This thread if for those of us who belong to the wonderful Toronto LaparoscopicBAND Centre or will soon become a part of it!

Here, you can voice any concerns... talk about support group meetings, events or anything that comes to mind.

Indroduce yourself!

www.tlbc.ca

Hi there Green;

How are you doing today? I know you were a little down about your throat.

Have you had any more news?

7 more pounds gone? whoo-hoo for you... that must make you feel good eh?

what are your before and after stats now?

Take care,

Peaches

Greetings,

I was banded March 30th/ 2007 at TLBC and have been loving my band!

For folks not yet aware, there is now a Yahoo group set up for Ottawa area bandsters for event planning in the Ottawa area.

We 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,

Nan in Ottawa

I Just Read 2 People Stateing They Were The Youngest In Canada To Be Banded. Who Was It?

Confused

I guess, the youngest in Canada could be interpreted many ways. One is the youngest in Canada for the TLBC clinic. I suspect each clinic can claim the youngest patient in their care. Doddie

Hi everyone.I just wanted to let you know i finally feel much better.The operation is behind me and i am at my sweet spot.I have only 2.5 in my band and i have lost 12 lbs ,13 more lbs till my ticker is no more a lie.I will fix it later.My hubby reached his sweet spot at 9.5 so i was comparing me to him at a small fill.I was anxious to get to that amount but i kept having to get defill.Everybody is different so don't compare yourself to anyone.It has only taken me 1.5 years to learn the band.I guess i am a slow learner lol.

Just so you are aware, I just called the TLBC clinic and they are now charging $18,000.

Just thought you should know.

I was the youngest in Canada when i was banded. I had just turned 15... Now, i'm 16- i'm sure there are plenty of 16 yr olds with it now though.

So i guess i'm "youngest when banded" now lol

Hi everyone.I just wanted to let you know i finally feel much better.The operation is behind me and i am at my sweet spot.I have only 2.5 in my band and i have lost 12 lbs ,13 more lbs till my ticker is no more a lie.I will fix it later.My hubby reached his sweet spot at 9.5 so i was comparing me to him at a small fill.I was anxious to get to that amount but i kept having to get defill.Everybody is different so don't compare yourself to anyone.It has only taken me 1.5 years to learn the band.I guess i am a slow learner lol.

Hi Loriely;

what surgery did you have? You didn't get yolur band re-done did you???

No i had a umbelical(sp) cord hernia repaired and a scar and lesions in uterus removed.I am sorry to hear about your band. Do you have to have another band replaced? I heard the band was going to go up in the new year.

Hi Loriely, I'm glad to hear you are losing. I too am finally learning the ways of the band. I had .1 removed on Monday and can eat a regular band size meal with no pb and no mushy foods. Lets hope this ticker gets moving soon. xo D

Hi Loriely, I'm glad to hear you are losing. I too am finally learning the ways of the band. I had .1 removed on Monday and can eat a regular band size meal with no pb and no mushy foods. Lets hope this ticker gets moving soon. xo D

Glad you are having some success!!! I know you've been frustrated with the process...

I go for my 2nd FLURO fill on Monday, then perhaps another band surgery after that...

Good luck to you Green and congrats on the weight loss.

Lwood how are you doing?

Hi Marcar

Thanks for asking. I am feeling great since my surgery. I have lost 16 lbs so far but I need my first fill so I'm not hungry. I am trying to eat like a bandster. My first fill is Feb 20 then we are going south the end of Feb for two months so I will miss my second and third fills. Where do you live and what is your name? I live in Ameliasburg near Belleville. Tell me about yourself. When were you banded? I may have read that but I forget.

Pm me back soon.

Lynda

Hi there Green;

How are you doing today? I know you were a little down about your throat.

Have you had any more news?

7 more pounds gone? whoo-hoo for you... that must make you feel good eh?

what are your before and after stats now?

Take care,

Peaches

Thanks for asking, Peaches and Marcar. My voice is going from very bad to even worse and I am very, very down about this. Talking is a real chore and I have become the strong(ish), silent type as a result! Of course, because I am so depressed my house has become rather foul and my personal grooming is not what it should be. My hair is now two-toned: roots and dye job.

My GP figures that I have asthma, and has me on a couple of inhalers. She has also referred me to an ear, nose and throat specialist whom I am going to see in a couple of weeks. I finally got word of an appointment yesterday.

I weighed myself at the doc's office and weighed 143 fully clothed and with my boots on. For what it's worth, I also had a full bladder. I can comfortably wear size 10 pants and actually need to wear a belt with them in order to keep 'em sitting in the right place. I also had a bra-fitting - I have been wearing sports bras for past 15 years - and I wear either a 34C or a 36B.

All of this is pretty cool but my head sure isn't in the same place as my current measurements. Alas! The truth I still think of myself as a fatty. And I suffer from a strange anxiety as well: I keep imagining that I am suddenly going to blow up into my old dimensions, that I will go to bed one size and wake up another. Weird, eh? I guess it takes awhile to lose the mental weight....

I still do have enormous feet. *sigh* No loss in that department. I have to buy my shoes in the drag queen section. lol And I can only wear flatties. My feet still whine and complain whenever I try on heels. That is one dream which will never come true for this grrl.

And that is my life at the present time.

P.S. I sure do miss my band. When I get over all of this I am gonna get a fill.

Hi Loriely, I'm glad to hear you are losing. I too am finally learning the ways of the band. I had .1 removed on Monday and can eat a regular band size meal with no pb and no mushy foods. Lets hope this ticker gets moving soon. xo D

Keep us in the loop, Donna D. Let us know how things are working out for you. This goes for you, too, lwood. Good luck to both of you.

Oh Green, I am so hoping that your depression dosn't last long. Not having your voice would really suck. I am sending your BIG (((hugs))) :tt1:

I am confident that yoour ENT Doc will get to the bottom of it.

In regard to the asthma... you mentioned that you take inhalers...

After you inhale one or both of your puffers do you RINSE out your mouth with Water and SPIT it all out???

This is very important as the inhalers contain steroids, if this medication gets on your vocal cords it can cause hoarseness.. I know this because it happened to my Mom. I also have asthma too.

I dont' mean to sound like a 'know it all' but I thought it was worth mentioning.

Donna D:

How are you doing since your slight de-fill? Are you back on the W/L band wagon???

I had my 2nd fluro fill yest. I have very mixed feelings... :confused: