Rosie Sue

Well I called the docs office this morning to talk about all the pain I've been in, still waiting for the call back. I hope I didn't slip my band when I fell with the dog. (ya, sure, 'with' the dog...she bounced me, dragged me, rolled me...) Crossing my fingers and still waiting for my first fill in a few weeks. tick tick tick tick tick....

Well, back from vacation. Had a good time, but it's always nice to come back home. A little dissapointed that I haven't lost any weight since surgery, I EAT SO LITTLE! I know I should walk more, I just don't have the energy. Still getting killer hunger pains in the middle of the night, still have big backaches that I think are brought on by being too full. "real food" seems to bring on the backaches. I wanted this band so bad, but it's so hard changing myself to fit into my band! I'm still the fat chick.:rolleyes2:

YOU CAN DO IT RO-RO! (see, I also talk to myself!) lol

Ok, I know. I also have to stop being so NEGATIVE! tHE WEIGHT WILL START TO FALL OFF SOON!

19 days, and I hardly slept last night. Boats going up & down the river all night, music, parties, yelling. Plus I had killer backaches all night. When will it end? I should get up, take a shower and go for a walk with my dog. There are lots of people coming to my house tonight, and I'm not looking forward to it at all!! They want to BBQ (they invite themselves every year) and i don't want to cook, even less eat with them. They are the kind of people that only talk to me when they want something from me. Like tonight, I have a huge yard so everyone comes here to watch the fireworks show. I never hear from them the rest of the year and I dont get invited to their house for parties either. (why don't i just put a stop to that? I don't know...) I hope it rains!! I'm just looking forward to leaving for my vacation whenever it decides to stop raining. Well. i got to stop feeling sorry for myself now and get off my but and go for a walk while the sun is out. Later...

Yup, that's what if feels like. Solitairy confinement. That's because I haven't told anyone about being banded 18 days ago. I am married, have kids, extended family, friends...And I managed to fly under the radar. It's a bit wierd that no one questioned me more about being in the hospital overnight, but when I said "I don't want to talk about it" , well, they didn't talk about it. Now I'm anxiously waiting for my first fill in about 2 1/2 weeks. I find it a struggle going to restaurants with friends/family and not being able to eat like the rest of them (big eaters!) I stick out like a sore thumb being a big woman eating a small portion of a healthy meal. I feel like a hipocrite. (spell check!!) But I can't and DON"T want to go back to my old habits. I want to be thinner. Not thin, just thinner. I figure losing about 75 lbs will do me good. If I can go for more, it's a bonus. I really like the june bugs 2010 posts, they get me through the day when things are not going as smoothly as planned:rolleyes:. It's nice to know that other people are going through the same things I am, and it's nice talking about it. A great support group. Well, till next time...

You can do it Genkeith! For me, the surgery wasn't scarry, it was the 2 weeks of boost! but I was surprised at how easy it was. I wasn't hungry at all. I am now over a week post-op and all is good. I was only on pain meds for 4 days which also surprised me! I lost 16 pounds so far (15 on boost) So far so good! Let us know how it goes....

i have been BANDED!!:thumbup:

Can anyone tell me if I need to take a vitamin while on my 2 weeks of boost, or is it just after surgery that I take the vitamins?

WOW WOW WOW!! you ARE doing great! Keep it up, it makes me feel better knowing of your success with the band!

How is it going Nancy? I'm getting so nervous! Were you week when you were on boost? I'll still be working, and that's my biggest worry right now, having no energy to work! Is the band working well for you?

Thanks Sweets, how are you? Is the band treating you ok?

Well, been waiting since 2004, getting banded in JUNE!

I see people are no longer posting. I'm sorry if I offended anyone with my rant a few weeks ago. I have tried to delete my post but can't seem to do it. I always look forward to reading about peoples progress with the LAP-BAND®. I realize that this thread wasn't the place to vent my anger/frustrations. Please continue to post, there are a lot of people out there who need the support & information that you can share like before.

I have no where else to write this, but today I want to SCREAM AT THE WORLD!! I am so invisible being fat! In 2007 I lost 65 lbs with WW, but, surprise surprise, I gained it back! Today, being used to being invisible, a MORON had to come up to me and comment on how much weight I'd gained, and too bad, I should lose the weight! AAARRRGGGHHH!!!!! I had to come home and cry cry cry. My mirrors work fine, my clothes pinch me, I know I need help! Every moment of the day I'm thinking about losing weight, until the food is in front of me and I go blank till I'm done. I'm working hard on taking small bites and eating slow. I just don't make the right choices in food. I JUST WANT TO YELL!!!! Ok, I feel a bit better now "talking" to people who probably have a better understanding about this than my 125LB husband. Thanks for letting me let loose a major vent!:thumbup: Anyone else feel invisible? Seems my opinion doesn't count or I'm not important since I'm overweight...When I had lost the 65 LBS things were so much different with other people. It's weird...

I am dancing for you!!!!!!!!!!!! Wooooooooooo!!!!!!

How lucky Sweets!!! Now you will have to update us and let us know how it's going! And how are you making out on boost? I see by your ticker that you lost a good bit of weight already, how did you manage that, can I ask? Plus, almost 2 years from the first time you saw Dr Savoie till surgery? Did you have to lose weight before he operated you? Sorry for all the questions, but I am SO impatient! I can't wait to get it done!!:thumbdown:

I have been on the list since 2004. Seriously. Started on the list for a doctor in moncton, secretary told me there was an 6-8 year wait for moncton doctor. They transferred me to Dr Savoie a couple years back so it would go faster. I saw him for the first time mid-december. My next session is mid-march. I have been "practicing" the boost thing, been on it for 3 days now and i am so so so surprised that i am NOT hungry! The hard part of it i find is trying to feed the family while on boost. But I have to change my eating habits, we all have to start somewhere.

Hi Dona, I`m looking forward to news of your progress! I have seen Dr. Savoie in mid december and I will see him again in february. I am so looking forward to getting the band! Did he ask you to lose some weight before getting the band? I have lost 5 pounds so far, that's a big jump for me!! It's hard to wait, now I remember what christmas was like 35 years ago! :smile2: I hope it's going well for you!

:thumbup:Good luck esam5, STICK TO IT! I got up this morning and discovered i'd lost 4 pounds!! big step for me! I'm hoping that the doctor will take into consideration that in 2007 i had lost 65 lbs with weight watchers (i've re-gained 55) and that he'll see that I can lose weight. Am I the only one that finds this whole thing scarry? I want to lose the weight so badly, but i"m also afraid to gain it all back like before. Hopefully the band will be a great tool to help me along this time. By the way, we got a Wii for christmas, and the wii fit is great! I've been exercising without realizing it! There's a game where you ride a bike, and i can do it for and hour and i actually have fun, I'm crediting that, and i'm watching my portions, to my 4 lb weight loss so far. :smile2:

Yes, the CIA aproach is perfect! haha! I live in a small community that likes to focus on the negative. 17 years ago I met my husband, 21 years older than me, and what a scandal that made! I am still scarred by the rumors! So i guess that's why I'm not telling anyone now. Ugly rumors are way more fun to spread around than good ones sometimes. I can't wait to have the surgery, but I am still trying to figure out what I'll say when I have to "dissapear" for a few days afterward. Secret CIA undercover mission maybe!?! PS: I think I've lost 2 pounds since I last saw the doctor on dec. 21st. Lets hope I lose enough to convince him I can stay the course and get the band!

:thumbup:Congrats new joy! Please let us know how it goes, how you're feeling! I'm so thankful for this support site!

I am keeping it a secret too for now. They're telling me i'm getting the lap-band® in the next 6 months for sure. It's such a personal thing! I am already nervous (end excited) and I feel like people would want to bring it up all the time and thinking about it constantly would make me even more nervous (and EXCITED!) I haven't even brought it up with my husband, but I guess I 'll have to eventually. Right now though, I'm supposed to be working on fixing my bad eating habits and showing the doctor that I can control myself. That is getting me depressed! No control is what got me here in the first place! I'm afraid that at my next meeting he will see that I haven't lost much (or any) weight and cancel my surgery! How did you guys do with this part?