ethansgrandma

hi kristen and charlene. im in chandler and go to scottsdale bariatric for my fills. the doctors there are great! Welcome!!

i was banded on 3/23 and so far have lost about 58lbs. ive had two fills and im sitting at 2.5cc's. ive got the smaller band. i havent gotten a fill for the past two dr appts. the weight is coming off slowly but surely. so far im pretty pleased with my progress. ive got about 41 more pounds to go. exercise is going great, we work out about 6 times a week doing treadmill, bike and weights. i still havent learned to stop eating before i get miserable and start the pb's but im working on it.

premium pro-rated from costco. you can get it in chocolate or vanilla, mix it with skim milk. its pretty good. 128 cal, 1.5 fat, 27grams of protein.

i usually dont eat anything else once ive eaten dinner which is about 6:00. otherwise it becomes a habit to want something every night.

i would love to jog but havent been able to yet. i walk 2 miles every other day. the in between days i do my strength training and ride the bike for about 10 miles. but my ultimate goal is to be able to jog. i have a heel spur thats a killer and i cant even bring myself to try it yet. any suggestions?

I go to the gym 5-6 times a week. one day i will walk on the treadmill for 45 min, the next day i will do weight machines and then ride the bike for 35 min. today i just started an aqua aerobics class and really liked it. so i will probably do that twice a week also. i actually look forward to going to the gym now. thats really a huge change for me. as far as a personal trainer, i dont use one but i can see where one could be very helpful if they were familiar with the band at all.

i took an aqua aerobics class today for the first time. normally i either walk for about 45 min (2.25 miles) or do weights for 30 min and bike for 30 min (11 miles). thought id mix it up a bit. my body seems to be responding to this. but i really enjoyed the aqua aerobics today. i got my two daughters to do it with me.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! WOW! you hit goal in only 7.5 months! I know you will do well maintaining, Great job!!!

my husband had the same problem with his first fill. they tried the first time for 2hrs, the second time for 1hr and then sent him to the hospital. they finally got it there after about 1hr but he had to drink barium instead of water. we went in this past tuesday for another fill and the dr had taken really good notes from doing it at the hospital so they were able to get it after about 5 min. he was a happy camper. but i know where you are coming from, i felt so sorry for him to go thru that. and what was even worse was that after trying the first time on him for 2hrs, she went to give me my fill and got it on the first try. hang in there, make sure she takes lots of notes at the hospital. keep us posted.

my daughters mother in law is looking into getting banded. she is looking for a good dr in the tulsa/broken arrow area. anyone know of some one? :help:

dh and i went for our two and three month check ups. they were finally able to give him a fill in the office and today gave him 6cc. he now has 8cc and is finally feeling some restriction. i on the other hand didnt get a fill today. i think im good for now. ive lost 13lbs since my last check up and think i may just wait till next month and see how things are going. while dh had only lost 5lbs this month, he has lost 27lbs in body fat!!! thats only in one month! hes built up his muscle and his water weight was up. so im hoping that he will finally see some restriction this month. his port is just situated in an awkward position so when they got it today we all did cartwheels!

congratulations josephine!!!!!! what an inspiration you are to all of us!

i make an albacore tuna salad with apples, walnuts, mayo and mustard and put it on a carb select wheat tortilla. add a little cheese. yummmmmm

what size band do you have angelu? i have a 4cc band and on my first fill i got 1.5cc. my second fill put me up to 2.5cc. im doing really good right now. i have a drs appt next week but im not so sure im gonna get another fill. im basically not hungry between meals, (hardly ever) and only am eating 3 meals a day.

vanilla yogurt with granola

lettuce doesnt seem to bother me. i usually cant eat a whole salad but i can eat with no problem.

im just wondering if i really need a fill this month. i have the small band so it holds 4cc's. right now im at 2.25cc's. i am having pretty good restriction right now. im really only eating a very small amount at each meal and not snacking in between. just dont know if i should try some more or if i should stay where im at for now.

chances are they secured those stitches pretty good. i wouldnt worry about it.

you know what i do and its really helped. for my multi vitamin and my calcium i am taking viactiv. that gives me my chocolate for the day. tastes pretty good too.

my hubby went in for his first fill today also and they worked on him for 2 hours and were still not able to get any saline in. he has to go back tomorrow and let someone else try. if that doesnt work, then they are gonna use a moving xray to guide them. i felt so bad for him tho, they got me with my first stick no problem and they worked on him for two hours and got nothing.

i loved dr blackstones office. both my husband and i were banded three weeks apart. dr blackstone did his and dr kieran did mine. they are very thorough and very knowledgeable. they are also one of the top bariatric centers in the us. i dont think you will be disappointed. im no longer on mushies. i am eating basically anything i want. ive lost 32lbs and my hubby has lost 55 since we started our band adventure in january. i was banded in march and he was banded in april. their office is great as far as working with insurance also. good luck to you!

i am in chandler and was banded by dr kieran in scottsdale. nothing but great things to say about the doctors there. welcome

i was banded on march 23 and had my first fill on may 4. i can tell a huge difference since my fill. i have lost 18 lbs. it doesnt come off super fast but its so rewarding to get on the scale and see your progress after you have been faithful to exercise and eat right. hang in there, this is a life change and you will do better every day.

i know that this has been posted before but my dh has some pretty bad shoulder pain. i realize this is from the gas and also the nurse said from his diaphram. he had some complications during surgery but his shoulder is killing him, to the point that the pain meds dont even help. i need suggestions for helping him.

well, the day is finally almost here! my dh is getting banded this tuesday the 18th. after being postponed and having to have his thyroid removed, he is ready. im really excited to start this thing together. i just hit my 3 week out mark so im ready to get started with him. the doc was pretty pleased with his progress so far. he has lost 25 lbs pre op so that will make it that much easier. he had a really hard time telling his family what he was doing. his mom turned out to be very supportive but on the other hand, his dad did everything he could to discourage him. i know hes having a hard time with this but i told him we are in this together and we will succeed with or without his support.