Chefdee

The only nice thing I can say is that the True Results staff are great. You will see Dr Hollis about 5 minutes before the surgery for a preop visit. He will say Hi at the hospital and you most likely will never see him again. So that is why it is great to have the other staff to fall back on. Make sure to get quotes for not just the lapband but also for Hiatal Hernia repair which is done with a lot of surgeries from what I hear and experienced. You will have to pay the extra money immediately if you have this done or you will not be able to get fills done. I love the staff at the Greenpark facility. They are great.

Just want to introduce myself and also say how much I have enjoyed this forum. I was banded 12/22/08 and am soooooo glad I did. I am 53 and wish I had done this after my second son was born 15 years ago. Haven't lost weight since then and kept it off but am looking forward to finally being able to keep it off. My weight prior to preop diet was 265 (December 8) and I weighed in at 242 this morning. I am 53 and my interim goal is 200 by my birthday May 30th and long term goal of 150. I have had absolutely no problems so far and know the challenges will come (maybe) after my first or subsequent fill. I do get a little hungry but follow the advise of the group and my doctor. Measure, eat, wait and if still hungry, chow down on cottage cheese, SF Jello or Popsicles. Hot tea works wonders as well. For those that miss you sodas, I remember hot Dr. Pepper with lemon growing up and think it might be great for those that have severe withdrawal. Let the DP go flat, heat up with a little lemon and it is great. I also contacted Dr Pepper to see if they would consider developing a drink powder for this evergrowing population of former soda drinkers that have now converted to powdered Water drinkers. They are missing out on a big market if they do not. I will let you know if they answer. My sister and I are looking at maybe developing a one stop shop e-store "AfterTheBand" with products specifically for bandsters. SO far, I have come up with the following: Powdered drink mixes, Protein drinks, liquid Vitamin drink (I drink Verve liquid vitamin energy drink and love it Vitamins, pedometers, diet/exercise journal, photo journal, maybe Spanx, and eventually, vacuum packed meals premeasured in the much smaller quantities. Any ideas from you guys. I love the support here. It has been great!!