I also am pleasantly plumpI have gotten lapband 2help me lose weight
so far I have lost 123lbs but gained back almost 20lbs
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Not too bad I suppose, bit of a downer for the last couple of days though, it's all in my journal if anyone's interested
Hey kcsandoval fingers crossed for you that this month is that bfp
So glad I found this forum. Keeps me hopeful. Im 30. TTC #1. Doctors say my baby maker is fine, besides my periods being 60+ day cycles. No answers why I am not getting pregerz. I found a natural supplement call Fertil Aid. Had over 85% positive reviews, most from over weight women with PCOS and long cycles. They became pregers and or started to get regular periods. I wanted to try something natural before taking treatments. Anywho, I am on week 3 of my Fertil Aids.. and I am still hopeful. I have noticed some slight changes... nothing note worthy... but I hope to be able to post a positive result soon.
for you to you hun Hey china :wave: welcome
Hi every1, I must say I woke up 2day and felt like I have hope. Gonna mke this 2post.ok a long time friend of mine and I had a huge fall out today. She told me that she was pg but, had decided not to have it as she didn't want to raise it alone like she is her other child. Ok ladys this is wrphere it got ugly, I'm not sure if I'm just crazy or just fed up. I told her she was crazy that this is not a form of bc. That there is a lot of women that would love to b n your shoes
and u just throwing it away like trash. I'm feeling angry I mean really ppl. On top of that this is not the 1st terminatin either.
hun as thats a shit way to start the day... 
Ok you already know I'm china. However its not every 28days maybe every 31days its under that. Well sorry so long and thanks for letting me join. I love this group
sorry to hear about your 3 lost angels 
its never easy losing someone you want so badly so big hun and im so glad you have not given up hope because it will happen well done on the weight loss girl dont beat yourself up because of the 20lbs because you have lost so much already and it will come off you its just a little slip up that we all experience sooner or later, i hope everything youve been doing and taking is helping and i really hope you get your bfp soon hun Some info on me: I've been married to DH for about 3 yrs. We've been TTC for 2 mos including this month. My first cycle off BC was last month and it was about 30 days. I believe I O'd (ovulation test, no temp tracking) on the 17-18th. I plan to do my first hpt on the 28th since it is also DH's bday. If BFP, great gift! If BFN, I will blame it on being too early to know.
I'm too scared to get any type of surgery done! I almost faint with needles :/ I know I can lose the weight and fast when I actually stick to it. I am just lazy..and now I'm pregnant so we will see how that goes. I have actually lost 7lbs since finding out..this little one doesn't like food or vitamins apparently lol
its strange because i know they dont hurt that much its just the fear of the needle itself :/ your body will change as the pregnancy grows so you should start to feel "normal" with food soon 
I also am pleasantly plump
I'm thinking of having the gastric sleeve done. How much did you weigh before your surgery and why did you chose the band?
Magic ah thanks hun for the kind words , and sending u a hug rite back.
@ honestl don't get me wrong it has its ups and downs but, by far the safest method. Let's just say no 1 has died from it. But, w any wl surgery it starts w u. A lot of ppl think its a quick fix and don't put the work in to keep it off. I'm ok w losen slow.
Magic ah thanks hun for the kind words , and sending u a hug rite back.
@ honestl don't get me wrong it has its ups and downs but, by far the safest method. Let's just say no 1 has died from it. But, w any wl surgery it starts w u. A lot of ppl think its a quick fix and don't put the work in to keep it off. I'm ok w losen slow.
Hi china, I really don't want to scare you but you MUST be aware of whats inside of you, this may be a little long but its a lot of info...Back in 2007 my mom had a lapband put around her stomach, she slowly took of 163 lbs in the course of 4 years, shes diabetic so she had to do it slowly. She started getting off her diabetes meds and her diabetes meds was under control. Then on July of 2011 my mom had to get a hysterectomy (however you spell it lol) due to her fribroid tumors, they were cause her to have severe bleeding during her periods, I mean she would bleed out for 2 months straight at a time so she HAD to have the surgery...after surgery, about 3 weeks later she still hadnt been recovering the way she should and she was back and forth in the ER, and the after one of those trips to the ER, they decided to admit her for observation since she wasnt getting any better, and they ran every test in the book!!!! Well, unfortunately, the found 3 absesces in her liver, and if you dont know the liver is DIRECTLY CONNECTED with your digestive system. My mom had 3 surgeries within a week, LITERALLY. One to see if they could remove the absesces, one to insert grenade ports into her liver (which by the way she was NOT sedaded for, she said that they literally took needles and shoved them through her side with her awake, no pain killers, no anestetics, she had another to remove her lapband, her lapband over the course of 4 years her lapband had slowly cut into her stomach and caused the cut in her stomach to become infected, that infection spread to her liver and to her blood (she almost went into sepsis, which is FATAL,)
Magic ah thanks hun for the kind words , and sending u a hug rite back.
@ honestl don't get me wrong it has its ups and downs but, by far the safest method. Let's just say no 1 has died from it. But, w any wl surgery it starts w u. A lot of ppl think its a quick fix and don't put the work in to keep it off. I'm ok w losen slow.
Hi china, I really don't want to scare you but you MUST be aware of whats inside of you, this may be a little long but its a lot of info...Back in 2007 my mom had a lapband put around her stomach, she slowly took of 163 lbs in the course of 4 years, shes diabetic so she had to do it slowly. She started getting off her diabetes meds and her diabetes meds was under control. Then on July of 2011 my mom had to get a hysterectomy (however you spell it lol) due to her fribroid tumors, they were cause her to have severe bleeding during her periods, I mean she would bleed out for 2 months straight at a time so she HAD to have the surgery...after surgery, about 3 weeks later she still hadnt been recovering the way she should and she was back and forth in the ER, and the after one of those trips to the ER, they decided to admit her for observation since she wasnt getting any better, and they ran every test in the book!!!! Well, unfortunately, the found 3 absesces in her liver, and if you dont know the liver is DIRECTLY CONNECTED with your digestive system. My mom had 3 surgeries within a week, LITERALLY. One to see if they could remove the absesces, one to insert grenade ports into her liver (which by the way she was NOT sedaded for, she said that they literally took needles and shoved them through her side with her awake, no pain killers, no anestetics, she had another to remove her lapband, her lapband over the course of 4 years her lapband had slowly cut into her stomach and caused the cut in her stomach to become infected, that infection spread to her liver and to her blood (she almost went into sepsis, which is FATAL,)
I had a surgery called Nissen Fundoplication five years ago. It is done to prevent heartburn and acid from eroding the esophagus. The premise behind it is that they wrap your stomach around the esophagus to make a sphincter. When pressure increases in the stomach (you ate food, acid is produced), this causes the stomach wrap to constrict the esophagus and prevent acid from rising. I got it done b/c I had heartburn since a child and they found polyps in my stomach from my prescription medications (Nexium, etc.). Polyps can turn to cancer, so I decided to nip that in the bud. Anywho, in the beginning this surgery is successful for weight loss. I felt full much earlier. The down side for me is that I struggle with emotional eating. If you don't listen to when your body says you are full, then even surgery won't be a cure all. Just my opinion though. It can be a powerful option if you combine it with a healthy diet that you are committed to. Good luck to all considering a surgery.
Magic ah thanks hun for the kind words , and sending u a hug rite back.
@ honestl don't get me wrong it has its ups and downs but, by far the safest method. Let's just say no 1 has died from it. But, w any wl surgery it starts w u. A lot of ppl think its a quick fix and don't put the work in to keep it off. I'm ok w losen slow.
Hi china, I really don't want to scare you but you MUST be aware of whats inside of you, this may be a little long but its a lot of info...Back in 2007 my mom had a lapband put around her stomach, she slowly took of 163 lbs in the course of 4 years, shes diabetic so she had to do it slowly. She started getting off her diabetes meds and her diabetes meds was under control. Then on July of 2011 my mom had to get a hysterectomy (however you spell it lol) due to her fribroid tumors, they were cause her to have severe bleeding during her periods, I mean she would bleed out for 2 months straight at a time so she HAD to have the surgery...after surgery, about 3 weeks later she still hadnt been recovering the way she should and she was back and forth in the ER, and the after one of those trips to the ER, they decided to admit her for observation since she wasnt getting any better, and they ran every test in the book!!!! Well, unfortunately, the found 3 absesces in her liver, and if you dont know the liver is DIRECTLY CONNECTED with your digestive system. My mom had 3 surgeries within a week, LITERALLY. One to see if they could remove the absesces, one to insert grenade ports into her liver (which by the way she was NOT sedaded for, she said that they literally took needles and shoved them through her side with her awake, no pain killers, no anestetics, she had another to remove her lapband, her lapband over the course of 4 years her lapband had slowly cut into her stomach and caused the cut in her stomach to become infected, that infection spread to her liver and to her blood (she almost went into sepsis, which is FATAL,)
I had a surgery called Nissen Fundoplication five years ago. It is done to prevent heartburn and acid from eroding the esophagus. The premise behind it is that they wrap your stomach around the esophagus to make a sphincter. When pressure increases in the stomach (you ate food, acid is produced), this causes the stomach wrap to constrict the esophagus and prevent acid from rising. I got it done b/c I had heartburn since a child and they found polyps in my stomach from my prescription medications (Nexium, etc.). Polyps can turn to cancer, so I decided to nip that in the bud. Anywho, in the beginning this surgery is successful for weight loss. I felt full much earlier. The down side for me is that I struggle with emotional eating. If you don't listen to when your body says you are full, then even surgery won't be a cure all. Just my opinion though. It can be a powerful option if you combine it with a healthy diet that you are committed to. Good luck to all considering a surgery.
That so true about listening to your body...unfortunately when my mom had the lapband, she threw up almost 50% of what she ate anyway, so she couldnt really tell when she was full, and thats why she was malnurished...I am going to the aspen clinic they prescibe you Adipex, and give you a limited calorie intake, depending on your intial weight, its been less than a month and I've already lost 18 lbs!!!!
had my bloods done and i get my results tomorrow they wanted to check my Thyroid and Fasting Glucose levels and did a Smear test, waiting on hospital sending me a hospital appointment to check for PCOS via ultra sound first so very very nervous about that then they will be checking for endometreosis so we are both pin cushions right now but its good we are finally getting them done as we both want that baby at the end of it all so its worth a check let me know how you get on hun Nexis- Sorry about the acid. Hopefully it's just a temporary side effect. It's funny how sometimes the side effects are worse than the original problem.
I too suffer from excess acid build up and the docs have me on Omaprazole 1 Tablet a day and it works for me, i cant eat or drink anything without getting heart burn and servere acid build up
Ariaforte- Hi there! Welcome to the group. I have considered bariatric surgery in the past,, but never considered it seriously enough to get a consultation or anything. The weight can come off pretty fast, but there can be some big consequences. I saw a special on tv one time where one lady had lost a ton of weight, but she coudn't eat more than a few bites at a time as she would get really nauseous and was malnurished as well. It might not be a bad thing if you forgo it and just try to conceive instead! Good for you for losing 30lbs already. It's not easy to do, but if you have come this far on your own you can keep going. Being overweight can get in the way of getting pregnant, but there are lots of plus size ladies that get pregnant all the time. You never know, it may happen quickly. Sending lots of baby dust your way.
