Hi, I'm new

[eck 0]

Hi, I'm new to this board. I was banded on Feb 11, 2011. Glad to find a board that's got people actually posting and exchanging.

I had my surgery done by Dr. Coburn at SWLC in Ontario, Canada. So far, I've lost 20 pounds including the pre-op period. Only another 80 to go!

ECK

[goosapotomus 0]

Hi, I'm new to this board. I was banded on Feb 11, 2011. Glad to find a board that's got people actually posting and exchanging.

I had my surgery done by Dr. Coburn at SWLC in Ontario, Canada. So far, I've lost 20 pounds including the pre-op period. Only another 80 to go!

ECK

Welcome!!! I'm getting banded in April and have been on the site for a few months! It's such a great support tool! Hope you are doing well with your band!!!

[eck 0]

Hi,

Yes, I'm doing well with the band. I had some discomfort for a few days post-op but it was exactly what I'd been told to expect. It was amazing to not feel hungry. At all! When I hit two weeks post-op, hunger came back all of a sudden. I guess the swelling had finally gone down. At any rate, the nurses told me to give it a couple of weeks to stabilize, which it did. I haven't had a fill yet, but feel good. Weekends are harder - too much time on my hands, too many temptations - and I kind of want to eat something but it's purely a mouth thing, not because of hunger. That's one thing they don't tell you about, i.e. that your mouth craves tastes even though your stomach doesn't. Kind of proves how much of this is in one's head!

Good luck with your surgery. I hope that it will be a great experience for you.

Welcome!!! I'm getting banded in April and have been on the site for a few months! It's such a great support tool! Hope you are doing well with your band!!!

[Lady_Dragyn 2]

Welcome! I am new as well and quite happy find these forums. Good luck Goos! It's really not that bad, at least not as bad as I expected.

[Kristi Twisti 18]

Hey Eck, have you tried sugar free gum? It's been a huge help to me. I am on my pre-op diet and am finding sometimes I just want to chew!

Good Luck to all with their bands and diets!!