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I am a physical therapist and we have a plateform vibration machine and it does not help with weight loss, it is made for people with back and spinal problems. :ohmy:

I waited about a week also, as the person before said just be careful! Some positions are not so comfortable! :confused:

I do not regret my band either, I have been banded almost 2 months. You do get frustrated as you are having to re-train yourself to eat smaller bites and chew alot. I have lost 38lbs so far and I am down 4 pant sizes! It is so worth it! Good Luck! :confused:

Hi everyone, I just joined DFW Bandsters today and I am very interested in when ya'll have meetings or anything I can get involved in. Could someone please give me information on your group! Thank you so much!

sugar free popsicles, pudding, (believe it or not that consider that a liquid) gatorade, beef broth, applesauce, I did all those. I am just now on mushy food and loving it! :pray2:

I went to a seminar about December 12th, had my consultation a week later and then had my surgery on January 4th. I was a self pay so it is a much faster process. I need to loose 80lbs and I have lost 20 so far. I had my surgery on Friday and went back to work on Monday even though I was still tired. You start feeling really good around the 4th-5th day. They want you to talk to a physchiatrist to make sure you are really ready for this surgery, since it is a life changing surgery. You have to put alot of work into this surgery to make it a sucess. It is not easy believe me! Well good luck with your journey!

I have a feeling they will not cover your surgery being you have no other "co-morbitites" such as High blood pressure, diabetes, things of that nature. It is VERY hard to get insurances to pay for this surgery. I just went self pay as it is much easier that way. Good Luck in your journey!

Hi Chell, I was banded on 1/4/08 and I love it so far. I have lost 22lbs already. Surgery was simple, little sore after, I went back to work 2 days later! I go for my first fill on 2/4/08, but as of right now, I am not hungry at the least bit! It will be a great decision for you and it will help you in the long run! Good Luck!

I can not believe you are already eating normal food! I just started mushy food yesterday and I can not have "solid" foods for 2 more weeks! You are lucky! I am nervous about my fill also, but from people I know they say it is a piece of cake! I will let you know!

Believe it or not, it has not been near as hard as I thought! I stopped liquids yesterday, Thank god! I started mushy food today and I had 3 oz of tuna w/ low fat mayo and I feel stuffed! I have lost as of today 22 lbs and I was banded a week ago. I walked for 52 minutes yesterday and that was a great accomplishment for me! I have 60 more lbs to go! I get my first fill in 2 weeks! Pipa keep me posted on your progress, You can do it!

I was banded on 1/4/08 and I am scheduled for my first fill on 2/4/08, exactly 4 weeks! My doctor seems to be more aggressive than most, but I am still not hungry! I started on mushy food yesterday, I have to do that for the next 2 weeks, then I can start on solids also!:smile:

I was banded on 1/4/08 which was a Friday and I went back to work on Monday 01/07/08. I was very tired but I made it! I am an accounting manager, I do sit at a desk, but I also have to walk alot!

I had surgery on 1/4/08 which was a Friday and went back to work that Monday! I was super tired.

Hello everyone, my name is Jessica, I was banded on Friday 1/4/08 by Dr. Frank Felts in Richardson, TX. Does anyone have any advice?:clap2:

Hello there, I am also new. I was banded last Friday January 4th and I have lost 22lbs so far! I am from Irving, Tx! You will do great and it is normal to be so excited and then scared! Good Luck!

I was just banded on 1/4/07 by Dr. Frank Felts, thru Lap band Solutions! I am so glad I did it and I have lost 22lbs already! you will do wonderful! I was scared but it has all been worth it so far!

I say Dr. Frank Felts, partner of Dr. Richard Benevides 972-331-8100, great surgeron good office staff

Well I will keep those in mind for sure! You are doing a great job and I hope to follow in your footsteps. I was banded on 1/4 and I have lost 22lbs already, I have about 65-70 more to lose! This has been a hard 7 days with only liquids, but I am not hungry anyways! Thanks so much for your advice! Good Luck in all you do!

I am 7 days post op and I had pain for 3 days, my pain was at my incision sights and I still the ocassional pain with certain movements, until we are totally healed, we will have some pain! It will all be worth it in the end is what I keep telling myself!

What creations did you come up with Dave? You have only been banded 4 months and you have lost 100lbs? Whoa!

I am tired of protein shakes too and liquids, today is my 7th day to be on them! I can not wait to get to the mushy food stage! It has been a real tempting to start them now! I understand how you feel!!! :eek:

Thanks Jim and it sounds like you are doing a good job too! we will hang in there together!

I appreciate you telling me all that. I am staying focused, I had surgery this past Friday and I have lost 16lbs already! I get my first fill on 2/4/08, and that seems soon to others that I have read on here! Alot do not have a fill until like 7 weeks! You are doing great Reif, you will be looking good in no time! :clap2:

I was banded this past Friday and i have lost 17lbs so far. I have not had any problems other than a little pain around the port sight. I am still on the clear liquids until this coming Sunday, so it will have been 10 days of clear liquids, then I get to move on to "mushy" foods. I am so excited about eating something with a little texture! I go for my first fill on 2/4/08............I can wait to weigh in then! Good Luck to all:whoo:

Thank you so much for you insight to this! I am so excited about this. I know it will be a brand new me. I am tired of people telling me I did not even need the surgery, but for my sake I did! Thanks again