starting a new thread for anyone who has or is considering surgery thru the Brigham/Falkner program.

~Mel

surgery 11/13/07 Dr Vernon

-35lbs

Good Luck with your first fill!

Now is this the Jen that works for Dr Vernon that is Pregnant??

Thanks

Oh that would make much more sense if it was Dr. Vernon's Jennifer!

Well, went for my 1st fill and was anxious for nothing!

Svet 'lana' did it and it was painless. No need at all for a numbing agent.

It did take a longer time than usual, though because my

port is tilted and she had to go hunting for it..probably from the way my waistband pushes into it.

Got the usual 4 cc's and found out I have the larger band.

Just had a Glucerna shake and felt it gurgling down!

Now what I have to do is to learn to take smaller bites of my food and get rid of that stuck baseball feeling in my chest when I eat tuna or chicken or potato.

Old habits die hard.

Gotta chew chew and chew some more.

Guess what?! I was told to make an appt. for 4 weeks and ...you guessed it...NO SECRETARY IN TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENT! Why am I not surprised?!

So does anyone know if it is Jennifer from Dr. Vernons office that is pregnant?

Dr Robinson's secretary Jennifer is VERY pregnant. However, I have no clue if she and Dr Vernon's secretary are one and the same. I doubt it given the workload. But could be the same.

The office is in suite B on the 3rd floor of the Brigh.

They are 2 different women with a common name.

Hi luv2teech!

How are you doing these rainy days?

hello everyone-went in for my fill yesterday..been unrestricted for 6+ weeks and have gained a bit (five lbs to be exact). Vernon wasnt concerned as she thinks I am where I should be...um no I still need to lose 30lbs in my book.

I knew I wanted to be where I was back in Jan (around 8.1 ccs) and she agreed to put that back in but when I drank my water I felt a slight tightness in my throat. Dont know if its from this stupid cold I have or the fill so I had her take out .2 ccs. I wont be happy if I have to go back for more of a fill but its worth it not to have to make an emergency unfill appt. It doesnt get easier does it?

Yes there are TWO Jennifers...took me a while to figure that one out.

Edited July 8, 200917 yr by tinywishes123
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Thanks, I didnt want to congrats the wrong one, and the Jennifer I know from Dr vernons is awesome, and easy to make appts. with. I go next week for a fill but I think I might still be good from the last one, I will see how the weekend goes.

Thankd Again!

Hi tinyw!

It looks like you are back on track and that's good.

As for tightness in the throat..as I drove around the corner from the Brigh after my 1 st fill yesterday I felt that my throat was tight, but thought it was just my imagination. I guess that is one of the after fill effects!

Not a pleasant sensation, but it went away by the time I got over the bridge.

Great to 'hear' from you!

Guess what?! I was told to make an appt. for 4 weeks and ...you guessed it...NO SECRETARY IN TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENT! Why am I not surprised?!

Yay she called me back after how many weeks of playing phone tag? At least I got a call, BUT of course missed it. Called her back within 20 minutes. That was Thursday. No messages about dates for surgery or pre-op appointments.. gRRR Just a sweet message to call Jennifer back. Hello, that's what I've been doing!

Gonna start again on Monday. Hope you are all enjoying this weather! :frown:)

Anyone planning on attending the support group this month? If so, which one/when? :frown:

I havent been around lately - but I have been checking this site often.

I decided to be good and get back into things, so of course being off from school and not having a regular schedule I decided that there was a support group tonight, and I went!!!! When I got there I realized my mistake - I hope I dont mess it up next week.

Tova

:biggrin:

Hi Everyone!!! I got my first fill last Tuesday from Dr. R. He put in 4 cc, and let me know I have the 14 cc band. He said that the first fill is always going to be a greater amount, and subsequent fills are going to measure much less... I also saw Sari prior to see Dr. R.

The biggest difference now... peanut butter does not go down the same and feels like it stays in my throat for the longest time... I am keeping portions as prescribed by Sari - but peanut butter was a big source of protein for me... oh well.

I hope to make it to Tuesday's group at BWH, and hope to see everyone else there.

Regards.

:wink2:

This is all part of the Lap band journey. Some days you can tolerate certain foods better than other days, and as you get more restricted there will be foods that you will learn to stay away from. Everyone is different. I have met people who eat raw salads daily, where I can not eat raw vegetables - lettuce, peppers, tomatoes... It is defiinitely something I miss, but I am learning to compensate. All this is certainly worth the end result.

Good luck to you

Tova