Hello all, I am getting ready to go to the seminar and in hopes of changing my life for ever. I have already got pre-certified from my insurance so hopefully the next 6 mo. will go by quickly. I am very nervous but excited. I am looking for new friends and experiences so talk to me and I also would like to know other peoples receipes and do's and don'ts regarding diet after the surgery. Beck:wink_smile:

Well I just got back from my appointment. I was scared half to death my heart was about to beat out of my chest. I was down 11 pounds since Dec. He was happy with that to the point he didnt want to fill me. He said Im right on track. He was very nice today. It was a great appointment.

Elizabeth - Congratulations! 11 lbs is Great!

Thanks Kyla! I am going to save it to my favorites now. How nice that they arent updating it......

Congrats, Elizabeth! I'm glad your visit went better today. =)

Kar- You're welcome!! =)

I would love it if they would pick one or more of us to write a blog on his website. We're all at different stages so it'd be good, useful information. I was really hoping to follow her story.

I would love it if they would pick one or more of us to write a blog on his website. We're all at different stages so it'd be good, useful information. I was really hoping to follow her story.

I know what you mean! Who knows, she may have already had surgery! My entire process only took 3 1/2 months, because I didn't have the 6 month insurance requirement.

I just got my first appointment schedualed with Lindsey for next week and the appointment for Doctor Kelley for the first of the month.

I just got my first appointment schedualed with Lindsey for next week and the appointment for Doctor Kelley for the first of the month.

Congrats! I know that it seems like a long process right now, but it will go by so quickly when you look back on it. I started this exactly 1 year ago. The last year has been a blur!

Elizabeth, so glad your appt went well!!! My 1 cc fill was monday and today is thursday and I still can't eat more than a couple bites...I get instant nausea. My husband is like..have the damn thing taken out...your always sick....lots of frustration right now. I hope that in another 6 months I feel it was worth it. One great thing is that I quit smoking, today is day 206!! Talk to you all later, getting ready to watch Grey's! Theresa

Theresa - What size band do you have and how much fill is in it? I have a 10cc band and am between 7.5-8cc in it and still don't feel like I have enough restriction. After this last fill, it doesn't take me as much to fill up and I'm staying full longer, but I'm still eating without any problems. Maybe you need to have just a little bit taken out (like .25cc)?

I also have a 10cc band, as of monday I have a total of 4cc's in it. Since my surgery I haven't went one entire week without being sick atleast once. I can't do anything spicy, meat is near impossible and what I can eat are too high in carbs. This was my 3rd fill and each time I get a fill I suffer for about 2 weeks. Then I can get a cup or so down without the nausea. I can't drink for about 2 hours after I eat or I vomit, even if its just a peanut..1 peanut. It feels like I have so much air inside me, I make these weird noises in my throat for hours after I eat. And often I get like a weird chest pain after eatting. Kaplan says either I am eatting too much..(i'm not) or not chewing it up good enough, or eatting to fast or eatting the wrong things....I hate being sick and try to go very slow when I eat and to chew forever so I'm not sure what I am doing wrong. Started with a flu/cold from hell thursday so I am gonna lay around today and watch lifetime movies hahaha. Talk to you all soon.

My parents have this nasty cold going around. They better not give it to me. Anyway, mom is having trouble not vomiting after eating due to all the mucous she is "swollowing" right now. "Knock on wood" I have not had it yet and I better not get it. A friend of mine, her baby is in the hospital due to ear infection, flu, and dehydration. I want to go but I dont because I dont want to be exposed. Thats mean, I know...

Anyway, Hope you get feeling better.

Knock on wood...even being around all the sick patients at work, I've been lucky and not gotten sick (cold symptoms). I'm sorry to hear that you're having so much trouble with your band, Theresa.

Well my parents have the crud, The little girl I raised was sent home the other day with fever and all the crud, and I just got home from babysitting a baby that just got out of the hospital with ear infection, flu, and dehydration... I think Im going to suck on some zycam or something just to give myself boost

Hey everyone. Hope everyone had a good weekend. Is there a support group tonight? If I can leave work early, I might make it.

I think it is next week. When I was at my fill appointment Brenda asked me "Will you be coming to the meeting on the 23rd".. So I guess that is 2 Mondays from today.