StephC2009

got my first fill yesterday. Now on my 3 days of liquids.

Oh man I will miss you then. The passport did take a long time. I think it took mine about 5 weeks.

How long are you staying in TJ? Are you staying at the Marriot?

Hey girl how are you feeling?

Read my update on the "Tomorrow is the big day" thread. I am so excited for you. The surgery is pretty much a breeze. Sore but definitely bearable. Keep in touch with me.

ok darlin' you need to share that taco soup recipe.

Hi there. I would not touch the glue. It is supposed to fall off naturally. I still have a lot too and it is gross but I am thankful that it is winter and no one will see it. lol I have tried the yogurt. It is yummy. I also love those Campbell soup at hand. I like the cream of chicken. Have you tried those yet?

Let us know how it went. I am going to the OCC on Feb. 3 for my first fill. Any words of advice?

How are your incisions? Did the glue come off? Mine finally and did and I am really impressed with the scars so far. They are really faint and look great. How have you been?

Did you make your appointment for your first fill yet?

Yeah I made mine for February 3rd at 10 am. I am looking forward to it but hate that I have to fly down there again.

Welcome to the forum. You are going to love it here. There are so many supportive people.

Hi and welcome to the forum. There was another lady from TN. in Tijuana getting her lap band the same day as me. Have you checked out www.lapbandtalk.com? If you want to research Dr. Rodriguez I would check out that website. That is where I went to decide between Dr. Ortiz or Dr. Kuri. Personally, I highly recommend Dr. Ortiz. He is awesome. My good friend went to Dr. Kuri and she loved him

Just a few more days. Awesome! I grew up in LBC. Keep us updated onj your progress.

That would be awesome if we went at the same time. Let me know when you set your appointment up.

YEAH! You are an official bandster? How do you feel? Congrats and I am so happy to hear that you are doing well.

I think we were messaging one another at the same time. Did you get my message?

How have you been? I am in the lowly depths of bandster hell and can not wait until my first fill.

You are still down 18 lbs. that is great. I bet you look awesome. Anyhow, I do like to work out but I like to eat even more. I will let you know how the fill goes. I am not too worried about the needle. Most people say it is painless.

Just got back tonight. He put 4 cc's in the band. Awesome. I have to be on liquids for 3 DAYS! UGH! Anyhow, the needle part was easy. It is big but doesn't hurt. It is like getting a blood draw but not even that bad. I was in and out in about 10 minutes. The only thing that sucks is that they charge you $100 to pick you up and take you to the OCC and back. I think...

I can't tell if I have restriction or not yet but I did get 4 cc.'s so hopefully when I can start eating Saturday I will. Just doing the liquid diet yesterday caused me to lose 2.5 lbs. so now I only need to lose 1 more lb. to get back to 16 lbs. lost.

How have you been doing?

It is a lot harder this time. I have been constantly sucking on those Peppomint lifesavers. You have been really good! Good for you. I need to start moving my ass again. I can't wait to test this thing on Saturday.

They gave me 4 cc's. I hope I get some restriction from it. I am on liquids for 3 days! Grrrrrrrrrr I feel fine but my weight loss has stalled.

Well to be honest my first fill did nothing. I have zero restriction and can eat anything in any quantity. I have my second fill on March 10th. I am going to tell him to fill it up. lol

My first fill has done nothing for me either. I am getting my second on the 10th of March.