:w00t:Hi,

I am from vancouver, WA. I was banded 6/3 by Dr. Kirshenbaum, I've lost 27 pounds so far and have like another 120 to go. I would like a mentor to help me out with the ropes. I am struggling with getting all the Protein in and Water. Thanks

Jade

Hi,

My name is Michelle and I am just starting the process with Dr. K's office. I know I am not banded not a mentor but maybe we could be banded & soon-to-be-banded buddies from Vancouver.

How many times have you been back to see Dr. K.? Is there a place here in town that will do fills after the surgery or do we have to go back to see him?

I have so many questions for you but I don't want to annoy you.

Take care,

Michelle

Hi,

I actually flew back today to get my first fill. This is my 2nd time to denver (first was the surgery). Dr. K is super nice and has a funny sense of humor. I havent checked any place in vancouver yet to do fills, I personally like the vacation time :-p ha ha. Ask away for questions..Thats what I did today at the doctors office when I met a lady there who was banded a year ago. i might not have all the answers though! =) Well Im super tired been up since yesterday. Its nap time!

Look forward to more chatting.

~Jade

I just moved here from Denver in December so going back gives me an excuse to see my family too. How bad do the fills hurt? Do you have to get them all the time?

I spoke with Natalie this morning. I have a consult set up for Aug. 5th. But I will be in Denver the weekend of the 8th so she is going to see if she can fit me in for a face-to-face consult instead. Then she scheduled my surgery for Sept. 24th!! I couldn't believe she was scheduling my surgery. It was shocking to me. I didn't think anything would ever go this easy. The past few months have been such a struggle trying to get this surgery to happen!

Take care of yourself and I look forward to chatting more too!!

~Michelle

I Think I might have over heard them say your surgery date when they were on the phone yesterday! I was there all morning waiting for my ride to come pick me up. Congrats thats very exciting.. My process I was very lucky.. I basically called and talked to them and then a month later I had surgery..Not everyones process goes that smooth though.

The first fill, I was super scared.. I read the threads on here, where they say that it hurts extremely bad and they had such horrible experiences that it really did scare the crap outta me. I dont suggest reading those. The needle isnt as big as I thought either. He found my port by pushing on it..Then he used a sonogram to make sure. Then he cleaned the area and stuck the needle in, put some Fluid in then told me to sit up. Which is extremely weird because the needle is sticking straight out of you! He put in another 1.8 cc when I was sitting up. So total I got 3.8cc, my pouch was really sensitve to the point were I could fill the difference of 3 drops of saline. Its really cool though. He then told me that when he pulls the needle out, it's going to be the weirdest feeling.. Which hes totally right! I dont know how to describe it, but it felt awesome/weird.

It's also extremely weird to fill the fluid be put in you and back out of you. Weirdest filling I've ever experience. I imagen its kinda similar to when you have a baby move inside of you, but I've never had kids.

Well have a good day.

~Jade :scared2:

How is it going after your fill? Does your procedure area still hurt?

Its good, somedays I can eat more than others.. no it doesnt hurt anymore.