val

i will be there judy

great judy i am glad u are feeling pretty good

i buy protein powder from gnc and i get flinstones chewable and viactiv from walmart

his office is on spindrift in williamsville- i see him next week, my first appt with him since my band. he was the one that actually referred me to dr. posner but i ended up with dr. hoffman, which i am glad of.

i was already seeing an endocrinologist for the diabetes. if you should have to see one dr. lippes is excellent

i dont have that problem anymore- i dont weigh myself even everyday now, but when i did losing the scale is what helped me. i knew i was having a problem and all it does is build that negativity. good luck

i didnt lose the whole 5% and my surgery was approved. it depends on your insurance.

i used to do the same thing at one time. i literally would weigh myself and depending what the scale said wuld determine if i would eat or not. i actually had to throw the scale out, which i did.it was a scale addiction today, i do have a scale but no longer have the problem- i can weigh myself nce a day

yes high on the urine and the suppression test was normal

okay maybe i will try to go next month. i have had high cortisol levels in the past and had to have the same test- mine were always negative so dont worry

how was the support group meeting judy. i was thinking of maybe going next week. we can talk about it on saturday.

that is what we are here for judy!

Judy, i know you think it is taking a long time to get through the process. i felt the same way. i attended the seminar 6/28/07 (i know the exact date because that is my birthday). my first appt was the end of september(the 3 hr appt) and i was banded 3/31/08. i think feeling the way you do is the reason you should come and walk- you need us to support you. so i hope i see you sat

i only had dr.hoffman because that is who they assigned me too. i would have been fine with either dr.posner or dr. forbes, too val

you see the doctor 1 week after surgery and then at the 6 wk point. then the next visit is 6-8 wks out. plus dr hoffman has a walking group that meets every sat at the juicery in delaware park to walk. its open to all. we meet at 8am. some are other docs patients and some havent even had surgery yet. its hoffman's little support group

hi all i did have dr.hoffman who was great, but i heard dr. forbes is good also. when you are finally banded it will be worth all the bs. the nurses at buffalo general weregreat- and i am a nurse so that is a compliment. hang in there it will be worth it in the long run

there could alot of things causing your symptoms from panic attacks to perimenopause symptoms. as a nurse the best advice i can give is to call your doctor

i had a catheter placed during surgery and it was removed about 6 hrs after. it wasnt too bad val

i also had the glue (dermabond). i think it was great. i could shower right away and the healing time was shorter val

Robert, I had my surgery on 3/31 and it was the best decision i ever made. i also had alot of difficulty losing weight prior to surgery. the lapband really gave me the motivation. since surgery i have lost about 27 lbs. by seeing some weight loss this has given me the incentive to keep it going. good luck! val

i have found that my grocery bill is less- and i eat out less. because of what i need to eat, i bring my lunch everyday which saves me money, also

i told my coworkers, because they would notice by the change in my eating. aquaintances i didnt tell, if they wanted to know what surgery i had i would tell them i had my gall bladder out

it is just a sonogram of the heart

i ate cottage cheese, yogurt, blended tuna fish, blended egg salad and blended chicken with salsa, blended chili

i was banded on 3/31 and this happened to me for the first time. i got the chest pain, felt like ineeded to burp but couldnt. i felt like i was going to vomit but didnt and it did go away in afew minutes.