I can't believe we are less than a week away from our next meeting.   One of my good friends from my office had lapband surgery yesterday.   I left a message at her home so I am hoping to hear from her later this week!  

We need some topics for discussion.   Is there anything in particular you would like to discuss?  I have some ideas but would like to hear from everyone else.

I got a fill about 2 weeks ago.  For those of you who are not banders that is when the Doctor injects saline into the band to make it a bit snugger.   For the first time it is pretty snug.   I'm thinking we hit the sweet fill which has been eluding me.   I am able to eat about 2 oz at each meal.    

It has been hard for me to get my family to realize that food just isn't the same for me.  I still love to cook for them but it hard for me to decide what food to fix because I rarely eat what they are having.  Ira has been helping by planning out a menu so we can shop by it and then there are fewer questions about what is for dinner.

Well time to get back to sending out more invites to our meeting! 

Melissa you did a great job facilitating the first meeting of the group. This is the first support group meeting that I have been to after my surgery in October and I really enjoyed. Ira it was so great to see how you support Melissa and all of us. I do believe this group will add to my success with my "tool".
I look forward to seeing everyone on June 17th. Susan

Last night Melissa led her first Group Meeting for O.H. We had about 8 people including us there. Melissa has worked very hard not only losing weight, but training many hours to become a Group Leader.  Training for this group and watching her last night just continues to show her deep passion for Bariatric Surgery. I truly believe that if we could afford some day “to take her show on the road” we would. Melissa and I cannot wait to see all of you again next month. And not to brag again but I love her so much for what she is doing for herself and others.

 

Ira