Buggie1369

I'm wondering how everyone deals with the not so positive. I told a few co-workers that I'm going to be banded and the response I got was "Why would you do that?" " you're giving up too easy" "you don't need it" etc.... I wasn't going to tell anyone because I was afraid of this.

I had my band done through slimband, and it has been a pretty good experience. I'm from alberta, so i get my fills done in calgary- slimband calls and does some follow-up and then i call the fill clinic and set up a time that works for me. Dr.Cyriac did my surgery and he did a pretty good job.

I have only had trouble eating after a fill... you just have to take it slow. The whole point of the band is to eat less and chew your food. It takes some time to know when you're full. I eat out a lot, and I normally order the kids meal because it's smaller. It takes some time to figure it out, but once you do it will be good. I've had the band for a few months and I'm still adjusting- but I can still have a social life too. Definatly discuss your concerns with the doctor. So far the band experience has been pretty good.

Day 1 of the start of my new life: So today is day 1 of my pre-op diet... I'm wondering how I will be able to live on yogurt and still stay sane for the next 10 days! I decided to get a slimband, because my mom has a LAP-BAND® and has seen great sucess (I think she has lost about 70Ibs, and has been able to maintain it for the last 3 years), also because I want to be in control of my life, and because of my family's medical history. I keep having these "what am I doing" and "isn't this a little extreme" thoughts, but at the same time I'm really excited about it (I can't wait to be able to control my eating!). I was so excited about it one day that I told 3 of my co-workers, 2 of them were like ok, whatever... and one of them is now watching me like a hawk, great:unsure:. Most people have been supportive, my mom, my husband, a few close friends. So far the journey with slimband has been a fairly smooth one, and the folks there have been awesome. Good Luck to everyone!

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f5/how-get-ticker-your-signature-16218/ this is the link to the thread that I was talking about for your ticker... I found it helpful

Great job being down 20 lbs! go to tickerfactory.com then it walks you through step by step on setting up your ticker. Once you're done it will give you a URL to copy and paste into your signature on this forum. When you need to update your ticker, you just double click on it and it takes you to a page to update it. I know there is a better thread on this forum for getting your ticker uploaded... when I find it I will let you know

Ranch... I didn't even think about that! I'm really excited about being able to have a salad tomorrow... start of the solid food phase! I never thought I would be excited about salad :grouphug:

I love mayo! It makes things super mushy! Egg salad, tuna salad (that's all I've eaten with mayo so far) Each phase makes me feel more human... I can't wait until I can actually start introducing more solid food

This is an awesome thread! Thanks for posting the good stuff and the not so good stuff, I'm learning lots! Bandiva, July 26 will be here before you know it and then you will be back on track in no time! Cheers to you!

CJF... you can do this... the best advice I got was actually on this thread, from Bandiva - 1 hour at a time! July 13th will be here before you know it and then your new life will start! Thanks everyone for the support! So far this has been a really good step in my life!

So I took my steri strips off, and the insicions (?) are so small, I wil be suprised if I have a scar! I do have one that is about an inch, but that's the only big one! THANKS DR. CYRIAC! No giant scars for me... just wanted to brag a little

I'm finally on the full fluid phase... that was the longest 5 days ever! All I can think about is solid food... pizza, ribs, potato salad...I miss solid food

So I'm banded!!! YAY!!! Everything went well... feeling ok (kind of gassy) The folks at slimband were awesome! I'm just taking it easy, and looking forward to the full fluid phase now :scared2:

So the count down is on... tomorrow I fly to Toronto and then the next day I'm in for surgery, wow, time went really fast! I'm very nervous (I think just getting there is making me the most nervous), I am also really excited too! It's going to be an interesting journey with some really great benifits! YAY!

Thanks for the wonderful advice! I've been sticking to the pre-op pretty close (except I had to have some crackers last night, I had a monster of a headache from lack of carbs!) My husband has been awesome, he cooks things that I don't like, so I'm not really missing out on anything . Yesterday and today are definatly easier than the first day.

I have to pay out of pocket. Actually I'm using my mom's line of credit... that way you can technically pay up front (slimband sometimes has promos which help with the cost of travelling, but you have to pay up front) and then you can take your time paying it off. Lapband suggested looking at what your bank can do for you, I guess if you get financing through the clinic you might end up paying a higher interest rate. Kinda sucks that most provinces won't cover it... Good luck to you.

Hey Kurby! I know exactly how you feel...one day your just you and then the next day your going to be you but with some new hardware... I'm struggling with that too. I try to think about all the positive stuff that's going to come out of this, how good I will feel with less excess weight, how good I will look , etc. My surgery is on June 24, and I'm kind of excited for my new journey! Good luck to you, think positive, and there is lots of support on this forum!

I just wanted to say that this community of bandsters is awesome! I'm not banded yet (June 23 is when I go), and reading some of the questions and comments has made me even more excited about my new journey! I like that the good, the bad and the ugly is on here, it makes me feel better that I have a resource I can go to if I have troubles or questions! Thanks for the insite as to what it is like to be banded!:laugh:

Thanks Kagead! You're right... this is a personal choice, and it is for me. This is why I love this community of bandsters... lots of positive thoughts and support! I feel better already

I'm going to Slimband in Toronto, so far the whole process with them has been good! All my follow up will be done in Alberta, that where I am

I'm going to Slimband... I spoke with Kathy, and she was fantastic! Any questions I come up with she answers them pretty fast. I'm glad to see some positive reviews about the actual surgery through slimband, although after reading some of the posts about the inital consult kind of get you thinking. Good Luck to everyone!!!

I'm so glad some one else is thinking the same way as I am... I want to get banded so I can have a healthy pregnancy, but I don't want to wait two years... I think I can handle waiting 1 year.