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Anyone else have surgery with Dr. Nguyen or Dr. Naim at UCI hospital?

Hi Stacy! Nice meeting you. So far so good. How are you feeling? I had the port pain too, pretty sore, huh? As for the gas, I was told to try taking Milk of Magnesia to help relieve some of the gas. It worked! Also, try not to eat too much dairy, that may cause some of the gas feeling too. Or at least it did for me. I'm feeling much better now and the port pain is minimal now. Keep us posted on your progress as well.

Hey Julie! Yes, I'm going to the April meeting. I would love to meet you. I see you just got banded, 2 days after me. Let's try and hook up. We both need the encouragment as we lose the weight. Maybe we can walk or something. My hospital stay was great! Everyone was really nice and helpful. What happened with you at UCI? And yes, I'm tired of the pureed foods, etc. I see you and I are about the same weight too. 269/262/250 highest/surgery/current is my weight. My next appt w/Dr. Nguyen is on Thurs, 4/5. I'm hoping he says I can go to the next phase of eating something solid. Let's keep in touch! Hope to meet you at the seminar on the 17th.

Hi there! I live in Anaheim Hills, CA (Orange County). Just got banded on 3/12/07 with Dr. Nguyen at UCI in Orange, CA. I've lost 12 lbs so far. I'm new to this site so it's nice to meet everyone.

I was banded on 3/12/07 too. I've lost 12 lbs. Good luck! I'm excited to have the band in. I was a bit sore, but am feeling much better now. How about you?

Thanks! So far so good. Wow! 7 lbs to your goal weight. That's great!

Hi all! I was banded on 3/12/07. So far I've lost 12 lbs. I was a little sore after the surgery, but am feeling much better now. I seem to be stuck at the 12 lbs loss. I can't seem to budge from there. I go in next week to see the doctor. Just wanted to say hi to everyone.