Hi e1 in my Feb 2007 Message Board--I had my surgery on 2/6/2007 in Danville PA--it has been a tiny bit over 7 months now for me and i am down 92 lbs since my surgery and a grand total from before and after of 160 lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAHOOO! I feel alot better--but i am still left with diabetic complications for the rest of my life as it did it damage--and osteo Arthritis all over from all that weight i carried for so long.. But i got cortisone shots in my knees and am going back in a month for them in my shoulders--so many aches and pains still--and i am still on my insulin pump but i am only taking 34 units of humalog a day in it--compared to 250 units before my surgery--I really have not had any major problems--Just some annoying things like diarhea--but i am lactose intolerant and i have diverticulitis so that makes it harder for me.. I do have a calcium defirciency but the doctor has put me on additional Vitamin D and calcium chew.. And go back for more blood work at the end of this month so i pray that everything is better.. I am doing my best.. I had a stress test and an internal Ultra Sound done 2 weeks ago and as of yet i have not talked to the doctors to see what they say the results are officially--but i do get a copy of all my results--so i do know they both do not look good--i do have artery disease and the stress test shows that my left ventricle is only working at 59% so i do not know if that is better or worse then my last stress test--ut because of my weight and all the fluid i had in me the pictures did not come out good so it was really inconclusive--so 4 yrs ago i had to have a heart Catherization and that is when my doctor told me my heart is healthy and i had no clogged arteries but i had the beginnin gof hardening of the arteries and i have PAD too.. So i am subject to getting Blood clots more than someone else is without artery probs.. As for the female ultrasound--it showed that i have a cyst inside of my left ovary that is bigger thatn half the size of the ovary and i have Fibroids inside and around my UTERUS--i have been having back pain for several months now ans my doctor kept telling me it was the drastic Weight loss and my frequent UTI's i get--but the back pain feels different this time i told her and pressure in front below especially while i have relations with my hubby--so the gynecologists office called 2 days after my test and i was still in bed and i have called 6 times and every time they tell me the gunnie will call me ASAP and she has not called me back yet! So i am trying to be patient--but it is hard--I want this back pain to go away--and the gynnie would not put me on any Birth Control Pills -becasue of my artery disease--so i do not know if she willnow as i have read and others have told me that their doctor put them on Birth control and they made the cyst burst and the fibroids go away--I have not kids and i could never get prego when i wanted to --I am 45 now and too old tohave kids and my health is still bad so it can kill me if i got prego--so i do not know if she will try taking a risk with Birth control pills for me or just want to do a Hysterectemy which i will gladly welcome--but i am still considered a high risk for surgery too--so i just wish she would call me and let me know what her plan is--there is a part of me that is scared that she does not want to risk doing anything for me as i am high risk and all doctors are so afraid of law suits.. All these years i thought it was just my weight that kept me from getting pregnant --i guess it was these Fibroids as i read on WebMD that they can block your tubes--Has anyone had this female prob and what did your Gynnie do about it??? I really could use some input here.. And please do not tell me to call the doctors office again--the last time i called on Thurs the receptionist told me that the gunnie took some files home with her to call people and i was one of them and the doctor has not called me yet--and all i get is the same answer everytime i call--the doctor will call you ASAP--they called me so fast after my test that the doctor must think it is serious enough to call me less than 2 days after the test--but now i think i can get a hold of the President easier than this Gynecologist----if she does not want to do anything with me cause i am high risk i wish she would tell me so i can find another gynecologist already--This is why we woman die from Cancer--if i had it--i read that this is usually not Cancerous--so i am not convincing myself that i am dying but --this is crazy--something needs to be done--my left side of my lower back hurts so bad and all i can take is x-tra stength Tylenol.. Thank you for reading this long post--sorry. SUSIE 448/380/288/198

Good Girl April Put those scales in the trunk of your car honey! They only make us paranoid and upset--Only weigh yourself 1 or 2 times a month and then you will never have to stress over a water weight problem or pms or an incorrect reading and i suggest if you can -get erighed on an appropriate scale like a doctors scale if you can go to a hospital and get permission to use one of their scales--that is best--I have a WW digital scale and as i move it around the floor it says different weights--and i have compared it to the doctors scale and it is off most of the time--but i think i found a good spot on my kitchen floor where it is pretty precise now-as we live in a mobile home and the floors as in a house too are not level all over-this could give a bad reading too--I am praying that you will lose more and not stay at a plateau--i know it can be soo frustrating.. God Bless SUSIE Smith from PA

Congrats to everyone...you all look fantastic! i need to post some photos at some point...anyway, Starting weight: 246 Current weight: 147 Weight loss so far: 99 lbs I need to note that I have lost weight pretty fast...and my hair is definately falling out , BUT....i feel fantastic and am so glad I did it.....and the hair will grow back mariam

Hi April, I had my surgery 2/15/07 and have lost 70 pounds. I have tetered back and forth with about 5 or 6 pounds for the past 3 months. So I know how you feel! Hopefully this isn't it. But everybody loses differently. I guess I am a sllllllllllow looser . Anyway, I know it can be discouraging, but try to stay positive and continue to do what your doing.

well I am not nJ but I did have a february lapband!