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I really dont know the answer. I was satified eating every 3 hrs so I did not eat in between. I am sorry I could not answer your question.

Hey everyone, I am on day 3. The two days of all liquids were really hard but I did it. I have pretty much been at a stand still on my weight since December. I hope this gets things going for me. If not I guess I will be getting a fill. I had surgery on March 13 2008. I have been married for 19 years. I have 3 children, 9, 6, 5.

I have had five fills.

I am so sorry to hear you're having trouble after all this time. I will keep you in my prayers. I have only been banded for 4 months.

Sarah Great job on the weight loss!!!!!!!!!! How's work? Did you have a hard time going back? When do you get your first fill? Hey Lynne, How's it going? Don't you get a fill this week? I'm still not sure if I will get another or wait. I guess we'll see what the doctor says. I made it through my trip to the in laws.. Yea!!!!!!!!!! I need to get back on track with the walking now. I hope all is going well for you both.

I am looking for anyone interested in getting together once a month at the Starbuck's at Lake conroe.

Hey everyone, I've been out of pocket all week. I have family in and all the day to day running with the kids. We need to set a date for the next meeting. I thought May 24th? Lynne had mentioned next time meeting closer so she didn't have to drive so far. Does anyone have any suggestions? Minpinmom, How do you like the gym? I would love to join but with summer coming up all three of my kids will be home so it just won't happen until school starts back in the fall. If you are still going there then maybe we can get together. Sarah, How's the diet going? I hope things are going well for you. Do you work every Friday night? OH, thanks for telling us what your DH said, that made me feel good. I started out with 120 lbs to lose so the 28 lbs lost feels great but still have a long way to go. smgallop, I am a stay at home mom, so if you don't mind a three year old tagging along, I could meet you some time at lunch. My daughter is in preschool on Mon. and Wed. so those days it would be me and Nicholas. Just let me know. Where do you work in Conroe? Hey Lynne, How's it going? Did you get in to see the Dr. yet? How about your next fill? I go on the 9th. If the appts. weren't on Fridays I would go in later and we could ride together from Conroe. I hate traffic in Houston on Friday's. I make it out pretty easy when I have morning appts. Well, I guess that won't work out because I have to pick up my son at 3:00.

Hey Sarah, It was nice to meet you today also. I would like to meet again and you know after our conversation today that I really need to get into the exercise. I would really like to get together and walk. Let me know when you get your pre-op appt. Best of luck.

Just wanted to remind everyone, we are meeting tomorrow at Starbucks (lake conroe) at 9:00 am

I had my surgery with Dr. Collier thru Journery lite on March 13, 2008. I have been very pleased with the aftercare. I have only had one fill at journeylite and She was very good at it. I believe they have the best aftercare plus free fills for life. No one else offers that and from what I've heard the fills can add up quickly.

We will meet this Saturday at 9:00 am at the Starbucks. The address for anyone who would like to meet is 15330 Hwy 105 West, Montgomery, Tx. I look forward to meeting everyone.

Sarah, will you need a few hours of sleep after that long shift, maybe later in the morning?????? Let us know so we can work out a good time for everyone.

Well Lynne Saturday morning is ok with me. You live the furthest so what time would you like to meet?

Dr. Collier did my surgery also. He is great!! I am also self-pay and I think his program has great aftercare. Have you scheduled your consult yet? I was not prepared for this to go so quickly. I went in for my consult and 10 days later I was having surgery. So it can go pretty fast. If you have any questions I will try to help. I have another band buddy in huntsville who is wanting to get together so we'll have to set a date soon. Weekends are better for me, how about you?

Just let me know when you are coming and we can get together. I look forward to meeting you. You're being banded Monday, any nervousness yet? It really is a pretty simple surgery. I was down for about 3 days but after that things improved quickly.

That is so great!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep up the good work, you are such an inspiration.

I have lost 19lbs. start 270 surgery 259 post of 251

I also used Dr collier. I have only been banded for 1 month but the dr is great. He also will only do lap band no other wls. I believe he does this surgery because he really wants to help people loss wieght. He is very caring and will spend time with you answering your questions. He works with journey lite in houston and right now they are 13,500 and free fills for life. That also includes a year of visits with a nutristionist.

I hope you are feeling better this morning. I am sure it's hard not knowing all the answers I am only 4 weeks post-op and I am still learning new things about my band. I'm glad your wife is so concerned about your surgery, she will be a great support after I'm sure. I have lost 23 lbs and just with that amount I can do things so much easier than before, its great. I know there are things that are hard to do with your kido's, there are for me, but just think of what you can do with them 1-month or 2-month's post-op. There are so blessed to have a father that loves to spend time with them. After the weight is gone they may have a hard time keeeping up with you. The surgery was not bad at all for me. The next day was probably the hardest, I was very sore to be honest I questioned whether I had done the right thing. I think alot of us do. But every day I started to feel better and within a week I was pretty close to back to normal. Three days after surgery my in-laws came in for a visit and I managed to get thru those days without them even knowing I had surgery. The blood clots are a chance with any surgery but they do everything to keep them from happening. I was also given a blood thinner at the time of surgery and wore the leg things. The best thing to do after surgery is to walk, it helps with the gas, and to prevent clots. You will do great!

Have you ever had surgery before? If the doctor told you you needed to have your gallbladder removed or something like that would it scare you as much? You seem to be really freaking yourself out. I was very nervous about the surgery to but it is pretty safe, alot safer to do the band that the bypass. I am married with 3 children and as a parent you just worry about being there for them and your spouse but if you cont. done the road you're on now will you really be able to be there for them. Maybe you should do more research and not focus so much on the bad stuff. Honestly bad things, freaky things happen to people everyday but if you focus all your attention on that you would be afraid of everything. While I was in the pre-op room waiting for surgery the fire alarm went off. Oh my it freaked me out. I wondered if God was telling me to get the heck out of there. And I really don't think I was that worried about the surgery. Anyway, It really made me wonder but I knew that I would cont to put on weight like I have been doing for years......... and that it was just a matter of time before I started to have health problems because of it. I was already having knee pain because of the weight. I knew i needed to do something to gain control. It does take commitment on your part, It really is not a quick or easy fix. Is it the surgery itself that scares you most or the whole process?

I am so sorry for your loss. I lost my baby Nov 2007, I also found out by u/s that the baby had died. I waited a week to make sure there was no mistake and then I had a d&c. That week was very hard, I am so sorry you are ging thru this. I really had no problems with the d & c. I took it easy that day of course I was heart broken so I really didn't want to do anything but it was physically an easy prodedure. I will say a prayer for you and your family. I wish I could do more to help. You are in my thoughts

The first few days on liquid were the hardest for me. If you can make it 2-3 days the hunger goes away after that, or it did for me. Congratulations on your surgery date. I had my surgery March 13th at Journeylite in houston, dr. collier is my dr. We are all here to give each other support

Try Capital One Healthcare Finance. I believe they offer 0%, although they told me the doctor I was using didn't offer the 0%. (Not sure what the dr has to do with it.)_They do have rates as low as 1.9%. I hope they can help.