momonamission

Thanks for all your replies. It makes me feel better. When ever I take time off I have to pull double before I go and when I come back. I was concerned about the coming back, but your replies have made me feel more at ease about the journey. I was just so excited at the beginning that I only focused on making it happen ....and now I am starting to think of all the small things I need to take care of. I can check this one off my list.... thanks a bunch. Now on to seeing who I want to do my fills with. Dawn

Okay...so I have some questions I really need answers for. I am a hairsylist and I have some pretty long days that I work that I am up on my feet. I have my band put on and than my first day back is 7 days later for a 10 hour day. I only work three days a week during the summer because the kids are not in school. So those days seem to be between 10-12 hours a day. I know I have seen nurses and others on the board who have more phsical jobs. So ...howd ya do? I am hypoglycemic and get sick when I go without eatting. I get bad headaches and get hot and dizzy. It seems to bother me more because I am so busy and do not always have time to eat. Do ya just driink slimfast all day? The pain I can deal with but feeling nausea and dizzy I hate. Also, I have always gotten very sick after being put to sleep. ( throwing up) I have not heard anybody talk about that. Is that because nobody has gotten sick from the meds? Thanks, Dawn

Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WHOOPIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Dawn

I might see ya there. I come in on June 2 (monday) and fly out on June 6. Do we have similar dates? Dawn

I am so glad to here of your sucess. Keep motavated!!!! You are changing your life. Dawn

it was alot of fun. nice to talk live. my husband asked me this morning what was so funny. I told him I could not say in front of the kids.

of course David Cook. unless you ask my kids ...who say David Enchalado. I love the way they say his last name. I like them both...but Cook I think will have a wider appeal than the David who can really lay out a ballad. Anyway... I am getting banded on the 3rd of June. I hope to see ya there. I am glad because I know I will have people to talk to while I go thru this major transition. See ya there. Dawn

I have not had my band done yet, however I do hair for a living. I suggest biotin for eveyone going thru rapid weight loss, cancer, or anything else tramatic on your body. It is very good. Of course you want your daily vitiamins. When your calorie count changes like this it is very important you get all the protien you need and use the vitamins and of course the biotin. Keep using them because if your not careful you can have major hair loss. One of my best clients had the bypsass which is much more severe and almost always those clients have hair loss. She did not have alot to begin with so I was pleasantly surprised to see that now she appears to have more than before using this regidmend. Bypass patients almost always lose hair so I know this will help. I have my bottels waiting for me for after the band. I want to lose weight not hair. Best wishes , Dawn

I just went to your blog thing. I hope and pray I am more like you when I get my band. My friend and I leave in 14 days. I look at all the effort you have put into planning your sucess. That is really what we all need to do. Because of your inspiration I am going to plan my sucsess. I will think positive. (for I now have thought of only what food I will not be able to eat) Today I am going to drink this nasty multi vit., I am going to do something active, I am going to make better choices. TODAY I AM GOING TO LIVE LIKE I AM THIN INSTEAD OF FAT!!!! I hope you keep motivated. Keep living thin instead of fat. By the way to all the fat girls out there. This is not meant to bring you down. At my current weight I still think I am special and important. You are too. But here we are talking about that deep down personal self-esteem and how that weight is truely going to control our life if we do not get it off. Let's all plan for our sucess instead of hoping for it. momonamission

WOW!!!!!!!! That is all I can say.

I love your haircut. I cut hair so that really means something. I get banded on the 3rd of June. What about you? I think I might see ya there. or at least in passing. My friend and I are going to do the band together. We are leaving the husbands home. momonamission

Your a step ahead of me!!! I know you will do great. I am starting today to say a little prayer for everyone on this board. I can't wait to hear how your trip went. I am staying an extra day also. Do you know what hotel you are staying in? I know they just changed hotels that they do bussiness with. I felt safe staying at the lucerna because I have heard such good things about it on the forum. The new hotel that they are using I have not heard feedback. I did not like what I saw on one of those rate hotel websites. Let us know as soon as you know. Best wishes to a new you. momonamission

Thanks guys!!! It's all about support and I certainly need that. This forum has been addictive to me. In the morning and at night I love to read it to see how y'all are doing. It has given me the power of knowledge and a sense of comfort with my arriving band date. I just can't read enough. I am going in just a minute to shop for protien shakes and stuff like that to prepare for the trip. Thanks to all of you guys for sharing your stories. I will keep posting, altough it might just take longer. Who knows I might just become a better typist. momonamission. P.S. anybody from South Carolina?

You must be so excited!!!! I get my band on june 3. I hope to have your experience. Thanks for giving me motivation. momonamission

My mistake!! I just read on this board on rules and such that you should not type in all capitols because it means you are screaming. My bad. I just do it because I am not very good at typing and it is faster than finding that supid little shift button. If any of you thought I was screaming I do apologies. I think most of you know from the content that I was not. But, just making sure. momonamission

I KNOW ALOT OF PEOPLE GO ALONE. LISA AND I ARE GOING AND WE DO NOT MING KEEPING YOU COMPANY. I KNOW HE WANTS TO GO, BUT IF HE IS ONLY GOING TO STRESS YOU OUT IS IT REALLY WORTH IT? I AM LEAVING MY MAN AT HOME. HE WOULD COMPLETELY STRESS ME OUT. I WAS LUCKY TO GET A FRIEND TO DO IT WITH ME. GOOD LUCK. LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANYTHING.

LISA AND I ARE FROM CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA. WE WILL FLY IN ON MONDAY AND FLY OUT ON FRIDAY. MAYBE WE CAN GO SHOPPING. I KNOW I HAVE TO GET READY TO START THE PRE-OP DIET. I'M NOT TO EXCITED ABOUT IT. THE IDEA JUST MAKES ME WANT A DOUGHNUT.

SO LET'S SAY YOU GET BANDED AND 6 MONTHS LATER THE BAND SLIPS. WELL, DO YOU HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED? WHAT IF IT'S ONLY 8 WEEKS AND IT SLIPS? IS THE BAND LIKE TIRES? DO THEY COME WITH A 60 THOUSAND MILE WARRANTY. WHAT DO Y'ALL KNOW? MOMONAMISSION

HELLO! MY FRIEND LISA AND I ARE CHECKING IN ON JUNE 2 AND PROCEDURE ON JUNE 3RD. WE ARE GOING TO WAIT TO LEAVE UNTIL FRIDAY. I CAN'T WAIT TO MEET SOME OF Y'ALL FACE TO FACE. I GUESS THE Y'ALL GAVE IT A WAY THAT I AM A TRUE SOUTHENER. WE FLY IN MONDAY MORNING AROUND 12 OCLOCK. MOMONAMISSION

OKAY.... SO I GOT MY BAND DATE!!!! MY FRIEND AND I ARE GOING TO DO IT TOGETHER> MY DATE IS JUNE 3. WE WILL FLY IN ON MONDAY AND FLY OUT ON FRIDAY. SO, ANYBODY OUT THERE WITH THESE DATES? I AM SO EXCITED!!! TWO YEARS OF RESEARCH AND QUESTIONS. IT SEEMS REAL NOW. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS I AM STARTING A WEIGHT LOSS CHANGE AND I AM REALLY GOING TO DO IT. I DO NOT HAVE TO THINK WELL I MIGHT LOSE 20 POUNDS, NO , NOW I AM THINKING MORE LIKE 70 POUNDS OR SO. I JUST HEARD THE GUN GO OFF....SO NOW I START MY RACE.....WITH THE PRE-OP DIET. MOMONAMISSION

I READ SOMEWHERE ...BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHERE, ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO SOMEONE. IT ENDED UP BEING THERE BAND HAD A LEAK IN IT, SO SHE NEVER GOT RESTRICTION. THEY HAD TO START DOING FILLS WITH A THICKER LIQUID AND THAT SEEMED TO WORK. GOOD LUCK! MOMONAMISSION

CAN ANYBODY ANSWER THIS? I HATE BEING NAUSEATED MORE THAT ANYTHING!!!( I AM SURE I SPELLED THAT WORD WRONG) WHEN YOU SLIME DO YOU FEEL SICK LIKE YOU JUST CAME OFF A ROLLER COASTER? I WOULD HATE LIVING THE REST OF MY LIFE FEELING LIKE I JUST CAME OFF A ROLLER COASTER. A LITTLE SLIME IS NO BIG DEAL FOR A SMALLER BUTT. HOWEVER, FEELING NAUSEATED ALL THE TIME WOULD STINK!!! THANKS. MOMONAMISSION

INFORMATION IS POWER!!! THANKS A BUNCH. MOMONAMISSION

HI MAMAMICHELLE- I HAVE NOT BEEN BANDED YET. SO I CAN NOT HELP YOU THERE. HOWEVER, I LOVE READING ALL YOUR POSTS. YOU JUST PUT EVERYTHING OUT THERE. I FEEL LIKE I LEARN MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY. I AM YOUR BIGGEST FAN!!!! I AM NOT A STALKER OR ANYTHING, BUT I DO THINK YOU ADD ALOT TO THE BOARD. LET ME KNOW HOW IT GOES. BY THE WAY... DO YOU HAVE SOME CONTROL OF THE SLIMING. IS IT LIKE A RUNNY NOSE THAT AT SOME POINT YOU HAVE TO BLOW IT BUT IF IN A CRUNCH YOU CAN JUST KEEP SNIFFING? THANKS MOMONAMISSION

WHY DID YOU HAVE IT REMOVED? MOMONAMISSION