AudsMom

Hi Sacramento Gal..

Who told you to start loosing right away???? If they did when you go to your orientation put 25 lbs of weights in your pockets or something, because the orientation is our starting weight. I made a similar mistake but only lost 10 before and that was NOT counted towards my 10%.....

Ok so the good news:D

After the orientation you will get the psych eval, and the surgeon appt, at the surgeon appt you wanna try to be at the goal from the orientation... Then he will forward you to Liz, btw at orientation she will try and freak you out dont let it worry you shes not as tough as she seems:D and then she will schedule your surgery.

I coulda been in surgery 12 weeks after my orientation but i had a trip to vegas so it got pushed out to 4 months.. but most of us are 3 months... but it all depends on you. When i say us im refering to the girls on the richmond board.

Talk to you soon:)

Reggie, i soooo see a difference from the lunch we had together before your orientation till now, girl you look hot!!

Candra you are beautiful!!!!

Oh my gosh!!! I am so glad you are ok!!! You are doing great!

Hey girl! I have seen your post and saw youve done AWESOME!!! My question is I was wondering why you needed to be re banded a year later? Im quite scared of that needing to happen.. i hate surgery.. so, was it a problem with the band??

THANK YOU!!!

Hey girl! I am banded now, how are u doing?? Im sending u a friend add on here

hi reggie, right now i am not hungry at all however i do have like head hunger but its easy to ignore. But i am getting weak since i haven't ate in 3 days. Incision pain, depends on the time of day. Have u had a Csection??

thanks reggie! Cant wait to go thru ur experience with u!

Welcome to the boards and actual posting:) Wanted to tell u something I sit here in the hotel room awaiting morning. I am a wreck. Three times I almost said forget it, then I keep looking in the mirror... do it, it really helps, naked is even better. I did cry when i left my baby today and will probably in the morning, but we are soooo lucky to have this chance.. so i am going to be brave and just do it. If you need to talk feel free to post everywhere:)

Good Luck!!!

HI!

So did they contact you for an appt? Have you checked on your kaiser appt area? I was thinking, don't rush for an appt, tell them even 4 weeks out is ok.. but loose your 10%. Then when you go to meet the psych, she will push you thru to the surgeon. That is what i am going thru. Im am at goal weight, and whe n i finally meet the psych she had me scheduled with the surgeon this week!

On the boards you will see many people having to then wait to loose their 10% before moving forward.. The ladies in the office said a VERY small amnt of patients actually hit goal before seeing their surgoen and when they do they work for us:D

BTW i think our nutrition lady needs to eat some sweets;)

Thank you for responding to my post. My concerns are all the restrictions we get as being a banded person. You litterally get no alcohol anymore because the stomach is small, no straws, no gum, no cereal, etc. I dont know, I just thought maybe if we could follow the same diet they give the bandsters we could have the same results. Because i also read girls saying they ahve NO restriction.. that worries me. The dr said its in our heads, and that it really doesn't cause a major restriction cause you can drink water and flush the food down.. that its like a light switch for people.. Have you gone to the Orientation?