sandra267

I think like might be the key word here. I don't like to go to work on Monday but I do. Ask point blank will they fill if you need to be filled?

I did not know that this was a signal for fullness. I keep thinking i was catching a cold or swine flu.

I have had 6 fills since October. I did not really feel restriction until my last fill on Wednesday. I believe that slow and steady wins the race. If you push it your band could slip. Be patient, it will come.

There is nothing like feeling confident in yourself. I throught that being heavier did not bother me, but know that I have lost some weight I know I lacked some confidence in myself. Congrads

Have you tried Brighams? I went for my consult in July and was banded in October.

I eat between 1,200-1,600 a day. I try not measure or count calories. The day I start weighing and measure is the day I will feel like I am dieting.

The economy has been the biggest changed for us. I have to think twice about going to wholefoods and buy salomon, tuna fillets. I don't buy junk because it can really eat into your food budget.

I had surgery at faulkner with Dr. Vernon. I love the single rooms. I also had surgery at brighams 3 months later. It went very well. They are both teaching hosipital so you get alot of traffic. I would highly recommend my surgeon as well as brighams/faulkner.

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I try hard to eat at least 1,200. Sometimes if I eat less than that one day I up it the next. I don't eat more than 1,400 calories.

My surgeon said she was doing a small fill because of an upcoming surgery. I got 4.0 cc

I told everyone. I think of this surgery as a blessing. When I was having surgery they found something else. This probably would not have been found if I was not being banded. I had another surgery and now I am on the mend and feeling great. I now have a friend that is thinking about getting banded.

I am wondering too what restriction really is.... I have not had a problem with anything I have eaten. I just don't like to eat bread, it feels unconfortable for me. I just don't want to snack, I can eat a bowl of cheerois in the morning, protein shake for lunch and tuna salad or stir fry for dinner and be ok for the day. I don't feel like I have found my sweet spot.

Same here, but only two kids. I would love to got back to a size 10.

At first I wasn't going to tell anyone, but then one day I just started telling everyone. That was the right decision for me. If I was going to Mexico to have it done, I don't think I would have told too many people. There are alot of people that do not understand what medical treatment is like outside of this country.