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I agree with Marie it is beautiful, but inside looking out! I saw enough snow to last me a lifetime.

Welcome! It is natural for you to be nervous, if you weren't you wouldn't be human. Please browse through some of the older posts as well as the newer ones and you will find lots of valuable informtion. Tell us a little about yourself! Please go to the introduction thread and post, you will actually get more replies from that. Good luck!

Welcome to bandland! You are still swollen right now, so you will have some problems at first. Just keep sipping all day long and do the best you can. Are you on clear liquids or all liquids? What all did your doctor tell you to eat and how much?

You should be dancing! That is a great accomplishment! :Bunny I am so happy for you I am dancing! :banana

Great articles! Thanks for sharing!

Jello is great! Popcicles, broth, tea, are also good. You can do it, and tomorrow you will be on your way!

Everybodys fur babies are just precious. Becky - Wow, you look like a totally different person now! You fur baby looks like he could use that lapband too! lol That's a big dog to sit on your lap!

Alex - How much snow do you have? It's always tough when you are stuck in the house, seems like every food item is calling your name. That is great your DH can take over the baking etc. for you.

Still thinking a praying for you both! Please keep us posted Ryan.

Welcome! You have done an amazing job!

Good luck! It's normal to have all those feelings you are feeling now. Please post when you can and let us know how you are doing.

Welcome! I know how excited you are! You day will be here before you know it! Take the time to shop and get all your things in. Browse through the older posts, you will learn lots of things from them.

Lisa - why don't you give it a week or so first. Sometimes restriction takes a while. I would give that incision a change to heal a little first too. It would seem to me the more you mess with it, the more chance of rejection you might have. Take it easy, and don't take the chance of losing your band if you don't have to.

Great one! Thanks!

Lisa - Sorry to hear you are already experiencing problems. Hopefully the itching is just a sign of healing.

Great Babs! Good things come to those who wait!

I just got back from the Doctor, I got my second fill. He took me from 1.5cc to 1.75cc. While I was there I ask him about the coffee and erison. He said coffee WILL NOT cause erison. I was happy to hear that! I have been drinking it all the time, even in the hospital. I lost 4 pounds since I was there last (Dec.) and he was happy about that, he said anyone that can lose 4 pounds over the holidays is doing something right. So, all of you that lost weight over the holidays can be proud of yourself

Ryan and Patty - My thoughts and prayers are with you. Hopefully this will ease the pain you are going through. Please keep us posted. Hugs!

This article is in the Woman's World magizine this week: It's become a popular choice for the very overweight: surgery that uses a band instead of a scalpel to make the stomach smaller. The reason? Lap-Band (Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding Procedure), as it's called, is safer, cheaper and may be just as effective as gastric bypass, according to experts. Interested? Here's what you need to know: What it is: a 40-minute outpatient surgery, done under general anesthesia, which requires only a small incision to place an inflatable band around the upper part of the stomach and make it smaller. "The now golf-ball-size pouch holds much less food, so you feel full fast and eat much less," says Christine Ren, M.D., director of the New York University Program for Surgical Weight Loss. You need only return to the surgeon's office three to five times the following year to have the band adjusted with injections of saline. Why it's safer than bypass: There's almost no risk of complications, a University of Chicago study found. "Surgeons are simply placing a band around the stomach, not cutting the stomach and intestines in two and reconnecting the parts, as with gastric bypass," explains Dr. Ren. Big health benefits: Obese adults shed, on average, 45% of their excess weight two years after being fitted with a gastric band, which dramatically reduced their risk of obesity-related diseases, according Emory University researcher Hadar Spivak, M.D. For example, after the surgery: 73% of patients with GERD were symptom-free. 64% of patients with high cholesterol no longer needed medication. 33% of the patients with diabetes were able to stop taking insulin. Who's a candidate? People carrying 100 or more extra pounds, 75 extra pounds if they have diabetes or high blood pressure. Cost: From $12,000.00 to $20,000.00 (compared to $25,000.00 or more for gastric bypass). And about 40% of insurers now cover it. By: Peg Verone

Tussionex Suspension is the one my Doctor gave me, and it worked great!

Patti - there is a whole thread pertaining to just this on the board. If you do a search you will find it.

Awwww. Paula, that is absolutely precious!

WhoooooHoooooo! It has been a long wait, but now you are on your way! I know you are excited! I remember the day I got my date and how excited and nervous I was. It will be here before you know it!

Thanks Megan, I enjoyed reading that!

Great avatar!