BalsamChick

tzatziki..... hands down! Oh and PS. never ever ever try to eat Kalamari! Kalamari + the band = death!!!

OMG so frustrated! i need a swift kick in the arse!!! im so happy that ive lost 37lbs but i feel like it should be happening faster... although i will say that i don't have the majorly sagging skin like i expected! what are other people's experiences??? does anyone else feel like they are shrinking in size but not pounds???

hi all, HELP!!! i wondered if someone could give me some comments about this... so i had my surgery on october 18, 2007 and i had my first fill, 2cc's on monday, december 3, 2007, i have a MidBand. Since my fill, i feel like i have felt more hungry and less restricted. i can tell there is some restriction at times but i am concerned... does anyone know how many cc's the MidBand holds and did anyone else feel this way after their first fill? and when will i start losing more weight... sheesh, i want this thing to work right now... LOL.... i know im pushing it... kim

ive lost about 25lbs since the first day of my pre-op diet. i had my surgery on october 18, 2007 at tlbc... i had my first fill on monday, 2cc's.... i do not feel much restriction at all at this point so i am looking forward to my next fill.... i had lost 29lbs but gained 4 back after i had healed and before my first fill :faint: i need to get back on the loss wagon!

what did people eat post-op on full fluids.... i am supposed to be on full fluids from day 6 to day 17! Ideas please........ HELP! LOL!:help:

oopsie, nevermind, i found answers to my questions! thanks anyways!

Thanks Isabella, I really appreciate your support! I had the best experience I think I could have at the TLBC! I think you would make a wonderful spokesperson for them! Maybe they're hiring! lol.... im really not all that hungry! i have a protein drink that i really don't like and i am so not crazy about broth... im trying to force stuff in! on a brighter note, since i started my pre-op and until now, i feel so much better than i did and oh my god, my nails are so long and BeeyuTiful! lol ahhaha.... all that calcium paid off in many ways i suppose!

there is a thread around here that gives a detailed outline of how to put a ticker on your signature! i will have a look for it and send you the link if I can find it! (the ticker is the thing at the bottom of people's signatures that they use to track and display weight loss/milestones achieved! good luck!

Hi everyone, I was banded at TLBC on Thursday October 18, 2007 by Dr. Yau and Dr. Tollmeister.... they are so awesome. I was freaking out before the procedure(ok well not overtly) but they made me feel so comfortable, at least as comfortable as they could have made me feel. Although I did follow the pre-op diet, Dr. Yau said that my liver was still a little big so I was kinda bummed about that but he also said everything went well...I love all the staff there.. they are so nice and inviting and comforting. I stayed overnight and that was awesome too! I do not remember at all walking from the recovery room to my bedroom! amazing how powerful anesthetic is! i have so much gas that i am trying to get rid of, but its going slowly.... overall.... my experience was a 10! Kim

hi Marlu, I am on my last day of pre-op and have my surgery tomorrow! im freaking out, but so excited! i just wanted to say that you can and will lose the 15lbs in 5 weeks. im just tying up my pre-op diet and ive been doing it for 3 weeks and have lost 18lbs! it was difficult, but do-able.... if i can do it, please trust me that you can do it. the diet the nutritionist at the centre had me on was low fat/fat free cottage cheese, fat free yogurt, i could only have splenda/fake sugar, one chicken breast daily boneless/skinless, a spinach salad with only the spinach and balsamic vinegar and lots to drink but nothing with sugar.... its worth it.... keep at it... i have paid for my surgery so i can't offer anything in the insurance dept..... good luck and hang in there.....

Hi there, Just wondered if anyone out there has had to stay overnight at the TLBC? I'm being banded on October 18, 2007 and I'm freaking out because I have never had surgery! I have to stay the night! I have started the Pre-Op Diet and am only on day 3. God Help Me!!! lol! I was also wondering if the band ever slips or erodes, do we pay again to have it re-installed if that's what we opt to do? or will Dr. Yau fix the issue without having to pay again? Sorry, this is all pretty new to me!

Thank you Donna.. made me feel better!!!

Hi Crispy.... pre-op is going good.. but im getting sick of yogurt and cottage cheese... even with the chicken breast once per day... although it is super helpful.. the best if the breakfast.. i mix one cup of milk, lotsa Silouette yogurt and ice cubes and blend it... and voila... a huge shake! you will get hunger pangs.. but you get used to it.. i am doing 3 week preop.. god help me, i have 2 weeks left... have you heard about other foods we can have?

HI LapBandMe... luv the name! Are you being banded at TLBC also?

Hi everyone.... Can U please add me 2 the list... My username is BalsamChick My name is Kim I am having my surgery on October 18, 2007 at the Toronto Laprascopic Band Centre by Dr. Yau. I wish everyone a great journey... I am so happy this site found me!!! you guys all sound so supportive! Kim

no worries cindy... thats awesome that you have already lost 29.2 lbs... i've been doing the pre-op diet for 5 days and have lost about 6lbs... we'll see how this pans out! goodLuck on your journey as well....

Hi Cindy, I'm sorry if I've offended you. I meant that if people think that I am rich because I am able to do this, then that is pretty funny. I am far from it and it has taken a lot of committment to do so. I hope you will accept my apology. I don't really care what other people think either... just making a joke... i find humour helpful at times! I guess it's not for everyone. Kim.

hi everyone im scheduled to have the surgery on October 18, 2007 at the TLBC... im nervous but getting very excited.... i could seriously use a little less yogurt and cottage cheese though! blechhhhh....... how's everyone else doing?:omg:

Thanks so much Ginger! So you had a good experience with Dr. Yau? He seemed very nice at my consult! in fact, all of the staff are great.... congrats on being banded! maybe we will run into one another one day! I can't believe how many people are banded or are going to be banded... where does everyone come up with the 16,000.00$$$... people must think we're rich! lol hahahha very funny! Kim

Hi everyOne.... it is so inspirational to read messages on this board!!! congrats to all! I will be banded on October 18, 2007!!! I am excited, but starving... 3 weeks pre-op diet... I'm on day 4 and already sick of yogurt and cottage cheese!!! lol...

i have a consult this Thursday with the Toronto LapBand Centre.... im excited but have been overweight since i was a child and really worry that this will not work for me.... any words of advice? did anyone else really feel this way 2? :faint:

hi there... i 2 am just starting... i have a consult this thursday... i hope this will work, actually firstly i hope i am a candidate.... where do you live?