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*hug* I hope you feel better soon. It really will get better pretty quickly. Make sure you are sipping water or warm tea constantly. I'm sorry you had a crabby nurse - of ALL people, nurses should be kind and compassionate :-(

All I can say is that I am right there with you. I have given up on my band, however it still causes me problems. All the doctor in my area have moved to bigger cities for bigger paychecks, so my band is empty and still causes me problems. I do go to the gym and walk on the treadmills. I have been very happy to be able to eat more salads and vegetables than before they opened my band again. I wish I could give you more answers than I have been able to get, just know that it is not just you and there are others out here in the same boat.

I know it can be very frustrating when the scale goes up and not down. Keep in mind you had surgery less than two weeks ago! Your body will be doing some strange things just because of that alone. You have some major accomplishments already, the others will come in time.

I start getting a sort of tight feeling in my chest...and the thought is, "am I getting full?" so when I am having that feeling, it is probably time to stop....I often get the hiccups at fullness too, but I have at times taken one bite too many and had to walk it off.

I'll be thinking of you tomorrow and praying that the other side will be as wonderful as you dream of, healthy, happy, thinner you!

Don't ever feel selfish, the good Lord knows what you need before you speak it and will be with you every step of the way. You will be in my prayer's. I understand your nervousness and can only imagine how I will be when I am in your shoes. I was a wreck the morning of my endoscopy and thought to myself how the heck am I going to be the morning of my surgery?! I needed to shake myself out of it and gain control. (as much as I could anyhow) You're going to do great and I look forward to hearing an update from you! This time tomorrow you'll be on the loser's bench!

I hear myself in your post. I struggle with feeling selfish too, but you have to remember that in our belief our body is a temple that God created for us and we have not taken care of it. This is just a way to try to get back to the beautiful state He intended it to be. Do it for yourself, but do it to honor Him too. I am praying for you right now....

U know that untill u start getting fills its unlikely that u will start to lose weight quickly and to be honest this is why this period is called bandster hell, i was told a lot of people even can put on a small amount of weight during this time so u are doing great.. initially we heavier ones tend to lose a lot of weight then even tho we are eating much less we sort of stabalise for a while but it will start shifting again once u start getting the fills u need and just keep burning more calories than u are eating ... we are here for support if u need us Jim