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How are all my fellow May 3rd bandsters doing? Would love to hear updates from all of you and see how you are doing. I am doing well, the weight is finally starting to come off, I am exercising everyday now so that must have been the missing link!!!!! Follow up appt. with the surgeon is June 11th I am hoping to get a fill at that time!!!!

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Hi Jen! I'm a May 3 Bandster... I'm doing well. I'm down 14 pounds. I had my first fill on the 26th (1cc) and I don't feel any different. I'm still as hungry as can be. I try to stay under 1350 calories a day. At this point it's willpower.. I don't think the band has much to do with it. I see my doc again on the 9th of June. Glad to hear all is going well for you. Have you found that you can't eat certain foods? At this point I have no trouble eating anything. I think I need another fill. .. but I don't want to be puking.. We'll see what the doc says.

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Wow you got a fill already? You are so lucky, I am trying to stay around 800 or 900 calories a day every now and then I am up to 1000. How was the fill? Was it painful? I did find that I had a problem with a hard boiled egg and haven't eaten that again. That is great you are down 14lbs!!! AWESOME... KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!

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Thanks Jen... The fill wasn't bad at all. My surgeon did it under a fluoroscopy for the first time to make sure the band was still in the proper place.. plus wanted to make sure I could swallow liquids so he wouldn't have to come back on the holiday weekend in case I had troubles. lol.. It didn't hurt. He numbed me with an injection first. It took about 10 minutes from the time I got on the table to the time I stepped off.

Best of luck to you! You are doing great. Let's keep in touch!

Banded May 3, 2010

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Hey May 3rd crowd,

I am doing fine except I want to get my first fill soon. Unfortuantely due to work and schedule conflict I have to wait until the 29th of June. I am still eating well for the most part and exercising like a mad man so I don't gain anything. I am loosing a little still but just thankful I am not gaining like some I have read about until I get the first fill.

I really don't feel resticted at all at this point, so I think I am doing well out of fear of gaining at this point. I don't want to go backwards.

Good Luck everybody...

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You are doing great Dave, you have lost alot so far... I too like you need a fill soon, I am hoping at my follow up appt on the 11th they will give me a fill. Keep up the great work and keep me posted on how you are doing.

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