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Hi All - I am from Sunnyvale - Palo Alto area and got banded on June 2nd at Stanford with DR.Morton kinda odd nobody else has mentioned him or Stanford. Are there any local support meetings that anyone knows about? Best of Luck to you all.

I was banded June 2nd - not a fill yet at Standord w/ DR. Morton Is there any support groups in the Mtn View - Sunnyvale - Palo Alto area? private message me for my email/ Best luck to you all.

I was banded on June 2nd,2008 at Stanford Hospital, CA by Dr.Morton. I really am looking for advice, friendship and any moral support on my journey to a healthy life via text :smile2:. Right now my only complaints are 4 weeks of liquid diet which everyone else seems to only have needed 2 weeks of liquids and moved on to soft foods then food. I am so hungry and these shakes and Jello just don't cut it. I have been breaking down crying because it seems so hard mentally and physically the hunger. All I can think is I will have a fill soon and food soon and it will be easier. Also does sleeping on the stomach ever get easy or is it a no no going forward no matter how long you have had the band? I hate sleeping on my back and I find major discomfort when laying on my side. I admit, I went into the lap band blindly and reading threads on this site has educated me in just 1 day so far. I have learned alot and hope to continue learning from many of you. Thanks for reading and contact me if you would like my email or etc

At Stanford Medical Univ CA Bariatric Surgery - Stanford Hospital & Clinics - Stanford University Medical Center I can have cream of wheat jello etc as a liquid but still I don't understand why its not just 2 weeks like I have read on this site and others on the internet. 5th week is pureed which is basically liquid also so I am in major hunger strike. This barely started happening about 3 days ago as I got banded on June 2nd so I was swollen and in pain. I have called the Dr. office and am awaiting a response, as to what I do?

I was banded on June 2nd and still w/o a fill....what is weird is where I got the band requires liquids for 4 weeks then 1 week pureed then 1 week soft foods....I am so hungry and I don't know what to do....only being allowed liquids for this long with my hunger in full effect.... So very very very hard.