Kim2BSlim

Way to go!! That is awesome!

Ugh! I am right there with you. I have had two fills and have a whopping 1.3cc in my band. It sucks! I hope you can find someone to go with you.

I thought about that same thing!! They need flight packages!

Yep, I know the band is there and I think about it before I put a bite of anything in my mouth. Anyone think the band may just be psychological?? LOL

Go to travel.yahoo.com. They give you pretty decent rates and compare all the flights and costs.

Do you ever think about the amount of food you used to eat daily? Now that I am counting calories, it just blows my mind when I think about how many calories I used to eat daily. My goodness I was a porker!! LOL I could sit down and eat tons of food. Even when I ate good things like strawberries I had to pile sugar on them. Ack!

Your hubby will stay at the Hotel the night you spend at the clinic so he can keep up with your stuff.

Everyone is so different. I had restriction just from my band until I got my first fill. I PBed alot while I was trying to figue out what foods I could tolerate.

Dawnie..Yes you are right. His nurse even told me that today. The problem is that I am doing it all on my own. I am going on willpower and the determination I have inside me to get this weight off. It sucks because the band is supposed to help me but without a good fill it is not helping much..know what I mean? I stay hungry and could overeat if I wanted to. I have the willpower to work with the band, but right now I don't have anything to work with.

How funny!! How did I miss this post? LOL

He hits my port the first time everytime. Like I have said before, he has been our family surgeon for years until he started concentrating only on WLS. He is a dang good Dr...but not so good with giving a good fill!

For some reason I can't get eggs to go down. Isn't weird how we are all different? I am just now learning what foods I can keep down and what foods are coming back up! LOL Just test them and see if you can handle them..then you will know. Oh and a boiled egg almost killed me once right after I started solids!

Has anyone had their fill kick in later after they got it?? I am hoping mine will kick in....

It's great to hear from you! Congrats on your band! The gas pains are normal, I still get them sometimes after I eat. Your port will take another 1-2 weeks to feel completely healed. Yes, you are gonna be hungry until you get that first fill. Just try to drink extra water. Good luck!

Trina~ You are gonna love it down there! You will be in good hands, I promise. Also, they have computers at the Lucerna and the OCC Clinic so let us know how you are doing!! I can't wait to hear all about it and I still wish I was going with you! Have a safe trip!!

Welcome to our group! Congrats on setting your date..you will not regret it! The OCC is awesome!

Thanks everyone. I am still sick over the whnole thing. She told me I would have to contact the Administrator of the office to see about a refund.

I started back on solids today and my whopping 1.3 cc is still giving me no restriction. I am very upset and disappointed to say the least. I am angry with myself for paying this Dr. $1500 when I could have went back to the OCC or a Fill Center and had one or two good fills under fluoro and used my money there. I called my Dr's nurse today and talked to her for over 30 minutes about my concerns. She was very nice to me, of course because I was very nice to her. Anyway she said they have patients with Mexican bands come in alot that never get restriction so after the 3rd fill they do an upper GI to check your band. She said several people have their band just floating around (not on their stomach) or either they just have a port and no band. WTF??!! I explained to her that I know I have a band and I trust Dr. Ortiz 100% and that was not the case. I told her I just didn't understand why they have such small fills whether you have restriction or not. Why not just fill me a little more until I can actually tell I have a band? She was very nice and told me most foreign band patients call and cuss her out and since I was so nice she was gonna get me in on July 10th to fill me some more and make sure I don't have a port leak. I just needed to vent a little! I wish I would have saved my money and went back to the OCC or to a Fill Center.

awww that was so sweet!! We are all eating healthier around here too. My husband has actually lost 10 lbs since I was banded! It is funny how what we cook determines their weight. Haha

Straws have never bothered me either! As for soup, I always ate it with a spoon.

Popcorn actually goes down great for me!

LMAO!! Go to My Controls on the top right hand side of the page and then go to edit avatar settings and get rid of that pic! LOL

You look AMAZING!! I can see the difference everywhere..Congrats..you are doing so good Anita!!

That's great news, Jim!! Way to go!

I am glad you found something you like! I lived off of broccolli soup! LOL