I am just getting this started and letting every one know that I am so excited to get this group out here for ya'll. I will be monitoring it as much as I can...
Hi Deanna! Welcome to our Lap-Band support site. We're glad that you are appreciative of this tool. We hope as we continue to grow our members that all of us...
Thank you so much for coming over!! I hope you will let everyone you know...know about it. I am so excited to have this available to ya'll. As always keep up...
Hello to All! I think this is wonderful for all of Dr. Foxs current and future patients. I feel sometimes you get lost in the "shuffle" of the other groups....
Debra, Thanks for your positive remarks. We hope you and other Dr. Fox patients find this site to be helpful and supportive. We encourage a positive venue for...
Diet Guidelines to live by: 1. Eat 3 meals per day. 2. Avoid snacking. 3. Eat small amounts. 4. Eat slowly. Meals should last 30-45 minutes. 5. Do not gulp...
Hi Debra!! Awesome!! Good job! I am so glad to see you over here. I was not happy with the other group so I faded out and I had been wondering how you were...
Good morning everyone! I finally found out what people are talking about when they mention the band being tighter during your monthly. I had the greatest ...
Hey Deanna! Glad to hear from you!!! I feel the same way about the other groups. I just felt like I was getting lost in the crowd. I would read and post from...
The weather is wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! After my last fill I have had really really good restriction. Somedays I think it is too much! Debra Bunt Gladewater,...
I have had 2 fills and I do not have any more restriction than I did after surgery. Of course the first 2 weeks after surgery I ahd restriction then the...
I am in Dallas now, I grew up in and graduated from Gladewater. My parents are still there so we try to get there when we can. With football season we can not...
If you are not loosing any weight you need to get another fill. I have had 3 fills and the 3rd one has got me rolling. If your last fill hurt maybe you just...
Sounds like you are really busy! My daughter was in band and ag so we were always on the go. She graduated last May and I was in the stands doing the "happy...
Okay everyone!! 2 Small Victory for me over the weekend. First...over the weekend I was told twice, by 2 different people that I was beautiful! That alone is...
Debra, YOU SO ROCK! I am so excited for you! Congratulations on your successful weight loss so far. It's always great to have your efforts validated by the...
Debra....so proud!! Very cool, that just made your week I bet! That is such a good feeling! AWESOME!!!!! Deanna 235/206/135 7/11/06 ... First...over the...
I just wanted to apologize to ya'll I want to get out here more and I have been so busy at work being short-handed and by the time I get home and get supper on...
Congrats!! These are the kind of NSV's we all love to see and hear. You will be out of those new jeans in no time. I know how that feeling is to hear someone...
I have a question! Since my last fill August 8th it seems as if I just have trouble at times getting even liquids to go down. I have lost weight which I am...
Sorry to hear you are having a rough time Debra! Hope you start feeling better! ... just have trouble at times getting even liquids to go down. I have lost...
Hi Debra, I've had the same problem a couple of different times since I've been banded. I can tell you that stress is a huge factor in how tight the band ...
Thank you for your input! I know you are right regarding the stress level needing to decrease. I don't want to get another fill due to the fact that there are...
Ok, I have another one to put out there. People talk about not feeling thier port until they lose a lot of their weight. I have felt mine pretty good sonce a...
Sorry for your discomfort! I have had sharp pain at my port from time to time and I can feel my port for a couple of months now! Maybe your port has flipped?...
Deanna, It sounds to me like you just over did it yesterday while exerting yourself. I am down 80+ pounds and have been able to feel my port from day one. It...
Thankfully I already have an appointment with Dr, Fox on wednesday. Thanks for the input... ... yourself. ... one. It is ... pants and ... pulled or ... ...
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