Hi everyone--I thought I'd listen to some advice from one of the other monthly groups and start one master thread in which we have an ongoing discussion/updates. I don't know about you all but I certainly spend most of my time on these boards on the pre-op forum and the general forum, not here. It would be nice to have just one thread to go to once in this forum.

We can maybe start out with introductions?

As for me, I'm going the "online privacy" route for now (paranoid that people I haven't told about this will somehow stumble across me on this site I guess, which is crazy, I know) but I can give you the big picture:

You can call me Penny, I'm 27, single and live in the Washington, DC area. I have a background in politics (which is why I live in DC) but now I'm a librarian which is much cooler and way more fun (trust me on that). Oh, and there's no "Marion the Librarian" thing with me either. One of the things I hear most frequently (besides the cliche "you have such a pretty face") is "but you don't LOOK like a librarian", which is another one of those bizarre backhanded compliments that you never really know how to take.

Personality wise, I'm kind of dorky, big into public radio and books and popular science. Oh, I'm also a little on the paranoid side (as you may be able to tell from earlier in this post). Beyond that I'm just kind of silly and friendly, VERY much so into traveling and I'm an aspiring "green" domestic diva (but that's not going so well).

I have a problem. I am losing hair and panicking that it won't come back. It has really thinned out in 8 weeks. Anyone else having this issue and what are you doing for it.

My doctor told me that your hair can fall out if you are not getting in enough protein. I know every doctor is different, but mine recommends at least 60 grams a day. I would make sure you are getting enough protein and other vitamins.

Sunday weigh-in.... survey says.... 8oz. LOL! Better than nothing right? Man I can't wait until my first fill sept 2! RESTRICTION PLEASE!!!!!! Although it's only 8oz, I do "feel" smaller. So no changes on my ticker this week!! Hope everyone had a good week! :biggrin:

Well, no adjustment to my ticker AGAIN this week, i'm with you RESTRICTION PLEASE. my fill is on 9/02 also good luck to you and i hope it goes well

I have a problem. I am losing hair and panicking that it won't come back. It has really thinned out in 8 weeks. Anyone else having this issue and what are you doing for it.

Hun, I do hair and don't worry it will come back. adjust your protein intake and take your vitimins. If your still having a problem after that talk to your Doctor.

LOL...I assume bananas are fine to eat. I only said that I ate 1 today because Dianne said that she couldn't eat them, so that got me to wondering if they would be problematic after my fill(s).

Oh now I understand LOL

Well, no adjustment to my ticker AGAIN this week, i'm with you RESTRICTION PLEASE. my fill is on 9/02 also good luck to you and i hope it goes well

WAIT-2 more pounds as of this morning and i'll take it YEA!!

Hi all, love all the postings - my first fill is on 11 Sept in Sydney and i can't wait. The surgeon said he's put 4cc in an 11 cc band but that I shouldn't get too excited that I'll feel restriction. He said it's best to go slowly although it's frustrating to wait for the band to kick in. Trying hard to eat sensibly but getting too hungry at night especially. Drinking fluid helps a bit. I suppose we all have to hang in there.

Melanie:confused_smile:

Your right, It is hard but i'm hanging with you! I guess i should have said we're hanging with you because there's alot of us, don't want to leave anyone out.

WAIT-2 more pounds as of this morning and i'll take it YEA!!

WOOHOO! :eek:

Orea

The past couple of weeks, I feel a bit queasy much of the time. Especially in the morning. (At my age, I thought my days of morning sickness were over!)

Has anyone else experienced this?

Orea

Hi I havent posted here in forever.. but I am a July bandster and I want in on the fun!!!!!

so I have to say.. I have expierenced the restriction without the fill.. only 2 days ago I slightly tested the boundry and found I could eat a little more.. and today is the first day I have actually felt hungry more often.. I am also breast feeding though and my baby has been sick so nursing more often.. so that could be why.. I didnt really want the fill until today.. I get my first fill on friday.

I have also been frusterated because I feel like no one at my docs is in my situation.. I am BF my 11month old.. and my doc and nutritionist both have not had someone in this situation.. so I am clueless to the amount of calories I need to be consuming and all. I get officially weighed in on friday and my pants are falling off.. so I wonder how I am doing.. I guess I am just nervous that with the fill I will not be able to get enough nutrients and feel exhausted all the time like I did in the beginning when I did feel the restriction.

its great to see you all losing and hanging in there.. its cool because we are all about the same in out journey.. timing wise anyway.. :biggrin2:

The past couple of weeks, I feel a bit queasy much of the time. Especially in the morning. (At my age, I thought my days of morning sickness were over!)

Has anyone else experienced this?

Orea[/quote

I did have a problem with that for a couple of weeks. It turns out that moving my BP med to lunch instead of breakfast fixed it for me.

ya my stomach is weaker in the morning too.. it always has been.. I just choose things that wont make me more nausous.. its different everyday.. sometimes I start with hot tea and that seems to help..

Oh ya and can anyone recommend a scale that doesnt suck? I have the weight watchers one and it is so unreliable. It was 10lbs off the docs last time I was weighed in.. I need a new reliable scale that isnt going to fluctuate by 5 lbs each time I weigh myself within 5 mins!!!! I try to get the same reading twice and it doesnt do it.. any suggestions??

New2me, I love my Tanita Body Fat scale, and I've had it for years. It has the metal strips at the spots for your feet, so it measures your weight and body fat %. The directions will explain that the body fat % will fluctuate with the time of day and amount of liquid in your body, but the weight is always accurate. Mine has lasted for so long (knock on wood). I'm tempted to buy another 1 though, just because of all the new cool models that Tanita has put out with even more features. I think I got mine at Sports Authority, but they sell them at quite a few places now, and online will probably be the cheapest. Good luck!