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I'm not banded. Just enjoy monitoring the site. Not sure that I'll have it done. My insurance doesn't cover the band and I'm not sure I've hit the last straw to make me to go out of pocket.

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I had my surgery Feb.6 .2007. I have lost 31 lbs since 2 week pre op. I self paid mine and am glad I had the surgery 5 ft. , 249 1/2 pounds is too much and I felt bad all the time . I am 60 and can say I feel much better since surgery go the 19 and have my second fill .

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I really did think there would be more of us in the Champaign area. Oh well, guess we'll have to be each others cheerleaders. Haven't lost anymore weight since my March 29th fill. Still can eat a horse. I go again on April 17th for a fill with Dr. Tull this time. Dr. Rohrscheib is on vacation so I won't see him for awhile.

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Crazy cat and I are meeting at Chedders Thursday at 11 if you would like to join us would be glad to have you.Can let us know Jennie

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I canceled my trip to Mexico for my first fill. I will be going to Dr.Rohrscheib on May 3rd instead. I'm a little unsettled about him doing the fill without fluo.

I keep telling my self , other people have fills done all the time without fluo so it will be fine. I'm just a worry wort.

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Yes please come to lunch with Jennie and I tomorrow. Yes simmons775 you are right there are others that have the band in the area. I know of someone

in the same town as me, but she didnt know of this site until I told her about it.

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I have heard he is the best in this area . Dr.Tull found my port and done without a florascope Did you see where I posted that to Sommins about lunch tomorrow .Are we still on for lunch? Have't heard back from her yet .

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Hi All,

I am in the Alton area, well actually 45 mins north but close enough. Im heading to Mexico on the 16th for my first fill. So, Dr. Tull does fills for Mexico bandsters? Do you know how much he charges? Would love to go some place closer for my future fills. Any info would be great.

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Now I am not sure but was told he charges $500. for the consulation then $80. for the fills after that . Now thats not a quote . But what I heard .

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Hey guys! Just got your posts about lunch. Haven't visited in a couple of days. Silly me. Anyway, I will meet you for lunch at 11:00 today. I will be wearing a white shirt, khaki pants and have a long silver necklace on. Brunette. Hope you can find me because I don't know how I will recognize you.

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Good glad you are joining us .I am wearing jeans black pull on blouse and

a pink and black button up shirt with hearts on itt . I have salt and pepper

hair am fat but not for long LOL . Crazy cat is carring a green purse

glasses short dark blond hair.Also we both are short .We are meeting just

inside sure we will all know each other when we get there Jennie

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Got my 2nd fill today. I am up to 2 cc's so I hope things will start moving again!!!

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I had my fill yesterday . 2 cc now also he said I was doing good . Did you like Dr.Tull ? I really like him . My scales said I was down to 214 this morning . So I feel fine that I have lost from 249 1/2.

You keep up you will do fine .

I did enjoy chatting at lunch with people who have the surgery done and can ask and talk about how things are going :clap2:

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That's a lot of weight loss, Jennie! You should be very proud of that. How much fill do you have total now? Just curious. I liked Dr. Tull very much. He is a right to the point kind of guy just like Dr. Rohrschieb. Hope I see the scales move again soon!

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Thats the total of my fill 2 cc. See in the begenning I was afraid to eat. But now I have tried all foods I want . I am on liquid for 2 days . Having chicken ungry Soup for my lunch .

Went to doctor for a pain have in my left arm and shoulder this morning . She thinks my be torn rotor cup . Wants me to have some thearpy . See if that helps then possibly have a MRI . Hope the therapy helps .

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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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