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Dr. Martinez is either doing the surgery with Dr. Ortiz or by himself in case Dr. Ortiz is not on duty. You will be in best hands - they are both awesome !!!

... and I thought you'd share a "smoking hot paper thong" pic with us :smoke:

I'd buy that pill too

Lisa, thank you for the link! After checking the cosmetic surgeons in the Atlanta area ... I might come to WA when I reached my goal I think Dr. Nyte is like Dr. Ortiz great reputation, easy on the eye, the price is right and on top of that ... I have a care credit card

Christina, I know the post op diet is hard - but again, sooo worth it. You did great and you can be proud of yourself !!!! Keep up the great work >

Hi Melissa, We are going to be in TJ on October 12-15. My husband is scheduled for the 13th as well. Looking forward to meet you guys

Yeah, I know he will probably catch up with me in no time . but I'm looking forward to the new us

It is official After watching me having surgery, getting fills, losing weight, sitting on a plateau, PB' ing, sliming, laughing, almost crying, being a bit moody and permanently getting rid of air one way or the other :lb12: .... my husband confessed that he would like to join me on the "other" side He too, wants to lose weight to get/stay healthier - but thought he would be able to stick with the good old dieting & exercise program, but reality kicked in - so we got him scheduled for October 13. We will be down there in TJ (Oct. 12 - 15) getting hubby taken care of and I think I might get a fill & zoom whitening Anyone else in TJ during that time ???

Hi Cara, Congrats on your new life and welcome to the "other" side. It may not always be easy, but sooo worth it!!!!!!! "No food tastes as good as getting skinny feels"

Oh Julie, I hope that it is not going to be as bad as they think !!!

YAYY to restriction Denise, keep up the good work, you are doing grrrreat

Thanks for the link, Kali I changed the "goal date" from January 1, 2009 up to April 1, 2009 and it gave me everytime the 1200 calories and the average 1.5 lbs weight loss a week, as I changed it to December 31, 2008 it stated that my goal would be too agressive and that I should change it to a later date , mmmhhhhh I don't know ....

That is F-A-N-T-A-B-U-L-O-U-S YOU ROCK !!!! Keep up the great work for those remaining few pounds You'll be at your goal in no time

Michelle that is awesome!!! I wish I had the bite to meet with a trainer, but I already need someone kicking my butt to even get to the gym to do the water aerobics

Althought it is unbelievable how time flies by ... this tragedy is something we may never forget! My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone!

OMG - what an ordeal, Cathy !!! I seriously hope your friends get's on her way to feel better a.s.a.p. A former co-worker back in Germany had the GBS and had nothing but problems too. Sure she lost weight in a heart beat, but all the health issues that came with it - not worth it at all

... here are my 2 cents .... Having 3 friends back in Germany being banded and none of them had more than 3 fills until they reached their goal (but also lost not more than 4 lbs a month) ... I thought too, that this is the norm. Thruth is ... we are all different! We (maybe) have different bands with different amount of cc's to fill, different fill provider with different opinions - but so are our bodies. I lost 51 pounds with 2 fills (3.2cc total in 4cc band), but have 65 pounds to go an sure need more fills to get there. I probably could use a little tweak right now, since restriction has been less in the last weeks. (for now I just tough it out, since we are in the process of getting things straigthen out for hubby getting banded as well, so I'd like to get the next check up/fill at the OCC). I do believe that most of us probably need more than 1-2 fills to get to the "sweet spot" and reach their goal. Mona, please hang in there and if you should not have good restriction with this fill - that doesn't mean that you need another big fill to get there. Maybe it takes only a tiny tweak to do the trick. I know that you are discouraged, but listen to your body and not what the "norm" should be! (((((HUGGGGSSSSS))))))

The pre-op diet is a tough time, but it is soooo worth it Stormy, try to not stress yourself too much and stick to the plan, you will see the pounds come off ! HANG IN THERE - YOU CAN DO IT Good luck and keep us updated

Hey Kimmie, where are you ??? We miss you :-? :lb12:

YAYYY to the band, husband & flowers I am so happy for you !

Whoot Hooo !!!! Keep up the great work - you look fantabulous!!! GO CATHY

Michelle you look SMOKING HOT Let us know how your fill went !!

=D> =D> You look great Anita =D> =D>

GIRL YOU ABOLUTELY ROCKKKK ! You look awesome

Hey Misty, just wanted to see if you are feeling better