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.

tp yeah it really does work that way it just takes a while and a few fills before you get to that point!!! i can only eat a small amount at a time but i am a grazer not really hungry but still eat small amounts more than i should. just that is head hunger playing with my mind, but even the snacks are not near the amount i would eat before the band

Good morning everyone! Hope everyone has a wonderful day today!

Teresa, yes, 1/2 cup will be plenty. If you do it just right, you will be able to stretch it out as long as everyone else's meal. Chew, chew, chew. :hungry: And you just want to feel satisfied, not stuffed :Banane35:.

Glo!!!! What can I say. It was great to meet you, finally! You be sure to tell your "shopping" buddy that she can get online for a little chat sometimes. I don't believe that line about not being able to get on. You fix her up so we can harass her sometimes too. lol

I have searched all the smilies and haven't been able to find one with its lip stuck out! I didn't get my pin last nite. It wasn't even mentioned. So, I guess I'll have to settle for this one :Banane10::Banane08::Banane48:

Susan, sorry to hear you are still not feeling well. I think everyone is trying to get sick at our house. I sure hope not.

Yall have a great day!

oh lisa so sorry about your pin!!!! if you guys are getting sick jump on it asap this stuff ain't no fun i can't remember a nite i have slept because of all the coughing you know i don't go to the dr. unless i am dying but i may have to break down and go

I too am happy with a few bites. I just had my first bought of head hunger last night, it seems that I don't even notice food that much anymore if I can stay busy. Before the band what I was going to eat was the first thing I thought about in the morning and the last before I slept. It's nice to be able to think about life now rather than food!

I'm still pouting! :Banane35:

What do you do at meetings? I am 6 days post op and feeling much better today.

My hungar returned yesterday, I had it all together this morning, had my boullion and coffee cup set on the table, along with gas-x and gum, well, lol... the cup is still on the table

Lisa, it was nice to put a face to the emails. It was nice to meet you finally. I will try to help Lou get on soon.

Hippmom, the mtg was good. Betty looks good, too. I was late for the mtg, but I had the chance to get some tips. I hope the next fill will do something for me. Hope you get to feeling better soon. The weather is too pretty to be stuck in the house sick.:sick

Thanks, LO2, I'll get some B12. Do they come in liquid or chewable? I know that the biotin I take is small enough to swallow, so if the b12 is that small, I will get it.

What about the calcuim? Sorry to ask so many ???'s.

oh lisa... you should get a really BIG pin the next meeting! What an accomplishment, I cant wait to be there. Thanks for the encouragment. I did great today at lunch. I still wanted to keep eating but I did stop when everyone else finished. Nights do seem to be harder. The first day at my new job was great. Maybe I can relax a LITTLE bit for the next few days. I am sure I have restriction. Where's arkie?? How are you doing?

again, thanks everyone for your comments.

Mornin Everyone!

Yall have a great day!

(me, I STILL have my lip stuck out. But just a little this morning)

:eek: poor lisa!!! :clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::mad::whoo::whoo::whoo::roll::roll::banana:banana:banana:banana:banana:banana:banana:banana:success1::cheer2::wow2: not a pin but maybe this will help get that pouting lip back into a smiling lip!

The b12 is a little tablet. I got it at Walmart. They told us last month that after we were 2 weeks postop, we could swallow pills. THe b12 is smaller than a tylenol tablet.

Thanks, L2

Lisa,

I'll give you a ":whoo:" ,a" :scared:" , and a you go girl.

Congrats on the weight that you have lost.

Tpagern, you are doing fine. You are just recently getting to a regular food diet, away from swelling, getting to a good exercise point, ect. Not all but most, take a few fills before it helps much with the hunger. Some more than others. Take Lo2us for example, she has been restricted from the get-go. Small amts of food fill her up, just a few bites. It is common sense to realize her band is tighter around the opening of her stomach than some bands are around the opening of others. Sometimes it takes several fills to get the band full enough to make a tighter grip around the stomach opening. Therefore more restriction, feel fuller quicker, ect. Now me, I am on the other end of the spectrum. I have had 5 fills, I am feeling more restriction but nothing like Lo2. She may not even have to have another fill. We met a couple of people at our meeting that lost all their weight on 2-3 fills. I suspect I will go several more. Take care, you are doing fine.

We do not weigh at meetings. We get helpful hints, nutrition info, sometimes have a speaker, ect. The end of the meeting, it is asked if anyone has lost 50 lbs, and they get a pin, 75lbs, 100 lbs, ect. We have two men that go to our meeting in Texarkana, that have lost 200 lbs!! Now, that's super encourageing!!!!!!!!

Lisa...POOEY, you mean they forgot the pin ceremony?

Well KUDOS for LISA :clap2: :whoo: :whoo: :biggrin1: :biggrin1: :biggrin1: :D :kiss2: :clap2: :bounce::rainbow::cheer2::):):wow:

i went to the dr and i got a shot in my bo-b0 and he told me i looked like i was sick(duh why else would i be there) then stupid me i asked him to take wart off my finger and i hurts worse than my butt!!!