DonHoll1

Welcome Arty. Hope you are doing well. I am so glad i got the band. Hope it works as well for you. Donna

Hi!!! Just wanted to check in on this thread as i am a July bandster. Doing great. Donna

I am so lucky my doc. is about 10 min. away. Although after my first fill he told me not to come back for six weeks. I thought it was supposed to be up to me. Donna

I have only had my band about a month and a half so i think about it a lot.I spend a lot ot time cooking the right things and buying the right foods. I do not eat any junk food or fast food. I spent a lot to get my band and i plan to make sure it works for me. I would rather think about the band, than how fat i was. I am really.......glad i got this band. Donna

Hope you have a quick recovery!!! Welcome to the site and best of luck. Donna

Hi I went to Monterrey. It was great, surrounded by very beautiful mountains. The people were very nice. Hospitals are very nice also. Have a great trip. Donna

Welcome to the site guys!! Hope you all love your band. I really love being free from stuffing my face with everything that brushs up against me. When i think of how much i ate before, well it is a wonder i did not blow up. I am surprised i did not eat the neighbors cat. Now i do not eat anything if it is not good for me. Major difference!! Love my band...Donna

Beef and chicken broth is nice to have. Donna

Just having the band in place really helps curb my appetite. Hope that happens for you. Donna

Gas-x tablets and immodium tablets. I sure wish i had taken them. Have a good trip. Mine was great. Donna

I have had one fill, but do not have much restriction at all. I am not that hungry though, and i am losing weight. Donna

I take SF Jello and SF Pudding and natural applesauce cups for snacks. Some times i take the smallest can of Bushs baked beans and cut up a turkey hotdog in it for lunch.Fills you up and stays with you really well. I also take homemade veggie soup a lot. Donna

Zannie, So sorry you are going through this. My husband did the same thing about two years ago. He left me for her and of course she was much younger than me and thin. I did not have my band at the time. She told him she was pregnant, but it turned out the baby was not his. Too late we are divorced, but i am doing fine now. It is all very hard and my heart goes out to you. Big hug!!! Donna

Hi I went to Mexico to Dr. Zapata and loved it. He was very nice and so was his staff. It is also much cheaper and you do not have to jump through hoops like you do here. He does all tests when you get there and i did not do a pre-surgery diet. Hospital was beautiful and so was the hotel. Good luck with your choice. Donna

You and your doctor will have to decide. It is working great for me and i have had no problems. Best of luck. Donna

Hi ,All i can tell you is that i love my band and think it is the best thing i ever did. I have had no problems at all . Best of luck. Donna

Hi everyone, I am so excited. I was a 22 when i got my band, Today i put on a size 18. Fit just fine. Also , I CAN CROSS MY LEGS!!!! YEA!!!........so cool. Donna:plane::Banane45::first::horn::cheer2::banana:success1:

Welcome to the site Denise. Best of luck with your surgery. Donna

Having the band has really helped to cut my hunger, a lot. I have only had one fill, so i do not have much restriction, but i am still just not very hungry. I love it. Donna

Hi Heather!!! Welcome to the site. Sorry for your loss. You will find lots of info and support on this site. Best of luck. Donna

I am already banded, but welcome to the site and congrats on your date. Donna

I hope you do not worry to much over four pounds. It could just be water. You are still healing anyway. Be kind to yourself. Donna

I have felt the same way a couple of times. But i don`t do it because i know i have to stop using food to fix everything. I get on this site when i feel that way now. You will get through it. Donna

I have no problem gulping water. Just seems to go right through. Unless i have just eaten. Then it hurts if i do it.I am having a problem waiting an hour after i eat to drink. Donna

I burp a lot more now too.Don`t know why. I have never had the slime thing and hope i never do. It sounds awful. Donna