Hey ya'll

I am totally bummed. I had to make a mad dash to G.town this morning and have all my fluid drained from my band.
Sunday I started throwing up every single time something got to the opening of my band it got so bad tha****er wouldn't even go through, it felt like grating cheese on a grater ungodly painful.  I figured removing the fluid would be uncomfortable with the needle being stuck in the port so long not to bad just a little tugging at the end and a funny pop noise when the needle came out like the port sealed itself around the needle.
Apparently I ate something and it got stuck.
So we start from the beginning and start refilling in 2 weeks.
 The first few sips of water in the office were a little painful but on the way home I drank a forth of a Gatorade and ate some very very mushed up noodles from chix noodle soup and I am already feeling so much better.
So my advice to all is when in doubt please please call your surgeon's office like my husband told me to 4 days ago(yes I admit he was right)
Dr. Tom and Nurse Steve were completely awesome as usual and the new lady at the desk is extremely kind because I looked like I had been beat to death.

Hope all is well with everyone and your keeping nice and toasty with this crazy weather.

Wendy

Hi Everyone,

I haven't been on here in a while.  I just wanted to say Hi.  Hope everyone is doing well.  My weight loss is slow now.  I am at 98 lbs from my highest.  Oct. will be 8 months since surgery.  I workout at the YMCA 3-4 times a week.  I have been doing weight class and step.  I just started spinning classes too.  So, I can see and feel the difference in my body if not the scale.  I have no clothes for winter.  Please let me know how you all are doing.

Happy Friday!!

I went to vote for you today & new pictures were up!  So did you win? :)  I know it was a close race.

I have used Dr. Oldham and Dr. Weiss.  yes it's true that they don't see you after surgery, but their Pas are very good.  In the almost 8 months since my surgery I have done well and am VERY pleased with my results.  I started out at 246 lbs wearing a size 22/20 and now I am currently 149.4 and wear a lovely size 6.  I'm sorry that some of you have had such negative experiences, but I for one am pleased with my results.  The only thing that I would change is for them to see you at least some point after the surgery, but hey that seems to be the way they like to handle their practice.  Good luck to you in whatever you choose to do
Becca 

Hello everyone and anyone with advice,

  I had surgery about 2 years ago, lost around 170 lbs, I have been under alot of stress lately, family death, divorce, lots of other things going on  and have gained about 20 lbs back and cant seem to find any motivation to get the weight off or even continue eating healthy, I am eating and eating, then i am purging if eating to much...help I dont want to have done all of this for nothing and all I am doing is getting even more depressed....

Thanks for taking the time to read this,

Mel