Hi Everyone - I was just banded May 4th by Dr. Kim in Kissimmee FL and am down 30 pounds already.

No way .... excellent ! All went well ?

Get ready, get set ... Let's Go !!!! ..... just waiting to clear my calendar with all the Summer Company. Anyone else have a date yet for July ?

are you down 30 lbs since surgery or since pre op. I was banded may 5th and I m down 17 since pre op and I have no restiction and can eat anything ,also I m hungry alot. I m just wondering if I m doin something wrong till my first fill.

Thanks All went well! No complications, I was up and around right away. Just had my follow up with the surgeon last week and doing fine.

Im down 30 pounds since pre-op...I am starting week four of the diet, last week was puree and for the next 2 weeks I can have soft foods. I haven't been too hungry..I get pretty bad migraines so I am trying to eat every 2-3 hours and making sure I meet my Protein and 80-100 ounces of liquid goals to avoid the headaches and the hunger...I will have my fill in 3 weeks. How much protein are you getting in each day, have you tried the unjury shakes to supplement? Congrats on the weight loss...what a great feeling :tongue: On the road to a new life.

You are both doing really good it sounds like. I was banded Friday and have lost 9 1/2, 7.5 since surgery. You all should go to the Mayo Banditos group of threads since you were banded in May. (just go to "search" at the top of the page and type in May 2009, It will take you to a bunch of listings, go to Mayo Banditos from there. There's a whole lot of threads and discussion. You can also get a May banner and a counter like mine. Go to your "Signature" on your profile and paste these items on there. (click on my counter, go to the site, put in info, be sure to save it, then go back to your signature & place it there.) for the Banditos banner, it seems like you just copy and paste onto your signature. GB

Thanks GB, will check it out. Congrats to you as well, sounds likes you are doing very well too. Wish you the best!