Just checking to see if there are many of us.

I'm in Overland Park. Where are you?

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dr malley is scheduled to do it. ive lost 13 pounds in 5 days on this preop diet, just thinking to myself if i should try and diet one last time, save myself 16,000 bucks, and if i fail, then i have this to fall back on as a last resort

dr malley is scheduled to do it. ive lost 13 pounds in 5 days on this preop diet, just thinking to myself if i should try and diet one last time, save myself 16,000 bucks, and if i fail, then i have this to fall back on as a last resort

I was a cash patient as well and it is a big chunk of change. However my question to you is....How many other times have you tried to diet and failed or have lost weight to put it back on plus 10 or more pounds? I would think that if you ahve gone this far that you have tried all other options. Plus you can't do the pre op diet forever. That type of diet is meant to be short term. You can do this. I know you can and I think deep down inside you know you should. We are all here for you and Dr. Malley and his staff are all great and you can email or call them any time. Dr. Malley banded me and he was the only one that I would have choose to do it. How about you come to the support group on Saturday (it is this Saturday, right?) I think I am going to go even if it is just for half the meeting. I have my grandmother's retirement party to go to that afternoon and my daughter has softball practice that morning as well but I think it is very important to go to them. Please join us.

I travel for work alot, and will be in mississippi this saturday, thanks for the invite though

Good Morning All!!!! Well I will be at the meeting tomorrow. We put off the retirement party for my grandma because my cousin had her baby lasst night!!!!! So we will do it in 2 weeks. Hope to see you there.

Hi Joyce (and everyone else) Just found the thread.

Greetings from Gardner. I was banded a year ago at KU.

My original thread had about 250 of us who were banded last April and only 3 or 4 still post. So I will be a regular if you don't mind.

Hi Joyce (and everyone else) Just found the thread.

Greetings from Gardner. I was banded a year ago at KU.

My original thread had about 250 of us who were banded last April and only 3 or 4 still post. So I will be a regular if you don't mind.

Welcome!!!! I live not to far from you in Spring Hill!! Your weight loss is great. I was just banded in March and I hope that I am as succussful as you have been. Although I gained 2 lbs this week. Not sure how or why but kind of bummed about it.

Welcome!!!! I live not to far from you in Spring Hill!! Your weight loss is great. I was just banded in March and I hope that I am as succussful as you have been. Although I gained 2 lbs this week. Not sure how or why but kind of bummed about it.

Thanks for the Welcome. Don't fret about the gain. Could be lots of things. (water). I've been gaining and losing the same 3 lbs for 3 weeks. I know I have to eat more but I just can't get it in.

Hey Joyce,

How did your fill go on the 7th?? I just had my 2nd fill yesterday and it went pretty well. Then again, I'm still eating mushy food unitl tomorrow.

Good luck everyone and get out and enjoy the weather!!

Welcome - Jersey Girl - happy to have you here. Congrats on success.

Finding me - My fill was a NON event. I was so nervous and it went smoothly. Good luck with your second fill results.

Kendra - I'm passing on the group tomorrow. Have other plans. Let me know what you learn.

Joyce

Joyce our group is a week from tomorrow(17th) at 11am. Let me know if you can make it.

Mom-I have a 10:30 appt that day. Please let me know the next one, I truly would like to visit.

Well I guess the beautiful weather we had this weekend kept a lot of the support group people away. There were more empty chairs than full ones. They talked about making sure that you journal what you are eating and also the size of your portions. They suggested that you measure what you think is a 1/4 of a cup of dry cereal and then put that in a measuring cup to see if you were right. From what I got they did this in a support group several months back and said that almost everyone over measured. They really want you to weigh your meats and measure your other foods so the staff can get a good idea of how much your really are eating for when you get your fills.

Jason your surgery date is just two days away!!!! Trust me you will have no regrets. I would do this over in a heartbeat. I am down 28 pounds as of this morning. That does include you pre-op weight loss but I will take it. Heck even 10 pounds in 2 1/2 weeks is great too. I can't wait to hear from you!!!

Hope everyone has a great week. Enjoy the beautiful weather.

I'm from Kansas City Mo. and i had my lapband in 2008. I have lost 70 pounds and had a couple of down falls with unfills, but would do it again in a min.:thumbup:

Kendra - thanks for the overview regarding Bandwagon support meeting. Weather is too gorgeous, you are right.

So proud that you are doing so well. You rock, GF. I remember how concerned you were before surgery. So happy for you.

Joyce

Yes I was really was worried before surgery but am so glad I went through with it. I still get frustrated when I get on the scale but then i sit back and realize how much I really have lost in the last month to month and half and then I am happy.