Pam-Dallas

Dr. Provost at UT Southwestern Medical Center is great. He has done over 1,000 lap band procedures and is known to be the top in his field. I was self-pay and the cost was appx. $12,000 (for outpatient procedure, another $5000 if you spend the night at Zale Lipshy). Feel free to ask any questions about him and his staff . . .

Pam-TX has been changed to Pam-Dallas (there was a Pam TX that got mixed with mine). Dec 31- Chrisann (honorary member of the Jan 08 bandsters) Jan 1- HAPPY NEW YEARS! Starting the year off right! Jan 2- phowell, Megmarie21, Gingerbug(Victoria), jengland, racetrackweary, rainbowme2(Bunny), RT, jojokitty Jan 3-WOWOX7, Woodsy,momto3, Mommamare, nancy52,AnneElliot, ovahkummer, 010308 Jan 4- KUgirl, steviegene, SuzanneG, Songinmysoul, sleclerc (shirley), WendyRae, MamaJava Jan 5- texasbandster Jan 6 Jan 7- CallmeJim, comepickmeup, NukeChik, mamato3, kintime, Shell, destined2befree, babedoe4, ch4251, ladyroz Jan 8- Fat&thrifty(and husband Joe), itz me, faa31, crackedpepper, flipbarnett, Joanna240, rustymarie, gingydilly, seajules, ttallman, iaasw Jan 9– Redtulips3, FLMan, TachaBaby505, Lillyanne_M, CJV,grandmom4x Jan 10- luvsrocks, Hilary, Jen25bl, jtag10_4, Char1007, Pizzaman citygirl4616, FLMan Jan 11- brez1015, Tmusicmaker123, Poopsie, Ready2JustDoIt, B-Man, ganigirl6, Ms.BearKat11, yelsnia(Angela), glorybee123's Avatar glorybee123 Jan 12- jen6740, Jan_08 Jan 13 Jan 14- CoreynVA, acalpn, srbanker(Suzanne), grayl, cnukaya, Jessthat, Deedle, thinner-or-bust, gilliebean, greeniiii, mitch, WestCoastFatGuy, maryt, Jill Talbot Jan 15- Travelology, Dianegoe, poodlecamper, LKM, greeneyez, alfofohio , restrict2008, aprilbene, , jbentleyrn Jan 16- Kathy, Saleel, back2reality, Cherry_Blue, Dazzle, nadean, with his help, Laurinda; Pikedafoe, Ms.Toya, SMR100, thistledo, Jan 17- SJK, Alfie, L.A., lwood, tweenwaters, Laurieloo, kcintx,mia31771, Kalia Jade, bibalitsa, kristinern Jan 18- RuthE?, shanarene Jan 19 utahband Jan 20 Jan 21- mo7293 (Maureen), graham, lee41, Chrisann Jan 22- purplegoddess, DPJDMOM, bcgates, AmyMT, bcgates, BensonRN, Mistahbue, beth122, sef129, Nor Cal Girlie (Adri) Jan 23- min, Ang1982 (Angela) Tigger_Shorty (Rose), WhirlWinds, awesomemom, Pam-Dallas, CW_Lady Jan 24- holleyhobby,jst4kel,kimmycrs, Somogyi1, rakes4321, RomeGA3, Road_King Jan 25- Noni(Mary), htay73il (Hope), Thor, rakes4321(Amy), khoffman (Karen) Diane - south fla Jan 26- Louise (London) Jan 27 Jan 28- kawanabear(Kalonda), crystalcml, blg200200, justtjohn, PeachesPJ, kpoincon, AnewDayForRose, joyross43 Jan 29- Milton 5a (Lauren, UK, 21) Jan 30- PortuguesePrincess(Stephanie),Amberwaves(Amber), Tamika(taismommy), jaycee, kat_in_GA, YIKES! Jan 31- SarahT1982, lkgrubb, sexymama, Queb

Congrats Seajules on losing 21 lbs! That is great! Keep up the great work everyone - February is going to be a great month for us.

So, I am now 7 days post-op and feeling better. I still have gas pains but thanks to GasX and a heating pad they are getting better. Does anyone know when the steristrips will fall off? They are itchy, but not coming up at all yet - I have this horrible urge to pick at them but I won't let myself. I wanted to say Thank You to everyone for all of your support during this time - it makes such a difference to have people to reach out to that are going through the same thing as I am. Good Luck to everyone! Pam

Hi Everyone, So I am 5 days post-op and feel pretty sore. I stopped taking all my pain meds so I am more uncomfortable than I was 2 days ago. How is everyone else who had the surgery recently feeling? I am also really hungry - but I guess it is more of a brain hunger than really a stomach thing. Though, I am already getting sick of the protein shakes that I have to be on for the first 2 weeks, and I can no longer watch the food network because it makes me drool. Also, I weighed myself yesterday morning and was down 1 lb. since the surgery, and then I weighed myself again today and was up 6 lbs. today. Does think make any sense? I am feeling a little bit frustrated . . . Pam

I too was scared - I actually started to cry as I was wheeled into the surgery room. I have 3 kids (ages 6, 4, and 2) and was terrified that something would happen, but everything was fine. I realized that my risks from being obese are much higher than the risks for surgery, and that because of the surgery I will be able to be a better, more active mother to my children. Hang in there - you will be fine! I am 3 days post-op and feel great. Good Luck!

I am only allowed 3 low-sugar protein shakes per day for the first 2 weeks, so I am drinking different brands everyday just to mix it up - slim fast high protein, boost high protein, and atkins shakes. I have a feeling that this might get old after a while . . .

Hi Everyone, So, I am 3 days post-op and I feel pretty good. I have walked 3 times a day (30 minutes each time) every day since my surgery, and have had very little pain or gas problems. I just have sore abs like I did lots of sit-ups. I am walking really slow on a treadmill, 1.8-2.0 miles per hour, but I think this is why I haven't been in too much pain. How are all the other Jan. 23rd bandsters doing?

Wow - my doctor is really strict compared to everyone else's doctor. I am on 3 low-sugar protein drinks per day for 2 weeks, then 2 protein drinks and 1 cup of mushies for 3 weeks, and then on to regular food. He won't do a fill until 8 weeks post-op.

Hi Everyone, I just got banded yesterday afternoon. I feel like I did 3,000 sit-ups on my left side! Other than that, I feel pretty good. I actually got on my treadmill this morning for 30 minutes (only at 2.0 speed though), my doctor said it would help with any gas pains. I also had trouble sleeping as it was hard to get comfortable. I am really excited to begin my journey as a bandster! Pam