Had my LAP BAND done on 11-26-2007 in Buffalo, NY at Buffalo General Hospital by Dr. Aaron Hoffman. I've have had no problems what-so-ever and the support from Dr. Hoffman has been FANTASTIC. He is the BEST doctor ever! I would recommend anybody from the Buffalo, Rochester, NY area to have Dr. Hoffman perform the BAND! GREAT DOC!:eek:

Linda,

Just checking to see how you are feeling...did you get in to see Hoffman?

Hey I'm interested in going. Want to share a room?

Also Southwest has the flight Friday June 12th return Sunday June 14th for $58. each way $135.00 round trip.

I'm game to go with you. Helps with the cost. Let me know. It's me Cynthia Tatta

Hey everyone, thanks for the concern. I have not been doing well or eating properly so I am going to hold off on going to see Hoffman and having fluid taken out. I gained 5 pounds! When I think of how hard it was to lose and how easy and quick to gain I am just sick. I can't wait for Easter to be over and the damn choclolate bunnys taken away and also for the nice weather so I can get out and work in the yard and bike ride. Hopefully this is a small setback. One thing is for sure - I will not buy larger clothes!!!!

Cynthia,

im going to the conference and would like to share a room...i already reserved my room. when making airline reservations keep in mind the hotel has a free shuttle from ohare. i booked with american and got my air to chicago for $44 and returning 109 i believe

veronica

Happy Easter to everyone!

Happy Easter to everyone!

Thanks, you too Val and all.

:drool: Just remember, PROTEIN FIRST !! I thought maybe if I write it, I will do it !!

shar

Happy Easter to everyone!

i dont have to worry about that shar- i got a fill about 3 weeks ago and cant eat too much

i dont have to worry about that shar- i got a fill about 3 weeks ago and cant eat too much

Val, I wish I can say that.. I am going in on wednesday morning and this fill will be #5. I feel more restriction that I have before but not nearly enough to loose. We'll see what they say. Is anyone else going on the 15th ?

Have a good Easter.

shar

Shar,

i hope it works for you. i have good restriction...probably too good but im going to see what happens. i can only eat a very little and we are going to a buffet for dinner. family's choice not mine..it will be a big waste of money

Shar,

i hope it works for you. i have good restriction...probably too good but im going to see what happens. i can only eat a very little and we are going to a buffet for dinner. family's choice not mine..it will be a big waste of money

Val, its ok... thats a whole lot better than the prep and cleaning up afterward !! Have a good time. :cool2:

shar

Yeah man thats a whole lot better than the prep and cleaning up afterwards...

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yeah it is better than cooking...cuz if we didnt go out id get stuck cooking

Well I havent been on here in a fwe weeks. I went in for another fill 2 days ago. It had been 2 months since my last appt & I went up .5 lbs. I guess thats not bad but not good either. I dont know what my problem has been, its like that self-sabotoging part of me is coming back. I've been really bad about drinking with meals, not every time but a good majority of the time. So I get the lecture for that which I really needed. Its frustrating I was doing really good on SB & exercising before the surgery then everything went all haywire after the surgery & it threw me all off.

I really need to start reading this site more regularly it really does give you a lot of encouragement & remind you to stay on track. I'm trying not to get discouraged, I've lost about 24 lbs overall but its just stopped.

Since the fill I cannot get anything down. It has been extremely painful. I'm really not full but just after taking about 2-3 bites and chewing ALOT it still gets stuck. Any suggestions on things that may go down easier but are still higher in protein?? I really do not want to get any fluid removed unless its an absolute last resort.

Thanks for letting me vent:)

Danielle

Daniellabee,

Thanks for being so honest with your post. Its good to hear that the band is not perfect and that we all need to work really hard to lose weight. It seems like when we do poorly we dont want to admit it to ourselves let alone on this website. Good luck with the fill maybe it will losen up in a few days

Rain