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hey! i did get banded! the first five days were the hardest now im doing pretty good! i fly home to germany very soon and im nervous! my hubbys made all these plans to show me all the amazing restraunts hes found and I love him but he just doesnt fully understand how much ive already changed eating habbits. I hope I have the will power to get through the first couple months!

Good luck and ill be praying for you:) i was banded 3 weeks ago..the first 5 days for me were BAD but...now im healing and feeling great! the scale is the most of my problems, I lost 25 now im just stuck! im sure everything will go great and youll be on your way to a happier you in no time! oh and i think the surgery only felt worse because i had my gallbladder taken out 4 weeks before that so im sure yours will go alot better!

Hey! I just got banded on 3/4 and we're also stationed in Germany! are you in shweinfurt by any chance? I came home (california) to have the surgery but im coming back very soon..I dont know anyone personally who has gotten the surgery or has gotten fills in germany so im curious as to which doctor you might be going through? oh and to answer your original question, Im drinking the Jillian Micheals shakes (chocolate) but ive tried the vanilla as well, they are both great! and the pre-made drinks have 17g of protien and the powder has 15..i drink them twice a day and its working out great! good luck with everything!

I was Banded on 3/4/11 so I'm only 9 days out but I can clearly tell when im hungry or head hungry. I stuck to the pre op diet of SF puddings, broths, protien shakes but now Im adding in little bits of cottage cheese and tuna and it seems to keep me satisfied the longest and my stomach hurts less when i have one of these things at least once a day. I was reading the diet my doctor has outlined for me and it says i shouldnt have food like this or even pureed for for 5 weeks?? Am i doing this to fast then and is there any chance of stretching my stomach when its only 2 teaspoons at the most??

Hey! I'll finally get banded on wednesday! I live in germany but I'm in shweinfurt..im also sick of the other wives and their "im so fat" talk so if youd like to talk feel free to message me! oh and im having surgery here in the states but sould be back soon!

Hey! im getting banded on Wednesday! Im so excited, but i keep hearing about how important support is and how great it would be with small group meetings. I do have my family and my wonderful husband to lean on but..they dont have weight problems, on top of that I just moved from CA to Germany. So my question is are there any people on this site that are living in Schweinfurt ,germany and are possibly military spouces as well?

Hi Annie! I was wondering if you got banded there and how things went?My husband is stationed in Germany but i came back to the states for the surgery (i get banded on wednesday!) and im looking into that doctor for fills when i return. Tricare covered everything for me so far but ive heard by the end of surgery ill have to pay about $400.