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    Nine days pre op

    By Lvbirgit,

    Tomorrow is Sept. 1st and my banding date is Friday Sept. 9th. My Hubby and I will be flying to SD early Fri morning and will get to OCC before 8am.
    It has been difficult convincing friends and my doctor that I will be ok going to Mexico to have Lap Band surgery. I am born and raised in Germany and don't think the USA is the greatest in the medical field.
    I went to the OCC a few weeks ago for consultation/ tour and knew I was in the right place.
    Dr Ortiz is right now in Germany as a Key Speaker at a Convention for obesity surgeries. Last monday he took the time and expense to receive (in Germany) a call from my Dr to ensure her of his qualifications.
    So now that I have everybody believing I will be OK I have to work on myself.......lol
    I don't think Im scared of the procedure but of my live with the band!
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    So far so good

    By Lvbirgit,

    Ok.... had my band on September 9th, made it through 21 days of liquids and am healing without any hurdles. I started solids last friday and had no problems eating.
    I spent a lot of times reading the forums and cannot associate with any of them. I had little to no gas, went shopping the day of surgery and was back to work 4 days later. My incisions are barely noticeable.
    I figured out over the weekend that I do not have any restriction and will have to be very stringent until I can get my first fill. I have been to the gym in my liquid phase 3-4 times a week and used the elliptical for 30 min each time (Level 1). Now I increased to 60 min 5x a week. The first few times where tough on my port but now I do not have any issues with that either.
    My weight loss slowed down but I am not worried.
    I am choosing the right foods , do not exceed 1200 cal a day, and people are noticing me loosing weight.
    I do not have that "full" feeling, no bping and no vomiting... Sometimes I think I do not have a band. Hmmmm
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