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Name and Location Vicki Russell Florida Age 37 Height 5'3" Band date March 2,2009 Pre op diet weight 272 Surgery wieght 254 Currant weight 200 Goal weight 135

It may have changed, since i had my band in march, there were 3 of us at the marriott and we were the only ones that had to stay in the center the night of surgery. Cool!

When my husband and I went for my surgery we stayed at the marriott it was very nice the beds were awesome and the pillows the bomb! But were board out of our minds! when I went for my fill my mother in law and i stayed at the lucerna and they were great espcecially one of the bell boys, can't remember his name but got us in a cab to shopping and back, gave us his card and took great care of us. would stay there again if we went back! not to mention at the lucerna you don't have to stay the night at the surgery center you can go back to the hotel with your family. the marriott you have to stay at the center without your family! good luck, enjoy your trip and your new life!

Ouch!!! don't blame you. I need to get on some, have been taking b12 but that is it. once in a while I will steal one of my kids but that isn't enough or frequent enough, probably will check these out. thanks again

about how long does a bottle last? Not to be a pain but they seam a little expensive. Is there anywhere else to get them?

Congrats on the prego! Boy or Girl? Are you going to breastfeed? because you may need more cal intake to produce enough milk. Check with your OB and Dr ortiz. After having 2 c/s you may not feel up to more limitations such as food, if something were to get stuck and the pain of that on top of the c/s you may want to play it by ear. with my first c/s the pain was unbearable, the burning at this incision especially trying to get out of bed but the second wasn't a problem with pain. Some suggestions from the point of an ob nurse and c/s mom, stay away from straws, and of course carbonation, keep moving, there is a fine line between overdoing it and being a human slug. take care of you and baby let others take care of house and cooking, if you need something get it. If your bleeding increases then you are probably overdoing it, yes you will bleed some with a c/s but not as much as a vag. Sorry if I have said too much but I wish you and your family the best. Wish you were in tampa so I could take care of you and the baby but am sure you will get the best care out there.

Thanks guys, will try to be careful.

Why is it on some days I can't get anything down and on others I can't get enough? The last 2 days everything I ate got stuck and came back up. It hurt sooo bad. My poor family, I usually work 12hr shifts so I am not home for dinner but I have had the last 3 days off but every meal have spent the entire time in the bathroom trying to stop the pain from what ever got stuck! In fact I was worried that I had done some damage to the band. But today has been just the opposite, had cereal for breakfast no prob, then fish for lunch (one of the steamer sensations from star kist) thought it would be too much, before I knew it was gone the whole thing. then dinner was pasta with cream sauce and chicken no problem there and have wanted to eat all evening. So here is my Question, What is the deal????

congrats!!! I am looking forward to being able to say the same thing. Haven't been under 200 since before I was 12, at the age of 12 I went to my first weight watchers tipping the scale at 201! Now at 37yrs old I am 4# away from that weight and 6# away from the under club!!!! In fact today for the first time in decades I jump roped about laughed my pants off to think I was excited about it! again A big CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! You are awesome!!

looks awesome thanks for sharing!

don't forget me! vickirussell1@gmail.com

Wishing you the best!!!!

:sarcastic:That is sooo funny! I thought I was the only one that had under arm boobs!!! congrats mine are still there but I can now buy a bra I can mush them to the front so they are not as bad and the push the real ones up. But with the older bras they just hang lower!

I have thick hair, but with as much as I am loosing it won't be for long. My bathroom floor looks like it has a carpet on it there is sooooo much hair on it 2days after cleaning it. I pull fist fulls out of the hair brush every time I use it, and every time I was my hair. It is making me sick!!!! I am not one for make up, and have never been happy with my looks. My hair has been the one thing sooo many people have complimented me on and now it is dry and brittle and falling out. I went for a fill Monday at the fill center usa, Kathy was awesome I talked to her about it and she wants me to get a FULL thyroid panel and a cmp at the dr. She said it could be lack of protein or it could be my thyroid! Who knows. I think I read somewhere that it will grow back!

I can remember the gas as well. I used the gas-x strips. they were cinnamon and helped with the nasty taste in my mouth as well. try warm fluids as well, and stay away from straws. let me think if some of the rules I give my c-section patients to help with gas, keep moving, but don't over due it. fine line between over doing and not doing enough. I thinkd a warm shower might help as well. Best wishes, kind of like my c-section pts it is all worth it!

Give it more time, not that you can't do the deed, infact in time the deed will be even better! Ha! I can't remember that but I can remember shaving my legs for the first couple weeks and the right leg no prob the left OH MY! to bed on that side like you said it felt like my port was hitting my ribs, and believe me nothing has hit my ribs in a long time, they are well padded! Hope it gets better!

I have been taking one every month from the day I started my preop diet until this week infact I took them all to work today and people were amazed, they have all been watching the process but didn't realize how big I really was until now. I think I was the same way I was HUGE!!!! keep up the great work!

Don't be too discouraged, I had the same problem, I cried and was sooo upset after loosing 18# on the preop then gaining in the first week or so I was upset. ticked so emotional then after talking to some of co-workers (nurses) they reminded me that my body was in shock, the weight I lost prior to surgery got me ready for a platue then was taking almost no calories I think my body was going into starvation mode and holding onto what ever I gave it. Hold in there, I am now 5 months to the day of starting this journey (starting the preop diet) and am now down 58# with only 1 fill, and going for #2 on monday! Wishing you the best!

Congrats!!!

that is awesome! Congrats!!! can't wait to see the same on mine.

I am just the opposite! I was so excited about the chance to have a normal life that I couldn't keep quiet about it. I have been heavy since first grade, and FAT since graduation. So the simple things like crossing my legs or resting my elbows on my knees or being able to leave my butt in the chair while I pick something up off the floor or tying my shoes with out feeling like my head is going to pop off makes me feel incredable! If I can help anyone make that same decision I will yell it from the mountain tops! So everyone that knows me knows I have the lap band!!!

I hear you!! I feel like I have fallen off the wagon. I need a fill and have been too busy to set the appointment. I find myself eating more at meals and at times snacking during the day and in the evening. We went out to eat the other night and i got an app. as my meal and not only finished that but started munching on my son's meal. after dinner i was uncomfortable but not as bad as i thought i would be when i realized on the way home all i had eaten. I gained 2# this week and blamed it on my period but i know that is an excuse!!! Best wishes to all who are going through this as well!!!!