Hi everyone

I just got my surgery date and its June 12th!!

I was woundering if anyone else was having it in June too. Let me know!!

Jenna

Hi Jenna! Congrats on your banding date! I was banded June 20, 2008 and it has been one heck of an amazing 9 months!!! I wish you many pounds lost !

Thank you so much for writing to me. Are there any tips or advice you can give me?

Let me know and thank you again!

Jenna

Hey there Jenna.. besides following the band rules I would suggest keeping a journal. I love going back and reading what I was feeling at the beginning and through the past 9 months. I wish I had taken more pictures pre banding but I was always hiding behind people or things lol. I also wish someone had told me that I didn't have to give up all my favorite foods.. I made a list of all my favorite foods and restaurants and seriously ate so much before I started my 2 week pre op diet. UGH I wish I hadn't done that. I still can eat, and am satisfied just with so much less. If you have any specific questions let me know.. you can also email me at 1morrisfamily@comcast.net .. I remember being scared and excited and girl don't be scared just be EXCITED!

Thank you so much for the advice. I am very excited and not so much nervous yet. I am just trying to keep calm and take one day at a time before the surgery. I am having it done at St Raphels in New haven by Dr. Elmer Valin. Who was your Dr? How did you feel when you woke up from the surgery? That I think is my biggest concern. I remember when I got my toncils out a long time ago when I woke up I just threw up and felt so nauseus. Ugh I dont want to feel that way. I am going to get a journal today and start writing in it. I am also going to take some pictures of myself. Well congrats on making it so far and for approaching your goal.

Please write if you can!

Thanks again

Jenna ~ :tongue_smilie:

Thank you so much for the advice. I am very excited and not so much nervous yet. I am just trying to keep calm and take one day at a time before the surgery. I am having it done at St Raphels in New haven by Dr. Elmer Valin. Who was your Dr? How did you feel when you woke up from the surgery? That I think is my biggest concern. I remember when I got my toncils out a long time ago when I woke up I just threw up and felt so nauseus. Ugh I dont want to feel that way. I am going to get a journal today and start writing in it. I am also going to take some pictures of myself. Well congrats on making it so far and for approaching your goal.

Please write if you can!

Thanks again

Jenna ~ :tongue_smilie:

I was banded at St. Vincent's in Bridgeport by Dr. Erhlich. I felt fine when I woke up.. since I was self pay I was banded at 7:30 a.m. and checked out of the hospital at 11:30 a.m. same day. We stayed at a hotel right next to hospital just in case but my only issue was gas pain which is relieved by walking walking walking!! I took off a week from work and really needed that. I didn't feel nauseous or sick at all when I woke up. I did go to the bathroom and checked out my scars. It was more than I had anticipated but now you can barely see them they have faded and healed so nicely. I was obsessive about putting neopsorin on them. I do burp alot now more since I am banded only when I eat though. My doc says I am making myself burp to help food go down which is probably true. That has been my only real negative side effect and it is really mild.

Congrats on your date. I was banded June 3rd by Dr. Craig Flock in Norwalk Hospital. I'm from Watertown, CT. The experience was better than I anticipated.

Hi Jenna,

I was banded on June 16, 2009. I haven't had my first fill yet... that's schedule for the 22nd, next Wednesday. I had my surgery done by Dr. Timothy Erhlich from Fairfield - surgery done at St. V's in Bridgeport.

Edited July 16, 200917 yr by StarsZie

Hi Jenna,

I was banded on June 16, 2009. I haven't had my first fill yet... that's schedule for the 22nd, next Wednesday. I had my surgery done by Dr. Timothy Erhlich from Fairfield - surgery done at St. V's in Bridgeport.

I was also banded by Dr. ERhlich! But on June 20 2008! I love love love him!

Hi Allie...

Can I pick your brain for a minute? After you had your surgery, did anyone call you to check on you? Noone ever called me. I kind of feel like I am just another number. :biggrin: This was such a big decision in my life and obviously a life changing experience I would have expected a call from someone, anyone from the office. Yes, I like(d) Dr. Erhlich as well and I will be seeing him for a fill on Wednesday. I am going to tell him just how disappointed I am and how disconnected I feel. Just wondering since you've been seeing him for over a year how you feel about the practice. Do you go to Fairfield or Norwalk? BTW - congrats on the weight loss... VERY impressive!!! I hope I can get there too. :wink2:

I had mine june 8th with j.nazdam @ hsr new haven

i have been filled x3 sinc e my last weigh in last month 52lbs

I STARTED @ 250LBS

Hi Allie...

Can I pick your brain for a minute? After you had your surgery, did anyone call you to check on you? Noone ever called me. I kind of feel like I am just another number. :scared2: This was such a big decision in my life and obviously a life changing experience I would have expected a call from someone, anyone from the office. Yes, I like(d) Dr. Erhlich as well and I will be seeing him for a fill on Wednesday. I am going to tell him just how disappointed I am and how disconnected I feel. Just wondering since you've been seeing him for over a year how you feel about the practice. Do you go to Fairfield or Norwalk? BTW - congrats on the weight loss... VERY impressive!!! I hope I can get there too.

Hey I never saw this post! Sorry it took me so long. No i never heard from them but I had fills scheduled every 2 weeks so I saw them often enough. I got my fills at the waterford, ct office, which they come up to twice a month. It looks like you are doing awesome, congrats. I actually go tomorrow for my preop plastic surgery appointment! I am getting a tummy tuck, breast lift with implants and lipo on the thighs done on nov 19. 2 months later I am getting a thigh lift. So excited. Anyway's congrats on the great work. xoxo:thumbup:

I had mine june 8th with j.nazdam @ hsr new haven

i have been filled x3 sinc e my last weigh in last month 52lbs

I STARTED @ 250LBS

congrats and great job!

Where in hamden do u reside

i too live in hamden