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shannie83301

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  1. shannie83301

    Has anyone used Care credit?

    I used them for part of my lapband surgery as well and I haven't had any problems at all with them. They do have diffrent porgrams/ rates ect so check with your Dr. as to what they accept. Part of mine is no intrest if paid in 18 months and they also have 12 or 13% intrest...which is better than most credit cards! But no I've had no problems with the company at all!
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    Me down 63 pounds!

    From the album: Before and During pics

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    New dew

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    Just messin around

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  5. Thanks Pam! We are going to the Oregon Coast for our honeymoon. Going to a little beach town called Pacific City! It's really beautiful there! My Aunt and Uncle have a house at the beach that they have offered us to stay....it's really nice! We can't wait! I hope I'll get to the right adjustment Monday! I think there are some people with older band who have smaller one...I think they are 5cc, then I've heard of a 10cc then the one I have 14cc. Not sure if that's all....but that's what I've heard of. If you just got banded it's probably a 10 or 14cc band. I'm glad the imput helped you with your decision! Good luck with everything!
  6. Thanks Pam! I haven't updated the profile in a bit but thanks for looking :smile: My first fill I had too much restriction and had a cc taken out. I've since had 2 fills, the first with another 1/2 cc and I had that for 2 months and then just last Monday I got another 3/4cc fill and now I'm too tight again! Urgh! I guess I'm ultra sensitive. I have 6 3/4cc now in a 14 cc band.....but I'm back in on Monday to have some taken out. I'm back to not being able to keep solids down so I'm on liquids. I've lost about 6 pounds this week but it's not very fun! I hate to see you suffer something like that on your vacation! I'm hoping the if he just takes out 1/4-1/2 cc I will be at the perfect spot!!!! :scared2: I'm getting married August 14th and will be gone a week on my honeymoon....if I did need another fill I defenitly won't be getting that till after my honeymoon :tt2: Thanks again Pam and enjoy your vacation!
  7. I would wait till you get home! I had 3.5 cc on my first fill and had a lot of restriction and couldn't keep solids down without throwing up! That would really ruin your vacation! I ended up having to go back in a get a cc out. So althought most don't get a lot of restriction after the first fill it can happen....and it would be pretty misrible to happen when you are out of town on vacation! 2 weeks isn't that long...if it was me I would wait! Good luck what ever you decide to do and enjoy your vacation!
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    51 pounds!

    From the album: Before and During pics

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    51 pounds!

    Thanks lots
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    11 weeks post op

    Hey skinny....you are looking good!!!! You can really tell you've lost a ton of weight! Keep up the good work!
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    Down 51 pounds! Yeah!

    From the album: Before and During pics

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    From the album: Before and During pics

  13. For me it like when you are about to throw up and your mouth gets all watery...just a clear spit...but I never threw anything up so that's good! Anyway I'm thinking the restriction I have now will be letting up some. I go back in March 29th for another fill if I need it. I haven't really been hungry much at all...just a little but I really don't think about it as much as usual so that's good. The fill itself was easy...didn't hardly hurt at all. My Dr.s the best! Anyway I wrote you another novel! Hope you are doing good...what's your diet like now? When do you go in for your fill? I'm on face book under my real name :) Christy Allen in Nampa Idaho...add me that's be cool :) Christy aka shannie...lol

  14. Sample day for me like today I ate for breakfast 1/2 cup of yoplait fruit smothie w/ 1/2 cup 1% milk and a scoop of unflavored protien powder (180 cals), lunch 1/2 cup cottage cheese and 1 grilled veggie (chicken flavored) burger w/ ketcup and a little mayo (200), snack 1/4 cup almonds (170), dinner 1 salmon patty-3 oz, 1/4 cup brocolli steamed and 1 small red potatoe (385 cals) then I had a few slices of cheese and 16 reduced fat wheat thins (240 cals)for bed time snack (can't break that habit for some reason!) Had a pretty good eating day today! More then I've been able to eat in the last week. Total cals 1175. I've been trying to stay around 1200 a day...although this last week it's been tough to get there. Last night I could only eat about an ounce of chicken for dinner and a few bites of a flat bun and a few bites of macaroni salad. Then I started getting a watery mouth is what I call it...lol! I guess they call it sliming.

  15. Hi Mike! How are you doing? Was thinking about you the other day wondering if you where hanging in there. I'm doing pretty good other than dealing with an outbreak of lice at my daughter school and lucky me she got it....urgh! Band wise I'm doing better. I got a fill last Monday...I have a 14 cc band and I already had 3 cc in it and he added another 3.5cc. I've been pretty tight since then. Have been pretty restricted almost a little to much but I think it's loosening up a little. Today was the first night I was able to eat my dinner without thinking it was coming back up!!! I've lost 10 pounds since last Monday at the Drs...that's the good thing! Finally blew 300's out of the water and down to 292 this am....it seemed to happen in about 1 day too...weird! I was 302 at the Dr's then next couple days 299 or 300 them bam next day 293?? WTH?? Ah well as long as it stays I'm good with that!

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    Hey I made the news lap band

    That's awsome! Your a real inspiration! Great story too you look great!
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    a little DiScourAgeD

    I agree with all the above :blushing: I just had my 6 month post op check up and fill on Monday and I'm only down 12 pounds since surgery (which I pretty much lost the first 2 weeks after surg). I know it's hard not to be disapointed...I was kind of bummed too...but my Dr. was pleased with it! The other thing I did was do my measurments and I've accually lost 9 inches in a month so that was encouraging! If you haven't done that I would recommend it. But as others have said 15 pounds is really great! 2.5 pounds a week average is pretty excellent weight loss! Just keep it up! We can do this!
  18. Hey Mike! I'm so glad your surgery went well! Ya I know after about 6 days I started to get really hungry! I blended up alot of soups in the blender. One that's good is the bean with bacon soup blended...it's a little thicker than some of the other soups. Also we made a couple of the cream of potatoe Beer creek soup blended. Those where a bit more substantial! I ate a lot of sf popsycles too.

    I'm doing great. I go in for my first fill on Monday so that should be interesting. I'm excited about it...I know I need it. I'm on pretty much a regular diet. I try and stay away from a lot of carbs. I have had a few peices of light whole wheat toast and it's all gone down just fine. I need some restriction! Well keep in touch and I'll check in w/ you next week! :)

  19. hi Mike! I just wanted to say hi before you head to surgery on Monday. I hope all goes well for you....I have a feeling you will do really well! Are you off work for a week or so? I posted some pics of me on my profile....see if u can see the 34 pounds I've lost :) Hey it's not much and I have a lot more to go but I'm going to show off my 34 pounds....LOL!!!! When we went to the support group the other night they where saying you should eat at least 1200 cals a day...I've only been eating about 1000 so I'm going to try and up my cals and see if I loose that way!!! After the first 2 weeks I gained 4 pounds but I'm down those now and have lost 3 more. I keep flucuating from 299 (YES) to 302 (URGH!) Come on twoterville come and stay a while....LOL! I have my first fill on the 8th...so I'm looking foward to that! Well just wanted to say good luck to you on Monday and I'll be thinking about you...when you feel up to it drop me a line.

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    Face shot!

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