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I'm one year out tomorrow and I had 120 pounds to loose and have lost 60 pounds so I guess that's right on 50 percent in the first year. Not nearly as fast as I thought but I guess I would have gained in fact I had gained every year for the past 5 years before the band.

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My surgeon in Mexico has done over 7000 and is very reknown. He is fabulous. His total price is 8500 and 7500 with references. His complication rate is less than 1 percent. I started a poll about surgeries in Mexico or US and there have been more done in Mexico so far than in the states. He uses a huge hospital, not a clinic and it's where the President would go if he needed medical assistance while in Mexico. His name is Dr. Zapata. PM me is you have any questions I can help you with. He has free fills for life but Dr. Curry does mine. I've had 5 fills and am a year out. Good luck with your decision.

My first litter. Very Mini Daschunds. 2 black/tan smooth females, 1 red smooth female, 1 smooth red male (little runt). They are adorable.

He is fabulous. I went there last year July 10th and the hospital is amazing and Judy, Janet, and the whole gang are great. I've got names, numbers, email addresses if anyone needs any of them for the staff. I keep in contact with them. I think they've done over 7000 as of last year so no telling what the total is now and I love how he uses the hospital our President would go to if needed medical and not a clinic. Good luck all and tell Dr. Z and the gang Sherri Smith says hello.

You guys look wonderful. How neat having it done together. I had Dr. Sanchez too, wasn't he the most wonderful man. I miss him soooo much. Keep up the great work.

I'm seem to be too. Glad it's not just me. I've never been on any depression meds are anything so my pcp put me on adtivan, the lowest dose a couple of months ago and I swear I think it makes me worse. Any ideas? Hope your feeling better soon.

About 5 min.s and then I just go about my regular business. About like getting your blood taken.

Karik you look awesome. You and Edie really motivate me. Okay guys, I need your help BAD, PLEASE! Most know of my marriage problems, this is after being married 25 yrs. 2 weeks ago. We went to Florida for 2 weeks and now that we're back it's like all of our troubles followed us home. I am sooooo at my wits end. I'm tired of crying. I'm tired of wishing I could just fall asleep and never wake up. I've never in my life had these feelings. I mean I have 2 wonderful kids, my son is getting married July 07, and is moving out this week. I have a beautiful granddaughter who is 2 and a baby grandson due in 2 months. My husband was always great to me and then the last 5 years have just been hell on wheels. Then this thing with this girl half his age. I am so ready to give up but don't know where to turn. I would sure appreciate your thoughts and prayers. It's really bad or I wouldn't ask. I know I rely on you as my friends too much some times but I really need all of you right now. It's getting old crying every single day, it's just not me. Hope everyone is having a great week. I'm not losing but not gaining but really don't care right now. Thank you all in advance, I love you all, Sherri

I've been banded almost a year. My doc and surgeon says diet drinks are fine after 6 months. My surgeon's wife has been banded for 2 years and she said she has one diet coke per day and has never had any problems. I could take them or leave them.

My BMI was 39 and I lost 20 pounds the first month. Good luck.

twice your age here too but have lots of banded friends. It's very helpful as you can help each other along as to what expect and when you have a problem your banded friend has most likely done been through it and can give you advice. I'd be happy to be your friend and email or pm me anytime if you want.

Hey Edie, I was clueless that we live so close together. Next time I'm up your way I want to take you out and buy your supper. Your like my hero anyway. I never noticed the Owensboro thing. We have business meetings all the time at the Big E and I always stay over by myself and have to go out and eat by myself. So next time I come there which will be last of July do you think you might like to go out and eat? Keep up the good work. I admire you totally.

I'm sure most of you know me as I've been banded almost a year and was on here a long time before there. I've had no problems with my band and weightloss has been great at first, slowed down now for the last forty but still steady so I can't complain. I'm met soooo many wonderful freinds on here that I wouldn't take nothing for. I truly love them. I'm have some major problems at home and I got a good scolding a few months ago when I posted looking for help and didn't get back on for a long time the poster said I was just looking for sympathy, truly I'm not. I'm been married for 25 years last week and that's a lot of time invested to just give it up. My husband especially the first 10 years was fabulous. We both had wonderful jobs, made lots of money, had nice homes and two fabulous kids. They're grown now and we have one granddaughter who is 2 and a grandson on the way in 2 months. Our daughter is 22 and our son is almost 21 and getting married on 07/07/07 in Gatlinburg. I don't know where to start. He had an affair about 15 years ago and I didn't find out until her husband called and told me and he admitted to it. He said it only lasted 3 days while I was out of town but they chritesned every room in our new home. I forgave him and things got good again. Well, he started acting really funny the last two years. He hit 40. Bought 2 new street bikes, 4 different 4 wheelers, new pickup truck, new tractor, bought 10 acres of land and has started us a bigger house. Sounds good but things just weren't right. He snoors really bad so he started sleeping in the guest bedroom about 2 months ago and I have the kingsize bed to my self. I think that was just asking for problems. Well, we went to Florida 2 weeks ago for 2 weeks and made love about everynight and it was great but he was drinking around the clock and he's never drank much. So then we get home. Things go back to normal. He sleeps in his bed, he's constantly cussing and degrading me. I've always worked up until the grandbaby got here and always made around 50k's per year my entire life and he made about the same or a little more. Now he's taken up the slack to keep are income the same so I can stay home. I've noticed he gets mad when I spend HIS money now. Then it happend. I found out he was speaking to a girl that works in the next office across the street. They were calling each other on the cellphones more than 10 times per day, everyday. He had hid it from me. She called one time and he answered and I was sitting beside me and he said it was our store calling but it dropped the call. I seem him squirming so I picked it up and I said wow, that's not the stores number so I called it. It was Lee Ann, 20 years his junior and he knew he was busted and said, I swear we are just great friends. We need to talk every day, we're very close. He swore there had been no sex so I called her and I threatned her very life and she started crying and said I'm sorry it went so far, we didn't mean for it too. Please don't tell my husband, I was 2 small kids and if he finds out I've done this again, he'll talke the kids. I didn't want another woman to go through what I was going through so I promised her if she left him the hell alone I would not tell her husband. Now, sorry so long, he's constatnly mad at me for stopping it. He told me yesterday that if I didn't like things the way they were to get the f--- out of his house. He said your a fing bitch and just pack your stuff or I will. I don't know what to do. I don't work now, have NO money of my own. I mean we own a shit load of stuff I could selll but I mean, we're talking 25 years. I've never even been on a date with anyone other than him. I'm 42, I would die single. Who would want someone my age. I'm so scared. I had to go to the er last night I thought I was dying. I took 4 of my activan's and restorril and pain pills because I couldn't stop crying and throwing up. My life is over and I just don't know where to turn. I know without knowing the whole story it is hard to give advice but what do I do to survive for the time being. I'm at my wits end. I've always when problems arose tried to make things better for the kids, now they're gone and I'm trying to for the grandkids. I'm the only one in my whole family who's never been divored other than my parents and grandparent. Both brothers have. His entire family have been divorced and remarried. His father at 45 diveored his wife of 25 years to the week and married a 25 year old. Just tired of crying. My eyes are swollen shut, can't eat, can't sleep. I know some will get mad at me for pouring our my heart but some of you I trust your judgement and just need your help, thoughts and prayers. I love you all, and am thankful for you, Sorry to burden you with this, I just didn't know where else to turn. Thanks in advance.

Steak steak and steak, porkchop and bread early in the mornings and if I ever try to sneak in a little sip with my meal I will be stuck.

I didn't have to do preop so I can't give any advice there but I can tell you that you'll do just great. It's something about having that tool inside you helping you along the way. I did the postop diet and haven't had any problems since and I'm coming up on my one year bandiversary. There are lots of people who've lost faster than me. I've only lost 70 pounds in a year but I would have gained 40 so I figure with the band I'm 110 pounds to the good. We'll be praying for you and I'll keep you in my thoughts. Pm me if you need to talk. You'll be fine.

Thank you all for your kind words and your words of wisdom. Yes your right. I worked since the day I was 18 and then 3 years ago I had the 3rd degree burns from throwing gasoline on a brush fire (it was marked diesel) and then neck and back surgery and then foot surgery and then last year the band. So, I've always worked. I know when the kids where little I would catch myself saying I'll stay till they're grown to help them and now I catch myself saying stay for the grandkids and I guess I need to worry about myself for a change. He was a wonderful provider and at times a wonderful husband. When he hit 40, things went crazy. He bought a 15000.00 streetbike last month and new vehicles and keeps his Tommy Hilfiger cologne in his truck, just little things. I get scared that I will end up poor and alone because of my age. I'm no model but I'm not as ugly as a dirt road either, lol. I lost about 70 pounds and am really trying to take care of myself. Well thank you all again. I was scared to post this as I posted last year about this same problem we were having and got my butt jumped, I was accused of wanting sympathy and I don't at all want that. It's my bed and I will have to sleep on it I just needed some opinions, friends, and guidance. I will keep you informed, Thaks again for your help, Your banded friend, Sherri Jo

I've never smoked so I don't know personally and I know you don't even want to hear the it isn't good for you. Heck, I've even got my mother who last year was stage 4, nonhodkins lymphoma cancer and is still smoking, so I'll spare you that. I know personally 4 people who are banded and smoke. I am sure there are others on here that do and will maybe chime in. You've made a wonderful decision about being banded. I love my band. Good luck.

Welcome, Sounds like your off to a great start. Yes, too tight of fills only cause trouble, best to get them out. I live in Paducah Kentucky and drive 10 hours round trip to Dr. Curry in Cicni Ohio, but he's world reknown and fabulous so it's worth it. Keep in touch and if you ever have any questions give me a yell.

Just pumping, needing help please.

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Please post if you fine the name of it. I too have the exact same problem and would love to give it a try. Thanks in advance.

Okay, I'm back. I need your guys help and thoughts and prayers. Not to feel sorry for me as one lady got mad at me last year for posting my problems but after you've cried all day for 3 days and don't have many friends here you can talk to I knew I must reach out to you guys my true friends. As you know we celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary in Florida last week. It went pretty good but there was lots of tension, you could feel it. We're home now and things couldn't be worse. I found out that he had been talking to that girl 15 years younger than him and she is married with 2 small kids. She works in a office in the back and her window faces my husbands grocery store and barbeque pits and he's out there a lot. Well I caught them by cell phone records. He'd never known her before and after I printed all the records up they were calling each other as many as 10 times per day. Always early in the morning, lunch and at quitting time. We had it out. He cussed me and called me everything in the bood and said he hadn't slept with her that they were just best friends. I called her up and she started crying and said please don't tell my husband he'll take away the kids. What do I do. If I didn't have 2 grown kids whom I worship and my little granddaughter and her baby brother on the way I think I would say screw it and end it. I'm so tired of going through this. This wasn't the first time. He still swears they hadn't had sex yet. This is what gets me. We argue every day and he tells me in not to nice of words that if I don't like how he does things to get the f--- out. He said I'm not changing and like it or leave. I don't have a job. There would be no child support. I still love him, we're talking about 25 years. Crying just isn't helping and I just sit and cry. I have avoided all of my family as I don't want them to know. Does anyone have any words of wisdom. I'm really starting to loose it here and I'm sorry to burden you all with this, I truly am and if you don't want me to post again, I'll understand. I love you all very much.

Not the first complication and been banded 11 months. Absolutely love my band. Wished to God I'd had it done sooner.

Me either. I just flew to Florida and fly all the time. No problem with security either and I have a neck and back full of metal. Good luck and have fun. Florida is awesome right now. I just got back on Wednesday evening.