PAMMIE

WOOOO HOO!!! WTG MARY!!!

THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT LOSING WEIGHT

HAVE A GREAT TRIP

GOOD JOB DEVO!!! IF YOU CAN GET YOUR INSURANCE TO COVER IT, GO FOR IT. JUST FIND A GOOD DR YOU FEEL COMFORABLE WITH. KEEP US POSTED ON HOW YOU'RE DOING. I'M IN THE AUBURN AREA AND WE'VE GOT A BUNCH THAT POST ON THIS BOARD THAT LIVE ALSO IN WA STATE. GOOD LUCK TO YOU

WOO HOO!!! SEE, PIECE OF CAKE!!! whoops maybe not cake........ lol

"WE" WERE TOLD, NO FOOD OR DRINK 4 HOURS BEFORE, FULL LIQUIDS FOR 3 DAYS

I HAVE PAPAYA ENZYMES TABLETS IN MY PURSE

YES, SOME MEAT TENDERIZERS ARE MADE FROM PAPAYA ENZYMES. I CARRY THEM IN MY PURSE. I'VE USED THEM ONCE TO HELP "BREAK DOWN" CHICKEN. WORKED WELL FOR MYSELF AND WITHIN SEVERAL MINUTES THE PAIN I HAD WAS GONE

NOT TO WORRY MINE DID THE SAME AND YES, THE SWELLING DID GO DOWN BUT IT WASN'T THE PORT ITSELF, IT WAS SCAR TISSUE THE PORT IS ABOUT AN INCH OR JUST OVER AN INCH, BELOW, STRIGHT DOWN, FROM THE MIDDLE, OF THE INCISION. (I SHOULD SAY THAT THE 4 FILLS THAT I'VE NOW WATCHED AT THE OCC, ALL 4 PORTS WERE IN THE SAME PLACE)

I WONDERED HOW YOU WERE DOING, THANKS FOR POSTING I HAD A HARD TIME THE FIRST WEEK, PB ONCE (HELL!!!) IN THE MORNING THINGS ARE TIGHT BUT BY EARLY AFTERNOON, I CAN EAT ANYTHING NOW. I HAVE A LITTLE PROBLEM WITH BREADS AND PASTA BUT NOT MUCH IF I TAKE IT SLOW AND EASY, SMALL BITES AND CHEW CHEW CHEW. I'VE GOT TO HEAD BACK TO THE LA AREA IN A FEW WEEKS SO I'LL GO DOWN TO TJ FIRST FOR ANOTHER FILL OR SEE IF THIS ONE LEAKED SOME. I ENDED UP WITH 2CCs

MORNING BOSTON!!! NO REGRETS YET I'M NOT LOSING WEIGHT ANY MORE, HAVEN'T FOR OVER A MONTH NOW. I WENT IN FOR A FILL THE 4th OF OCT I THINK IT WAS AND THAT LASTED A WEEK MAYBE? I'M GOING BACK DOWN IN A FEW WEEKS FOR ANOTHER FILL. I KNOW THE FIRST ONE PROBABLY WOULDN'T STAY SO I WASN'T TAKEN BY SURPRISE. SO FAR I HAVE NO REGRETS. I'M STILL NOT SMOKING SO I STILL FIGURE I'M WAY AHEAD OF THE GAME. I DON'T NEED TO BE THIN THIN, I JUST WANT TO KEEP A FEW POUNDS OFF, NOT GAIN ANY IN THE YEARS TO COME AND BE A HEALTHIER ME I'M 5'3" LORI, YOUR RIGHT, THE QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE RAPID PORT. THE INFORMATION I'D FOUND ON IT WAS ON A FDA PRE MARKET APPROVAL WEB SITE P000008/S008 2/2/06 180-Day LAP-BAND

LET US KNOW HOW YOU DO CHELLEY BEST WISHES, PAM

LORI, AWHILE BACK YOU WERE GOING TO TRY AND GET SOME INFORMATION ON THE LOW PROFILE PORTS VS STANDARD PORTS. ANY LUCK YET?

I'VE TOLD A FEW HERE AND THERE AND A FEW HAVE SAID "HEY, I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT DOING THAT ALSO, TELL ME ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE" I WAS AT A FAMILY PARTY 3 WEEKS AGO. MY "MOTHER" YELLED FROM ACROSS THE ROOM, "HEY PAM, HOW MUCH WEIGHT HAVE YOU LOST" HALF THESE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT MY SURGERY BEING THERE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FAMILY. SO I JUST YELLED BACK, "WHY, HOW MUCH WEIGHT HAVE YOU LOST THIS SUMMER" I WAS SOOOOOOOO MAD AT HER. OF COURSE SHE DIDN'T REPLY WHAT GETS ME I GUESS, IT'S PERSONAL. A CHOSE I MADE. NOT HER. IF I WANTED PEOPLE TO KNOW, I'D TELL THEM. AND BESIDES, AT THE TIME SHE'D ASKED ME, I HADN'T GONE IN FOR A FILL YET. IF SHE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE BAND SHE'D REALIZE THE FIRST 6 WEEKS IS ABOUT HEALING, NOT LOSING WEIGHT. GRRRRRRR

I HATE NEEDLES!!! HATE HATE HATE!!! I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE WHEN I GOT UP ON THAT TABLE!!! LOL I WAS LIKE OK WHY THE HELL DID I GET THIS BAND? SURGERY WAS A BREEZE, NOW SUPER SIZED NEEDLES FIT FOR AN ELEPHANT? LOL BUT ONCE THE NEEDLE WAS IN, THERE WASN'T ANY PAIN AT ALL. IT'S JUST THE SIZE THAT'S INTIMIDATING. DR ROMERO SAID NUMBING IT WOULD JUST BE ANOTHER NEEDLE AND IT REALLY DIDN'T NEED TO BE NUMBED BECKI, JUST GO THRU THE PICTURES, YOU GET ON TABLE, THEY PUT THAT ORANGE STUFF ON YA AGAIN AND FIND THE PORT. PUT NEEDLE IN, BEND THE TABLE SO YOU'RE SITTING UP, DRINK THAT CHALK STUFF AND WATCH IT ON THE MONITORS. WHEN THAT'S HAPPENING, THEY PUT THE SALINE IN AND CAN STOP THE FLOW OF BARIUM ALL TOGETHER OR LET JUST A LITTLE FLOW, IT'S INTERESTING TO WATCH IT AND FEEL IT ALL HAPPENING AT ONCE. THEY DID PUT THE SALINE IN, THEN TOOK IT ALL OUT TO TRY AND GET ALL THE AIR OUT OF THE LINES. (THE NEEDLE THOUGH ISN'T REMOVED :)THEY JUST CAP IT OFF WITH THE SALINE IF THAT MAKES SINCE) IT ONLY TAKES A FEW MINUTES. I DIDN'T EXPLAIN IT WELL BUT IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE PROCEDURE

HAS ANYONE HERE EVER TRIED THIS? http://www.geocities.com/sweetartz1975/cottagecheese.html

MARC, I THINK DR KURI SPONSERS THE BASH, YOU MIGHT CHECK ON HIS SITE

YOUR HUBBY WAS JUST WONDERFUL BECKI (i left the axe in the trunk lol) JANUARY WOULD REALLY WORK WELL FOR ME. I'M ALREADY PRETTY BUSY BETWEEN NOW AND THE HOLIDAYS BUT MAYBE JUST A QUICK AFTERNOON AT THE MALL BEFORE THAT IN TACOMA? CAN'T WAIT

THIS EVENING WHILE SHOPPING AT FRED MEYERS, I RAN ACROSS: EXTRA STRENGH TYLENOL "GO TABS" CHEWABLE TABLETS SOMETHING NEW I'D NEVER SEEN BEFORE NOW I'VE GOT AT LEAST SOMETHING I CAN STICK IN MY PURSE INCASE I'M NOT HOME TO GRAB THE LIQUID TYLENOL OH WAIT A MINUTE LOL THEY'RE SPEARMINT ICE AND THEY TASTE LIKE CRAP LOL

WELCOME KRISTI!!! i was down there on the 4th getting a fill done with my girlfriend

THANKS GUYS FOR THE FUN EVENING, IT WAS NICE PUTTING A FACE TO THE SCREEN NAMES. WE'LL HAVE TO DO THAT AGAIN SOON. I'VE GOT THE PICTURES I TOOK UP ON MY "BAND" PAGE ON WEBSHOT (LINKS UNDER TJ FILLS) ps the hubby just loved the salad lol, i'm back to yogurt this afternoon until i can figure this out

WE'RE UNDER THE "OCC" SEE YA THERE

I PLAN ON GOING BACK DOWN ON THE 2ND FOR A CHECK UP, FILL IF NEEDED

I GOT AN EMAIL THAT ASKED WHERE MY PICTURES WERE SO HERE THEY ARE: WE JUST GOT BACK IN, AND HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AGAIN AT THE OCC. I JUST ADDED A FEW MORE PICTURES FROM THIS MORNING FIRST FILL. THAT NEEDLE IS VERY INTIMIDATING!!! http://www.webshots.com/homepage.html JUST USE MY USER NAME, NELSENETC, AND THE PASSWORD IS ORTIZ EVERYTHINGS IN CAPS IF THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. THEN CLICK ON "MY SHOTS", THEN "ALBUM". NEW LINK: http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?...s0tysj&Ux=0

I ALWAYS GET A REPLY FROM DR CURRY WITHIN A DAY USING HIS EMAIL ADDRESS: Trace Curry dr.c@thebanddoctor.com