PAMMIE

JEN, WHEN YOU GET BACK TO DC, CAN YOU POSSIBLY EMAIL ME? SANDY AND I HAD A FEW QUESTIONS ON WHAT THE HAPPENINGS WERE FOR THIS EVENING AFTER WE LEFT TAKE CARE, Nelsenetc@comcast.net

RE: since it now contained a large bottle of mexican booze YOU BAD GIRL YOU LOL THANKS A MILLION FOR THE COMPANY, WE HAD A GREAT AFTERNOON. I ALSO WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME IN ON YOUR FILL. IT WAS REALLY HELPFUL FOR ME TO WATCH WITHOUT WONDERING ALL NIGHT HOW THIS ALL WORKS WHEN OUR TURN CAME THIS MORNING. (i let sandy go first after seeing your fill lol) SANDY ENDED UP WITH 1.8 AND MYSELF 2.0. ANOTHER GAL WE MET UP WITH LAST NIGHT IN THE BAR GOT 1.6 FOR HER FIRST FILL THIS MORNING. THANK YOU ALSO TO THE PERSONS POSTING ON THE BUS, TROLLEY, TRANSPORTATION, IT REALLY WASN'T TO HARD TO FIGURE OUT WITH YOUR HELPFUL POSTS. I'M JUST GLAD I MET UP WITH IVANSMOMS TO SHARE IN THE FUN LOL PS I'D LOVE THE INFORMATION ON THE SHUTTLE SERVICE.

WE JUST GOT BACK IN, AND HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AGAIN AT THE OCC. I JUST ADDED A FEW MORE PICTURES FROM THIS MORNING FIRST FILL. THAT NEEDLE IS VERY INTIMIDATING!!! http://www.webshots.com/homepage.html JUST USE MY USER NAME, NELSENETC, AND THE PASSWORD IS ORTIZ EVERYTHINGS IN CAPS IF THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. THEN CLICK ON "MY SHOTS", THEN "ALBUM".

I DID END UP AT CALIMAX TO GET A FEW SINGLES OF THE PINA COLADA AT COSTCO, THE MULTI PACKS HAD ONE CALLED HORCHATA CANELA AND ALSO A FLOR DE JAMAICA THAT I'D NEVER HEARD OF. YOUR MORE THEN WELCOME TO HAVE A FEW OF THOSE ALSO BECKI

BECKI, I'LL SEE IF I CAN'T FIND SOME AT COSTCO TOMORROW AND BRING IT WITH ME FOR YOU ON SUNDAY

MY SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY

I DIDN'T END UP SIGNING A CONTRACT FOR JUST THE REASON. I'LL CALL ON SATURDAY EVENING FOR A 5:00 RESERVATION FOR SUNDAY, 20 PEOPLE. (THEY SAID THAT WOULD BE OK ALSO) MY FRIEND SANDY CAN'T GO, SHE'S GOT OTHER DINNER PLANS AT ANTHONY'S ON SUNDAY (FIRST FILLS THIS THURSDAY SO I'M HOPING A CUP OF SOUP WILL DO IT )

THAT'S ME, I WAS ON CLOUD NINE JUMPING OFF THE WALLS I WAS SO HYPER BEFORE SURGERY. LOL, "HELLOOOOO SOMEONE BETTER COME GET ME NEXT OR I'M LEAVING FOR A BEER AND A SMOKE" "GET TO YOUR ROOM PAM" "NO, I'M BORED IN THERE" AND OFF TO SANDY'S ROOM THEN BACK TO MINE LOL I WAS ALL OVER. (STILL NO SMOKES SINCE AUG 13) THEY PUT SOMETHING IN MY MOUTH AND 2 SECONDS LATER I WAS OUT LIKE A LIGHT. I WAKE UP RIGHT AFTER SURGERY AND I WALKED OUT TO THE LOBBY, WITH A NURSE, TO MEET A GAL THAT HAD JUST ARRIVED FOR SURGERY THE NEXT DAY THAT I'D TALKED TO ON LINE. DID A LITTLE JIG AND BACK TO MY ROOM, FOR 10 SECONDS LOL SEE......... PIECE OF CAKE I'LL TAKE A FEW MORE PICTURES THIS WEEK AS WE'RE GOING BACK FOR OUR FIRST FILL "WE'RE BACKKKK, BE PREPARED" LOL WE HAD SO MUCH FUN, I'D NEVER LAUGHED SO HARD AND BOY DID THAT HURT LIKE HELL LOL PS I'D NEVER HAD SURGERY BEFORE THIS EITHER

LESS THEN A WEEK NOW SUNDAY OCT 8th 5:00 BAHAMA BREEZE, SOUTHCENTER

WHEN SANDY AND I WENT DOWN, I TOOK A FEW PICTURES OF THE CLINIC ETC http://www.webshots.com/homepage.html JUST USE MY USER NAME, NELSENETC, AND THE PASSWORD IS ORTIZ EVERYTHINGS IN CAPS IF THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. THEN CLICK ON "MY SHOTS", THEN "ALBUM". I DID ADD REMARKS AS TO WHO IS WHO, IF I REMEMBERED EVERYONE RIGHT I JUST WISH I WOULD'VE TAKEN MORE PICTURES OF THE STAFF. WE GO DOWN THIS WEEK FOR OUR FIRST FILL, I'LL TRY AND GET A FEW MORE PICTURES

THEY WANT "US" TO SIGN A CONTRACT FOR OUR LITTLE GET TOGETHER AND HAVE A MENU PICKED OUT SO I TOLD HER I'D JUST BE CALLING ON SATURDAY THE 7th, AND MAKING A RESERVATION FOR 20. CAN'T WAIT!!! WAY WAY OFF TOPIC BUT I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE IS PLANNING ON ATTENDING THE NEW BODIES EXHIBITON THAT ARRIVES ON SATURDAY AND GOES THRU THE END OF DECEMBER. I'VE READ SEVERAL REVIEWS ON THIS EXHIBITION WHEN THEY WERE PURCHASING THE "EXHIBITS". INTERESTING IF NOT JUST PLAIN DIFFERENT WE WON'T GET A CHANCE TO SEE IT TILL THE MIDDLE OF NEXT MONTH THOUGH http://www.bodiestheexhibition.com/intro.html

DR NEAL IN OLYMPIA, DR FOX IN TACOMA AND FILLS NORTHWEST IN THE ARLINGTON PHARMACY WILL DO FILLS FOR MX BANDSTERS. DR NEALS RUNS 350 UNDER FLUORO, DR FOX, "BLIND FILLS" RUNS 400.00 FOR YOUR FIRST VISIT AND 224.00 THERE AFTER. ARLINGTON PHARMACY RUNS, "BLIND FILLS" 150.00 AND 125.00 THERE AFTER (I GOT THESE PRICES ABOUT A MONTH AGO SO I'M NOT SURE HOW ACCURATE THEY ARE NOW)

OMG LOL TO FUNNY THE EVENTS GAL CALLED AND LEFT A MESSAGE. SOUNDS LIKE THEY'LL PUT US OUT IN THE "CABANA" AREA. SHE MENTIONED A SPECIAL DINNER MENU FOR LARGER GROUPS. WELL NOT LARGER LARGER LOL WE'RE PLAYING PHONE TAG TODAY WILL UPDATE AFTER WE CHAT

GOOD LUCK TO YOU CHERYL, SOUNDS LIKE A TON OF FUN!!!

WELCOME!!! MY FOLKED LIVED, FOR ABOUT A YEAR IN HENDERSONVILLE. I WENT BACK AND VISITED A FEW TIMES. THEY LIVED ABOUT A BLOCK FROM THE LAKE THERE. WONDERFUL AREA!!! (WHAT I REALLY REMEMBER WAS IT WAS A DRY COUNTY LOL) SOUTHCENTER IS A MALL HERE IN THE SEATTLE AREA, A BUNCH OF US ARE MEETING THERE NEXT MONTH FOR A LITTLE GET TOGETHER

HI BECKI, I CALLED AND LEFT A MESSAGE FOR THEIR "EVENT COORDINATOR". THEY SAID SHE SHOULD CALL BACK SOMETIME THIS WEEKEND

JUST STICK TO WHAT YOUR DR HAS TOLD YOU TO DO AND FOLLOW THAT TO A TEE, SINCE EVERY DR IS DIFFERENT CONGRATULATIONS ON TAKING HEALTH MATTERS INTO YOUR OWN HANDS SO EARLY

WE, SANDY AND I, HAD TO BY A BOTTLE OR TWO AT COSTCO. IT WASN'T A PROBLEM, JUST SHOW YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD

BE SURE AND POST AFTER YOU GET A FILL WITH DR CURRY. I'VE HEARD NOTHING BUT WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT HIM. ONCE I START GETTING FILLS, I PLAN ON AT LEAST FLYING ONCE INTO OHIO AND GETTING A FILL DONE BY HIM.

THANKS LORI THERE'S SO MUCH TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT PORTS, THIS SHOULD BE INTERESTING

I EMAILED DR CURRY TO SEE IF HE COULD SHED ANY LIGHT ON THIS: Sorry I'm kinda short on time I'll try to answer this briefly and maybe you can post it for me... When an erosion happens, we never know the true cause, but if you had a bracelet that was too tight on your wrist for a year it would erode through the skin. The same mechanism applies to the band. Do we have actual statistics on this? Not really...but it's kind of logical when you think about it. As far as I'm concerned there is only one kind of erosion--band eroding into the stomach. The band is a foreign body, it causes an inflammatory response which can lead to an erosion. It doesn't make sense to say the stomach erodes into the band -- the stomach was perfectly happy as is when there wasn't a band wrapped around it. Make sense? C THANK YOU DR CURRY FOR TAKING THE TIME TO EMAIL

SO THE ONE "WE" ALL HAVE IS WHAT THEY CALL THE LOW PROFILE PORT AND THE NEWER VERSION APPROVED BY THE FDA IN FEB. IS THE "RAPID" PORT WHICH GETS SUTURED DOWN DIFFERENTLY BUT ISN'T ANY DIFFERENT THEN WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY? I'VE SEEN PORT PHOTOS BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN A COMPARISON OF THE "REGULAR" PORTS TO THE LOW PROFILE TO THE NEW RAPID PORT. IS THERE ANY PICTURES OF THEM TOGETHER? THANKS LORI

THERE WAS MORE ATTACHED TO THIS THREAD BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S NOW BEEN DELETED? IF DR CURRY IS STILL A MEMBER OF THIS BOARD, I'D LIKE TO INVITE HIM TO ELABORATE ON THIS AS I THINK OTHERS WOULD FIND IT INTERESTING ALSO. LITTLEROO, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT EROSION AND THE BAND BEING TO TIGHT. I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR ANY INFORMATION ON THIS AND JUST CAME ACROSS THIS FROM DR CURRY ON ANOTHER BOARD AND FOUND IT INTERESTING. Surgeon tip of the day - when do I need a fill? The answer to the above question is NOT "every time you see your doctor!" Some of my patients think they need a fill every time. This is not the case! In my opinion, the looser you can keep your band and still lose at a rate of 1-2 lbs/week the better off you are. The tighter you are the more risk you are for slippage and erosion. This is not a race! The next thing is, if you are disappointed in your weight loss, make SURE you are doing your part - diet and exercise must be followed properly before you start relying on your band. The band is not a crutch - you can't follow poor eating habits and not exercise and hope that the band will be strong enough to overcome that - it won't! Also - if you have a question for me please post a separate message, don't post new topics on this thread as I can't keep up with them all! Dr. C Dr. C...I have heard that if you are not losing 1-2 lbs/weekly, can eat more than 1- 1 1/2 cups of food, and are not staying full between meals (say 3-4 hours apart), then it's time to think about a fill. Would you say this is a good checklist? Thanks! Yes, but if you're losing 2 lbs/week I might hold off on a fill even if you are eating 1 1/2 cups at a time - if it ain't broke don't fix it! For example I have one patient who has had only 2 fills and has lost 115 lbs in a year. She exercises like crazy and her band isn't all that tight. I would rather see this any day than a patient with a super-tight band who sits on the couch all day with an equivalent weight loss! Dr. C DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

SOMEONE LOCAL WAS LOOKING FOR THE INFORMATION ON WHEN WE'RE GETTING TOGETHER NEXT MONTH

BUMP, BAHAMA BREEZE