I live in the Butte area and was wondering if you found a group in Butte?

Siena, $55 is a great deal!! I'm at the point with my band that it's now up to me to do the work. It's time to exercise and watch closer what I eat. Since my fill I've lost about 4 pounds. It should be more but it's now up to me. You'll find that after your banded drinking liquid isn't so bad. I loved frozen sugar free popsicles. It seemed to help the soreness inside. Are you going to the April support group in GF? I would like to but it's so far away. We'll see. I'm on spring break that week. I might need a road trip. Well I better go. Keep in touch. Sharon

Hey Lisa, Are you getting excited? I will be thinking of you on Friday. Let me know how you are doing. Good Luck. Siena

So I'm going to shave my head for a good cause, this is to help raise funds for a Children's Cancer Research Foundation, please try to help and donate even a dollar if that's all you can afford this is the link for my profile, please forward it to your friends and hopefully we can raise a significant amount! https://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/shavee_info.html?ShaveeID=12821 Thank you!! Patricia Martinez

Hi, Dr. Rohrer did my surgery on December 1st, 2006. Between the 2 week pre-op liquid diet, and the time since my surgery, I've lost 62lbs so far! Dr. Rohrer is great and his nurse, Lisa, is a doll! They are all very comfortable to be around! I had my surgery later in the day, 1:30 pm, and so they kept me over one night at the Benefis Hospital. Everyone there was really nice too! They will get you up and moving pretty quickly after surgery, but I didn't think it was too bad. I didn't have any pain meds after surgery, but I have a higher pain threshold than some people... Take loose fitting pants/clothing because they will "inflate" your stomach with gas when they do the surgery and that won't all come out before you leave...so you'll actually have a bigger tummy than you start with for a few days. Sometimes that gas will "move" up into your shoulders and cause some discomfort there. They told me the best thing to do to help with that was walking, walking, walking. Also, chapstick is a good thing to have handy. My lips really dried out from the surgery and the chapstick was a blessing! Take it easy for a few days, follow the information they give you, and stock up on clear and full liquids...and you'll do fine! Remember, the first few weeks are all about healing more than anything. You will probably have some restriction from the surgery swelling, but as you heal, you will probably start to feel hungry again. Don't worry about it... when you can start getting fills, you will get restriction again! Good luck to you and congratulations on your upcoming surgery! Deb - Billings, MT