FairyFacade

Hi! my name is trina. i was just going thru profile and just writing people for different advice. do u have any pics?

Hope you have a GREAT WEEKEND!!!! Thanks for all the great advice you give me :)

Hi I love your blog...its so cute congrats on the baby..

Well, I got my first fill and everything went fine. He did have to stick me a few times, but he had sprayed my skin with a topical anesthetic and i didn't feel anything. Then with xray and fluoroscope, i drank some contrast dye, and we could see my band and the liquid as it passed. It was cool. He took some saline out after a few sips because he thought it was too tight. So, now i'm on clear liquids for a couple of days and then pureed for 3 days, and then back to normal.
Hope you are having a good week :)
Talk to you soon!!

I get my first fill on thursday. It was supposed to be today, but at my appt, he told me he no longer does it in the office, that he does it in the hospital now so that he can use flouroscope to help find the port so that it is less painful for the patient and he only has to stick once. So, we will see how it goes thursday!!
Hope you are having a good week :)

Hey! The support group......to be honest, no, I don't really like it so i'm sure you wouldn't like it either. I go with my coworker who just had the bypass..(we both used Dr. Mailapur). But like i said, I am the only bandster who shows up. So I feel out of place most of the time. I have only been to 3...one before surgery, and 2 since surgery. My first one after surgery, we were all giving our testimonials and almost all the bypass patients were talking about how they don't have any cravings for the bad food and no hunger and i was sitting there wanting to leave...I was in a big "blah" stage with LOTS of HUNGER and cravings and anger from missing food. Even though we are all supposed to follow the same diet plan, bypassers and banders have separate issues and we go through different things. I wish we had a band support group, but until then, i guess you and this site will be mine. :) Have a good weekend!!!

Hey girl! Did you get my response about the support group? They say if enough banders ever come, we will have our own separate group, but so far, i'm the only bander who shows up. Maybe you and I should start our own group out here!! haha I'm going to join the Shrinking Violets if that is ok!! Ya'll are all so inspirational and so nice. Talk to you later!!

Yes, I love my floppy ragdoll!! lol.. He is so sweet, but he is also a little clown. He loves to hide and attack your feet!! He is already getting darker and bigger so who knows what he will look like in another year or two? When i put up albums, i will put some pics up of him. I'm still trying to figure out how to get a background on my profile. Yours looks so nice. I guess i'm getting too old for catching on quick to this computer stuff...lol Guess i need tips on that too..haha Well, talk to you later!

YAY!! Glad you're finished with school. I guess that means we will see you on the boards more, lol? Things in GA are pretty good. Can't complain...

You changed your look :o I like it. I am not even banded yet...can't wait. I will be banded in November. It can't come soon enough. Thanks for encouraging words!