cindys79

Thats amazing!!! But realistic now! lol Good for you, and I cant wait until I am able to post the same greeting this time next year hopfully!

My surgery date was May 24, 2010 :thumbup: The gas pains finally went away about 5 days ago, and so far I have lost 23 lbs including my pre op diet. I'm on liquids for the next 8 days for 21 total. At first my appetite was next to nothing, but lately I've found myself having lots of cravings (today spaghetti and breakfast sandwiches lol!) And I've been eating up to 1 and 1/2 cups of soup in one sitting..and I could probably comfortably eat 2 cups! This can't be normal??!! My first fill is on June29th, and Im gonna ask my doctor to give me an "aggressive fill" so hopfully I will be satisfied at 1/2 cup servings-fingers crossed! It's nice to "meet" some fellow bandsters at the same stage as me

I live in Alberta, Canada and I went to Tijuana for my surgery (May 24, 2010) with Dr. Ortiz and I had an amazing experience! Beautiful clinic and very professional staff-I almost felt like I was on a spa retreat with how well I was treated before, during and after surgery I too was a bit nervous about going down there, but hardly had a choice with the $10,000 price difference if I got it done here, but Tijuana itself is quite a nice, clean, and friendly city! Absolutely NOT how I thought it was going to be! I'm not familiar with the doctor you are using, but I would definetly recommend Dr Ortiz and Tijuana with VERY high regards!! :thumbup:

I was banded May 24/10 -I did great on the pre-op, and have lost a total of 23 lbs, however, Im disappointed as I have been stuck at 221 for the last 5 days-even after going for 3 km walks every night :thumbup: My big goal right now is to get out of the 200's!!!! I'm still on liquids for another week, but not feeling to hungry....the only thing i'm craving is spaghetti!!! Ha!