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Hi my name is Gina i live in So Cal. I was banded on October 31st 2007 and my Dr was Dr. Oliak. Great Dr and a wonderful staff. I have lost 23 pounds and i have 35 to go. Its been slow but due to a motorcycle accident a year ago and 5 surgery's on my knee since then i have done no exercise. so i cant complain. If asked if i would do it again, Most Definitely!!!!! I have a 10cc band and so far have had 3 fills which i now have 5.4cc and very restricted and feel great.. Good luck to all who have been banded or waiting to be band..:sad_smile:

I totally agree with you Gina, congradulation Josh and this site is wonderful. i have also discovered a great product Kyani. it has helped me get all the vitamins that i am not getting because of the band. i had no energy what so ever, now i have more then i know what to do with. also the omega 3s are great with it. helps loose the weight by breaking up the protein. my sister in law was banded also same Dr and the Omega 3s really helped kick the weight loss in again. its wonderful on top of that i now do not take blood pressure meds or thyroid meds and nomore acne meds finally after 20 years and no more anti depression meds. my cholesterol is finally normal besides the band and kyani have totally changed my life and millions of others. i just became a distributor i believe so much in this. also alot of distributors have had GB done. I am a nurse and i totally looked into all the science and background of the product and i far more believe this will help so many people more then perscription meds will. with no side effects. anyway i am so excited i just had to share with everyone if you want more info you can go to gina.mykyanilife.com and read all the nutritions and facts. give it a try.. :tongue_smilie:

actually i am really stable right now. pretty much the same everyday now. i think i am good at 5.4cc for a while. i am hopeing at least..

Hi Gina, Nice to meet you, wow we do have alot in common.. Were you happy with Dr Oliak? My experience was great.. how are you doing now? how many fills have you had? well it was nice meeting and talking to you. KIT... Gina

oh good yes, you will want to stay the night take advantage of it..

well congradulations and good luck with it all. Dr Oliak is great and his staff. My husband and I got banded the same day, then my sister in law Rhonda (which i have been seeing you talk to from Battle Ground just got banded by him) It takes awhile to get use to it, we both had well actually all three had very large hyatal hernias also so it took a little longer to heal. i felt alot of restriction at first then got worried because then i didnt have any, but you will read that with most people thats what happends. i didnt really feel any restriction tell my third fill. i am at 5.4cc and i am good to go. and i have a 10cc band. i get so amazed when i see people who have 7-9cc in their bands and feel no restrictions that puzzles me. i cant eat bread, pasta and have to take very very small bites of everything and chew extra good that was the hardest part for me. it sucks throwing up. but it took me finally to be this tight to learn the rules better. i started at 194 and now at 172 i was stuck for a while but this last week i have lost 6 1/2 pounds. so im excited. i am here if you need me though you will do great, are you having the surgery at the hospital or the out pt clinic? If at the hospital everyone is wonderful there too..

Hi sis, well you are here this week and got your fill, i know you still dont feel any restriction but i promise it will come.. I love you and the time you have been here and you are doing a great job. I will see you in two weeks and you will see the difference in your second fill. I love you, Gina Banded 10/31/07 Dr Oliak:thumbup:

I also had a Hiatal hernia that was very large, which i had no clue i even had. No signs no symptoms nothing, but it was repaired during my lap band surgery with no complications.