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I everyone I got my banded on 1/26/10. I've been looking for someone to talk to with this new life style. Please get back to me so we can become buddys through this journey.. Hope to hear from you guys... Take care everyone... Tammy

I was actually born in 1954, and I am 55. I was banded 1/19 by Dr. V at Presbyterian in Charlotte.

hey girl

had my first fill 1/28/10,, i lost 4 lbs so he only gave me 2 cc,, he wants to take it slow,, i don/t feel any different yet,, we will see in 5 weeks have another fill scheduled,, how are you doing ??? i am eating more trying to stay on right road

hiiii I am doing okay, finally not sore. I have lost 10 lbs since the surgery but its kinda stopped now. today my dr started me on puree foods which is pretty nasty LOL but I am going to start walking tomorrow, 20 mins a day because I have yet to start excersizing, hope it helps. how are you???

I was banded on 03-25-10, and Im still getting used to all this. First I was kind of confused about what I should or should not be eating as I seem to be able to handle quite a bit of items. I kind of got off track on starting soft foods before Im supposed to, so Im backtracking so I can do it right. I so want this to work! One question I do have is, are you supposed to lose a lot of weight prior to your first fill, or does the weight really start coming off after your fill? I've only lost 7 pounds and I feel like maybe thats not good enough? Any help would be great.

I am getting banded on 6/10....good luck Jordanann

I am getting banded 6/10....Good Luck Jordanann

hey, i lost 19 pounds so far.......

hello i was wondering how much exercise were you doing to drop that much weight in 10 months?You look great.

Hi! How are things going? Did you get your 2nd fill yet? I am scheduled for may 19, but they said I could come in sooner. I think I will schedule something sooner. I am doing good and seeing progress, but it's slow and I can get more food that I did when I first got my fill! Cake is still hard for me to eat! But I am okay with that. Cookies are not a problem though! : ) But still, I only have 1 or 2 if I do indulge. My mammo went well, the spot they were concerned about turned out be nothing. All is good! Yeah!

Well during my 2 week preop diet I lost 19 lbs. Then the week after surgery I lost 11 more. I had surgery on Feb 5th. I have actually gained back a couple of lbs becuase I am still not filled to the correct amount. I had a fill on March 16th at 4cc's but I was up all night getting sick so I went back on March 17th and got 2 ccs out. Then on April 14th I got another fill of 1 cc so I am at 3 now and I still don't have very much restriction. I just called today to reschedule my next fill to May 12th. That is the soonest they can get me in because I have to see Deperi or Webb because neither Welchel or Hagen could find my port. I really like Webb anyway because when he gives a fill I don't even feel the needle! I don't know how he does it! By the way I was very skeptical about going to Memorial for the surgery but I was very impressed with the whole thing I hope that helps

Julie

I got my first fill this morning and it was interesting. He put in 3.4 cc in my 10 cc band. I can really feel the restriction now. I feel like i did the first day after my surgery.

i will defintely need plastic surgery!!!!!!!!!! i have 8-10 pounds of excess skin on the lower part of my stomach....it looks like the 126 pounds all fell to the bottom...i just dont take pix of that mess...lol...i am having a panniculectomy in august....

I had my surgery on April 15, 2009. and I go in May 19, 2009 for my first fill. I am excited and a little nervous about that. I was taken off ALL my meds and i am so excited about that. I am feeling better today then i did before i had my surgery. Where do you live? Im in Little Rock, AR.

when I was 145 prob a small 10 but I have always had hips! I have never been "skinny" may now I can be

I see you are 19... my son will be 19 next week and is having surgery on 6-11-09... How are you doing so far? What is the hardest part socially? Did you tell your friends you had this done? Any words of wisdom I can give him would be great...

Thanks!

Day 4 of Pre-op .... Down 10 lbs... Yay me... Cravings are still bad but not Hungry...

I spent 10 minutes doing Pilates. 31 calories burned.

10 days to surgery, and all is well.

17 pounds down from liquid diet, and another 10 since surgery, 27 all together.. Yay.

Wahoo! Down to 208# this morning, 10 days post op. Day of surgery the scale read 213,with my starting weight at 220.0 2 weeks prior to that. My Nov. 18th doctor's appt had me at 223.9 with an all time high of 267.

The12 days of FB: 12 blank screens .....11 locked up links ....10 games not working .....9 days of screaming ....8 posts not posting ....7 emails complaining ...6 cigs a smoking ...5 salty tears ......4 thousandgone ...3 broken mice ...2 therapists ....and a programmer hanging froma treeeeee !!!!! THANKS JASON!!!!

all my friends/classmates are having babies...O.oYeah, i am gonna wait 10 years before I even think about that.

Thanks for the well wishes! Down about 17 just 10 days post op. Weird! But I'll take it!

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