Entries for June 2008

Did anyone know I had a hipbone??? If you did, why didn't you tell me???!!

I was lying there next to my friend the other day, just chatting and I had my arm laid along my side, when suddenly...I felt it...
MY HIP-FAT HAD ALREADY BEGUN TO DEFLATE!!

I jumped out of bed and ran, in tears, to my best friend. He, of course, was very concerned and inquired about my tears.

"I am NOT ready for this!!!"

Let me explain...
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I was told no driving for a week.

BAH! I have been chauffered by my daughter this whole week. I love her, but I think I will be glad when I can drive myself again, and I know she'll be glad. LOL

This morning I actually felt good when I got up. The bloating seems to be going away, and there's very little pain... mostly around my port area.

But tonight, after work, I'm crawling in another car someone else is driving and heading north to Tennessee for...

ok this is the extended version of the Reader's Digest post .. it went like this

1. the keys:
my hub was so busy taking pictures of me that he shut his door with the ...keys inside..
we got a family friend to take my daughter and her house key to get my car keys so that my hub could get his keys back.. and mind you he locked the keys in the truck at the hospital parking garage.

*insert chopped part
so as I am lead into preop there on the foot of my bed...

Hello all of you bandsters! I am having difficulties losing anymore weight. I don't know what is going on. I have lost from 313 down to 241. Which is ok; however, I have just quite losing weight. I thought about going and getting a fill; however, I can barley eat now, if I get a fill I will not be able to eat at all. Does anyone have any sugestions? I mean they said "if you can eat a chicken breast then you need a fill" I may be able to eat that much once every two weeks but most of the...

this is my fist day on this forum. I am interested in getting the LAP-BAND^® and i am very nervous and scared about the procedure. I have a consultation appointment scheduled for july 1. I have been overwight all my life and I am tired of it now and really am desperate. I need to know is the procedure worth it?