Humming Bird

Anne, Let us know your date when you get back from the Dr.'s ! Christie, James is in my thoughts and prayers. Maybe the new dog needs to take classes like Butters? Emotional times suck! I am glad you are feeling a little better. When I have a hard time with solid protein chili is my friend. Good protein. Betsy, It sounds like you have been on "overload." I hope it slows a little and stays that way for a bit. Leigha, I hope the fill does the trick for ya! Karen, You Rock! and.... I must say......You look marvelous! Lee Anne, Howdy and welcome. Happy Birthday! Bobbie, Hang in there. Things will get better. Put the carbs down :ohmy: Try some chili! Elfie, Are you lost on the farm with Bob? Liz, Bogged down at work? lost on the farm? There are others who have not checked in ....... how are you all doing? As for me, the scale is still moving as slow as a snail, but it is moving. For the past 2 months I go 2 weeks with no loss and then drop 2 lbs. This last 30 lbs. is going to be slow. At least I weigh what my drivers license says now :thumbup: On Sunday My grandson (8) was taking a bath in my master bathroom. I was doing some closet shopping and stepped out in the hall to use the full length mirror. He could see me in the hall from the tub and said, "Grandma, have you lost weight?" Bless his heart! I don't really talk about the band to him, but he does notice I don't eat some things.

I can only speak from my own experience. The band works very well. There is no way I would have been able to stick to a diet long enough to take off the weight I have so far with the band (and keep it off). I had my mind made up about the band and was determined to get it and change my life and the way I felt about myself. The only anxiety I had was toward surgery in general. I have had 3 other surgeries and the general anesthesia really messes with me. I was not looking forward to that, but knew it would only be a temporary thing. There are enough things in life that cause stress and are out of our control. I try not to stress myself out or lose sleep over the things I do have control over. I chose to be banded and that is a positive thing for me, not a stress. Good luck to you on this journey.

I agree, you ARE a SUCCESS! Your pics show just how far you've come. I hope you can look back at this complication as just a bump in the road.

OMG Jacki ! That is great! I'm not sure I could even WALK a 5K at this point. You go!

Welcome back to LBT. Whooo Hooo on the 100 lbs! I think sticking around here will help you along the way. Why so long to get the band checked? They couldn't get you in sooner than June?

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I agree with Mona. If nothing else, a call to the doc and having it checked out will at least ease your mind. Protein shakes should always go down with ease.

I have the lapband and can not see my port. The ports end up in very different locations depending on how your surgeon does it.

It sounds like all the symptoms of being too tight to me too. When was your last fill?

I agree with cocoa..... are you still stuck? Can you drink fluids now?

My surgeon freaked me out by telling me about a lady that got a pill stuck and had to have surgery to get unstuck. He told me that no pill is small enough. I only take things that are chewable, liquid, or sublingual. I know many bansters have to take Rx meds, but many of those can be made in other forms as well. I just figure if we have to chew our food so well, I see the Dr.'s point about no pill being small enough.

Some days I have trouble with tuna and some days I don't. This is the same for me with chicken salad. I would take it easy for the rest of the day and tomorrow and then the next day you may do great with tuna.

Are you taking only chewable vits?

I agree with MrsCabes, Don't feel guilty about 550 cals! You are doing fine and it sounds like you will continue to do fine. Hang in there during this healing phase and best of luck to you during banster hell.

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When the thread started we all put in our weight as of Jan. 1, 2010.......but many have jumped in since. All you have to do is copy/paste the text of the very last post, change or add your new numbers, then post it in quick reply. Amy, I'll add you

Spartan, You have gastric by-pass, not lapband, correct?

Everyone's anatomy is so different. I have a 10cc band and am at 5.4cc. If they bring me up to 6cc it closes off so much that I can't even drink water. Putting in 9cc from the get go sounds very irresponsible to me. I don't think I would go back to a Dr. who thought that was a good way to do it.

I have a great NSV!! It may be a little mean spirited, but if you only knew......... Lately I have been feeling those negative mid-life crisis feelings. The ones like I still look bad and I hate getting old.........Well, last night my son showed me some pics of his dad (my ex of many years ago, very bad marriage) The pics were on my ex's step-daughter's web page and were taken this last x-mas. OMG! The man looks like hammered shit! The years have not been kind to him at all! I know it may be a little mean, but I know I have weathered better and that makes me feel so much better!!!!!

Leigha, I too say go get the free fill. If you are getting hungry between meals......... Even if it is only a .25 fill, it may buy you much time before the next fill. I don't think my tiny .1 fill did a thing for me. I don't know what to do......to fill or not to fill. I was so tight for many months. I couldn't really eat meat. Now I can eat some meat for my protein, but I am hungry between meals and my weight stays exactly the same day after day. I am still tossing around the fill idea. Even if I just go get fills at .1 each time, it only costs me $15 plus the drive to Denver.

Well said Kimaly. It is so worth giving up the bread and pasta every time that scale goes down another pound.

I'm on the fence with this one. Some days I feel younger. I do look more wrinkled and my saggy, lumpy underarms drive me nuts. I think part of the reason I got banded was a mid-life crisis thing. So, some days I feel younger and some I feel the same. Other things in life make me feel old (the mid-life crisis thing again) like my son and grandson getting older. Each new grey hair makes me feel older, but right now I am glad my hair that thinned so bad is growing back. I would rather have a few grey hairs than balding spots!

Onderland feels great doesn't it?! It is worth that smile and a happy dance to go with it!

Kels, All you have to do is tell the Doc you are getting very hungry between meals and that you think it's time for a fill. You don't even need to bring up how you felt after eating the crackers. Just do it ..... go get a fill.

Yes, I want to be healthier in general, BUT the things I want most from my weightloss go with vanity really. I am a female and darn it, I want to feel better about the way I look! In my opnion, I look VERY BAD when I am overweight. Because of that, I feel bad about myself. Being overweight kills my self esteem and puts me in a general mental funk. I am in touch with reality and know I will never be the most beautiful woman in the room, but obese is not for me.