OK guy's,:clap2: lets have our Own thread and take about our bands and stuff..My name is Ted and I live in Oregon . I'm going to get my band Jan. 31st in TJ. Mexico with Doc. Kuri and his team..I was on the Jan. bandsters thread but I think I was the only guy there and felt left out.. A bit back, there was a few guy's that thought our Own thread would be fun, so here it is lets get started..Ted

Cory,

Is that correct that youv'e lost 91 lbs without a fill? Wow... Did you have restriction?

I'm getting my first fill next Thursday. Have to use a lot of will power to set the ol' fork down and say "full". You've done it for months! Amazing...

Bruce

Ya how did you do it ?

I was very conscience of when i was getting full. As soon as i felt myself gettting full i would stop eating. By the time I had lost the sensation of getting full I was used to eating a certain amount.

honestly, I think i could have lost quite a bit more by now but I've been pretty lax about exercise. Betweeen going to school full time, working full time the wife and a 2 yr old, it's been a struggle to find time to work out.

When I first looked into banding I spent alot of time on this board...reading mostly, seldom posting. Then I got my band (7/17/06, Elmer Valin, St Ray's, New Haven, CT) and was on every moment. Things have gone really well and I find myself on here less and less but I am very happy to find this all male thread!

Tarami - How did things go with Valin? His office is great and you are in good hands at St. Ray's. Let me know if you have any questions.

Jack

325/307/255

I finally made it. I was banded this morning. Love the hospital has wireless internet access. It hurts a lot but I did it. That was a huge hurdle. First day of the rest of my life!!!

Jonathan (JBT)

Awesome news Jonathan. Heres to a speedy recovery!

Good to hear Jonathan! Keep us posted.

Been home since about 5:30 last night. Port is pretty painful, but the gas pains have decreased a bunch. Ate some SF Jello a bit ago. All in All I don't feel too bad now that I have gotten some rest.

Thanks all

Chris

WAY TO GO CHRIS ,DON'T FORGET TO WALK -WALK- WALK -WALK ETC..:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

Well my day has come, Today I stop mushies, and start REAL FOOD .:hungry: But alas I'll be good..:faint: I think I'll start the day off with 1 real egg, and go from there for the rest of the day ..:nervous 14 days till 1st fill...

Hey Ted,

I think you'll find that 1 real egg is really filling. I had 1 scrambled egg with a slice of cheese this past saturday at 8am and it kept me filled well past lunch! I couldn't belive it.

Been home since about 5:30 last night. Port is pretty painful, but the gas pains have decreased a bunch. Ate some SF Jello a bit ago. All in All I don't feel too bad now that I have gotten some rest.

Thanks all

Chris

Right on Chris. My port is still a bit tender 2 weeks post op, but not too bad. Walking will help work that gas out, and Gas-X can help. I also found that the heating pad on my shoulders really helped with the discomfort.

Andrew

Congrats Chris and Jonathan!!! After the next couple days, you'll start feeling a lot better. Get your sleep in, but the walking is very important too.

Welcome aboard!!!

Great to see another Sooner on board!

So what do you think? National Champs this year?

Go Nebraska! Just kidding. I'm from D.C.