titansjim

OMG. Have to leave for the hospital in 1 hour! I'm gonna try & post on here later to say how it went. Hope some of y'all do too so we can compare notes. Good luck & god bless everyone.

I need help. How do you add friends on MFP? I've been using it for awhile but have 0 friends on there. I'm titansjim on there if someone could look me up or add me. Thanks

Congratulations ! Can I ask how much weight you lost all together?

Just wondering if some of the 29ers got a fill yet? I'm getting a fill on dec 11th. I've lost around 30 pounds but I got so far to go its kinda sad. Lol. Hunger kicking in so I hope the fills help

Thanks y'all. I was Kinda worried the doc was gonna get on to me for not losing enough. Lol. Do you usually feel much more restriction after 1 fill? I'm trying to keep my portion size down & not snack but am getting hungrier by the day! Lol

I was banded on oct 29th. Prob lost 4 to 6 lbs a week since. Is this normal or ok? Not sure if I'm on track or not. Going for 1st fill next week!

I was banded on Monday. Still very sore. But I had a hernia repaired also so I'm thinking that's where alot of the soreness is coming from. Eating broth & low fat creamed soups now too, although not much of an appetite. Also struggling to get enough water. Anyone else having these troubles or just me?

Yaaaaay! I'm so excited but nervous. Ready to start a new lifestyle & work toward a happier, healthier life. Lets go 29ers!!!!!!

Loved your blog! Your a true success story. Congrats on your 4th!

Ya. Maintaining the weight loss is the hardest for me. I kinda feel like the restrictions to our diet will be minimal once we achieve "goal" weight. But it's gonna be a long journey for me to get there cuz I need to lose about 130lbs! Lol. I wish you the best in what ever decision you make. Keep us posted.

Good luck. Hope everything goes well with a speedy recovery. Keep us posted

I'm having to pay 350$ out of my pocket to the surgeons office but I don't know if that's average or not

Congrats! I'm on the 29th also. I also had many issues between the surgeons office, the hospital and my insurance. I was starting to wonder if it was ever gonna happen! Anyway one week from today! I'd like to stay in touch with others getting banded on the 29th so I can compare notes & see if things are going ok or "normal"

I'm one week pre op now so don't have a ton of advise but this is also my second time getting this close to doing the band. Last time I jumped through all the hoops & then backed out right before surgery! Going through with it this time though. Good luck. I hope you do well

Hmmm. I'm one week pre op and my surgeon has me on the low carb or phase one of Atkins. Then liquids for 2 days pre op. Anyone else doing that or?

Any banders from Dickson on here? My surgery is on the 29th. So hopefully in 9 days ill be "post op"! It's been a long journey already just to get to this point. Jumping through insurance hoops, having to leave town for work etc. it's been almost 2 years in the making. Excited/nervous in Dickson

My name is Jim from Dickson Tn. I started jumping through hoops about 2 years ago. I backed out of the surgery about 2 weeks before my surgery date last time. Now I'm scheduled for the 29th & keep catching myself looking for an excuse to back out again! Lol. I keep seeing great success stories on here then I see where someone's had the band for 6 months with no weight loss! Just scares me. This whole process has been stressing on me but also financially stressing on my family. So I'm scared to death ill fail to lose weight. Guess I'm being too negative.

I'm on the 29th also. I've got more weight to lose than y'all ( 130lbs) but I think I will reach it eventually. So glad I found this site. I just haven't been able to drag myself to one of the local support groups yet. Lol. Good luck y'all. Hope your not as nervous as me! Lol

I'm getting nervous. My surgery is scheduled for the 29th & I'm reading how some people are losing 100's of pounds while some are struggling to lose 20! I need to lose 150lbs and I'm starting to wonder if I can do it

I wish. Lol. My doc has me on basically phase 1 of Atkins. (Low carb). My surgery is on the 29th. Good luck