SirGeorge

Hi Meshia, you are totally right your life will never be the same again, congratulations for your decision, it has been the greatest experience of my life, ive been banded for 7 months now, ive lost 104 pounds, good luck

The best decision you´ve ever made welcome, you´ll find out what a great site this is, a lot o support and encouragement.

Brandy, Ive been banded for 4 1/2 months now, ive lost 73 pounds, as a former football player i was used to do a lot of excercise, after my surgery my doctor asked me to wait 2 months before excercise, i have been doing 1 hour of boxing and 1 hour of weight training every day without any problem, sometimes i have to take a protein shake when i feel tired but thats it, enjoy your lapband, it is the best decision you can make

Dear HSH, I will be very direct with you, that band is the best decision youve ever made, and im very serious about my statement, what you have is a very common feeling, don´t worry if you are able to pass solid food too soon, that´s not too bad, some doctors are more flexible than others, what you have to watch now is the kind of food you are eating, and youll need a lot of comunication with your doctor. The lap band is the best thing that has happened to me, if you need some other advice or suggestion, i´ll galdly help.....ohhh and don´t ever think of removing your lapband... your life as you know it its gone, you are now for the simple fact of making a great decision another person. bye and congratulations for your new life

thanks betty, congratulations you are almost there, George

hi everyone, i had mi first fill last monday, im having a lot of trouble eating bread, eggs and crackers, ill appreciate some experiences about other hard to eat things after a fill thanks:hungry:

i had mi first fill last monday and im getting that feeling in the mornings, ive realized that after a fill i better avoid eating bread or crackers, i think its normal that you feel this way

Hi Lynette, I had my surgery in my hometown Monterrey Mexico and right after my surgery, at my hospital suite i received my lapband box with the serial number, and a booklet about the band and also a lapband patient id card, where you must write your name and surgeon´s name, this id card explains the device, and explains also how the patient must eat. I hope this info is useful and go ahead, you wont regret it I had surgery april 10 2007 and lost already 29 pounds:)

Hi everyone, I was banded 16 days ago, ive started now a thicker liquids diet, blended meat, chicken etc. I´m eating about 1 1/2 cup of blended food and im not feeling quite full, I know the job of the band is mainly about solid food, I´ll appreciate if anyone could tell me how much are you eating and if you feel full, Thanks,