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zeama    0

zeama
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I am excited to be here! I am 36, will be 37 next month. I am a stay at home mom of 7 kids. Once upon a time I used to weigh a mere 135 pounds. Well 15 years since I was pregnant with my first child, I now weigh in at 247 pounds. :faint: I never in a million years thought I would weigh this much. I have so much excess fat around my stomach from having children. It is gross! I have never admitted how much I weigh to anyone, so this is a bug step for me!

My youngest child is almost 16 months old and he is not breastfeeding anymore and my tubes are tied, so this is the right time to move forward! I have a surgical consult on July 18 and I cannot wait!!!! :confused: I look forward to getting this excess wieght off and having all of thius excess skin removed. :whoo:

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Welcome aboard! You will find this site amazing, and the wealth of knowledge and experience is incredible. I have found everyone to be so helpful, and encouraging as well.

Congratulations on your BIG step. Although your journey is only beginning, take comfort knowing that there is always someone who is going through exactly what you at that moment and time. You must be so excited? Or perhaps you are scared .....

So many emotions are attached to this procedure. I have been banded since June 21, 2007, so am very new to all of this. I have to admit though, that at this point, there are no regrets. I welcome the future, and am looking forward to each stage as I progress towards my goals.

I have to tell you that the fact you have 7 children encourages me greatly, let alone your decision to consider the band. As far as I am concerned, there is nothing more rewarding, or deserving of a medal, than a woman who has raised multiple children. Compared to that job, this will be a breeze.

So ... with that being said, sit back, relax and enjoy this journey. Best of luck to you.:clap2:

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Welcome and best of luck. I too am just starting the journey, and you will find tons of wonderful useful info here on these forums. Every question is important and everyone has info to share. Good luck!

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PAPITORO    0

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Hey yall ,

Banded 7/16 in Houston, Dr. Terry Scarborough . Feeling better everyday!

As a 56 yr.old kidney cancer survivor ,the surgery was a snap and recovery is going right along. I know I just got here, but I have a question! The last two evenings about 9 or 10 I get this totally blotted feeling. I salivate a bunch and my lower stomach feels sick. I do about 2 dry heaves . Then everything is better and I get ok. Anybody ever heard of such a deal. Please let me know. Thanks and thanks for hav'in me!

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