I just have to say it - "I FEEL GREAT !!!!!!!!"

[Pam7/18/07]

Got banded last Wednesday, July 18. I have lost 8 pounds since then, I had lost about 5-7 before that, my pants I wore today are already looking like clown pants, I'm going to have to retire them. I am somewhat hungry sometimes but it's not that bad. I went to Walmart tonight and got some Nouriche yogurt smoothies, I have some chicken broth a couple of times a day, usually one small glass of Slimfast per day. I still have my coffee with Coffeemate in the morning because, well , I just have to start my day with coffee. I did buy some C-Light drink mix at the grocery store not too far from the Lucerna Hotel, there are about a million flavors and they are good. Still a little sore at one of my incision sites, in fact I need to call tomorrow because it is really sore if I push on it with my fingers, just want to make sure that is normal. This is great guys, I just can't wait till people start noticing my weight loss !!! Pam

[2thebeach]

Got banded last Wednesday, July 18. I have lost 8 pounds since then, I had lost about 5-7 before that, my pants I wore today are already looking like clown pants, I'm going to have to retire them. I am somewhat hungry sometimes but it's not that bad. I went to Walmart tonight and got some Nouriche yogurt smoothies, I have some chicken broth a couple of times a day, usually one small glass of Slimfast per day. I still have my coffee with Coffeemate in the morning because, well , I just have to start my day with coffee. I did buy some C-Light drink mix at the grocery store not too far from the Lucerna Hotel, there are about a million flavors and they are good. Still a little sore at one of my incision sites, in fact I need to call tomorrow because it is really sore if I push on it with my fingers, just want to make sure that is normal. This is great guys, I just can't wait till people start noticing my weight loss !!! Pam

congratulations pam!!!!!!! in going to be banded 8/17/07 and i cant wait! did you feel like walking around the next day? i am literally counting the days!!!!

[Pam7/18/07]

congratulations pam!!!!!!! in going to be banded 8/17/07 and i cant wait! did you feel like walking around the next day? i am literally counting the days!!!!

2the beach, yes, as a matter of fact after spending the night at the clinic (slept like a baby by the way), I had a bridge put on my teeth the next morning by the dentist there (was fitted for it the first day I arrived), then Mrs Ortiz took me back to the hotel, I changed clothes and went out walking around the area for several hours. They give you some sublingual (under the tongue) pain pills to take for 2 days and they do the trick. (CAUTION - I went to the pharmacy there and bought some more just in case I needed them after coming home. I looked them up in my drug book (I am an RN) and found out they are Toradol, which is fine, but DO NOT take Toradol for more than 5 days, can have some nasty side effects with longer use.) But really you won't even need any pain med for more than the first couple of days. I honestly don't know that I even needed it at all. I'm excited for you to have your surgery, it is such a nice experience being at that clinic. They treat you so well, everything is high-tech and SPOTLESSLY CLEAN. OH !!!!! One thing that I will never forget - the picture of Dr.Ortiz does not even begin to come close to how gorgeous he is. OH MY GOD he is HOTTTTT !!!! And so is Dr. Martinez !!! Just as someone else said, the worst part is getting back across the border, it took us 4 1/2 hours. I had made the mistake of returning to the US on a Friday afternoon, apparantly the worst day because there were literally thousands of people going across the border when we were. We even missed our flight. It was because you go in the company van and all commercial vans and busses have to use this one lane and every single one has to have everyone get out, get their luggage out, go into customs and answer questions. I guess it is a lot faster in the early morning so even if your flight is in the afternoon (as ours was) go across the border in the morning. Just a word of advise. Pam