Any banders from Va?? (Close to Richmond??)

I live just outside Fredericksburg!!

Not close to Richmond, I live in Falls Church in Northern VA.

I'm from Stafford, but recently moved to Raleigh. My heart is still there does that count? :-)

Hi Renea, where in Raleigh are you? I am being banded on the 23.

I like in farmville..I was banded June 1st!

I like in farmville..I was banded June 1st!

I live in Powhatan! I was banded 5/31 ... hows it going for you so far? Who was your surgeon?

Not close to Richmond' date=' I live in Falls Church in Northern VA.[/quote']

I grew up in Falls Church, near Annandale Rd. Oh how I don't miss the traffic when were you banded & hows it going for you.

You grew up about a half mile from where I live - did you go to Annandale High School? My kids are at JEB Stuart. I was banded May 21 and it's going pretty well. The 4 small incisions almost invisible now and the bigger port one is fading. Currently on mushies and getting pretty tired of it. Not staying particularly full; hungry lots of the time but, hey, I figure in a year I won't even remember this part. I see the doc June 26, presumably for my first fill - I can't wait. How about you?

I'm in Fredericksburg...just banded yesterday.

You grew up about a half mile from where I live - did you go to Annandale High School? My kids are at JEB Stuart. I was banded May 21 and it's going pretty well. The 4 small incisions almost invisible now and the bigger port one is fading. Currently on mushies and getting pretty tired of it. Not staying particularly full; hungry lots of the time but' date=' hey, I figure in a year I won't even remember this part. I see the doc June 26, presumably for my first fill - I can't wait. How about you?[/quote']

I attended JEB Stuart for HS, I think the year before they started renovation on the front of the school. Its changed so much everytime I visit.

I was banded 5/31, its going alright, down 18lb since my preop liver shrinking diet. I hate the mushy stage but hated the liquid even more! My Dr has on his "mushy" stage canned tuna/chicken, so that's all I've been eating as well as cottage cheese & lowfat string cheese. Can't wait to start trying real foods again. My stomach growls maybe once or twice during the day. My incisions are healing great, I think, I think the bigger incision is having a little problem healing. I go tomorrow for my 2wk follow up, then hopefully in 2wks I can get my first fill so I can start feeling full.

You grew up about a half mile from where I live - did you go to Annandale High School? My kids are at JEB Stuart. I was banded May 21 and it's going pretty well. The 4 small incisions almost invisible now and the bigger port one is fading. Currently on mushies and getting pretty tired of it. Not staying particularly full; hungry lots of the time but' date=' hey, I figure in a year I won't even remember this part. I see the doc June 26, presumably for my first fill - I can't wait. How about you?[/quote']

Do your kids enjoy JEB Stuart? It wasnt the greatest of schools when I went there (2000-2004) besides their debut in National Geographic for diversity. I've heard its gotten better though.

I am from Virginia Beach with Dr. Fontana

Guess who got approved for solid food today? I am afraid I overate because my pouch feels FULL. We'll see how long it lasts. I had to call the doctor's office to ask how much longer I needed to do mushies. I wasn't having too hard a time with it but was hungry a lot of the time. I was told that I would, in fact, get my fill on the 26th. Can't wait. One suggestion for mushy - I browned ground beef, put it in the food processor a little bit and added beef gravy and it was pretty good and about the consistency of sloppy joes. I tried this trick with chicken but it looked too much like cat food to eat much of it. I was told that my portion size could be between one half and three quarters of a cup. Woo Hoo!!

We are really enjoying JEB. I think it has gone through some changes and upgraded itself. My older son is going for the IB diploma - that's a ton more work than I was willing to do in HS. My wife graduated from there in 1982; I'm from a suburb of Rochester, NY and went to a tiny high school (200 in my graduating class).

Hopefully tomorrow I can get put on real food, I made some spaghetti (minus the pasta) & put fat free sour cream in it to make it mushier, it tasted fantastic & went down with no problem.

I'm scared of "stretching" my pouch when I start eating solids again. I am trying to figure out this whole portion control stuff. Went to a cookout this past weekend & put mashed potatoes on my plate like I would pre lapband & realized I wouldn't be able to eat all of it! lol. I had forgotten all about my new portion sizes. Its defiantly going to take some getting used to.

Have they told you yet what your calorie intake should be? I can't seem to get my daily Protein in every day, how do you do it?

I miss N.Va but its not somewhere I'd move back too, great to visit, but that's about it. I lived near Rt 50 & Annandale Rd for about 10yrs & then off of Columbia Pike not far from Barcroft area while in HS. The living expenses are outrageous & so many gang problems.

what does your family think of your decision to get the band?

Hey I'm trying to find a doctor in Virginia that Will do my fills. I had my surgery done in Mexico, so I have to find a doctor that what take an international bander...would yall mind letting me know what doctor you use and maybe their contact information?? Thanks!