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Banded 4/10/07!

Anniejo

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Anniejo    0

Anniejo
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Hello! I have posted a couple of times plb (prelapband) and now I AM ONE! Much easier than I anticipated, having gas trouble but walking helps. Outside of that minimal pain, some weakness Natch! Went w/friends and the husband and I were the bandees. Our spouses were terrific. We are both doing well. I LOOK fatter and feel it but know it is gas remaining, etc., but oh wonder of wonders...NOT HUNGRY! That's it for now, will post when I have something informative to say.

I think this is how most of you close your posts:

banded 4/9/07

BMI 34.4 (204#)

aiming for 140

70 YOA - Yeah that's right! If I can do it w/a pacemaker, back surgery and old bones you young darlings can! jb

Oh, Dr. Aceves - Mexicali

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Kat817    19

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Hi Anniejo---so glad all went well for you!!! Dr. Aceves did my surgery as well!

There is an April band group, have you checked in with them? They are a great group!

Isn't the feeling of not being hungry a great thing? It won't last forever yet----but remember how it feels because that feeling WILL be back to last!!!

Welcome to Bandland!!!

Kat

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Ladylyd    0

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April 5th, i was banded. Doing well post-op. Occational hungry bouts, specially when cooking for the little ones.. its my challange. Dr. Cobourne and his wonderful staff did such a great job in Mississauga. L

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Hi, How is your pain? Are you taking pain medicine? I'm not banded yet - I'm going through the process, I have my first doctors appointment next Wednesday. Did you have any test done or just consultations with doctors? Just curious

Thanks for any info

Debi

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Hi, How is your pain? Are you taking pain medicine? I'm not banded yet - I'm going through the process, I have my first doctors appointment next Wednesday. Did you have any test done or just consultations with doctors? Just curious

Thanks for any info

Debi :)

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Ladylyd    0

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Pain is no problem, always better than my c-sections... They prescribe codine for ya i only took it the first 4 days. Always a consultation first, then pre op blood work. I live in Toronto, canada.

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Did you have to go on an all liquid diet for more then a week? I was talking with a lady that already ws banded by the doctor I'm going to and she said hte hardest thing for her was a TWO WEEK liquid DIET. If I could do that for TWO WEEKS I wouldn't need the band! LOL

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Ladylyd    0

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thats what we hope for ...no hungry pain...its the emotion and more physical activity we have to work on to get the real results. :)

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        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.

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