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I do this a couple of times a week. It just depends on how the wind is blowing. Does not matter what, when or how much I eat.

I am looking for a support group near the San Clemente area. Does anyone know of any?

He is an awesome surgeon. He did my surgery and took precautions during the 1st so that I would not get any kind of infection. He is very nice and my scars are looking pretty good too and it's just been a month since my band was placed. :smile2:

Does anyone know of any support groups near S Orange County, Ca? The one for at my surgeon's office is just too hard to get to after work. HELP! I need the support group to deal, ya know?? :smile2:

Well, it's been almost 3 weeks since my surgery and I am doing ok. I lost 9 lbs in the first 2 weeks after my surgery and this week....nothing. Not gaining just staying the same. I go in for my first fill on 11/1 and I hope that start to feel restriction like I did right after surgery. It's hard to try and stick with my diet. I mean sooooo hard. But I am determined to change my bad habits. Anybody have any good advice? :smile2:

The anesthesiologist is able to control your blood sugar levels during surgery. My surgeon wanted me to see my PCP to make sure that she was aware that my sugar levels were not under control. Take Care, good luck and keep me posted!

Well, I was banded on the 13th and I don't have the gas pain or the shoulder pain but I am trying to walk as much as I can. I go back to work on Tuesday and I am scared to do that because sitting at a desk on the phone all day makes it easy to just graze at whatever might be available.

OMG! I am so excited! I finally was banded on 9/13 (the day before I turned 39) and I am in awe of this whole experience. For a minute I thought that they might cancel my surgery again due to my raised blood sugar levels but I was able to get them under control and my reading was 124 the morning of my surgery. Since then, I have been eating the VERY small amounts allowed and really do feel feel full. I totally feel the restriction. Although I cheated a bit and tried to eat something that I should not be trying till the 2nd week post-op but quickly realized that it was not worth it cause I came up immediatly. I feel great right now. In May I weighed 234 and right now I am at 209. (although the day of surgery I weighed 215) So, 6 pounds in 6 days works for me. Lets just hope I can keep this momentum flowing!! I have already started taking my dog walking and it has tired me out but my heart rate is getting up and burning the calories! I hope this continues and does not fizzle out. I have even tried on clothes that I have not worn since the spring and they are falling off as I walk. yeah!! Thanks for all the help and support! :thumbup:

I'm so excited! I got (what I hope is my last) surgery date yesterday! Sept 13, the day before my birthday! I hope this one goes off without a hitch!

I'm so excited! I got (what I hope is my last) surgery date yesterday! Sept 13, the day before my birthday! I hope this one goes off without a hitch!

Well, I should have had my surgery today but last Thursday my Dr's office called to say that they needed to cancel my surgery because they got my labs back and myTriglycerides were over 800 and I needed to get them down before they can re-schedule my surgery. Does anyone know how to lower them quickly? :thumbup:

Well, I should have had my surgery today but last Thursday my Dr's office called to say that they needed to cancel my surgery because they got my labs back and myTriglycerides were over 800 and I needed to get them down before they can re-schedule my surgery. Does anyone know how to lower them quickly? :thumbup:

I go in on 8/2 for my second attempt at getting my band and I can't wait. I just hope that this time I do not wake up from my surgery to hear my surgeon say, "Sorry, we were not able to place your band". :smile: Though I am mostly optimistic about this surgery, there is a little bit of doubt that it may not work again or what if I fail at this too! I mean I have been on a thousand diets and they worked but I gained it back. I realize this is a tool and I need to change my life and I am ready. I hear all these people talk about the band does not work and they have only lost like 15 lbs and they are barely eating anything but I never hear them say that they have gone to gym, gotten on bike, treadmill or even taken their dog for a walk. I know that it takes more than just eating less. It is the whole package and I AM READY!! :smile2:

Well, good luck to you all. I am having another surgery to be banded on 8/2 as the 1st one was not put in. I do not have to do a pre-op diet, which I am glad for. I am so ready to have this surgery over with. I started this journey in Jan and wish that the band was placed in May (too much abdominal scar tissue). Make sure to update the site and good luck! :thumbup: