Aloha,

Any local folks did the band already or considering the band?

Let's talk story... please introduce yourself here and share your stories...

Mahalo..

Thank you Kaohinani!!!

Tomorrow is the big day. Meeting Jennifer today at 3:00pm. Biggest bummer is that tomorrow, my surgery time got moved from 10AM to 2 PM. That means I will be pacing all morning.

Clear liquids today and dumb me ate heartily last night so I am starving this morning. Let that be a lesson to all you newbies that are coming in. Don't do what I did. Me soooo hungry and tummy rumbling.

I won't be at this month's support meeting on Wednesday but will be at the Christmas party next month. If you don't know already, next months Christmas support meeting is going to be the 2nd Wed, Dec 12th. This is to avoid the Tree lighting that happened last year. It was a mess with parking and all the people for the Christmas tree lighting.

Verify this at this Wednesday's support meeting just to be sure that I didn't get the facts wrong.

See you next month!!! No computer at home so I won't write until end of next week sometime when I get back to work. Leaving the office today at 2pm. Cheers

Mes,

When are the meetings? I would love to attend one. Thanks I am sure as the process goes on I will have more questions.

Tasha

Support Group meetings are the first Wed of every month at the same place you went to have the first information group meeting with Dr. F. Where Mary's office is.

Except next month. But check to make sure when next months meeting is. It will be the Christmas meeting and they are fun. Games, prizes, gifts, food etc... If it was like last year, you can bring a small gift, kind of like a secret santa thing. Nothing expensive. Just so that everyone can pick a gift. But it is not mandatory at all.

Hi everyone...or should I say, "Aloha!"

I have a few questions for you guys if you would be so kind to answer them. I currently live on Long Island in NY and am getting banded at the end of November. My husband and I have left our hearts on Oahu and are looking to move there sometime this summer once we have saved up enough money. #1: Will we as transplanted mainlanders be welcomed into a community? #2: When we do finally move, will you guys be able to recommend a doctor to do fills?

Thank you so much for your honesty. I wish you all success with your new lives!

Tashie,

Check with Mary to make sure it's ok to come because I wasn't allowed to come to the support group until after I met with Mary. I think maybe it's because your first meeting with Mary is when you have to plunk down the $600.00 and included in that fee is access to the support group. I wanted to go to the August meeting and was told I couldn't until I met with her even though I saw Dr. Fowler in June.

Carmen

Thanks everyone for the responses. I will check if I am able to come to the support group. I am not scheduled to see Mary until the 13th.

If I can not go I will see everyone at the december one.

have a great day

Tasha

Aloha to Tishbite 2, I certainly hope so, that you will be welcomed into the community. Thats what the aloha spirit is all about, and if not, move to Kauai, and I will make you feel welcomed. And I am sure that you could see Dr. Steven Fowler, he is the one that has done most of us on this Hawaii thread. He is at Castle Medical Center in Kailua, and I think there is a website for them also. I know he has done fills for others who have done their surgery elsewhere(mexico). If you have any questions you can PM me. OK aloha all, Dave and I are seeing Dr. Fowler again November 29, in the am, anyone else by chance seeing him then??????

Hey there,

I have a scheduled appt on the 16h which i may switch to the end of the month. If not, can we get together with you anyway, what time do you fly back. Maybe we can all meet up in the mall again.

Mes

Alohaaa Tishbite2,

Yes, this is aloha to welcome all. In fact, I must let you know a lil secret. I am a Native Nyers... and I have been welcome and live Aloha everyday for the rest of my life. You will be welcomed im sure. Dr. Fowler can do fills from other doctors as long as you send your medical records over to him. I talked to him about referrals during our last appt. Does anybody know that he hurt his hand and had it have it surgically repaired with a pin in it. He said he is ready to do surgery again now. He had to hold off for a few weeks. You will love him, he is upfront, and has a warm personality. I welcomed change from a NYer i bet... aloha, miriam

By the way, where were you thinking of moving too??

mes

How much has everyone lost since their band?

I'm down 18 lbs... i havent check the scale this morning, but the records say this on my last docs visit this past Friday. I lost 10 before that...

Miriam

Hi All,

I went into surgery weighing 271 and I'm down to 242. It all depends on which scale you use too. I've found that Mary's scale is 2 lbs. lighter than the one they weigh you on where you go see Dr. Fowler.

I think I'm running on pure will power because I'm sooooo hungry. I feel like I can eat so much more and the little bit I'm eating is definitely not satisfying me. Some days my stomach feels like I haven't eaten for days. I called in today to see if I can get in next week for a fill. Boy I almost did a naughty today--I was standing in the line at Longs and that nasty Butterfinger rack to the right of me kept calling me. I even went as far as to pick up the dang thing and after I saw that it was 270 calories I whipped it back where it belonged........ : )

See you guys tomorrow night.

Carmen

Well we fly in first flight and we have appts with Mary and Cindy and Dr. Fowler that morning and we fly back that evening. If any or all of you are willing to meet at the mall again, we are up for it. I have lost 28 lbs since surgery 2 months ago, and Dave has lost 61 since surgery almost 4 months ago. I have a confession. I have picked up Halloween candy and I did eat. Just a few on occasion, nothing like I used to eat though. For some reason I have been having the munchies like crazy for the past to weeks, maybe I would do better losig weight if I just said "NO", but it sure is tough. Good Luck everyone......