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:

hey everybody how is every thing going? me im doing good just getting ready for surgery on monday. was wondering if anyone else will be having surgery that day. also congradulations big gurl x im going to remember this nurses name and if given her going to ask for another nurse after meeting her i see that she is not fat friendly. i dont want anyone careing for me that is not fat friendly as i will not put up with any one making me feel funny for being big. other that that im ok for now. i have 4days and a wake up till im banded. see everyone at the finish line.

"Fat Friendly" LOL... girl you're funny! Yeah they have to understand that if they're gonna work on that floor they have to be "friendly to the fat" LOL

You know i'll be there for ya ...hopefully they'll give you Kenya..she was very nice, polite, and curteous.

so i will be fine i hope. just a little worried about the shoulder pain which is related to the gas pain.

I had the shoulder pain for a couple days...it's more of a nagging pain than real intense... the most intense pain is in my side and going accross my lower back. but the more i "expel" the gas the less intense it is... you might not have the pain as worse as me ...either way i know you can handle it :-)

.. can anyone tell me if SF Jello pudding is ok on the full liquid diet?

By the time I was home about 4 days, I had tomato soup because by then I was getting hungry . THe soup really saved me. Then a couple of days after that I had SF jello pudding. I figured as long as the tomato soup went down, I would try a little of the pudding slowly and it was ok. And then little by little I tried the Knorrs cream soups. I never really pureed anything unless there were lumps in the soups.

I found that if I just went slow, I was ok.

shar

hey NBflo Girl

I tried the low sodium french onion soup mixed with Water and it hurt my stomach then I tried the Protein mix with 1% milk and that hurt my stomach too :wink2: maybe i'll try the tomatoe soup tonight mixed with water and see if my stomach will take that.... so far the only thing i can is the boost Protein Shake and jello gelitin (getting boring)

hey NBflo Girl

I tried the low sodium french onion soup mixed with Water and it hurt my stomach then I tried the Protein mix with 1% milk and that hurt my stomach too :wink2: maybe i'll try the tomatoe soup tonight mixed with water and see if my stomach will take that.... so far the only thing i can is the boost protein shake and Jello gelitin (getting boring)

Hey Gurl... how much of the soup or protein did you drink to get your stomach hurting ? Maybe you drank too much of it or too fast ?

I don't know if I am fortunate that I was able to drink anything or not because now I feel that I can eat and drink too much without a problem !! The scale is not moving !!! I just wonder what the doctor is going to say to me next week when I see him !! Oh well, maybe I need a fill already.. I hope not.

shar

Big Gurl, congratulations!! Hang in there. The journey is just beginning! I am going to be very truthful. Remember the band is a tool, you may still be able to eat. I am struggling terribly with eating too much, at the wrong time, and gaining weight. Hopefully this time I will be able to stop it right away. You wont hit this for awhile. The first 6 weeks, to me, were easy, pain, gas and all. Maybe it will be different if I get a fill. It is a big responsibility. But I know you can, and will, do it!

Thanks Linda! I'm very excited to start this journey and see where i'll be this summer:rolleyes: right now i'm so tight that i don't think i'll be over eating no time soon. oh i did have a bad dream last night.. i fell asleep watching House and dreamed that i was one of the interns and was on liquid fast.. i was in the hospital cafeteria and they came out with fresh piping hot cheese N peperoni pizza..and i was like forget it! LOL... I ate THREE slices and was looking for a peice of carrot cake...but the carrot cake didnt look too good so I was running around looking for something chocolate:drool:..then I woke up! LMAO

crazy dream!

Hey Gurl... how much of the soup or protein did you drink to get your stomach hurting ? Maybe you drank too much of it or too fast ?

I don't know if I am fortunate that I was able to drink anything or not because now I feel that I can eat and drink too much without a problem !!

The scale is not moving !!! I just wonder what the doctor is going to say to me next week when I see him !! Oh well, maybe I need a fill already.. I hope not.

shar

not much ..just a couple of tablespoon full. i felt my stomach rumbling a little then i got sore..so i left it alone after that and went back to jello and water.

try replacing one of your meals with a low carb/high protein shake maybe that'll give you a jump start

linda,

doesnt matter to me...we can o to the park or any mall except fro galleria

val

try replacing one of your meals with a low carb/high protein shake maybe that'll give you a jump start

I think I will take a protein shake instead of beakfast and see what happens. Sounds like a good idea.

thanks

shar

Hi everyone, Veronica and I walked Eastern Hills Mall this morning and it was not crowded at all. We are meeting there next Saturday at 8am at the entrance by Dave and Busters. Please join us.

Hi gals, haven't written in a while cause I had 7 x-mas parties is 1 1/5 weeks, and have managed to gain 6.1 lbs. boo hoo....

I am finding it difficult to start back on south beach after eating all the goodies and am starving. I also have had the worst headache for almost a week, and am wondering if it is due to diet change...hummmm, maybe huh? anyhow, good luck to all you new surg girls and let me be a lesson to you all, you can still gain wait with the band!!!!

hello everyone,

well today is my day im on my way to the hospital for surgery today at 1030am. i feel alright, just will be glad to have it over. well say a prayer for me talk to ya when i get back.

signed tesha scott a.k.a china

Well I have a surgery date scheduled 12/29! I am so excited & nervous. I am really lucky they were so good about moving up my date bcz of the whole ins fiasco. So had my pre-op testing & EGD last week, and I go for my final weighin 12/22 & medical clearance 12/23. So couple questions...

Has anyone had problems getting auth from BCBS and/or how long did it take?

And, if I havent lost my full 5% by the final weighin do you think they will cancel my surgery? Or what do they do??

Thanks for the info,

Danielle

Has anyone had problems getting auth from BCBS and/or how long did it take?

Thanks for the info,

Danielle

Danielle, I will be there for a f/u with Dr. Posner on the 22nd at 10 am. What time are you going to be there ? Maybe we can meet.

What doctor are you having ?

My approval came w/i 5 days of the request and I think its all up the the doc if you don't loose the 5 %. Maybe with the insurance issue at hand, he will let it go as long as you loose some.

shar

My appt isnt untill 3pm that day. Dr Hoffman is doing the surgery & he knows all about the ins issue.

The dang emails haven't been getting to me! I just thought everyone had stopped posting!!!

Anyway---CHINA! I hope everything went well and that you're feeling okay!

I too have been eating bad things, and when all this holiday schmaltz is over things will be back to normal. The cool thing is that instead of eating my face off with bad stuff...I only have a little bad stuff.

I definitely need a fill though, not feeling that full at all anymore!