Juliana

Hey girl! I'm good. Just staying so busy at work!!! Hope you are having an awesome 2009

Hey girl!! How are you feeling???? Just checking in on you I was in a rut for awhile, but got a fill Nov 20 and have lost 19 pounds since then...it's going great. I have lost 85 pounds now..i am half way there to my goal!!! YAY Hope all is well with you!!! Talk to you soon!!

Hey!!! Things are going GREAT!!!! I got a fill on Nov 20, and have lost 19 pounds since then... I started out so fast after surgery, then hit a big plateau for awhile.......i needed a fill big time!!!! I have now lost 85 pounds total and i am stoked!!! I'm half way there now and i really feel like i can do it!! I was banded in June.. That's awesome your wife has a band now too!!!! Hope ya'll are doing well!!! Talk to you soon!!

so nice meeting you at the support group thursday night!! I'm so glad that now, i'm not the only bander amongst all the bypass patients!!! I look forward to seeing you soon. Talk to you later, Julie

It was soooo nice meeting you at the support group on thursday!!!!! Thanks so much for getting it going. I had been asking for months, but they said they couldn't until more banders showed up, so thanks!!! I look forward to seeing you again soon. I'm not on here much, but will try and keep in touch! Talk to you soon, Julie

Just wanted to stop by and say hi you are looking great in your pics:) Congrats on all your success!! I live in Decatur and was banded by Dr. Mailapur. He's not a big supporter, but nevertheless, he is who i chose...lol Talk to you later

It was so great to meet you at the support group on thursday!! I'm so glad we have this now!!!!! I look forward to seeing you soon. I don't get on this website as often as i should, so i might email you more. Talk to you soon, Julie

60 pounds is soooooo awesome!!!!!! I'm so proud of you. I'm ok, i have had a lot of outside stressors going on here lately, and of course, it makes me want to eat comfort foods and all the wrong foods. It's a long story that i will save for another day... So glad to hear from you!!!! Talk to you soon, Julie

Thanks Your new pic is awesome

Hey girl!! Just wanted to stop in and say hi and see how you were doing.. Hope all is going well. We are in the process of buying a house. I have been so busy lately. Well, talk to you later!!

How are you doing honey? Was thinking of you and wanted to say hi

THANKS

Have a GREAT WEEKEND!!!

Hope you have a GREAT WEEKEND I had my first fill last week, but it was too much. Couldn't eat for a week, but had 1cc taken out thurs, and all is wonderfull again I can eat again, and i'm getting full quick!! PERFECT YAY!!! ahh, life is good again How are ya? Talk to you soon

Hope you have a fantastic weekend

Hope you are doing well and hope you have a GREAT WEEKEND!!!!

Hope you have a GREAT WEEKEND!!!! Thanks for all the great advice you give me

Hey girl!!! Sorry i haven't been in touch with you sooner. i work night shift and have been working. I went to the doc thursday before coming to work. I got an unfill!!! He took out 1cc. Ahhh, life is good again. I can eat now without feeling like i'm going to die. I can eat and i am getting full quicker PERFECT I have a 9cc band, he put 3.5cc in during surgery (did not know this until last week), he put 2cc in last week, then took out 1cc thurs. Everything is wonderful again. So glad we are feeling better Well, i hope you have a good weekend. Keep me updated on you:) Talk to you soon Julie

Hey Shannon!!! I am so glad you are feeling better!!! Woo hoo!! I leave in an hour to go to my appointment for my unfill. I hope that's all i need too. I have been so miserable the past week and had no problems before my first fill. i will definately let you know. I go to work tonight so i may not be back on the computer until tomorrow.

And i'm the same way.... i don't like body pictures. i have taken a couple since surgery to mark my progress, but i don't even have a complete body photo of myself before surgery because i was so embarrassed.

But you look great and one day, we will not be so afraid of full body pics

Have a good day girl and i'm so glad you are feeling better

Talk to you soon, Julie

Awww, thanks girl!!! You are such an inspiration!! You have done awesome and you look awesome!!! Keep up the good work See ya on the boards!! And, i'm gonna put some money back for when i'm ready to go crazy buying clothes to go with all my purses, shoes, and sunglasses...lol

Shannon, you look so beautiful in your pics!!! Before and After!!! You keep up the good work girl! And i hope you and i will get our unfills and get back to feeling better!! I'm like you, i haven't felt good since last week because i just can't eat. Keep me updated. I go tomorrow and i will let you know what happens with me. Talk to you soon

Well, I got my first fill and everything went fine. He did have to stick me a few times, but he had sprayed my skin with a topical anesthetic and i didn't feel anything. Then with xray and fluoroscope, i drank some contrast dye, and we could see my band and the liquid as it passed. It was cool. He took some saline out after a few sips because he thought it was too tight. So, now i'm on clear liquids for a couple of days and then pureed for 3 days, and then back to normal.

Hope you are having a good week

Talk to you soon!!

I get my first fill on thursday. It was supposed to be today, but at my appt, he told me he no longer does it in the office, that he does it in the hospital now so that he can use flouroscope to help find the port so that it is less painful for the patient and he only has to stick once. So, we will see how it goes thursday!!

Hope you are having a good week

Hey! You are doing great!! I'm still learning how to use this site too.. I just got home from working a 15 hour shift, so my brain is really mush right now. Supposed to work 12 hours, but the world of nursing is never how it is supposed to be..lol Anyway, keep up the good work girl, you are doing great!!! And we will encourage each other!! And yes, keep our mind on our wishes...that keeps me going.. Just think this time next year!!!! We will not even have time to be on the computer cause we are gonna be outdoors having fun Well, talk to you later ! I'm going to bed. Have a good weekend. Julie

Hey! The support group......to be honest, no, I don't really like it so i'm sure you wouldn't like it either. I go with my coworker who just had the bypass..(we both used Dr. Mailapur). But like i said, I am the only bandster who shows up. So I feel out of place most of the time. I have only been to 3...one before surgery, and 2 since surgery. My first one after surgery, we were all giving our testimonials and almost all the bypass patients were talking about how they don't have any cravings for the bad food and no hunger and i was sitting there wanting to leave...I was in a big "blah" stage with LOTS of HUNGER and cravings and anger from missing food. Even though we are all supposed to follow the same diet plan, bypassers and banders have separate issues and we go through different things. I wish we had a band support group, but until then, i guess you and this site will be mine. Have a good weekend!!!

Hey girl! Did you get my response about the support group? They say if enough banders ever come, we will have our own separate group, but so far, i'm the only bander who shows up. Maybe you and I should start our own group out here!! haha I'm going to join the Shrinking Violets if that is ok!! Ya'll are all so inspirational and so nice. Talk to you later!!