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:

yes Linda you are right, I felt good at 5.5 cc, then too tight at 6.5. I have 3.5 right now, and feel absolutly no restriction what

so ever. I am glad your trip went well, I bet it is very exciting.

I have dr. h tomorrow at 2 anyone else going?

Vicky, Val, Rain,Cynthia, Laura, China, and all others.. are you guys going to the meeting ? Linda, seems like we haven't seen you in months.. sorry that you can't make it.

I should be there tomorrow. Vicki, I agree that 5.5 is the magic #. Im at 5 and to loose and was to tight at 6. I hope to get that .5 back at my appointment in July

Rain

I'm so upset my husband and I are buying a new house and because of it's location my dad won't take me anywhere . I don't want to stop the process of the surgery. The problem is I don't drive.

i am planning on going to the meeting

I am so disappointed that I will miss the meeting and if we were in town I would leave my company for a few hours and they would be happy I went but we wont be in Buffalo.

I would love to hear Val and Lauries take on the conference. The more I think about it the more thoughts come into my head. One good thing is I had been wanting to know my BMI. I got a calculator at the conference and saw that I went from 39 to 31. That made me feel better and forget about my stalled weight loss.

went to see Hoffman today and guess who I met... China!..It was great to meet another friend and supporter.. I also gained 14.1 lbs in 14 days, it gave me a new appreciation for my band. I am really upset cause I know it wont come off in 14 days. anyway, I did get back 1.5 cc so I am back up to 5 cc, and I do have some restriction, bur like Rain said and I agree, for myself anyway, 5.5 seems to be the magic number..

China, It was great meeting you and your mom today. How did you make out at Hoffmans???

Edited June 17, 200917 yr by vicki's band

Vicky, Val, Rain,Cynthia, Laura, China, and all others.. are you guys going to the meeting ? Linda, seems like we haven't seen you in months.. sorry that you can't make it.

I had a heck of a time to get myself registered and I don't know how to get a format like the rest of you HELP>>Eileen PS From the meeting Wed, night

Eileen, what format are you talking about ?? If its the weightloss ticker and all that..I don't know how either.. But as long as we can communicate on line.. the rest is just extra stuff!! Glad to hear from you.. It was a good meeting last night wasn't it ??

shar

Hi Eileen,

I knew you could do it. If you dont want to quote someone just scroll down to the last post and underneath it on the left it says Post reply. Just press that.

P.S. if anyone wants a weight loss ticker, just click on my ticker or anyone elses. When you get to that page theres a line that says creat your own ticker. Just go from there.

Hope that helps

Rain

hi vikki it was nice to meet you to. and things went ok at dr hoff's. i was given 1.5cc and boy do i feel it. i feel slightly over filled but, im gonna give if a few days and see if the pressure in my back throat goes away. then if not i will be going back to get some removed.

went to see Hoffman today and guess who I met... China!..It was great to meet another friend and supporter.. I also gained 14.1 lbs in 14 days, it gave me a new appreciation for my band. I am really upset cause I know it wont come off in 14 days. anyway, I did get back 1.5 cc so I am back up to 5 cc, and I do have some restriction, bur like Rain said and I agree, for myself anyway, 5.5 seems to be the magic number..

China, It was great meeting you and your mom today. How did you make out at Hoffmans???

Vicky, hope all is well.. I now have 5cc and I really don't feel much restriction. I go to the clinic on July 1st and hoping they give me another fill. Maybe that 5.5cc would be the magic number for me too. I really don't want to go thru what you and Rain did with being too full but somethings gotta give.. I am not loosing and really getting discouraged.

You really missed a good meeting last night.. Maybe see you at the next one.

shar

Eileen, what format are you talking about ?? If its the weightloss ticker and all that..I don't know how either.. But as long as we can communicate on line.. the rest is just extra stuff!! Glad to hear from you.. It was a good meeting last night wasn't it ??

shar

Thanks for answering me, rain told me how to put other stuff in there. I am not to computer bright but I do try. It was a very good meeting and Barb explained very well about some of them who numb the spot and don't. I am lucky I don't need to be numb, but I have a cist on my stomach near the port and Dr. Hoffman is going to remove it. It will be numb and take 10 minutes. I am glad because it bothers me, not painful but looks like a bump, which it is. Iam glad to hear over and over again that this is a slow process. See you next time. Thanks Eileen

Hi Eileen,

I knew you could do it. If you dont want to quote someone just scroll down to the last post and underneath it on the left it says Post reply. Just press that.

P.S. if anyone wants a weight loss ticker, just click on my ticker or anyone elses. When you get to that page theres a line that says creat your own ticker. Just go from there.

Hope that helps

Rain

Thank you for your reply about the ticker. Now I have to think what I have to put down there. Glad to talk to you girls, it was very hard for me to start and that is a surprise since I am not a shy person. This is a very changing decision in my life and sometimes change takes me awhile to adjust. One of the hardest thing for me is to love myself. all the doctors and specialist out there never tell you HOW to do that. They tell you to love yourself but never how. Maybe that is my key to over eating and changing ME. Wonder if that is a problem for others too??? Well, have a good day. Eileen

Eileen,

I agree I think that eating and being overweight is a self esteem issue. Its also a vicious cylce that leads to more eating and lower self esteem. Thats why I like to think that my stomach wasnt broken but my brain is whats broken. Fixed the stomach but still working on the brain.