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Macry! Good to hear from you and glad to hear that all went well!

Marilyn~Of course you can come to Red Robin!!! We all would love to meet you. Woofay~OMG!!! I can't believe your appointment today! That woud explain why you always felt like you didn't have restriction??? I hope you don't have a leak...what would cause a leak? would he have to replace your port if it is a leak?? I sure wish he did the fluro fills. Why couldn't he check your fill with a fluro thing, wouldn't that show if there was a leak. I am praying that your first fill was a miss, again wouldn't the fluro have shown that too. Sounds like you have some restriction now. ten minutes being stuck or longer....ouch! I have only had a small stuck for a couple minutes and that was enough, I think it scared the you know what out of me, now I am terrified that I will PB or something. Are you able to consume liquids with no problem? I'm so sorry that you have to go through this. Dr K will take good care of you! Very strange I have had no appetite for the last few days and today I was hungry...really hungry??? What is up with that? I think my band has a mind of it's own. Marcy~how ya' doin? Dynamo~hows the knee....just kidding, hows the ankle? Lapdancer~did you see the new fill Dr. yet? and hows your sister doing? Hope you all have a nice evening!

Hi Woofay~How did your fill go? The entire process is soooo weird! I hope this is the fill that you have been looking for. Your weight loss is great! How do you know when you need another fill???...do you find that you are eating more than you should be or do you find yourself hungry more often that you should be??? Marcy~I am sure that all went well and you are now recovering! Welcome to Bandland!! Congratulations!! Take good care of yourself and allow your body to heal. Hi Jessica, Welcome and congratulations on your decision to go with Dr. K. So was Tyra talking about the Lapband?...interesting I don't know about the financing part, sorry not much help there, maybe someone else can anwer that. He has a lot of patients from out of state, I am a local so I can't really help you there either....I just wanted to welcome you and wish you well on your journey!

Hi Amie, Good choice with Dr. K. I have been very pleased with everything so far. I am still quite a newbie though. I have a good friend that is a GI Dr. and he sends some surgical patients to Dr. K and I also have a cousin that is a GI nurse, she says that Dr. K is highly respected as a surgeon (she approved that I had my LB done with him and she is a tough cookie to please). Dr K has us on a two week Atkins pre op diet, it was a breeze. He prescribes liquid pain meds, suppositories (anti-neausa), he has you purhase some Hybicleans (to clean your abdomen area for a couple days prior)...I think that was it????? I think he waits to see what band to put in once he gets in there. Both the pre op and post op diets are pretty mild compared to some others that I have read about, and for me the post op diet was the hardest part. I just could not wait to eat again, but he moves us along fairly quickly. I hope that helps a little, I hope I got all the info right....if I didn't, someone will help fill in the blanks or correct me.

Dynamo~YES!!!! The pounds are sliding off. I had to weigh myself three times this morning. I lost 8 pounds in a week??!!! Is that even possible??? I am gong to weigh myself again later just to make sure! Dynamo allow yourself to heal missy, don't want you on the injured list for a longer amount of time!!! Red Robin, Thursday at 7:00, I'll be there, with pictures...Family and Vegas! I am soooo bummed...I had to shell out $5,000.00 for a new furnace/air conditioner today! I sure would rather spend my money on something else, but what can ya' do??? I guess I need to find a second job to pay for this...LOL!!!

CONGRATS Woofay!! It is soooooo wonderful to see the scale move(in the correct direction). Goodbye pound!!! Never come back!!!! Good for you!!!

Sandy, Sorry to hear about your long wait and frustration. I wish I could help more, I just wanted you to know that I read your post and that you will in my thoughts. I hope you hear something soon. I was a self pay so I did not have to go through all the tests and insurance approval.

Good Morning LB Buddies! Jennifer~Congrats on your day, WOW!!!...You are coming out tomorrow! So what color and design did you get on your nails? You should post us a picture. I have had no problems at all eating anything, I can eat just about anything that I have tried (with the exception of that first bite of tuna wrap, I think that was the day after my fill??). I can even eat steak and breads so far. I can't put my finger on the "being full" signal yet,(wether it is a rumble in my stomach or a bubble feeling????) but I don't eat much and I am satisfied for what seems to be tooooo long (if there is such a thing). Before my fill I wanted to eat everything in sight! Yes, I did the before pictures. I wish I would of worn a sport bra and biker shorts. I think you will be greatful once the weight starts coming off. I wore a t-shirt and capris. I think I might have to retake in something different. After taking pictures again yesterday (and I think I look bigger now), I decided to measure and yes that was very depressing! I even bought a new scale, mine was sooo old. So (cheers), here is to a new start! Marcy~what time is your surgery tomorrow? Woofay~I hope this fill tomorrow is "the one". I think I have 3cc in (he said 2.10..isin't that 3.00???) Dynamo~sorry, I don't know why I typed in knee (maybe because I twisted mine and I was thinking of your ankle but feeling my knee???). How is the ankle?

:welcome: Marcy~WELCOME TO COLORADO!!!!

Woofay~it is FREAKY BIZZARE!! I actually have to force myself or remind myself to eat??? I think I can get used to this, unless I pass out because I forgot to eat or didn't eat enough for the day????

Shesha~That is awesome that Dr. K is going to do a fill tooo! Yay for you!! Your pictures are great, you are sooo adorable! Good job. I can't wait until I can notice a difference! Woofay~I wish I felt lucky...It is soooooo bizzare!! I just don't get it, is it restriction??? That I am just not hungry? I ate at 8:00 this morning and then had the South Beach Bar at 4:00 and I made myself eat it because I realized that I didn't eat for so long?!?! Now for dinner hubby wanted to go to Wingstop...yummmmmm, I ate 6 wings and that was it, I felt full??? I just feel really weird, I don't get it???

okay, so I decided to take MY picture today (first ones taken May 6th, before pre op diet). AND, I think I look bigger!! BOOOO, not gonna take more pictures for a long time!!! Another thing...everyday, I seem to be eating less and less. I am just not hungry, I actually have to force myelf to eat so my body doesn't go into starvation mode and it is hard to make myself eat??? What is up with that? It is 5:30 and all I have had today is one egg, ham, cheese omelette, one Atkins Advantage (a half at a time) and then I forced myself to eat a south Beach Protein Bar. Hubby and I are going out to eat and I am just NOT hungry??

Sorry AGAIN..you are in WI, right?

sorry Shesha, we were writing at the same time! Congrats on the land!! Are you in Virginia?

Thanks Shesha, I'll be sure to call and ask for one, I will need it for my taxes!! So, how ya' doin? Aren't you coming out soon? Woofay~I hope that it is restriction that I have and not FEAR of the stuck feeling. Maybe it wasn't a PB that I had, I didn't bring anything up but slime, the worst thing was the ball in my throat/chest kind of feeling??? is that a PB or being stuck?...Or is there a difference??? I hope the scale shows something! I have been working out and watching what I eat. I guess I misread Paula's sheet, I was drinking a Protein shake between meals AND one before bed???... and my carbs!!! they were outta this world! Must cut back on the carbs! Even the fat free wheat tortilla has like 14 grams of carbs? forget about the fruits and veggies, I hardly get any of those in?!? I do take a liquid Acai berry supplement with my calcium and multi vitamin, I hope that takes care of my fruits. WHEW...this is a JOB!!! Thanks Dynamo, I picked up some Benefiber today! I LOVE the crystal light packets that you mix with bottled water!...done with plain water!

Ahoy all!! Welcome home Dynamo, sorry bout your knee! I have done that before! It is so darn hard to keep your balance on that rocky terrain! Woofay~I'll need to print some pix too, I am so good at taking pictures, not so good at printing them, I must have like 300 pictures in my mem card! Marcy~see ya soon! Lapdancer~Thanks for the info! Marilyn~WELCOME!! So, I think my fill is working really good, I just haven't been hungry the last couple days. I just filled out my fitday and i am actually short on cals and proteins?? Soooo not like me...I'm kinda diggin it!

Patty, We will miss you at Red Robin! You are a beautiful person!

Good job Tom!! I can't wait, I hope I am in your shoes in one year, I am just over a month! Any advice for us newbies??

Thanks Derick! And WOW! congrats the your results!!

I think that is a great question,I have been wondering that myself. I just got my first fill and I go to the gym every other day or so I try too. Now I am paranoid about the water, I tend to go through a lot of water while I am working out??? I need to cal my nutricianist today, I'll se what she says and get back to ya'

:girl_hug:awwww, that is sooo sad!

I wll put a call into her tomorrow, I am just soooooo confused!!! I'm sure that I am making more out of it than need be???? I hope the baby chicks are going to be okay. that sounds like a lot of work! :plane:There you are flying to Colorado to get your LB!!!!

:help: I have a question for anyone~ Okay, didn't Paula tell us to drink Protein shakes between meals and one before bed? So here is a sample of my daily intake: Kashi with soy Atkins Advantage shake water South Beach Protein snack turkey sandwich or tuna wrap Atkins shake< water steak, chicken, or whatever meat tiny bit of vegatables water low cal snack atkins shake water I tried to use the fitday and without the atkins shake because I can't find them on there, I am at like 85 grams of protein?? That is a lot. Should I not do the shakes? Do we need the other stuff in the shakes? I am thinking that I am way over on Proteins and carbs. Kashi has like 42g of carbs?! I guess I need to stop the kashi too? My calories are 800-1000...any advice? Plus I am working out every other day 30 min cardio 30 minute circuit...any advice would b greatly appreciated. Oh yeah, I am not losing like I should be or want to be!

sorry Woofay, I don't know why I thought you posted that...how funny! I wonder how much of my weightloss came from my brain?! okay everyone can get that awful mental pic of me on all fours drooling like a dog! LOL... NOT a pretty sight! I just had my fav of all time...ribeye!! No problems, YIPPEE!! It was hard (mentally) for me to cut that "deck of card" size, I wanted the whole thing! But that was all I ate and I feel satisfied. Had some mushrooms with it and dinner done just like that??? The rest of my family had the loaded baked potatoes, baked beans, and corn on the cob...hubby does all the cooking...oh, the torture!!! How is everyone else doing?

It was NOT a pretty sight that's for sure! My husband walked in the bedroom and was like "what the..." then he said "well, I guess it's working"...(total compassion). I have been reading so much on this darn site, I cold have read something totally off the subject and there I was on all fours for nothing??? LOL, it seemed to work....or, did it???LOL