I live in Portland, Oregon.

I am 3 years 2 months out on my surgery. I have been eating right, and exercising and now I have gained all of my weight back. Im currently waiting to hear back from my insurance on if they are...

My hanging fat is causing me to constantly get major rashes and it is very painful and red. Does anyone else have this problem? If so do any of you know of any place that can do the surgery for low...

I had my surgery 14 months ago and I have always been able to tolerate anything but all of a sudden i am eating a lot less and less tolerateable to some foods. Has anyone else had this problem?

In my opinion I think that you should look into postponing your surgery. As far as I am concerned it is all about keeping your family safe and secure. If your husbands grandfather passes he will most...

I am a few days ovr 6 months sinced I had my surgery. I have not lost any weight in a month or more. I am being active and not eating sa bunch of junk. Not sure what I am doing wrong. I am afraid...

I have noticed that since i have lost weight I too am looking older, however I will trade looking older for good health any day.

I am almost 5 months since i had surgery and I still freeze. I wondered how common this is and as i speak with others that have lost an ample amount of weight I realize that our "insulation" is being...

I remember in the beginning, right after surgery I would have to force myself to eat. That and getting my fluids was my problem. I do not know what has changed but lately I cannot get in enough...

I have numbness on my left side as well. Mine is under my incision. I went to the doctor for it a couple of days ago. I go in on Tuesday for a cat scan on it. Later on Tuesday my surgeon will be...

VSGOctg2011, I think that the match making site is a great idea. At least we would know that each person would have the same goal in mind and everyone would have some one that could relate to the way...

That sounds a bit odd.

I appreciate you informing us.

Yes this happened to me. You can expect to see a loss in approximately one week. It is due to fluid retention that is caused from the surgery and anesthesia.

I had to take Vitamin D pre surgery as well. I have not been tested since I took them. I have next test early in December. Vitamin D deficiency is caused by not getting enough sun. Most people...

Good luck in whatever you do. You have a lot going on in your life but I am really glad to hear that you have so many specialists working with you. Hopefully your specialists can get together and...

Thinks will go much smoother then you would expect. She is young and should bounce back to her normal self in no time at all. Welcome to the forum and congrats to your daughter.

My bra is too, so is my watch, and my shoes. Only down 45 pounds

My bestfriend lives in Riverside CA and is a lap-band patient. She has not been banded yet. Does anyone know if the Mexico dr's do lap-band too? Her docor has been jerking her around since February....

I am thinking that your swelling is going down and now food is sounding good. I had the same problem. It is really hard to stay away from the foods that I once ate at my leisure. Now when I see...

I had my surgery on June 20th. At first I was losing weight just fine but the last few weeks the scale has been staying the same or going up one day and going back down a few days later. For the past...

I am going to be having my birthday in 2 months, and I will be turning 42 as well. I hope by my 43rd birthday I am skinny and feeling great about myself and byn then hopefully i will be recovering...

I am 60 days out of surgery and also just got under the 200 pound mark. I am also in one-derland. I have also lost 40 pounds since pre-surgery.

Please let us know how it goes.Details, details, details

One day I went to the local pool and these ladies where walking by me laughing about me being fat and for a second I got upset and soon thought to myself,"HMMM THEY MAY BE SKINNY BUT NEXT YEAR AT...