I would like to hear from some Texarkana Bandsters about their experiences. re: doctors, pre and post surgery, and how things are going for them now. I am considering the lap band.

i'm 9months out and my scars are looking much better and i'm like lisa i used vit. e a little but mainly just left them alone

Vlynn, glad to hear Billy is doing good. We all know the disconfort will pass, but we will still send him some sympathy until it does. He has a good coach to get him on the right track, the rest is up to him. How long does he get to take off work?

Priss, I have been thinking about you. I know tomorrow is your big day! Hope you get to go early and get it over. I was the first one, and glad of it. How have you done on the liquid diet? Isn't that monotonous? At least after Friday you can change liquid flavors. I bought some sf Hersheys for hot chocolate and boy was that good! It will be a welcome change, or at least it was for me. I had that for breakfast some days. You can also have sf Jello, and with the warm weather comming you might enjoy sf popcicles. If you like that sort of thing it is a good snack. Those things are considered liquids. If you like tomato soup it will be good too. I thinned my soups mostly with milk so I could count on some of that protein. The protein is very important. I have to admit I wasn't good with that part. I was sick of the Slimfast. There are several that found drinks at GNC that were high protein that weren't too high in calories. I didn't get a chance to do that. Anyway, good luck tomorrow. Remember to move and walk when you get home as much as possible, it will help dissapate the air they put in.

thanks sugarbear. i'm so ready to get this done.

Priss, just think....this time tomorrow you will be outside walking around your block. Oh when you are reclining, a heating pad is nice too. Several advised me to use it. Mine was mostly up around my shoulders and neck. The pad felt good. Just think...you will never see that number on the scale that you saw 2 weeks ago when you started your pre-op. I am hoping when I go back to PS my weight loss will be good enough for me to want to change my ticker. That will be May 21. I better slow down on my eating. Can't wait to get my next fill so I might get down to bussiness with the weight loss. Good luck tomorrow, you are in my prayers. You can do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just a quick update...Billy is doing good...Has only one spot that is tender, other than that, NO pain...not even any gas...I keep telling him I am going to use an air tank on him and blow him up cuz it isn't right for him to not have that experience...He is going back to work on Sunday...His job isn't real strenuous so I think it will be fine...he will work that day and off on Monday, so that will give him a break...He has been walking a lot, in fact he walked a mile with me this afternoon...

Getting really busy here so close to the end of school, so if it is a while that you don't hear from me, it's not because I am not thinking of you all, just extra busy...

Good Luck Priss...tomorrow is going to go great...you'll see...

Good morning everyone! Hope everyone is drinking their water today! lol I have a question that has nuthing to do with our little thread. In the top right corner of each post there is a "Rep power" thingy. Some have 0, some have 1 and some have 2. What is that all about? I know, ask a dumb question...... but I just had to ask. lol

lisa

well lisa i gotta know what the little green box under rep power is it say on a distinguished road????

I wonder how priss is doing today?

Are there mediators or web mangers that watch the boards? Maybe they will know what that green box is about???

Oh, I think I get it. You can add to each other's reputation. Evidentally we can all sort of "rate" each other's support and helpfulness! Check your boxes out now! I'm going to add to your reps.

Did that work? I wonder how many you have to get to get more point sin you r green box?

<p>I don't know if that green box has anything to do with it or not. I was just on another thread and there was a lady that had a rep power of SEVEN!!! and her little box was still green. Who knows, I just thought it was interesting. But, did you also notice that the Texarkana Banster thread has stars on the page to get to our little discussison. (that make sense?) The listing page for all the different threads on the Texas board. That sounded better. Cool. we have stars! lol</p> <p>lisa</p> And we are distinguished. Cool... touch us!!! lol

I think I must have put those stars up because when I was messing with your reps I found the ranking button and ranked our board with 5 stars. I thought it was only showing up on my screen though.

Oh well..... we are worth 5 stars!

lisa

I think y'all are a godsend. I would have never been able to make a decision had Dr. H not referred me here to you guys!

Hello fellow bandsters.

I hope you are all doing well today. I got my 2nd fill yesterday with Dr. H. talk about EASY! I didn't even know he had done it. he is GOOD!! LOL I only lost 5 pounds from the previous appointment, but they didn't seem too worried about it. I think I was a little discouraged because I want the weight to DROP.. 1 to 2 pounds a week is what they want...so I guess I am all good. I think I have gained quite a bit of muscle mass becasue I can tell I am firming up...and muscle weighs more than fat. I have been hitting the workouts a little hard. But that is a GOOD thing!!

As far as restriction, I could tell with my lunch that I did not need as much to feel full. That last bite was one too many. :faint:

Ya'll have a great weekend. I am OFF this weekend and today is my baby girl's birthday ( she is 12 going on 18) so I guess we are partying all weekend:clap2: