Hey everyone, My name is Dede and I had my lap band placed June 16 2005. It was the best decision I have ever made. I have never once regretted my decision to...
Hi All It's Tanya! Thanks again for making the group, Amy. I am looking forward to networking and keeping in touch with people going through similar things to...
OH NO Tanya, we'll miss you girl. Summer time is pretty hit and miss for support group anyway. You won't be the only one I'm sure. We'll just be jealous. ...
Hi all! I'm Amy - I was banded 1/24/06. I work for Sentara, which is how I heard about the surgery and Dr. Terracina. I live in southern Virginia Beach, but...
Hi everyone - I am Beth and was just banded on April 10th. I just had my first follow up with Dr. T and that went very well. I have already lost about 17 lbs...
Welcom Beth. Glad you're joining us. I'm Susie and I moderate the support group. Hope you can join us at our next meeting on May 18. It will be about...
Hi Susie - nice to have people like you to do this for people like me! Thanks! Can you tell me what time you all meet as well? I think that would be a great...
Hi Beth, Welcome to the group! I had surgery in January and am doing well. Since my second fill I can no longer eat chicken! Isn't that weird? Hope to meet...
Hi Everyone. My name is Varonica and I am scheduled to have the lap band placed on May 23rd.. I am soo nervous just because i have never had any kind of...
Hi my name is Helen and I'm thinking of having a band fitted. I'm still at the investigating stage though. I really want to do it though but would like to hear...
Hi Varonica, I was banded by Dr. T on 1/24/2006. I was nervous, too! I had my gallbladder removed in June 2005 and Dr. T said the Lap Band surgery would be...
Hi Helen, I just had surgery in January. Never a regret! (Though one day I craved a bagel and couldn't have one.) I started investigating surgeries in 2002,...
Hi Varonica Two things I wish I had known: 1. You have to go back to the hospital the day after surgery for x-rays and drink awful tasting stuff. (It's...
Hello all, I am scheduled to have surgery May 9th...I am really very nervous just as Varonica stated...I am excited as well...I would like to know how others...
I would say that I wasn't really hungry for the first week or so while I was healing. And I remember eating real "food" for the first time and feeling full on ...
Thanks Amy, you mentioned eating protien first then veg then carbs. Does the protien have to be minced up or mashed in some way? I would have thought it would...
The rule of thumb is chew, chew and chew some more! You will have to eat more slowly and chew your food well. Yes, some people do have trouble eating meat. ...
How is everyone, I am Cheryl, and at this time I am consideding Lap Band sugery, I know just a little about all of it. I'm looking foward to learn as much as I...
Hey everyone, Glad to see some of the questions being answered by differnet people. I had my band done on June 16 2005 so I am probable out from surgery the...
Thank you so much for your reply Dede. I am grateful for the information Helen dede reppy <wcntygl69@...> wrote: Hey everyone, Glad to see some of the...
Hello again ladies! WEll down to two weeks before my surgery.. any more advice would be very welcome.. or things you know now that you wish you would have ...
Helen and Beth, feel free to come to our support group meeting May 18; 6:30 in the conf. rooms at the Careplex. hcameron11 <hcameron11@...> wrote: Hi...
Cheryl, come meet everybody at the support group May 18; 6:30--Sentara Careplex. We would love to have you there. luvfrogs61 <frogit61@...> wrote: How is...
Hello, I'm going to have lap band surgery on June 6th. I was at the support group meeting Wednesday evening and it was encouraging to see so many people who...
Hi Dorothy, This won't be pretty because I'm cutting and pasting it from Word. This is a list I found on another group's site before my surgery. Of course this...
Thanks for the lists, Amy. There are several things I didn't think of, or aren't mentioned by Dr. S, especially the pillow for the seat belt. I live over an...
hey well the time is drawing near.. and i was wanted to know if anyone had any suggestions about what they ate during the liquid phase of the diet.. Thank you...
Hi everyone - I thought the meeting tomorrow was at 7pm but just read 6:30pm here. I am supposed to be having dinner with a friend who is moving to Texas on...
Hi Varonica - you will do great. We all get nervous, well except me. I couldn't wait. I even self paid - I researched so long I knew almost as much as the...
Hi Ambrosia - I had my surgery 4/10/06 and didn't get hungry at all until about 10 days after surgery, and I started to filter in soft foods, then around day...
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