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:

lydiafree, hi we must be on the same surg date. mopnday the 29th. i had to go in today to meet with the dietician for the 2nd time- what a surprise i lost 8 lbs that was a good kick start to get me back to sb.

So whats the update Vicki? how are you feeling?

Dear Shar and Rain, thanx for asking, My appt is monday and the doc never called me back last friday. I am still experiencing terrible heart burn dispite the pepcid, I am also having stomach spasms in the morning when i drink even a sip. that gets better as the day goes on, but the heartburn gets worse. also, I have some other discomfort in my esophogus, it feels like an alien moving around in there and it hurts. I hope there is no permanent damage, I am going to go back to liquids, and see what happens. I'll keep you guys posted.:crying:

P.S. has anyone else had problems with this site, logging on or finding this thread????????????????

hey lydiafree i see you are from blasdell, i am from east concord-small world

good luck vicki...hope u get some answers

I see they moved this thread. What a pain it is to get to now its like five extra steps. ughh.

lydiafree, hi we must be on the same surg date. mopnday the 29th. i had to go in today to meet with the dietician for the 2nd time- what a surprise i lost 8 lbs that was a good kick start to get me back to sb.

ha! Yes, that is the date of my surgery. Just waiting for the final tests on June 6th and then clearance from the PCP on the 19th.

This next month cannot go fast enough!

I see they moved this thread. What a pain it is to get to now its like five extra steps. ughh.

I have had to change my password every couple days, for some reason it wont accept it and that has been a real pain.

good luck vicki...hope u get some answers

thanx val, I appreciate it...

ha! Yes, that is the date of my surgery. Just waiting for the final tests on June 6th and then clearance from the PCP on the 19th.

This next month cannot go fast enough!

I was just banded on May 18 , trust me it will fly! Trying to get stuff organized at work and at home was nuts! Good luck!

Shar,

Did you get you fill? Is it working?

Rain, I did go last friday but since I lost .4 in 5 weeks -- she only gave me 1/2 cc.. I don't really feel the restriction but I have to say that after 6 months I had my first sliming episode on Monday and I really never want to do that again !! I have been really careful what I eat and how much since then.. If I feel stuck, I stop !! THis is just going sooo slow for me.. But I am still not sorry.. It gives me hope that eventually I will get down.. I need to loose about 25 - 30 more and I will be at goal !!

Well if your sliming it seems like you must have some restriction. I think Im a little too tight and its soo not fun. I get stuck a lot and have to be really careful on what I choose to eat. Good luck and slow isnt always bad right?

I was just banded on May 18 , trust me it will fly! Trying to get stuff organized at work and at home was nuts! Good luck!

Thank you! How are you feeling so far? Any sage words of advice?

Rain, the funny thing is that I have gotten stuck before but if I sit quietly for a few minutes, that uncomfortable feeling goes away and I can resume eating carefully.. this time I was uncomfortable about 45 minutes and I finally got it up.. then I was still uncomfortable until the next morning with just sipping water for the rest of the night.. YUK !! dont want to do that again..

shar

COngratulations I think you finally have restriction b/c thats exactly what happens to me these days. It doesnt usually just pass like it used to you have to bring it up. So far today I havent had any problems. I think its taken @ two weeks to losen up a bit.