Paula Bee

HOORAY! Can't wait to hear how it went!

Great post, Jann! I am printing these out in case i ever need a protein shake again

Actually, I did something today that makes me very proud of myself. After the repeated urging of my therapist, my family practice dr., and my pain doctor, I have joined the YMCA and have started water aerobics. I hope it isn't like everything else I have done.. My therapist says I need to get out of my house and meet people, my other two doctors said I need the exercise and the pain doc says it will strengthen my knee. I am happy with myself for now..

Friday.. water aerobics 1 hour..

You and your wife and the rest of your family are in our prayers and the prayers of our prayer circle. I pray for the peace that passes all understanding to envelope you all in the arms of Jesus as you go through this difficult time. Paula

Yep.. you are so right. Today I was tempted to pull into one of my favorite restaurants, and right about the time I got there, I thought, "Why do I want to do this... I will be able to MAYBE eat one cup of food." That really is a good deterrent for me.

You will not ever regret this decision.. Your sweet hubby is going to worry regardless. Invite him along and add a day or two in San Diego before the surgery, and make it a little vacation.

WOOT! Ain't it GRAND! Congratulations!

Welcome back, Trina First of all, my most sincere condolences on the loss of your sister-in-law. You walked 15 miles in one DAY? OMG, girl, you are a machine! What kind of job do you do? You were missed.... enjoy your fill trip, and let us know how it was when you get home.

Welcome to our forum and congratulations on your weight loss. I think your fill patients are lucky to have a doctor that understands their perspective. :lb9:

Well said, Julie

You are looking great! Can't wait to see you in your next picture update!

OMG! You look fantastic! Congratulations for your hard work!!

Bump Read this... you will never plug.. err.. gulp again..

The whole idea sounds great to me... a little farther off.. like a whole days drive.. but it could be done..

I don't remember at what point, but I finally forgot about my port... It quit hurting and I forgot that it was there (physically.) I was sucking in my stomach the other day and reached up to see what that bulge was, duhhhhhhhhh... I am not happy with how far it sticks out.. it really bothers me... I don't know what I will decide to do about that; probably nothing, since I am sure it will involve money. Ooops.. chased a rabbit for a moment there... I think yours is too new yet not to be uncomfortable with bending, pushing, pulling, lifting, or anything of that type that you are not normally used to doing.

Thank you, Dawn! I used to use the Walden dressings and I had forgotten about them. Thank you for reminding me about them. I agree about the deliciousness of the South Beach bars.. yum..

I think anything we could get a group together for would be fun. Might oughtta watch neutral teams, though, so no blows are thrown. I am just 4 hours out... someone plan a party for Sept.

LOL.. stick your little finger in and stir... it will be plenty sweet after that. omg.. did I say that out loud?

I think 10 pounds in a month is probably a little ambitious, but if you up your exercise you will have a better chance for it. It is a good goal; reach for it!

I want a small tushie!!

WOOT! I am so proud of you!! GREAT BIG HUGS! Wishing you continued strength in all ways.

Kim, My first fill was 1.1, and I was so angry (ask anyone on this forum!) I couldn't understand why everyone else on the boards seemed to be getting bigger fills and better restrictions than me. My second fill was a month later, and two different Dr.'s at the clinic gave me the same amount.. up to 1.5. (I wasn't happy with the first dr.'s fill and went in for another Dr. to re-evaluate. He left it the same.) The second, Dr Marco, explained that my esophagus was stretched and allowed my pouch to fill up and "flow over" the top of the band, like an overfilled cupcake. He said that medically the solution was to use a small fill to allow the esophagus to shrink back down and for me to follow the rules rigidly and come back in 6 weeks. If my esophagus/pouch had shrunk down toward normal size, then I could have a normal fill. I was very dissappointed, but I did understand for the first time. Somewhere, on this big, wide, forum, is the whole post, but I couldn't tell you where. I would suspect that your situation is similar. I also learned that if you don't ask why, and then ask why again, then you might not understand why they are doing what they are doing. I let it pass me by on the first fill without asking, the 2nd fill without checking, and finally, upset enough to press the point, got an understanding on the check of my 2nd fills. Maybe you could just call and find out why they didn't give you a bigger fill. It is the philosophy at the OCC to give patients agressive fills IF THEY CAN HANDLE THEM. Let your feelings about that fill cool down completely before you make any decisions.. HUGS, hugs, hugs

Nope.. they use a special needle designed not to damage the port.... can't remember where I read that, though... probably in one of the posts about letting someone other than a trained lapband nurse or Dr. perform a fill.