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I use, Northwest Fill Management providing affordable lap-band fills for weight loss surgery patients., they are wonderful ladies who do excellent jobs on fills and info. Without them I would of been lost since no one in this area would help me cause I was banded in Mexico! They are in Arlington wa. but travel to Spokane about every 6-8 weeks. And they arent very expensive. I have go to their ofice in Arlington too when I needed a fill and missed them in Spokane. Who is doing your surgery? Good luck and if theres anything I can help you with just drop me a line!

Hey! The pre-op diet....well it's going...I can't wait for it to be over. Once I am past this and the two weeks of liquids. I will be fine. Congrats on the weightloss!! YAY!!! I only have 5 days till my surgery. I am so stoked!!

Hi Teresa - Thanks for your email. I really enjoyed reading it.

We are very in-sink on so many topics. I will continue to try different types of foods and drinks because you are right I need to get ready mentally. People say changing the way you think of food is the hardest part. So I'm still doing good even if I don't lose weight every month. I will be starting up at the gym this month so I'm sure that will help.

When I started all this I thought OH! six months is so long. I finally excepted it and was happy I had to go thru the 6months with the nutritionist. I have learned so much. But when I found out a few weeks ago that I would have another three months before surgery I was in shock. I'll be fine, its just that I wasn't prepared to hear that. I really thought it was just a few weeks for surgery after the 6th month weigh-ins. Sorry I had to vent a little. In the end I will stick with it as long as it takes however many months.

So It looks as if we may be having our surgery around the same time. I will stay in touch with you over the months to see how things are going. Please feel free to write me the good the bad and the ugly since I'll be going thru the same stuff.

take care.

Jean

That sounds like your sweet spot to me! I lost the weight being on liquids for 9 days after the too tight fill. I have gained some of it back - which is expected when you go on real food again. I don't have very much restriction right now at all. So stinkin weird. I had restriction before at 3CC, and now I don't feel like I have any! I am going to wait a couple of weeks (money reasons primarily) then go in for .1 I hope that helps.

I hate that time of the month. Sucks

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Thanks for the encouraging words. It is so nice to see one another encouraging each other in our successes. Have a lovely week.

I didn't have any gas pain, sorry. But everyone raves about gasX strips which dissolve in your mouth. I just burped a lot. My husband even commented that I could have won some contests in his fraternity with my newfound talent. It s been a week for me now and the only real issue is the pain in my left side, not anywhere the incision or port. Its probably due to picking up my 18 month old too soon. So be it. When she says "uppy mommy" and tries to climb my leg, I'm gonna pick her up. Now, I'm on mushies and have had no problem with anything, which scares me a little. I don't want to go back to my old habits. Keep me posted on how you are doing.

I haven't gone anywhere in the snow. I'm in Monroe and we have 14 inches of snow at my house. My husband has been taking my jeep so he can get to work. He works right off of 128th & I-5 at Comcast up the hill. I had to cancel my interview- but it was ok because she didn't make it into the office either. Their office is in Northgate- but the job opening is for a clinic in Monroe- Temp job while someone is out.

I can't wait for the first fill.

What type of work do you do? I worked at Children's for 8 years and was let go in May by a bully supervisor. I talked with a lawyer and they said Washington is an at will state. They can fire someone for the color of your hair. Unemployement has been good and they just extened it another 20 weeks. Just not as much money coming in. Christmas will be tight this year. But at least it will be white. lol

Snow has even made it worse. Today is payday and I can't get anywhere. lol Maybe thats a good thing.

ohh wow a 3! eek how tall are you?

haha i normally hate finals week... but this semester was especially rough. except now im excited, because i guess i was so stressed yesterday that i could hardly eat anything more than a protein bar and 2 bananas.... well guess what, i lost 2 pounds pretty much overnight! i broke my first of probably many plateaus... felt good. hopefully the stress is out of my system though, so that i'll get a fill today... i'll need some help over this stress-free winter break..

You look good already! I just got my band about 2 weeks ago, so we will be pretty close in weight loss. What size are you now?

LibbyS, I need to know that Dr Wetter is the best since I am seeing him next week and the one person who answered me seems to hate him. Can you help???? I need to have positive in my life and I am scared! This is a huge decision.

Cogratulations!! I can't wait until my surgery date Jan 7th. I was wonderng how you are doing now? I'm almost the same weight and age as you and I have 3 boys. My youngest being 1 1/2 yrs old. He's a big boy, about 30 pds and I'm wondering how long it will be before I can pick him up. I have stairs in my house which he's not big enough to go down yet. Hope you're doing well, keep us posted on your progress, I would love to know what to expect.

Hi Teresa: I am trying to stay warm. I have a big pot of chicken/turkey chili simmering on the stove this cold Sunday morning.

I am doing well. I am feeling drained, but I think it has something to do with my increased workouts and the cold is around our office too.

I had my first fill last week, which went really well. No pain. I actually talked to Helen the whole time, while Dr. Kim placed the needles in my stomach. The first needle was a numbing agent and the second needle was the fill.

I lost .5cc from the surgery fill. At the time of surgery, Dr. Kim placed 3cc in, but last week should took the fill out to see what was left. And all that was left was 2.5cc. She put that back in and added 1.5cc. I now have 4cc and great restriction.

Let me know how your appointment goes with the doctor. It is very exciting!!! Good luck.

Hi all thanks for your encouragment! I feel Great! the first 3 days were tough but I woke up yesterday feeling no abdominal pain at all! I was so shocked and happy! Pipersfour goodluck with your liqiud that was hard for me I had to start mine the day before Thanksgiving! goodluck. my friends have said it's already starting to show in my face. I can't see it but I'm so happy I did this and I'm sure you will be too.

Hi Terry, I am so thankful for your quick response. I keep think oh man I only have a few more weeks to get that weight off. Now in just one week I see the surgeon. So far I've played with the same 10 lbs. I hope I can get a few more off before next week. I will really go at. Thanks again for your response. How it everything going for you at this point? How are you feeling?

you are soooo right! i get my first fill on wednesday.... hopefully that means i will start losing again! I've been between 231 and 233 for the past 3 weeks... ready to drop again! Although... I have noticed my clothes getting loser even though the scales haven't dropped... woo!

You won't have to worry about the junk food, because you simply won't be able to physically eat it - trust me. As for myself, I'm doing much better. I can actually eat a bowl of eggs, sausage, bacon, and cheese without coughing it back up now. I was worried about not being able to eat "normal" foods at first, but after the 2nd week, I discovered that those worries weren't based on reality.

I saw where you posted about the salad and egg "cheat". On my pre-op diet, I'm allowed salad and steamed veggies. I can also have a 3-4oz piece of lean meat once a week. So I'm thinking the egg wont harm a fly! You should be good to go! :3

anybody practically faint when they actually saw the menu of liquid foods you have to eat for 3 weeks after surgery. I am trying to mentally wrap my brain around it and then I will be ok. Makes me sad for some reason. but surgery is comin quick so I have to deal. any advice would be great. Thanks

Hi Stephanie

My secret is that I was required to do a 6 month diet plan before surgery to satisfy my insurance. I lost 45 lbs before surgery and as of right now I am down 84 lbs total. So about 39 lbs from the band. I do exercise everyday. M-F I walk/run on the treadmill for at least 20 min and two days a week I will do strength training to try and keep from having sagging skin. I love my band and I would recommend it to anyone. Have you been banded yet? Good luck to you on your journey and keep me posted I love to see how everyone is doing!

Hello!

I am doing fine. 16.5lbs is GREAT!!! Good for you! I am up to walking 2 miles per day. I am cheating though, I have been eating mashed potatoes once per day, for the past 3 days. I officially start mushies on the 4th.

I just had my LBS a week ago and am looking forward to some healthy creative recipes. That pot roast sounds just wonderful...of course everything does right now:). I am looking forward to more recipes and find that this forum is just what I need. Thank you everyone!

Thanks. I called my insurance & got a "not so nice" person. First she said it wasn't covered & when I asked again she said "well only if it's medically neccessary". I then asked her what if it was? She told me I would have to get the surgeon to send a pre-something letter to them. Our insurance company is not very well know but they are really good. I am going to call next week again to see if I get someone more compassionate.

Hello, I have been reading a lot of the messages people are posting and it has jump started me to work on losing my last 3 pounds before I can schedule my surgery !! I began my quest in April. I have everything in place except these last three pounds. I am using the protein shake for breakfast and lunch and a light dinner. Hopefully that will do the trick.

I am not sure how to do this posting and all so I'm giving this a try. I hope I did this right and someone is able to read this...

New to forum, I was banded on 9/29/08, I lost 13lbs and I have anxiety that this will work, my swelling has gone down and I can eat, but I get really full and I havent lost any weight in 2 weeks. Is this anxiety normal