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I Live In Ft Collins, Banded By Dr Quaid 4/13/07 Down 55 Lbs. Have Had 2 Fills. 2nd One Did The Trick. I Am With You Sometimes Hard When Nothing Goes Down But Better That Than Too Much

I GOT MY FIRST FILL TODAY. 1cc AND CAME STRAIGHT TO WORK. I am to be on liquids 2 days but I fill fine. I know everyone is different, but so far no problems. I think if you can't get water down at Doc office they will not let you leave until unfill a little and you can swallow.

sorry it has been so long since I have replied. Things are good. Work very busy. Working out everyday on my lunch hour. Eating about 600 ca a day. Down about 32 lbs pre and post op. First fill next week. Hope it goes well. I feel like I could eat more now but I am not. I still want to get together with you guys. Just let me know

Connie thanks for sharing you daily diet. I am 3 weeks post op today and really only eating abt 300-700 calories a day still. I am exercising 25 min a day cardio 5 days a week. Down 12 lbs preop and about 14 post op. I hope it keeps coming off. Sometimes I worry I need to eat a little more to keep metabolism buring, but afraid if eat more will not loose. DON"T YOU LOVE THE HEAD GAMES. A Wed or Thur works for me Dyno.

Hey 2nd week of June sounds good to me. A restaurant would be good so we don't have to pack food around. Hey Connie I was wondering what you are eating also. You have great weight loss.

June sounds good to me too. How are you feeling? I am doing well. Learning the new way to eat and think. what's everybody else think about June, maybe the second week?

HEY DREWSLOU, My parents live in Brighton, I visit about once a month. Good to find people closer living with LapBand. Still so new to me. 2 weeks tomorrow. Have lost 22 preop and postop. Feeling good. Hopefully we can all get together sometime this summer. collector

OK Dyno we will try to get everyone to respond and get some ideas. I am so glad you are doing well. I have been thinking about you alot. I will be banded 2 weeks on Friday. Back to work feeling a little weak but doing ok. Post op visit tomorrow and really see how I am doing.

Banded 4/13/07 ate some pudding without thinking. I am ok to have it but ate too fast. It goes down so easy. Then noticed feeling sick. Very bloated feeling. Did everything I could not to throw up. And I didn't but was probably 45 minutes before I felt better. Good lesson, eat slow.

Hey, collector here. Thinking maybe we should try to plan some kind of get together for the Coloradoan's this summer. I live in Fort Collins but glad to travel south to Denver or Springs. I know for me it would be a great boost. Collector

JACK,CHICKIE,LEATHA THANKS for the great advise. I will just take it slow and heal. Just a breif moment of panic. You guys here are the ones I know I can come to and get answers quickly. Thanks again. I will take all of your tips. Just came back from GNC trying their Isopure zero carb drink. 40gm Protein in a apple melon flavor, clear liquid. So far very good. Good liquid and protein. I will relax and if I remember to breathe I will get through. Thanks again for quick response.:eek:

1 week post op. Following all the rules. How do I know this thing is working? Nothing feels different. I know I should feel full but I don't think I have even eaten enough at one time to feel full. I am scared. How do I test it? Do I test it. I can have pureed food now so I had a purreed egg with mayo took me 40 min to eat eat small bite at a time. Then had some purreed meat later in the day same way. I didn't feel any different. I think I am loosing my mind. Depressed today. Please tell me what to feel. I need some experienced advise. thanks :faint:

Yep 5 days post op I am on liquids until Friday. Feeling week also. But today is the first day I felt hungry. But I have been barely even drinking up to today.

I don't like the thought of this doc using YOUTUBE as a infomerical. I was not support by stats or facts only the experience of this one patient. I too think this is a HIPAA violation. But most of all to someone who was banded 4 days ago it gave me incentive to make sure I stick to the program, listen to my doc, get fills when needed, exercise etc. I did notice she said she only ate crap. Well you see the results. She is now 65lbs heavier then prior to lapband. I would love to see a video on how she is doing on gastric bypass. Believe I don't believe bypass is better or worse than lap band. My brother had bypass year ago and down 150lbs. I think every person has to do the research and pick what is best for them. Then follow the rules. Both procedures are great tools only.

thanks skinny, probably a good idea to hide the scales. So I don't go from a food addition to a weighing addiction. Keep me infomred of your progess.

i have been using the gas x for gas. Trying to walk which helps but what has upset me most is that I am 3 lbs heavier then preop. Have had about 300 caleries since thursday. Some one please tell me its the fluids I got in the hospital and the gas. I had an overnight stay and was hooked up to IV until hour before discharge. I feel bloated everywhere. Will that go away in a day then I will see weight loss start. PLEASE HELP

HEY DYNO AND MAL. home from the hospital yesterday and feel great. Only taking liquid tylenol for pain, but not really having pain. Gas X to get the gas moving. Walked about half way down the block yesterday hope to go the full way today. I am taking a week of work just toget strength back. I was very scared also. Not sure what to expect. I got such great care. Not much pain or discomfort. as far as what I collect. I am a bill collector. But I don't eat my young. I have been in the business for 22 years and make a great living. hope all is well with you guys and I will keep in touch.

I was just banded 4/13/07. Feeling great. very little pain. Up and walking already. Sipping slow on liquids.

way to go on the weight loss. We have missed you. Love your jokes and your links. Sorry about your hearing loss hope things work out.

BIG THUNDER WAY TO GO, sounds like you are making positive moves. I am like you when I look in the mirror I don't see THAT fat of a person. Then whamy someone shows me a picture of me and I am like WHOLY COW I AM FAT, my mind likes to play games with me. I am being banded Friday the 13th and thank god. Every year for the last few years I added a few extra pounds. I am at 269 now but who knows when I would have stopped. This site is a great place. Stick with it. We can all do it together.

has anyone been banded in Fort Collins, CO, Using Dr. Qauid, Like him alot and his staff has been great.

I get banded next Friday but I want a bronze. I have already started. 2 of 14 down. THANKS FOR THE CHALLENGE I am so glad I found this site.

Thanks Lapdancer. Makes sense.

Rockn4u This Is Great Going To Use It Tomorrow

thanks for replying. I am in Fort Collins, Dr. Quaid banding Friday the 13th