Wizabeff

Dr. Woodward did my surgery in March of this year. He is just wonderful! His whole staff is very helpful, I am particularly fond of his nurse, Kathy. Every time I go in for a fill/check-up, she always takes time to chat with me about whatever is on my mind. Before my actual surgery date, she would talk to me every time I called with a question and still does the same today. I have heard no complaints about his office and would totally recommend him to anyone.

Your first few fills will for sure help with this. Everyone is different but for me, it took 3 fills until I really started noticing that I was eating a lot less and then I started losing weight like crazy! Be patient, it will work!

Going to school had always been a big discussion in my house, I have two younger sisters who both attend Big 10 schools (a huge deal in a house that is obsessed with football!) and have always done great in school. My parents want me to go full time and just get it over with and start 'really' working asap! But, I am enjoying my life so much right now and I am completely in love with the kids I nanny for. I am really in no hurry to move on to the stage of being an 'actual' grown-up yet! Annnd, the cold thing is growing on me. It's a whole lot better than me sweating buckets all year round like I was before!

Going to school had always been a big discussion in my house, I have two younger sisters who both attend Big 10 schools (a huge deal in a house that is obsessed with football!) and have always done great in school. My parents want me to go full time and just get it over with and start 'really' working asap! But, I am enjoying my life so much right now and I am completely in love with the kids I nanny for. I am really in no hurry to move on to the stage of being an 'actual' grown-up yet!

Hi Guys! My name is Liz. I am 21 years old and live in Naperville, Il, a western suburb of Chicago (we just got our first 5 inches of snow for the season, it never ends!) and I am freezing :biggrin:) Totally a side effect of losing so much weight..all that fat not around to insulate you! I had lap-band surgery in March of 2008 and have never made a better decision in my (long) 21 years. I nanny full time for a family of a 5 year old, 3 year old and an 11 month old and have never been happier. I also am going to school part-time (a huge controversy in my house) to be a Secondary (High School) English teacher. When I first started researching having my surgery, I will admit that I was thinking more about looking good in clothes and having guys buy me drinks when I went out with my 'normal size' girlfriends. My mom had Gastric Bypass about 5 years ago, and I saw how happy she was, how her relationship with my dad had grown stronger and all the cute clothes she used to buy, and I wanted ALL of that! But, now almost 9 months and 95 lbs. later, I see that not only is it about looking great, but also FEELING great about yourself and becoming healthy. I love that I am losing weight and am so excited that I get to by great clothes but I have so much more energy (great when you work with little kids) and my feet don't hurt, sure I miss cheeseburgers and pizza (bread of any kind is NOT my friend) but it was so worth it. I hope to talk to a bunch of you soon!