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I remember loving cheese Soups. brocolli cheese, spicy cheese, beer cheese, cheesy potato, all blended ofcourse. In the pre-band days I would have considered them too high in calories but post band I thought they had a higher Protein count than most Soups and I was eating small enough portions my daily calorie intake was still well under 1,000 cal/day.

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Go huskers....

Had my surgery in Lincoln last month by Dr. Taddeucci and feel great!

Write back soon,

Ollie (aka Kim)

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Wow! I guess I didn't pay much attention to this thread but there are a lot of Nebraska banders on here! I live about 14 miles south of Beatrice. I was banded on 03-05-08 by Dr. Taddeucci in Lincoln and have lost about 34 lbs so far. I'm so glad I did it! It's nice to meet all of you local people!

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Hi Ollie123! Thank you for the receipe for the roasted vegetables. I plan to try it first thing tomorrow after I meet with Dr. McBride for my two week check up. Yes, I have a magic bullet and I love the thing. How are you doing with your band so far? Are you starting the pureed diet tomorrow as well?

Hi Jcolgrove! I'm glad you found this site. Congrats on your weight loss thus far. Wow!! 34 pounds is excellent and I'm sure you are feeling so much better. Keep up the good work!!

Hi Theghost! The brocolli cheese and cheesy potatoes sounds delicious. After seeing how much you have lost, I am inspired to make my band work for me. Way to go!!! Size 6 here she comes!

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I POSTED THIS IN THE MAY THREAD BUT THOUGHT I WOULD POST IT HERE SEEING HOW I AM LIVING IN NEBRASKA AND HAD SURGERY IN OMAHA

Hi everyone!!!

I went to my 2 week post op appt yesterday..... I am down a total of 27 since I started this journey.... about 14 of those are since surgery. :tongue2:

I also got the go ahead to exercise again.. I got up at 530am this morning and did that for an hour... Felt most excellent to be back at Curves! The girls were all impressed to see me back so soon.....They missed me LOL!

I am able to have apple sauce and blended banana cottage cheese yogurt ricotta cheese refried Beans things like that over the next 2 weeks. I had a Protein shake with half a banana in it and now I am having some no fat refried Beans with no fat sour cream and some smooth salsa on top! Tastes really good....Not as much Protein as I usually get in at "lunch"... only about 10 grams so I will need to have a shake for an afternoon snack.

Things are progressing very well for me... I am still thrilled with my decision.

After two weeks with these foods I can move onto pureed meats like chicken salads and tuna salad... soft fish... and soft cooked veggies...and then onto regular foods....

I may not be getting a fill until August because I have summer travel plans and they dont match up well with the fill schedule.. she did however say that I can make an arrangement if I feel like I need one and it is outside of the two times a month they do fills. The 3rd Friday in July just may work out though. So it is going to either be July or August for a fill... OR she said if I dont feel I need one then whenever I want one to give a call....

How is everyone else doing???????

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I was banded on May 23, 2008 in Mexico and have my first fill scheduled for July 23, 2008 with Dr. Hung at St. Elizabeth's in Lincoln. Email me if you have any questions. I would be glad to talk with you. Where did you have it done in Mexico?

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I was banded on May 23, 2008 in Mexico and have my first fill scheduled for July 23, 2008 with Dr. Hung at St. Elizabeth's in Lincoln. Email me if you have any questions. I would be glad to talk with you. Where did you have it done in Mexico?

Hi - Thanks for the quick response. I am helping a friend find a place for fills. She lives in Omaha. She will have her surgery in Tijuana if she finds a suitable fill place. Can you provide Dr. Hung's phone number. Many thanks,

Sheelk

komishe@yahoo.com

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Hello fello Nebraska Banders!

I'm from Beatrice.

I have an appointment with Dr. Hung but they couldn't get me in till November.

Here's hoping they have a cancellation and get me in sooner :biggrin:

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Hi Soccer Mom! It's nice to meet someone so close to me who is getting banded! We live 14 miles south of Beatrice near Odell. Have you checked into Dr. Taddeucci for the procedure? He's in the same office as Dr. Hung and I love, love, love him! Best of luck to you and feel free to contact me for anything! My email address is jcolgrove@dishmail.net.

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Hi Soccer Mom! It's nice to meet someone so close to me who is getting banded! We live 14 miles south of Beatrice near Odell. Have you checked into Dr. Taddeucci for the procedure? He's in the same office as Dr. Hung and I love, love, love him! Best of luck to you and feel free to contact me for anything! My email address is jcolgrove@dishmail.net.

Thanks for the warm welcome.

I just received a call from Dr. Hung's office and they have a cancellation opening next week. They said since I had all the necessary paperwork completed that they could move my appointment up!!!

I'm starting to get excited.

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Hi Fellow Huskers,

Am from Lincoln,. seeing Dr. Hung. have all the A-OKs for the surgery to submit to Coventry ins. Anyone have experience with them??:sad:

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