farrellduggan

Who is the Surgeon at CIBO? Not listed anywhere on their site....

Are we not supposed to drink carbonated drinks??

I was banded 1 year ago at the TLBC. I am 8 lbs away from Goal. It was a great experience, and the staff have truly been helpful. I was getting a fill adjustment the other day, and another Bandster said to me why are you thinking of getting a band you are so skinny...Well no one has said that to me since I was 18, so thank you! It felt great. It was a tough year, but the best decision I ever made.

I will throw this in again....I feel for the slow losers. I was banded in December 2006, and did not lose 1 lb untill May '07. I was getting fills, but not enough restriction. Finally I hit my sweet spot at about 8cc. I started at 166lbs, (I am only 5 feet tall), when banded in December. NO weight loss for 5 whole months. I am now 118.5, with 8.5 to go for goal. Once you hit that sweet spot, you will know. The restriction can be a pain, but you incorporate it into your life, and no longer have the ability to inhale a big mac like I did when I was depressed. A lady at the Band center where I was banded had lost over 200 lbs, and she told me when I said I was pissed at not losing weight, just be patient and keep getting fills till you hit your sweet spot. She was so right...:straight

I had my Band Dec 15th 06. I didnt lose anything till probably around May 07. Started out in the 160's, now at 121.5. Haven't lost anything in a while, and my goal weight is 110. I am restricted, and dealing with the PB, but frustrated about lack of weight losss progress. Everyone else seems to be losing so much more....it sucks! I am just under 5 ft tall so if the starting weight seems low, it was alot for my body type.

I was 160 the day I was banded over a year ago. Now I am at 125.5. That is only 35 lbs. Not much. I was hopping to be at goal of 110 by now. I am only 5 ft tall.