losingjusme

congrats on the 8 pounds! that's fantastic!! i wish i could get my taste for diet coke (cherry to be exact) back... it just doesnt taste the same ... :tongue:

congrats on insurance approval and a date!! my (unsolicited) advice, do some major squats and arm exercises. i was cussing my trainer while she was making me do them awhile ago, but when i was trying to get up and moving i was singing her praises! i would have been dead in the Water without my arm and thigh muscles!!

best of luck to you. i, too, get very emotional when weight is even briefly mentioned ... even if they arent talking about me. good luck on your journey. :tongue:

wooo hooo, isnt that a great NSV? i've always just thought i didnt want to cross my legs... :tongue:

i went thru lap band solutions (Dr. Marsden - loved him), great experience!! you may want to really watch it with Dr. Carter, super duper wonderfully nice guy (came and chatted with me the day of my surgery), i heard he is very conservative with fills. best of luck to you.

what's a PB?

nina - what kind of exercising are you doing? doc told me an emphatic NO when i asked him if i could get on the treadmill ... 2 weeks absolute minimum :tongue: neal - super brave! i cant imagine not going under for that!!!

karey, i am so very proud of you! i agree that (this sounds crazy cause we KNOW what the more complex surgery is...) the lap band surgery is more difficult. we weigh more, more than likely we are not in good shape, etc... this is a very emotional journey.... i've cried more in the past week than i have in the past month thats for sure. you look simply amazing! :tongue:

nomore - thanks. :tt2: half of me blog is linked in my blog. not sure about a fill. i keep meaning to look at my belly for the port scar, but keep forgetting to... they did not touch the port itself, he was VERY careful with it.. Steph - that is great news!!! im so happy for you. i hope he can get you in soon! Shalee - you could find a reasonable hotel close to the surgical center (we live in the area, but got a hotel anyway) ... stay maybe a week??? i feel like i could fly today if i had to... wombat - this new garment appears to be helping with the swelling. i think i may just suck it up and get another one now cause im going to be wearing this pretty much 24/7. nina - will resp soon.... :tongue: karey - you doin better today?

doesnt sound right to me either, hunter

when i first started on the elliptical, my feet would get a tad numb, i just pushed through it. i found if i loosened my laces a bit, that helped. if you are having serious problems, i suggest contacting your primary doctor. good luck on your banding! :crying:

CONGRATULATIONS!! great job!

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you know, now that i've thought about it. i dont really like cat arse anymore. tastes too much like fish.

hi Steph, it looks like we're pretty similar with our surgery/recovery experiences. i had lap band on Monday, was zonked, Mon-Tues, but up by Wed afternoon. i could have gone to work Thursday, but took off the rest of the week. this is a huge surgery. i had muscle repair and lipo on my tummy (little bit), back and 'flanks'.. i see little improvement for the lipo, im hoping its just swelling. hoping hoping hoping. i had my plastics Friday, was mostly awake Sunday, Monday - Wed i was fully awake but needed to rest. sooooo ... long story short, i need a full week and next week im going back 1/2 days. if i feel i can go full days next week or if i dont think i can do 1/2 days, my boss is OK with it. Becca, thanks... :crying: half of me is addicting! love her transformation!!!

YUMMIE!!! here kitty, kitty.....

ok, TG... i was just gut wacked... not supposed to laugh and you are NOT helping ... if you cant search for yourself, i'm not going to help ... :crying: sounds like a good anniv. to me - even without the tickler..

i LOVE my body bugg!!!

what you didnt use one on your anniversary? for shame!!! (how was your anniv?)

only if you have a tummy tuck first ... :crying: and trust me, dont think you'd really want them, they taste like cat arse. not that i've actually tasted a cat's arse...

congrats on the pregnancy!!! how is your fill level? what does your OB / band doc say about a slight unfill if you cant really eat much? (i have no idea what the rule of thumb is for fills and preggers ... i cant seem to carry ... yet...)

welcome to LBT and good luck! :crying: my advice, read this board - phenominal information here!!

found 2 pics, they are posted on my blog. they look REALLY nasty (4 & 6 days post op) but it will give you an idea for placement. Losing Jusme: belly button on a zipper scar my zipper used to be pretty straight, now its just kinda curved a little bit.

im obviously not Dr. JLo, but I just had an extended TT and have a 'zipper' scar from a gall bladder out. i'll see if i have a pic of my (really new/gross looking) belly button and will post it on my blog.

seriously folks... if you are in the DFW area (or even not and wouldnt mind traveling)... i LOVE my doctor. at first i thought he was kinda pompous, but now that i've gotten to know him better, he's just kinda quirky and confident ... you want that in a PS. he was a tad higher in price than the other 2 consults i went on, but the other 2 were for panniculectomies and not TTs... so im pretty sure that could be the difference.