sheldon5557

Hi. I've never been in a forum before but wanted to share and read other's experiences. I started my process in March. My top weight was 216. I went into surgery at 197. Dr. Judith Park was my surgeon. Surgery day was kindof a mess due to a couple of issues, radiologist went to lunch and refused to do my xray and an emergency came in but otherwise, everything went great. I had to drive back to Sacramento (normally 2 hours, took 4). My weight yesterday was 189, haven't weighed in yet today. I'm doing pretty good, still some definite pain on the incision site where the port is. I can't find chewable or liquid sugar free Tylenol (anyone know where to find it?) so I'm not taking much during the day and still taking the liquid codeine at night. Staying to the strict 1 oz fluid every 15 minutes rule and started full liquids 3x a day yesterday. I've seen some people with a weight loss strip at the bottom of their posts. How do I do that? :frown:

I would like to get together at least on line with any Sac people who recently got banded or are getting banded soon. Any takers? I was banded at Richmond Kaiser on August 24th.

Congrats! I really like Dr. Park. She certainly isn't easy, but very precise. I lost my pre-surgery weight pretty fast on the pre-diet. Once I did that things went fast. I actually had to reschedule is the only reason it took this long. But, I don't think they'll even talk about it until you've lost the pre-weight. How are you doing with that? Where do you live? If there's anything I can answer, please don't hesitate to ask. Good luck! Shelley

I would love to be part of the Sac support group. When? Where? How often? Do you guys also have an alternative website? I'm frustrated with this site. It has good info but I don't seem to negotiate it very well. THANKS!!!:frown: