Hi!

It's been such a long time since I've posted. I was finally banded on 3.11.2010. Between the liquid diet and nearly a week post-surgery, I'm down 20lbs and I'm feeling pretty good.

Now that I have been banded, I'm looking for any and all advice for the upcoming weeks. In particular, I'd love to know how to make one of those niffy tracking bars.

Thanks!

It's great to meet you all (again).

-confusion

Hi. My name is Amy. I was banded last week as well. on the 9/3/10. I have lost 5kg. I don't know what that is in lb sorry.

How are you going with the liquid diet. I'm sick of it. I want real food. even if its just mashed potato. oh well. I will get that in a month or two. :scared2:

to get those tracker things you go to Graphical Tickers and Trackers: Weight Loss, Trying To Conceive, Pregnancy... and it will walk you through what to do. or you could just click on someones and then click on the 'make your own' button.

Good luck.

Amy

Edited March 17, 201016 yr by amy_agatha

Hi and Congratulations , you are just a couple of weeks behind me I was banded on 24th February...

spent one week on liquids (post op) and then 2 weeks on Mushies (blended and soft foods) and this wek I am on normal food ...small portions I dish my meal up on a bread and butter plate.....

Take each step at a time and follow the dietitians menue it doesn`t take long to pass and I have done fine no problems (yet) and Hopefully I will have none....

Nice to Chat ..

keep in touch ..

Marion.

If you go to the general lap-band sugery discussion, sticky has posted a ticker turorial with pictures...that is how I got mine. good luck.

Hi Amy and everyone,

5kg--that's really good! As for the liquid diet, I can't wait to start the next phase. The Protein powder shakes that I had originally considered delicious taste disgusting now. At this point, I've never been so excited for pureed foods ever in my life.

Thanks for the tracker help. I'll get started on one very soon.

LOVE your quote!! good luck with your progress! I'm in the early stages.. Can't wait to have a date so I can start counting down!

Hi Tracy,

Thanks! I hope you get your date soon. I made my tracker a little while ago. I can't wait for it to begin moving steadily down.

Good luck to all of you, I get banded on the 24th.

Congrats girl I am 3 post op from my surgery and its amazing girl!!!!

Again Congrats:lol:

Hi!

It's been such a long time since I've posted. I was finally banded on 3.11.2010. Between the liquid diet and nearly a week post-surgery, I'm down 20lbs and I'm feeling pretty good.

Now that I have been banded, I'm looking for any and all advice for the upcoming weeks. In particular, I'd love to know how to make one of those niffy tracking bars.

Thanks!

It's great to meet you all (again).

-confusion

Hi Roxy,

Congrats to you, too! It's great that you're feeling so great. I can't believe it's been a week since my surgery. I'm really happy with how well everything is going.

Hi, I am in the PRICING phase right now,,,on the home page of this thread it said we can get banded for 4500.00, and they would compete with any price. I was offered 9999.00 by strax here in ft lauderdale fl...can anyone help me with how I can get the procedure for the 4500.00 that was mentioned?

Thanks,

and happy for all of you...

Thanks! Good Luck :frown::thumbup:

Hi!

It's been such a long time since I've posted. I was finally banded on 3.11.2010. Between the liquid diet and nearly a week post-surgery, I'm down 20lbs and I'm feeling pretty good.

Now that I have been banded, I'm looking for any and all advice for the upcoming weeks. In particular, I'd love to know how to make one of those niffy tracking bars.

Thanks!

It's great to meet you all (again).

-confusion

Alright!!! :mad:I tried to do the ticker thingy cause I thought it was so cute and thirty minutes later can't get it on here... and advice for someone who is stupid???

Mandisa after you configure your ticker right click on the code to copy it. Then go back to this site and click on quick links on upper right hand corner. Click on Edit Signature then paste it on the signature box. Hope this helps.

That is exactly what I have been doing I told you I am stupid!!! heehee Thks for trying to help me anyway I will keep on plugging on and maybe one of these days it will work:wink2:...

Hi, I am in the PRICING phase right now,,,on the home page of this thread it said we can get banded for 4500.00, and they would compete with any price. I was offered 9999.00 by strax here in ft lauderdale fl...can anyone help me with how I can get the procedure for the 4500.00 that was mentioned?

Thanks,

and happy for all of you...

The price you saw for $4500.00 is Dr. Mario Almanza down in TJ, Mexico. No joke, that's really his price. You can see his website at www.alighterme.com I was considering him at one time, but I decided to go with Dr. Rodolfo Natera at Star Medica Hospital in Juarez, Mexico because I prefer a full service hospital with an ICU, blood bank, etc. It's a little more expensive (I'm paying $6500.00) but I feel its worth it. Almanza works at Jerusalem Hospital which is an outpatient facility. Dr. Natera's website is www.drnatera.com but I went through Medical Tourism Company to facilitate everything. Good luck on your pricing search! :confused: