy parrot and a bi-polar basset hound. I dont have any health issues...but they werent far around the corner. I dont weigh myself. Dr Visits only. I think the scale is the DEBIL!!