PAMMIE

I'VE BEEN HERE FOR AWHILE NOW, THAT'S MY EXCUSE LOL

ADD TOO THAT A TIGHT FILL AND YOU'RE IN FOR PROBLEMS

GINA, I WISH YOU ONLY THE BEST KEEP US UPDATED WILL YA?

THAT SOME LIKE TO TALK MORE THEN OTHERS LOL I THINK IT'S BASED ON HOW MANY POSTS YOU MAKE VS WHEN YA JOINED

FOOD IS DIFFERENT THOUGH, WE "NEED" IT A FRIEND/CO WORKER LOST ALL HER WEIGHT ON WW A FEW YEARS AGO. SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS JUST ONE STEP AHEAD OF ME BEING SHE LOST IT "ON HER OWN" SHE CHANGED JOBS AND WE HADN'T SEEN EITHER OTHER IN ABOUT 9 MONTHS. WE MET ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO AND ALL HER WEIGHT CAME BACK AND GUESS WHO WAS ASKING ABOUT WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY?

I WAS ABLE TO WRITE THE SURGERY OFF LAST YEAR. I COULD HAVE USED SOME MEDICAL HELP THIS YEAR, OR SOMETHING AS WE LOST A KID, DAMN LOL

SURGERY AUG 2006 4cm BAND OCT 2006 1st FILL 2.0 cc (FLUOROSCOPY) NOV 2006 2nd FILL 2.2cc (FLUOROSCOPY) JAN 2007 3rd FILL 2.4 cc (BLIND FILL)

YES, I DIDN'T HAVE A PRE OP DIET BUT I DID DIET SOME AS I DIDN'T WANT THE LIQUID DIET TO COME AS A SHOCK TO THE OLD BOD

I CAN'T FEEL MY PORT AT ALL BUT I CAN FEEL SCAR TISSUE

STARTED WITH A 32.6 AM NOW AT 24.1

AFTERCARE, AFTERCARE, AFTERCARE!!!

WHAT'S INTERESTING IS THAT 5cc IS ONLY ONE (1) TEASPOON. WE AREN'T TALKING ABOUT MUCH LIQUID IN A 4CC BAND

THANKS CHAD, I’M BACK ON SCHEDULE ALSO

THANKS CHAD I JUST CHANGED MY TIME TO HAWAII TIME THOUGH I'M IN WASHINGTON STATE AND IT'S ALL GOOD LOL

CM (centimeter) IS A MEASUREMENT OF LENGTH CC (cubic centerimeter) IS A MEASUREMENT OF VOLUME HOPE THAT HELPS

HI JEAN I'VE GOT ALOT OF CHOICES HERE IN WASHINGTON STATE ON WHERE TO GET FILLS AND AFTERCARE BUT I SEE FAR TO MANY PEOPLE IMO THAT HAVEN'T LOOKED AROUND BEFORE HAND. IN FACT, ONE GAL I MET IN MX HAD HER BAND TAKEN OUT WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR BECAUSE OF HER LACK OF RESEARCH PRIOR BECAUSE OF THIS. JUST MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL YOUR DUCKIES IN A ROW

FROM MY EXPERIENCE, THERE ISN’T A FOOD I CAN’T EAT. FROM TIME TO TIME I MAY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS OR THAT BUT I CAN EAT ANYTHING IN MODERATION OF COURSE

GREAT PICTURE

YOU LOOK AWESOME!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

I WALKED IN HAD A PHOTO SESSION LOL UNTIL IT WAS LIGHTS OUT

YOUR KIDS ARE ADORABLE!!!

I DIDN'T HAVE ANY STRETCH MARK BUT I AM OLDER, 48 IT'S NOT THAT I HAD "SAGGY SKIN" IT WAS MORE LIKE THAT STUPID "POOCH" THAT WOULDN'T EVER GO WAY AFTER HAVING THE KIDS, UGH

I HAD THAT SAME QUESTION WHEN I WAS BANDED. I WAS JUST TOLD MY "STUFF" WOULD BE SAFE AND OTHERS FELT SAFE LEAVING THERE PURSE ETC IN THEIR ROOMS. I THOUGHT OKKKKKKKKKK, THAT WASN'T REALLY WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR. WHEN MY FRIEND AND I ARRIVED, GOT SETTLED IN OUR ROOMS, IT WASN'T EVEN AN ISSUE LIKE OTHERS HAD STATED. WHEN WE CAME OUT OF SURGERY, EVERYTHING WAS STILL JUST AS IT HAD BEEN IN OUR OCC ROOMS. IT REALLY WOULD BE NICE IF THEY DID HAVE A LOCKER AT LEAST FOR YOUR PURSE BUT AGAIN IT WASN'T EVEN AN ISSUE. NOT ONCE WHEN I WAS THERE DID I FEEL ANYONE WOULD "MESS" WITH MY PERSONAL BELONGINGS.

MY BMI WAS 32 WHEN I HAD SURGERY NOW 24.1 Normal weight = 18.5-24.9

THE ONLY TIME I'VE USED FLUOROSCOPY IS WHEN I'VE RETURNED TO THE OCC, TWICE MAYBE 3 TIMES? CALL THE GALS IN ARLINGTON, I KNOW THEY ATTEND WEIGHT LOSE MEETINGS IN THE PORT ORCHARD AREA AND DO FILLS THERE ALSO. MY SISSY HAD A CONFLICT ON FRIDAYS AND THEY WORKED IT OUT FOR HER