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Thanks for your good thoughts and prayers. I have an appointment on Wed. in SF with a surgeon. I am still being referred to the transplant team but it looks like the plan is to cut out part of the liver with the tumors.

Right now, I'm on pureed foods, which often go down like cement! My liver specialist doesn't want me losing more than 3 pounds a week because it's hard on the liver, making this whole process a little more stressful! Other than that, my recovery has gone very well.

Karen

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Hi All. Karen you are in my prayers. I hope all goes well.

I miss you all!!!

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The BAND-ONLY support group in Sacramento meets next Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010!

Sacramento Valley Bandsters Support Group

third Saturday of every month from 10:30-12:30.

Sutter Cancer Center

Classroom 1, First Floor

2800 L Street, Sacramento

Easy parking is available one short block away in covered lot on 29th Street, between K and L streets. Costs $1 per hour.

This group was purposely set up so as NOT to conflict with the other support groups in the area.

Any band patient from any doctor or hospital is welcome to attend.

Please join us!

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Just a reminder that tonight is the Kaiser Richmond support group from 6-7:30.

Tonight we have a plastic surgeon coming to speak to the post-ops.

I hope to see some of you there.

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Lee-thanks for the reminder! Ashley and I are planning to come!!!! Look for us! We won't recognize you! See some of you later.

Jess....Candra-Are you ladies coming? Anyone else planning to be there? Maria? Beatrice??? Can't recall ohters who come to the Richmond Meetings!!!!! Sorry if I left u out! Not intentional!!! Muah!!!!!

See you later!

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Oh my goodness. Where the heck is everyone? I can't believe I posted 6 days ago and there are NO MORE POSTS!!! All must be well and on-track!!!

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Hi everyone, hope all is well and you are keeping in mind all the good things we have to be thankful for!!!

Hope to see everyone Saturday 11/27 at support group meeting at Sacto Kaiser!

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Hey - just checking in and trying to see if I am still getting the notification when a new post comes out on this thread. When I went into Lapbandtalk.com a couple of days ago I had to log in and then it looked different.

Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving and ate mindfully. I cooked at my house again and had a small bit of everything on a salad plate. I vividly remember my first Thanksgiving after my surgery in Nov 08 - thought I could eat two black olives and then have a few bites of turkey and one bite of stuffing - ouch - my first pb episode - I was miserable for hours.

Pam

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Wow I finally found our thread again - I think Lapbandtalk.com remodeled or something and it took me a long time to find the Kaiser Richmond Pre-op thread. How is everyone doing now that we are in the holiday season? I am doing good during the day and then make bad choices in the evening. I am seeing Dr. Im on Dec 8 to get my last fill to take me back to where I was at before I had half taken out.

Riley, Monique, Jess, Tina, Nicole, Christine, April - where are you friends?

Pam

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Where or where did everyone go? And what happened to this website? Impossible to use - can't find anything. Once I found this thread again I clicked on the "stop watching this" button and then clicked on "start watching" and picked instant notification.

Is anyone able to see this post?

Pam

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Hi Pam, yes I can read your post. How are and all my LB family?

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HI Reggie -

I am doing okay - sticking to my food plan all day at work and then falling off when I get home - I am seeing Dr. Im tomorrow in Vacaville to get a fill to be back where I was before I had 3.5 cc taken out to try a different food plan. I figured out I could eat bread and that lead to a carb fest. Not good. Looking forward to feeling full sooner and getting back on track.

Pam

Hi Pam, yes I can read your post. How are and all my LB family?

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Hang in there Pam, i know the feeling. I can eat bread easily too, but it's a good thing its not something that I really care for. Where is everybody on this site anyway? Hope your fill went well.

HI Reggie -

I am doing okay - sticking to my food plan all day at work and then falling off when I get home - I am seeing Dr. Im tomorrow in Vacaville to get a fill to be back where I was before I had 3.5 cc taken out to try a different food plan. I figured out I could eat bread and that lead to a carb fest. Not good. Looking forward to feeling full sooner and getting back on track.

Pam

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My fill went fine - I know have 5.5 cc in my band and I am planning on going back in a month and get my last cc to take me to 6.5. The Lapbandtalk website changed its format and it took me forever and a lot of work to find our thread again and set my settings so I would be notified of a new post. I think many of the other people can't find it. I may take the link to this message and send it to some of the others on Facebook.

Hang in there Pam, i know the feeling. I can eat bread easily too, but it's a good thing its not something that I really care for. Where is everybody on this site anyway? Hope your fill went well.

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Hi everyone, Pam thanks for pinging me on FB. I miss you guys. I'm able to see your post too. Glad you got your fill. I think i'm done with fills for a while. I sometimes over-do-it and things get stuck. I'm kind of in a rut right now, been eating carbs since turkey day and I need to break that cycle. I had lost like 5 lbs but I think I've gained them back.

Reggie good to hear from you too. I keep saying I'm going to check in more often and don't but I'll try, I know I need the support.

Maybe we should plan a holiday get together and walk in the cool winter air?

ok, .iloveuall.GIF

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