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Kris, get better

Boy their is sure a lot of information in this group. I have enjoyed the good and bad. Lets all keep talking.

I saved and paid $8,500. up front. My girlfriend had WLS in the US four years ago she paid $5,000 cash in hand to get the dr. to approve her Insurance. The insurance paid $80,000. What a rip-off.

Thats the great thing about the band, you can unfill it if you want to or need to. If you feel tight now just wait. If you tell your dr. that you would like to put off the fill untill after the first of the year so that you don't have a problem over the holidays. A emergency during the holidays is sure to involve her. You may be saving her an interuption. Best wishes

You will love TJ, Mexico is fun. Myself, mygirl and her mother all walked all over after being banded. The walking was a big help in recovery. Have fun and loose the fat too.

Lavette, explore this form. I have found all the answers by reading.

Normal food, just not much.

This may not help with your first date but I do wish you the best. I posted this a while back, its not easy to admit but it is true. " Baby, size is only an issue to a stupid male. When I met my girl for life I could not stand her. It was nessassary to work with her to get what I wanted. She was HUGE 400+ lb 5'2" LOUD, Latin, male basher. I wanted her help with my students and she controled the student aid. Boy was I STUPID in my views of her. She is the best person in the world. After a couple of years she was able to have WLS and it has not changed the person inside. Keep doing what you do in life and one day Mr. STUPID will come your way." Do not let anyboby get in your way to happness. <!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

I echo Jack...sending you a dose of power......

I guess I had it easy, Dr. Ortiz said to walk, walk, walk to that is what I did. The "Head" hunger has been the most problem. I am slowly understanding that the hunger MONSTER that I felt all my life is under control. I started eating normal food quickly. It is chewed, chewed, and chewed untill a paste. I have found this very helpfull.

I love to make my girl climax several times with what we call playing the Trumpet. During cunnilingus I act like I am playing a Trumpet and Blow Her. Her WLS has made it easy to keep this up for a long time. I like to Blow her untill she is almost exhusted and then return to my selfish pleasure. Its like a game if I can make her come 6-10 times that is my goal. She then likes to have a nice nap :notagree

" am in Canada and did not require a referrel" Mexico is the same. Its a shame that the US makes it so hard. Best Wishes, I love my band.

Before banding Hunger was a MONSTER. It took over my mood. After banding and getting back to normal (ha ha) I seem to have lost the monster. I can eat normal food in very small amounts. At times my head says that I am not eating enough and at the same time my gut is fine. :hungry: Can anyone express in words what their hunger was like before and after WLS. Thanks to all

I had mild discomfort for a couple of days. Two times of BAD gas stuck. Nothing moved, band was fine. It felt like the band would have moved but it did not. I worried for nothing...hope this helps.

I am so glad for you. It a new world. Keep reading al the great information. I have learned so much from this form.

look up "FLORO OR NOT" for more info

Keep reading this board, overall it tells it all. What you see is people getting smaller and happy. Why do we not hear from a lot of OLD Banders? they are out dancing...I can not wait to be on the dance floor with my girl.

Pardon my first reply, it was a quick reaction. Lots of the others on this board speak with much more understanding but thats the problem with peer groups, they understand. Been their got the tee shirt and would do it over. How about asking your doctor to explain? Maybe it was a misunderstanding. If nothing else it may promp the dr to rethink.

Yea for you, and me too

It too bad that we can not put our hands on the "nice" people who do this stuff. I might like to "shake" their ..... hand .....

I enjoy food more now than ever. I eat slowly and chew my food. No more gulp it down to feed the monster. I now look for taste and not volume anymore. I can now push the plate away while it still has food on it. Wow what a great change.

good question, I would hope that we get some answers from the Droctors who read this form. They are good reading.

I had gas pains, but the more I walked the better it was. If I was told that it would be 10 times worse I would do it. It is so much better now and it keeps getting better.

I was up and walking one hour after banding, I was told that the more you walk the faster the healing will be. So within hours I was walking the streets of TJ Mexico, up and down the hills. Dr. Ortiz used some type of glue to seal the cuts. That worried me at first untill I learned more about it. The cuts healed fine and it is getting harder to find them (I am a show off) WLS is one of the best things I have ever done, I enjoyed Mexico.

My 73BMI girl would never have had WLS untill she overcame her fears. However it was not fun. She struggled for 10 years with the fear of WLS. It took the PAIN of a busted gallblatter that she had put off removing for years. She had put up with the off/on/off pain from the gallblatter. When it became an emergency and was wishing to die to stop suffering she went to the hospital. I was on the phone to her doctor to get her commited aginst her will to save her life when she relented. To make a long story short, gallblatter removed, recovered. set up WLS and now has lost almost 200 pounds. She is very happy now that it is over and is a supporter of taking control for yourself. She is normal and still has fears, but you can not stop her. It's "get out of my way becuse I have a life"