michael watkins
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First Fill Today!
michael watkins replied to AllieKat's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
congrats!! sounds like you are doing great so far!!! i just had my first fill also!! but i feel the same as before as far as restriction goes! i hope yolu feel a little more restriction,but i see on here alot that it can take a few fills before you feel it. good luck with everything and keep up the great work!! -
Opinions wanted! What's the best iPhone app for food journaling?
michael watkins replied to sawyer77's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I love using calorie counter by fat secrets!! Its an awesome app for the iphone it tracks everything and has a huge list of foods to pick from! And exercise tracker,and a barcode scanner to scan what you are eating or drinking right there and it saves it on your daily journal! Check it out i absolutely love this one! -
March bandsters!!!
michael watkins replied to darkangel's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
great job!!! i was banded march 1st and im down 38pounds so far!! just had my first fill a few days ago but i do not feel like i have more restriction then before. good job everyone! keep up the good work!! -
i had an infection around my port also! it took awile for it to clear up,but it will go away and you will get your fill and everything will be fine!! i go in for my first fill tomorrow.hope it goes away soon for you!
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going in for first fill tomorrow morning!!!
michael watkins replied to michael watkins's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
thank you so much! ya i heard that the procedure is pretty painless! i will let you know how it goes tomorrow. have a great day!! -
going in for first fill tomorrow morning!!!
michael watkins posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
so im going in for my first fill and i just wanted to know kind of what i can expect? i have a 14cc band and was just curious if anyone knows how much they usually put in for your first one? my dr.does all of his fills using fluoroscopy. so will i have restriction since he can see how much i need? thanks everybody!:thumbup: -
calorie counter website?
michael watkins replied to Erin18's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
just google calorie counter and a bunch will come up. but if you have a iphone they have a really cool app that i use by fat secret calorie counter. its really helpful it has all the nutritional info and everything! and it has a scanner for you to scan the barcode of what your eating and it will show you everything in the seving of what you scanned! check it out! -
Post-op issues - please help!
michael watkins replied to heal-thyself's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
ya i think you should call your doc tomorrow as well. i was banded on march1st and the pain was worst than i thought it would be also! for a long time after i had terrible shoulder pain on the left side!! i was told it was just gas in there from the surgery! and was also told that when your pouch gets full it can sometimes hit a nerve and cause some pain also. hope this helps a little. good luck! -
Tattoos after being banded?
michael watkins replied to Nean4488's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
i think your tattoos will be fine! the one on your foot especially and your upper back should be fine too! -
WOOPIE!!! I hit the 100 lb mark!
michael watkins replied to ca7696's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
wow that is so awesome thatyou are doing a fantastic job with everything!!! i bet you feel like a whole new person now!! congrats and keep up the awesome work!!!! -
From the album: mike 8 weeks post op
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From the album: mike 8 weeks post op
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From the album: mike 8 weeks post op
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From the album: mike 8 weeks post op
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2 year anniversary
michael watkins replied to hopeendures's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
congrats on your success!!! -
no i don't journal but i think i am going to start doing that pretty soon! just to keep track of how many cals im getting a day and how much protien im getting!
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Fluoroscopy fills.
michael watkins replied to michael watkins's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
thanks to all of you for giving me some information about this. i really do apreciate it!! -
hello i have been banded a little over a month now and am going to get my first fill soon. my dr.does the fills with fluoroscopy so he can see how restricted you are. my question is does that work alot better than just going in and having them guess how much to put in? alot of people i talk to don't have the fluoroscopy durring thier fills.im just hoping that i will have good restriction after my first fill since he is using this method to do my fill. thanx:)
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Fluoroscopy fills.
michael watkins replied to michael watkins's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
thank you so much! i have heard of alot of people having to get 4-5 fills to feel good restriction and i was hoping that it wont be like that using fluoroscopy!! thanx again:) -
hello everyone, i was banded on march 1st 2010.and i have the lapband ap and my surgeon said there is two sizes a small and a large. after surgery he said i have the larger one. i was just curious if anyone knows how many ccs are in the larger band? ive heard of 10cc bands and 14ccs,but also heard of 4cc bands. i was just curious on how much ccs my band holds. thank you:)
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lapband size??
michael watkins replied to michael watkins's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
thank you guys so much!! i was thinking it was the 14cc but wanted to double check! thanx again! -
Red port incision???
michael watkins replied to Ruthie1974's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
hi there, i was banded on march 1st and i started having redness around my port site also! it started a couple weeks ago,i called my surgeon and he said it was infected so i had to cancel my first fill:( which sucked cause i was really looking forward to having some restriction!! but o well it will happen eventually, he put me on antibiotics also! i just started taking them so havnt noticed a difference yet but will definetely let u know if or when i do! good luck and i hope the meds help u out!! -
thank you! ya i saw that you had to have 3 surgerys total! thats crazy! but you look great and your numbers are really good!! whats some of the hard things you had to deal with? im only 4weeks out and i dont have much restriction at all! i go in thursday for my first fill.so that will be good! i heard it takes awhile to get use to it after u have alot of restriction! hope to hear from you soon. keep up the great work!
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hey there how are you doing? i just got your friend request and just want to say hi. i was banded the 1st of this month. when were you banded? how has everything been going for you so far?
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i just want to say that u look amazing!!! great job!! i love to see the before pics and then see the progress and success of everyone! its very motivating!! i just got banded the 1st of this month and hope i do as great as you did!