SCTexasGirl

I hope that you will talk to your Dr or nutritionalist. They will help you with your decision and will help you through the cravings. You need to up your protein if you are thinking about eating. My dietition says that you need to eat at least 70 grams of protein per day, that is through shakes and food. If you are not sure how successful you will be with the band ask about other weight loss procedures. The sleve is the next procedure that is not as dramatic as a gastric bypass. Do some research on that and if you like that, call your Dr and talk with him about doing that unstead of the LapBand. This is a tool, it will not keep you away from the foods that we all love, but at least you can't eat as much as you would have! It is natural to feel this way and it is totally natural to eat things that are not on your "diet". Remember you are not on a "diet" you are making better food choices. Good luck!

Hey and welcome! You will not regret it! When are you having surgery? I was banded on the 29th of October 08. Hope to hear from you!

The Nectar powder is good!!!!

Well I have to say that I too have been in this situation. I don't think that you need to put yourself on a diet though. If you eat something that you think "you're not supposed to eat" you will set yourself up for failure. I talk to my dietition all of the time and she says not to "diet" just keep your cal at 1200 per day. I have been keeping up with my cals since the 7th of Jan. You can go back and see how much you ate and find out where you need to cut back. This is a diet change but if you would just limit your intake of your favorite foods you will do just as well. Also like everyone else said, it is time for a fill. You may not get to your sweet spot until your 3rd of 4th fill. Call your Dr and get another appt. Good luck to you!

I thank you for your encouragement! I will try hard to keep it up. It is an everyday strugle for me! Please KIT and lets encourage each other I need a buddy and lots of support!

I had my surgery in October and have lost 48lbs! I just wanted to get some support and make some friends! Oh and yes...I am 33.:tt2:

I am so happy that she went on this journey!! I was banded on Oct 29th by Dr Antonetti @ LMC. The surgery was not too bad. The recovery time was not that bad either. Good luck to her!

Hey! Great of you to join us! When was your surgery date? Who did your surgery? KIT.

First I want to say that I don't like the layout of this page!!! It is too hard to find anything now!!!:laugh: Now, I was just wondering if anyone is hungry while they are on stage 2? I had my band done on Oct. 30th. When I went for my one week check up my Dr asked me if I was hungry and I told him yes, then he asked me if it was just head hunger....hello? I am sure that he is eating more than 2 medicine cups full at a time! I feel as if my stomach is sucking on my backbone! I don't get my first fill until the 11th of Dec. I don't know how much more I can take! I hate this because I have 2 children and a husband that eat food, real food, 3 times a day. It is pure torture! I can't eat mushie foods until next Tuesday! I was just wondering if anyone else out there was feeling my pain?:thumbup:

Is there anyone out there that lives near or in the Timmonsville / Florence area that is banded or will be getting banded?

I have UHC in SC. You need to have a letter of medical necessity along with your 5 yr history. Your PCP should be able to do this for you. If not you can use your OBGYN since you go there once a year. My first surgeon had a sample of the letter with the info packet so I gave it to my PCP. I changed surgeons and my new surgeon said that they write the letter and send it to UHC for you. I still gave them the letter that my PCP wrote up. It never hurts to have more info than needed. I started my journey in the middle of July and got approval from UHC in the middle of Sept. My surgery date is Oct 29th. The good thing is that you don't have to do a 6 month pre op diet! We are very lucky! UHC pays for everything when you are approved. You may have to go do a sleep apnea test, upper GI, EGD, and you will deffniately have blood drawn. Depending on your UHC plan these tests are all covered except the co-pay! Good luck!

Maybe you should go to a different Dr and get another opinion. I had to go to a different city from the Dr that I went to before. I am glad that I went to another Dr and siminar. The 2nd Drs practice had done 750 bands last year compared to 200 that the 1st Dr did. It made me feel better and made me feel like I had made the right decision. Good Luck!!

I was worried about the same thing. I am on the pre-op diet now and just thinking ahead about the protein. I was thinking about the unflavored protein also. Good luck I will be joining you in about 2 weeks in that adventure!:wub:

Thank you and congrats to you too!

I am getting banded on the 29th!

Thank you!!

I got a call today from my surgery group and I have a surgery day! I am so excited that I had to share the news! My date is October 29th! :redface:

The realizeband is the same thing. They have been around longer than the lapband and was formally known as the SwissBand. My Dr said that he has had the same success from both systems.

I am in the same boat as you! I am just getting the process started! Good luck!

How much are they telling you the surgery is in Mexico? The surgery in SC costs $13,500 and offer payment plans. Maybe you should look into that b4 going to Mexico!

Insurance will be involved. I have UHC.

I went to a siminar already for one Dr. then was told not to use him because of surgery concerns. I am going to another siminar Wed. for another group of Drs. I just wonder how long the process will take after you go to the siminar. I am anxious to get things started!