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Lizabeth2    4

Lizabeth2
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Oh! And Welcome to the world, Morgan, you are beautiful and your daddy is a great role model! (And eat your fruits and vegetables, and exercise regularly.. haha)

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hondoford    17

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Lizabeth that is awesome that you got your fill! Mine made a huge difference and YES be careful with bread, rice, Pasta...you creep up on full and then....TOO LATE!!! At least that's been my experience.

I was talking with a buddy that told me his wife lost over 100lbs. with her band, and that's great, but the interesting part is that she only lost about 20lbs in her first 2 years. He said she had to get 'used to it' for a while and then got serious. Only now do you have all the tools and you are SO YOUNG! I know you'll be a success. Year 2 is when you kick some butt and take names.

Thanks for the kind words. Morgan is awesome and I'm glad I have the band because I need to be healthy in order to keep up with her and her big brother. I definitely can feel the difference (I don't sweat 24/7 in the Houston heat).

Take care and keep in touch!

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Lizabeth2    4

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Nine pounds down since my fill! Heck yes, y'all!

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hondoford    17

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Nine pounds down since my fill! Heck yes' date=' y'all![/quote']

That is awesome! So glad to hear it!

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bobbiejones27    17

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Hi all! I'm getting banded by Dr Kuri next Tuesday. So glad to see all the positive posts on this thread. Glad everyone is doing well.

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ussr28    1

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Hi there,

I am being banded by Dr Kuri on the 14th February. Am I correct in saying that Dr Kuri does not out any full in the band at all? Does that mean that I won't have weight loss till I get my first fill?

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bobbiejones27    17

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Hi Ussr28. I got banded by Dr Kuri on Nov 26. He did not fill the band because you will need time to heal after the surgery. You will still lose weight. You will notice going into the 5th and 6th week you may start to get your old appetite back and you will be ready for your first fill when that 6th week comes. I just had my first fill mid Jan and I have since lost another 5 lbs. Slowly bit surely it's coming off and will for you too. Maybe even faster. :). I absolutely love Dr Kuri and his staff. They took such good care of me during and after my surgery. All his staff is very nice. Annabelle especially. I was so pleased I went back to Dr Kuri for my fill as well. I didn't want to go anywhere else. I am from AZ tho so both trips were easy for me. Good luck with your surgery. I am so happy I made the choice to get lap band for myself. Best wishes to you!!!

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ussr28    1

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Thank you so much bobbiejoned27 for telling me that. I feel much more at ease. Unfortunately for me, I am from BC, Canada so it would be expensive to go back to Dr Kuri for fills.

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one2of9    0

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I too am from Canada and I had my surgery with Dr. Kuri in Oct 2013. Jo Ann gave me a list of fill providers in my area and I discovered that in Alberta if a doctor does the fill health care pays for it. I have had 4 fills so far because my doctor was taking it slow to find my "sweet spot". i wasn't losing weight but the last fill was only a week ago and i am down 3.5 lbs. I am very excited

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ussr28    1

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Hi one2of9,

Do you know if its the same for BC?

you have have 4 months of no weightloss? i would hate to have to wait that long to lose any weight. Do you know if your doctor did anything differently?

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one2of9    0

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The first 6 weeks was all healing and i stayed the same. The band caused so little restriction when I went back on real food so I was just happy I didn't gain. I am very happy with what is happening now though. it was getting a little discouraging.

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Samirax6    18

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Any recent updates from Dr. Kuri's patients? I am having my procedure done on May 3 and getting anxious :)

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Bandedchick2013    4

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I traveled from Alberta to Mexico in November 2013 to get banded by Dr.Kuri and it was amazing! Dr.Kuri and his staff are awesome!!! I have no regrets and would do if all over tomorrow if I had to :). I was banded nov.13th and two weeks after my surgery I found out I was pregnant, so my weight loss journey got out on hold- unfortunately I had a miscarriage on jan.10th but have been dealing with emotions and trying to carry on with my journey. I have since lost 32.4lbs since my pre op weigh in. Slow process but I will get there :) you get what you put into it- the band won't do it for you! Good luck on your journey :) I assure you Dr.Kuri is an awesome choice!!

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    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. LeighaTR

        LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

    • CaseyP1011

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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