Went into NWWLS this morning and met with the ooh so fabulous Dr. Montgomery. He was fantastic. Listened and explained so much and the end result is that he put me back to where I have restriction and I’m soooo happy! Life is so good again. Now I just need to get those pesky 10 [...]
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Got my restriction back!!!
Posted in lap band, lap-band surgery, lapband surgery, weight on July 20, 2009 | 21 Comments »
Being unfilled is HORRIBLE. Gained 7 lbs!
Posted in food, health, lap band, lap-band surgery, lapband surgery, weight, tagged fills, unfill on July 9, 2009 | 10 Comments »
It’s been 5 days since the took all of the saline out of my band b/c I got steak stuck in it. Well, they put 5 cc’s back in last monday but you wouldn’t know it b/c I have NO restriction. I’ve gained 7 lbs! Yesterday I had fish n chips for lunch, a butterfinger, [...]
Got stuck – had all fluid taken out. :(
Posted in constipation, food, health, lap band, lap-band surgery, lapband surgery, weight, tagged unfill on July 5, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Last night (yes – at 9pm on the 4th of July) I had to have all the fluid taken out of my band. All day I was feeling ill – like a horrible stomach ache…well – I thought it might have been constipation – so I took a laxitive – but that didn’t help. So [...]
Next Step – the tummy tuck & boob lift
Posted in lap band, lap-band surgery, lapband surgery, weight on June 7, 2009 | 7 Comments »
In a month or two, I’m going to start looking into tummy tuck & boob lift surgeons in the seattle area. Anyone who has had good results, I’m all ears to surgeons. Although I may look fine in clothes, I still have excess skin on my mid-section and my breasts are another story. Would also [...]
96 lbs down…before and after photos
Posted in health, lap band, lap-band surgery, lapband surgery, weight, tagged weightloss on June 6, 2009 | 24 Comments »
So it’s been a year and 3 months. Here are some before photos and some photos my husband took today. Pretty big difference…wouldn’t you say!
Whidbey Island and Cancun!
Posted in lap band, lap-band surgery, lapband surgery, travel, vacation, tagged cancun, whidbey island on June 5, 2009 | 5 Comments »
It’s that time of year – heading to Whidbey Island today for the weekend and then in a week from monday going to Cancun for 2 weeks!!! Super excited. Anyone else been? How was it in Cancun with the lap-band? Am a bit nervous about getting sick from the water or something and not being [...]
Government considers plan to pay for lap-band surgery
Posted in business, food, health, lap band, lap-band surgery, lapband surgery, weight on May 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Interesting article about how the Australian government may help finance lap-band surgery…when will that follow in the states?!?! Government considers plan to pay for lap-band surgery In a significant change in federal policy the morbidly obese would immediately qualify for surgery. A parliamentary inquiry is expected to report in the next week on the need [...]
Eating Carbs for the flavor…then spitting the food out
Posted in food, health, lap band, lap-band surgery, lapband surgery, technology, weight, tagged banders, diet, health vault, healthvault, lap band, lapband, lasik, pedometer, walking, weight loss on May 14, 2009 | 7 Comments »
So honestly – how many of you banders do it? You know what I mean…eating a no-no lap-band food … such as pizza, pasta, nachos….oooh my! And then after you’ve chewed to your hearts content, spit the food out because you know if you swallow it, it will just come back up? I’ve been doing [...]
Below my goal of 140!
Posted in health, lap band, lap-band surgery, lapband surgery, weight on March 26, 2009 | 17 Comments »
This morning I weighed myself (as I do every morning) and I’m below my goal of 140…I’m down to 139.8!!! Took over a year but I finally did it…those last few pounds took about 5 months! So yes – it can be done – I did it!
Everything is Dandy!
Posted in health, lap band, lap-band surgery, lapband surgery, weight on February 6, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Doing great. Loving Life. Living the dream!!!


