spunkywoman

I agree with all the other posts. I'm addressing the optifast question. Drink Slimfast......or go to the health food stores for powdered protien shakes they might be cheaper. Staying on a liquid diet isn't easy.... I feel great banded..I slept on my side in the hospital. I have had to many abdominal surgeries to do crunches soI can't respond to that question. I see I'm not the only one with a bad back and knee trouble...... Good luck with your decission.....

Thanks all for you encouragment. Iknow I can do this!I just found out hubby has prostrate cancer. If I wasn't banded I would be eating everything in site.....

Hi I was banded on August 7 and I haven't lost weight like you all. I'm down 25 pounds since preop.Are you all drinking protien shakes all the time? I'm older with bad arthritis so exercise is minnamal. Now I feel like the failure of the group. <pout> I have had 1 fill on Sept 11. I'm just now starting to feel it. Is this common for such a delayed reaction? Well fill #2 is this Wednesday and now I'm nervous about getting sick.. ..all isn't bad I'm wearing smaller clothes.....I'm shopping in my closet..<wink> to bad I got rid of my size 8 clothes a couple of years ago...lol...if I beome a size 8 again I want all new.......hell I will deserve it.... Banded by Dr Fielding NYU Aug 7 2006 I will never figure out the tickler

Hi all! Where have you all been.:clap2: I have seen every month but August. I'm such a newbie I didn't know how to start this thread. I was banded on August7. I have been starving since a week after surgery. I begged for a fill but was told to eat. Just stay under a 1000 calories. The protien drinks made me so sick I was in the hospital 2 days before surgery. I had 1 fill and I can barely feel it. Wednesday I get my second fill and I think this cone will make a big difference. I think my missing link is the exercise. I have bad knees and back but you all are encouraging me to try the treadmill.....:faint: Good luck all.......great meeting you all. Judy

Hi I'm Judy and a newbie. I was banded on Aug7 2006 and have had 1 fill.MY doctor didn't numb me first or use floroscope is this standard? Dr Fielding has the band too I never thought to question him. PS this is my first post .....I have no idea if I did this right....