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NewBeginnings2018

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mpatti2007    0

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Im going to give them a call to see if i can attend the meetings, rather than going into Boston, I live on the south shore of Boston.

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cindyluhu    0

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Mona Patti,

I can also attest to the Glasgows. They and their office staff are just fabulous. Good luck to you.

Cindy

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DaBlockzPRbabii    30

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<p>Hey every one!</p> <p>I am from the western side of the state, in the Berkshires to be exact. I am just starting out my lap band journey. I went to the information seminar on 10/02/07. I have my consult with the surgeon on 11/13/07. I am very nervous about everything mostly because of my age. I have done tons and tons of research on the lap band as well as checking out the forums here and on yahoo answers. i would like to hear from anyone who is young and getting the lapband. But i will be happy with any lapband buddies:);):)</p>

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jdot    0

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Hi I had surgery at the Faulkner on Oct. and had Dr. Mun.

I highly recommend him!

Also Faulkner has all private rooms which is nice.

Very good experience.

Best of luck and maybe I will meet you at the support groups Phyllis runs once a month.

jude

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Mscas3    0

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Hi All, Just got banded on 10/30/07. Feeling pretty good but sore and trying to figure out what normal will be with my band! I had my surgery at BIMC with Dr. Daniel Jones. Things went very well and I am back to work on Monday. Looking forward to some support groups where do I find out about them?

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Chiisai    0

Chiisai
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This may have been asked already, so I'm sorry if this is a repeat.

I had my surgery on Aug 9th 2007, (Glasgow & Glasgow) and had my first fill of 1 c.c. on Oct. 12th.

My next appt. is on Nov. 14th.

So far I have not lost any more weight. Is this normal? Shouldn't I have lost a few lbs.? I don't know if I asked my Dr., if he would do another fill so soon. Do they have a schedule, they keep to?

At night I seem to be more hungry, during the day, I'm fine. The only time I seem to notice a restriction, is if I don't chew well.

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threebeauties    0

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Hey Glasgow girls !

I had mine done in Oct of 06. I am doing o.k, not as well as I had hoped but still hanging in there. I saw Adam today. He is by far, the best doctor I have ever encountered.

I would love to meet you at all at a support group meeting possibly? I haven't been in a long time for scheduling reasons but really would like to.

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cindyluhu    0

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This may have been asked already, so I'm sorry if this is a repeat.

I had my surgery on Aug 9th 2007, (Glasgow & Glasgow) and had my first fill of 1 c.c. on Oct. 12th.

My next appt. is on Nov. 14th.

So far I have not lost any more weight. Is this normal? Shouldn't I have lost a few lbs.? I don't know if I asked my Dr., if he would do another fill so soon. Do they have a schedule, they keep to?

At night I seem to be more hungry, during the day, I'm fine. The only time I seem to notice a restriction, is if I don't chew well.

I have Dr. Adam, and he says to call if the restriction is not right, and he'll probably give you a fill if you are not losing. I'd say to call their office.

Cindy

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Sue Magoo    71

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Hi:

I'll be there on the 20th of November. I'm Sue. I couldn't tell your name from your LBT name. Anyway, nice to meet you. I was banded 7/26. So far it's been going well. I hope to get another fill on 11/21, he wouldn't fill me on 10/20. I think the Glasgow's are great, especially Adam. Arthur is a bit reserved, but very nice too. The office staff is great too.

I haven't updated my ticker yet, but my loss was 81# this morning. Yeah! I'm one pound away from halfway there. I have a total goal of losing 164 pounds.

Hope to meet you there in a couple of weeks.

Does an experienced bander like you have any advice for someone who's been banded only three + months?

Take care.

Sue

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countrygirljtl    0

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I had my surgery on Oct 4th, 07, I lost alot at first, nothing in a few weeks, probably need to have my first fill and then I will have restriction, because right now I eat what ever and am hungry alot. Right now though, in the last few days, my port has been bothering me, It gets like stuck under my rib cage depending on which way I am sitting or lying. But today with different moves, the port area actually hurts. I brought up the discomfort to my Nurse saying that the port like clunks around when I roll in bed and such, she said that it was normal because it had to develop adhesions, that was about a week and a half ago. Has anyone had any problems with the port (Pain or discomfort?)

Also, check out YouTube, type in LapBand surgery and you will get an array of video's that you can see.

Janet

Banded 10/4/07

Lost about 20 pounds from before and after.

Dr. Brams, Lahey in Bulington Mass

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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
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      1. summerseeker

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        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.

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