I am newly banded and living in Ottawa. I've noticed that other cities have support groups, and would like to start one here. Anyone out there interested?

Please PM me with contact infor if you are and I'll be in touch and we can get something organized.

thanks, Christine

Good luck I'm sure you will be very successful

Hi all,

For those who haven't already heard or seen the invite, I have created a Yahoo Group specifically for Ottawa Area Bandsters for means of local support and get together planning.

I realized, as Anne emailed the original meet-up list, that between us there are three different lists of folks who have actually met up at different times. So this should help.

Please feel free to join up. It's a private list so you'll have to get "approval" to join but it'll only take a bit as I'm always at my PC.

OttawaBandsters : Ottawa Bandsters Unite!

See you all around!

Nan

Well girls I had my consultation yesterday and I am booked for Jan.24 at 9:30 a.m. It was my first day of slim fast and I am starving big time and have soooooooo much gas I am not sure what to do. Did anyone else have that problem pre-op? I am thinking maybe some Gas-ex will help! Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.

BTW - Can anyone walk me through setting up the weight Loss ticker?

Cheers,

Agnes

Well girls I had my consultation yesterday and I am booked for Jan.24 at 9:30 a.m. It was my first day of slim fast and I am starving big time and have soooooooo much gas I am not sure what to do. Did anyone else have that problem pre-op? I am thinking maybe some Gas-ex will help! Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.

BTW - Can anyone walk me through setting up the weight Loss ticker?

Cheers,

Agnes

I had a different diet for my pre-op but have done Slim Fast in the past and don't recall a lot of gas from it. Try Gas-X. But the thin strips, they'll be good to have on hand for post-op as some folks have a lot of gas pain after surgery as well. And when in doubt, call you clinic! They may suggest an alternative pre-op diet for you.

I am not wanting to be a whiner but Yeah - I will be calling the clinic on Monday as I am now also taking Immodium - not feeling well. What are thin strips?

Can hardly wait for these two weeks to be over!!!!

Agnes

I am not wanting to be a whiner but Yeah - I will be calling the clinic on Monday as I am now also taking Immodium - not feeling well. What are thin strips?

Can hardly wait for these two weeks to be over!!!!

Agnes

I've heard of other people who have trouble with whatever their pre-op diet, they call the clinic and they can often give suggestions for alternatives. It might not be a much better alternative and I don't know for sure if they'll have suggestions but it's best to call when in doubt.

Gas-X comes in thins strips, like those Listerine thin strips for breath. Ask the pharmacist. Once you have the surgery for the first bit you'll be on a liquid diet so the thin strips that dissolve on the tongue will be ideal if you have gas pain from the surgery itself. (not everyone gets that pain though so here's hoping for you)

BTW - Can anyone walk me through setting up the weight Loss ticker?

Trying To Conceive Ticker is where I went from clicking on someone's tracker on their post. It goes pretty step by step. Once done you copy the URL to your signature. Each time you want to update it you just click on your ticker and enter your PIN, updating your stats.

:-)

Greetings,

Just a reminder, for those who haven't checked it out yet, that there is now a Yahoo group set up for Ottawa area bandsters for event planning in the Ottawa area.

We can set our get togethers up, plan for clothing exchanges and have been considering doing one (or however many) charity walks starting this

Spring.

Please feel free to join up whether you have been banded yet or not,

if you travel regularly to Ottawa and are looking to get in with a

growing group in the area.

This is a link:

OttawaBandsters : Ottawa Bandsters Unite!

Thanks,

Is there a Doctor in Ottawa that will do a fill? I have a band but moved from Alberta to Ontario and I need to find a doctor that knows what he is doing. My family doctor tried to fill it but no luck.

Sherri

Yes, there is a Dr in Ottawa, I go to:

Dr. Jose Gutauskas

Suite 107, 770 Broadview Ave.

Ottawa K2A 3Z3

613-725-9180

He charges btw $50 - $75

(depending on the time it takes or the quantity)

Annie

There is also Dr Bishop (who was mentioned on previous pages, but I didn't see anyone who's actually seen him). I see him on Wednesday for a fill so I'll let everyone know what he's like. I am also trying to be free for the February 9th meet-up but it's not looking good.

My name is Cindy BTW! I was banded by Dr Cobourn 2 years ago.

Nice to be "clued in" a bit again.

Cindy

:redface:

Greetings,

For those in the Ottawa area there will be a coffee break get together

this coming Wednesday at 6:30PM at the Second Cup in Bells Corners.

For specific information about Ottawa Bandster events feel free to

join the Ottawa Bandsters Yahoo Group if you have not done so already.

OttawaBandsters : Ottawa Bandsters Unite!

All are welcome whether you have the band or are still thinking about

it.

On February 9th there is another Ottawa Bandsters get together at

10:30am at the Chances R at College Square. Please let me know if you

are coming to that one as I'll be contacting the restaurant to see

about larger groups and if they need reservations.

Thanks,

Hi Nan,

I think I will have to pass on the Wednesday coffee as I am not recuperating as well as one would have hoped. It looks like I will be off work for the week as I developed an allergy to the pain medication which caused me to swell up with a fever and the dreaded vomiting which I so hoped to avoid. This morning I woke up and proceeded to immediately vomit for no reason. I am off the Statin and just on Tylenol which seems to be doing the trick somewhat. Did you also experience alot of pain when burping? Almost like something is stuck but that is virtually impossible as all I have had is Clear liquids. I don't know - not a very good patient I guess. I cannot imagine how any of you got up and started exercising right away - I have zero energy. I am hoping that I will be feeling well enough for the 9th at Chances R so please put me down as a yes for now.

Cheers girls - This has got to get better.

Agnes

Hi Agnes, sorry to hear you're not recuperating as fast as you had hoped. I know I felt pretty good on day 2 and 3 but days 4 to 7 I felt really tired and stayed in bed pretty much the whole time. I ended up taking 2 weeks off of work.

I didn't feel any pain or anything out-of-the ordinary inside. In fact, I couldn't tell I was banded until my third fill. I even ate a BigMac the week after I was banded (a big no-no).

Get well soon!

There is also Dr Bishop (who was mentioned on previous pages, but I didn't see anyone who's actually seen him). I see him on Wednesday for a fill so I'll let everyone know what he's like. I am also trying to be free for the February 9th meet-up but it's not looking good.

My name is Cindy BTW! I was banded by Dr Cobourn 2 years ago.

Nice to be "clued in" a bit again.

Cindy

Hi Cindy,

Can you ask Dr. Bishop why he won't fill patients from other surgeons besides Dr. Cobourn?