jpward001

Welcome and good luck. I am new at this to so we can do this together.

I am a new band patient and I am determined to see it through. I am reading all the post of those of you who are still working at the process and I am with you all the way. I don't know yet how this will work for me but I have been where all of you are with other weight loss programs and know this will be hard and require that I commit. I feel each of your pain.

Banded on 12/24, feel wonderful. had trouble getting enough cal but I am doing better. Don't think I am ready for regular food yet. So I am going to follow instructions to the letter. I paid to much for the surgery to mess with the rules. Hope we can keep in touch.

Banded 12/25, my doc made me add more calories. I am not losing and am up 4lbs. He said I had gone in to the starvation mode and that was what was going on. FORCED my self to take in 800 cal today feel awful. I was sipping all day to get those cal down I feel like I ate a huge meal. Hope I feel better in the AM.

I paid cash for mine. Here in Dallas it is in the $15,000 range. I had surgery on Dec 14th and I am so excited. My daughter had the surgery last year on Dec 26 and has lost 137# and she look so amazing. You can't even see her port and you have to really feel to find it. I hope you follow through. :frown:

My daughter had the surgery on Dec 26, 2007 she started at 337 and is now 201. Her insurance paid it all. I was banded on Dec 24th 2008 I started at 323 and am now at 309 we are doing this together. I had to pay for mine and it took me a year to get the money. I have two other children who are over weight and we are hoping that they will both have surgery in the near future. :frown:

Guys, I was banded on Dec 24th and I am up 4lbs. The nutritionist said that I had gone into starvation mode and had to add calories. As you can tell I have had no problem with eating to much. I feel great and did not even have a problem when my family went to Golden Coral and I had a V8 juice. I want to lose so bad and so far it is not happening. I lost 17 lbs on the preop diet so I figured the post op would show a hugh weight lose. Oh well this is a life journey and it will kick in soon (I hope). I read some of the post from folks that went off the wagon and I can't understand why you would do that. This is my last chance and I want to live a full file and I can't at over 300lbs.

I am 4 days out from surgery and just made a 120 mile round day trip to see friends. I feel fine just a bit tired. My daughter drove and my son-in-law and grandkids sang Christmas songs and we had a ball. You will be just fine and I can't wait to hear from you afterward. We will all become thin together.

Hey guys my surgery was Dec 24th I made it by sip, sip, sip, sip, constantly. I stayed very busy and did not let myself think about it. I keep telling myself one-day-at-a-time. :hurray: YOU can make it.

Hi Leslie, I have not hear from my surgeon either but it is the holiday and I assume that I will hear from them soon. My surgery was on Dec 24th so we are in this together. I live in Dallas and would love to chat with you. My skype ID is jpward001.