gotta be me

Of the 5 steri strips I had, 2 came off on their own on Monday morning July 17 (I was banded on July 6) in the shower, and the other 3 were taken off by my doctor later that same day at my first check-up.

Silly ticker thingy! :faint: It worked once, but not this time. :eek:

I was banded July 6, 2006 in Kansas. Yesterday was my follow-up and I've lost 11 pounds! :clap2: I really can't take much credit though as I felt icky for the first few days and hardly ate anything, but that's starting to change and my appetite is coming back. :cry I get to start on mushies today and solids in a week. I'm a little nervous, but am ready to get on with it. :eek: <?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /><v:shapetype id=_x0000_t75 stroked="f" filled="f" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" coordsize="21600,21600"> http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/d/3;23;88;0;0/c/-11/t/-164/k/7ad5/weight.png[/img] [/url] </v:shapetype>

I also tried Meridia-twice! It was useless for me, and it cost me $130 for a 30 day supply.:eek: My doctor told me there is a small percentage of us who are not effected at all by this drug.

I agree, call your dr asap. I was having trouble getting myself to drink much for fear of throwing up and wound up with a bad case of bladder infection only 5 days after my banding (banded 7-6-06). Please take care of yourself.

Hello fellow bandees. I was banded July 6 and am praying this works where all else has failed. :faint: It’s working at this point cause I sure don’t want to eat. My fear of vomiting has kept me from eating (should I say drinking ?) hardly enough to keep an ant alive. I really hate feeling icky all the time, but not as much as I hate not being able to control my weight gain. I truly believe my body has no set point and would just continue to grow and grow. It wasn’t always like this, but years of yo yo dieting, fasting and over eating has just confused the heck out of my system leaving me with several co-morbidities to go along with the fat body. This is my last ditch effort. I also want to thank everyone who’s posted on here with all your helpful ideas and supportive messages. I don’t feel so alone in this journey— just wished some of you lived near me so we could met and help each other find a life style befitting of the new us—I have to find something besides tv and snacking to entertain me. :rolleyes Walking is a problem for me because in addition to the weight I also have suffered from heal spurs for over 3 years-ouch. Nothing has worked on them-not shots, leg stretching exercises, pain pills, night splints; I really hope taking off weight will relieve some of the pain. Anyway, just want to say HI! :high5: