ashley2369

Hi I'm Ashley I live in Palmetto also near the Ellenton Outlet mall about a 5 min drive anyways. I have had the lap-band since 2010 and my dr is Jose Erbella and he is located in bradenton at Manatee Memorial Hospital. I am actully on here looking for a support group to attend here my email Ashley2369@gmail.com I love chatting and meeting new people with the lap-band I have lost 125 lbs to date and still have about 60 to go! Ashley

With my experience my band worked great the first year now I'm not losing any weight I lost 120 lbs that first year which is awesome but I'm sitting at 212 lbs and I want to be 160 and I'm not budging as of now. Its all about exercise and what goes into your mouth. I have recently started using my fitness pal app on my phone and its helping me to track my calories which I was not doing before. My band is tight and I have good restriction I'm just not losing any weight so sometime they band does not always work like you had hoped it would. I am so thankful for the 120lbs loss though. not complaining just wish I could be at my goal. Which may never happen. food and drinks I can not eat/drink NO SODA period can't have the carbonation doughy breads rice tough steak pretty much I can get anything else down. Risks are: the band could slip, erosion, the port could flip, I got a hernia near my port from the incision just being cut into and made that area weak. So more than one surgery I've had the initial lap band surgery another surgery to fix a large port and now I got to have surgery to fix the hernia so repeat surgery is possible. just google the lap band risks there are a lot of them but honestly there small risks and that should not deter you from a life changing experience.

No issues with my band!! I do have a hernia a large one near my port. so dr wants to do surgery to repair it don't know when this will happen because doctor also suggested I get a tummy tuck cause of all my extra skin and I haven't been able to lose any more weight because it's all hanging skin. So I am considering my options.

Nope no fever and no pain just swelling. I did tell the receptionist she said the soonest she had was Monday.

I have noticed my port is swelling I was banded June 3, 2010 and have had no issues I have the low profile port or the tiny port and I noticed 2 weeks ago that it was huge felt like a golf ball and I have never really felt the port and its been hard for the doctor to find unless i put a pillow under my back during fills. Now I lay on my back and I got a golf ball sticking up its not pain full but then on top of that I have been burping nasty smelling burps like something is rotting or egg smelling and I haven't eaten eggs. This has been going on for over a week with the burping and it goes on all day long. Anyone else have this problem? I have called my DRs office I have an appointment on Monday but just wondering what could be the issue. I have also not been losing weight for a while now almost 8 months I have stay the same weight. Thanks for any input

Wow way to go Sue that's incredible in 8 months!!! It's hard for me right now with losing I have three small kids and my husband who are not over weight and I'm cooking for them. I try to eat under 1200 calories a day and track everything but I get busy and forget some days. Then other days I really want to be thin then I'm like we'll does it matter I've lost 135 pounds I look ok but not skinny I dunno my brain loves to play games with me. I'm just kinda staying around 210 to 215 right now. I'll be happy once I'm under 200 I think I would love for the scale to be 100s not 200s. Hopefully this year it will. But awesome job to you sue and Dennis you to great job on your weightloss!!

So I have been recording what I've been eating and I wish I was doing this from the get go I might of lost more weight the last year. Well since I've started July 27 recording my intake I've lost 5 lbs I was at a stand still on losing for a very long time over 6 months so thank you both for telling my to record what I eat and making it easy with that app.

I was banded June 3, 2010 and I lost over 100 lbs the first year the second year I only lost about 25 lbs but I am happy I didn't gain. The band was the best decision I have ever made for my health. I would do it all over again in a heart beat I feel amazing I can run, I can play with my kids. I don't feel ashamed when I go out. I still have 50 lbs to lose to be at goal but the band does work miracles if you just stick to what your doctor tells you to do. the first picture is me in the purple in October 2009 The 2nd picture was taken in April 2012

Already been using the app since Friday and I have lost 2.4 lbs!!!!! Awesome thank you Dennis for the great app. I'm addicted to imputing stuff into the app.

Thanks for your help I will let you know how things go. You have a good weekend to. Ashley

I downloaded the app and so far I love it. It seems easy enough to use. Thanks for the information.