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Newly Banded 05/14/08



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Name:Jeff

Age:36

Height:6'1"

City/Town:Richmond

Surgeon: Hadar Spivak

Surgery date: 05/14/08

Starting weight:Pre Sugery 448lbs At Sugery 418lbs (after low carb diet)

Do you have the band or just investigating it:

Support people in your life: Wife, Son Parents

Any weight related medical problems: mild reflux, slighty high BP

Had procedure done at True Results. They had me in and out of sugery in about an hour and in recovery for about 2 hours. Some modertate pain but for the most part I've been up and around pretty good.

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Holy crap, dude! You rock! You're actually online and you had surgery today??? The first 12 hours for me were spent in la-la land.

Good Luck!

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Hey, he's not the only one, I was banded today too. I'm looking forward to losing some of this weight. I've yo-yo'd for years. Congratulations.

gk

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Congrats to both of you and good luck on your journey. Sounds like you two will do great with the band.

Yvonne

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I hope I am that ambulatory tomorrow! I will go nuts if I can't be somewhat normal... even if I will be a bit foggy. :party: Seriously, I am in awe. How are you feeling?

Welcome!

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Hey, Jfert1, congratulations, I am a Spivak patient too, March 28, I am going in for my 2nd fill thursday, I guess thats today, haha, Do make sure you get your rest, the most important thing right now is to heal properly, your insides will take longer than your outside will and you are still numb from surgery, you don't want your suctures inside to pull or your port to shift, so go rest,, and walk, rest, and walk, Hope to see ya at the support meetings. There is one this Tuesday night, 6:30 his office if your up to it,, If you have already been coming we may have already met. I didn't make the last one, was sick, but was at the one before that. Anyway, congratulations again,, and remember gas x and heating pads are your best friend if the gas pain kicks in.

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Congratulations to you also photoegor,, didn't mean to leave you out. Same goes for you,, take care of yourselves these first few weeks. Good luck

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