AngieB

I am a teller. I don't have it in me to keep the secret. For me, it is a testament to my life. I have "other" areas of my life, "out there" as well. I find people who ask me qustions all the time about this or that. If something I have done in my life can help someone elses life, than so much the better! I say live and let live!

As soon as he wakes up, we will be heading over to tour the place and look over the contract. His first day will be on Monday. I have the day off because my old daycare had requested the day off. So I will drop him off and in the morning and go for my fill in the afternoon. It will give him a short day at the new place before having to go full time. I am feeling at peace with the change, not so much what made it take place. I've been an advocate for in home daycares, but after this experience, I will be going to a facility. I know not all in home daycares are bad. It just left a bad taste in my mouth. I think some stability will be good for our family. Thanks for your thoughts, I can see that I was caught in the moment and overthought the fill. You are right, I am looking for restriction, not a tweak on reaching the "sweet spot." Besides, I really didn't want to reschedule anyway.

Great job on the 4 lbs! Looks like you are strengthening all the right muscles! Yay you! I am excited for your first fill! Let us know how it goes!

I really have been looking forward to the fill. I am wanting to have more restriction, and it is hard to be patient. Although I don't want to throw good money down the drain. I think if I take it in stride I will be okay. I'm curious to see what some other members have to say as well. Glad you are at a good level of restriction. I think you will do well. I appreciate you sharing some thoughts and suggestions with me. It will be interesting to see how Monday goes......

Hi Everyone - I have a question for you. I have just had a increase in stress today. A very ugly situation took place at my sons daycare today. As a result he will not be returning. This makes me very sad, and has caused some stress. Who am I kidding....I cried like a freaking baby! On top of feelings of saddness, I was also pretty angry as well as hurt. Daniel will be starting a new day care on Monday. I can not predict what his reaction will be, but would not be a bit suprised if he cried hard when I leave him. Which will be equally tramatic for me. Do you think I can recover from this event in the morning by my fill apt in the afternoon. I have read posts on how stress affects the band. I am wondering if you think this will have any affect on my fill apt in the afternoon? I have been looking forward to this apt, but don't want to waste money if by being stressed in the morning will cause my band to tighten. What are your thoughts on this? Any words of wisdom for me?

I am grateful for your post, thank you for sharing your challenge with us/me. It is great to be able to listen to the words and take them to heart in order to prevent a mishap of my own. I am getting ready for my 2nd fill, and I am very ready. I've been struggling with eating and don't feel much along the lines of restriction. I am not loosing weight at all. Which is a bummer deal. Thank goodness, you caught this at an early stage. Take care of that band. I know it is difficult to take a step back, but at least you are banded and have the tool to use! Keep on keeping on!

What a great feeling! I am thrilled for you! Look out bandland, here comes another member!

That is awesome news! Way to go!

Way to go!

Since it is not in me to change anyone other than myself, I am setting off on yet another journey. I am hoping to transform myself into an even more beautiful person. I am beautiful, and need some refining work done. A little plastic surgery if you will to fix a spot or three! My co-worker, who I have been allowing to drain the life force out of me, shared some great news with me today. She is staying here and will not be moving. Our relationship is one that has caused me some pain and discord. I have taught her how to treat me, and well, the way I am treated is not very nice. So now the work begins. I will have to teach her all over, how I want to be treated. This relationship will be evolving….it may cease to exist. Really I don’t know. One thing I do know is this, “I want better relationships for myself.” I had intended to ride out the storm. The storm meaning, until she moved. Now that she is staying, I will have to fall back on plan B. Plan cop out was plan A. I was going to continue our relationship as it was until she was gone. Since she is staying, that won’t do. The work begins today! I want to feel good, be treated with kindness and have some self respect. So, now when I feel the signs that I know all to well, I have the God given ability to do something about it. I can change how I react. How empowering is that! I love it. It is painful for me. For a long time, I have cared so much, that it causes me to hurt. It’s time for me to love myself enough to lay some healthy boundaries; Ones that will protect me, as well as others in my life. I am worth it! I love myself, and I can do this! I deserve to feel good, have quality people who care about me in my life. I do not have to make myself available ALL the time for people. Oh, and by the way. After my conversation with Jill this morning, I wanted to eat. Yep, my old stand by. The way I stuff, comfort, torture, make okay, treat myself. Gosh I am glad I can have such a good friend in food. *sarcam* Boundaries would be good to have with the worst poison in my life. Food! I will be working on me old friend. (Seems that relationship is not working for me either.) I am feeling better all ready! I am thinking my way to a new way of acting. I am investing my time and energy into me. Into a better, healthier, skinner me! I am going to be hot again! I can see it already!

This is an exciting time. The pre-op diet stunk for me, but I did loose 15 lbs, so it worked well. The hardest part for me was cooking for my family. Glad to hear you have good support! That is awesome! Personally, I did not experience any painful gas. This is what I did. As I walked out the door for surgery, I put 6 drops of Beano under my tounge. I did take gas-x strips also. As soon as I was awake enough to walk, I was up and walking. I had my momma with me on the trip, and had told her how important is was for me to get up and walk right away. (she can be like a mini General ) She took my words to heart and had me up and walking ASAP. I even remember her waking me to walk and me waving her off so I could sleep. Bless her heart she waited 5 minutes and woke me again telling me the nurses came in and told me I must walk. So up I went again walking down the famous run way! Now, I have no idea what did the trick for me, but I did not have any gas pains. Really I was the bounce back kid. The hardest part of the entire journey for me was the plane ride home and running in the airport to catch my connection. (flight was delayed and I almost missed my connection) When I got off the plane I was pooped out. 6 hours of flight and a bumpy one too did me in! Good to meet you and look forward to hearing more from you!

Howdy Jenny! I am a traveler, so this was not to big of deal for me. My mom went with me too. She is well traveled also. We stayed at the Marriott and it was very nice. If you have any concerns about your stay, switch to the Marriott. You will be pleased. The plane ride does stink for us larger people. Where are you flying in from? I have a 5-6 hour flight. 1 connection. We took a cab from the Marriott down to Rev Ave. and made arrangements for the same driver to pick us back up. He was great, spoke limited english, but took us to an off the beat Mexican rest for the people who could eat, to eat. We had no problem with the taxi's and really they were very affordable. I recommend you and your mum to go shopping. Rev Ave is an total tourist place. We had a great time. Serveral of us who got banded the day before went down together. I think we spent 4 hours shopping. It was fun. I will say that a few of the "sales men" did pester us. Non of us were bothered by it really. It's what they do. Just keep telling them NO and walk on down the way I took a few hundred down with me. I didn't need to eat and I stayed one less day than you are. I spent my cash shopping! English is common, but you will find many who do not speak english. Hope you have a great time!

Well welcome to the other side! Congrats!

I am not sure why myself, but the same thing happened to me. I guess I chalked it up to my taste buds changing. Even now when I think something is going to taste good it ends up not.

I would check on line for the ISOPURE. Haven't had any issues with nausa, so I am not a big help there. So your port flipped, that sure does stink. Glad you got it fixed and got a good fill! Can't wait to read what is next!

It is very sad. I feel for his kiddo's and of course his family. He truly was the KING OF POP! No doubt. It comes as no suprise the flood of coverage. Lord knows he was a great giver. I remember listening to his records and dancing in the basement of friends homes. Thriller! LOL Good times. A legend that is for sure!

I have had my first fill only, but I will tell you I have little to no restriction. Going for my second fill in July and I can't wait! Ya-hoo! The hard part is being patient and waiting for results. My doctor will not see me sooner than 1 month between fills, so it is teaching me to wait, that is for sure. I will say, I am happy to move slow on my fills. I do think it is good for my body to adjust to the squeeze, although my pocket book is feeling the pinch! LOL Did you go back to the OCC for your fill or stay local?

You are doing great! Day four! Ask yourself, is my stomach growling or is my "normal" way of life telling me to eat. We are programed to eat so when we don't we go threw withdrawl. Have you tried some drinkable yogurt? When I hit the drinkable yogurt phase that seemed to help me. Also what clea liquids are you drinking. Give yourself some calories. I liked the vitamin water myself. You are doing great! Hang in there!

Let's see, therapy went well. Did the intake stuff. Ya, know the drill....tell about your family members, your life....what you want to work on. June recommended that I read a book. Went to the library to get a library card. Haven't had one since....well since I lived in Wyoming. Really a long time ago. Not sure why...guess I got to caught up in life and wasn't reading. So I was getting my card issued to me, and I was glancing around for the card catalogs......yep you guessed it. Didn't see any, so I asked. Where are your card catalogs located? The guy looked at me, and sorta chuckled. He says " It really has been a while since you've had a library card." We did away with "card catalogs" in 1995. Wow, nothing like a statement like that to make me feel a bit A.) OLD and B.) embarrassed because I had no idea. LOL It's all good. I went over to the handy dandy new age computer and looked up a book I needed. It was out, so I put my name on the waiting list. The book is about Boundaries. Something about where you end and I begin. Sounds like a good book for me to read about now. Ya see I have been noticing a pattern with myself. Disturbing and a bit sad, but up until about last week, I couldn't quite put my finger on what to do about my "issue." AWARNESS is 1/2 the battle. You see, if I was able to have healthy boundaries in the beginning, it would save me from a lot of grief and heartache down the road. A "simple" Jill, I would love to hear about XYZ if you would like to give me a call after work, or go to lunch to visit about it. Right now I am a bit busy and work is not really the best place for a conversation about XYZ. I am sure you would like a bit of privacy since it has nothing to do with WORK! LOL Well, I wouldn't say it quite like that, but you get the point. Having boundaries from the get go would do oh so much for me. It would relieve the "coke bottle syndrome I feel. The coke bottle get shook up and BAM off blows the lid. Yep, it's all about boundaries, and my lack of them from the beginning. Sure does seem a bit obvious to me now. So, I suppose I have some learning to do about "Healthy Boundaries." Oh, and I am seeing her about my "foodie" issues too. I suppose it makes good sense to talk about my feelings/changes/ an have a place to let it all out. Let's face it. I have been abusing food for a while now, and food has been abusing me right back. Makes sense I would have "feelings" about my relationship with food. I opted not to see the "recommended" therapist. Although I will say, DR. Peterson called me personally and left a message. She sounded real nice and was very concerned about the way I was treated. She was very sweet and I appreciated her taking the time to give me a call. At any rate, I had a sour taste in my mouth from how the receptionist treated me. So I figured all things happen for a reason. So June it is. She is very nice and I think we will establish a good repore so that is what counts. On a grateful note. My dear bandster friend, who was banded 3 days before me called today. Seems she is having some band issues. She has been a bit to tight, has developed a cough (acid reflex/heartburn induced) and her band has tightened up to the point she can only get liquids down. So the Maalox and liquid diet is what she is doing until she can get an unfill. My heart goes out to her because of the chest pain and discomfort she is feeling. PLUS...it's her TOM and I think that added to her tightness. As soon as she can, she will be having an unfill. I hope they don't have to take all her fill, but I want the best for her, so what ever that means. Rather be safe than sorry. So, my slow and steady fill to restriction seems to set better with me today than it did a day ago. My 2nd fill is coming up and I do have hopes of feeling restriction. Since my 1st fill, I have noticed some positive changes. Sadly I am not dropping any weight, but hey....I am not gaining either. I am grateful for the band. Knowing I have the band is awesome! I am eating much smaller portions, chew, chew chewing, not drinking at meals or for an hour after. Focusing on protein and geting moving. My jeans are feeling looser. They fit nicely now. I love that. My belly and "gut" are smaller, and my face has lost some lbs. Wish I would have a scale victory....in time. All in all, several good things have come already for me and my band. Yippee. I have to focus on the good and leave the rest in the dust. What else.....guess that about sums it up with out me going into much more detail. Feeling good and enjoying bandsterville! Another day in paradise!

I am thinking of you and sending prayers and positive thoughts! You are going to do awesome!

The Dr. I went with here, told me she does an upper GI on any patient she has not banded. (to make sure the band is in the right place and in good condition.) She also took a picture of my band and at the same time. It did not come as a suprise to me when she said the band was in the right place and everything looked great! Yep, I knew it would be great as Dr. O and M did my surgery. Since I am new to the program she runs, she has no idea what my level of education is on the band. Not to mention what instructions I have been given post band. Her office is pretty cool and I have not felt like a "2nd class bandster" because I was not banded in the US. I am blessed by that fact. So far, her instructions to me have varied a small bit from the OCC but nothing to drastic.

AngelaAnn - I am so glad you went in and got everything taken care of. What a relief! I have heard it said before that a bandster should never have heartburn, and that it is one of the benefits of having the band. So this is a good re-enforcement of that fact. Good to know, and I will use it as my fail safe if I have an issue in the future. It does stink to loose a part of your fill, but man I bet you are grateful to have caught it in time. Darn tortilla! Thanks for letting us know what the scoop was.

I love to hear this! Good for you, living life, and making better choices while doing it! Toot Toot! I am tooting your horn! Holy crap o la, I woke up on the bitchy side of the bed this morning. My hubby suggested I get a Ice Mocha from McD's. I got it and Yummo! But I am not even thinking about the calories in it. I drank it in shear blissful ignorance. It was a treat and not a normal tradition I might add. Oh, and I am still a bit on the bitchy side. Not my normal happy morning self. Oh well! Yay for fills! I have to wait to get my 2nd fill until July 6th. Wish I could go in tomorrow.....bummer. My doc says she does 2nd fills at 2 months. I was able to make my 2nd apt for 1 month after the first. Very temped to push the boundaries and see if I can get it sooner. Not sure what to do....follow there rules or listen to my body.