RockieBarbie09 9 Posted June 10, 2012 Any banders from Va?? (Close to Richmond??) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hedder14 59 Posted June 10, 2012 I live just outside Fredericksburg!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daddyof4 95 Posted June 10, 2012 Not close to Richmond, I live in Falls Church in Northern VA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RenaeP77 13 Posted June 11, 2012 I'm from Stafford, but recently moved to Raleigh. My heart is still there does that count? :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apappas02 11 Posted June 12, 2012 Hi Renea, where in Raleigh are you? I am being banded on the 23. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dhobbies30 5 Posted June 12, 2012 I like in farmville..I was banded June 1st! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockieBarbie09 9 Posted June 12, 2012 I like in farmville..I was banded June 1st! I live in Powhatan! I was banded 5/31 ... hows it going for you so far? Who was your surgeon? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockieBarbie09 9 Posted June 12, 2012 Not close to Richmond' date=' I live in Falls Church in Northern VA.[/quote'] I grew up in Falls Church, near Annandale Rd. Oh how I don't miss the traffic when were you banded & hows it going for you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daddyof4 95 Posted June 12, 2012 You grew up about a half mile from where I live - did you go to Annandale High School? My kids are at JEB Stuart. I was banded May 21 and it's going pretty well. The 4 small incisions almost invisible now and the bigger port one is fading. Currently on mushies and getting pretty tired of it. Not staying particularly full; hungry lots of the time but, hey, I figure in a year I won't even remember this part. I see the doc June 26, presumably for my first fill - I can't wait. How about you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mbmama 15 Posted June 12, 2012 I'm in Fredericksburg...just banded yesterday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockieBarbie09 9 Posted June 13, 2012 You grew up about a half mile from where I live - did you go to Annandale High School? My kids are at JEB Stuart. I was banded May 21 and it's going pretty well. The 4 small incisions almost invisible now and the bigger port one is fading. Currently on mushies and getting pretty tired of it. Not staying particularly full; hungry lots of the time but' date=' hey, I figure in a year I won't even remember this part. I see the doc June 26, presumably for my first fill - I can't wait. How about you?[/quote'] I attended JEB Stuart for HS, I think the year before they started renovation on the front of the school. Its changed so much everytime I visit. I was banded 5/31, its going alright, down 18lb since my preop liver shrinking diet. I hate the mushy stage but hated the liquid even more! My Dr has on his "mushy" stage canned tuna/chicken, so that's all I've been eating as well as cottage cheese & lowfat string cheese. Can't wait to start trying real foods again. My stomach growls maybe once or twice during the day. My incisions are healing great, I think, I think the bigger incision is having a little problem healing. I go tomorrow for my 2wk follow up, then hopefully in 2wks I can get my first fill so I can start feeling full. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockieBarbie09 9 Posted June 13, 2012 You grew up about a half mile from where I live - did you go to Annandale High School? My kids are at JEB Stuart. I was banded May 21 and it's going pretty well. The 4 small incisions almost invisible now and the bigger port one is fading. Currently on mushies and getting pretty tired of it. Not staying particularly full; hungry lots of the time but' date=' hey, I figure in a year I won't even remember this part. I see the doc June 26, presumably for my first fill - I can't wait. How about you?[/quote'] Do your kids enjoy JEB Stuart? It wasnt the greatest of schools when I went there (2000-2004) besides their debut in National Geographic for diversity. I've heard its gotten better though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gurliegirl 0 Posted June 13, 2012 I am from Virginia Beach with Dr. Fontana Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daddyof4 95 Posted June 14, 2012 Guess who got approved for solid food today? I am afraid I overate because my pouch feels FULL. We'll see how long it lasts. I had to call the doctor's office to ask how much longer I needed to do mushies. I wasn't having too hard a time with it but was hungry a lot of the time. I was told that I would, in fact, get my fill on the 26th. Can't wait. One suggestion for mushy - I browned ground beef, put it in the food processor a little bit and added beef gravy and it was pretty good and about the consistency of sloppy joes. I tried this trick with chicken but it looked too much like cat food to eat much of it. I was told that my portion size could be between one half and three quarters of a cup. Woo Hoo!! We are really enjoying JEB. I think it has gone through some changes and upgraded itself. My older son is going for the IB diploma - that's a ton more work than I was willing to do in HS. My wife graduated from there in 1982; I'm from a suburb of Rochester, NY and went to a tiny high school (200 in my graduating class). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockieBarbie09 9 Posted June 14, 2012 Hopefully tomorrow I can get put on real food, I made some spaghetti (minus the pasta) & put fat free sour cream in it to make it mushier, it tasted fantastic & went down with no problem. I'm scared of "stretching" my pouch when I start eating solids again. I am trying to figure out this whole Portion Control stuff. Went to a cookout this past weekend & put mashed potatoes on my plate like I would pre lapband & realized I wouldn't be able to eat all of it! lol. I had forgotten all about my new portion sizes. Its defiantly going to take some getting used to. Have they told you yet what your calorie intake should be? I can't seem to get my daily Protein in every day, how do you do it? I miss N.Va but its not somewhere I'd move back too, great to visit, but that's about it. I lived near Rt 50 & Annandale Rd for about 10yrs & then off of Columbia Pike not far from Barcroft area while in HS. The living expenses are outrageous & so many gang problems. what does your family think of your decision to get the band? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites