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:

Thanks BigGurl,

at this point I would be happy with an eight lb loss to get me into onederland.

Thanks BigGurl,

at this point I would be happy with an eight lb loss to get me into onederland.

Congrats, BigGurl, U r doing great!!!

I am stupid, I was in onederland briefly and then gained 20lbs like a jerk.....

I don't get it though, I have a band tightened around my stomach, don't eat as much as I did, Don't indulge like I did, and I'm still having a hard time...what gives with this gadget anyway....:thumbup::cursing::crying::cursing::frown:

Edited August 27, 200916 yr by vicki's band

i am still onderland rain...the weight loss is slow though...be nice if it was faster

Hi how are ya'll doing? You guys getting rain? It is so cold and nasty here. I'm closing the pool next week it is that rotten.

I start going back to the gym again once school starts at the latest, can't even walk this morning - i guess i could swim down the street.

Hey Jen, it was really nice this afternoon, we had alot of rain last night and this am. probably what ur getting now...Feels like summer is coming to an end, I hate when the days get shorter and shorter..

did anyone else go to the elmwood art fest, I went today and will probably go again tomorrow if it doesn't rain.

Congrats, BigGurl, U r doing great!!!

I am stupid, I was in onederland briefly and then gained 20lbs like a jerk.....

I don't get it though, I have a band tightened around my stomach, don't eat as much as I did, Don't indulge like I did, and I'm still having a hard time...what gives with this gadget anyway....:cursing::wink2::cursing::ohmy:

Thanks Vicki, but I've gained 7lbs (according to my home scale)..now i'm 282.9..i'm going to bgh and get an official weight. Now, I wake up hungry which I never did before grrr.

At least you're close to 1-derland you'll get there again... heck we both will there eventually

Hi how are ya'll doing? You guys getting rain? It is so cold and nasty here. I'm closing the pool next week it is that rotten.

I start going back to the gym again once school starts at the latest, can't even walk this morning - i guess i could swim down the street.

Hi Jennifur,

I have'nt been to the gym all this summer.. now that it's cooling off I'm going to start back pumping-the-iron

Hello All, I'm just beginning my LapBand journey. I went to the seminar on 8/6 and have my 3hr appointment on 9/16. When BGH this past Thur. to be weighed in so I could start SouthBeach........it's only been 4 days & i'm already seeing that this is going to be ALOT harder than I thought (I'm too picky of an eather ) Anyway, I just wanted to say HI and let you all know that reading your posts have been a real insperation and VERY helpfull to a newbie like me, just starting this LONG and SLOW trip:smile:

Hello All, I'm just beginning my LapBand journey. I went to the seminar on 8/6 and have my 3hr appointment on 9/16. When BGH this past Thur. to be weighed in so I could start SouthBeach........it's only been 4 days & i'm already seeing that this is going to be ALOT harder than I thought (I'm too picky of an eather ) Anyway, I just wanted to say HI and let you all know that reading your posts have been a real insperation and VERY helpfull to a newbie like me, just starting this LONG and SLOW trip:smile:

Hey Mkat, welcome and tighten your seat belt, cause u r about to embark on the longest, most exciting and most difficult journey you will probably ever go on. welcome to a whole new world of eating. It is a small price to pay to get to onederland though, even though we all bitch about it. lol:wink2:

Thanks for the greeting Vicki........I must admit, your posts are the ones that have worried me the most, so many unfortunate problems & setbacks you've had :wink2:

But, I'm in this for the long haul. The way I see it is........ even the worst 'band days' can't be as bad as living like this. I forgot to say that my surgeon is Posner not Hoffman (I didn't know how much he was loved ) but hopefully thruout this process I'll still get to know alot of you..............my 3hr is on a 3rd Wednesday, so as long as there is one, I think I'm going to hang around after for the support meeting.

Thanks for the greeting Vicki........I must admit, your posts are the ones that have worried me the most, so many unfortunate problems & setbacks you've had :ohmy:

But, I'm in this for the long haul. The way I see it is........ even the worst 'band days' can't be as bad as living like this. I forgot to say that my surgeon is Posner not Hoffman (I didn't know how much he was loved :wink2:) but hopefully thruout this process I'll still get to know alot of you..............my 3hr is on a 3rd Wednesday, so as long as there is one, I think I'm going to hang around after for the support meeting.

Before my banding, I drank tons of diet pepsi from morn till night and then had to stop the carbonated drinks, so started drinking arizona diet iced tea, and had no problems at all until the last month, started having the worst heart burn, I stopped drinking it almost a week ago, and wala, no more hearburn, so trial and error seems to be the rule here. You'll do great, everyone is different. welcome to our little forum, and dr. Posner is wonderful too..

Hi guys, been a busy week or so getting things together for the kids to get back to school.

How are you feeling Vick???

MKat - welcome! I wish you the best of Luck with this adventure, it has been a long 2 1/2 years for me but I am on my way to my goal, with a long pleatu that was self induced mostly because I met my Dr's goal and was told how great I looked all the time so I maintained.

My words of wisdom: exercise ... even if just walk, park far away from the door when at malls or store... I'm sure you have heard it all before. Don't ever give up. I know you say you are picky eater, look for ways to cook what you like with healthy subs. Throw something at me, I'll revise it for you! ( I LOVE TO COOK)

If you every need anything at all, PM me, I would be happy to help. I love sharing what I have learned and even more if it actually helps someone.

Hope you all have a great day -I am up way too early and going to get dressed and go for a walk before I get my hair done this morning!

Oh still have not made it back to the gym so I've given up at this point, I'm going to do what I have to to finish getting ready for school and next Tuesday morning I will be up, go for my walk at 7:30 when the bus comes and head over to the Y for my light weights. MY PLAN: be ready to walk when the bus picks up ds at 7:30, m-w-f leave for water aerobics when get back from walk, tu-th leave after walk to Y for light weights. Sat & Sun I will walk but maybe the easier walk with my friend just to not be sitting home

OMG!!! I love cannoli's, and so i decided to make cannoli filling just sub splenda instead of sugar. Yukkkkkk, blaaahhhhh, it is awful, I tried half the amount of splenda, although it says it should be equal trade, then I added the other half, and it still tastes like sh**. It went like this, 1 pint riccota cheese, 1 cup granulated splenda, 1 tablesoon vanilla extract, 1/2 cup slivered almonds. chill..........did anyone else ever try this???

Also, does anyone out there have multi-focal contact lenses. I got mine today, and these letters i am typing right now look doubled or like they have a shadow, does anyone have them and did you have this problem in the beginning????

Where is everyone????