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

Hey Jeff (sportsscribe) How you doing ?? Ted....

Hey Y'all. Just back from vacation and started the "two shakes and a Healthy Choice meal" pre-op regimen today. My surgery is February 19th in Little Rock with Dr. Luttrell.

It is nice to get the experience and feedback of other "Y" chromosomes.

Ok , Yesterday am I had my first BM, then later I went again this time it was soft not like water, no big deal. I went about 5 times yesterday..OK I know what your thinking, that I'm just full of chit. Today its starting again I went 3 times this morning..Is this normal ????? Ted

Just found this thread being new here. I was on the forum for my Dr. and I think I was the only guy there. Being banded on 2/27.

Pax - I am in KC too and goind to Dr. Malley.

JBT

:clap2: Hey welcome (JBTULLIS):clap2:

I used to carry Gerber's when traveling also, but then my wife found it and told me I had some 'splainin' to do. :heh:

Mark I'm am thinking about dr. k also,just so I have a dr. in the us for followup. Do you live close to co.? I'm from WI. were their any hidden costs or anything?

Mark I'm am thinking about dr. k also,just so I have a dr. in the us for followup. Do you live close to co.? I'm from WI. were their any hidden costs or anything?

Hi terry r, actually, I'm from Maryland. I still felt it was worth it since the price in my area is about double.

There are no hidden costs for surgery. The only thing "extra" is just the cost of getting to Denver and staying in a hotel.

From my experience out there, from talking to Dr. K and his staff, and from reading the comments of others on this forum, I'm convinced he is a very skilled surgeon and a good choice for the operation. If you have not yet done so, run a search for Kirshenbaum on this forum and you'll find some other comments from people who have used him.

Good luck.

Hi, I was banded on Dec. 20, 2006. My starting weight was 255. Last week I was down to 215. I then went out of town over the weekend and gained three pounds. In the last two weeks I have discovered that I can eat almost anything I want without restriction.

I am getting really nervous about my ability to eat as much as I want. I have scheduled my first fill for February 15. I really don't know what else to do. I am constantly starving and can not stop thinking about food.

I have been fairly disciplined about limiting myself to three meals per day, as ordered by my doctor. However, limiting myself to only 4oz. per meal is killing me.

This "guys" thread is great and is the only reason I felt compfortable joining this forum.

Any advice or similar experiences regarding my issues described above would be much appreciated. Thank you. :hungry:

Hi Maxdog, I'm no expert, but from what my Dr. said, and what I have heard , it sounds like you do need a fill...I just got my band last Wed. and my Dr. was telling me about fills and when to get them. He said 4 to 6 weeks after banding or longer for some people, but he also said that there are times and for some people, it is closer to the 4wks because of just your prob..Good Luck , Ted

Maxdog, as Ted said, getting a fill does not mean there is a problem. That's the way the band is supposed to work. You are supposed to fill (and sometimes unfill) the band until you get the level of restriction that allows you to feel full on a small amount of food. You are definitely not supposed to go around feeling starving. It sounds like you are doing great with the weight loss. Congrats! So go ahead and start getting fills until you find the point where you get full on a small amount of food, and then sit back and watch the scale keep dropping.

Hey MaxDog, what are you eating? Carbs? eat meat, go on a Atkins diet to help your fills. Do not forget to chew, chew, chew or you will get stuck. Is it hunger in your gut, or in your head? It took me a long time to know that the gut talked softly and my head was yelling EAT or die. Its is a life long thing that we learn to eat, be happy, get fat. Nobody smart said it was easy. Stay away from the carbs.

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hey JBTULLIS- thanx for the response....where are you at in the process? I have gone to his siminar, and am collecting my Dr. referals, but so far thats it. If I become a self-pay, someone told me about a doc in topeka that works for 11,000- anyone know about this? I am unable to go to mexico...any other ideas in midwest?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but does puree'd chicken w/broth, puree'd shrimp with broth, and puree'd low carb Soup all qualify as mushies...or liquids?

Basically I'm following the big pamphlet of information that the doctor gave me and puree'd Proteins is what is on the menu for the 3 weeks following surgery. I've had no problems this far (knock knock knock on wood). Thanks!

Hi!

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My Dr, Dr Kirshenbaum and his nutritionist both said that Clear Liquids are anything that you can read a newspaper through... broth, Water, apple juice. Then you move onto full liquids/mushies (they are one in the same)as long as it can fit through a straw(just don't drink through a straw) so tomato soup, pudding, mushed up fish, peas, puree'd chicken w/broth, puree'd shrimp with broth.

Hope this helps!