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hi everyone im 5 weeks into lap band surgery lost 20 lbs. no fill yet. anyone else have lap band?? how are you doing? what do you eat and how much ? I have so many questions need a lap band buddy!!! liz

Hi Liz, I had my first fill on the 6th--which was also my 6 week check up. I also have lost 20lbs and was lucky that I still had restriction so only a small fill this time. I just joined a gym today and the trainer worked me hard. I am following my sample menu but I got this cookbook written by a woman who had the surgery and the recipes are great. If you need a buddy I'm here and we are close in dates to. Joy

hi nice to hear from someone!!! my dr said i can eat anything i want as long as i chew chew chew!! so its not so bad. who did u use i used dr weber out if white plains ny liz

I used Dr. Mehta in patchogue. You can also post on the January board which is cool because everyone had surgery in Jan and you keep track of each other. Also the lapband forum is pretty cool. Joy

welcome! congrats on your weight loss so far. there is a lap band forum if you are interested http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/lapband/a,messageboard/board_id,5359/