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dr. wilkeneild. I45 @ 242, a couple of miles north of the woodlands mall. had my first fill yesterday with about 10 others, he got all of us on the first try. his support group patients adore him. he charges his regular patients $75 after the first year.

get my first fill on today may 7th. when they say to be on liquids does that mean clear or can I have a protein shake for breakfast? can't believe I forgot to ask this before...it's just I'm so excited to get that first fill. I've thr read posts about lllong needles and multiple sticks, so pray it works out ok. I saved a little codine just in case.

banded on the 8th with you guys. bmi was 39 so I expected to lose slower than everone mostly because I'm a very slow loser. (don't think I have a metabolism!) anyway I lost a steady 2-3 pounds pre-op untill last week when the hunger lion kicked in. I tried to stay around 1000 cal a day without much success. get my fill in 10 long days. I'm a little worried because everything goes down at this point and I'm never full. I'm reading that this is normal. but it's still kinda scary. The doc put us on the"diet" but didn't tell us it might be a challange. can someone out there tell me this is normal and it will all get eaiser after the fill? fills?!?

3 weeks post-op. My scars are awful, crooked and thick. what can you do to reduce them?

my doc. in houston charges 75. he is on the low side because he says he wants you to come in to get fills. also if you give him a refural or he uses your before and after he'll give free fills for life. find a doc in your area. it will be worth it. also have you heard about how flying afects your band? it's susposed to mess with it some what.

well finally a voice of reason. thanks for you input

well I would not have done it but plenty of people go to mexico and do it for $6800 plus airfare. I got it done in TX for 11,900 total.

I'm 8 days post op. lost 7 lbs since then on liquid and limited soft diet. I really want to eat somethin warm besides soup. when does that happen?

Hey, I kinda feel like you In that I made some of these decisions without formal prayer. reflecting on It I sensed that God was very much leading me throught all of this and more importantly was providing an answer to years and years of anquished prayer. I'm so thankful I'm fearful of my own weaknesses. My physhologist was very antagonistic towards me. Goes to show that when It's all said and done the victory will be in Christ alone. please pray for me as I will for you. Remember that He intends every good and perfect thing for us.

Hello , I'm pretty new in the chat room world, so forgive me while I try to figure this out. Surgery was on Tuesday. I must say I felt awful for two day afterwards. tons of naussa and so afraid I was doing damage to my self. Finally quit the pain meds because I think that was half the problem.Anyway, I'm feeling better but stil pretty sore. went grocery shopping tonight and realised I still wasnt 100% yet. Still on liguid semi soft diet. Can't figure out how in the world to get 60 grams of protein a day. Can you drink a whole shake at one time? I only do 1/2 at a time. How do you do it?

It's the 13th. had the procedure on the 8th. felt terrible for two days. feeling better but sitting at the computer is still not great. my dr. decided to experiment and put my port right in the middle under my rib cage. not sure what to think about it yet. anyway I'm so relieved it's finially over... and finally starting. I'm not hungry yet I sometimers dream of certain foods. How did it go for you?

hi carol. I sent you a message. I'm still trying to figure out this site, anyway, I,m scheduled for 4/08/08 in Houston. Lets compare notes.

trying to set up this site. how do you get the graphics for your time line...yours is flowers and turtle