mfl552
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How long did it take from the time you decided to get banded to your surgery date?
mfl552 replied to Amanda1982's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
hi I had my first seminar in dec of 2008 and the surgery in august of 2009, after you jump through all of the hoops, it is a pain in the butt, :thumbup: but it helps alot, I've been struggling since this last fill its the tightest its ever been i'm at 6cc's now and food is goin down rough,especially meat,steak and pork I cant even handle!! good luck to you -
it's been a year for me and i've barely lost 40 lbs,pls don't be discouraged,lap band is a tool,but what you find out is it can't do anything about the way you think about food,day by day you will learn give it time you are in the baby stages my friend some of us are slow losers,like me,take it slow, success will be yours!!
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sometimes that happens ,today you can eat everything then the next day the same food sticks,eat slower and make sure your food is moist add chicken stock mayo ,butter anything to make it smoother to digest. I just had a fill last tuesday and still can't eat solid foods,like meat,but nuts and icecream went down fine,it is so frustrating,other people have this problem too. good luck
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has anyone had single incision lapband and is still leaking through belly button after a year,my doc says its my body,and then burns the inside of my belly button with what looks like a long matchstick still leaking though its nasty if i dont wear a gauze or cotton ball on it.:smile:
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how many of you are doing this without excersizing? I am limited and haven't lost that much weight its been 11 months. It's depressing at times,but I'm working on moving more. How can you eat only a fraction that you used to eat and still not loose weight!!good luck all!
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hi jailin,I don't come to the site often, but hello,and how are things going, I went to the dr,last friday, I did not get a fill,because my food has been coming back up,the doc thinks i am eating too fast and my portions need to be cut,let me tell you when I look at my portions sometimes,its a cryin,shame! a1/4 cup of rice veggies, and a tiny 2 oz. piece of chicken is not a lot of food, I have to watch snacks,cookies and crap like that go down pretty easy,protien is hard sometimes it figures doesnt it the good for you foods make me want to puke and the bad crap still tastes good and goes down easily! i am not doing any regular excercise either,just walking sometimes and occasionally i follow an aerobic routine I got from weight watchers years ago,its a dvd, well I want to do better now more than ever,I hope I can lose my 40 lbs by july,I've lost about 35 lbs now,wish me luck and good luck to you too.
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I'm glad there are people like me,Ive lost 32lbs since last august 24th 09,talk about frustrating,and since my last fill in jan. ive lost about 6 lbs,i dont excercise allthe time,and alot of times my food comes back up,you know pb's, i see the doc tomorrow I am up to 5.5 cc's,but I dont think he will put in any more because of this acid reflux and pb's ive been having more lately!Did any of you notice though your body is looking smaller every few weeks,even though you are not losing steady weight,people at the job say I look so much smaller,it's kind of embarrassing because everyone wants to know, oh how much did you lose, ive stopped talking about it,and just say to them when I lose 40 I'll let you know,this is a tool, and It is not easy at all!! I'm not looking forward to the doc visit friday,wish me good luck:unsure:
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Surgeon disappointed in weight loss / Bandsters a Dying Breed?
mfl552 replied to A New Woman's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
i don't like your dr, he seems to not believe in you, and I think he prefers to deal with bypass patients,from what you said here ,ive been banded 7 mos.ago and havent lost barely 32 lbs,but al least its something,yeah i could be doing better, my doc stresses the excercise, i toldhim about my back leg hip, and slipped disc issues, he keeps saying oh excercise,excercise, how unrealistic he is even walking causes me severe pain after about 10 or 15 minutes, and the office hours are terrible, i missed my last app't due to their error,now i cant see him til april 30, and havent lost much more weight since the last time in january, i like having the band,but it is not a miracle cure at all, I am trying to do better though i am a littel dissapointed in myself,i want to reach my personal goal of 40 lbs,but havent yet,well good luck to you, -
I suddenly get it.....
mfl552 replied to georgegirl's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
i was so glad to read your post, i too had lapband surgery in august of 09 and have lost about 26 lbs, i have problems with excercise and eat a fraction of what i ate before and am losing very very slowly, but my body recently looks much smaller, even though the scale is not moving much, i relieved someone else out here is going thru what i am goin thru, lap band is definitley not a fast way to lose weight, but i will do better ,good luck -
:laugh::laugh:hey guys happy new year, i went crazy during the time between thanksgiving and xmas,ate a lot of sweets,what kills me is i eat a fraction of what i ate before and hardly eat carbs but i gained weight,i am the president of this slow losing group,lol, i finally got a hold of myself and stopped eating crap, and have lost a couple of lbs,when i think 4 mos have passed sometimes i get upset at my self for not losing more,but what can i do, i have an app't in 2 weeks and i'm asking for a fill,i only have 4cc's in my band and suspect i need a little more,hope you all are doing better than me good luck to all of you,bye:laugh:
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good luck to you, follow all the doc's instructions, sip slowly and in a few weeks after the liquid and puree diet you will be fine, I was banded 2 months ago, lost 21 pounds so far and have had no fills, yet, you will understand more as the weeks go by ,if u would like to keep in touch e mail me at tbonilla64@aol.com I always have trouble coming to these sites, and prefer to keep in touch by email,if you want to, good luck again
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hi, read your reply and wanted to say I drank hot liquids soup with a little chicken in it and extra sugar free be jel lo,and a little cottage cheese too, I only had to be on the pre-op 2 days,some of you out there had to do a month or 2 weeks, yikes, if you would like another buddy you can e mail me at tbonilla64@aol.com, i don't come to this site too often,good luck on your journey and if people ask what you did to lose weight in the future,just tell the nosey ones you are taking care of yourself, and tell your friends about the lap band not everyone understands and thinks after lap band you are supposed to be thin in a month, its ridiculous how people react sometimes,like you havent lost 100 pounds in a month,idiots, I've been banded 2 months, I lost 21 pounds, everyone loses at their own pace. well good luck
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hey guys just found this site I was banded through my belly button aug 24th, lost 19 lbs,but feel it should be more, patience patience, no fills yet either, my incision still leaks though and is very annoying,doc says its ok gave me some antibiotics, and treated the site with some meds, i'm a little hungrier than i was before,this scares me, i must eat slower, as for protien drinks i love unjury chocolate powder with lactaid fat free milk i drink at least one a day, and carnation instant bkfst drink powder with milk, anything to get more protien oh, get the one with no added sugar, you know the diabetes thing,lol, I just finished making some turkey meatball soup with frozen veggies and s little barley and tomatoe sauce, the turkey meatballs were pre made, came out great,will eat it tomorrow. well just saying hi, keep in touch bye guys
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mY hubby cant fully lay on top of me either right now,i'm 6weeks out, try different positions, he should be understanding, and supportive of you,i can feel my port after losing 18lbs,some days the area is sore,good luck
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Help please, tons of questiosn about what to expect...
mfl552 replied to ldswims's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I went to a meeting at a hospital, got all the paperwork, and dates for 2 required seminars for the lap band or gastric bypass, in that packet you will get all the info u need, psycolgical evaluation, 6month weight list from your doctor go to doc to get weighed every month 4 6 mos. doctor letter,medical neccesity letter, pre op test, and meeting for the surgery then surgery date then walla !I'ts a long process most insurance want u to do all of these things, plan ahead good luck -
to heck with those people they are ignorant, we are human too! don't let them get u down, and when u r healthy again, you can ignore them and pray for them too,its good for the heart not to hold a grudge,trust me i've learned
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Banded 9/24, some questions about the pain and eating
mfl552 replied to xemi's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
hey sorry about your pain, according to my list yogurt is not on the list til week 5 and beyond, week 1-3 is liquid sugarfree jello, protein shakes 4 oz and hour drink real slow, sugar free icepops too, warm tea is good too,no caffienne though, your pain can't you take tylenol, my incision was thru my belly button a lot of liquid coming out but no blood, only now is my port feel achy, i can actually feel it,after losing 17 lbs i'm on my 5th week doin pretty good with the food and puree, hope you feel better soon, good luck -
This thing is AWESOME!
mfl552 replied to Travelingdaddy's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
you are awesome, I keep reading about people who are banded and losing so much weight in so little time, how did you do it I'm only 5 weeks banded and lost 17lbs,but I am happy,I will be eating regular foods from here on end do you still take the protein shakes, I will try the powdered milk and add it to milk ,see how I like it unjury protein is great but costly, other liquid protein shakes are not as good at all, good luck -
happy birthday, my bd is in nov,i already told the family i'm not celebrating this year,and my mother of course,said what are u talking about, i can't eat cake nor am i buying a cake for other people to eat, they can all send me a card if they like,thats what i'm doin this year, just me and my hubby and a small portion of homemade food, we have to break these habits of every celebration is about the food,lets be realistic i was banded aug 24th, and life is not as fun,cause now u just can,t eat a ridiculous amount of food,just cause u feel like it or run to the bakery and get a cannoli or brownie,we have to look for other ways to enjoy ourselves,but i suspect it takes time to get used to,well good luck to you and many successes!!
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How soon until you could feel your port?
mfl552 replied to mems's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
hey guys,did any of you start the mushie stage before the end of the 3 weeks? I am so friggin' tempted I have a week to go and I am thinking about cottage cheese at first then maybe and egg a day, also my protein shake powder is almost finished and my new order has not come in yet,oh what to do?? any suggestions would help,thanks!! -
keep your head up most of my obese family cant imagine getting banded either,my mom is like,oh now u cant eat,what do u mean ur not having a birthday cake this november, love yourself and do whats best for you,
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Hey guys and dolls, i was banded on 8/24, i had pain in shoulder and chest drove me crazy for about 5 days, chewed the gas tabs, helped a little,much better now,but i am having the runssssssss,yuk, from what we r not eating yet hello:confused: lol, i am exhausted after any activity,10 min of walking feels like a marathon, can't lay on my side for too long i ache a little,incision is in my belly button, anyone else get that too? bandages fell off finally and bellybutton looks weird,no bleeding though,great surgeon, go for post op checkup friday, back to work,on the 13th, i am getting hungry now, cant wait for the mushies,pureed soup and cottage cheese,ricotta,yogurt, yummy:rolleyes: and protien shakes unjury protien is what i take,its great like choc milk well thats all for now talk to u all soon keep losin,lol bye
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8/20/2009 Status Report for All August 2009 Bandits!!
mfl552 replied to sandiegokate's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
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8/20/2009 Status Report for All August 2009 Bandits!!
mfl552 replied to sandiegokate's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
hey guys,i was banded on aug24th, so far its goin alright,but now i am starting to think more about food,last week was easy except for trapped air in my chest and shoulder,thank goodness it resolved itself,as for the walking,its very hard i'm exhausted after only 10 min. and feel like i walked 1 mile,like i ever did that lol, i try to get 48 ounces of liquid a day,i keep track of it for now,i'm at home don't go back to work for another week and a half,but i'm so bored!! lost 8lbs so far, i c the doc on friday c what he says, well thats it for now goodluck everyone later -
Any late AUGust BANDERS.....
mfl552 replied to cinhard's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
i was banded on 8/24 i too am starting to think about food, my chewable vitamins are lookin real good right about now!! i'm also bored out of my mind,i am very tired and can't walk too far i feel so exhaused gettin all the protein but still ttttttiredddd . one and a half weeks til mushies,cant wait,r u goin crazy too lol